Tools for the layers

Keep the base still.
Move with intent.

Frostyard tools make an immutable system practical: manage the extensions around the OS, and give the desktop a clear place to maintain itself.

UX

System extension manager

updex

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Extensions, with a proper control surface.

A Go CLI and SDK for discovering, enabling, updating, and retiring systemd-sysext features. It reads ordinary transfer definitions, verifies published artifacts, and keeps version retention bounded.

updex features · updex enable podman --now
  • Feature and component discovery
  • SHA256 manifests and optional GPG verification
  • Retry-aware downloads and automatic decompression
  • CLI, JSON output, and Go SDK
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CL

Desktop system workspace

ChairLift

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A quiet cockpit for a layered system.

A GTK 4 desktop application for keeping a Snow workstation in shape. It puts staged system updates, Homebrew, Flatpak, package health, and extension features in one deliberate place.

chairlift
  • Stage and inspect operating system updates
  • Manage Homebrew packages and trusted taps
  • Work with Flatpak and extension features
  • System health and maintenance shortcuts
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Different jobs, shared direction

Updex handles the extension layer.
ChairLift makes that layer approachable.

Both leave the operating system image intact. That is the point: capabilities can change without turning the base into an accumulation of exceptions.