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Rediscover Linux
A straightforward menu, a terminal close at hand and readable configuration files. Explore a desktop you can understand.
DAYLIGHT GNU/LINUX · 5.0.0-rc.2
Your Raspberry Pi.
A different horizon.
A Fluxbox desktop, Rust tools and a sunrise identity for your 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS. Free software, yours to customise, installed with APT.
The lighter you become, the more you are able to run.
Start Daylight right here.
A real lightweight Linux desktop in your browser. No account needed.
After pressing Start, please wait while Daylight Web downloads and boots; this may take a few minutes. The interactive desktop is designed for computers; some features may not work on mobile. Experimental Alpine/Fluxbox preview; the installable edition remains based on Raspberry Pi OS.
Raspberry PiARM64 / Raspberry Pi OS
FluxboxA desktop of your own
RustTools on demand
GPLv3Free and open
TAKE A LOOK
A small computer.
Room to make it yours.
Raspberry Pi is at the heart of the project. Add Daylight to 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS: choose the desktop, or just the tools on a headless machine.
Demonstration screenshot, not a Raspberry Pi performance benchmark.
For curious minds.
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Make your Pi your own
Choose a landscape, a Conky profile and your tools. Keep Raspberry Pi OS as the foundation instead of replacing everything.
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Build with the project
Read the Rust, test on your hardware and contribute an improvement. Curious beginners and experienced users are welcome.
Start with a plan.
Download and inspect the script. Without --yes, it installs nothing.
Installation guidecurl -fsSLo daylight-install.sh https://daylightlinux.ch/install.sh
less daylight-install.sh
sh daylight-install.sh --desktop --planBefore you start
Raspberry Pi or PC: which version?
To use Daylight on your Pi, install the packages on 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS. The AMD64 PC live image is a desktop demonstration, not a Raspberry Pi SD-card image.
Which systems are supported?
The current version targets Debian 12/13 and compatible 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS (ARM64). The core has run on Raspberry Pi 4. That does not certify every board, display and driver combination. 32-bit ARM is not supported.
Must I reinstall Raspberry Pi OS?
No: Daylight adds packages to a compatible existing system. Back up your data and review the installation plan. The desktop uses a separate X11 session and does not automatically replace your current session.
Release candidate: review the validation record before installing on an important machine.
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