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Yino - Functional Specification Document
Document Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0 |
| Status | Draft |
| Created | 2026-02-15 |
| Updated | 2026-02-15 |
1. Purpose
This document specifies the functional requirements for Yino (a recursive acronym for "Yino Is Not Omarchy") an opinionated set of configuration files for a desktop operating system based on Debian Linux. It is exactly like Omarchy but uses Debian Linux as a stable base instead of Arch Linux.
2. Goals
- Produce a feature complete copy of Omarchy based on Debian Linux instead of Arch Linux
- Replace all Arch specific tooling with Debian compatible counterparts where necessary / required
- Remove anything that can be removed that has been added to Omarchy in order to deal with its possibly unstable, rolling release base of Arch Linux
- Just like Omarchy, produce an ISO image that can perform a complete offline installation of Yino
- Maintain ongoing feature parity by tracking upstream Omarchy development and porting relevant changes
3. Architecture
This should match Omarchy's architecture (see Omarchy Analysis for a comprehensive reference)
- Debian Linux as a base
- Btrfs filesystem
- Full disk encryption
- Single user automatic sign in: encrypted disk unlock authenticates user, no further authentication is required except for unlocking the session and super user commands (sudo)
- Wayland only
- Latest Hyprland version as compositor and desktop environment
- Target architecture is amd64, reference hardware will be Framework 13 AMD Ryzen™ 7040 laptop
4. Design principles
- Version control (git) must be used
- Less is more, minimize dependencies, avoid pulling in extra dependencies, always talk through with owner first
- Keep it simple, KISS principle applies
- Keep a changelog in this functional specification document
5. Development environment
- QEMU should be used for testing and demo virtual machines
- Keep a cache of downloaded assets (e.g. Debian installation ISO) in this repository's
downloaddirectory
6. Upstream tracking
- Track the upstream basecamp/omarchy repository for new releases and changes
- Omarchy's
devbranch is where active development happens;masteris the stable branch - Evaluate new Omarchy releases and port applicable changes to Yino
- Keep the Omarchy Analysis document up to date as upstream evolves
- Translate Arch-specific changes to their Debian equivalents per the package and command mapping in Omarchy Analysis section 14