Is there a place to learn about the layers in default Bluefin install?

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I think it would be helpful to have a description of the 4 layers present in the default install of Bluefin. My guess would be that the OS is one layer, flatpak’s another? Then the other 2 ?

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I’m not sure if I would describe them as layers, but there are three ways to install apps on the base image.

  1. Flatpaks
  2. Distrobox/containers
  3. rpm-ostree layering

Each of them is separate from the base system and each other. The only exception is layering with rpm-ostree which does install in a way that’s closer to a regular installation.

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I tend to agree with onehumankindness on this.

For instance: at which level/layer is the Gnome DE installed?
It appears to be installed at the Flatpak layer.

However, every single user app is installed at the same level (as flatpaks) but as “system” installations and not “user” installations.
i.e. flatpak list <----> returns the same output of <------> flatpak list --system
i.e. flatpak list --user <----> returns a blank list

This brings some consequences, for instance:
let me candidly ask as a noob user: “where wouid one place a new iconset to be picked up by Gnome Tweaks?”
LOL

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What do you mean by layers?

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When I turned on Dev mode it said something to the effect of adding layers before “systemctl reboot” into the Devmode system. When I opened OBS-Studio the virtual camera button was gone meaning, in my limited understanding, that OBS-Studio is “detached from” the loopback kernel module. I really just want to figure out how to get that back and understand the mechanism of how it disappeared.

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v42lloopback is currently broken in kernel 6.8, we’re hoping for a fix as soon as we can.

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In my ignorance, lack of knowledge, I thought :thinking: it might be something with the extra layers of the Devmode. I’m still learning, swimming in the deep end, but feel tha Bluefin is the future of Linux desktop and much more of course

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Merging now! It should be in your next update.

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Not exactly sure how to update to the build that restores v4l2loopback. My limited understanding is that when I power off and restart that the system installs new updates which I assume includes this new build, is that close?