DAYLIGHT GNU/LINUX · 5.0.0-rc.2

Your Raspberry Pi.
A different horizon.

A Fluxbox desktop, Rust tools and a sunrise identity for your 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS. Free software, yours to customise, installed with APT.

Start on Raspberry Pi Explore the desktop

Raspberry Pi first. A PC live image to explore.

Raspberry PiARM64 / Raspberry Pi OS

FluxboxA desktop of your own

RustTools on demand

GPLv3Free and open

TAKE A LOOK

A small computer.
Room to make it yours.

Raspberry Pi is at the heart of the project. Add Daylight to 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS: choose the desktop, or just the tools on a headless machine.

PC live-edition screenshot: a desktop preview, not a Raspberry Pi performance measurement.

For curious minds.

Rediscover Linux

A straightforward menu, a terminal close at hand and readable configuration files. Explore a desktop you can understand.

Make your Pi your own

Choose a landscape, a Conky profile and your tools. Keep Raspberry Pi OS as the foundation instead of replacing everything.

Build with the project

Read the Rust, test on your hardware and contribute an improvement. Curious beginners and experienced users are welcome.

Why Daylight?Join the project

01 / USE DAYLIGHT

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi is at the heart of the project. Add Daylight to 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS: choose the desktop, or just the tools on a headless machine.

Start on Raspberry Pi

02 / EXPLORE DAYLIGHT

PC live: for testing

No Raspberry Pi at hand? This Debian AMD64 live ISO lets you discover and test the desktop on a PC or virtual machine without installing Daylight. It is not a Raspberry Pi image.

Explore the PC live demo

Start with a plan.

Download and inspect the script. Without --yes, it installs nothing.

Installation guide

curl -fsSLo daylight-install.sh https://daylightlinux.ch/install.sh
less daylight-install.sh
sh daylight-install.sh --desktop --plan

Before you start

Raspberry Pi or PC: which version?

To use Daylight on your Pi, install the packages on 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS. The AMD64 PC live image is a desktop demonstration, not a Raspberry Pi SD-card image.

Which systems are supported?

The current version targets Debian 12/13 and compatible 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS (ARM64). The core has run on Raspberry Pi 4. That does not certify every board, display and driver combination. 32-bit ARM is not supported.

Must I reinstall Raspberry Pi OS?

No: Daylight adds packages to a compatible existing system. Back up your data and review the installation plan. The desktop uses a separate X11 session and does not automatically replace your current session.

Release candidate: review the validation record before installing on an important machine.

All answers →

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Discover Daylight, share your desktop and help make it better.

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Your Raspberry Pi.A different horizon.

A small computer.Room to make it yours.