VitruvianOS – Desktop Linux Inspired by the BeOS

If you like BeOS, take a look at Haiku https://www.haiku-os.org/ , it's very nice and very usable system based directly on BeOS.

	▲	pjmlp 42 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		And much better option, running the real deal, instead of some compatibility layer.

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watersb 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

25 years ago, I configured GNOME to run a BeOS-like tabbed window manager. On a sun workstation.

But that's not what this is. Or not only:

Nexus Kernel Bridge

Nexus is Vitruvian's custom Linux kernel subsystem that brings BeOS-style node monitoring, device tracking, and messaging to Linux — making it possible to run Haiku applications on a standard Linux kernel.

It claims to run apps from Haiku, the current open-source implementation of a modern BeOS.

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jonhohle 11 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Is this a new window manager and tracker or something skinned for this use case? Wayland, X11? There’s a screenshots section but the details are sparse.

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WD-42 19 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

UI elements that have depth look so mouth-wateringly good now. So over the minimalism and bouncing back hard.

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nico an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

BeOS was such an amazing experience back in the day. It really felt magical. Too bad it got shutdown. I wonder what the evolution of it would be like today

	▲	eightman an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		https://www.haiku-os.org/
	▲	silisili 23 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		My first memory of BeOS was that it could play media independently. You could play a video in one window, and an MP3 or another video in another, and they'd both play audio at the same time. I don't know exactly why, but child me thought that was so interesting, since every other OS at the time seemed unable to.

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donatj an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The important question becomes can you stack the window decoration "tabs" of different apps into a single stack of tabs like in BeOS?

Demonstrated here (animated):

https://www.haiku-os.org/docs/userguide/en/images/gui-images...

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thisislife2 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is interesting - a Linux distro that really differentiates itself technically, instead of just having a different GUI / desktop environment.

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jazzyjackson 15 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I’ll try this out with my eink display, interface might look good in grayscale. So far my favorite desktop for this is the Chicago95 theme for xfce

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unixhero 27 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why should users not instead go for Haiku

	▲	jonhohle 24 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It’s Linux, with all of the support that provides. Not a knock on Haiku, but if I can have a BeOS window manager and Tracker, while running modern Linux binaries natively, I’d be a happy.

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aaronbrethorst an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Vitruvian asks a different question: what would I actually want to do with my computer that I currently can’t?

Only be able to drag a window around the screen from the top left corner

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ianlevesque an hour ago | parent [-]

To be fair that's one more corner than Tahoe.

	▲	aaronbrethorst an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Touché, and such a good reminder why everyone should wait for macOS 27.

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ofrzeta an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"Real-time patched Linux kernel for low-latency desktop use" - does this really make sense? I think there have been various efforts like this over the decades but as far as I remember none of them really made a huge difference for the end user.

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arm 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

More context here:

https://v-os.dev/news/vitruvian-0.3.0-available/

	▲	unixhero 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Ah yes! It is human at the center. Now things are starting to make sense.
	▲	unmole 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I don't see any actual context, just vacuous slop.

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leke 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

So this is a lighter weight alternative to other Linux desktops?

	▲	tadfisher 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Well, it can't run X or Wayland apps, so I wouldn't call it an alternative to those. An alternative to Haiku maybe.

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asadm 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

is there a debian distro that is close to win98. Sorta like ReactOS but can be daily-driven.

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kube-system 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Try this:

https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95

	▲	xfce4 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		install it on devuan and you'll be fine

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KnuthIsGod 33 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Why does the marketing read like slop ?

"VitruvianOS is an alternative Linux desktop with a singular philosophy: the human at the center."

https://v-os.dev/news/vitruvian-0.3.0-available/