High-performance Arch Linux, refined for everyday development and gaming.
HiganveinOS pairs the CachyOS BORE kernel with KDE Plasma, proactive memory management, and a custom multi-boot installer that works alongside your existing operating systems.
Full KDE Plasma 6 desktop, ZRAM 2.5×, Gaming & Laptop suites, standard systemd stack.
Ultra-lean headless base. CachyOS BORE, Fish shell, ~300MB idle RAM, higan-core-installer.
Lean dependency-based init with elogind support. Fast boot & low daemon overhead.
Ultra-minimal Unix-philosophy supervisor. Minimalist RAM footprint (~120MB idle).
CachyOS BORE Kernel
Burst-Oriented Response Enhancer scheduler prioritizing interactive desktop tasks with reduced frame jitter.
ZRAM 2.5× & EarlyOOM
Compressed RAM swap using zstd (2.5× detected physical RAM) paired with earlyoom daemon to prevent system locks during high memory workloads.
Btrfs & Snapper GUI
Subvolumes (@, @home, @snapshots) with native ZSTD compression and 1-click Btrfs Assistant snapshot restore points.
Modular Init System
Freedom of choice: install with standard Systemd, ultra-lean OpenRC, or minimal Runit with automated kernel handoffs.
Intel · AMD · NVIDIA
Out-of-the-box Vulkan & media acceleration for Intel/AMD, plus automated Wayland DRM setup and official NVIDIA suite.
Paru AUR & Flatpak
Built-in Rust AUR helper, Flathub software center, Ptyxis terminal, and modular higan-bundle CLI stacks.
Developer Note & Issue Reporting
HiganveinOS is developed independently by D-P. We prioritize verifiable system stability over superficial feature additions. If you experience partition issues, driver regressions, or bootloader anomalies, open a GitHub Issue with your hardware configuration, system logs, and exact steps to reproduce.