🚀 Polaris v1.0.2

Highlights

• New Brand Identity: Introducing the official Polaris Logo! This new emblem is now integrated into the application's branding and website, giving Polaris a fresh, distinct visual identity.
• Stunning New Website: A completely redesigned and animated landing page is now available, showcasing Polaris with a modern, engaging, and visually rich experience.
  • Dynamic Animations: Content now elegantly animates into view as you scroll, creating a fluid and interactive browsing experience.
  • Enhanced Accessibility: Links have been updated with colorblind-friendly contrasts for improved readability.
  • Visual Symmetry: All feature cards and installation tiles have been meticulously aligned for perfect vertical text centering and symmetrical appearance, ensuring a polished and balanced layout.
  • Layout Fixes: Resolved issues with overlapping content in feature grids, ensuring a clean and consistent presentation across all sections.
  • Integrated Logo: The new Polaris logo is prominently featured in the hero section of the website, alongside the application name.

Installation

Download the .rpm file below, then run:

✨ Polaris v1.0.1: A New Era for Fedora KDE Setup! ✨

We're thrilled to announce Polaris v1.0.1, a monumental release that redefines how you set up your Fedora 43 KDE workstation. This update isn't just a new version; it's a complete transformation, bringing a beautiful new interface, powerful features, and rock-solid reliability.

🚀 Highlights

• Project Rebrand & Vision: Say hello to Polaris! What began as internal Ansible playbooks has evolved into a full-fledged, user-friendly desktop application. Polaris is your "North Star" – guiding you through a seamless setup experience for your fresh Fedora KDE install.

• Stunning New Interface (GTK → PySide6/Qt6): We've completely rewritten the UI from the ground up using PySide6 (Qt6). Enjoy a native, polished look and feel that integrates perfectly with your KDE Plasma desktop, replacing the previous GTK3 interface.

• Enhanced Discovery & Navigation:

  • Global Search: Find any feature instantly with the new, intuitive search bar.
  • "🔍 All" Tab: Explore every available feature in one comprehensive view, making discovery a breeze.
  • Visual Feedback: Experience smoother interactions with a new braille spinner and fixed-width status badges that prevent layout shifts.

• Robust & Reliable Operations:

  • Smart Bundles: Our "Recommended" and "Gaming" bundles now halt immediately if any step fails, ensuring a clean and consistent setup every time.
  • Intelligent Dependency Handling: New dnf_deps support ensures system-level libraries (like libglvnd-gles for BoxBuddy) are installed before their Flatpak counterparts, preventing common issues.
  • SELinux Safety: Hardened setenforce calls for improved security and stability under various SELinux modes.

• Massive Feature Expansion:

  • 🎮 Gaming Powerhouse: Dive into your favorite games with new support for Steam, Lutris, MangoHud, GOverlay, and Prism Launcher.
  • 🔌 Driver Excellence: Seamlessly install official NVIDIA Drivers via CUDA repositories and monitor your AMD GPU with new tools.
  • 💻 Essential Apps: Enjoy a curated selection of popular applications, including VS Code, JetBrains Toolbox, Signal, and KDE Connect. We've also switched Discord to an RPM installation (via RPM Fusion) for better performance.
  • 🛠️ System Mastery: Take control with Snapper for Btrfs snapshots and Piper for precise gaming mouse configuration.

• Developer & Contributor Friendly:

  • Automated Quality Checks: Integrated ShellCheck for our helper script and RPM installation smoke tests in our CI/CD pipeline.
  • Transparent Workflow: Improved GitHub Actions now post fresh PR comments with direct artifact links, streamlining development.

⬇️ Installation

Download the .rpm file below, then run:

🎉 Workstation Starter Kit v1.0.0 — Initial Release

Workstation Starter Kit is now publicly available.

This initial release introduces a GTK-based desktop app designed to simplify Fedora workstation setup with guided, one-click install/remove actions for common tools and system configuration tasks.

Highlights

• New GTK desktop interface for streamlined workstation bootstrap workflows
• One-click install/remove actions for popular apps and setup bundles
• PolicyKit-protected helper for privileged operations (auth requested only when required)
• Support for DNF, Flatpak, COPR, and systemd service management flows

Included Setup Areas

• Essentials and monitoring bundles
• SELinux and ZRAM profile helper workflows
• Common workstation/security tools (e.g., 1Password, Proton Pass, Tailscale)
• Gaming setup stack (Steam, Lutris, Wine, GameMode, Gamescope, MangoHud, GOverlay)
• Productivity/media options (OBS Studio, VLC, Distrobox, Chrome, Zoom)

Packaging

• RPM package for workstation-starter-kit
• Includes launcher binary, privileged helper, Polkit policy, desktop entry, and license metadata
• Build tooling included for RPM release workflow

Notes

• Primary target platform: Fedora 43 KDE Workstation
• App UI runs unprivileged; only helper actions are elevated through Polkit