Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Vanilla OS installation and demo, including an explanation of what is meant by an immutable operating system, and how this is implemented in Vanilla OS to improve stability and security.

Vanilla OS can be freely downloaded from: vanillaos.org

You can find a detailed explanation of abroot here:
documentation.vanillaos.org/docs/ABRoot

In the video, I mention Windows CE, which I made a video about here:
youtube.com/watch?v=VES1KHFa_vk

I also mentioned some other immutable Linux distros, which were:

Bottlerocket: aws.amazon.com/bottlerocket

Talos Linux: https://www.talos.dev/ and

Fedora Siverblue: silverblue.fedoraproject.org

Finally, my recent Blender tutorials are here:
youtube.com/watch?v=EsufneMOvWA
youtube.com/watch?v=srogwyiO2mI

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youtube.com/channel/UCbiGcwDWZjz05njNPrJU7jA/join

More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
youtube.com/@explainingcomputers

You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: youtube.com/@explainingthefuture

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Secure & Stable (what is an immutable OS?)
04:32 Bare Metal Test (installation)
07:59 Vanilla GNOME
13:13 Installing Apps
17:46 A Daily Driver?

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