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What's Included

Introduction 2026-04-01

Shanios comes fully equipped with a comprehensive software stack, carefully curated for desktop computing, development, gaming, and professional workloads. Everything works out of the box—no configuration required.

System Foundation

  • Base: Arch Linux with rolling release updates, latest stable kernel with Intel and AMD microcode
  • Firmware: Comprehensive collection split by vendor: AMD GPU, Atheros, Broadcom, Cirrus, Intel, MediaTek, NVIDIA, Radeon, Realtek, and others
  • Bootloader: systemd-boot with UEFI and Secure Boot support
  • Boot Graphics: Plymouth with BGRT theme (displays manufacturer logo during boot)
  • Initramfs: dracut with full UKI (Unified Kernel Image) generation via gen-efi
  • Filesystem: Btrfs with compression, CoW snapshots, automated maintenance and continuous background deduplication via bees
  • Encryption: LUKS2 (cryptsetup), fscrypt, ecryptfs-utils, gocryptfs
  • Network Storage: NFS client/server, Samba/CIFS, SSHFS
  • Updates: Atomic deployment via shani-deploy with automatic rollback on failed boot

Security

  • Mandatory Access Control: AppArmor enabled by default with policies enforced at boot
  • Firewall: firewalld active with pre-configured rules for KDE Connect and Waydroid
  • Intrusion Prevention: fail2ban for automated log-based banning
  • TPM: tpm2-tools and tpm2-tss for hardware security module interaction
  • Smart Card & Hardware Keys: opensc, ccid, libfido2 (FIDO2/U2F security keys)
  • Remote Access: OpenSSH 10.x, Tailscale mesh VPN, cloudflared zero-trust tunnels
  • VPN Protocols: OpenVPN, WireGuard, L2TP, PPTP, strongSwan/IKEv2, Cisco AnyConnect, SSTP, Fortinet SSL, Cisco VPNC — all pre-installed

Desktop & Applications

  • Desktop Environment: GNOME or KDE Plasma (chosen at download), Wayland-first with full X11 compatibility
  • Pre-installed Apps (both editions): Vivaldi browser, OnlyOffice, Gear Lever, Warehouse, Flatseal, Pods, BoxBuddy
  • KDE extras: Kate, Okular, Gwenview, Elisa, Haruna, Kamoso, KolourPaint, and games
  • GNOME extras: Papers, Loupe, Showtime, Decibels, GNOME Text Editor, Gnote, Meld, Boxes, and games
  • Package Formats: Flatpak (primary, from Flathub, auto-updates every 12 hours), AppImage via Gear Lever, Nix package manager (pre-installed)
  • Containers: Podman (rootless), podman-docker, buildah, skopeo, Distrobox, LXC, LXD, Apptainer, Snap

Multimedia

  • Audio: PipeWire 1.4.x with full ALSA, JACK, and PulseAudio compatibility; WirePlumber session manager
  • Audio Codecs: FLAC, OPUS, Vorbis, MP3, AAC, AC3/DTS, ALAC, Speex, SBC, LDAC, aptX, LC3, WavPack
  • Video: Complete GStreamer plugin suite; FFmpeg (full build); AV1, HEVC, VP8/VP9, H.264, H.265, AVIF, HEIF, JPEG XL, WebP
  • Image Processing: ImageMagick, camera RAW via libraw; HDR via libplacebo and libdovi

Graphics Drivers & APIs

  • OpenGL/GLES: Mesa 3D 25.x for Intel, AMD, NVIDIA (nouveau), and software rendering
  • Vulkan: Drivers for Intel, AMD, NVIDIA open, software, VMs, DirectX-on-Vulkan, Qualcomm, Apple Silicon
  • Hardware Video Acceleration: Intel iHD driver, NVIDIA open kernel module, VDPAU, VA-API
  • Hybrid Graphics: nvidia-prime (PRIME render offload), switcheroo-control

Printing & Scanning

  • Print System: CUPS 2.4 with filters, PDF printer, network browsing, ipp-usb for driverless printers
  • Printer Drivers: HP, Epson, Brother, Canon, and generic PCL drivers
  • Scanning: SANE with sane-airscan (driverless network scanning via IPP)

Networking

  • Connection Management: NetworkManager 1.54.x, ModemManager (3G/4G/5G), wpa_supplicant
  • Mesh VPN / Tunneling: Tailscale, cloudflared
  • DNS & Discovery: dnsmasq, openresolv, Avahi (mDNS/DNS-SD)
  • Web Server: Caddy 2.10.x with automatic HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
  • Remote Desktop: FreeRDP client; kRDP/kRFB (KDE); gnome-remote-desktop (GNOME)

Gaming

  • Controllers: 8BitDo, PlayStation DS3/DS4/DualSense, Xbox, Nintendo Switch Pro, Joy-Cons, and many more
  • Racing Wheels: Logitech, Thrustmaster, Fanatec with full force feedback
  • RGB Peripherals: OpenRGB udev rules for keyboards, mice, headsets, fans from all major manufacturers
  • GameMode: Auto-applies CPU governor, I/O priority, and GPU performance mode when games are launched

Shell Experience

  • Default Shell: Zsh 5.9 with fish-style syntax highlighting, autosuggestions, and history substring search
  • Prompt: Starship — fast cross-shell prompt with git integration
  • Smart History: McFly — neural network command history search
  • Fuzzy Finder: FZF — integrated into Zsh for Ctrl+R, Ctrl+T, and Alt+C
  • Alternatives: Bash 5.3 and Fish 4.5 also installed

Fonts & Accessibility

  • Fonts: Noto fonts family (including CJK, emoji), TTF Hack; Indian language support (Devanagari, Tamil, Telugu, etc.) pre-configured
  • Input Methods: IBus with typing booster, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Indic scripts
  • Accessibility: Orca screen reader, espeak-ng TTS, brltty (braille), speech-dispatcher