HydraOS

Gentoo-based host for concurrent virtual desktops. Its default session shows one VM fullscreen and switches between guests with keyboard shortcuts. Other host desktops may use the same independent VM manager and viewers.

Status

Under active development, not yet an installation-ready distribution. The target is an installable UEFI ISO, first validated on ASUS TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC. Existing NixOS and VM disks are not installation or test targets.

1. Independent QEMU/KVM lifecycle with private QMP control.
2. Minimal labwc session and fullscreen SPICE viewers.
3. Gentoo rootfs, live ISO, explicit disk installer.
4. Disposable-disk installation/reboot tests, then physical live-boot checks.

Shared clipboard and directories are opt-in. VM processes survive viewer and compositor exits. GPU passthrough and graphics performance require hardware tests; a refresh-rate setting does not prove delivered FPS.

• Session design
• Implementation plan
• Hardware target

Build outputs, VM disks, runtime state and credentials stay outside Git.