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.
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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.
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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 Argon2 algorithm.
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Beautiful, informative visual design:
- operating system boot selection screen
- stage of loading the kernel and base environment initrd
- login
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working environment:
- styles
- color
- icons
- cursors
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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...