vesper is built from scratch without any upstream distribution lineage. core system daemons, tools, and the package manager are written in go for memory safety, simplicity, and predictable behavior.
| component | description | lang |
|---|---|---|
| inutils | core utilities replacement | go |
| mimi | pid 1 init system | go |
| vesh | interactive command shell | go |
| nyap | package manager | go |
| priv | user and privilege tools | go |
active development. the core userland boots and runs on the linux kernel. toolchain, rootfs bootstrapping, and repository packaging are in progress.