Release Notes

Release Notes

One entry per KiroTux ISO release, newest first. Each heading names its edition.

Niri Noctalia v26.10.17 — October 17, 2026

Why a new ISO: the first KiroTux Niri Noctalia release. Built on Kiro (the same packages, repositories and rolling Arch Linux base), put together and tested as one ISO for the Niri scrolling compositor with the Noctalia shell.

• Niri + Noctalia: windows sit side by side on an endless strip you scroll through, with Noctalia as the desktop shell: bar, app launcher, control center, dock, notifications, wallpaper and lock screen, in light or dark.
• A live session that boots straight into the desktop: try it on your hardware before you install anything.
• A Wayland installer: Calamares, with ext4 as the default. The keyboard layout you pick is the one you get after the install.
• Wayland only, with X11 apps running through xwayland-satellite.
• Wallpaper, clipboard and notification keys: Variety on Alt + N (next), Alt + P (previous), Alt + F (favorite) and Alt + W (selector); clipboard history on Super + Shift + C, the notification center on Super + Shift + N.
• Its own login screen, file-manager setup and KiroTux News, which tells you when a new premium app or ISO is ready.
• The premium settings app (Ctrl + Alt + H): Light or Dark switches your apps and Noctalia together. See Premium Settings App.
• Packages: kiro-niri-noctalia 26.10-12 and kiro-noctalia 26.10-03 (the desktop config, also free on Kiro), kirotux-niri-premium 26.10-11 (the settings app), kirotux-sddm-simplicity, kirotux-thunar, kirotux-news.
• Versions: Niri 26.04, Noctalia 5.3.0, kernels linux 7.2.10 and linux-lts 6.18.57.
• Tested on: QEMU, VirtualBox, an NVIDIA desktop (RTX 2060), an Intel desktop and a hybrid Intel + AMD laptop, on ext4, encrypted ext4 and btrfs.

Hyprland Noctalia v26.10.16 — October 16, 2026

Why a new ISO: the first KiroTux Hyprland Noctalia release. Built on Kiro (the same packages, repositories and rolling Arch Linux base), put together and tested as one ISO for Hyprland with the Noctalia shell.

• Hyprland + Noctalia: the Hyprland tiling compositor with Noctalia as the desktop shell: bar, app launcher, control center, dock, notifications, wallpaper and lock screen, in light or dark.
• A live session that boots straight into the desktop: try it on your hardware before you install anything.
• A Wayland installer: Calamares, with ext4 (default), btrfs or xfs. The keyboard layout you pick is the one you get after the install.
• Wayland only, with X11 apps running through XWayland.
• Its own login screen, file-manager setup and KiroTux News, which tells you when a new premium app or ISO is ready.
• The premium settings app (Ctrl + Alt + H): Light or Dark switches your apps and Noctalia together, and the lock is Noctalia's own lock screen. See Premium Settings App.
• Packages: kiro-hyprland-noctalia 26.10-04 and kiro-noctalia 26.10-03 (the desktop config, also free on Kiro), kirotux-hyprland-premium 26.10-18 (the settings app), kirotux-sddm-simplicity, kirotux-thunar, kirotux-news.
• Versions: Hyprland 0.56.2, Noctalia 5.3.0, kernels linux 7.2.9 and linux-lts 6.18.57.
• Tested on: QEMU, VirtualBox, an NVIDIA desktop (RTX 2060) with two screens, an Intel desktop and a hybrid Intel + AMD laptop.

Niri DMS v26.10.11 — October 11, 2026

Why a new ISO: the first KiroTux Niri DMS release. Built on Kiro (the same packages, repositories and rolling Arch Linux base), put together and tested as one ISO for the Niri scrolling compositor.

• Niri + DankMaterialShell (DMS): windows sit side by side on an endless strip you scroll through, with DMS as the desktop shell: bar, app launcher, control center, notification center, clipboard history and lock screen.
• A live session that boots straight into the desktop: try it on your hardware before you install anything.
• A Wayland installer: Calamares, with ext4 (default), btrfs or xfs. The keyboard layout you pick is the one you get after the install.
• Wayland only, with X11 apps running through xwayland-satellite.
• Its own login screen, file-manager setup and KiroTux News, which tells you when a new premium app or ISO is ready.
• The premium settings app (Ctrl + Alt + H). See Premium Settings App.
• Packages: kiro-niri-dms 26.10-10 (the desktop config, also free on Kiro), kirotux-niri-premium 26.10-9 (the settings app), kirotux-sddm-simplicity, kirotux-thunar, kirotux-news.
• Versions: Niri 26.04, DankMaterialShell 1.6.3, kernels linux 7.2.9 and linux-lts 6.18.55.
• Tested on: QEMU, an NVIDIA desktop (RTX 2060), an Intel desktop and a hybrid Intel + AMD laptop.

Hyprland DMS v26.10.08 — October 8, 2026

Why a new ISO: dark theming everywhere, and the premium settings app now ships with its licence.

• Qt apps follow the dark theme: they use the KvGnomeDark Kvantum theme, for your user and for root.
• Apps run as root are dark too: GParted and Thunar (as root) no longer open in light Adwaita.
• Galculator's display is dark.
• The premium settings app ships its end-user licence (EULA v1.0: personal and household use, no sharing of the app or the ISO), installed at /usr/share/licenses/kirotux-hyprland-premium/LICENSE.
• Packages: kiro-wayland-dotfiles 26.10-03, kiro-hyprland-dms 26.10-13, kiro-calamares-config-wayland 26.10-11, kirotux-hyprland-premium 26.10-12.

Hyprland DMS v26.10.07 — October 7, 2026

Why a new ISO: the first KiroTux release. KiroTux is built on Kiro: the same packages, repositories and rolling Arch Linux base, put together and tested as one ISO for one Wayland desktop.

• Hyprland + DankMaterialShell (DMS): the Hyprland tiling compositor with DMS as the desktop shell: bar, app launcher, control center, notification center, clipboard history and lock screen.
• A live session that boots straight into the desktop: try it on your hardware before you install anything.
• A Wayland installer: Calamares (Qt6), set up for Wayland, with ext4 as the default file system.
• Wayland only: no X11 desktops on the image, configured for Wayland from the first boot.
• Its own login screen and file-manager setup.
• The premium settings app (Ctrl + Alt + H) for this desktop. See Premium Settings App.
• Packages: kiro-hyprland-dms (the desktop config, also free on Kiro), kirotux-hyprland-premium (the settings app), kirotux-sddm-simplicity-hyprland (the login screen), kirotux-thunar.
• Versions: Hyprland 0.56.2, DankMaterialShell 1.6.2, kernels linux 7.2.9 and linux-lts 6.18.55.