LainOS is a community driven Linux project lead by Grayson Giles (@amnesia1337) and built by several developers from the global Serial Experiments Lain community who came together and decided it was time to do something about the execution of the LainOS concept and now project, originally derived from the 2002 LainOS.org coding experiments project, starting in early 2022. This project aims to create a light, useful and powerful linux distribution based on Arch Linux aimed at developers, tinkerers, and hackers alike, who share the admiration of Serial Experiments Lain and similar works. If you like what we are doing, consider donating: https://lainos.net/#donate

Looking for the installation? Check the official wiki here!

1. Alpha Completion (COMPLETED)
   • Initial testing version released
2. Beta Development (COMPLETED)
   • Bug identification and community feedback collection
3. Bug Fixing (COMPLETED)
   • Critical issue resolution
4. Release Candidate (RC) (COMPLETED)
   • Final testing phase
5. Community Feedback on RC (COMPLETED)
   • Implement user suggestions
6. Official Release 1.0 "Layer 01: - Accela" (COMPLETED)
   • Stable version launch with promotional efforts
7. Post-Release Support CURRENT
   • Ongoing maintenance and update planning
8. Q2 2026 ~ LainOS Layer 02: - Protocol 7
   • OpenRC alternative in development. Pure LainOS, No Artix. ;)

• Arch Linux-based with AUR access thru yay or paru
• Lightweight WMs: for snappy performance via Sway window manager with Openbox for installation
• Custom Calamares installer with support for encryption by default and for UEFI or BIOS boot configurations
• Sleek cyberpunk aesthetics inspired by The Wired

• Preinstalled programming languages: Python, Rust, Go, GCC, Clang, CLisp
• NeoVim with LazyVim plugins and custom riced out Lain themed Lazyvim command prompt Dashboard plugin for easy dev work
• Tmux for terminal multiplexing
• VS Code(for the pussies who can't use VIM) and other essential dev tools(terminal and git utilites such as gitstatus)
• LazyVIM with plugins(Autocomplete and Syntax Highlighting)
• LibreOffice Suite and Steam

• Networking: WireGuard, Tor, I2P, Proxychains-ng, MAC randomization by default
• Security/Privacy: UFW firewall, Kloak (Keystroke-Level Online Anonymization Kernel)
• Utilities: KeePassXC, Kleopatra (PGP manager), MAC changer
• LainOS Secure Messaging Service: Onionized XMPP with optional PGP login, and our own Onion XMPP service and private chatroom.

• Network analysis: Wireshark, Kismet, Nmap
• Payload deployment: Metasploit, RouterSploit
• Wireless: Bettercap, Wifite
• Password cracking: Hashcat

Reminder: Due to Discord's new surveillance policy, our Discord server is no longer officially supported or listed on our website, but will remain linked here for posterity. https://discord.gg/JdMQvkHqwH

Grayson Giles aka amnesia1337 PGP fingerprint: 2B53ECEF5A47ACF19A080E46B2E5012D409A7AFB on keyserver https://keys.openpgp.org

Grayson Giles Portfolio: https://github.com/amnesia1337/Portfolio/blob/main/README.md

• QubesOS: Diagnosed, repaired, the optimized the Tor snowflake pluggable transport feature, while significantly improving its reliability, thus improving the anti-censorship and user anonymity capabilities of QubesOS.
  • Guide: Quick Start Guide for Snowflake Proxy in Qubes/Whonix
• Whonix: Diagnosed, repaired, and optimized the broken Snowflake Tor pluggable transport feature in Whonix Tor control panel, thus improving the anti-censorship and user anonymity capabilities of Whonix, featured and credited on the Whonix Bridges Wiki page.
  • Guide: Quick Start Guide for Fixing Snowflake Proxy in Qubes/Whonix
  • Whonix Wiki Contribution: Featured as a contributor on the Whonix Bridges Wiki Page, credited as "Amnesia <amnesia at boum dot org>"