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A lightweight Linux distribution that combines elegance with powerful performance. Enjoy a preconfigured Arch-based (btw) distro that is ready out of the box — play your favorite games and easily install creative tools like the Affinity suite or DaVinci Resolve.

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Free & open source · GNU GPL v3 · x86_64

Why Choose Linexin?

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

Blazing Fast

Built on a minimal base, Linexin is optimized for speed and responsiveness, booting up in seconds.

Creative Work

With Affinity Installer and DaVinci Installer built-in, you can easily use creative tools after only a couple of clicks.

Gaming Ready

Comes pre-packaged with Steam, gamescope and gamemode that can boost your gaming performance.

Flatpak & AppImage

Flatpak and AppImage support works out of the box.

Two Desktops

Pick the GNOME-based Linexin Desktop or the KDE Plasma-based Kinexin Desktop during installation — both come beautifully pre-configured.

Always Up To Date

Powered by Arch Linux's rolling release model, you get the newest kernels, drivers and software as soon as they're released.

Beautifully Crafted Desktop

An interface that's both powerful and a pleasure to use.

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Change your style!

Four ready-made styles for each desktop — switchable with one click using the built-in app.

Up and Running in Minutes

Three steps from download to your new desktop.

Download the ISO

Grab the latest release — free, no account needed.

Get the ISO

Create a bootable USB

Write the ISO to a USB drive with Rufus, Etcher or dd — guides for Windows, Linux and macOS.

See the USB guide

Boot & install

Boot from the USB drive and let the graphical installer do the rest — no terminal involved.

Follow the install steps

Frequently Asked Questions

Linexin is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. It is designed to be a fast and user-friendly operating system, pre-configured for creative work and games.
Linexin is ideal for content creators who need easy access to tools like the Affinity suite and DaVinci Resolve, gamers looking for an optimized experience with Steam, Epic Games or any other Launcher, and anyone who wants a beautiful and performant Arch-based system.
Download the ISO, write it to a USB drive and boot from it. The graphical Linexin Installer guides you through the rest — check the step-by-step installation guide for details.
Yes and always will be. Linexin is a free and open-source project. You can download, use, modify, and distribute it freely with accordance to GNU GPL v3 license.
Linexin uses a beautifully customized GNOME environment by default. All extensions can be disabled for a vanilla experience.

However, you can pick carefully crafted custom KDE Plasma environment instead during the installation. With it, you can experience truly marvelous glass effects all around the system.
No, it is not immutable. However, it ships minimal system packages. Average users are advised to use Flatpaks, while power users can use pacman and AUR.

Open-Source Project

Linexin is built with fully open-sourced code. Fork, modify, or contribute on GitHub.

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