Foundry Linux on Fedora 44: the KDE Plasma desktop, as the boot test saw it
The desktop as the boot test saw it, KDE Plasma on Fedora 44.
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October 14, 2026

What is inside

Foundry Linux is a nice demo distro featuring additional installs and scripts, leveraging a large portion of Linux Live's capabilities.

Apps from Flathub

  • Firefoxorg.mozilla.firefox
  • LibreOfficeorg.libreoffice.LibreOffice
  • VLCorg.videolan.VLC
  • Kritaorg.kde.krita
  • GIMPorg.gimp.GIMP
  • Blenderorg.blender.Blender
  • Visual Studio Codecom.visualstudio.code
  • Chromiumorg.chromium.Chromium

Desktop and base

KDE Plasma on Fedora 44. Installed systems update as one image and can roll back.

Its own additions

This distro runs scripts of its own as root, while it is built and on computers that install it. The Library read every line before publishing it; you can too, in the spec and the source folder.

  • Packages: git, gcc, make, tmux, htop, ripgrep, fd-find, distrobox, fastfetch, jetbrains-mono-fonts-all
  • Files: /usr/share/foundry/cheatsheet.md, /etc/motd
  • Build script: scripts/build.sh
  • First-boot script: scripts/first-boot.sh
  • First-login script: scripts/first-login.sh
  • From GitHub: tj/git-extras @ a754386dbfb8, runs make install PREFIX=/usr COMPL_DIR=/usr/share/bash-completion/completions

The spec

Everything above comes from these lines. Paste them into the linuxlive-distro template to build your own copy, then change what you like.

# Foundry Linux, made with the linuxlive.com wizard on 2026-10-14.
# Build it in your own GitHub from https://github.com/Eric-Ness/linuxlive-distro (see README.md)
schema_version: 1
name: "Foundry Linux"
version: "0.1"
base: fedora
desktop: kde
apps:
  - firefox
  - libreoffice
  - vlc
  - krita
  - gimp
  - blender
  - vscode
  - chromium
branding:
  wallpaper: assets/wallpaper.png
  logo: assets/logo.png
  accent_color: "#e0661f"
# Your own additions. Scripts and repos run as root; read them before you share the distro.
packages:
  - git
  - gcc
  - make
  - tmux
  - htop
  - ripgrep
  - fd-find
  - distrobox
  - fastfetch
  - jetbrains-mono-fonts-all
files:
  - src: files/cheatsheet.md
    dest: "/usr/share/foundry/cheatsheet.md"
    mode: "0644"
  - src: files/motd
    dest: "/etc/motd"
    mode: "0644"
scripts:
  build:
    - scripts/build.sh
  first-boot:
    - scripts/first-boot.sh
  first-login:
    - scripts/first-login.sh
repos:
  - url: https://github.com/tj/git-extras
    commit: a754386dbfb85e23e766eccbb3885d635115d013
    run: "make install PREFIX=/usr COMPL_DIR=/usr/share/bash-completion/completions"

My own work Licence: CC0-1.0. Not made or endorsed by Canonical or the Fedora Project.

Version history

Every change to this distro in the Library repository, newest first.

  1. v0.1Add Foundry LinuxOctober 14, 2026 · pull request #5

Built with linuxlive

Built with linuxlive

Show where Foundry Linux came from: paste this into its README, or any Markdown page.

[![Built with linuxlive](https://linuxlive.com/badge.svg)](https://linuxlive.com/library/foundry-linux/)

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