Lilidog

Lilidog Linux is a lightweight, full featured distribution based on Debian stable with the Openbox window manager. Both X11, and Wayland versions are based on Debian 13 Trixie.

Available versions:
Lilidog - Comes with everything necessary to get started. Use this version if looking for an out of the box computing experience with everything you need.

Beardog - The 'bare' version of Lilidog, without Lightdm, but the option to install Lightdm and most of the other features of the full version. A great way to get a lightweight environment with all the features you want.

Waydog - A Wayland based release with Labwc, Sway, and Waybar. A fun release that shows the potential future with Wayland and small window managers. Waydog will eventually take the place of Lilidog as the primary distribution offered.

Click on "Files" and then "Releases" for all download options. Click on the “i” information icon next to the file to show its checksum.

Features

Customized WMs also available through the LD installers. Awesome, i3, JWM, and SOWM
Multiple themes can be toggled on the fly and changed as needed. Apply your own custom colors.
Autologin, notification sounds, gamma control, transparency, and other utilities.
X11 and Wayland versions available. See the Waydog Readme, or look in the discussion forum for more information.
Installer options for Backport sources, Google Earth, custom kernels, Snap, and more.
Extremely lightweight and full featured making for a complete setup to use however you like.

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License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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jesito Posted 2025-10-21

Outstanding distro, well engineered, caring with all details.
bigriverguy Posted 2025-10-01

Just tried the Trixie version. Great!
tolt Posted 2025-08-23

The best OpenBox! The work is amazing! I hope at 'trixie'!
dookieshoes Posted 2025-07-24

My personal all time favorite. Great openbox implementation and great scripts for other window mangers along with a wonderful suite of easy customization options. SUPER stable and absolutely something that was a work of art. I genuinely hope to see a trixie upgrade but, more importantly I hope Sleek is doing great and thank him for the efforts across multiple projects
amol2019 Posted 2025-04-19

Excellent distro out of the box for beginners ! Keep up the good work.

Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

X Window System (X11)

Registered

2021-02-13

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