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.