AnduinOS Current GNOME
Review exact release details and current availability for AnduinOS Current GNOME.
About this target
- Release
- Current
- Desktop
- GNOME
- Architecture
- x86_64
- Availability
- Ready to launch
About AnduinOS
AnduinOS is a compact project with a single, clearly stated trick: it reshapes Ubuntu's GNOME desktop into a layout that mirrors current Windows conventions, with a centered taskbar, a start-style menu, and system controls arranged where a Windows user's eyes already go. Begun by an individual developer and kept deliberately small, it avoids inventing its own infrastructure; beneath the styling sits ordinary Ubuntu, with APT, deb packages, and the standard repositories, so documentation and software for Ubuntu apply directly. The point is easing the first weeks for people leaving Windows, without the deeper divergence larger Windows-alike projects attempt. Because it tracks Ubuntu bases, maintenance stays predictable, and users who outgrow the styling still have a normal Ubuntu underneath. An OpenFactory browser VM gives Windows refugees a no-risk look at whether the resemblance is close enough to help.
All AnduinOS releases and desktopsWhat happens when you press Try now
The button opens the OpenFactory console in a new tab and boots a fresh AnduinOS virtual machine from OpenFactory's verified source media. The session renders directly in the browser, so there is nothing to download and nothing to install on your computer.
Each visit gets its own machine with a fresh overlay over an immutable base image. Files, settings, and desktop changes behave normally inside the session and are discarded when it ends, so every visitor starts from the same clean AnduinOS Current GNOME.
How GNOME behaves in a browser VM
GNOME organizes work around the Activities overview: one keyboard-friendly surface for launching apps, switching windows, and searching. Current releases ship a curated GTK application set and a Wayland session by default.
Questions about this target
Is this an official AnduinOS image?
Yes. Launches boot from OpenFactory's verified copy of official AnduinOS media with the GNOME desktop. The catalog records where each source came from and when it was verified, and visitor sessions never modify the stored image.
Do changes persist between sessions?
No. Every launch runs on a fresh overlay over an immutable base image, and the machine state is discarded when the session ends. No visitor sees another visitor's changes, and every session starts from the same clean AnduinOS Current GNOME.
Can I get a customized AnduinOS instead of the stock demo?
Yes. The OpenFactory builder turns this release into your own image: pick packages, services, users, and hardening, then build it, test it in a browser VM, and download the result for real hardware.