Omaxian
The Omarchy desktop on X11 — as a shell for your Debian, or as a whole OS
v1.1
Omaxian Shell
For the system you already have.
- Bar, dock, menu, themes and omarchy-* commands on i3
- AI agent usage meter and 50 UI languages
- Tested on Debian 13, Devuan Excalibur, Xubuntu 26
- One command to install, log out and back in
$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aozora/omaxian/main/bootstrap.sh | bash Get the shell →0.1 · Trans-Siberian Shaman Omaxian OS
A whole distribution, ready to boot.
- Based on Devuan 6 “Excalibur”: sysvinit, no systemd
- Omaxian as the default desktop, XFCE as an alternative
- Strata, Meeting Recorder, Monologue, Signed and Disktree
- Live USB and Calamares installer, BIOS and UEFI
Which one?
Omaxian carries the Omarchy shell to X11 / XLibre and i3, without Wayland or systemd. Install it as a shell on the Debian-family system you already run, or boot Omaxian OS, a Devuan-based distribution that ships it as the default desktop.
| Question | Shell | OS |
|---|---|---|
| You start from | Debian 13, Devuan or Xubuntu, already installed | A blank disk or a USB stick |
| Init system | Whatever yours is | sysvinit |
| X server | Your X11 or XLibre | XLibre |
| Apps | Yours, untouched | Strata and the community apps, plus optional groups |
| Get it | One curl command | ISO download |