The latest articles on DEV Community by Seoz (@aboalsuz). https://dev.to/aboalsuz https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3895790%2F9c9574b5-161a-4c09-a52f-60d761c2544d.jpeg https://dev.to/aboalsuz en Seoz Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:04:57 +0000 https://dev.to/aboalsuz/solsticeos-a-source-based-linux-distro-iag https://dev.to/aboalsuz/solsticeos-a-source-based-linux-distro-iag <h1> building solsticeos: a source-based distro </h1> <p>i'm making a distro called solsticeos. <br> gentoo is cool but overwhelming — 50+ use flags per package.<br> solsticeos is like "we picked good defaults, just use those."</p> <h2> the idea </h2> <ul> <li>tiny base system (kernel, libc, gcc, tools, x11)</li> <li>everything else from community overlays</li> <li> <code>solpm add-overlay &lt;url&gt;</code> and boom, new packages</li> <li>no gatekeeping</li> </ul> <h2> overlays i imagine </h2> <ul> <li>solstice-gaming (proton, wine, games)</li> <li>solstice-dev (rust, python, go)</li> <li>solstice-multimedia (ffmpeg, blender)</li> </ul> <h2> whats happening </h2> <ul> <li>reading lfs book rn</li> <li>starting development in june</li> <li>aiming for alpha by september</li> </ul> <h2> already got </h2> <ul> <li>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/Abo-Alsuz/solstice-os" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Abo-Alsuz/solstice-os</a> </li> <li>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/56DYRUnzP5" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://discord.gg/56DYRUnzP5</a> </li> <li>logo, docs, roadmap</li> </ul> <p>interested in testing or helping? lemme know.</p> linux opensource learning