Linyaps community operations report: the first issue

Open atoms Linyaps ( OpenAtom Linyaps） is a new independent package management toolset that focuses on solving compatibility issues caused by the complexity and cross-dependencies of traditional software package formats under Linux systems. The project uses advanced isolation technology to completely decouple applications and systems, fundamentally solve application compatibility issues caused by environmental changes, and achieve "one architecture, one build". It is committed to simplifying the software development process, reducing maintenance costs, strengthening data security, promoting collaboration between technology and platforms, and building a more prosperous, secure and efficient Linux software ecological environment.

1. Community headlines

(1) Formal donation: The Linyaps project has signed a donation agreement and became an incubation project of the OpenAtom Foundation. As the main contributor to Linyaps, UnionTech Software has completed the signing of the project legal person contributor license agreement (CCLA).

(2) Brand upgrade: On July 13, the project’s new trademark “Ruyi Linglong (Linyaps)” was officially announced for the first time at the deepin Meetup Linyaps, and the brand was completely upgraded. Linyaps will join hands with UnionTech Software, open source communities, developers and other resources to open a new open source chapter of co-construction, sharing and co-governance.

(3) Official website update: On July 26, the Linyaps community official website was newly launched, with comprehensive updates on product deployment, community exchanges, contribution guidelines, technical documents and other content. Community official website address: https://www.linglong.space/.

2. Technology Progress

（ 1 ） Version iteration

1. 2024.05——V1.5

• Software package conversion: Support the conversion of native Linux application deb packages in the app store to Linyaps packages, and AppImage format software packages to Linyaps packages.
• Technical documentation update: Improve the usage documentation of linglong-cli (Linyaps main program), linglong-pica (conversion tool), and linglong-builder (build tool)
• Multi-architecture support: Linyaps main program supports ARM and LoongArch architectures

1. 07——V1.5.8

• Added support for the construction, conversion and operation of offline package uab format applications, and support for conversion from AppImage format to uab format
• Linyaps build tool (ll-builder) and conversion tool (ll-pica) have been optimized to enhance the intuitiveness and stability of the build process

1. 08——V1.6

（ 2 ） Release version adaptation

1. The Linyaps environment has been successfully adapted to the following distributions:

• deepin v23: It has been supported to run on the RC version and has been integrated into the upcoming official version of deepinV23, becoming the core software package format of deepin V23. Supported CPU architectures include X86, ARM, and LoongArch
• UOS V20: UOS 1070 version already supports running Linyaps environment and Linyaps applications, and will be officially integrated into the UOS 1071 version release. It already supports CPU architectures including X86, ARM, and LoongArch
• openEuler 24.03: The environment has been integrated into the EUR repository and needs to be added manually.
• More distributions include Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 12, and openKylin 2.0rc. An independent Linyaps environment repository has been provided. You can manually obtain the Linyaps repository source and install and run the Linyaps environment.

2. The environment acquisition and configuration methods have been updated to the Linyaps community official website technical documentation center:

3. Application Ecology

(1) Commercial software adaptation progress: A total of 91 commonly used commercial software has been adapted and put on the shelves

(2) Mainstream open source software has been put on the shelves: a total of 1,000+ open source software has been put on the shelves

(3) Linyaps game ecological development: A total of 165 Linyaps games have been launched, and the main contributors have participated in the deepin-Game-Hub SIG group to participate in Linyaps game contributions

4. Infrastructure

(1) Official website: The Linyaps community official website is newly launched, supplemented with detailed technical documents and environment configuration guides, contribution participation guidelines, project dynamic panels, etc., and the initial construction of the community official website is completed.

(2) Forum: The community forum section is officially launched, providing a platform for public discussion.

(3) Linyaps store:

1. The community official website has launched a web application store for Linyaps software download and distribution.

2. Deepin V23's built-in application store has integrated the Linyaps environment and set up a Linyaps application area to provide users with convenient application acquisition and management services.

(4) Developer platform: A new platform that supports Linyaps application distribution management - UnionTech Developer Platform provides distribution capability support and a complete ecological adaptation guide for Linyaps application developers.

 

5. Activity Overview

(1) Open Atomic Open Source Competition: The Linyaps project participated in the first Open Atomic Open Source Competition organized by the OpenAtom Foundation. In the basic software track, the competition title was "Operating environment and typical application migration and development based on Linyaps open source technology", with a bonus of 200,000 yuan, attracting more than 100 participating teams, and 12 teams were shortlisted for the final roadshow finals.

(2) Open Atomic School Source's "2024 Open Source Spring Plowing Plan": In the special event of Wuhan University School of Computer Science and Technology's "2024 Open Source Spring Plowing Plan" initiated by the OpenAtom Foundation, the Linyaps project conducted a special sharing with the theme of "Immutable Systems & Linyaps: Technical Trends of Linux Desktop Releases", introducing the development history of Linyaps and the technical trends of Linux desktop releases.

(3) deepin MeetupLinyaps special session: On July 13, at the deepin MeetupLinyaps special session held in Shanghai, the project's new brand name - Ruyi Linglong (Linyaps) was officially announced, and it officially became an incubation project of the OpenAtom Foundation. At the meeting, the technical leader of Linyaps shared the latest progress and development direction of the project; senior contributor System233 shared the valuable experience of participating in Linyaps application migration from the perspective of users, demonstrating a transformation journey from a beginner to a senior contributor.

(4) UOS developer service live class: Linyaps community and UOS developer community jointly held the second phase of UOS development empowerment event with the theme of "development empowerment, jointly building Linyaps ecosystem". The event specially invited Chen Linxuan, senior R&D engineer of UnionTech Software, to share "Development Empowerment and Co-Building Linyaps Ecosystem", introducing the history, capabilities and construction of Linyaps, and explaining in detail the construction cases and deb transposition tools from scratch to help software developers solve the time-consuming and labor-intensive dilemma of packaging and distribution of different operating system application development, and reduce development costs and operation and maintenance costs.

(5) Linyaps Application Migration and Development Competition: In early July, the first migration and development competition for Linyaps applications concluded successfully. The competition attracted 83 outstanding developers to sign up and contributed more than 2,000 applications to the Linyaps ecosystem. The contestants have joined the Linyaps ecosystem collaboration SIG group and continue to contribute to the development of the project.

6. Community Acknowledgments

Ecological software contributions: system233, ice, #FFF, Demo ~w_w~, lazy ghost knowledge, bluewhale, Sky City, Rakshasa Jellyfish, dong8yong8

Store project contribution: Jokul

Technical documentation contribution: deepin-superuser