The Linux that tunes itself for local AI.
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A CachyOS-based, developer-first Linux distribution that retunes itself for local inference — dressed in a glass KDE Plasma desktop.
with AI Mode
AI Mode tunes the whole machine
A systemd daemon detects Ollama, llama.cpp, vLLM and LocalAI — and reconfigures the system for inference on the fly. When you stop, everything reverts.
No flags. No config files. The daemon watches for AI workloads and flips the machine into an inference-optimized state — governor, memory, huge pages, scheduling and I/O — then restores everything the instant your model stops so your compiler gets the resources back.
Plasma 6 widget
Pulses when active, lists the detected process, toggles by hand.
Monitor app
Live tokens/s, applied optimizations, and AI Mode status.
Fully reversible
Every change is undone when inference ends.
CPU or GPU
Works CPU-only; scales up with NVIDIA Turing+ / modern AMD.
Built on solid ground
CachyOS performance, a glass KDE desktop, and an update system engineered so the ISO and your installed machine never break each other.
CachyOS performance core
The linux-cachyos kernel with the BORE scheduler, x86-64-v3/v4 optimized packages, and LTO/PGO builds — bleeding-edge speed without the tuning marathon.
Glass KDE Plasma 6
Dark-green theme, KWin blur, Darkly decorations and 14px rounded corners via Klassy.
Its own repository
A self-hosted pacman repo so branding and features survive every install and upgrade.
Rolling, dual-channel
Stable and testing channels from two separate CI pipelines. Switch with one command.
Wayland by default
A modern display stack out of the box, with X11 available when you need it.
Free & open source
GPL-3.0, built on Arch and CachyOS. Yours to modify, redistribute and contribute to.
Tools built into the OS
A growing suite of native apps — from an agentic terminal to a Burp-style interceptor — shipped and themed as one.
How we compare
Genesi keeps the CachyOS speed you know and adds the things developers actually want on day one.
Every package, one search
The full Arch + CachyOS universe plus the Genesi repo — browse, filter by category, and copy the install command.
Begin your genesis
Start your journey with the most developer-focused operating system on Earth.
GenesiOS Desktop
Rolling release · date-based builds (YYYY.MM.DD)
System Requirements
CPU
x86_64 (64-bit) — modern multi-core recommended
RAM
4GB minimum · 16GB+ for local AI dev tools
Storage
30GB minimum · 50GB+ NVMe SSD recommended
Questions, answered
Everything you need to know about GenesiOS and its ecosystem.
Built by its community
Get involved, share your ideas, and help shape the future of the developer desktop.