# Ryzen AI Developer Platform: AMD's Own Linux Distribution Built Atop Debian

> Source: <https://www.phoronix.com/review/ryzen-ai-linux-os>
> Published: 2026-07-06 15:00:00+00:00

With the AMD Ryzen AI Halo developer platform there is the option of ordering this Ryzen AI Max+ mini PC with either Microsoft Windows 11 or "Linux OS". When receiving a AMD Ryzen AI Halo review sample last month, I fully expected it to just be an Ubuntu LTS install with ROCm preloaded. I was quite surprised when powering it up to find that it's an OS called the AMD Ryzen AI Developer Platform 1 "Rex" and is based on Debian Linux.