Open Source · Zero Dependencies

The Ninite for
Linux 🐧

Pick your apps, click Install, and Linite silently sets up your entire system — using the right package manager for your distro.

⚡ Get Started 👁 See Screenshots

90+ Apps

17 Categories

6 Package Managers

0 3rd-party Deps

user@linite:~$ ⌨ Try it live

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Linite — Linux Software Installer

Linite — Pick & Install Apps

Why Linite?

Everything your Linux setup needs

From distro detection to parallel installs — Linite handles the hard parts so you don't have to.

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Smart System Detection

Auto-detects your distro, desktop environment, display server (X11/Wayland), CPU arch, RAM, GPU vendor & driver, and VM/container awareness. 10 contextual checks run before any installation begins.

DistroGPURAMVM

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6 Package Managers

Native PMs first — apt, dnf, pacman, zypper — with automatic fallback to flatpak → snap.

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Parallel Installs

Configurable thread pool installs independent apps simultaneously. Topological sort ensures proper dependency ordering.

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Retry with Back-off

Up to 3 attempts with exponential delay (2s → 4s → 8s). If native PM fails, automatically falls back to Flatpak then Snap.

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Export as Shell Script

Generate a reproducible .sh from any selection. Version-control your machine setup and share with teammates.

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Intelligence Engine

10 smart checks before installation — warns about low RAM, NVIDIA + Wayland conflicts, container limitations, non-x86 arch compatibility, proprietary licensing, and more. Suggests lighter alternatives automatically.

RAM < 2 GB + Blender→Suggests Inkscape + MPV

NVIDIA + Wayland→Compatibility warning

Inside Docker→Blocks GUI apps

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Dark-mode GUI

Beautiful Tkinter GUI with categorised, searchable, filterable software grid and app detail modals. Keyboard shortcuts included.

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CLI Headless Mode

Full CLI support for scripts and servers. Install, update, list, or export — no display required.

python main.py --cli install vlc git docker

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Transaction Log

Complete audit trail of every install, update, and uninstall — with stats, filtering, and YAML/text export.

Quick-Start Profiles

Ready in one click

Choose a curated bundle, apply system tweaks automatically, and get back to building.

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Developer

12 apps · VS Code, Docker, Git, Node.js

Enable Docker daemon Add to docker group

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Content Creator

10 apps · OBS, Blender, GIMP, Audacity

v4l2loopback Realtime audio group

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Security / Pentester

12 apps · Nmap, Metasploit, Wireshark, Hashcat

msfdb init wireshark group

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Gamer

9 apps · Steam, Lutris, Discord, Bottles

Steam multilib (Arch) GameMode hint

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Student

11 apps · LibreOffice, Obsidian, Zoom, Thunderbird

Enable Flatpak

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Daily User

11 apps · Firefox, Spotify, Timeshift, Telegram

Timeshift cron

💻 Developer

Full-stack & DevOps toolbox

Everything a software developer needs: version control, runtimes, containers, a powerful editor, and the GitHub CLI. Covers web, backend, and infrastructure work.

System Tweaks

Enable Docker daemon
Add user to docker group
Set git rebase as default
Add Flathub remote

Git

VS Code

Python 3

Node.js

Docker

GitHub CLI

Neovim

curl

wget

htop

Flatpak

Brave

🎓 Student

Study, research & light coding

The essential toolkit for students — a great browser, note-taking, office suite, and lightweight development tools to get homework and projects done.

System Tweaks

Set git default branch to main

Firefox

LibreOffice

Thunderbird

Git

Python 3

VS Code

VLC

Obsidian

Joplin

Okular

Zoom

🎮 Gamer

Maximum frames, zero limits

The complete Linux gaming stack: Steam for your library, Lutris for legacy and Windows titles via Wine/Proton, Discord for party chat, and OBS for streaming or recording.

System Tweaks

Enable Steam multilib (Arch)
Add Flathub remote
GameMode performance hint

Steam

Lutris

Discord

OBS Studio

VLC

Spotify

htop

Firefox

Flatpak

🎬 Content Creator

Create, edit & stream anything

Full creative suite for video, audio, graphics, and streaming. Everything from recording your screen to editing a podcast or designing a thumbnail.

System Tweaks

Load v4l2loopback for OBS virtual camera
Add user to realtime audio group

OBS Studio

GIMP

Inkscape

Kdenlive

Audacity

HandBrake

VLC

Blender

Spotify

Discord

🏠 Daily User

Everyday essentials, nothing more

The perfect set of apps for everyday computing — browsing, email, office, media, and communication. Clean, simple, and immediately productive.

System Tweaks

Set Firefox as default browser
Set Thunderbird as default email client

Firefox

Thunderbird

LibreOffice

VLC

Dropbox

Flameshot

Timeshift

7-Zip

Neofetch

htop

🔐 Security / Pentester

Recon, scanning & analysis tools

Full penetration testing toolkit: network scanning, exploitation, web app testing, password cracking, and wireless auditing. For ethical hackers and security researchers.

System Tweaks

Add user to wireshark group
Run msfdb init
Monitor-mode advisory shown

Nmap

Metasploit

Burp Suite

SQLMap

Hydra

John

Aircrack-ng

Hashcat

Wireshark

curl

Git

Firefox

Software Catalog

90+ apps across 17 categories

Every popular Linux application, organized and ready to install.

Pipeline

How Linite works

Seven steps from detection to a fully configured system.

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detect_system()

Identifies distro, DE, RAM, GPU, architecture, VM/container status, and all available package managers.

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IntelligenceEngine.analyze()

Runs 10 system checks and builds a prioritised suggestion list displayed live in the GUI.

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PackageMapLoader.get_spec()

Loads the TOML software map; falls back to the embedded Python catalog if the file is missing.

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ExecutionEngine.build_plan()

Topologically sorts selected apps into installation waves using Kahn's algorithm to resolve dependencies.

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ExecutionEngine.execute()

Parallel threads per wave · retry × 3 · exponential back-off · automatic package-manager fallback.

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ProfileEngine.apply_tweaks()

Runs post-install system commands — enables services, adds user groups, configures dotfiles.

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history.record()

Writes a full audit trail with timestamps, durations, and results to ~/.config/linite/history.json and the Transaction Log viewer.

Screenshots

See it in action

Real screenshots from Linite running on Kali GNU/Linux.

Main Interface — 92 apps, categorized & searchable

Category Filter — Web Browsers (7 apps)

Quick-Start Profile — Developer (12 apps)

Quick-Start Profile — Gamer (9 apps + tweaks)

Quick-Start Profile — Student (11 apps)

Quick-Start Profile — Content Creator (10 apps)

Quick-Start Profile — Security / Pentester (12 apps)

Quick-Start Profile — Daily User (11 apps)

Transaction Log — full audit trail with stats

Tech Stack

Built on solid foundations

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Python 3.10+

Core language

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Tkinter

GUI toolkit (stdlib)

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tomllib / JSON

Data storage (stdlib)

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ThreadPoolExecutor

Parallel installs

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Kahn's Algorithm

Dependency ordering

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apt · dnf · pacman · zypper · flatpak · snap

Package managers

Get Started

Up and running in seconds

One dependency, four commands.

Install tkinter (if needed)

sudo apt install python3-tk

sudo dnf install python3-tkinter

sudo pacman -S tk

sudo zypper install python3-tk

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Srijan-XI/Linite.git
cd Linite

Launch the GUI

python main.py

Or use CLI mode

python main.py --cli install vlc git docker discord
python main.py --list
python main.py --cli update

Headless Mode

CLI Mode

No GUI required. Perfect for server provisioning, bash scripts, and remote setups. Bypasses Tkinter entirely.

bash — install apps

$ python main.py --cli install vlc git docker discord [INFO] Detected OS: Kali Linux 2025.4 (apt) [INFO] Building execution plan... [OK] Wave 1: Installing git... [SUCCESS] [OK] Wave 1: Installing vlc... [SUCCESS] [OK] Wave 2: Installing docker... [SUCCESS] [INFO] Applied post-install tweaks for Docker.

bash — one-click system update

$ python main.py --cli update [INFO] Running native PM update (apt upgrade)... [DONE] [INFO] Running flatpak update... [DONE] [INFO] Running snap refresh... [DONE] [INFO] System is fully up to date.

The Ninite forLinux 🐧

Everything your Linux setup needs

Smart System Detection

6 Package Managers

Parallel Installs

Retry with Back-off

Export as Shell Script

Intelligence Engine

Dark-mode GUI

CLI Headless Mode

Transaction Log

Ready in one click

Developer

Content Creator

Security / Pentester

Gamer

Student

Daily User

💻 Developer

🎓 Student

🎮 Gamer

🎬 Content Creator

🏠 Daily User

🔐 Security / Pentester

90+ apps across 17 categories

How Linite works

detect_system()

IntelligenceEngine.analyze()

PackageMapLoader.get_spec()

ExecutionEngine.build_plan()

ExecutionEngine.execute()

ProfileEngine.apply_tweaks()

history.record()

See it in action

Built on solid foundations

Up and running in seconds

Install tkinter (if needed)

Clone the repository

Launch the GUI

Or use CLI mode

CLI Mode

The Ninite for
Linux 🐧