The only developer behind AnduinOS, a Home windows-like Linux distribution, has revealed the trail ahead when it comes to the upcoming releases. Anduin Xue revealed that AnduinOS 1.4 can be primarily based on Ubuntu 25.10 and can arrive in late-October, whereas AnduinOS 1.5 can be primarily based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and arrive in late April 2026.

This Linux distribution has caught some vital consideration lately. With the approaching loss of life of Home windows 10, customers that wish to preserve older gadgets working might select to change to Linux. With AnduinOS, they get a distribution that appears much like Home windows 11, decreasing the training curve.

AnduinOS 1.4, identical to model 1.3, won’t be an LTS, however AnduinOS 1.5 can be, in order that’s going to be the most effective for individuals who don’t wish to preserve reinstalling the working system. The developer mentioned that he’s conscious of the problems individuals have with AnduinOS, equivalent to the lack to easily replace from AnduinOS 1.2 to 1.3, however mentioned sources are restricted, although, we are able to anticipate enhancements sooner or later.

This 12 months, the venture has in depth enhancements deliberate, with the first objective being to determine its personal apt software program repository that may handle all modifications straight by way of dpkg. By doing this, it is going to simplify the method of utilizing apt for system updates and can give customers the choice to easily transition to future AnduinOS releases. It’s anticipated that this can be accessible experimentally in AnduinOS 1.4 and absolutely applied in AnduinOS 1.5.

AnduinOS shouldn’t be solely attempting to change into simply one other Linux distribution, it has ambitions to set itself aside too. One in every of its goals is to modularize and consolidate system elements in order that customers can decide so as to add or take away options equivalent to app shops, GNOME Shell, skilled instruments, container applied sciences, and WSL by way of “layered combos.” It would additionally compile extra of the system core elements to offer customers extra customization choices.

By the point of AnduinOS 1.5, it’s anticipated that there can be a Server and Lite Version of AnduinOS. The Lite Version will present a primary GNOME Shell surroundings with solely just a little little bit of pre-installed software program in order that it’s not bloated. There aren’t any plans to cost for any of those editions they usually’ll stay beneath the GPLv3 license.

One other characteristic AnduinOS might provide sooner or later is a flexible customization software and builder for Linux distributions. It mentioned that this might cater to customers searching for an ISO that meets all their private necessities inside a Stay surroundings; Stay environments are run straight from the set up media with out Linux being put in in your pc.

Relating to AI options, Anduin Xue mentioned that they might be selectively built-in in future variations to offer customers extra performance. He particularly talked about system-level MCP, which Microsoft lately added to Home windows 11. For customers who don’t like synthetic intelligence, AnduinOS says these options can be simply detachable.

On account of the truth that Anduin Xue is predicated in China (he is additionally a Microsoft worker), some individuals have raised considerations about whether or not the venture is linked to the Chinese language authorities in any method. Right here’s what he needed to say about transparency:

“We’re conscious of considerations that AnduinOS would possibly change into influenced or managed by explicit governments or establishments. Due to this fact, transparency stays a prime precedence in our growth course of. We commit to totally disclosing all supply code, growth progress, planning, and even particulars about our workforce composition. Efforts can be made to determine a various, globally distributed workforce speaking primarily in English to foster open collaboration and group constructing.”

If that is the primary time you’ve heard about AnduinOS, make sure you take a look at Neowin’s protection of the newest model, AnduinOS 1.3.