I began developing Zyphor OS on March 30, 2026 as a personal project to deepen my understanding of Linux system development and distribution engineering. Over the past few months, the project has evolved beyond an individual effort into a small but growing community, with contributors assisting through testing, bug reporting, design, documentation, and feature development. I sincerely appreciate everyone who has supported the project throughout its journey.
A significant milestone was reached on June 16, 2026, when the project’s development was migrated to the dedicated Zyphor OS GitHub account (https://github.com/zyphor-os-zyphor-os-desktop). On the same day, the first official documentation website was launched, and Zyphor OS v1.13.0-2026.06.16-r5 was released as the final stable version of the v1 series, marking the transition toward the Ada Lovelace LTS releases.
While Zyphor OS is still an evolving project, it has become an invaluable platform for exploring Linux internals, package management, repository infrastructure, system customization, and distribution maintenance. I welcome constructive feedback and suggestions from the Linux community as I continue improving the project.
Project information:
Project Name: Zyphor OS
Developer: Mark Jason P. Espelita
Project Website: https://zyphor-os.github.io
Source Repository: zyphor-os · GitHub
Latest Release: Zyphor OS v2.2.1 Ada Lovelace LTS
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Base Distribution: Debian
Desktop Environment: XFCE
Other Links:
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573426796629
Philosophy: zyphor-os-desktop/DOCUMENTATION/PHILOSOPHY.txt at main · zyphor-os/zyphor-os-desktop · GitHub
Philosophy Document: zyphor-os-desktop/DOCUMENTATION/ZyphorOSPhilosophy.docx at main · zyphor-os/zyphor-os-desktop · GitHub
Packages List and App Registry: zyphor-os-desktop/DOCUMENTATION/package-list at main · zyphor-os/zyphor-os-desktop · GitHub
Contributors: zyphor-os-desktop/CONTRIBUTORS.md at main · zyphor-os/zyphor-os-desktop · GitHub
License: zyphor-os-desktop/LICENSE at main · zyphor-os/zyphor-os-desktop · GitHub
Some of the custom tools and packages included in Zyphor OS:
- zyphor-updates - v8.0.0-r8-stable-release
- zyphor-whats-new - v21.0.1-r17-stable-release
- zyphor-os-release - v31.0.0-r15-stable-release
- zylearn - v2.0.0-r2-beta-release
- zyphor-cli - v5.0.0-r7-stable-release
- zyphor-command-center - v7.0.0-r3-stable-release
- zyphor-command-center-web - v1.1.0-r2-beta-release
- zyphor-repo-config - v3.0.0-r3-stable-release
- zysh - v3.0.1-r3-stable-release
- zyshell - v2.0.0 (ongoing maintenance)
- zycamera-launcher - v1.0.2-r3-stable-release
- zywelcome - v0.0.0 (unpublished)
- fastfetch-config-1 - v3.0.0-r2-stable-release
- grub-screensaver-1 - v3.0.0-r1-stable-release
- zyphor-display-mac-v1 - v1.0.11
- zyphor-wallpapers-default-2026-2027 - v1.0.1
- zyphor-wallpapers-nature - v1.1.0
- zyphor-wallpapers-pragmata - v1.2.0
