The first public release is taking shape
Octlitch has reached the point where the core system, installer and desktop experience are working together as a complete distribution.
The project is based on Fedora and KDE Plasma, with Octlitch providing its own branding, themes, defaults and system configuration.
What is working
The current development image boots into the Octlitch live environment and can be installed to disk using the included installer.
KDE Plasma is configured with the Octlitch desktop experience, four included themes and a focused set of default applications.
System packages are managed through DNF, while Discover and Flathub provide a graphical way to install desktop applications.
Documentation
The Octlitch Handbook now covers installation, package management, hardware support, Steam, Proton and common troubleshooting steps.
The handbook is designed to remain straightforward and technical rather than becoming another marketing section of the website.
Before Alpha 1
There is still testing to complete before Octlitch 1.0 Alpha 1 is published.
The remaining work includes installation testing, hardware checks, release verification, final website work and preparing the public ISO download.