Ikey Doherty’s Serpent OS Changes Name to AerynOS

Posted by hanuca on Mar 22, 2025 2:23 PM CST
9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor
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As of today, March 20th, the Serpent OS distribution created by ex-Solus founder and Budgie desktop creator Ikey Doherty changed its name to AerynOS. Here’s what you need to know about this major change!

Why the big change after all this time developing this new Linux distro? Well, Ikey Doherty says that “the “Serpent OS” name was a quickly chosen name that stuck.” In addition, the developer thinks that “serpents” are often associated with negative connotations and that “Serpent OS” is not the most inviting name for a project.

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