A LINUX DESKTOP BY ASTRAOS

Work simply.
Explore securely.

AstraOS brings everyday office work, software development and responsible security learning into one Debian desktop, with a familiar Mac-inspired finish.

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Alpha preview: boot menu appears in QEMU; desktop startup and physical-PC compatibility are not yet verified. Try it in a virtual machine first.
Debian 13Linux base
XFCELightweight desktop
Local-firstPractice target
astraos-lab — terminal LOCAL SESSION
GUIDED PRACTICESIMULATED OUTPUT
[ demo ] local practice session
$ nmap -sV -p 8765 127.0.0.1
8765/tcp open  http-alt  (loopback lab)
$ sudo lynis audit system --quick
baseline review · inspect report
LAB TARGET: 127.0.0.1NO REMOTE SCAN RUNNING
⌁ AstraOS Security Workstation● Debian 13 · XFCE
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Guided by design
Examples explain scope before tools.

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A lab on your own machine
Practice target binds to loopback only.

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Built on Debian
Open tools, desktop you can inspect.

THE WORKSTATION

Familiar Linux.
AstraOS character.

A focused XFCE desktop with AstraOS identity, familiar window and workspace controls, office apps, a guided toolkit, and a practice site served only to your own computer.

01 / DESKTOP
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Linux at the foundation

Debian 13 and XFCE provide the system base. AstraOS adds a polished desktop workflow and familiar shortcuts while keeping Linux tools, packages and files accessible.

See platform notes
02 / PRACTICE
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Loopback lab target

Start a small sample website bound to 127.0.0.1. Nmap, Gobuster, and packet-capture examples stay pointed at this local practice target.

Explore the local lab
03 / DEFENSE
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Investigate and harden

Learn Linux audits, host firewall basics, system-call tracing, code review, and file-system forensics with clear guide rails.

Browse the toolkit

TOOLS WITH CONTEXT

One system.
Four learning tracks.

These tools are included for authorized defensive learning in the 0.2.1-alpha preview. Use them only on systems you own or have explicit permission to assess.

TRACK / 01
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Network visibility

Nmap · Wireshark · tcpdump · Gobuster

Loopback-first exercises
TRACK / 02
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App & binary analysis

Bandit · GDB · strace · ltrace · Binwalk

Your code and files
TRACK / 03
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Forensics foundations

YARA · The Sleuth Kit · Foremost

Images you own or may examine
TRACK / 04
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Linux defense

Lynis · UFW · auditd · Fail2ban

Review before changing settings
✓

Authorized learning only. No public-target scanning, credential guessing, traffic interception, or automated exploitation is built into the guided examples.

Read the usage rules

ALPHA PREVIEW · DESKTOP CHECK INCOMPLETE

AstraOS 0.2.1-alpha

The ISO is built with office apps, ad blocking, defensive defaults and a loopback practice site. Its BIOS boot menu appears in QEMU, but the desktop did not render in our check.

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Samir Levate, AstraOS project lead

PROJECT LEAD

AstraOS, built for focused work.

Samir Levate is developing AstraOS as a Debian-based desktop for office work, software development and responsible security learning.