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vasilito 715fe8ac59 Add current desktop and profile status docs

Ultraworked with [Sisyphus](https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent)

Co-authored-by: Sisyphus <clio-agent@sisyphuslabs.ai>

2026-04-15 12:57:07 +01:00

Red Bear OS Profile Matrix

Purpose

This matrix makes the tracked Red Bear profiles explicit so support claims map to a concrete build target instead of a vague feature list.

Subsystem plans may add narrower intermediate labels when boots is too coarse. In particular, the USB plan uses:

enumerates — runtime surfaces can discover controllers, ports, or descriptors
usable — a specific controller/class path works in a limited real scenario

Profile	Intent	Key Fragments	Current support language
`redbear-minimal`	Console + storage + wired-network baseline	`minimal.toml`, `redbear-legacy-base.toml`, `redbear-device-services.toml`, `redbear-netctl.toml`	builds / primary validation baseline / DHCP boot profile enabled / input-runtime substrate wired
`redbear-desktop`	Main Red Bear desktop integration profile without KDE-specific session wiring	`desktop.toml`, `redbear-legacy-base.toml`, `redbear-device-services.toml`, `redbear-netctl.toml`	builds / input-runtime substrate wired / runtime reporting installed
`redbear-wayland`	Phase 4 Wayland runtime validation profile	`wayland.toml`	builds / boots in QEMU / experimental graphics-runtime path
`redbear-full`	Phase 5 desktop/network plumbing profile	`desktop.toml`, `redbear-legacy-base.toml`, `redbear-legacy-desktop.toml`, `redbear-device-services.toml`, `redbear-netctl.toml`	builds / boots in QEMU / D-Bus system bus wired / experimental runtime path
`redbear-kde`	Phase 6 KDE session-surface profile	`desktop.toml`, `redbear-legacy-base.toml`, `redbear-legacy-desktop.toml`, `redbear-device-services.toml`, `redbear-netctl.toml`	builds / experimental desktop path / D-Bus+seatd+KWin session surface wired
`redbear-live`	Live and recovery image layered on desktop	`redbear-desktop.toml`	builds

First place to validate repository discipline and profile reproducibility.
Should stay smaller and less assumption-heavy than the graphics profiles.
Enables the shared wired-dhcp netctl profile by default for the Phase 2 VM/wired baseline.
Ships the shared firmware/input runtime service prerequisites so the early substrate can be tested on the smallest profile as well.

Carries the standard Red Bear desktop-facing package additions.
Inherits desktop behavior but avoids the heavier KDE session-specific wiring.
Now includes the shared firmware/input runtime service fragment used by the wider desktop bring-up path.
Also includes redbear-info, making the desktop profile the main runtime-reporting integration environment.

Wraps the repo's existing wayland.toml into a first-class Red Bear build target.
Serves as the Phase 4 runtime-validation surface for orbital-wayland and smallvil.
Current verified path: QEMU/UEFI boot to login prompt plus guest-side redbear-phase4-wayland-check, with smallvil reaching xkbcommon initialization and EGL platform selection on Redox.

Used for broader desktop/session plumbing after the narrower redbear-wayland validation slice.
Current Phase 5 role: carry D-Bus system-bus plumbing together with the native Red Bear network stack.
Current verified path: QEMU/UEFI boot to login prompt plus guest-side redbear-phase5-network-check, with functional VirtIO networking and DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS=present.
Should not be described as fully supported until runtime validation is evidence-backed.

Dedicated profile for Plasma/KWin session bring-up.
Keep KDE-specific service wiring here instead of leaking it into the generic desktop profile.
Current Phase 6 role: carry the KWin session launch surface and its D-Bus/seatd dependencies in one image.

Intended for install, demo, and recovery workflows.
Should inherit only stable desktop-profile assumptions unless explicitly documented.