Trilby is a NixOS-based operating system that is modeled after Fedora Linux. It provides new users with sensible defaults and a great out-of-the-box experience.

Additionally, Trilby can be used to get started with great Nix defaults on macOS.

Installing Trilby on Linux

Boot into any Linux live CD (Ubuntu, NixOS, ...).

Then run the Trilby installer:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ners/trilby/refs/heads/main/quickstart.sh \
   | sh -s -- install

Tip

The Trilby installer does not currently support dual-boot or other complex partitioning situations.

You may create the partitions manually before running the installer.

See the NixOS manual for more information.

Installing Trilby on macOS

Run the Trilby installer:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ners/trilby/refs/heads/main/quickstart.sh \
    | sh -s -- install

Contributing

We welcome contributions of all types, including bug fixes, feature requests, and documentation improvements.

If you wish to dive in and help, look for issues labelled with "good first issue".