01 // SYSTEM
Linux at the core
System Edition targets a maintained Linux foundation with native Linux applications and a managed Wine/Proton compatibility layer for Windows software.
Hybrid operating system // 2026
ONE OS.THREE EDITIONS.
SWIR OS is being developed as a maintained Web Edition, a Windows Desktop Edition and a Linux-native System Edition with Live USB, guarded installation, native applications and managed Windows compatibility.
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SWIR OS // SYSTEM--:--
Files•••
Home
Documents
Downloads
Pictures
SWIR Packages
Documents
Downloads
Pictures
SWIR Packages
Connected platform
Web. Desktop. System.
Three editions share SWIR design and portable contracts where appropriate, while the System Edition replaces browser-only foundations with native Linux services and applications.
Current development direction
System Edition
The Linux-native edition now has a VM-verified UEFI Live USB path, a GTK4 installer that drives the guarded installation flow, and standalone graphical boot after the source USB is removed. Physical hardware qualification remains open.
💽 Live USB path
🧭 GTK4 installer
▣ Native Linux apps
◉ Driver & Hardware Center
◇ Package Provider
⌘ Wine / Proton layer
SWIR SYSTEM EDITION--:--
Installer status•••
UEFI VM VERIFIED
Live USB boot
GTK4 install flow
Detached disk boot
Live USB boot
GTK4 install flow
Detached disk boot
Built as a platform
More than a skin.
The preview reflects the verified architecture direction being developed in the dedicated SWIR_OS repository.
02 // INSTALL
Live USB to disk
The disposable UEFI VM path verifies USB-mass-storage boot, guarded target review, GTK4 installation, source-USB removal and installed graphical boot with persistence.
03 // HARDWARE
Driver Center
PCI/USB hardware detection, trusted driver sources, firmware status and journaled mutation foundations — without random binary driver downloads.
04 // PACKAGES
One software layer
SWIR Store and Package Core coordinate trusted distribution packages and managed compatibility profiles, with Flatpak/AppImage still gated as experimental paths.
05 // GLOBAL
Multilingual by design
Automatic locale detection, English fallback, RTL support and bundled language resources are part of the platform direction.
06 // SECURITY
Verified boundaries
Target-bound confirmation, source-media rejection, package trust, transaction journals, recovery and rollback boundaries are treated as core system features.
Development status
Building toward the real thing.
Latest verified milestone: System Edition now exports and verifies deterministic, privacy-minimized evidence bundles only from already-finalized real-hardware fwupd/LVFS qualification sessions. Evidence binds the exact reviewed plan, transaction, target firmware, verifier result and hashed host/boot identity, while explicitly refusing to claim cryptographic origin authentication or software proof of physical hardware. The roadmap remains 61/65 because a supported-device real-hardware qualification is still required; production package signing, a real signed GitHub stable/preview feed and physical Live USB qualification also remain open. Secure Boot and legacy BIOS remain unclaimed.