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Omaxian OS 0.1 · “Trans-Siberian Shaman”

The whole desktop, no systemd

A Devuan-based Linux distribution with Omaxian as the desktop.

Download 0.1 View on GitHub

64-bit x86 PC (amd64), BIOS or UEFI, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB disk. Base ISO installs want a network.

Already on Debian, Devuan or Xubuntu? Install just the shell →

What is it?

Omaxian OS is a ready-to-install system built on Devuan 6 “Excalibur”, with the Omaxian shell as the default session and opinionated defaults: no systemd, the XLibre X server, PipeWire, a recent kernel and a curated set of apps.

Already running Debian, Devuan or Xubuntu? You only need the shell. Starting from a blank disk? This is the shortest way to the whole desktop.

From boot to desktop

Boot menu — Themed GRUB on the live ISO: try or install, BIOS and UEFI.
Installer — Calamares, running inside the live Omaxian session.
Applications — Optional app groups, picked at install time.
Installing — sysvinit, XLibre, i3 and Quickshell. No systemd.
Boot splash — The Plymouth “omaxian” theme.
Greeter — LightDM greeter, themed to match.

Highlights

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    No systemd sysvinit, eudev and elogind. The build refuses an image that pulls systemd in.
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    Omaxian desktop Omaxian with Omarchy vendored is the default session. XFCE is there as an alternative.
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    Strata and community apps Strata is the file manager. Meeting Recorder, Monologue, Signed and Disktree are installed with the desktop.
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    XLibre and PipeWire XLibre X server, PipeWire per user and kernel 7.2 from excalibur-backports.
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    Live session and Calamares installer Try it from USB, then install with encryption, LVM or btrfs. Boots and installs on BIOS and UEFI.
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    Pick your apps at install time Chromium, Thunderbird, graphics, Telegram, containers and virtualization are optional groups.
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    Branded end to end GRUB theme, Plymouth splash, LightDM greeter and wallpapers match the desktop.

Download

Two images of the same release. Both boot BIOS and UEFI, run a live session and install with Calamares.

Base

3.06 GB

Desktop and core apps. The rest comes from the network.

  • Optional app groups are picked in the installer and downloaded during install
  • If you install offline, optional picks are applied by the first-boot service once online
  • Flatpaks and AppImages are fetched on first boot
Download Base ISO sha256

sha256 66e87240f3452107e83e200cec8143fb9f884f2c348ff9c364fa6a99cab5d108

Full

8.96 GB

Everything on the disc. Installs without a network.

  • Offline package pool for every optional app group
  • Flatpaks preinstalled, AppImages and OpenRA content bundled
  • Extra opt-in group: voice dictation (VoxType)
Download Full ISO sha256

sha256 ea82614f2149d128682b1716e9b3c0051b8e6547a77a46a7172e8939d6a0fa8a

verify, then write to a USB stick (replace /dev/sdX)
sha256sum -c omaxian-base-0.1-trans-siberian-shaman-amd64.iso.sha256sudo dd if=omaxian-base-0.1-trans-siberian-shaman-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync

What's inside

Always installed

Installed by default

  • Strata file manager
  • Meeting Recorder
  • Monologue
  • Signed
  • Disktree
  • Brave
  • LibreWolf
  • KeePassXC
  • VLC and mpv
  • qBittorrent
  • FileZilla
  • Remmina
  • Timeshift
  • GParted
  • Flameshot
  • btop
  • Tor Browser launcher
  • yt-dlp

Optional groups

Ticked in the installer

  • Chromium
  • Thunderbird
  • GIMP, Inkscape and Krita
  • Telegram
  • Podman, Buildah and Distrobox
  • QEMU/KVM, virt-manager and GNOME Boxes

Flatpaks and AppImages

Set up on first boot, managed by Gear Lever

  • Discord
  • Zoom
  • Proton Mail Bridge
  • Podman Desktop
  • GPU Screen Recorder
  • Obsidian
  • ONLYOFFICE
  • LocalSend
  • RustDesk
  • Shotcut
  • OpenRA

Before you install

  • The live session logs in as user omaxian, in English. You can pick another language in the Calamares installer.
  • Man pages and docs are left off the live image. On an installed system, sudo omaxian-restore-docs puts them back.
  • Voice dictation (VoxType) on the full ISO needs an x86-64-v2 CPU. On older CPUs it refuses to install, cleanly.
  • Build it yourself, or read how it's made, in the omaxian-os repository.