status: active development

Build from
source.
Own everything.

Astaraxia is a POSIX-compliant, LFS-derived Linux distribution. No binary blobs. No hidden abstractions. Just source code, shell scripts, and compile time.

download → read the docs github ↗
10k+ lines / Astral
AZURE current version
3 horizon stages
POSIX pure sh
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// features

Built different.

No binary blobs, no forced init, no unnecessary abstractions. Every layer is visible, auditable, replaceable.

[ PKG_MGR ]

Astral

A 10k+ line monolithic POSIX sh package manager. Source builds, GPG signing, rollback transactions, parallel installs, built-in service management.

[ BOOTSTRAP ]

Horizon

Three-stage LFS-style bootstrap engine. Builds the entire system from scratch - cross-toolchain, chroot, final system. Automated and reproducible.

[ RECIPES ]

.stars Format

Four recipe formats with full backwards compatibility. Split deps, build hooks, post-install scripts, git sources, architecture-conditional builds.

[ REPOS ]

AOHARU + ASURA

Official curated repository (AOHARU) and community overlay (ASURA). GPG-verified, indexed, served via GitHub Pages.

[ INIT ]

Init Freedom

No forced init system. Astral auto-detects systemd, OpenRC, runit, s6, SysVinit and adapts all service commands accordingly.

[ SECURITY ]

Verified Builds

SHA256 checksums, GPG signing, Web of Trust, file integrity monitoring, audit trail, certificate pinning. Toggle via make.conf.

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// the stack

Every layer,
visible.

Astaraxia has no hidden layers. Inspect, replace, or rebuild any component at any time.

5 USERLAND glibc / musl / busybox
4 PACKAGES Astral + AOHARU / ASURA
3 INIT OpenRC / systemd / sinit
2 BOOTSTRAP Horizon 3-stage LFS
1 KERNEL Linux LTS / Zen / Hardened
// quick start

Bootstrap
in minutes.*

* hours. it compiles everything.

horizon - bootstrap
$ curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/
  Astaraxia-Linux/Astral/main/astral
$ chmod +x astral && sudo mv astral /usr/bin/
$ export LFS=/mnt/lfs && sudo astral -h --init
=== HORIZON INIT ===
✓ directories created
✓ stage scripts downloaded
$ sudo astral -h --stage 1
>> building: sys-devel/binutils ...
>> building: sys-devel/gcc ...
(go make coffee. a lot of it.)
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UNDER ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION - EXPECT EVERYTHING TO CHANGE

Ready to compile?

Read the docs, grab the bootstrap script, and start building your system from scratch.

get astaraxia → astral docs horizon guide