# winblues/blue95

A desktop for your childhood home's computer room

Repository: https://github.com/winblues/blue95
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blue95
Homepage: https://blues.win/95
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: atomic, bluebuild, bluebuild-image, image-based, immutable, linux, linux-custom-image, chicago95, ublue-os, windows95, xfce
Last push: 2026-07-20T18:13:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 44
- inputs: {"age_days": 628, "days_push": 44, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1010, forks 10 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:12.995491+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, ui-components, theme
- domain: operating-systems, desktop-applications
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: windows95, retro-aesthetic, xfce, fedora-atomic, immutable-desktop, chicago95, ublue, bluebuild, live-iso, linux

## Member repositories
- winblues/blue95 (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:12.995491+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:11:59.145905+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/winblues/blue95 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:12.995491+00:00, sha bc972f4a0e3f)
  - homepage: https://blues.win/95 (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:53.984848+00:00, sha f8bcdb8b6c2a)
  - site_page: https://blues.win/95/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:53.987530+00:00, sha f8bcdb8b6c2a)
  - site_page: https://blues.win/95/install (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:53.989170+00:00, sha ba8a4d872e25)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.