LainOS is a community driven Linux project lead by Grayson Giles (@amnesia1337) and built by several developers from the global Serial Experiments Lain community who came together and decided it was time to do something about the execution of the LainOS concept and now project, originally derived from the 2002 LainOS.org coding experiments project, starting in early 2022. This project aims to create a light, useful and powerful linux distribution based on Arch Linux aimed at developers, tinkerers, and hackers alike who share the admiration of Serial Experiments Lain and similar works. If you like what we are doing, consider donating to our liberapay. https://liberapay.com/LainOS/
Looking for the installation? Check the official wiki here!
LainOS currently features a Calamares installer, two lightweight default window managers; Hyprland and Openbox respectively, personalized eyecatching yet functional visual aesthetics which blend function and form together without compromise, Easter eggs for wired people, and an efficient tool selection all tailored to the SEL community in a creative manner we hope they appreciate as much as we do.
- Alpha Completion
- Initial testing version released
- Beta Development
- Bug identification and community feedback collection
- Bug Fixing (CURRENT)
- Critical issue resolution
- Repository Cloning
- Customizing Arch Linux repos to establish LainOS as standalone distro
- Release Candidate (RC)
- Final testing phase
- Community Feedback on RC
- Implement user suggestions
- Official Release 1.0 "Layer 1: Accela"
- Stable version launch with promotional efforts
- Post-Release Support
- Ongoing maintenance and update planning
- Future: Artix-Based Version
- Systemd-free alternative in development
- Arch Linux-based with AUR access thru yay or paru
- Lightweight WMs: Hyprland and Openbox for snappy performance
- Custom Calamares installer with encryption support and support for UEFI or BIOS boot configurations
- Sleek cyberpunk aesthetics inspired by The Wired
- Preinstalled languages: Python, R, for easust, Go, GCC, Clang, CLisp
- NeoVim with LazyVim plugins and custom riced out Lain themed Lazyvim command prompt Dashboard plugin for easy dev work
- Tmux for terminal multiplexing
- VS Code(for the pussies who can't use VIM) and other essential dev tools(terminal utilities, git utilies)
- LazyVIM with plugins
- Networking: WireGuard, Tor, I2P, Proxychains-ng, MAC randomization by default
- Protection: UFW firewall, Kloak (keystroke anonymization)
- Utilities: KeePassXC, GPA (PGP manager), MAC changer
- Network analysis: Wireshark, Kismet, Nmap
- Exploitation: Metasploit, RouterSploit
- Wireless: Bettercap, Wifite
- Password cracking: Hashcat
