AerynOS
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AerynOS
@aerynos.com
The official account of AerynOS, a modern Linux distribution being built from scratch

Documentation: https://aerynos.dev/
Donations: https://ko-fi.com/aerynos
AerynOS Show and Tell

One of our users Christian Bendiksen has been helping with the bring up of MangoWC along with other helpful packages such as Quickshell and Noctalia as demonstrated in this video he created.

#AerynOS #Linux #MangoWC #Noctalia #Quickshell
January 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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AerynOS has revised its Contributing guidelines to reject AI-generated submissions, including code, docs, issues, and artwork.
linuxiac.com/aerynos-bloc...

#Linux #OpenSource #AI #LLM
AerynOS Blocks LLM Use, Citing Ethical Training Data and Environmental Costs
AerynOS has revised its Contributing guidelines to reject AI-generated submissions, including code, docs, issues, and artwork.
linuxiac.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:15 PM
AerynOS is taking a general stance against the use of LLMs for both ethical and practical reasons.

To read more, check out our latest Reddit post.

www.reddit.com/r/AerynOS/s/...

#AerynOS #Linux #LLM #AI
From the AerynOS community on Reddit: AerynOS taking a stance in use of LLMs
Explore this post and more from the AerynOS community
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January 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Solseek - TUI Package Manager for Solus v0.9.0 Released

This update brings the ability to add your custom updates for other package managers like Homebrew, Nix, Appimages, etc.

Focus is adding moss support for future #Solus and #AerynOS
#Linux #FOSS #opensource

Info: github.com/clintre/sols...
January 22, 2026 at 10:42 PM
AerynOS has made it into the @distrowatch.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Top 40 for the default 6 month average.

Added less than a year ago and gradually rising up the ranks.

For an alpha distro, it's impressive as it shows there is pent up interest in our project.

#AerynOS #Distrowatch #Linux #Rust
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Unstable Stream Update: 17th January 2026

Big update this week for a weekly sync

github.com/orgs/AerynOS...

Too much to cover with post limits but some highlights include Plasma 6.5.5, Gnome 49.3, Cosmic 1.0.2, Linux 6.18.5, wine 11, NFS shares support, ntsync in steam

#AerynOS #Linux #FOSS
Unstable Stream Update: 17th of January, 2026 · AerynOS · Discussion #128
Changes This week, we waited a little longer to do this Unstable Stream Update because COSMIC DE 1.0.2 and KDE Plasma 6.5.5 came out alongside Linux 6.18.5, which were all duly landed. In addition,...
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January 17, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Unstable Stream Update: 6/01/26

Cosmic DE 1.0.1
Firefox & Thunderbird 146.0.1
Fish 4.3.2
Kitty 0.45.0
Waydroid 1.6.1
Mesa 25.3.3

Plus other package updates, fixes and new package inclusion.

github.com/orgs/AerynOS...

#AerynOS #Linux #Rust #DistroDevelopment
Unstable Stream Updates: 6th of January, 2026 · AerynOS · Discussion #126
Changes This Unstable Stream Update is the first since our 2025 in retrospect blog post. Things have been fairly quiet on the package update front since the last update, though we have had a few ne...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The AerynOS team have taken a retrospective look at 2025 for our latest blog post

aerynos.com/blog/2026/01...

#AerynOS #Linux #Rust #DistroDevelopment
January 2, 2026 at 11:17 PM
A nice shout out from @zdnet.bsky.social

www.zdnet.com/article/aery...

Have a read to learn a little more about AerynOS

#Linux #AerynOS
This fully atomic Linux distro is a challenge to install but a treat to use
Looking for a Linux distribution to challenge you? AerynOS delivers that - plus atomic-powered security and stability.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Need two more followers to break 200... Can we do it before the New Year???

That would be a nice cap to the end of the year.

We are working on an end of 2025 blog post and excited to reflect on 2025 with you all!

#AerynOS #Linux #Rust
December 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Unstable stream updates: 27/12/25

- Tech preview of a declarative repository and package install approach
- Improvements to package recipe validation
- Updates and fixes across the board

github.com/orgs/AerynOS...

Support the project: ko-fi.com/aerynos

#AerynOS #Linux #Rust
Unstable stream updates: 27th of December, 2025 · AerynOS · Discussion #123
Changes KMSCon user-space Linux Console feature This set of unstable updates was dominated by trying to land KMSCon and enabling it by default. However, we learned rather quickly that this would ca...
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December 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Thanks to the Ventoy team for getting AerynOS working on Ventoy based USB drives!

This topic has repeatedly come up in AerynOS chat rooms, so we are very glad to have it resolved!

github.com/ventoy/Vento...

#Ventoy #AerynOS #Linux
Add support for AerynOS. (#3433) · ventoy/Ventoy@4d7fcc2
A new bootable USB solution. Contribute to ventoy/Ventoy development by creating an account on GitHub.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Unstable Stream Updates: 12th December 2025

A pretty important update:

1) Versioned Repositories!
2) Recipes repo back to main branch
3) Cosmic 1.0.0
4) Gnome 49.2 updates
5) KDE Gear 25.12.0

.. and a lot more!

github.com/orgs/AerynOS...

#AerynOS #Linux #Rust #CosmicDE #KDE #Gnome
github.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Announcement: AerynOS packaging

We have changed our infra to listen to the main repo on our recipes repository so packagers take note of requirements. Details can be found on our GitHub Discussions post

github.com/orgs/AerynOS...

#AerynOS #Linux
Packagers: Notes for December 2025 (v1) · AerynOS · Discussion #118
This post details the latest changes on the packagaging side in AerynOS as of December 2025. As of this post, you can disregard the repository guidance given in the previous June 2025 post. Boulder...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
AerynOS Cosmic DE 1.0.0 Release

Stable Cosmic has landed in our Volatile repo and will sync to our Unstable repo in the coming days.

Congratulations to @system76.bsky.social @carlrichell.bsky.social on all their hard work!

github.com/AerynOS/reci...

#AerynOS #Linux #CosmicDE #CosmicDesktop
https://github.com/AerynOS/recipe…
December 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Packaging of the COSMIC DE 1.0.0 has begun for AerynOS! I’m so excited to be part of the AerynOS and COSMIC Desktop story! Hopefully, I can get the PR ready tonight to have it added to our volatile stream repo!
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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AerynOS 2025.12 Released with GNOME 49.2, Mesa 25.3, and KDE Plasma 6.5.4 9to5linux.com/aerynos-2025...

@aerynos.com #Linux #OpenSource
AerynOS 2025.12 Released with GNOME 49.2, Mesa 25.3, and KDE Plasma 6.5.4 - 9to5Linux
AerynOS 2025.12 Linux distribution is now available for download with the GNOME 49.2 desktop environment, Linux kernel 6.17, and more.
9to5linux.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
AerynOS 2025.12 ISO refresh and Nov/early Dec blog post

aerynos.com/blog/2025/12...

A lot going on over the last 6 weeks with efforts now focused on landing Versioned Repositories which will set us up really nicely for 2026

#AerynOS #Linux #CosmicDE #KDEPlasma #Rust #zulip #netcup #migadu
https://aerynos.com/blog/2025/12/0…
December 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Unstable stream update: 5th December 2025

This week is a pretty sizeable update, including what we mean by steam updates.

Find out more at our GitHub Discussions post.

github.com/orgs/AerynOS...

#AerynOS #Linux #Rust #DistroDevelopment #CosmicDesktop
Unstable Stream updates: 5th of December 2025 · AerynOS · Discussion #117
Changes This Unstable Stream update took a bit longer than usual to come together, and brings several interesting changes and updates highlighted below. What do you mean by "Unstable Stream"? We ar...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
AerynOS Repo Update: 26th Nov 25

Highlights:

COSMIC DE beta7
niri 25.08
thunderbird 145.0
vscode-bin 1.106.2
vscodium 1.106.27818

Major updates:

ffmpeg 8.0.1
gtk-4 4.20.3
kernel 6.17.9
llvm 21.1.6
qt6 6.10.1
webkitgtk 2.50.2

#Linux #AerynOS #FOSS #OSS #CosmicDE #KDEPlasma
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
AerynOS Repository Update: 18th Nov 2025.

Another big update this week even in a shorter sync period. Check out the forum post for full details

github.com/orgs/AerynOS...

To join our Zulip instance to talk with the team, it's:

aerynos.zulipchat.com/join/fuqokhs...

#Linux #AerynOS #Foss #OSS
https://github.com/orgs/AerynOS/d…
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
AerynOS: Messaging Platform Change

We have recently been reviewing our options for community engagement and made a decision to transition over to Zulip from Matrix.

To join our Zulip server, please use the following link:

aerynos.zulipchat.com/join/fuqokhs...

#AerynOS #Zulip #Linux #FOSS #OSS
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November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
AerynOS Repository Update: 13th Nov 2025

This is the first week we are syncing to our new netcup root server; you may see improved speeds as a result.

Otherwise it's a fairly normal sync with updates to Cosmic, KDE Gear, Linux Kernel, Mesa and many more.

#Linux #FOSS #AerynOS
November 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We have migrated our ISO & package server over to @netcup.bsky.social which is known for its excellent customer service.

You may have experienced some service issues during the transition but everything should be working fine now.

#FOSS #infra #Linux #server #AerynOS #OpenSource #netcup
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM