@Valeria Fadeeva
30 october 2023 *

## Distribution release Melawy Linux

Quietly and almost imperceptibly, after 1.5 years of work, the first release of the Melawy Linux operating system was released.

#### What's inside?

- Installation from disk and over the network with the choice of bootloader rEFInd, systemd-boot, Grub2 in one installer.
- Ability to select and install driver version for Nvidia video card:
  - installation from disk - drivers only for new video cards
  - network installation - manual driver selection
- Non-standard kernel - with patches for performance and protection against Meltdown and Specter, etc.
- Builds the initial kernel environment using the modular, automated Dracut.
- Generating digital signatures and signing the kernel to start via Secure Boot:
  - Later, bootloader signing will be automated and the full boot cycle will be checked via Secure Boot.
  - The complete boot phase through Secure Boot protects against viruses, starting with the bootloader and booting the kernel.
- Support for Luks2 full-disk encryption using the latest Argon2id algorithm.
- Beautiful, informative visual design:
  - operating system boot selection screen
  - stage of loading the kernel and base environment initrd
  - login
  - working environment:
    - styles
    - color
    - icons
    - cursors
  - A non-boring update checking applet:
    - automatic check at login after 10 seconds - after everything starts
    - force check button and install button
- Pre-installed controls for AMD hardware through the user interface and Nvidia graphics card.
- A pre-selected large list of programs that can be used immediately.
- The ability to use all these programs directly on the Live image, without installing the system on disk.
- And other...