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Linux-distribution projects on GitHub

Custom Linux distributions, packages, and installation tooling for servers.

As of , the most-starred Linux-distribution projects on GitHub are omarchy (45K stars), lede (31.6K stars) and nixpkgs (26.5K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 9 Linux-distribution repositories with 167K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 16 was omarchy, with +66 stars in a day.

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+133Stars in a day
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Hot right now

Most stars gained in a day · Oct 16

+66

omarchy

omacom/omarchy · ★ 45K

Omarchy is an opinionated, pre-configured Linux desktop setup created by DHH, built on Arch Linux and the Hyprland window manager, bundling curated apps, themes, and keybindings for a polished out-of-the-box experience.

+16

reinstall

bin456789/reinstall · ★ 13.8K

A one-click script that reinstalls a VPS's operating system over the network: about 20 common Linux distros, or Windows from official ISOs — and the machine can currently be running either Linux or Windows.

+15

nixpkgs

NixOS/nixpkgs · ★ 26.5K

Nixpkgs is a collection of over 140,000 software packages that can be installed using the Nix package manager, and it also implements NixOS, a purely-functional Linux distribution built on top of those packages.

+14

Podroid

ExTV/Podroid · ★ 3.5K

Podroid is a rootless Android app that boots a real Alpine Linux virtual machine on your phone, letting you run Linux containers (Podman, Docker, LXC) and even full GUI desktop apps.

The all-time top

9 projects · by stars

  1. #1 · omacom/omarchy

    omarchy

    Omarchy is an opinionated, pre-configured Linux desktop setup created by DHH, built on Arch Linux and the Hyprland window manager, bundling curated apps, themes, and keybindings for a polished out-of-the-box experience.

    45K
  2. #2 · coolsnowwolf/lede

    lede

    Lean's LEDE source: a hugely popular OpenWrt/LEDE fork for building your own router firmware, extended with support for domestic Chinese CPUs like Loongson loongarch64 and Phytium Tengrui D2000.

    31.6K
  3. #3 · NixOS/nixpkgs

    nixpkgs

    Nixpkgs is a collection of over 140,000 software packages that can be installed using the Nix package manager, and it also implements NixOS, a purely-functional Linux distribution built on top of those packages.

    26.5K
  1. 4

    nix

    17.9KNixOS/nix · C++

    Nix is a purely functional package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes installing software reliable and reproducible.

  2. 5

    termux-packages

    17.2Ktermux/termux-packages · Shell

    It's the package build system for Termux: scripts and patches used to build the packages that ship for the Termux Android application.

  3. 6

    reinstall

    13.8Kbin456789/reinstall · Shell

    A one-click script that reinstalls a VPS's operating system over the network: about 20 common Linux distros, or Windows from official ISOs — and the machine can currently be running either Linux or Windows.

  4. 7

    talos

    11.4Ksiderolabs/talos · Go

    Talos is a modern Linux-based operating system built specifically for running Kubernetes: secure, immutable, and minimal, with all system management done through an API instead of a shell.

  5. 8

    Podroid

    3.5KExTV/Podroid · Kotlin

    Podroid is a rootless Android app that boots a real Alpine Linux virtual machine on your phone, letting you run Linux containers (Podman, Docker, LXC) and even full GUI desktop apps.

  6. 9

    AgentOS

    238eli-labz/AgentOS · Shell

    Agent0S is a keyboard-driven Arch Linux + Hyprland desktop environment forked from Omarchy, built so AI coding agents can read, modify and verify the system via included AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md and agent skills.

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