v0.1.0

Added

Core System

• Alpine Linux-based minimal distribution
• term39 (v0.18.0) as primary desktop environment
• Full-screen terminal multiplexer experience
• OpenRC init system
• greetd + tuigreet TUI login manager
• cage Wayland compositor for single-app display
• framebuffer mode support (80x50 inital, can be changed)

Architecture Support

• x86_64 architecture (PC, laptops)
  • EFI boot support with GRUB
  • BIOS boot support with extlinux/syslinux
• aarch64 architecture (ARM64)
  • Raspberry Pi 4/5 support / Laptops
  • ARM servers support
  • EFI boot with GRUB

Installation System

• Dialog-based TUI installer (termos-setup v2.0)
• Interactive disk selection menu
• Automated disk partitioning
  • EFI: GPT with 512MB EFI + root partition
  • BIOS: MBR with single bootable root partition
• Filesystem selection
  • ext4 (traditional, stable, recommended)
  • btrfs (modern, with @ and @home subvolumes, compression)
• Full disk encryption (LUKS2) for EFI systems
  • AES-XTS-PLAIN64 cipher
  • 512-bit key size
  • SHA-512 hash
  • Boot-time passphrase prompt with ASCII banner
• User account creation with sudo privileges
• Password-protected root account
• Automatic initramfs generation
• Hardware detection and module loading

Bootloader

• GRUB bootloader for EFI systems
  • Encryption support (copies kernel/initramfs to EFI partition)
  • btrfs subvolume support
  • Recovery mode option
  • 3-second timeout
• extlinux/syslinux for BIOS systems
  • Simple boot configuration
  • Recovery mode option
  • 30-second timeout
• Kernel update hooks for encrypted and btrfs systems

System Configuration

• NetworkManager for network management
• seatd session manager
• Hardware initialization scripts
  • Automatic module loading
  • Wireless device unblocking
  • XDG runtime directory setup
• System services auto-configuration
  • udev/eudev for hardware detection
  • localmount for filesystem mounting
  • greetd on tty2 (agetty on tty2 disabled)

Live Media

• Bootable ISO/USB installation media
• Console access for installation
• Boot media auto-detection (/media/cdrom compatibility)
• Local package repository on installation media
• Post-install automatic termos-base installation

Package System

• termos-aports repository structure
• term39 package (binary distribution from GitHub releases)
• termos-base meta-package with all dependencies
  • zsh shell
  • greetd + tuigreet
  • cage compositor
  • NetworkManager
  • mesa-dri-gallium (GPU drivers)
  • font-terminus
  • dosfstools, e2fsprogs, btrfs-progs
  • cryptsetup for encryption

Documentation

• Installation wizard with step-by-step dialogs
• ASCII art branding
• Welcome message (welcome.md)
• GPL compliance (LICENSE and SOURCES.txt included)
• CLAUDE.md project guidance for Claude Code

Security

• LUKS2 full disk encryption with strong defaults
• User created with wheel group (sudo access)
• Root password protection
• Encrypted partition UUID-based mounting
• Boot-time encryption passphrase with visual banner

Known Limitations

• Disk encryption only available on EFI systems (BIOS requires GRUB crypto which is not yet implemented)
• First-boot network configuration requires nmtui or NetworkManager
• Needs manual Time Zone setup

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Release Information

Version: 0.1.0
Release Date: December 8, 2025
Status: Initial Beta Release
Architectures: x86_64, aarch64
Base: Alpine Linux Edge
Desktop: term39 v0.18.0