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Ubuntu X47 Build

An idempotent installer that reproduces a hardened Ubuntu desktop: WezTerm, Mullvad and Tor Browser, a full pentest toolchain, and an optional amnesiac anon session with forced Tor.

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Ubuntu X47 desktop with ASCII duster wallpaper, bottom dock, and Linux CMD Helper widget
X47 desktop — ASCII duster wallpaper, bottom dock, and the Linux CMD Helper widget.

What this is

A reproducible build for Ubuntu 24.04 / 26 desktops. Clone the repo, run install.sh, and get the same toolchain and hardening used on the reference machine. Part of VulnScape.

  • WezTerm as default terminal (wide window + X47 watermark); GNOME Terminal removed
  • Privacy apps — Mullvad VPN (apt) and Tor Browser
  • Pentest + dev tools via apt, Go, pipx, cargo, and release binaries
  • Lean by default — language packs, Help, App Centre, Security Centre, and default desktop bloat removed; zram + trim; file indexer off (reversible)
  • Polished desktop — bottom dock always visible (hides in F11 fullscreen), 3D effects (Coverflow Alt-Tab, Desktop Cube, TV Glitch, Blur My Shell, wobbly windows), hover-only window controls and an ASCII-art X47 duster wallpaper
  • Linux CMD Helper — a desktop card that turns plain-English questions into the exact Ubuntu terminal command (Claude Haiku); above desktop icons, under windows, click to copy
  • Hardened Firefox — set as the default browser; telemetry/Pocket/sponsored off, tracking protection, HTTPS-only and DoH via system policy
  • Hardening restored from a snapshot (UFW, fail2ban, AppArmor, auditd, sysctl)
  • Amnesia mode (opt-in) — RAM-only anon home, Tor kill-switch, random MAC, NymVPN; same desktop looks as main (no widgets); WezTerm default

Get the installer

Source and releases live on GitHub. There is no separate store or paid download.

git clone https://github.com/sk1tzwzd/ubuntu-x47-build.git
cd ubuntu-x47-build
chmod +x install.sh snapshot.sh modules/*.sh
./install.sh

Releases: github.com/sk1tzwzd/ubuntu-x47-build/releases

Install from ISO

Download the bootable installer from the latest GitHub release. It is a fresh Ubuntu 26.04 install — you choose language, disk, username, and password. No personal files from the reference machine are included; only the X47 installer scripts ride along. Pick Install X47 Ubuntu 26.04 at boot; first login runs the setup terminal. GitHub caps release files at 2 GB, so the ISO is split: 

# download SHA256SUMS + every x47-ubuntu-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso.*.part, then:
cat x47-ubuntu-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso.*.part > x47-ubuntu-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing

Write it to a USB stick with your usual tool (GNOME Disks, balenaEtcher, or dd) and boot from it.

More screenshots

WezTerm, the command helper, and the optional amnesia session.

WezTerm with X47 watermark and integrated tab-bar controls
WezTerm — X47 watermark on the right; title bar removed, window controls on the tab bar.
Amnesia anon session with Tor check and persistent storage
Amnesia anon session — Tor verified, Create Persistent Storage.