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HackerOS Linux System based on Debian Testing.

HackerOS based on Debian Testing

A Linux distribution for everyone. Play and learn ethical hacking.

HackerOS Editions

Official

This is the standard edition of HackerOS. It's intended for casual users and gamers.

Cybersecurity

HackerOS edition with pre-installed cybersecurity tools and special HackerOS tools. Based on Debian Stable

NVIDIA

The nvidia edition is also a copy of the official edition but with nvidia drivers installed.

Xfce

It is the same as the official edition but instead of KDE it has Xfce.

Gnome

It is the same as the official edition but instead of KDE it has Gnome.

Hydra

The Hydra edition has the Garuda Linux look (partially) and has everything the same as the official one.

Blue

The version is independent of the independent release, with the difference that the KDE Plasma environment is proprietary to Blue Environment.

LTS

This is the same version as the official one, but it has Debian stable instead of Debian testing.

Gaming

The Gaming Edition, inspired by SteamOS, is available in two variants: the older one, based on the Liquorix kernel, and the newer one, using the XanMod kernel.

Atomic

The Atomic edition is the immuntable edition of HackerOS. The system includes the Hammer tool for atomic updates, package installations, and container installations. The atomicity system applies to Btrfs snapshots.

How often is HackerOS released ?

HackerOS is released monthly. Xfce, Gnome, and Hydra editions are available in versions x.0 and x.5. The LTS version is released in versions x.0.

HackerOS CLI Tools:

hacker

Heart of HackerOS install additional software update the entire system quickly (flatpak snapshot firmware and apt)

hl

Tool for smaller projects/scripts.

bit

Package manager for Hacker Lang.

hli

Interactive version for cli hl tool. To install it use hacker unpack hl-addons.

hpm

Community repository - a tool inspired by yay.

HackerOS Steam

Steam in arch container.

getit

An alternative to wget/git, Gerrit can also be used to download directories from GitHub or GitLab.

chker

A cli tool that removes the current debian kernel and installs a custom one (xanmod or liquorix).

hup

Automatic update system.

hedit

Nano-inspired tool.

ngt

It is a terminal-based file manager (TUI) with a built-in text editor and command console.

isolator

The tool will be available in an atomic edition in the future. Download tools from multiple containers as normal applications (the tool has its own dedicated package list/repository).

lpm

A package manager that is expected to replace apt in the future.

hammer

Atomic cli tool for HackerOS editions atomic.

virus

Package manager for HackerScript.

chker

choker - change kernel. CLI tool for changing the system kernel.

bph

Penetration testing tool (brilliant for beginners).

hbuild

Instead of using make or meson, use hbuild (a modern alternative).

HackerOS Builder

Special live build overlay (for easier image building).

GameFrame

A gamescope-inspired composer for older graphics cards.

HackerOS Apps:

Hacker Term

Terminal for HackerOS.

HackerOS App

Application for phones.

HackerOS Game Mode

Mode activated with ctrl + g. Application inspired by Asus Armoury Crate.

HackerOS Welcome

HackerOS Welcome App.

Hacker Launcher

Hacker Launcher is designed primarily to run .exe applications.

HackerOS Store

Install game launchers, penetration testing tools, and drivers or applications.

HackerOS Sessions:

Hacker Mode

Session uses own compositor. You can install it using hacker unpack hacker-mode.

HackerOS TV

Watching session install it using hacker unpack hackeros-tv.

HackerLand

Own tiling window manager.

gamescope-session-steam

A special Steam session (like Bazzite or Chimeraos) uses the HackerOS-Steam container for Steam and GameScope. Used in the Gaming Edition.

HackerOS Games:

Bit Jump

An application written in lua inspired by geometry dash.

Bark Squadron

A game inspired by dogfight night.

The Racer

Unfortunately, the game written in Python does not quite work as it should.

StarBlaster

A game inspired by Galaxy Attack written in Rust.

Screenshots

HackerOS Official.

HackerOS Hydra.

HackerOS Gnome.

HackerOS Xfce.

HackerOS Gaming Edition.

HackerOS Blue Edition.

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  1. Hacker-Launcher Hacker-Launcher Public

    Run Windows games, native Linux games, and more. Application written in python.

    Python 1

  2. HackerOS-Website HackerOS-Website Public

    Website for HackerOS.

    JavaScript 2

  3. Hacker-Lang Hacker-Lang Public

    A programming language for HackerOS.

    Rust

  4. Hacker-CLI-Tool Hacker-CLI-Tool Public

    HackerOS favorite tool. Install packages, update system, play game, run hackeros apps/scripts.

    Odin

  5. lpm lpm Public

    The legendary Package Manager is the successor to apt.

    Rust 1

Repositories

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  • hammer Public Forked from HackerOS-Linux-System/lpm

    Package Manager (fork lpm). For immuntable Debian and HackerOS distros.

    HackerOS-Linux-System/hammer’s past year of commit activity
    Rust 1 GPL-3.0 1 0 0 Updated Mar 20, 2026
  • Hacker-Term Public

    Terminal for HackerOS.

    HackerOS-Linux-System/Hacker-Term’s past year of commit activity
    Rust 0 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Mar 20, 2026
  • Isolator Public

    Advanced container system. Primarily for the Atomic edition, but you can also install it via the hacker unpack isolator.

    HackerOS-Linux-System/Isolator’s past year of commit activity
    Go 0 Apache-2.0 0 0 0 Updated Mar 20, 2026
  • HackerOS-Package-Manager Public

    Package manager for HackerOS (community repository).

    HackerOS-Linux-System/HackerOS-Package-Manager’s past year of commit activity
    Rust 1 GPL-3.0 0 0 0 Updated Mar 20, 2026
  • bph Public

    The cli bph - be pro hacker tool is used for penetration testing and cybersecurity (great even for beginners).

    HackerOS-Linux-System/bph’s past year of commit activity
    Go 0 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Mar 20, 2026
  • HackerScript Public

    Programming language transpiled to C.

    HackerOS-Linux-System/HackerScript’s past year of commit activity
    Shell 0 MPL-2.0 0 0 0 Updated Mar 20, 2026
  • .github Public

    profile for hackeros in github

    HackerOS-Linux-System/.github’s past year of commit activity
    0 0 0 0 Updated Mar 19, 2026
  • HackerOS-Website Public

    Website for HackerOS.

    HackerOS-Linux-System/HackerOS-Website’s past year of commit activity
    JavaScript 2 BSD-3-Clause 0 0 0 Updated Mar 19, 2026
  • Blue-Environment Public

    Graphical environment for HackerOS Blue Edition.

    HackerOS-Linux-System/Blue-Environment’s past year of commit activity
    TypeScript 0 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Mar 19, 2026
  • Hacker-Lang Public

    A programming language for HackerOS.

    HackerOS-Linux-System/Hacker-Lang’s past year of commit activity
    Rust 0 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Mar 19, 2026

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