# Meilix

Beautiful Linux System https://meilix.org | APT Repo: http://meilix.fossasia.org

Repository: https://github.com/fossasia/meilix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/meilix
Language: Python
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2020-01-27T10:32:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4633, "days_push": 2410, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1777, forks 208 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:34.751453+00:00)

## What it is
Meilix is a customizable, lightweight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu/Debian with the LXQt desktop, designed for building branded event or internet kiosk systems. It comes with a web app (Meilix Generator) that produces a custom ISO image with pre-installed apps and features, which can be live-booted or installed on many machines.

## Use cases
- create a custom branded linux iso for an event
- build a bootable kiosk system for internet cafes
- pre-configure identical linux installs across many pcs
- generate a live boot linux with preinstalled apps
- make a lightweight custom ubuntu-based distro
- freeze a linux system into a locked kiosk state

## When to choose
- you need many machines identically configured for an event or kiosk
- you want a lightweight LXQt-based Ubuntu/Debian live ISO with custom branding and apps
- you prefer generating the ISO through a simple web interface

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, actively maintained distribution (project is in alpha and last released in 2020)
- you need a general-purpose desktop distro rather than a kiosk/event build
- you require modern hardware support or recent security updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: deployment, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, self-hosted
- platform: linux
- tags: linux-distro, iso-builder, kiosk, custom-linux, lxqt, event-kiosk, live-boot, ubuntu-based, webapp-generator, automation, linux, ubuntu

## Member repositories
- fossasia/meilix (main) score 23
- fossasia/meilix-systemlock (plugin) score 32
- fossasia/meilix-generator (frontend) score 32
- fossasia/meilix-artwork (plugin) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:34.751453+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:25:11.333583+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fossasia/meilix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:34.751453+00:00, sha 45422005cb6c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.