Amonite 1.0.0 Alpha 2
Pre-release
Amonite 1.0.0 Alpha 2
The second public alpha release of Amonite.
Highlights
- Debian 13 (Trixie) based GNU/Linux system
- Refined desktop experience
- Complete XFCE desktop integration
- Welcome application
- Kitty as the default terminal
- Curated command-line environment
- Local AI inference with
llama.cpp - Calamares installer
- Carefully selected runtime components
- Designed around simplicity, low coupling and maintainability
Notes
This release focuses on completing the default desktop experience while preserving Amonite's lightweight architecture.
The system now provides a more polished graphical environment through carefully selected runtime components and declarative configuration, without introducing additional background services, custom startup logic or unnecessary integration.
Amonite remains a curated operating system whose identity comes from deliberate engineering decisions rather than software accumulation.
The project continues to prioritize:
- simplicity;
- efficiency;
- security;
- privacy;
- maintainability.
This release is intended for evaluation and testing.
Although the product architecture is considered stable, implementation work continues as the project progresses toward its first stable release.
It may still contain bugs, incomplete features or compatibility issues and should not yet be considered production-ready.