AerynOS Rolling GNOME
Review exact release details and current availability for AerynOS Rolling GNOME.
About this target
- Release
- Rolling
- Desktop
- GNOME
- Architecture
- x86_64
- Availability
- Ready to launch
About AerynOS
AerynOS is a young independent distribution, previously known as Serpent OS, founded by the original creator of Solus to rethink how a Linux system is built and updated. Its tooling is written fresh: moss, the package manager, applies updates as atomic transactions and keeps earlier system states available for rollback, while boulder builds the packages, and the overall design leans toward statelessness, separating system files cleanly from configuration. The distribution is rolling and unabashedly experimental, with a GNOME desktop on its early images. Nothing here is inherited from an established parent, which makes it one of the rare built-from-scratch projects and a window into current thinking about safely updatable systems. It targets curious enthusiasts more than production use today. An OpenFactory browser VM matches that spirit, offering a costless look at a distribution still being invented.
All AerynOS releases and desktopsWhat happens when you press Try now
The button opens the OpenFactory console in a new tab and boots a fresh AerynOS virtual machine from OpenFactory's verified source media. The session renders directly in the browser, so there is nothing to download and nothing to install on your computer.
Each visit gets its own machine with a fresh overlay over an immutable base image. Files, settings, and desktop changes behave normally inside the session and are discarded when it ends, so every visitor starts from the same clean AerynOS Rolling GNOME.
How GNOME behaves in a browser VM
GNOME organizes work around the Activities overview: one keyboard-friendly surface for launching apps, switching windows, and searching. Current releases ship a curated GTK application set and a Wayland session by default.
Questions about this target
Is this an official AerynOS image?
Yes. Launches boot from OpenFactory's verified copy of official AerynOS media with the GNOME desktop. The catalog records where each source came from and when it was verified, and visitor sessions never modify the stored image.
Do changes persist between sessions?
No. Every launch runs on a fresh overlay over an immutable base image, and the machine state is discarded when the session ends. No visitor sees another visitor's changes, and every session starts from the same clean AerynOS Rolling GNOME.
Can I get a customized AerynOS instead of the stock demo?
Yes. The OpenFactory builder turns this release into your own image: pick packages, services, users, and hardening, then build it, test it in a browser VM, and download the result for real hardware.