Desktop
Windows-friendly Linux desktop with KDE Plasma, copy-only Windows migration, compatibility-layer app support, gaming tools, network-share access, privacy defaults, and recovery workflows.
Desktop public testing
Linux built for control, compatibility, and recovery.
Invariant OS Desktop is a Windows-friendly Linux desktop based on openSUSE Tumbleweed with KDE Plasma. The current Alpha Developer Preview is available for public testing.
Server
The Server edition is planned as a separate server track, but it is not built or available for testing yet.
Why Invariant OS
Built around controlled change.
Invariant OS is designed around predictable behavior, honest compatibility, visible recovery paths, and user-controlled updates.
Controlled compatibility
Windows applications run through compatibility layers where possible; support varies by application, drivers, DRM, and anti-cheat.
Copy-only migration
Windows migration tools copy source data rather than deleting or modifying the original files.
Recovery-first operation
Installation, updates, repair, snapshots, and recovery are treated as visible system workflows.
Secondary project
Invariant OS Live
Invariant OS Live is maintained as a secondary preview and hardware-compatibility environment on a separate, slower release schedule. It is not the primary Invariant OS release path.
Primary release path
The Full Installation ISO and installed-system updates represent the current Invariant OS Desktop development and review target.
Live environment
The Live ISO can preview the desktop and help check physical-hardware compatibility, but many Invariant features require an installed system and are not fully available in the live session.
Separate cadence
Live builds may intentionally remain on an older version while the installed Desktop continues to receive updates.
For reviewers
Start with the installed Desktop release.
The Full Installation ISO is the recommended build for independent review. It represents the main Invariant OS release path and provides the functionality that is available only after installation.
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