Draft:ENux
| ENux | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Emir YILDIRIM |
| OS family | Linux |
| Source model | Free and open-source software |
| Latest release | 5.1.1 / March 19, 2026 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux 7.0-rc2, custom) |
| Official website | emirpasha |
ENux is a free and open-source Linux distribution developed by Emir YILDIRIM. It is based on Debian and integrates Bedrock Linux to allow multiple Linux distributions' package managers and software ecosystems to coexist on a single installation. ENux is notable for being the first Linux distribution to ship with Bedrock Linux fully hijacked on the live system, pre-installed in the ISO image. The project is listed on DistroWatch and hosted under the ENux-Distro GitHub organization.
History
ENux was created by Emir YILDIRIM the goal of making Arch Linux move user-friendly. After he got no results and with his Arch Linux system breaking, he decided to quit from ENux. After switching to Debian, and learning about Bedrock Linux, he wanted to "stop distro-hopping" and create a system where everything could "downloaded from everywhere". With this goal in mind, he first tested Bedrock Linux with a few stratas, and tried to created an ISO image of his root (/). After that failed, he tried other options like "Netinstall", "Chrooting onto ISO images" and more. After not getting a result, he published the first ever official release of ENux, Beta 1.0; a .tar.gz archive, consisting of 2 scripts that first installed Bedrock Linux, and then fetched the stratas. But one day, a miracle happened. While trying to create an ISO image, by chrooting onto an existing Debian ISO, his Calamares edits, which is the hardest part, and scripts worked. ENux 1.0 was the first ever ISO image of ENux. ever since then, ENux is a project aimed at combining the flexibility of multiple Linux distributions into a single, coherent desktop environment. Development has been iterative, with the developer using March 19 (his birthday) as a recurring milestone target for major releases.
Early versions of ENux used Calamares as the graphical system installer, a common choice among Debian-based distributions. Over time, the project shifted toward a more custom and lightweight approach. By version 5.1.1, Calamares had been replaced entirely with a custom installer called enux-installer, which can be used in either CLI or TUI form. The enux-installer was initially developed for ENux-LW, a lightweight variant of ENux that was later replaced by ENux-Standard.
ENux has been covered by DistroWatch and getgnu.org, and has received independent reviews from members of the Linux community.[1][2]
Features
Bedrock Linux Integration
ENux integrates Bedrock Linux 0.7.31, a meta-distribution that allows users to use packages and software from multiple Linux distributions simultaneously. In ENux 5.1.1, Bedrock Linux is hijacked directly on the live system, meaning the running ISO already operates as a Bedrock environment. This approach (pre-hijacking Bedrock on a live ISO) is, as of 2026, unique to ENux among all known Linux distributions.
Package Manager Support
ENux ships with 12 package managers, enabled through the Bedrock Linux layer. These include:
- apt/dpkg (Debian)
- dnf/rpm (Fedora)
- emerge/portage (Gentoo)
- apk (Alpine Linux)
- XBPS (Void Linux)
- pacman (Arch Linux)
- Zypper (openSUSE)
- nix (NixOS)
- enux — a custom wrapper around pmm, ENux's unified package manager interface
- Additional package managers provided by Bedrock strata
Custom Kernel
ENux 5.1.1 ships with a custom-compiled Linux kernel 7.0-rc2-enux-enux, distributed as a Debian .deb package. This makes ENux one of the few community distributions to ship a release candidate kernel as its default.
Custom Installer
The system installer, enux-installer, is a bash script available in both CLI and TUI forms. It uses cfdisk for interactive disk partitioning and enuxbootstrap to set up a bootstrap environment. The installer also hijacks Bedrock Linux during the installation process and installs the GRUB bootloader, with support for both UEFI and Legacy BIOS.
ISO and Boot
The ENux ISO is built using a custom bash script called enux-iso-creator, which uses xorriso to produce a hybrid ISO image supporting both Legacy BIOS and EFI boot. As of version 5.1.1, the ISO has been reduced to approximately 1 GB in size.
ENux AI
ENux includes an official AI assistant called ENux AI, designed to answer questions about the distribution. It runs locally using Ollama with the Qwen2.5 language model, exposed through an Express.js backend and a single-file HTML frontend. ENux AI incorporates live web search from ENux-related sources to reduce hallucinations.
WingAI
ENux also includes WingAI, an AI assistant designed for programmers. WingAI uses three LLMs, which include Gemini 2.0 Flash, Qwen 2.5-Instruct, and Nemotron 120B — and combines their responses using their Response Packager.
Version History
| Version | Notable Changes |
|---|---|
| Pre-Prototype 1.0 | With the goal of making Arch Linux beginner friendly, have never succeded |
| Prototype 1.0 | First un-offical release of ENux, a video of the creator of ENux's Debian system with Bedrock Linux + 7 package managers |
| Beta 1.0 | First public release; distributed as a tar.gz archive |
| 1.0 | First ISO release |
| 2.0 | Initial Bedrock Linux integration; Calamares installer |
| 2.1 – 4.0 | Iterative improvements |
| 4.5 | Custom Linux 6.18.5-enux kernel introduced |
| 5.0 | Listed on DistroWatch and getgnu.org; improved terminal visuals |
| 5.1.1 | First Linux distribution with Bedrock Linux pre-hijacked on live ISO; custom Linux 7.0-rc2-enux-enux kernel; custom CLI/TUI installer replaces Calamares; Fedora strata replaces CentOS; ISO reduced to ~1 GB |
Reception
ENux has received attention from the Linux community through its listings on DistroWatch and getgnu.org, both of which covered version 5.0[1][2] Independent reviewers have evaluated the distribution, noting its unique approach to package management through Bedrock Linux integration.[3][4]
The project has been noted for its ambition in combining multiple package manager ecosystems and for shipping a custom-compiled kernel. The replacement of Calamares with a custom TUI installer in version 5.1.1 was a significant shift in the distribution's approach to system installation.
See Also
References
- ^ a b "ENux". DistroWatch.
- ^ a b "ENux 5.0". getgnu.org.
- ^ "ENux Linux — Bedrock Linux auf Debian". Linux-Bibel.
- ^ "ENux Linux: One System, Many Distros". The Distrowrite Project.
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