Unapologetically Independent · Zero Telemetry · 100% Arch Power

The operating system that respects your hardware and your privacy.

Engineered for responsiveness and developer autonomy. Powered by the CachyOS BORE kernel, KDE Plasma 6, ZRAM 2.5×, and an architecture ready for Penta-Init freedom.

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Target Environments

Choose Your Architecture

Flagship and Core editions are verified Stable v1.0. Non-systemd modular inits are in active lab testing for Phase 2.

Flagship GUI Stable v1.0

Complete KDE Plasma 6 environment, CachyOS BORE kernel, auto-tuning laptop suite, Btrfs snapshot restores, and out-of-the-box Vulkan gaming acceleration.

~2.8 GB · Systemd Download ISO
Core CLI / Server Stable v1.0

Ultra-lean headless base for homelabs and development servers. ~316 MiB cold idle RAM, Fish shell, native paru helper, and bundled AI/Cyber toolsets.

~1.5 GB · Systemd Download ISO
OpenRC Edition Under Testing

Alpine/Gentoo style dependency-based init paired with official Artix services (dbus-openrc, elogind-openrc). Ultra-clean lifecycle.

~1.5 GB · OpenRC In Lab Verification
Runit Edition In Development

Minimalist Unix-philosophy supervisor modeled on Void Linux. Rapid stage 1/2/3 boot cycle with ~70 MiB idle RAM footprint.

~1.2 GB · Runit Phase 2 Target
Dinit Edition In Development

Modern fast C++ dependency graph service manager. Combines declarative dependency resolution with lean resource consumption.

~1.2 GB · Dinit Phase 2 Target
s6 Edition In Development

Skarnet high-reliability supervision suite with execline scripting. Fault-tolerant architecture engineered for zero-downtime nodes.

~1.2 GB · s6-rc Phase 2 Target
Engineering Principles

Built Different by Design

We reject telemetry, hidden analytics, and manufactured bloat. Every layer is inspectable and reproducible.

CachyOS BORE Scheduler

Burst-Oriented Response Enhancer kernel balances interactive task latency without starving compilation or background rendering threads.

Proactive Memory Defense

Automatic ZRAM swap (2.5× physical RAM via zstd) combined with tuned earlyoom kill policies. Eliminates hard UI freezes under heavy memory pressure.

Btrfs Instant Rollback

Standard subvolume topology (@, @home, @snapshots) integrated with Snapper GUI and GRUB snapshots for instant single-reboot disaster recovery.

Independent Attribution & Zero Telemetry Guarantee

HiganveinOS is engineered independently by D-P. We collect zero analytics, harvest zero telemetries, and place zero tracking cookies on your device. What runs on your machine stays entirely on your machine.