October Linux
Co-creator and co-maintainer: Arianne
Github Organization: October Linux
October Linux is a Linux distribution that I co-created and co-maintain. We wanted to offer a distribution that kept the simplicity of Arch Linux, but built on top of it to offer a more complete experience. It is in continuous development so we keep adding new features and correcting bugs over time.
Subprojects
Building a distribution is a big project, so we divided it into four subprojects that each serve a function in the operating system.
The four subprojects are listed bellow.
October installer
October installer is the installer for the operating system. Arch famously has a command line install process and, only recently, did they started offering archinstall as an alternative. For our distribution, we wanted to offer a complete and painless install process where you only need to submit a configuration and the installer takes care of the rest for you.
Learn more about October installer.
October ISO
To install the operating system we needed an ISO. This is the project with everything needed to build a functional and bootable ISO that can install October Linux.
October config
October needed a configuration and this is the project containing it. By configuration, we mean fully working configurations for Hyprland, Quickshell etc. All integrated as a single beautiful and usable unit.
Learn more about October config.
Octoberctl
We didn’t want the users to manage the configuration by themselves, so we built a small command line utility tool that manages it for you. It can update the configuration to the latest changes available and manage the wallpapers you currently have.