Roadmap
Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Status: Alpha — first release blocked
Part of the TunaOS ecosystem. XFCE Linux is the lightweight XFCE Wayland OCI image, built from source with BuildStream.
Current strategic focus
The near-term goal is one reproducible, installable Beta release. Release readiness is measured by a promoted outcome, not by the presence of workflows or the closure of implementation issues.
As of 2026-08-22, the repository has no GitHub Release or Git tag. Scheduled multi-runner image builds and their downstream live-ISO runs remain red, so the project remains Alpha even though the stable-promotion machinery exists.
Alpha → Beta release gate
All evidence below must refer to the same candidate commit. The release tracker stays open until every row is evidenced.
| Outcome | Exit evidence | Status (2026-08-22) |
|---|---|---|
| Reproducible OCI image | A scheduled multi-runner build publishes an image and records its immutable digest | Blocked — latest scheduled build failed |
| Matching live media | ISO, checksum, signature, and certificate are published for the candidate | Blocked — downstream live-ISO run failed |
| Install validation | Plain and LUKS install E2E checks pass against the candidate | Blocked — latest scheduled install checks failed |
| Stable promotion | stable resolves to the candidate digest and the promotion workflow verifies the image and ISO objects | Blocked on build and install gates |
| Discoverable release | A GitHub Release records the digest, signed artifact URLs, known limitations, and upgrade path | Not started — no releases or tags |
| User-path validation | The public install guide is followed successfully against the promoted candidate | Not started |
The first five rows are release blockers. User-path validation may be completed with a release candidate, but must be recorded before Beta is announced.
Operating cadence
- Review the release gate weekly while any blocker is red.
- Link each row to a durable workflow run, digest, artifact, or documentation check in the release tracker.
- Reopen the release tracker when evidence regresses before promotion.
- Do not count workflow implementation or a single isolated green job as a completed release outcome.
After the first Beta
- Publish a documented release cadence and support window.
- Track XFCE and base-runtime currency with upgrade-test evidence.
- Validate the lightweight positioning with boot-time, memory, and image-size measurements against at least one mainstream TunaOS desktop.
- Evaluate HWE and ARM64 only after the Beta release gate is repeatable; each additional hardware target must include an owner and ongoing CI capacity.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md.