Testing features
BlossomOS is evolving rapidly. To extensively test new features before the official release, our prerelease and latest branches provide access to cutting-edge software stacks.
How to participate in the test
To test the new features, you need to switch your system to one of our test images. Further information on image tags can be found on the “Understanding Image Tags” page.
Caution: Test images may contain unforeseen bugs. Preferably use them on test systems or ensure that your data is backed up. However, a rollback is possible at any time without any problems.
Select the appropriate image for your hardware and perform the switch via bootc:
For Intel / AMD graphics cards:
sudo bootc switch registry.blossomos.org/blossom/image-dev:latestFor NVIDIA graphics cards:
sudo bootc switch registry.blossomos.org/blossom/image-dev:latest-nvidiaAfter the switch, simply restart the system to boot into the updated environment:
sudo rebootProviding feedback and Rollback
Should you encounter any bugs, please report them directly in our issue tracker so that we can fix them before they merge into the prerelease branch.
If something doesn’t work as expected, you can simply select the previous state in the bootloader (GRUB) during system startup or switch back to your old version in the running system via sudo bootc rollback permanent.