Application isolation
Windows applications run sandboxed and AppArmor-confined, in per-application environments.
Boswas OSv1 Alpha
Your computer.The Boswas way.
A modern Linux desktop built by Boswas — designed around security, compatibility, control and a familiar desktop experience.
Try Boswas OS directly from a USB drive. No installation required.
- v1 Alpha
- x86_64 / AMD64
- Live ISO
- Debian 13 / Trixie
- KDE Plasma 6.3.6
01 Try it first
Try Boswas OS without installing it.
Create a bootable USB drive, start your computer from it, and launch a full Boswas OS Live Session without modifying your existing installation.
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Download the ISO
Boswas-OS-v1-alpha-amd64.iso · ~2.8 GB
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Create a bootable USB
Write the ISO with a raw image writer.
- 03
Boot into Boswas OS
Choose the USB drive from your boot menu.
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Install when you're ready
Start the installer from the Live Session.
Your existing OS can remain untouched while you explore the Live Session.
Nothing is written to your disk
· until you choose to install
02 Live Session
A complete desktop from a USB drive.
Boswas OS can run directly from a bootable USB drive. Explore the desktop, test hardware, connect to networks, launch applications, explore settings, and evaluate the experience before installation.
- Explore the full desktop
- Test your hardware
- Connect to Wi-Fi and networks
- Launch applications
- Explore the Control Center
- Install from the same USB
Live Session sign-in: user boswas · password live. Nothing is saved after shutdown.
Live SessionFull desktop experienceNo installation required
03 Boswas Control Center
One place to control your system.
The Boswas Control Center brings network, devices, applications, security, users and updates into a single, consistent system-management experience.
In the sidebar17 categories
Look & feel
- Personalization
- Display
- Sound
Connectivity
- Network
- Bluetooth
- Devices
Hardware
- Power
- Storage
Software
- Applications
- Windows Compatibility
- Updates
Protection
- Security
- Users
- Privacy
System
- System
- About Boswas OS
- Install Boswas OS
04 Windows Compatibility
Bring supported Windows applications with you.
Run supported Windows applications through a dedicated compatibility environment. Boswas OS includes a Wine-based environment for supported x86_64 Windows applications — each one installed, isolated and managed on its own.
Evolving in Alpha64-bit applications only
- 01Wine-based compatibilityBuilt on Wine 10 from Debian 13, for supported 64-bit (x86_64) Windows applications.
- 02Per-application environmentsEvery application gets its own prefix — never shared, owned by the user who installed it.
- 03Application isolationEach app runs in a bubblewrap sandbox under a dedicated AppArmor profile, never as root.
- 04Controlled accessNo access to your home folder or other apps by default; network and devices only when granted.
- 05Compatibility ManagerA graphical manager to install, launch, repair and remove Windows applications.
Compatibility environmentIllustrative
- Applicationsetup.exe · x86_64Supported 64-bit Windows app
- CheckedArchitecture · catalog · policyBefore anything runs
- EnvironmentOwn prefix per applicationNever shared, never root
- Isolationbubblewrap sandbox + AppArmorFolders, network, devices on grant
- RuntimeWine 10 compatibility layerFrom Debian 13
- SystemBoswas OSDebian 13 · Linux 6.12
32-bit installerDeclined before anything is created or run
Compatibility depends on the application. Not every Windows program is supported, and Windows applications do not run natively.
05 Security
Security is part of the system.
Security is treated as a core part of the Boswas OS architecture — built from documented Debian mechanisms, enabled by default and reported plainly, so you can see what is protected and what is not.
The welcome banner reports the release, session and security posture — including components that run degraded in a Live Session, rather than hiding them.
Security policies
AppArmor mandatory access control, an inbound-deny nftables firewall and audit rules for privileged changes.
Encrypted installation
The installer sets up full-disk encryption (LVM inside LUKS2) and keeps the root account locked.
Security visibility
The boswas status tool reports each control as pass, warning or fail — including what the Live Session can't enforce.
Controlled permissions
Administrative access goes through an explicit administrator account with sudo — no hidden accounts.
Fewer open doors
No SSH server by default, and security-only updates installed automatically from Debian.
User management
Accounts you can see and control.
Manage accounts, account types, passwords and profile pictures from the Users page. On an installed system, the administrator is the account you create during setup; the root account stays locked.
06 Personalization
A desktop with its own identity.
Boswas OS is drawn from the Boswas Group mark — its navy, its gold and its horizon. Pick a Boswas preset in one click, or fine-tune each part of the desktop yourself.
- Boswas HorizonDeep navy with the logo's gold — the default.Dark
- Boswas MidnightNear-black surfaces and a muted gold, for low glare.Dark
- Boswas AuroraNavy lit by aurora light and an ice-blue accent.Dark
- Boswas SlateCalm slate grey-blue with a silver accent.Dark
- Boswas CarbonBlack surfaces and bright gold, high contrast.Dark
- Boswas PearlIvory and pearl with gold highlights and navy text.Light
07 Why Boswas OS
Built around control.Designed around the user.
Boswas OS exists to give people a desktop they can trust and understand: one that protects by default, explains its own state, and still runs the software they rely on.
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Secure
Encryption, confinement and a firewall are defaults of the system, not optional extras.
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Practical
Try it from USB, keep your current system, and install only when it fits your work.
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Modern
KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland, on a current Debian 13 base and Linux 6.12 kernel.
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Customizable
Six Boswas presets, or fine-tune each part of the desktop yourself.
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Compatible
Supported Windows applications run in a dedicated, isolated compatibility environment.
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User-focused
One Control Center for the whole system, and status reports written to be read.
08 Inside Boswas OS
The real thing, screen by screen.
Unedited captures from the Boswas OS v1 Alpha Live Session — the same build you can download today.
01Desktop — The Boswas desktop with the Control Center and account management open.
09 Specifications
Boswas OS v1 Alpha.
A current Debian base, the KDE Plasma 6 desktop on Wayland and a long-term Linux kernel — as reported by the release itself.
- Release
- v1 AlphaBuild 1.0~alpha3
- Base
- Debian 13 / TrixieDebian stays upstream
- Desktop
- KDE Plasma 6.3.6KDE Frameworks 6.13.0 · Qt 6.8.2
- Kernel
- 6.12.1116.12.111+deb13-amd64
- Architecture
- x86_64 / AMD6464-bit only
- Display
- WaylandGraphics platform
- Distribution
- Live + InstallableBIOS and UEFI boot
- Release stage
- AlphaUnder active development
Before you install
Made for modern x86_64 PCs and laptops.
Hardware requirements are still being finalized during the Alpha phase. These figures come from the current Boswas OS hardware compatibility list. Compatibility may vary based on:
- GPU
- Wi-Fi chipset
- Bluetooth
- Storage controller
- UEFI / firmware
- Secure Boot
- Vendor-specific hardware
The Live Session is the best way to check your hardware before installing.
- Processor
- x86_64 / AMD64Required — the only build target
- Memory
- 8 GB minimum16 GB recommended · 4 GB boots the Live Session
- Storage
- 32 GB minimumSSD or NVMe recommended
- Firmware
- UEFI recommendedBIOS boots; Secure Boot supported
- Graphics
- Intel or AMDNVIDIA with the open nouveau driver only
- USB drive
- 8 GB or largerIts contents are replaced
10 Installation
Try it first. Install when you're ready.
The installer is on the same USB drive as the Live Session. When you're ready, it walks you through language, account, disk and encryption — step by step.
- 01
Download the ISO
Get Boswas-OS-v1-alpha-amd64.iso (~2.8 GB). The SHA-256 checksum is published on the release page.
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Write it to a USB drive
Use a raw image writer — Rufus in “DD image” mode on Windows, balenaEtcher, or dd on Linux.
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Boot from USB
Open your firmware's boot menu and choose the USB drive. Boot in UEFI mode; Secure Boot can stay on.
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Launch the Live Session
It starts automatically after a few seconds. A safe-graphics entry is there for problematic GPUs.
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Explore Boswas OS
Use the desktop, apps and Control Center. Nothing is saved, and your disk is left untouched.
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Start the installer
Choose Install Boswas OS. You set the administrator account and the disk-encryption passphrase.
Alpha software — back up important data before installation.
Installing Boswas OS erases the disk you select and sets it up with full-disk encryption. Keep your encryption passphrase safe: it is needed at every boot.
11 Download
Latest Alpha Release
Boswas OS v1 Alpha
Boswas-OS-v1-alpha-amd64.iso · build 1.0~alpha3
- x86_64 / AMD64
- ~2.8 GB
- Live ISO
- Installable
Download ISO (v1 Alpha · x86_64 / AMD64 · ~2.8 GB, opens the download in a new tab)Release notes View source
The ISO is currently hosted on Google Drive. You can try Boswas OS directly from a bootable USB before installing it. The SHA-256 checksum and build manifest are published on the release page.
Boswas OS
Start from a USB drive.Stay when you're ready.
Download Boswas OS, boot the Live Session and see it on your own hardware — your current system stays exactly as it is.