Welcome to LainOS!

LainOS has moved to GitLab: https://GitLab.com/lainos

LainOS is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, inspired by Serial Experiments Lain. Created by developers from the SEL community. Project Lead: Grayson Giles (@amnesia1337), this project aims to deliver a lightweight yet powerful OS tailored for developers, tinkerers, hobbyists, and privacy-conscious users.

Download

Get the latest ISO from our releases page: LainOS Releases

Installation

For detailed installation instructions, visit our Wiki: Installation Guide

⌨️ Development Roadmap 💻

Current Phase: Post Stable Release Support

1. Alpha Completion
   • Initial testing version released
2. Beta Development
   • Bug identification and community feedback collection
3. Bug Fixing
   • Critical issue resolution
4. Repository Cloning
   • Customizing Arch Linux repos to establish LainOS as standalone distro POSTPONED
5. Release Candidate (RC)
   • Final testing phase
6. Community Feedback on RC
   • Implement user suggestions
7. Official Release 1.0 "Layer 1: Accela" COMPLETED
   • Stable version launch with promotional efforts
8. Post-Release Support CURRENT
   • Ongoing maintenance and update planning
9. Future: Artix-Based Version
   • Systemd-free alternative in development

✨ Key Features

Core Experience

• Arch Linux-based with AUR access
• Lightweight WMs: Hyprland and Openbox for snappy performance
• Custom Calamares installer with encryption support
• Sleek cyberpunk aesthetics inspired by The Wired
• LibreOffice - I don't know where else to put this on this list.

Developer Tools

• Preinstalled languages: Python, Rust, Go, GCC, Clang, CLisp
• NeoVim with LazyVim plugins
• Tmux for terminal multiplexing
• VS Code(for the pussies who can't use Vim) and other essential dev tools(git and terminal utilities)

Privacy & Security Suite

• Networking: WireGuard, Tor, I2P, Proxychains-ng, Torsocks
• Protection: UFW firewall, Kloak (keystroke anonymization)
• Utilities: KeePassXC, Kleopatra (PGP manager), MAC changer
• LainOS Secure Messaging Service/LESME: Consists of an onionized XMPP client(Profanity) provisioning utility called LESME(automates creation of a GPG login XMPP client system), and an Onionized no logs XMPP service hosted in Iceland(LSMS).

Pentesting Toolkit(Skid Kit)

• Network analysis: Wireshark, Kismet, Nmap
• Exploitation: Metasploit, RouterSploit
• Wireless: Bettercap, Wifite
• Password cracking: Hashcat
• SQL injection: SQLmap

Community-Driven

LainOS is made with ❤️ by and for the SEL community. We welcome contributions and feedback!

"Present day... present time..."
- プレゼント•デイ、プレゼント•タイム