Where we've been, where we are, and where we're going. Engineering milestones shipped as v2–v4 release candidates; the public product line stays on 7.77.x — God’s number does not “count backward” to an older semver like 5.0.
First bootable ISOs. Debian Bookworm base, kernel 6.1.0-44 LTS. Live-build pipeline established. RC3 was the first verified-bootable ISO — resolved the dual kernel-naming bug that caused boot failures on RC1–RC2.
Rebased from Bookworm → Trixie (Debian 13). Kernel upgraded to 6.12 series. New hooks: network hardening (nftables, MAC randomization), full disk encryption (LUKS2).
Early hook milestone (12 hooks at this stage; expanded to 42 by v7.77 GA). 32 security modules configured. Calamares graphical installer with FDE option. Full security audit of hook code.
First distro to ship Linux kernel 7.0.1, custom-compiled from Linus Torvalds' mainline tree. Three kernel-7-exclusive mitigations: ITS, TSA, VMSCAPE. 24 total CPU mitigations.
Enterprise security hardening. 32 security modules. 3 dedicated security hooks. Stability fixes, installer polish, documentation pass. Community infrastructure launched (GoForge issues, hardware compatibility list). 2.4 GB ISO. Superseded by GA.
The Kingdom of God Edition. 42 build hooks. 38 security modules + Omahon Seal. AKJV Bible (94 books, 39,482 verses). 27-track worship album. GPU compute, eternal storage, sovereign identity, container runtime, AI dev stack, terminal power tools. God’s number on every byte.
First Long Term Support release. 2-year security patch commitment. Kernel track pinned to stable LTS (7.x when available). Automated security updates via apt.
ARM64 images (Raspberry Pi 5, Apple Silicon via UTM / virt), optional Wayland session, Alfred Agent as a first-class system service. Same Kingdom line — still 7.77, not a separate “5.0” product generation.
How we plan to version and maintain Alfred Linux going forward.
RCs are functional but not recommended for production. Each RC adds features or fixes from the previous. GA is the first production-ready version.
LTS releases receive security patches for 2 years. Critical CVEs patched within 7 days. Kernel and userland updates via standard apt.
Feature and arch expansions ship as 7.77.x (e.g. multi-arch, LTS) under the same God-numbered line — not a reset to “v5” or “v8.”
Every version, every hook, every build script — publicly auditable on GoForge. No closed modules, no enterprise-only features.
What was required to ship v7.77 Kingdom of God Edition — and where each goal landed.
| Goal | Status | Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| All 42 build hooks passing clean build | ✓ Done | alfred-linux repo |
| 38 security modules active on boot (incl. Omahon Seal) | ✓ Done | Security page |
| Kernel 7.0 compiled and booting | ✓ Done | RC7+ |
| Calamares installer with FDE | ✓ Done | RC6+ |
| DistroWatch submission | ✓ Submitted | April 2026 |
| Hardware compatibility list (20+ configs) | In progress | HCL page |
| Community contribution guide | ✓ Done | Community page |
| GPG-signed release ISOs | ✓ Done | GA — RSA-4096, Key ID 32BCEDE8C8DD8B00 |
| Public kernel / GoForge supply-chain transparency | ✓ Done | /security-kernel + operator runbook |
| ARM64 research complete | Research phase | ARM64 doc |
| Automated security update pipeline | Planned | 7.77.x LTS target |
All roadmap items are tracked as issues on GoForge. You can watch progress in real time: