I just searched for more info, but definitely not for me as it includes Rust. So I will not be touching it. 
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It's very much alive and thriving. The people behind it a very skilled. The "leader"/anchor Rune Morling (dane like me) is one of the smartest people I have encountered and he also have people skills and coordinating people.
The GUI installation app is not up and running, so you have to do it by command, but it's good covered in the documentation. The repositories haven't been filled out with various apps. there are a bunch, but I have to rely on Flatpaks meanwhile. Sure you can build from source, it's quite easy with the system they have build up.
Even though it's rolling release, AerynOS dosn't release eg. KDE 6.0.0 but wait to it hit 6.0.2 then release from there, so most bugs are iron out before added to the repositories. And you can add your own personal local repository as well witth a few commands as well. Like PPAs for Ubuntu but just easier.
Rust all the way for me! Got Cosmic DE build on Rust and now also the system 
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Well, each to their own. 
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I like the excellent clarity of your icons @Storm .
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Frosted Glass stay readable,no so bad
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You didn't ask for my thoughts, but I have been working with AerynOS in parallel to my daily driver (Zorin 16) for the past several weeks. It does not behave as you would expect for an Alpha release. Stable and fast. I am intrigued by this distribution.
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OK, so having read Aravisian's insightful post on Rust, I will be trying a VM of AerynOS with Plasma 6.6.3, just for the **** of it!
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I'm still waiting that Areyn OS works with Ventoy to put it on my stick and test. Or are the problems with ventoy solved now? There is no new blog entry about this topic on the AerynOS site.
You could simply put it on the Stick and try it. When it shouldn't work, You can delete the ISO again.
What version are you running? Last time I checked it is/was at 1.16.
version 1.1.12
Glad I could provide insight. I have no desire to try out AerynOS, however.
There is much about it that looks interesting. The atomic package management, it's Rolling Release, yet easily reverted style.
However...
It also is Wayland Only. It won't work with X11 or Xlibre.
AerynOS is ambitious. But that also means it is strict and limited.
As a project to play with and explore on another computer - it could be interesting to delve into some of their ambitious ideas.
But as a computer to use? No...
The package selection is so limited and self contained away from other package systems, you will be delegated to relying on Snaps or Flatpak's heavily.
It is heavy in SystemD.
Even if you opt for a D.E. other than the dominating Gnome; you are still stuck with LibAdwaita.
Some of their ideas are grand. But I did not switch from Microsoft to GnuLinux only to be Controlled by GnuLinux instead of controlled by Microsoft.
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That's why I won't try it too...
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Just out of curiosity, I tried running it as a VM. It didn't play ball. I might as well have been trying to create a VM of SuSE Linux 9.3 Professional - which was at a time when some distros needed to see a physical drive. For me any OS that can't run as a VM is a non-starter.
@Aravisian, thanks for more detailed info. It is definitely a no go for me.
I came across an unusual situation on my systemd-free updates section:
libsystemd-shared
Posted on their forum as to whether I have somehow inadvertently installed udev and how to fix it. If parts of systemd are starting to rear their ugly heads I may have to move to Artix.
Thanks for that information. It will be coming off my list.
But having just done a search:
" Linux Mint has not caved in to age verification laws. As of mid-2026, the Linux Mint project has no official decision to implement age verification, and forum administrators have explicitly stated that there is no current issue regarding this topic.
While the upstream base Ubuntu (via Canonical) is reviewing compliance with laws like California’s AB 1043, and systemd has added optional fields for age data, Linux Mint developers and community members maintain that:
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No mandatory verification exists: The proposed laws rely on self-attestation (users entering their age), not ID checks, which can be easily bypassed or ignored.
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Technical barriers: The specific systemd component for age data (
systemd-userdbd) is not installed by default in Linux Mint, and removing core system components like systemd is considered technically unfeasible and risky for the distro. -
Community stance: Discussions on Reddit and forums indicate strong community resistance, with users noting that Linux’s open-source nature allows for easy circumvention (e.g., custom images or forks) if such features were ever forced upstream.
Other distros have taken varied approaches: MidnightBSD excludes California residents from its license, while Omarchy Linux and Adenix GNU/Linux have outright rejected compliance. Debian is investigating applicability, and Arch Linux remains silent.
AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts."
What does concern me is Debian's stance. That said forks can avoid this from Debian, such as Artix and others.
I cannot find any news on this... can you clarify or link to relevant material?
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