We like to define Kairos as a meta-Linux Distribution, as its goal is to convert other distros to an immutable layout with Kubernetes Native components. Kairos Kairos is a software stack is composed of the following: A core OS image release for each flavor in ISO, qcow2, and other similar formats (see the list of supported distributions) provided for user convenience A release with K3s embedded (optional). An agent installed into the nodes to manage the node lifecycle.