What is KiroTux

What is KiroTux

KiroTux is built on Kiro. It uses the same packages, the same repositories and the same rolling Arch Linux base. The difference is the ISO itself: an image put together and tested for one Wayland desktop.

What you get

• 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.
• A Wayland-only package set. 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 for that desktop. See Premium Settings App.
• Updates for donors of the premium components.

Editions

Edition	Desktop
KiroTux Hyprland DMS	Hyprland + DankMaterialShell
KiroTux Niri DMS	Niri + DankMaterialShell
KiroTux Hyprland Noctalia	Hyprland + Noctalia
KiroTux Niri Noctalia	Niri + Noctalia

More editions follow. Each compositor has its own premium settings app: the two Hyprland editions share one, and so do the two Niri editions.

Requirements

• 64-bit PC with UEFI
• A USB stick that can hold an ISO of about 4.5 GB

Full details on Requirements.