# RakuOS, Fedora atomic with native RPM on persistent overlay on /usr

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/rakuos-fedora-atomic-with-native-rpm-on-persistent-overlay-on-usr/39138
**Category:** Off Topic
**Created:** 2026-07-13T16:07:07Z
**Posts:** 3

## Post 1 by @RandomRandomly — 2026-07-13T16:07:07Z

I recently came across an interesting version of the Fedora Atomic distro with minimal amount of pre-installed apps where, unlike in traditional Atomic, you can also install traditional RPM packages on RakuOS.

[https://rakuos.org/](https://rakuos.org/)

_ **" Notice: Even though we consider the current release of RakuOS stable, RakuOS is still an early project, bugs are to be expected, and a proper bug tracker / submission flow is coming soon. This site is still under construction, and some pages and features may not be fully functional yet."** _

“RakuOS is a Hybrid Atomic Linux distribution built on Fedora — combining an immutable, read-only base system with the full package flexibility of a traditional distro. The core system updates atomically via bootc and can be instantly rolled back, while a persistent overlay lets you install any native package that survives every update. Stable, unbreakable, and completely flexible.”

Some info:

- Fedora 44

- Does have KDE Plasme, GNOME, Cosmic options

- Does have official dual boot support

- You can install/manage/update pakages with “RokuOS Softaware”

or via konsole

- install traditional pagakes with “sudo rakuos install {package-name}”
- uninstall “sudo rakuos remove {package-name}”

More info: [https://rakuos.org/faq](https://rakuos.org/faq)

- Kernel: “As of this release, RakuOS has switched from the CachyOS kernel to Linux-P03, CatPieLeaf’s custom kernel built on Fedora Koji sources with a carefully curated set of patches targeting performance, responsiveness, and hardware compatibility.”

More info: [https://rakuos.org/forum/topic/rakuos-linux-44-20260705-official-dual-boot-support-new-kernel](https://rakuos.org/forum/topic/rakuos-linux-44-20260705-official-dual-boot-support-new-kernel)

Third party video/article

Michael Tunnell brief explanation what RakuOS is (timestamp: 8:49-11:56)

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ZDNet article

> **[I've spent years with immutable Linux - RakuOS fixed my biggest annoyance](https://www.zdnet.com/article/rakuos-fixes-my-biggest-problem-with-immutable-linux-distros/)**
>
> Immutable Linux is the future of OS security, but the current distributions do have one particular limitation that RakuOS has overcome.

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## Post 2 by @lyricism — 2026-07-15T00:30:12Z

> [@RandomRandomly](#):
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> RakuOS is a Hybrid Atomic Linux distribution built on Fedora — combining an immutable, read-only base system

> [@RandomRandomly](#):
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> you can also install traditional RPM packages on RakuOS.

> [@RandomRandomly](#):
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> while a persistent overlay lets you install any native package that survives every update

These are contradictory. If I can install any native package that survives every update to /usr, it is not an immutable read-only base system. Using a persistent overlay on /usr makes it just the same as a normal distro with extra steps.

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## Post 3 by @Regime6045 — 2026-07-16T15:42:29Z

You can also layer RPMs on normal Fedora Atomic. Or use Distrobox of course.