Akira Linux is a rolling-release desktop Linux distribution built on Vostok, a Void-based system.
The distribution is aimed at users who favour a keyboard-driven, console-oriented environment rather than a conventional desktop. Its main edition centres on the Niri scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor, with the system preconfigured to provide a cohesive environment without requiring users to assemble their own Void-based setup.
Akira takes a systemd-free approach and supplements the Vostok foundation with its own package repository, configuration and desktop customisation.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Uses Niri, a scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor where windows are arranged in an effectively infinite horizontal strip.
- Includes Noctalia as part of the configured graphical environment.
- Uses runit for init and service supervision.
- Native software is managed with the XBPS binary package manager.
- Provides its own repository containing additional packages and project updates.
- Offers graphical installation through Calamares with guided partitioning.
- Offers a separate Nvidia edition with the proprietary graphics driver pre-installed and configured for Wayland.
- Does not require subscriptions and the project states that it collects no telemetry.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | Nir |
| Init Software: | runit |
| Package Management: | XBPS |
| Release Model: | Rolling |
| Platforms: | x86_64 |
| Home Page: | akiralinux.org |
| Developer: | Vostok Linux |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distributions and Open Source Operating Systems. |
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