0.7.0 Huginn
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An Arch-based Linux distribution from the far north

From eitr,
a world
takes shape.

A keyboard-first Arch Linux distribution built around Hyprland and Quickshell, with its own installer and package repository. Graphical controls are there when you want them, never required.

Begin ᚠExplore the desktop
Music credits

Wild West Vikingsby Alexander Nakarada · CreatorChords ·CC BY 4.0. Re-encoded at 128 kbps and repeated for playback.

Theme-switch howl: Wolf howl by NaturesTemper, CC0.

Charged lightning: Thunder, crack, pretty close by TRP, CC0.

Preview

See it in motion.

Under a minute on the real desktop: the rune lockscreen, panels, the launcher, a live theme switch and the workspaces.

The desktop

Walker brings apps, settings and actions into one keyboard-first flow. The bar and control center open the same native panels.

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The empty Eitr desktop in the Afterglow theme with the bar along the top

Make it yours

Pick a theme or build one from a picture, then edit its colors live. The bar, terminal, launcher, lockscreen and apps follow.

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Choosing a theme

Built for Linux lovers,
ready for development.

LazyVim, tmux and Docker are included. Curated installs add editors, language toolchains and AI coding agents, while Git identities and cloud menus keep account context explicit.

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The Development menu: AI, Cloud, Git Accounts, Monitoring and projects

Play

Steam is ready to play, with GameMode, MangoHud and gamescope.

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The Gaming menu: GeForce NOW, Moonlight, RetroArch and Steam

Safe to update

Installed from the ISO, System Update checks Arch news and takes a Btrfs snapshot before an upgrade.

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The Snapshots menu with its recovery actions
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Beyond the looks

Beautiful outside. Solid inside.

The desktop is the part you see. Underneath, Eitr takes care of the computer too.

Updates you can undo

The boot guard can undo an update that stops the computer from starting, and a factory reset returns to the first-login state.

Check This PC

Read-only health checks with one command, eitr check, and a redacted report you can share.

Help when something crashes

When one of your programs crashes, Eitr offers help or a problem report with private details removed. You read the whole report before deciding to send it.

AI assistants, your way

Install Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and others on first use, open your default one with Super + A, and choose whether they ask before changes.

Plugins

Add tools, widgets, panels and bar items from Git repositories, reviewed before you install them.

Work and personal, apart

Git Accounts keep separate identities per folder, and cloud menus show the selected account and project before anything runs.

Yggdrasil / The nine realms

Many realms.
One living desktop.

Follow a branch. Each realm opens a different part of .

Choose a realm to explore.

Asgard / The desktop shell

One shell. Everything within reach.

Quickshell brings the bar, native panels and notifications into one theme-aware desktop.

  • Control Center, networking and audio panels
  • Calendar, weather and media controls
  • Workspace Overview with live previews
Explore the desktop ↗

Alfheim / Themes & color

13 worlds. Find your atmosphere.

A theme follows you across the bar, terminal, launcher, lockscreen, editors and apps.

  • Light and dark palettes
  • Wallpapers bundled with each theme, some of them alive
  • One selection recolors the desktop
Discover the themes ↗

Vanaheim / Make it yours

Your desktop should feel like home.

Shape the desktop through its own preferences, with personal choices that survive theme changes.

  • Square, Rounded or Extra Rounded corners
  • Bar position, transparency, Full, Centered, Tabs and Islands layouts
  • Workspaces as runes, numbers, glyphs or dots
  • Terminal opacity, padding and blur
See the possibilities ↗

Jotunheim / Arch & updates

An Arch foundation. Room to grow.

Eitr runs on Arch Linux for x86_64, with its own signed package repository alongside Arch’s.

  • Hyprland with a shared Lua configuration
  • Package-owned desktop components
  • System Update snapshots upgrades on supported setups
Follow the roadmap ↗

Midgard / Everyday flow

Less searching. More doing.

Tiling windows, workspaces and a keyboard-first launcher keep everyday work moving.

  • Walker launches apps and finds actions
  • Apps and settings meet in organized menus
  • An offline shortcut reference stays close
  • Focus mode: tabs and panes, one shortcut away
Meet the desktop ↗

Svartalfheim / Tools & accounts

A place for the work you do.

Git Accounts and cloud menus make account context visible and keep personal and work identities apart.

  • Folder-specific Git identity rules
  • Explicit cloud provider and project selection
  • Assistant accounts and session menus
More about Eitr ↗

Niflheim / The Handbook

Old wisdom. Always close.

The offline, read-only Eitr Handbook keeps guidance inside the desktop, even without a connection.

  • Shortcuts, appearance and networking
  • Security and recovery guidance
  • Canonical distro guides in one reader
Open the guides ↗

Muspelheim / Installation

Where a new desktop begins.

The guided installer sets up the complete desktop offline, from the packages carried on the ISO.

  • Guided installation workflow
  • VM testing guides for Linux and Mac
  • A public beta ISO, offered with its SHA-256 checksum
Plan your first install ↗

Helheim / Recovery

A way back when you need one.

Snapshots and documented recovery procedures help you return to a working system.

  • System Update snapshots supported layouts before upgrading
  • A boot guard that undoes an update that stops the computer from starting
  • Factory reset returns to the first-login baseline
  • Check This PC: read-only health checks
  • Read the recovery guide and current limitations
Read the recovery guides ↗

Sowilo / Themes

13 worlds,
one desktop.

Eitr is the default theme, and Eitr Light is its light counterpart. Every theme recolors the bar, terminal, launcher, lockscreen, editors and apps, and comes with its own wallpapers.

Eitr theme wallpaper
Eitr
Afterglow theme wallpaper
Afterglow
Alfheim theme wallpaper
Alfheim
Asgard theme wallpaper
Asgard
Eitr Light theme wallpaper
Eitr Light
light
Helheim theme wallpaper
Helheim
Jotunheim theme wallpaper
Jotunheim
Midgard theme wallpaper
Midgard
Muspelheim theme wallpaper
Muspelheim
Niflheim theme wallpaper
Niflheim
Ragnarök theme wallpaper
Ragnarök
Svartalfheim theme wallpaper
Svartalfheim
Vanaheim theme wallpaper
Vanaheim

Fehu / Begin

Your first winter
with .

Install

On your machine

Download the ISO, check it, write it to a USB stick, boot it and follow the installer: about two minutes on a fast machine, with nothing to download. It can erase a disk or install beside Windows (installing beside Windows is so far tested only in a VM). Everything on /dev/sdX is erased.

Download 0.7.0

SHA-256 checksum file: 201518ec931849698b3cf5c91f0da71b1cebda7bcea9a4b861ab7ff88ced1abf

sha256sum -c eitr-0.7.0.iso.sha256
sudo dd if=eitr-0.7.0.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync

System dossier

Base
Arch Linux, x86_64
Compositor
Hyprland
Shell
Quickshell bar and native panels
Launcher
Walker with Elephant menus
Install
Guided and fully offline from the ISO
Updates
Signed [eitr] repository
Recovery
Btrfs snapshots and factory reset
Channels
Stable, or testing for early fixes
Themes
13, each recoloring the desktop, Neovim and more
Plugins
Widgets, panels and bar items from Git
Assistants
Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and more, with accounts
Languages
English, Português (Brasil), Español, Deutsch and Français

Raidho / The road ahead

The road
to Bifröst.

Each release takes its name from the old stories, from the first being to the bridge between worlds.

  1. 0.3

    Ymir alpha

    The first being, born of eitr.

    Desktop code shipped by the package; offline installer, signed package repository, factory reset, dual boot.

  2. 0.4

    Audhumla alpha

    The cow whose milk fed Ymir.

    Updates through System Update, tested from the previous release.

  3. 0.5

    Yggdrasil beta

    The world tree that holds the realms.

    Automated VM install, upgrade and reset tests.

  4. 0.6

    Mimir beta

    The well of wisdom.

    • 0.6First public preview: a download for early users.
    • 0.6.1The public preview's everyday features: dictation, package search, Tools menu, display settings, ultrawide wallpapers.
    • 0.6.2Updates served from download.eitr.info.
    • 0.6.3Real-desktop screenshots on the site and smaller downloads.
    • 0.6.4Translations (Portuguese, Spanish, German, French), multi-monitor arrangement, Control Center, AI assistants, crash help, OBS defaults.
    • 0.6.5HDR switch and HDR games, Tabs bar, assistants (SUPER+A, quick chat, accounts), calendars, your own themes, faster disk unlock, stronger disk passphrases.
  5. 0.7

    Huginn now · beta

    Odin's raven of thought.

    Plugins, the Eitr theme with its own Neovim and VS Code colours, Focus mode and the Islands bar layout.

    A preview for early users. Something broke? Settings > System > Information > Report a Problem. Tested hardware & known limitations →

  6. 0.8

    Muninn release candidate

    Odin's raven of memory.

    The exact ISO intended for 1.0: repeated clean installs, upgrades from earlier public releases and destructive recovery tests in isolated environments, until installation, maintenance and recovery are reproducible on the declared supported configurations.

  7. 1.0

    Bifröst stable

    The burning bridge between worlds.

    A supported hardware matrix, tested upgrade paths, documented rollback limitations, a security-update process and a clear compatibility policy.

Isaz / Questions

Asked at
the fire.

Is it free?

Yes, free to download, use and share, with no account, subscription or paid tier. Eitr is open source: its code is GPL-3.0 and its artwork CC BY 4.0, all developed in the open on GitHub. If it makes your days better, you can sponsor its development.

How long does installation take?

About two minutes in a virtual machine on a fast computer, from confirming to finished. Everything comes from the ISO, so nothing is downloaded while it installs.

Do I need internet to install?

No. The ISO carries the packages needed for guided offline installation. Later updates and optional tool downloads need a connection; optional services also keep their own account requirements.

Can I break it with an update?

On supported layouts, System Update takes a Btrfs snapshot before an upgrade. Recovery has documented layout and boot requirements, and snapshots do not replace an independent backup. Read the recovery Handbook chapter before relying on a rollback.

What does beta mean here?

0.7.0 Huginn already includes the integrated desktop, developer menus and recovery workflows. Beta describes the validation scope: Eitr runs daily on its developer’s desktop and released ISOs pass automated VM checks, while broader hardware and some recovery scenarios still need testing. Read Installation & hardware before installing, and keep independent backups.

Does it phone home?

Eitr does not require an Eitr online account or collect usage telemetry. Weather, updates and optional connected tools talk to their own services. Problem reports are prepared for your review and sent only when you choose.

Wunjo / Support

Keep the fire
burning.

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