Forgepoint Linux - forged from source, built as one.

A minimal Linux distribution built entirely from source, inside Docker.

This project is in early development and is not yet functional for general use.

• Desktop-focused: Built as a desktop operating system, with a graphical desktop environment as a first-class target.
• Source transparency: All source code comes from upstream git repositories. No tarballs, no binaries.
• Atomic builds: No package manager, no partial updates. The entire OS is built as one unit.
• Offline by design: No internet needed to install or build the OS once sources are downloaded.
• Privacy-respecting: No telemetry, no phoning home to update package repositories, no user age verification.
• Optimized builds: Compiled with -O3 -march=native for maximum performance on the build host's CPU.
• Self-hosted: The distribution can build itself with no external dependencies.
• English/US-only: Only English language and United States locale are supported.

• Bash
• Git
• Curl
• Docker
• QEMU with KVM support (to run the built OS in a virtual machine)

./build.sh           # Main mode: build from upstream git sources
./build.sh --lfs     # LFS mode: build following the Linux From Scratch book
./run.sh --iso       # Boot the ISO image in QEMU (graphical)
./run.sh --cli       # Boot the kernel + initramfs on a serial console
./run.sh --docker    # Run the initramfs as a Docker container

Sources are downloaded on the host first, then every build step runs offline inside a privileged container with --network none.

All artifacts are written to the output/ directory: