Rolling Release v2026.08.18 • Cloudflare Edge CDN

Modern Arch Linux, Refined.

A crafted Hyprland experience with Caelestia Shell, dynamic Material You theming, full hardware acceleration, and an instant 30-second UKI offline installer.

Download ISO (2.34 GB) Quick Install Guide
curl -LO https://iso.luminal-linux.org/luminal-linux-latest-x86_64.iso
Luminal Linux Desktop Experience
Core Features

Built for speed, aesthetics, and control.

Every element of Luminal Linux is engineered to give you a cohesive desktop with zero configuration fatigue.

30-Second UKI Offline Installer

Instant desktop rootfs cloning with systemd-boot Unified Kernel Images. Install the full system with zero internet requirement in under 30 seconds.

Material You Dynamic Theming

Wallpaper changes trigger matugen to extract complementary color palettes across GTK, Qt6, Kitty terminal, Caelestia Shell, and rofi.

Native Wayland & Hardware Acceleration

Full VA-API / VDPAU video decode, PipeWire low-latency audio, Intel Iris Xe, AMD Radeon, and hybrid Nvidia Prime switching pre-configured.

Developer-Grade Terminal Suite

Kitty terminal with native clipboard integration, Oh-My-Zsh with Powerlevel10k prompt, z-lua fast directory jumping, and Neovim.

Caelestia Shell Architecture

Lightweight QML/QuickShell widgets providing modern control centers, audio visualizers, workspace indicators, and dynamic notch notifications.

Continuous Upstream Synchronization

Automated CI/CD pipelines track Arch Linux core updates and Caelestia releases weekly, baking verified rolling ISOs every Sunday.

Deep Dive

Engineered from kernel to compositor.

Explore the subsystems powering the Luminal Linux desktop environment.

Caelestia Shell on Hyprland

A tailored Wayland compositor environment configured for smooth animations, gesture navigation, and multi-monitor productivity.

  • Spotlight application search launched via Super + Space
  • Dynamic notification notch and audio visualizers
  • Native Mac / Linux keyboard modifier switcher (Super + D)
Caelestia Shell UI

Sub-Minute UKI Offline Installation

Our dedicated rootfs installer formats your NVMe or SSD, rsync-clones the desktop filesystem, configures systemd-boot with Unified Kernel Images, and completes in ~30 seconds.

  • Zero internet required during setup
  • Automatic timezone detection and fzf disk selector
  • Systemd-boot UKI with direct UEFI stub booting
Installer Interface

Harmonious Material You Palette Extraction

Set any static wallpaper or live video wallpaper from Thunar. The system extracts harmonious primary, surface, and container colors, applying them live across the entire OS.

  • Right-click any image or video in Thunar to set wallpaper
  • Matugen real-time palette generation
  • Unified GTK, Qt6, Kitty, and Waybar color themes
Dynamic Theming Engine
Cheatsheet

Intuitive keyboard navigation.

Search shortcuts or browse essential keybindings for maximum speed.

Spotlight Application Search
Super + Space
Open Kitty Terminal
Super + Return
Open File Manager (Thunar)
Super + E
Toggle Mac / Linux Keyboard Mode
Super + D
Interactive Area Screenshot
Super + Shift + S
Close Focused Window
Super + Q
Toggle Fullscreen Mode
Super + F
Toggle Floating Window
Super + V
Lock Screen (Hyprlock)
Super + L
Switch Workspaces (1 to 9)
Super + 1..9
Move Window to Workspace
Super + Shift + 1..9
Volume Up / Down / Mute
Audio Keys
Get Started

Install Luminal Linux in 3 steps.

Deploy to physical hardware or test safely in a virtual machine.

1

Download the Single Rolling ISO

Download the official 2.34 GB ISO image accelerated globally via Cloudflare's Edge CDN.

curl -LO https://iso.luminal-linux.org/luminal-linux-latest-x86_64.iso
2

Flash to USB Drive

Write the ISO to a USB thumb drive using dd or any flashing utility (BalenaEtcher, Rufus in DD mode):

sudo dd bs=4M if=luminal-linux-latest-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress oflag=sync
3

Boot & Run 30-Second Installer

Boot into UEFI live mode and select [1] Install Custom Arch Linux to Disk in the Welcome app.

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