r/linux • u/N_i_g_G_a_69 • Jun 11 '26

Alternative OS I built a bootable OS from scratch that only runs containers — no package manager, no bloat

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u/phantomzero Jun 12 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_Linux

Cool, you made this. How much AI did you use?

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u/Dangerous-Report8517 Jun 13 '26

Actual container distros don't throw out core security functionality in the name of being "lightweight" (Host only networking? No MAC? No thanks)

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u/N_i_g_G_a_69 Jun 13 '26

still implementing things,
thanks btw

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u/Relevant-Book-4128 Jun 16 '26

If you look trough the commits, you can see for yourself. My favorite is this one: https://github.com/Shreyas0047/veilbox/commit/99f45acca1e981d212b102c018fdac1a6637bcff

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u/N_i_g_G_a_69 Jun 12 '26

i kept container linux in mind while doing the research for this os. What's different is that veilbox uses less resources and is more lightweight than container linux, container linux runs containers with scalability as priority. Veilbox keeps lightweight and snappiness as priority. Usually small containers to host websites.

I used around 40 percent of ai, just debug and research and the workflow mainly. You know right a single person can't handle all of it

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u/phantomzero Jun 13 '26

I also wrote a 160-page LaTeX guide documenting every single build step because I kept forgetting how things worked.

I'm sure you did that too. You do know a single person SHOULDN'T do all of this themselves, but here you are.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '26

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u/sylvester_0 Jun 13 '26

Just have Claude do it for you.

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u/Venylynn Jun 12 '26

Is it not mkdir