instantOS

instantOSit works. fast. powerful.

An Arch-based distro for power users that just works

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instantOS

  • Just works

    The user does not have to worry about everything from Wi-Fi to volume and brightness, theming and notification-management. A graphical settings menu ensures accessibility for anyone just like with a desktop environment.

  • Power-user friendly

    instantOS has lots of functionality that goes beyond that of a normal desktop environment like tiling and instantASSIST that ensure a high skill ceiling.

  • Ultra lightweight

    The RAM usage on idle is about 150-160MB (tested on a fresh install on VirtualBox). That is less than half of what the lightest Ubuntu flavor uses.

  • Feature rich

    The small footprint is not achieved through measures like slimming down the kernel or compromising on features and visuals.

  • Hybrid window manager

    instantWM can do both tiling and floating windows with none of them being a second class citizen.

  • Keyboard and Mouse support

    A keyboard centered workflow can make you much more productive but getting rid of the mouse is not the best thing for everyone.

Install instantOS or instantCLI ​

Choose an installation method: boot the instantOS Live ISO, boot the Offline ISO, or run the command below from a standard, up-to-date Arch Linux ISO. Both instantOS ISOs already include the installer.

On an existing Linux system, this command installs instantCLI:

sh
bash <(curl -fsSL instantos.io/install)

instantOS is an Arch Linux-based distro that works out of the box but is still aimed at power users. Everything is lightning fast, flexible and just works.

In addition to the usual Arch packages, we also package for the Nix universal package manager (and NixOS) via instantNIX.

instantOS beta 7 released ​

Support/Community ​

Until the user base outgrows this, any questions will be answered immediately by the devs. You can open issues on GitHub, ask for help on the Discord server, on the Subreddit or write an email to instantos@paperbenni.xyz

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instantOS is still in early beta, contributions always welcome