Hardened-arch

Hardened Arch Linux (XFCE Edition) is a from-scratch, security-focused Arch Linux distribution built around a custom hardened kernel, XFCE 4.20, SDDM, and Limine.

Every component is deliberately audited rather than inherited wholesale — unnecessary attack surface (Flatpak, unused GPU drivers, heavyweight optional dependencies) is stripped out, while genuinely useful tools run standalone: Kate, Dolphin, and KMag work cleanly on XFCE via KDE Frameworks 6 without requiring Plasma. Firefox and Chromium are both included as official Arch builds. BlackArch's security-tools repository is pre-configured for testers and researchers.

Live media boots without a password prompt (physical possession already grants that access); installed systems require full, real authentication.

An active, alpha-stage project by a solo developer, welcoming testers. See KNOWN_ISSUES.md before reporting bugs, and BUILD_NOTES.md for technical detail.

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