XeroLinux In-House Tools

AI Transparency Statement

The tools available on this page may have been fully or partially developed with the assistance of generative AI. As a distro maintainer rather than a developer, I sometimes rely on AI to help write Bash scripts and small Linux utilities that would otherwise be beyond my skill set.

Every tool here has been personally tested on my own system before being made available. I do not share anything I haven’t run myself. That said, I may not fully understand every line of code internally — and I think it’s only fair you know that before using anything here.

Use these tools at your own discretion. They are provided as-is, and while I stand behind their tested functionality, the underlying code may be AI-assisted.

XeroLinux Repo

Some of the tools below are only available on our Repo. In order to install them you will need to add it before proceeding.

Run below command :

echo -e '\n[xerolinux]\nSigLevel = Optional TrustAll\nServer = https://repos.xerolinux.xyz/$repo/$arch' | sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf

That’s basically it, now update database with sudo pacman -Syyu and you will notice my repo part of the update.

Customization Hub

The XeroLinux Customization Hub is a PyQt6-based GUI tool that brings together all XeroLinux themes, rices, scripts, and system tools in one interface. It works on any Arch-based system, not just XeroLinux.

Features

• Desktop Rices — Pre-configured desktop themes and layouts
• GRUB Themes — 8 bootloader themes
• Scripts & Tools — System utilities and configuration scripts

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Execution

• Dependencies

sudo pacman -S python python-pyqt6

• Run The Tool

curl -fsSL https://xerolinux.xyz/script/xero-tool.py | python3

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Scheduler Tool

A comprehensive GUI application for managing sched-ext CPU schedulers for ArchLinux.

Features

• Live Scheduler Switching: Switch between sched-ext BPF CPU schedulers on the fly.
• Real-time Monitoring: Continuous status updates showing active scheduler and mode.
• Persistence Support: Enable schedulers to auto-start on boot via systemd service.
• Multiple Modes: Support for auto, gaming, lowlatency, and powersave modes.
• Kernel Compatibility Check: Automatic detection of sched-ext kernel support.

How-to-use

You need the following dependencies :

sudo pacman -S scx-scheds scx-tools

Now you can run it and play around with the various Schedulers. Use the SCX Info tab to see what each one does.

curl -fsSL https://urls.xerolinux.xyz/SCXTool | python3

Howdy-Qt

Caution

Howdy the back-end tool was abandoned ages ago back in 2020. What we are doing here, with the GUI, is an attempt at potentially bringing it back from the ashes. Project uses Howdy-git for latest commits. That, however doesn’t mean that it’s suddenly up-to-date. This relies on original dev. We tested it and seems to work with a few bugs here n there. Nothing we can do about that.

This tool is for the few of you using Linux/XeroLinux on a Windows Hello supported device or Laptop. It’s a G.U.I front-end for a C.L.I tool called Howdy. I worked hard on it, and it was improved upon by Marco-M a contributor to the project.

Features

• Test face recognition
• SDDM/PLM Support (KDE)
• Manage face models (add/remove)
• Enable/disable Howdy globally
• Select & preview camera device
• Toggle face auth per service (sudo, login, polkit, etc.)

Installation

You need to have the XeroLinux repo enabled to be able to install this.

sudo pacman -S xero-howdy-qt

For SDDM/PLM, hit enter on empty password field first, same goes for the Lock Screen. Then it’ll work.

To see features, test it out, follow progress and report any issues or suggestions visit the the tool’s Github Repo.

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EFIBoot Manager

EFI Boot Manager GUI is a lightweight desktop app for Linuxhat lets you manage your UEFI/EFI boot entries without ever touching a terminal. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK !

Features

• Delete unwanted boot entries
• Enable or disable individual boot entries
• Reorder entries and apply a custom boot order
• Confirm dialogs to prevent accidental changes
• View all EFI boot entries with OS-specific icons

Installation

You need to have the XeroLinux repo enabled to be able to install this.

sudo pacman -Syy efibootmgrgui

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Wallpaper Browser GUI

Browse, preview and download wallpapers & live wallpapers from multiple online sources, all from one app.

Features

• Browse static wallpapers from Wallhaven, 4K Wallpapers and DuskLinux
• Browse live/video wallpapers from MoeWalls, MotionBGs and DesktopHut
• Search, paginate and preview wallpapers from any source
• Multi-select with Ctrl+Click, Shift+Click and Select All
• Batch download with progress tracking to separate folders
• Browse downloaded wallpapers in a tabbed local viewer
• In-app image preview and video playback with full controls
• Set static wallpapers directly from the app (auto-detects your DE)
• Video thumbnails extracted from actual frames with play overlay
• Uses system theme with native look on any desktop environment

Installation

You need to have the XeroLinux repo enabled to be able to install this.

sudo pacman -Syy xero-wallpaper-browser

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PHP Server GUI

phpGUI is a lightweight desktop app that lets you spin up a local PHP development server without ever touching a terminal.

Features

• Create a new project folder and serve it instantly
• Browse for and serve any existing project directory
• Live Log. See server activity and errors in real time
• Clean two-card layout: New Project and Existing Project
• Start a PHP built-in server (php -S) with a single click

Installation

You need to have the XeroLinux repo enabled to be able to install this.

sudo pacman -Syy phpgui

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Troubleshooting

Plymouth Boot Delay

On fast NVMe systems, the boot animation may flash too quickly. Add a delay:

sudo systemctl edit plymouth-quit.service --drop-in=long_splash.conf

Add this content:

[Service]
ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/sleep 6

Adjust the 6 (seconds) to suit your hardware. Apply with:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Plymouth Multi-Monitor

If the animation doesn’t scale correctly across monitors, specify your primary display in GRUB:

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Add to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT:

video=DP-1:1920x1080@60

Replace DP-1 with your monitor identifier (use xrandr to check). Then update GRUB:

sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg