Pinux

An Arch-based Linux distribution with Hyprland, installed from one ISO by a guided installer. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Arch Linux.

Current image: pinux-public-light-2026.09.26.iso (check it against the .sha256 file).

What this release does

• Secure Boot stays ON. The ISO and the installed system boot through Microsoft-signed shim; the bootloader and kernels are signed. No BIOS visit, not even to install.
• Beside Windows. The installer finds Windows, shrinks it (default 30 GB) and installs next to it. GRUB switches between the two; Windows does not take over the boot.
• Offline install. By default nothing is downloaded during the install: the core system is on the ISO. Other programs install on their first launch.
• Btrfs with snapshots in the boot menu, optional LUKS encryption, no-password option.

Secure Boot: two blue screens, once per computer

Both are the same move in the blue MokManager screen: Enroll key from disk. A "Security Violation" box may come first: press Enter.

1. Booting the USB: any key > Enroll key from disk > (the USB) > EFI > BOOT > pinux-iso.cer > Continue > Yes > Reboot.
2. First boot after installing: any key > Enroll key from disk > (the disk) > EFI > Pinux > pinux.cer > Continue > Yes > Reboot.

Missed it? Nothing breaks - the same screen comes back on the next boot.

Install

Boot the USB, then run pinux-install and answer the questions. Before installing beside Windows: back up, and if BitLocker is on, either turn it off or shrink C: yourself in Disk Management and leave the space unallocated.

Status

Tested end to end in VirtualBox (UEFI, Secure Boot on, with and without Windows 11). Real hardware reports are welcome.

License: MIT for the Pinux scripts and configuration; packages keep their own licenses.