v0.3.1

Overview

Kan-Linux v0.3.1 (kan-linux-0.3.1-x86_64.iso) was released on Nov 07, 2026.

wget https://github.com/kan-linux/kan/releases/download/v0.3.1/kan-linux-0.3.1-x86_64.iso
wget https://github.com/kan-linux/kan/releases/download/v0.3.1/kan-linux-0.3.1-x86_64.iso.sha256

The codename is YouQing (有庆). It comes from the I Ching quote: Blessings follow steady progress. After setting forth in YouWang(攸往, code name of v0.3.0), this release refines the system and gathers feedback from early adopters.

This release features bug fixes, security hardening and substantial enhancements on top of the v0.3.0 release.

Core features

• Concise: With a far smaller LiveISO footprint (ubuntu-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso ~6.1 GiB, pop-os_24.04_amd64_generic_27.iso ~3.3 GiB, cachyos-desktop-linux-260809.iso ~3.0 GiB, omarchy-4.0.6.iso ~6.3 GiB, deepin-desktop-community-25.2.0-amd64.iso ~6.5 GiB, kan-linux-0.3.1-x86_64.iso ~ 1.9 GiB), it provides Omarchy-comparable desktop UI and keybindings plus powerful development environments for programmers and AI Agents.

• Source-built: Build LiveISO from scratch within a single monorepo, not dependent on any existing Linux distribution. Built from source in-tree, with only Firefox, Go, Rust, MiMo-Code as pinned official prebuilts.

• Secure: Kan-Linux embeds LLM-based source-level security audit (GLM-5.3 and other top-tier LLM models) as a mandatory gate before compilation. Kan-Linux starts with zero external network activity by default. No silent update checks, no telemetry, no phone-home. Kan-Linux only talks when you tell it to. Verify it yourself with the bundled Wireshark. More advanced hardening is planned.

• Agent-first(WIP)

Highlights

• Kan-Linux v0.3.1 delivers a highly customized, compact release of our tailored Omarchy desktop shell
• Kan-Linux v0.3.1 ships with a functional GIMP 3.2.6
• Kan-Linux v0.3.1 ships with a functional Strata. It is our featured file manager in Kan-Linux --- in our opinion, Strata outperforms GNOME’s Nautilus and KDE’s Dolphin. Details can be found at #15
• Kan-Linux v0.3.1 resolves toolchain completeness and consistency issues. It is now a truly productive OS (The minimal ONLYOFFICE document engine , built from source within Kan-Linux v0.3.1, demonstrates that Kan-Linux is capable of serving as a productivity OS) for programmers and AI researchers, though we are still on the road toward final full self-hosting (70% complete; we hope Kan-Linux 0.3.2 will be built from Kan-Linux v0.3.1 and Kan-Linux v0.3.2 will be our first full-self-hosting OS)

Toolchain for programmers and AI agents

• GCC 16.2.0
• LLVM 23.1.4
• Python 3.15.0
• Perl 5.44.0
• Go 1.27.3
• Rust 1.99.1
• MiMo-Code 0.1.16
• It ships with a wide range of non-GUI development tools, making it friendly to AI agents and this release targets programmers and AI researchers

Wiki

https://github.com/kan-linux/kan/wiki

Known Limitations/Issues

• The installer supports only single-OS installation to a specified partition or a standalone disk among multiple disks; LUKS encryption is not yet supported
• Built-in support for AMD and Intel GPUs. Nvidia GPU support requires assistance from the built-in Agent or a domain specialist
• Tested and verified on a limited set (3+) of physical x86-64 laptops and desktop PCs. Kan-Linux v0.3.1 is our primary daily OS on physical x86-64 hardware; we will validate v0.3.1 across a wider range of physical x86-64 devices
• Potential undisclosed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and featured components
• There is a name conflict, the workaround is as follows and will be fixed in v0.3.2

sudo mv /usr/lib/libssl.a /usr/lib/libssl3.a

Screenshots

License

MIT