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AnduinOS

AnduinOS is a custom Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that offers a familiar and easy-to-use experience for anyone moving to Linux.

From Anduin2017·Updated June 18, 2026·View on GitHub·

AnduinOS is a custom Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that offers a familiar and easy-to-use experience for anyone moving to Linux. The project is written primarily in Shell, distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 license, first published in 2023. It has gained significant community traction with 1,291 stars and 113 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: debian, linux-custom-image, linux-distribution, ubuntu.

Latest release: 1.4.2
January 4, 2026View Changelog →

AnduinOS

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AnduinOS is a custom Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that offers a familiar and easy-to-use experience for anyone moving to Linux.

If you are looking for the source code of AnduinOS 2, please check the AnduinOS 2 repository.

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AnduinOS is funded by user donations. We are grateful for your support.

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How to build

It is suggested to use AnduinOS to build AnduinOS.

To build the OS, run the following command:

bash
make

To edit the build parameters, modify the ./src/args.sh file.

That's it. The built file will be an ISO file in the ./src/dist directory.

Simply mount the built ISO file to an virtual machine, and you can start testing it.

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License

This project is licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE - see the LICENSE file for details

The open-source software included in AnduinOS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.

List of open-source software included in AnduinOS

Support

For community support and discussion, please join our AnduinOS Discussions.

For bug reports and feature requests, please use the Issues page.

<!-- Planned future work: * ARM support. * WSL support. * Docker container support. * Layer based OS. Including: WSL\Server\Pro\Lite\Home\Workstation * LiberOS. * Customized installer instead of ubiquity. * Customized apt source with our own override. * Customized kernel with our own override. -->

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