The Ultra-Lean Operating System for AI & High Performance
Engineered for engineers. Sub-350MB idle RAM, low-latency kernel scheduler, dynamic zRAM ZSTD compression, and 1-click local LLM serving out of the box.
$ aero doctor
OS: Aero Linux 1.5-Pulsar [Kernel: 7.0-generic]
Memory: 312MB used / 15.2GB total [zRAM ZSTD Active • 2.8:1 Compression]
Governor: powersave (Quiet Fan Profile • ACPI 80% Charge Cap Active)
Storage: NVMe 100% Health (0.0% TBW Wear)
AI Runtime: Ollama + CUDA 12.4 + AMD ROCm Ready (1-Click Local Models)Switch Layouts with 1 Command
Never lose your muscle memory. Toggle floating Windows mode or tiling Sway mode anytime.
| id | name | role | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronit | lead_dev | online |
| 2 | DeepSeek | ai_assistant | ready |
Engineered Without Compromise
Every layer of Aero is stripped of bloat and tuned for speed.
Dynamic zRAM & Memory Compaction
Integrated ZSTD zRAM doubles your effective multitasking memory while eliminating swap stalls during heavy local model inference.
Native Local AI Control Suite
Pre-configured Ollama, vLLM, PyTorch, and Docker. Launch models locally with single-word CLI commands.
Adaptive Battery & Thermal Engine
Smart P-State scaling: silent fans and max endurance on battery, full multi-core boost on AC.
📥 Download Aero Linux
Select any release version below. Bootable live ISO images with automated dual-boot installer, out-of-the-box hardware drivers, and zero terminal dependency.
Aero Linux 1.5-Pulsar
64-bit (x86_64) • Complete 59-App GUI Suite • Zero-Overhead eBPF Tracing • Ephemeral MicroVMs • 138 Tests Passing
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS
✔ Cryptographically signed release artifact
🖥️ System Requirements
- 64-bit Dual-Core Processor (x86_64)
- 2 GB Physical RAM
- 15 GB Free Disk Space
- 1024×768 Screen Resolution
- AMD Ryzen 5 / Intel Core i5 (6+ Cores)
- 8 GB – 16 GB RAM (Expands to ~25GB with zRAM)
- 50 GB NVMe SSD Storage
- NVIDIA RTX (CUDA) or AMD Radeon (ROCm) GPU
🔥 How to Create a Bootable USB (3 Easy Steps)
We recommend Ventoy (simplest multi-boot) or Rufus (write in DD image mode). On Linux/macOS, use balenaEtcher.
Select your USB drive (4GB+), choose the downloaded .iso file, and click Flash / Start.
Reboot your PC, press F12 / F9 / Esc to enter the Boot Menu, select your USB, and test Aero Linux live with zero risk.
Zero-Terminal Native Developer Suite
59 instant-start native GTK3 applications engineered with sub-20ms cold start, 15MB RAM baseline, and zero Electron bloat.
1. Aero Spotlight
aero spotlight
Universal Raycast-style command bar, inline math evaluator & instant app search.
2. Local AI & LLM Studio
aero ai
Offline LLM model manager, VRAM estimator & interactive coding AI playground.
3. Docker & Containers
aero docker
Live container status cards, real-time log tailing, 1-click start/stop and prune.
4. Native API & HTTP Studio
aero api
Lightweight REST client with JSON editor, custom headers & instant cURL export.
5. Floating Scratchpad
aero notes
Persistent developer scratchpad & Markdown notes with pin-on-top.
6. Color Dropper & Studio
aero color
Pixel-accurate on-screen color dropper with instant HEX, RGB & HSL converter.
7. Screenshot & Snip
aero snip
Region snip, active window & full screen capture with instant clipboard copy.
8. Task Manager
aero monitor
Real-time Cairo vector CPU waveform graph, memory gauges & process termination.
9. 1-Click Self-Repair
aero repair
Autonomous diagnostic engine fixing package locks, DNS resolution & PipeWire audio.
10. TimeMachine Snapshots
aero snapshot
1-Click system restore points creator & instant configuration rollback studio.
11. SSH Keys & Servers
aero ssh
Ed25519 keypair generator, ~/.ssh/config bookmarks & 1-click terminal connect.
12. SSL & HTTPS Certs
aero ssl
Local development HTTPS SSL cert generator with Node.js, FastAPI & Nginx snippets.
13. Firewall & Shield
aero firewall
UFW network firewall controller, 1-click port allow rules & security shield.
14. Virtual Workspaces
aero workspaces
Multi-monitor workspace switcher, window organizer & focus manager.
15. Storage & Disk Visualizer
aero disk
Visual partition analyzer with 1-click cleaner for cache, logs, and temp files.
16. Dotfiles & Config Sync
aero dotfiles
1-Click backup, export, and restore for developer dotfiles, shell configs, and themes.
17. Startup Applications
aero startup
Manage login autostart programs, add custom commands & optimize boot speeds.
18. Systemd Service Manager
aero services
Start, stop, and restart Docker, SSH, PostgreSQL, Redis, and network daemons.
19. Dev Server & Port Inspector
aero ports
Real-time dashboard of listening TCP/UDP ports and 1-click browser launcher.
20. Typography & Font Studio
aero fonts
Interactive coding font ligatures previewer & system-wide typography manager.
21. Keyboard Shortcuts Guide
aero shortcuts
Searchable hotkey cheatsheet for tiling, snapping, zooming, and productivity.
22. Safe USB Flasher
aero flasher
Safe live USB creator with automatic internal NVMe write protection.
23. System & Kernel Logs
aero logs
Live systemd journald and dmesg hardware log viewer with 1-click report export.
24. Wi-Fi & Network Center
aero wifi
Visual spectrum scanner, signal quality meters, security tags & 1-click connection dialog.
25. Bluetooth Manager
aero bt
Fast pairing for headphones, mice, keyboards & controllers with live battery telemetry.
26. Audio Center
aero audio
1-Click PipeWire sink switching (Speakers, Headphones, BT, HDMI) with master volume slider.
27. Displays & Scaling
aero display
Resolution selector, 240Hz high-refresh rate switching & HiDPI fractional scaling (100%-200%).
28. Game Hub & Proton
aero gamehub
1-Click GameMode CPU boost, MangoHud FPS/thermal overlay & AMD FSR upscaling launcher.
29. Phone Link & Drop
aero phone
Wireless Android/iOS sync, shared clipboard, ring my phone & drag-and-drop file beaming.
30. Battery Studio
aero battery
80% hardware charge limiter, live discharge wattage & acoustic silent/turbo fan curves.
31. Git Repos Dashboard
aero git
Multi-repository scanner, uncommitted changes tracker & 1-click sync.
32. Speed & DNS Studio
aero speed
High-precision latency tester, DNS benchmark comparator & CDN throughput gauge.
33. Environment & .env
aero env
Secret bullet masking, syntax validation & inline key-value .env file management.
34. Regex & Pattern Studio
aero regex
Real-time regex evaluator, named capture group inspector & pattern library.
35. Database & SQL Query
aero db
Native SQLite explorer, interactive SQL query editor, CSV export & runtime stopwatch.
36. Cron & Scheduled Tasks
aero cron
Visual scheduled tasks manager, human-readable cron builder & 1-click test runner.
37. Cryptography & JWT
aero crypto
Visual JWT token decoder, cryptographic hash calculator (SHA256/512) & token generator.
38. Mock Server & Webhooks
aero mock
Instant local REST mock server, response simulator, latency throttling & webhook inspector.
39. Package & Dependency Studio
aero deps
Visual package inspector, shared library analyzer (ldd) & orphaned package cleaner.
40. Systems Benchmark
aero benchmark
Multi-core CPU compute, RAM memory bandwidth & NVMe disk I/O performance benchmark suite.
41. Visual Diff & Comparator
aero diff
Side-by-side split code diffing, Git uncommitted tree comparison & patch exporter.
42. QR Code & Device Link
aero qr
Vector QR code generator for URLs, staging servers, and 1-tap phone Wi-Fi pairing.
43. Screen & Media Recorder
aero recorder
Instant MP4/GIF desktop capture, PipeWire audio toggle & recordings gallery.
44. Archive & Compression Studio
aero archive
Inspect archive hierarchies without extracting; create ZIP, TAR.GZ, and TAR.XZ archives.
45. Markdown & Tech Docs Studio
aero markdown
Live split Markdown editor, real-time syntax parser, word count profiler & HTML exporter.
46. Network HTTPS Tunnel
aero tunnel
Expose localhost dev servers to instant public HTTPS URLs for mobile testing and webhooks.
47. Live Code Sandbox REPL
aero sandbox
Isolated code scratchpad for Python 3, Node.js, Bash, and C with runtime latency stopwatch.
48. GPU & 3D Acceleration Studio
aero gpu
Real-time GPU load, VRAM allocation, temperature sensors & 1-click hybrid graphics switching.
49. Visual Git Commit Graph
aero gitgraph
Visual Git commit graph tree, stage/unstage file selector & conventional commit assistant.
50. eBPF & Socket Inspector
aero-ebpf-gui
Kernel TraceFS diagnostics, real-time TCP socket lifecycle tracking & process filtering.
51. Aero Control Center
aero-welcome
Unified 6-tab system control hub, quick settings, developer suite launcher & hardware diagnostics.
52. Quick Action Center
aero-quick-settings
Fast system tray panel for brightness, volume, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, night light, and power toggles.
53. Developer Secrets Vault
aero-vault-gui
Encrypted local keyring for API tokens, database URIs & developer credentials with .env export.
54. System Cleaner & Cache Purger
aero-cleaner-gui
Reclaim gigabytes of disk storage by safely pruning APT, Pip, NPM, Docker, and systemd journal caches.
55. Night Light & Gamma Studio
aero-nightlight-gui
Circadian blue-light eye protection filter with smooth slider adjustments from 3000K to 6500K daylight.
56. Theme & Wallpaper Studio
aero-theme-gui
Desktop accent color manager and procedural vector cyber wallpaper generator for Wayland & Sway.
57. System Update Manager
aero-updater
Inspect pending system package updates, changelogs, security advisories & install with 1 click.
58. Quick Snapshot Trigger
aero-snapshot-gui
1-click instant system restore point creation before running kernel upgrades, drivers, or risky builds.
59. About Aero Linux
aero-about-gui
Hardware summary, CPU architecture, memory allocation, zRAM status, and Wayland compositor telemetry.
Engineered for Maximum Memory & I/O Efficiency
Measured on bare-metal AMD Ryzen 5 5600H with NVMe SSD storage and cold-boot baseline.
💾 Idle Baseline Memory Footprint (Cold Boot)
🧠 Interactive zRAM Workspace Calculator
ZSTD STREAM| System Capability | Aero Linux 1.5 | Ubuntu 24.04 | Pop!_OS 22.04 | Windows 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idle RAM Consumption | 312 MB (Cold Boot) | 1,420 MB | 1,250 MB | 3,850 MB |
| Kernel Compression | zRAM ZSTD Active (100% RAM) | Disabled | Disabled | Pagefile on SSD |
| Native Developer Suite | 59 Native GTK3 Apps (<20ms boot) | 0 (Terminal Only) | 0 (Terminal Only) | Bloatware & Ads |
| Local AI Stack | Built-in (aero ai + DeepSeek/Ollama) |
Manual Setup | Manual Setup | Copilot Cloud Telemetry |
| Battery Preservation | 80% Charge Cap + Quiet Fan Curve | Manual TLP Setup | System76 Power (Basic) | OEM Dependent Bloat |
| Dual Desktop Engine | Instant Toggle (Windows ⇄ Sway) | GNOME Only | COSMIC Only | Windows Only |
Deep Systems Architecture
Explore the four zero-bloat engineering layers powering Aero Linux's sub-350MB idle RAM and microsecond execution speed.
Dynamic In-Memory zRAM (ZSTD)
Aero completely eliminates traditional disk swap thrashing. Memory pages are compressed dynamically inside RAM using multi-threaded ZSTD compression (~2.8:1 ratio), providing ~25GB+ usable workspace on a 16GB physical laptop.
vm.swappiness=180, vm.watermark_boost_factor=0, vm.page-cluster=0.
# In-Memory zRAM Allocation (100% RAM disk)
vm.swappiness = 180
vm.watermark_boost_factor = 0
vm.watermark_scale_factor = 125
vm.page-cluster = 0
vm.dirty_ratio = 10
vm.dirty_background_ratio = 5
# Real-time Hardware sysfs Verification:
$ cat /sys/block/zram0/comp_algorithm
[zstd] lz4 lzo
$ aero memory --optimize
✔ Compacted 420MB zRAM pages. Headroom expanded.Strategic Celestial Roadmap (2026 – 2027)
Aero Linux follows strict Semantic Systems Versioning. From a lightweight developer distribution to an independent Rust Wayland compositor.
- 312MB cold-boot idle RAM footprint on bare metal
- Dual Desktop Engine (Windows Floating & Sway Tiling)
- 1-Click Local LLM Runner with Ollama & DeepSeek-R1
- Automated Debian Package (.deb) & Live Bootable ISO
- 130/130 Passing Unit Tests & Multi-Distro CI Matrix
- Kernel probe tracing for socket latency & drops (
aero trace) - Kernel TraceFS & active sockets GUI (
aero-ebpf-gui) - KVM ephemeral MicroVM developer sandboxes with auto-wipe
- Right-click SQL migrations & schema inspection in Nemo
- Multi-threaded BLAKE3 & SHA256 checksum engine
- 138/138 Passing Unit Tests & 59 GUI Applications Matrix
- Local developer multi-agent swarm daemon (
aero swarm) - Automated background code review, STRIDE threat audit & tests
- Atomic Btrfs Copy-on-Write snapshots before APT upgrades
- 1-Click boot-time system rollback in GRUB menu
- Zero-config WireGuard & Tailscale mesh developer VPN
- Custom
linux-aerokernel with BORE CPU response scheduler - Burst responsiveness under 100% heavy multi-threaded compiling
- Wayland Adaptive Sync / FreeSync / G-Sync (144Hz–240Hz+)
- Sub-5ms PipeWire Pro-Audio low-latency profile switcher
- Direct ACPI battery charging curve optimization
- Ground-up Wayland compositor written 100% in Rust (Smithay)
- Unified declarative configuration file (
~/.config/aero/aero.toml) - Complete elimination of legacy X11 & Xwayland dependencies
- Zero-flicker boot transition with direct DRM/KMS buffer handoff
- Live Cairo/wgpu hardware rendering pipeline