ENux 5.3.1

Welcome to ENux 5.3.1, a Debian-based Linux distribution with Bedrock Linux integrated.

What is ENux?

ENux 5.3.1 is a Debian-based distribution with Bedrock Linux on top, and is the first ever Linux distribution that has Bedrock Linux pre-installed.

This configuration allows you to use multiple mainstream Linux package managers on a single system:

• dpkg / apt (Debian)
• apk (Alpine)
• xbps (Void)
• dnf / rpm (Fedora / Red Hat)
• zypper (openSUSE)
• emerge / portrage (Gentoo)
• pacman (Arch)
• enux (Package Manager Manager)
• nix (NixOS)

Conflict resolution:
Bedrock Linux handles most compatibility headaches. For beginners, enux simplifies package management into one easy-to-use tool. Note: nix isn't a part of brl/pmm, it is independent

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Features

• Debian base for stability and reliability
• Bedrock Linux pre-installed
• Access to multiple package managers on one system
• Unified enux tool for simplified package management
• A nice ENux Welcome CLI program
• Lightweight XFCE desktop for performance
• Clean, minimal, and beginner-friendly setup
• Our own Linux 7.0-rc2-enux-enux kernel, ensuring you got the latest bleeding edge hardware and firmware support
• Created with our own ISO Creator tool

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Difference Between ENux 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0 and 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.1.1, 5.2.1 and 5.3.1

ENux 1.0

• Multi-step installation process
• Required running Calamares, then ENux Finaliser Phase 1, then Finaliser Phase 2
• Bedrock Linux installed after the base system

ENux 2.0

• Bedrock Linux is downloaded and installed directly during Calamares using wget and --hijack
• Installation reduced to a single main step
• Only one Finaliser is required to brl fetch the stratas

ENux 2.1

• ENux Finaliser now runs automatically as a first-boot script
• Keeping the .desktop shortcut to manually access the Finaliser
• Bug fixes and improvements to the Finaliser
• Improved system branding and metadata
• Overall installation flow is smoother and more polished

ENux 3.0

• Added support for Centos 10-stream, giving you a more stable and long term dnf support
• Added openSuse Tumbleweed support, now you can use zypper too.
• Removed Fedora, because ENux used to use Fedora 41 and it is almost EOL
• The Finalizer isn't a hybrid first-boot script with a .desktop shortcut. It is returned to old fashioned .desktop shortcut installation.

ENux 4.0

• Added support for NixOS's nix package manager
• Changed the live username from "enux" to "ENux", making the username look more polished
• Changed the live hostname from "enux" to "ENux-Live-System", making the user feel more like in a live system
• Now using Cinnamon's Lightdm, giving you a simpler, less flashy experience

ENux 4.5

• Switched from Debian's 6.12.57-deb13+amd64 kernel, to 6.18.5-enux kernel
• The kernel experience will stay the same
• The overall user experience got more polished

ENux 5.0

• Created an ENux Welcomer first boot CLI script, that installs recommended packages, tells you what ENux is, brl fetches + adds nix and let's you test a package manager (xbps)
• Replaced ENux Finalizer with ENux Welcomer
• Fixed some minor bugs from Calamares, enuxfetch and config.jsonc for enuxfetch
• Using zstd compression instead of xz for faster boot speeds

ENux 5.0.1

• Introducing the ENux Package Manager, a nice tool that uses "pmm" as for the backend
• Improved the visuals on the terminal

ENux 5.1.1

• ENux 5.1.1 is the first ever Linux distribution that has Bedrock Linux pre-installed
• This version was created with our own tools such as the ENux ISO Creator, that uses ENuxbootstrap, and other tools on the backend
• ENux 5.1.1 also replaced Calamares, with our own installer, which is both avaible on CLI and TUI
• The ISO size is only 1.04 GB, compared to 5 GB on ENux 5.0.1
• ENux 5.1.1 now uses Linux kernel 7.0-rc2-enux-enux, ensuring you have the latest hardware and firmware support
• We've switched from CentOS to Fedora, ensuring you have the latest and cutting-edge software support
• Fixed minor bugs on the ENux Package Manager
• Fixed minor bugs on branding

ENux 5.2.1

• Thank you all for 1000 downloads for Sourceforge. In honor to that, we've released ENux 5.2.1.
• ENux 5.2.1 has easier networking with support for "plug and play" WiFi, and has Firefox pre-installed.
• Switched from 7.0-rc2-enux-enux to 7.0-rc4-enux-enux kernel, for more hardware and firmware support.
• Improved the ENux Installer and ENux Welcomer

ENux 5.3.1

• Fixed a major bug on the ENux Installer.
• Welcome Linux 7.0. To celebrate the release of Linux 7.0 Stable, ENux has switched from Linux kernel 7.0.0-rc4-enux-enux to 7.0.0-enux kernel

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Hardware Requirements

Minimum:

• CPU: x86_64-v2 (Required for CentOS fetch)
• RAM: 550 MB
• Storage: 25 GB

Recommended:

• CPU: Dual-core
• RAM: 800 MB
• Storage: 35 GB

High-end:

• CPU: Quad-core
• RAM: 1 GB
• Storage: 45+ GB

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Installation Guide

1. Download the ENux 5.1.1 ISO:
2. ENux-5.3.1.iso
3. ENux-5.3.1.iso (Sourceforge)

4. ENux-5.3.1.iso (GitHub)

5. Flash the ISO to a USB drive using tools such as Rufus or Balena Etcher.

6. Boot from the USB drive and run the ENux Installer (CLI/TUI).

7. After installation and reboot, and the ENux Welcomer will welcome you

Known Behaviors

ENux Welcomer Mirroring

During the ENux Welcomer, Bedrock Linux strata(s) are fetched from external mirrors.

In rare cases, strata fetching may fail due to:

• Temporary mirror outages
• Slow or unstable internet connections
• Regional mirror availability issues

If this happens, you can try brl fetching the strata again with different mirrors No system reinstallation is required.

Once the strata are fetched successfully, ENux is fully ready to use.

LightDM Not Appearing After Installation

In rare cases of ENux Installation, LightDM couldn't be fully setup. Therefore after installation, you may be on the TTY terminal.

In order to get to XFCE, you must run

• startx

after you log in

WiFi Not Working Out of the Box

When you first boot into ENux, you'll see that there is no WiFi on ENux. In order to get WiFi, do these steps:

• You need internet to do the steps below, so temporarily stream your phone's internet via USB tethering. Don't worry, with USB tethering you can stream your phone's WiFi.
• Then, we need to see if the kernel see's your WiFi card. Open up the terminal and type lspci -nnk | grep -iA 3 net If it says "Kernel driver in use", your hardware is recognized, but the network service isn't running. If it says "Kernel modules" but no "driver in use", you are missing the firmware.
• First, install the firmware by running sudo apt install linux-firmware firmware-linux-nonfree firmware-[output of lsspci -nnk | grep -iA 3 net (for example iwlwifi)] Warning, you may need to addnon-freeandnon-free-firmwareto your/etc/apt/sources.list`
• After installing the firmwares, enable Network Manager by running sudo systemctl enable --now NetworkManager
• We recommend you also run sudo modprobe -r [output of lsspci -nnk | grep -iA 3 net (for example iwlwifi)] && sudo modprobe [output of lsspci -nnk | grep -iA 3 net (for example iwlwifi)] to load the kernel modules
• Once that's all done, run ip a, if you see wlan(...) then your WiFi is initiliazed
• To connect to your WiFi Network, run nmtui and go to Activate a Connection. Select your WiFi router, and enter its password.
• After connecting to the network, sanity check if its running or not by running ping emirpasha.com. If you see something like:

PING www.emirpasha.com (2606:4700:3033::6815:50c3) 56 data bytes

64 bytes from 2606:4700:3033::6815:50c3: icmp_seq=1 ttl=59 time=4.27 ms

it means your WiFi is working.

Dev Notes

• The username on the live system is ENux
• The password on the live system is enux

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues:

• Visit r/ENux on Reddit
• Ask questions, report bugs, or share feedback with the community