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, ~316MB cold boot idle RAM, higan-core-installer, and bundled AI/Cyber suites.
Alpine/Gentoo dependency-based init, elogind seat manager, official Artix OpenRC suite (~120MB idle RAM).
Ultra-minimal Unix-philosophy supervisor. Stage 1/2/3 boot lifecycle, minimal RAM footprint (~70MB idle).
Modern fast C++ dependency graph service manager with zero monolithic bloat (~80MB idle).
High-reliability Skarnet process supervision suite (s6 + execline + skalibs) for zero-downtime nodes.
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.
Penta-Init Architecture
Freedom of choice: install with standard Systemd, shell-based OpenRC, ultra-fast Runit, modern C++ Dinit, or high-reliability s6 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.