Nanolx is a set of meta-packages, configurations, themes and scripts wich I use on the Debian GNU Linux machines that are maintained by me.

About⌗

Nanolx is a set of meta-packages, wich I use to aid in syncing the package selection between my machine and machines that are maintained by me.

They can be safely used by anyone on Debian GNU/Linux as they won’t remove or change existing packages. As of version 4.2 no configuration changes to /etc are done automatically, configuration is stored in /usr/share/nanolx/ and you can use the provided scripts I use to keep my systems organized (see Scripts below) to adjust as you like.

Addtionally Nanolx contains the default set of themes I prefer to use, see the nanolx-themes package below

On Debian-based distributions you’ll likely not be able to meet all dependecies of the packages. In that case


make install

would only install the included scripts (see below), configuration and themes.

If you only want to update the configuration for the following scripts:

  • repokit
  • nanolx-apt
  • nanolx-orbit

use


make update-conf

On non Debian-based distributions you’ll only be able to use the scripts:

  • nanolx-backup (if systemd is in use)
  • nanolx-ctx
  • nanolx-pam-yubikey
  • nanolx-refind

copy/install them manually if desired.

Release Information⌗

see debian/changelog for changes

Version: 4.8 Release: 20260723

Installation on Debian GNU/Linux⌗

Get the signing key for my apt repository, located at:

https://www.nanolx.org/apt/photonic2026.asc

and save it as:

  • /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/nanolx2026.asc

create:

  • /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nanolx.sources

with the following content:


Types: deb deb-src
URIs: https://apt.nanolx.org/
Suites: photonic
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/nanolx2026.asc

then proceed to install the

  • nanolx-base

package, which will pull all other packages, except nanolx-citrix-config and nanolx-themes (see below) or install specific nanolx-* packages indepedently.

License⌗

nanolx itself is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 (or newer). Individual files, like plymouth / rEFInd themes, differ in licensing. For a full overview consult

debian/copyright

Packages⌗

consult debian/control for full description and pulled packages.

  1. nanolx-base
    • base-package pulling all other packages except nanolx-citrix-config and
    • nanolx-themes
  2. nanolx-admin
    • pulls cli and gui tools for system administration,
    • e.g.: gkdebconf, localepurge, packagesearch, cruft-ng and more
  3. nanolx-apt-sources
    • provides additional, curated, apt repositories - which are not enabled by default, see the nanolx-apt Script below.
  4. nanolx-apt-tools
    • pulls nanolx-apt-sources and additional tools regarding apt, like gdebi, reprepro, debdelta.
  5. nanolx-cli
    • pulls a collection of command line utilities, like rsync, mc, unp, plocate, bashstyle-ng and more.
  6. nanolx-x11
    • pulls a small collection of ui tools, like psensor, conky, libgtk-nocsd0 and KDE/Plasma.
  7. nanolx-security
    • pulls a collection of security related tools, like psad, lynis, rkhunter, clamav, also Yubikey tools.
  8. nanolx-net
    • pulls a collection of networking and connectivity tools, like firefox, thunderbird, kvirc, syncthing or nextcloud-desktop.
  9. nanolx-media-codecs
    • pulls additional codes for gstreamer, aswell as libdvdcss2 and libbluray2.
  10. nanolx-media-cli
    • pulls cli media tools, like lame, sox, flac, streamripper or cdparanoia.
  11. nanolx-media-x11
    • pulls ui media tools, like audacity, geeqie, okular, gimp, k3b and more.
  12. nanolx-devel-cli:
    • pulls cli development tools, like ccache, schroot, sbuild, gcc/g++, lintian, gdb, code checking tools and more.
  13. nanolx-devel-android
    • pulls android related tools, like adb, fastboot, gradle and more.
  14. nanolx-devel-x11
    • pulls ui development tools, like cambalache, geany, bluefish, qownnotes and more.
  15. nanolx-games
    • pulls a collection of games, including FreedroidRPG, Globulation2, Pingus, Supertuxkart, Lincity-NG, Neverball, Lutris Launcher and Zelda fan games.
  16. nanolx-games-emu
    • pulls a collection of emulators, including dosbox, retroarch and more.
  17. nanolx-themes
    • this package is recommended by nanolx-base, but not a hard dependency, it provides the default theme collection I use, see Themes below.
  18. nanolx-citrix-config

Scripts⌗

Nanolx includes a set of scripts, all scripts ship their own manpage.

  1. nanolx-base
    1. nanolx-backup create and manage systemd timers for rsync backups
    2. nanolx-skel enable / disable nanolx skel (/usr/share/nanolx/skel) for newly created users instead of /etc/skel.
      • Note: you most likely don’t want that.
    3. conky-on-second-screen this uses ydotool to force conky on second screen this part of the nanolx skel files, so not in /usr see skel/bin if you want to check it.
  2. nanolx-apt-sources
    1. nanolx-apt manages additional repository configurations, including key handling, aswell as matching pinning and minor apt configuration changes (the latter both optional). Currently known repos are:
      • debian (rolls-out full suite stable->experimental)
      • nanolx
      • liquorix
      • i2p
      • winehq
      • deb-multimedia
  3. nanolx-apt-tools
    1. repokit personal wrapper script for reprepro with config file support and many features.
    2. nanolx-orbit manages installation of 3rdparty packages, including some non-free packages, including checking sha256sums. Currently supported packages:
      • discord
      • citrix (stable)
      • citrix-usb (stable)
      • citrix-epa (stable)
      • citrix-beta (GCC 11 tech preview)
      • citrix-usb-beta (GCC 11 tech preview)
      • zoom
      • zoomvdi-plugin
      • openrgb plugins:
        • effects
        • hwsync
        • fansync
  4. nanolx-devel-cli
    1. mksbuild support script for repokit (possibly outdated).
  5. nanolx-citrix-config
    1. nanolx-ctx script to disable (or enable […]) citrix telemetry and running the included system check script. It also allows to install or uninstall the webkit2gtk-4.0 bundled with citrix, which is required for full citrix operation (stable citrix version), but no longer shipped with Debian (or Ubuntu). It has more features, be sure to check out, if you use citrix.
  6. nanolx-security
    1. nanolx-pam-yubikey script to enable password-less logins when a Yubikey is plugged in, using PAM, currently hooked-into PAM modules:
      • login
      • sddm
      • su
      • sudo
      • sudo-i
      • polkit-1
      • kde
  7. nanolx-themes
    1. nanolx-refind simple script to manage rEFInd bootloader themes, supports showing installed themes, setting theme, showing current theme in use or reverting to default.
  8. nanolx-x11:
    1. ydotoold.service not a script, but a simple systemd user unit for running ydotoold as a user service.

Themes⌗

The package nanolx-themes contains:

  • Plymouth: debian mac style
  • rEFInd: rEFInd digital void
  • Cursors: Empty Butterfly
  • Qt: Midnight Bright Kvantum
  • Icons: Tela (red and red dark)
  • sddm: Pixel Rainy Room
  • wall: Matrixrain (Plasma 6)
  • splash: Infinity (Plasma Splash 6)
  • KWin:
    • effects:
      • Aura glow (burn my windows)
      • Geometry Changes
    • scripts:
      • KNeko
      • KZones
      • Remember Window Positions
  • Plasmoids: AndromedaLauncher, Advanced Separator, Panel Colorizer
  • Nothing for Plasma, KWin, Konsole, including color schemes and wallpapers

Citrix⌗

The package nanolx-citrix-config is not automatically pulled by nanolx-base, as it requires citrix, zoom, incl. plugins to be already installed.

For that purpose see the nanolx-orbit script, which is bundled with nanolx-apt-tools. nanolx-citrix-config provides additional system integrations (Menu entries, systemd services), as per

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/icaclient

The following only applies to stable Citrix versions which still use old libaries, current Beta version use GCC 11 and newer libraries, so those tricks are now longer required:

If Citrix Workspace fails to start, webkitgtk2-4.0 is likely missing, as it’s no longer shipped with Debian (or Ubuntu). Citrix bundles it’s own version, so you may choose to install that version using nanolx-ctx, at your own risk, via:

nanolx-ctx load-webkit

Additionally nanolx-ctx features more useful commands, you might want to check.

Citrix requires libjpeg8 to run, which is not provided by Debian. Installing libjpeg-turbo8 from Ubuntu conflicts with installing libjpegturbo0 (which is required by Krita), nanolx-citrix-config ships the libjpeg.so.8{,.2.2} from Ubuntu itself.