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winblues/blue95

A desktop for your childhood home's computer room observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/winblues/blue95 · homepage · Shell · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

63/100

  • Activity 93
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 44

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 628
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 44
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1010 stars · 10 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Blue95 is a Fedora Atomic-based Xfce desktop Linux distribution themed with Chicago95 to evoke a Windows 95-era computing experience. It is built as an immutable, image-based OS with Universal Blue tweaks like codecs and automatic updates.

Use cases

  • give my linux desktop a windows 95 retro look
  • lightweight immutable xfce desktop based on fedora
  • try a nostalgic retro-themed os from a live usb
  • rebase my fedora silverblue system to a themed desktop
  • modern linux desktop with 90s aesthetics out of the box

When to choose

  • you want a maintained, image-based Fedora Atomic desktop with a Windows 95 theme
  • you prefer usability over pixel-perfect retro replication
  • you want Universal Blue conveniences like codecs and automatic updates preconfigured

When to avoid

  • you need a faithful, historically accurate Windows 95 clone
  • you want a traditional mutable package-based distro rather than an atomic image
  • you rely on the built-in installer, which is alpha-quality with known bugs

Facets

application · maturity active

desktop-framework ui-components theme operating-systems desktop-applications cross-platform windows95 retro-aesthetic xfce fedora-atomic immutable-desktop chicago95 ublue bluebuild live-iso linux

4 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
winblues/blue95main63

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