About

A long journey, nearly two years in the making

WarpnixOS started as an idea about keeping old laptops useful and enjoyable. It was planned for Scratch, prototyped in PenguinMod, and eventually built as a real Xubuntu remaster. Thank you for looking at it — and hopefully trying it out.

Project facts

Creator
Yusuf Ali
Initial release
July 20, 2026
Development machine
VirtualBox VM on Zorin OS / ThinkPad T410
Remaster engine
Penguins' Eggs (Krill CLI installer framework)
Based on
Xubuntu Linux (Canonical)
Target hardware
Light-to-medium spec computers on standard hardware

Community & links

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Credits

Created by

  • Yusuf Ali

Beta tested by

  • M.S.
  • M.Q.
  • S.F.A
  • E.F.A

Built with

  • Zorin OS — Azorinsoft Group
  • VirtualBox — Oracle Corporation
  • Xubuntu Linux — Canonical
  • GitHub — Microsoft / GitHub Inc.

Originally prototyped in

  • PenguinMod — GarboMuffin and contributors
  • Scratch — Scratch Foundation, MIT Media Lab

PenguinMod contributors

  • howierdata9978
  • JoshAtticus
  • enderhacker
  • FreshPenguin112
  • Ianyourgod
  • RedMan13
  • tnix100

License

  • GNU General Public License v3.0