Based Workstation

Zorin's desktop on GNOME · Debian 13 · amd64

The Zorin look with the developer toolbox, on Debian 13, the same base as Based Dev on SwayFX. Ghostty is the terminal, with GNOME's own hidden.

Download 6474.5c772543 amd64 ISO, 3.4 GB

SHA-256 2398d7a21b22959c10fbad267d24ab1776d4a12d419a0c1de39dcab3bc2e844a (.sha256)

The Based Workstation desktop, booted live

What's on it

Docker Engine, the C and C++ build toolchain and the OpenSSH client, in the image.
Language toolchains through mise, picked at first login.
Zorin's layouts and the rest of the Zorin look, with KDE Connect for your phone.

It wants 4 GB of RAM, and it installs through Calamares only, with or without a network.

Installing it

The ISO is live: it boots straight to this desktop without touching your disk, and the installer is on the desktop when you're ready. The download page covers checking the image and writing it to a USB stick.