Minimal, fast, and ARM-native. Install only what you need. Powered by an offline AI assistant and a custom CLI that makes development effortless.
Rune OS ships with a curated set of tools. You choose what to install at setup time.
Built on Ubuntu 24.04 Noble. Runs natively on ARM laptops, Apple Silicon via UTM, and Raspberry Pi 5.
GTK4 graphical installer lets you pick your dev stack before anything is installed. Keep the ISO lean.
Ollama + Llama 3.2 runs fully offline. Ask questions, explain errors, generate commit messages — no internet required.
A custom package manager wrapping apt. Install bundles, manage packages, and talk to AI — all in one tool.
When any terminal command fails, the AI automatically explains what went wrong and suggests the fix.
KDE Plasma with WhiteSur theme, Papirus icons, custom wallpaper, and Plymouth boot splash — all Rune branded.
The first stable release. ARM64 only. Based on Ubuntu 24.04 Noble LTS.
Rune OS takes about 10 minutes to install. You'll need a USB drive (8GB+) or a VM like UTM.
Grab the latest Rune OS ARM64 ISO from the download section above. Verify the checksum to ensure integrity.
For physical hardware, flash the ISO to a USB drive using balenaEtcher or dd. For UTM on Apple Silicon, create a new Linux VM and select the ISO as the boot drive.
Boot from the USB or ISO. The Rune OS graphical installer will launch automatically. If it doesn't, double-click "Install Rune OS" on the desktop.
The installer shows 8 developer bundles. Check the ones you want — only selected packages will be installed. You can add more later with rune bundle install.
Enter your username, password, and hostname. The installer will set everything up and reboot into your new Rune OS system.
Open a terminal. You'll see the Rune OS welcome message with system info and key shortcuts. Run rune help to get started.
The rune CLI is Rune OS's custom package manager and AI assistant. It wraps apt with a clean interface and adds AI superpowers.
| Command | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| rune install <pkg> | Install any apt package | package |
| rune remove <pkg> | Remove an installed package | package |
| rune update | Update all installed packages | package |
| rune search <query> | Search available packages | package |
| rune info <pkg> | Show package details | package |
| rune clean | Remove unused packages and free space | package |
| rune bundles | List all available developer bundles | bundle |
| rune bundle install <name> | Install a complete dev bundle (web, java, devops...) | bundle |
| rune ai "question" | Ask the offline AI assistant anything | AI |
| rune ai chat | Start an interactive AI conversation | AI |
| rune explain <file> | Explain what a file or command does | AI |
| rune commit | Generate a git commit message from your diff | AI |
| rune why "error" | Explain a Linux error and suggest a fix | AI |
Each bundle installs a complete, curated set of tools for a development domain. No dependency hunting.
Answers to the most common issues and questions about Rune OS.
rune install <package-name> for individual packages, or rune bundle install <bundle-name> for full dev stacks. Run rune bundles to see all available bundles.rune bundle install ai-toolsrune update in the terminal. This updates all installed packages from Ubuntu's repos. Rune OS is based on Ubuntu 24.04 Noble LTS so you get 5 years of security updates.python3 /opt/rune-installer/installer.pyrune why "your error message" for instant AI-powered explanations.