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--- arms:anix [2025/09/16 00:00] – [Other Components:] Humphrey Boa-Gart
+++ arms:anix [2025/11/01 03:58] (current) – [Multimedia:] standardizing audio stack on pipewire Bruce Dackler
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 ====== ANIX ======
-The **ORL Anonymous Information Computing System** //(or **“ANIX”**)// is an experimental operating system being developed by the AMI [[https://labs.bestpoint.institute/|Operations Research Laboratories]]. It is being developed expressly for the infosec market, developers, and Linux powerusers.
+The **ORL Anonymous Information Computing System** //(or **“ANIX”**)// is an experimental operating system being developed by the AMI [[https://labs.bestpoint.institute/|Operations Research Laboratories]]. It is being developed expressly for the infosec market, developers, hobbyists, Linux powerusers, and those who value the [[tactics:unix-philosophy|Unix Philosophy]].
-It foremost will be a **pentesting OS**, rigged up with all sorts of fun essential tools that every script kiddie and aspiring professional should have, that you can boot from a keydrive. It will also be a secure everyday OS that you can install to your laptop or home computer. Its spirit will be expressed with a sleek minimalist interface geared towards professionals who want to get things done quickly without software bloat and clunky design getting in the way.
+It foremost will be a **pentesting OS**, rigged up with all sorts of fun essential tools that every script kiddie and aspiring professional should have, that you can boot from a keydrive. It will also be a secure daily driver that you can install to your laptop or home computer. Its spirit will be expressed with a sleek minimalist interface geared towards professionals who want to get things done quickly without software bloat and clunky design getting in the way.
 [{{ :arms:goattux.png?250|The only OS //guaranteed// to help you find gaping holes.}}]ANIX currently only exists in prototypical //“Research ANIX”// form. Some components like the [[gh>https://github.com/HumphreyBoaGart/dotfiles|GUI]] are already being distributed, whereas other components are still bound to their owner's local machines. Other parts, such as an installer or RISC-V port, are still completely theoretical.
-In order to further the development of ANIX, the Anonymous Military Institute is currently running the Research ANIX program. By following //(and field testing)// the [[arms:anix#single-anix-specification|Single ANIX Specification]], you too can build it you own //“ANIX-Spec”// operating system at home.
+In order to further the development of ANIX, the Anonymous Military Institute is currently running the Research ANIX program. By following //(and field testing)// the [[arms:anix#single-anix-specification|Single ANIX Specification]], you too can build you own //“ANIX-Spec”// operating system at home.
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 ANIX was the collision of several ongoing off-campus projects by several AMI faculty members and various independent [[anonymous:anonops|AnonOps]] cells. In order to fulfill their myriad job, hacking & security needs, they all began developing homebrew solutions based on the vast open-source software library of the UNIX/BSD/Linux-world.
-By the end of 2024, they had all realized that the sum total of their independent efforts comprised nearly an entire operating system, and one which could rival more bloated distros like [[arms:kali|Kali Linux]] and [[arms:parrot|Parrot OS]]. All that remained was to put the pieces together in the storied halls of the **Anonymous Military Institute** - //A 501©(3)(pending) non-profit scientific & educational organization//.
+By the end of 2024, they had all realized that the sum total of their independent efforts comprised nearly an entire operating system, and one which could rival more bloated distros like [[arms:kali|Kali Linux]] and [[arms:parrot|Parrot OS]]. All that remained was to put the pieces together in the storied halls of the **Anonymous Military Institute** - //A 501©(3)(pending) non-profit scientific & educational organization//, which by this point had acquired the research & insight of all the various short-lived //"Anonymous OS"// projects from years long past.
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 ===== Single ANIX Specification =====
-Research ANIX is a Linux distribution, and like all Linux distributions it is composed of many tiny software packages. ANIX veers towards simplicity, preferring simple packages with minimal dependencies. Those who have used Linux for a long time may find ANIX is more akin to the “old way” of doing things, though it still takes advantage of a modern Debian base.
+Research ANIX is a Linux distribution, and like all Linux distributions it is composed of [[tactics:unix-philosophy|many tiny software packages]]. ANIX veers towards simplicity, preferring simple packages with minimal dependencies. Those who have used Linux for a long time may find ANIX is more akin to the “old way” of doing things, though it still takes advantage of a modern Debian base.
 The following list of packages is a **guideline**. //It is not a complete set of step-by-step instructions!// You should be at least somewhat-familiar with [[diy:linux|Linux]] before attempting to do this.
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 === Basics: ===
-  * At least two web browsers, including Firefox, installed however, sandboxed, preconfigured for security, and with garbage like Pocket deactivated. Disable disk caching and force the browser to cache to RAM.
+  * At least **two web browsers**, including **Firefox**, sandboxed, preconfigured for security, and with garbage like Pocket deactivated. Disable disk caching and force the browser to cache to RAM.
-  * Install standalone GNOME components from apt: gedit, gnome-contacts, gnome-calculator, gnome-disk-utility, gnome-keyring
+  * Install standalone GNOME components from apt: **gedit**, **gnome-contacts**, **gnome-calculator**, **gnome-disk-utility**, **gnome-keyring**
-  * Install libreoffice and libreoffice-gtk3 from Backports
+  * Install **libreoffice** and **libreoffice-gtk3** from Backports
-  * Install a password manager
+  * Install a [[security:password-managers|password manager]]
 === Multimedia: ===
-  * Whatever for image viewing
+  * **Whatever** for image viewing
-  * Whatever for media playback
+  * **Whatever** for media playback
-  * A decently secure PDF reader
+  * A decently secure **PDF reader**
-  * PulseAudio OR PipeWire for hardware audio playback
+  * **PipeWire** for hardware audio playback
-  * Install from apt: blueman, ffmpeg, cheese
+  * Install from apt: **blueman**, **ffmpeg**, **cheese**
-  * Install yt-dlp from Backports
+  * Install **yt-dlp** from Backports
-  * Whatever for wifi. Needs visual+cli interfaces for easily finding and connecting to wifi & mesh networks
+  * **Whatever** for wifi. Needs visual+cli interfaces for easily finding and connecting to wifi & mesh networks
 === Pentesting Tools: ===
-  * Metasploit Framework
+  * [[arms:metasploit|Metasploit Framework]]
-  * nmap, ncat,
+  * [[arms:nmap]], [[arms:ncat]]
   * anything useful that can be easily poached from Kali/Parrot, as most of those packages are just previously open-sourced software from independent developers.
 === Other Repos: ===
-  * Flathub: Flatpak w/ Flatseal utility
+  * Flathub: [[tools:flatpak|Flatpak]] w/ [[https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.tchx84.Flatseal|Flatseal]] utility
-  * Dockerhub: Docker configured in Rootless Mode.
+  * Dockerhub: [[tools:docker|Docker]] configured in [[https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/rootless/|Rootless Mode]].
+  * Needs shortcuts in place to have ''apt'' quickly grab packages+dependencies from ISOs/Keydrives of compatible Debian-family distros, for fully offline package install.
 === Misc: ===

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