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Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a free Operating System for the EU public sector. EU OS is not a project of the European Union, but it should be! ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ https://eu-os.eu. Account operated by https://riemann.cc/about

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That's what we got so far:

gitlab.com/eu-os/worksp...

Admins can pin a base image and then define in YAML extra packages or files.

It is not reproducable, but the image is created only once and then copied.

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17.02.2026 22:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FOSDEM 2026 - EU OS: learnings from 1 year advocating for a common Desktop Linux for the public sector 1 year ago, EU OS put out an architecture for a common Desktop Linux for the public sector. Since then, EU OS had many closed-room conversations with public servants from several member states andโ€ฆ

Talk online for streaming:
FOSDEM 2026 - EU OS: learnings from 1 year advocating for a common Desktop Linux for the public sector

fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

#fosdem #fosdem26 #EU_OS #DigitalSovereignty

02.02.2026 08:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Home - KDE Community KDE is an open community of friendly people who want to create a world in which everyone has control over their digital life and enjoys freedom and privacy.

Robert is still around. So reach out via Mastodon chaos.social/@rriemann or on Matrix rriemann:kde.org .

#DigitalSovereignty #DPI #DigitalCommons #fosdem2026

31.01.2026 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Robert presented #EU_OS today at #fosdem in Brussels: fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

The room was full and could have been filled a 2nd time. Those who missed it can watch it later online. Make sure to follow to stay updated through 2026! Check out our PoC at eu-os.eu/poc/ .

31.01.2026 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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2) ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ The Czech National Film Archive uses a similat setup to #EU_OS: #AlmaLinux #bootc with #freeIPA for some of their staff. Now Czechia is on the map! nfa.cz/en

27.01.2026 15:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We continuously update the map with existing Desktop Linux use cases on our website at eu-os.eu/use-cases#no.... Today, we added two new places:

1) ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ The university of Groningen offers Linux computers to their staff if they ask for it. ukrant.nl/magazine/we-...

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27.01.2026 15:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
US Sanctions Former EU Official, Others in New Swipe at Europe The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other people for trying to make American tech companies police politicalโ€ฆ

The US sanctions former EU Commissioner #ThierryBreton and two people from the Berlin-based non-profit #HateAid.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (paywalled, haven't found other link yet)

#EDIC #DSA #USPol #DigitalSovereignty #Breton #EU_OS

23.12.2025 23:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EU OS: Which Linux Distribution fits Europe best? This post concerns the requirements of a Linux distribution for Europe in the context of the EU OS project and offers a comparison of Linux distributions.

Check out blog.riemann.cc/digitalisati... on this topic.

22.12.2025 11:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nobody wants to start another one. eu-os.eu/faq#linux-di...

22.12.2025 11:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EU OS: Which Linux Distribution fits Europe best? This post concerns the requirements of a Linux distribution for Europe in the context of the EU OS project and offers a comparison of Linux distributions.

#EU_OS: Which #Linux Distribution fits Europe best?

Read Robert's personal blog post and share your thoughts and questions here.

blog.riemann.cc/digitalisati...

#DigitalSovereignty #Fedora #opensuse #debian #rhel #almalinux #nixos #zorin #EuroStack #DigitalCommons #DigitalPublicInfrastructure

22.12.2025 10:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Holger from B1 Systems, partner of #EU_OS speaks tomorrow (Thursday 11 Dec) at #OSXP 2025 in Paris about #LinuxOnTheDesktop. If you are in Paris, don't miss this session!

Conference Programme: www.opensource-experience.com/en/

#DigitalSovereignty #B1Systems #ImmutableLinux #Fedora #bootc

10.12.2025 14:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
EXCLU LINUXTRICKS - EU-OS : Tour d'horizon de cette distrib Linux Europรฉenne !
EXCLU LINUXTRICKS - EU-OS : Tour d'horizon de cette distrib Linux Europรฉenne ! YouTube video by Adrien Linuxtricks

En EXCLU, je vous propose une dรฉcouverte d' @eu-os.eu !
La distribution Linux qui est pensรฉe pour les organisations publiques dans l'Union Europรฉenne !
Un PoC et une dรฉmo (ร  crรฉer soi mรชme) est disponible !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh_S...

30.11.2025 09:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

3/3 This would not have been possible without the expertise of our community and partner contributors. If you want to make a tangible contribution to more #DigitalSovereignty, please consider to contribute or share our posts with your relevant network! ๐Ÿ‘‰โ™ป๏ธ

27.11.2025 08:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EU OS Proof-of-Concept OS for the EU

2/3 Previous visits were just talking. Now EU OS has a live demo. A small server + 2 laptops are all it needs and they fit in the red backpack! Manual will be on our website eu-os.eu soon!

27.11.2025 08:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Robert is on leave for the #EU_OS country tour. After ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท in June & ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ in October, it's now ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ for a workshop with several organisations. With #EU_OS values sleek, eco-friendly and sovereign in mind, he takes the #eurocity ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿš†with a foldable bike on board. So Dutch! ๐Ÿซถ Follow for updates! 1/3

27.11.2025 08:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EU OS Proof-of-Concept OS for the EU

Learn more about EU OS and its partners on our website:

eu-os.eu

26.11.2025 20:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Directly after #fosdem in Brussels, #CfgMgmtCamp (Config Management Camp) will take place in #Ghent. #EU_OS just had its talk accepted. We gonna tell you more about:

EU OS use case study: #bootc based laptop fleet management with #foreman.

Most of the EU OS partners will also send their experts.

26.11.2025 20:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Annual Privacy Forum Website Screenshot

Annual Privacy Forum Website Screenshot

At 10AM, the panel on #DigitalSovereignty kicks off at the #AnnualPrivacyForum #APF2025. Robert speaks also about #EU_OS.

Programme: privacyforum.eu/programme.htm
Live stream: bbb.uni-frankfurt.de/rooms/9bx-4v...

22.10.2025 07:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Agenda โ€“ Open Source Conference Luxembourg On this website we do not set cookies.\n \n \n \n \n โ€ฆ

Project lead Robert Riemann presents #EU_OS today at the Open Source Conference 2025 at the university of Luxembourg in Belval.

conference.opensource.lu/agenda/

There is no live stream, but sides will be shared later! Promised!

#OSCL25

01.10.2025 07:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Follow us virtually and feel free to post your questions. Find our FAQ also at eu-os.eu/faq

30.09.2025 08:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | EU OS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concerning EU OS

Please โ™ป๏ธ: The Smart Country Convention #SCCON25 in Berlin begins today. Sadly, without the physical presence of #EU_OS, the community-led proof of concept to increase the uptake of #LinuxOnTheDesktop in the public sector. 2025 is the year of Linux! ๐Ÿ˜‰

#DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack #SCCON #EDIC #DPI

30.09.2025 08:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

#EU_OS develops a template solution so that organisations such as the #ICC can maintain their control over their own operations also in case of #sanctions.

Source: www.reuters.com/world/europe...

23.09.2025 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions on several prosecutors and judges at the court, but naming the court itself in the sanctions list would be a major escalation."

23.09.2025 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Quote: "The United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, putting the court's day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected Israeli war crimes.

#DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack #MS365 #Windows11

23.09.2025 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi @halken.bsky.social , project lead Robert here. I guess you mean me with 'guy is fake and/or paid by the US'. That's quite a strong statement. Shall we have a call to exchange views?

10.09.2025 09:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Robert, EU OS project lead, has met yesterday Dirk Schrรถdter, Minister for Digitalization and Head of the State Chancellery Schleswig-Holstein (SH), in Brussels. SH will organise a public tender for a #Linux OS. To be seen to which extend #EU_OS can be reflected in the tender specification! ๐Ÿค”

04.09.2025 07:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Issues ยท EU OS / EU OS Docs and Planning ยท GitLab Documentation for EU OS at https://eu-os.eu and Gitlab Issues for Project Planning.

If you are a system administrator: gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.... .

#DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack #LaSuite #opendesk #DigitalEU #OSPO #EDIC #DPI #endof10 #Linux #Fedora #opensuse

03.09.2025 07:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EU OS Proof-of-Concept OS for the EU

Raise awareness, share your views (and ours if you agree) and help your public sector to launch positive action. If you work in the public sector, get in touch with us on eu-os.eu and with your own IT department!

03.09.2025 07:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œTurn skepticism into action.โ€ Mario Draghiโ€™s speech at the Meeting We publish the full text of the address by Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister of Italy, delivered at the meeting โ€œWhat Horizon for Europe?โ€ on Friday, August 22, at 5:00 ... Read More

Source ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง: www.meetingrimini.org/en/turn-skep...
video ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...

#EU_OS is such a community of citizens who chooses action to achieve more #sovereignty when the public sector is still adapting to the geopolitical order. You can be part of this community.

03.09.2025 07:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œTurn skepticism into action.โ€ Mario Draghiโ€™s speech at the Meeting We publish the full text of the address by Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister of Italy, delivered at the meeting โ€œWhat Horizon for Europe?โ€ on Friday, August 22, at 5:00 ... Read More

into action, make your voices heard. The European Union is above all a mechanism to achieve the goals shared by its citizens. It is our best chance for a future of peace, security, and independence. It is a democracyโ€”and it is us, you, its citizens, the Europeans, who decide its priorities."

03.09.2025 07:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0