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SPACED LINUX · 10.26.6
Talk to your computer.
Keep it yours.
Spaced Linux is a free desktop that looks the way you are used to, comes with a voice assistant that runs on your own hardware, and never asks you to sign in to use your own PC.
THREE STEPS
Try it today. Install it when you are sure.
Spaced Linux runs straight from a USB stick. Nothing on your computer changes until you choose to install.
Put it on a USB stick
Any stick of 2 GB or more. Everything on the stick is erased.
On Windows use Rufus; on Windows, Mac or Linux use balenaEtcher. Choose the file you downloaded, choose the stick, press start.
Start your PC from the stick
Restart with the stick plugged in and pick it from the boot menu (often F12, F9 or Esc as the PC starts). No boot menu? Open the BIOS setup with F2 or Delete instead and move the USB stick to the top of the boot order. Spaced Linux opens as a complete desktop you can use straight away.
When you like it, the Install icon on the desktop puts it on your disk. Help with each step →
VOXA, THE VOICE OF SPACED LINUX
Say it. It happens.
“Voxa, open LibreOffice.” “Start dictation.” “Play some jazz.” “What time is it?” Voxa opens apps, types what you say, plays music, sets reminders and looks things up, and she hears you over your own speakers.
Speech recognition and the AI model run on your computer. No account, no subscription, and you choose the model.
See everything Voxa can do →COMING FROM WINDOWS?
Your PC still works. Keep using it.
Windows 10 is no longer supported, and many good computers are not allowed to run Windows 11. Spaced Linux runs on them, costs nothing, and can look like the desktop you already know: there are thirteen complete themes, including Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 11 styles.
Your files stay yours, updates never restart your PC without asking, and there is no advertising in the desktop.
See the themes →ONE DESKTOP. TWO AUDIENCES.
Easy to begin. Powerful enough to keep.
Spaced Linux removes needless friction for new users without hiding the operating system from people who want to understand and reshape it.
For beginners
A conventional desktop, clear menus, graphical installation, sensible controls, and modern applications through Flathub.
- Familiar single-panel workflow
- Calamares graphical installer
- Networking and audio ready
- Coordinated visual themes
For advanced users
A transparent Devuan base with sysvinit, plain-text configuration, Compiz controls, APT, Flatpak, and reproducible ISO builds.
- No systemd dependency
- Inspectable overlays and scripts
- Deep Compiz configuration
- Theme automation
- QEMU build and test targets
Systemd-freeDevuan Ceres with sysvinit
Compiz-firstEffects, workspaces, rules, compositing
Modern appsAPT plus Flatpak and Flathub
RebuildableVersion-controlled live-build workflow
THE ACTUAL DESKTOP
Not mockups. Spaced Linux in action.
These screenshots show published Spaced Linux environments: themed desktops, familiar productivity software, media tools, web browsing, and local AI workflows.
COMPIZ IS PART OF THE DESIGN
A desktop that moves with purpose.
Compiz is the primary window manager and compositor—not a novelty bolted on later. It provides fluid animation, workspace behavior, window organization, accessibility tools, keybindings, and the visual character of Spaced Linux.
Read the design documentation →HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT
Learn the desktop. Find the right app.
Spaced Welcome includes a concise Compiz quick start and task-based app suggestions. Each suggestion opens the exact app page in SpacedBazaar, ready to install.
Compiz quick start
Rotate the cube with Ctrl+Alt+left-drag and zoom with Shift+Super+mouse wheel. Use Shift+Print to capture an area.
Choose by task
Start with what you want to do—edit video, create graphics, record audio, play games, communicate, or write code.
Safe experimentation
After setup, check Timeshift for the “Fresh install” restore point and confirm snapshots work on your disk layout. Keep a separate backup of personal files.
CONTROL WITHOUT CHAOS
Built to be understood.
Transparent foundation
Devuan and sysvinit keep services and startup behavior conventional and scriptable.
Native and sandboxed apps
APT powers the system while Flatpak delivers current desktop software.
Plain-text configuration
Package groups, overlays, theme mappings, scripts, and defaults live in version control.
Reproducible images
Build, validate, boot, and test the ISO through documented Make and QEMU workflows.
A customization base
Replace artwork, alter packages, create focused editions, or fork a new distribution.
Independent by design
A practical desktop vision rather than a large vendor's appliance ecosystem.
SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LINUX
Help Spaced Linux keep moving.
Spaced Linux is independently developed. Donations help cover domain costs, build infrastructure, testing, artwork, and the time required to keep the distribution polished and useful.
BUILD IT YOURSELF
The complete distro lives in the repository.
Clone the project on a Debian- or Devuan-based host and build the same release image used by the project.
$ git clone https://github.com/crhy/spaced.git
$ cd spaced
$ make deps
$ make releaseREADY FOR MORE SPACE?