// about
Who built this
and why.
So… why does this exist?
Honestly? I wanted to see if I could do it. I took a Linux class while working on my BA in Cloud Computing and Security — and it kind of snowballed from there.
XyvorraOS is my personal Linux distro. No team. No budget. No corporate backing. Just one person, in school, working full-time in IT, somehow finding time to build a distro that looks like it belongs on a starship console.
It's based on Arch Linux and built around a space-age aesthetic — fast, minimal, and styled like something out of a sci-fi command center.
Yes, I use AI to help debug things sometimes. But a lot of it is hand-written, tested, broken, fixed, and tested again. That's just how it goes. If something explodes, I probably know about it already. If I don't — that's what the Issues tab is for.
This is a pet project but that doesn't mean it's half-hearted. It gets taken seriously. It just also gets to be fun, which is the whole point of building something like this in the first place.
— Pixelated Prelude
BA in Cloud Computing & Security
IT professional · Linux enthusiast · one-person distro dev
Transmission end. ✦
How we got here.
A Linux class, a Cloud Computing degree, and the question: "could I actually build my own distro?" Turns out — yes. Slowly.
Arch Linux chosen for its minimalism and control. The space-age aesthetic takes shape. Four color themes designed from scratch.
First public release. Rough edges and all. The starting line for everything that comes after.
Patches, refinements, new ideas. The roadmap keeps growing. The crew keeps showing up.
The roadmap is long and kind of chaotic. See the full plan →
Crew Code.
This is a chill project and the community around it should be too. Short rules, simple goal.
Zero. Not the place. Not ever.
Personal attacks and being unnecessarily unpleasant — not here.
The vibe is good people, good conversations. Match the energy.
Life's too short. The galaxy's too big. Scroll past it.