IdealOS BETA — first public beta

The first public beta of IdealOS — an Arch-based operating system for everything you do: work, create, learn, play. Every common driver works out of the box. Installable on real computers today.

Highlights

• 🧩 Drivers out of the box — Mesa + Vulkan for AMD, Intel and NVIDIA (nouveau/NVK), Broadcom Wi-Fi (DKMS), firmware and microcode preinstalled
• 🎮 Gaming ready — Steam, Lutris, Wine, GameMode, MangoHud, Gamescope
• 🖥️ KDE Plasma with the full IdealOS look: wallpapers, icon theme, branded login and boot splash, light/dark aware apps (verified crash-free in CI)
• 🧭 Branded installer — all steps visible, dual-boot detection, and a "safe graphics (nomodeset)" recovery boot entry
• 🛍️ IdealOS Store — curated open-source-first catalog + live search across all of Flathub and the official Arch repos, with real app icons
• 🔄 Software Update — review the changelog, confirm, update; the keyring refreshes automatically so updates don't fail
• ✨ Silent, branded boot; smooth, lightweight interface

Download & install

ISOs exceed GitHub's release file limit, so they are published as workflow artifacts:

→ Actions → Build IdealOS ISO → newest green run → download idealos-iso (requires a GitHub account)

1. Write idealos-beta-x86_64.iso to USB with Ventoy or balenaEtcher — or boot it in a VM (UEFI recommended).
2. Click Install IdealOS on the live desktop and follow the steps.
3. After installing, keep current from IdealOS Store → Updates — updates are small; you never re-download an ISO.

Beta notes

• This is a beta: expect rough edges, and please report them — hardware reports (even "everything works") are hugely valuable. ⭐
• NVIDIA uses the open-source nouveau driver (works on all cards); a guided proprietary-driver option is planned.
• If a machine ever shows a black screen, use the safe graphics (nomodeset) boot entry.