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Beta 1 deliberately installs plasma-desktop, not the broad plasma-meta or kde-applications-meta collections. Runtime dependencies are resolved normally, then the signed Aero7 repository adds the themed desktop components.
Foundation
- Arch Linux base system and Linux kernel;
- KDE Plasma 6 Wayland;
- systemd and systemd-boot;
- NetworkManager;
- PipeWire, PipeWire Pulse, and WirePlumber;
- Mesa graphics stack;
- Qt 6 and Cage;
- SDDM;
- Wine, Wine Mono, and Wine Gecko;
- Plymouth.
Aero7 desktop packages
- AeroShell libplasma, workspace, and KWin components;
- AeroThemePlasma desktop, icon, and sound packages;
- SMOD and the Aero taskbar/Start menu integration;
- UAC-style PolicyKit agent;
- focused light color and wallpaper defaults;
- Aero7 first-login repair and management commands.
Applications
| Displayed name | Package / role |
|---|---|
| File Explorer | Aero Dolphin |
| Photo Viewer | Aero Gwenview |
| Control Panel | Linux Control Panel |
| Device Manager | linux-devmgmt |
| Paint | Aero KolourPaint |
| Gadgets | Aero7 gadgets package |
| Task Manager | TuxManager |
| Command Prompt | QTerminal with Aero7 launcher branding |
| Media Player | VLC using the Aero7 Qt desktop theme |
| Snipping Tool | Spectacle region capture to the clipboard |
| Calculator | KCalc |
| Notepad | FeatherPad using the Aero7 Qt desktop theme |
| Archive support | Ark |
| Network connection settings | Plasma Network Management (plasma-nm) |
| Firewall | UFW with Aero7 Control Panel management |
| Spelling | Sonnet/Hunspell with English and Dutch dictionaries |
| Account management | AccountsService and authenticated Linux account tools |
| Power status and profiles | UPower and power-profiles-daemon |
| Version information | LinVer |
| Windows executable helper | execbin |
Programs Center Beta is not installed by default. Open **Turn Aero7 features on or off** to add it from the checksum-verified package retained on the system; this specific optional feature remains installable without internet access. See Aero7 Optional Features for every available toggle.
Intentionally absent
- WinXplorer is optional and is not installed by the ISO;
- Sevulet is excluded until source and redistribution terms can be audited;
- Kate and Okular are not part of the focused Beta 1 image;
- Konsole is replaced by the lighter QTerminal package;
- CMake, Ninja,
base-devel, and other source-build tools are not installed on
the finished binary-package system;
- Plasma Discover and the broad KDE Applications set are not pulled through a
meta-package.
Every requested signed Aero7 package is queried again after installation. A copy of the exact request is stored at:
/var/lib/aero7/requested-aero7-packages.txtCurrent application captures
| File Explorer | Photo Viewer |
|---|---|
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| Control Panel | Command Prompt |
|---|---|
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| Media Player | Task Manager |
|---|---|
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See the Screenshot Gallery for the remaining desktop, application, system-menu, lock-screen, and authentication captures.