The Basics

Users of a NILE system can manage their system by using a program generally referred to as a “frontend”. A frontend is responsible for providing a clear and intuitive interface to the NILE’s system management capabilities.

Frontends for the Nile Integrated Linux Environment can come in all shapes and sizes. By default, the NILE ships with a command-line frontend called river.

Capabilities

Being the official frontend, river is the most up-to-date frontend available. It is generally capable of performing all system management actions that the NILE has to offer.

river capabilities:

• Displaying information about your Linux system.

• Configuring system settings, such as the look of the user interface.

• Managing your init system. (Supports systemd, runit, and openrc)

• Graphics card and Dual-GPU management.

• Wi-Fi and network management.

• Installing, removing, and updating software.

• Performing system updates.

• And more to come!