Nitrux Installation Process Information

Below is the information we deem necessary for users to read and understand before installing this distribution.

1. The default user and password for the Live session are both: nitrux
2. When adding a username, i.e., “a name for the user,” do not include spaces, special characters, or numbers.
3. When adding a hostname, i.e., “a name for the computer,” do not include spaces or special characters.
4. Our Calamares configuration enforces strict password quality checks using libpwquality to ensure high account security.
5. When creating the system administrator account, users must define a password that is at least 12 characters long and includes a mix of four character classes: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Additionally, the system rejects passwords containing common patterns, username substrings, or banned words (such as “nitrux,” “calamares,” or “password”).
6. We recommend using a password generator application (mobile or desktop) or a website. Please avoid using simple passwords, such as 1234567890aB!, as they will not pass the password quality checks (they fail the dictionary check). Alternatively, run the following command to generate a usable password directly from the terminal.

pwgen -ys 15 1

To view Calamares’s verbose output during installation, click the icon next to the progress bar or start Calamares from the Terminal. To start Calamares from the Terminal, run the following command.

sudo -E start-calamares

Important Notes

Users can bypass the password quality check during installation by unchecking “Enable password strength validation.” However, we strongly recommend leaving this enabled. Please be aware that this is a one-time exception: once the installation completes, the global security policies activate. Any future password changes—for the main user or new accounts—will strictly enforce the system’s high-security requirements (12+ characters, complex patterns).

Valid characters for hostnames are ASCII letters a-z and valid characters for hostnames are ASCII letters from a to z, the digits from 0 to 9, and the hyphen (-).

Neither a hostname nor a username may start with a hyphen.