Zainium OS News https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news News and changes of the Zainium OS rolling release. en The story of Zainium OS https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/the-story-of-zainium-os https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/the-story-of-zainium-os Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT How one simple question turned into a new Linux system with no /usr, its own kernel patch, an open filesystem standard and a first public ISO. Differences between Zainium OS and classic immutable distributions: architecture and limitations https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/Differences Between Zainium OS and Classic Immutable Distributions (Architecture & Limitations) https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/Differences Between Zainium OS and Classic Immutable Distributions (Architecture & Limitations) Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT How Zainium OS internally works, what sets us apart from Ubuntu Core, Fedora Silverblue, Vanilla OS, or NixOS, and our technical limitations. Can a file hide a program of the base? We tested it https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/testing-the-sealed-base https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/testing-the-sealed-base Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A file in the software layer could hide a base program. We tested the problem, fixed it in the kernel and the boot program, and measured what the fix costs. A base that root can not touch: how Zainium OS works, from zero https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/why-zainium-is-built-this-way https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/why-zainium-is-built-this-way Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why Zainium OS has no /usr, why we patched OverlayFS, and what immutable really means here, explained from the beginning. The first Zainium OS ISO https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/first-iso-snapshot https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/first-iso-snapshot Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A live ISO with the full COSMIC desktop and the installer, on a base that cannot be changed while it runs. Sealing installed software is now your choice https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/userland-fs-verity-opt-in https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/userland-fs-verity-opt-in Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The base and the boot files stay sealed with fs-verity at every boot; your installed software is sealed only when you turn it on. glibc next to musl: test report https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/glibc-test-report-2026-11-03 https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/glibc-test-report-2026-11-03 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 35 checks of glibc 2.44 on an installed Zainium OS, against every rule of the musl and glibc page. All passed. Security report: 2 November 2026 https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/security-report-2026-11-02 https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/security-report-2026-11-02 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT What we tested on an installed Zainium OS before the release, the exact results, and what is still open. Zainium OS: a sealed system you can still install software on https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/release-2026-11-02 https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/release-2026-11-02 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The base is now read-only even for root, every system file is sealed, and new software shows up without a reboot. quantra-ramfs and zainium-fsverity: how Zainium OS boots and protects its files https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/quantra-ramfs-and-fs-verity https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/quantra-ramfs-and-fs-verity Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The two pieces that build and protect the system before anything else runs — a Rust initramfs and a pure-Rust fs-verity library. Introducing the Dualayer Hierarchy Standard https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/introducing-dhs https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/introducing-dhs Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Zainium's filesystem layout is now an open specification — a layered hierarchy in which musl and glibc run side by side. Zainium OS is a rolling release https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/rolling-release https://zainiumdynamics.tech/news/rolling-release Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT No version numbers — install once and stay current. ISO snapshots are named after their date.