Aero7 Beta 2 (Calm Pond)

The desktop you remember.
Reimagined.

Aero7 Beta 2 (Calm Pond) brings together the dedicated Aero7 desktop, a Dolphin-based File Explorer, a Windows-inspired Control Panel and Desktop Gadgets.

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Aero7 Beta 2 (Calm Pond) highlights

Guided UEFI installer

A guarded, step-by-step installation flow for x86-64 systems.

Dedicated desktop

AeroShell, File Explorer, Control Panel and Gadgets share one interface.

Modern Linux base

Built on Arch Linux with Plasma 6 and a Wayland session.

Open source

Source, documentation and issue tracking are available to the community.

Aero7 Beta 2 (Calm Pond)

Explore the complete Calm Pond desktop, release notes and installation guidance
before installing on a spare machine or virtual machine.

What’s included

Aero7 in action

See the real system →
Aero7 desktop with its factory taskbar and Recycle Bin
Aero7 File Explorer showing the Libraries view
All Control Panel Items in the Aero7 layout
Aero7 Desktop Gadgets gallery

Calm Pond test scope

Focused desktop

Test AeroShell, the taskbar, Start menu, desktop icons and included applications.

Guarded installation

Use the documented installer flow and review its disk confirmation steps carefully.

Defined requirements

Compare the published architecture and firmware requirements before testing hardware.

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