Introducing AbstractOS 0.1 “Casimir”
Our first public alpha is here. One Linux system that adapts to your phone, tablet and desktop, with a new shell, Files, Turbine and the installer.
Today we are releasing AbstractOS 0.1, codenamed Casimir, the first public alpha of an operating system designed from day one to run on phones, tablets and desktops from a single codebase.
Casimir is an alpha. It is rough in places and it will break. But it is also the first time the whole convergent stack — compositor, adaptive shell, core apps and installer — ships together as something you can boot.
What is in this release
- Adaptive shell that switches between touch, tablet and windowed layouts as displays and input devices change.
- Files, a rewritten file manager with adaptive sidebars and a new search index.
- Turbine, our privacy-first browser built on a hardened engine.
- Exposition, the new overview for switching apps and workspaces.
- A guided installer with full-disk encryption on by default.
Supported hardware
| Form factor | Architecture | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop and laptop | x86_64 | Supported |
| Desktop and laptop | aarch64 | Preview |
| Tablets | aarch64 | Preview |
| Phones (PinePhone Pro, Librem 5) | aarch64 | Experimental |
Try it today
Images for every supported architecture are on the download page. Verify your download before flashing:
sha256sum -c abstractos-0.1-casimir-x86_64.iso.sha256
# abstractos-0.1-casimir-x86_64.iso: OKWhat comes next
The next milestone focuses on phone stability, the settings app, and our app SDK. Follow the roadmap on the Ethos page and tell us what breaks on the forums.
An operating system should get out of your way, whatever screen you are holding.
From the AbstractOS mission statement
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