Welcome to lainOS

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 crypto or to our liberapay below.

Donations:

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LainOS Website

LainOS Onion Website

Download:

Get the latest ISO from our releases page: LainOS Releases

LainOS Installation Instructions: LainOS Installation

If you would like to contribute, please use the social links at the top of this page^^^

LainOS currently features a Calamares installer, the Sway window manager; and Openbox for installation.It has 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.

(I actually wrote this, not some f*cking BS AI or deep blue chess computer.)

⌨️ 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. Release Candidate (RC)
   • Final testing phase
5. Community Feedback on RC
   • Implement user suggestions
6. Official Release 1.0 "Layer 01: - Accela" (COMPLETED)
   • Stable version launch with promotional efforts
7. Post-Release Support (CURRENT)
   • Ongoing maintenance and update planning

8. LainOS Layer 02: - Protocol 7

   OpenRC variant in development*(native openRC lainOS using Protocol-7; a compatibility layer which decouples Arch linux from systemd without breaking functionality)

✨ Key Features

Core Experience

• 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

Developer Tools

• 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
• LibreOffice Suite

Privacy & Security Suite

• Networking: WireGuard, Tor, I2P, torsocks, MAC randomization by default
• Protection: UFW firewall, Kloak (keystroke anonymization), random.trust_cpu=off
• Utilities: KeePassXC, Kleopatra (PGP manager), MAC changer

Skid Kit (Optional in wired_repo)

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