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Linux you can understand and rebuild.

A NixOS-based distribution with one declarative system layer, 23 desktops, and rollbacks for every change.

Next: v4.1 HorizonOpen source, GPL-3.0
Abora OS v4.0 Everest COSMIC edition with the Welcome to Abora OS app open

The system

Everything Horizon ships, in one calm stack.

Declarative from the bootloader to the app layer, so every machine is reproducible and every change is reversible.

  1. Five ready-made editions

    Cosmic, Hyprland, GNOME, KDE, and Other ISOs, all built via make iso-all. Every edition installs the full 23-profile desktop matrix; the edition just sets the live-session default.

    Abora installer desktop selection step
  2. ANIX v2

    Pluggable configuration languages: ANIX Native, MKO, and ModuCPP all resolve to the same Plan JSON and apply as one transaction.

    ANIX status output in a terminal
  3. 23 desktop environments

    GNOME, KDE Plasma, Hyprland, COSMIC, Openbox, Qtile, and 17 more, all CI-tested against nixpkgs before every release.

    GNOME activities overview on Abora OS
  4. Real GPU driver support

    The abora.gpu option covers nouveau, nvidia, nvidia-open, amdgpu, intel, or none. The installer detects your GPU and defaults NVIDIA hardware to license-free nouveau.

    Installer hardware preflight check
  5. TinyPM v4

    The app layer understands Abora, ANIX, and NixOS. grab, sources, system, and repair all know the full stack.

    Abora command line menu
  6. Branded from boot

    Limine bootloader, Plymouth splash, Abora wallpaper pack, Papirus Dark icons, Spaceship prompt, and Fastfetch on first shell open.

    Abora Limine boot menu

ANIX

One command layer for the whole system.

Write your config in ANIX Native, MKO, or ModuCPP. Every adapter resolves into the same Plan JSON, and anix diff-plan shows ADD, CHANGE, or SAME before anything is applied.

abora@everest: ~
# Inspect the current system state$

Desktops

Pick the desktop that fits how you work.

GNOME desktop on Abora OS

The polished desktop path for people who want a complete graphical session.

GNU GPLv3: Free Software, free as in freedom

Free as in freedom, under the GNU GPLv3.

Abora OS is free software. You can run it, study the source, change it, and share your changes. Every script, module, and tool lives in the open on GitHub.

Read the license

Climb higher together.

Abora OS v4.1 Horizon is free, open source, and ready to install today. v4.2 Solstice is next.

Download Horizon