KITpro OS is a lightweight, user-friendly Linux distribution based on Rocky Linux 10.1. It offers polished desktop environments (MATE and XFCE), pre-installed desktop apps, system-wide theming, and first-boot customization-all geared toward productivity, consistency, and simplicity.
This repository contains the full build source, including RPMs, branding assets, ISO customization scripts, and validation tools.
- Built from Rocky Linux 10.1 (RHEL-compatible)
- Available in MATE and XFCE spins
- Custom LightDM login screen and greeters
- KITpro branding: wallpapers, icon sets, terminal tweaks, GTK themes
- Default apps: Brave, LibreOffice, VLC, KeepassXC, Thunderbird, Fastfetch
- Zsh configured with powerline fonts and theming
- Docker and Flatpak pre-installed
- Optional initial setup screen (initial-setup-gui)
- Dual or single desktop environment ISO builds
- ISO validation script with structure and package checks
kitpro-os/
├── branding/ # Themes, LightDM config, wallpapers, dconf, fastfetch, zsh
│ ├── assets/ # Logos and image files
│ ├── common/ # GTK settings, wallpapers, fastfetch config, zshrc
│ ├── lightdm/ # Greeter configs and themes
│ ├── mate/ # Dconf dumps and desktop tweaks for MATE
│ ├── xfce4/ # XFCE configs and layout
│ └── packages/ # Custom RPMs (arc-theme, mate-menu, branding)
├── comps/ # Custom comps.xml files for group metadata
├── kickstarts/ # Kickstart files: MATE, XFCE, and Netinstall variants
├── repos/ # Local repo structure with BaseOS, AppStream, and Packages
├── rpmbuild/ # Full RPM build tree (SPECS, SOURCES, RPMS, SRPMS, logs)
├── scripts/ # Build helpers for individual spins
├── iso/ # Final ISO output
├── output/ # Temporary working directory for ISO creation
├── tmp/, work/ # Scratch directories for ISO generation
├── dual-build.sh # Full XFCE+MATE dual ISO build script
├── validate_iso.sh # ISO sanity checker (treeinfo, structure, packages)
├── sync-rocky-repos.sh # Pulls BaseOS/AppStream for offline builds
└── README.md
./sync-rocky-repos.shThis will sync BaseOS and AppStream content for offline/local usage.
./dual-build.shThis builds a hybrid ISO with both MATE and XFCE included. Output goes to ./output/KITproOS-10.1-dual.iso.
sudo bash scripts/build-kitpro-mate-iso.sh
sudo bash scripts/build-kitpro-xfce-iso.sh
sudo bash scripts/build-kitpro-netinstall.shInstall on a Rocky Linux 10.x build host:
sudo dnf install lorax genisoimage createrepo_c mkksiso anaconda pykickstart -y
After building, run the ISO validation script to check structure, boot files, treeinfo, and packages:
./validate_iso.shThis script will output a log file in your home directory and report any errors found.
KITpro OS includes the following custom RPMs:
kitpro-branding: wallpapers, GTK settings, LightDM configs, fastfetch, zsharc-theme: ported and repackaged Arc GTK thememate-menu: GTK3 menu for MATE (modern Brisk Menu fork)
All .spec files and SRPMs can be found under rpmbuild/SPECS/ and rpmbuild/SRPMS/.
KITpro OS uses a custom repository hosted at:
https://repo.kitpro.us/9/x86_64/
Note: the build target is Rocky Linux 10.1, but the public KITpro package repository is still currently published under the /9/ path.
This repo contains all RPMs and metadata used by the installer.
All original assets and code in this repository are licensed under the MIT License unless otherwise noted. Refer to individual spec files and source archives for third-party license notices.
Joshua Lacy (KeepItTechie)
https://www.keepittechie.com