The Indium Frontier

Metris OS is a rolling-release distribution built upon Arch Linux, designed specifically for professional Wayland desktop environments. By focusing on the Budgie Desktop and the latest Mutter window manager, we offer a seamless, low-latency workstation experience.

Changelog / Release Notes

v26.03.12 March 12, 2026
  • Merged Linux Kernel 6.18.17-metris-lts
  • Updated NVIDIA 590 Open Kernel modules to stable
  • Fixed flicker on high-refresh rate displays in Budgie
  • Default ZSH theme updated with new Git status indicators
v26.02.01 February 01, 2026
  • Initial transition to Indium architecture repositories
  • Implemented the Metris-Settings centralized control panel
  • Budgie Desktop updated to 10.10 stable release

Technical Profile

System Internals
BaseArch Linux (Latest)
Kernel6.18.17-metris-lts
EnvironmentBudgie 10.10 (Native Wayland)
CompilerGCC 14.1 / LLVM 18

System Requirements

ComponentMinimumRecommended
RAM4 GB16 GB
CPUDual Core x86_64Quad Core 3.0GHz+
GPUVulkan 1.1 SupportVulkan 1.3 / NVIDIA 20xx+

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