https://distrowatch.com/ Latest distribution releases https://distrowatch.com/images/other/dw.png https://distrowatch.com/ https://distrowatch.com/modicia ]]> MODICIA O.S. is a Linux multimedia distribution designed primarily for musicians, graphic designers and video makers. It is based on Debian's "stable" branch, but uses the Cinnamon desktop and a recent Linux kernel. MODICIA O.S. comes with a set of carefully-selected, open-source multimedia software and tools, such as Audacity (audio editor), Brasero (disc-burning utility), Cheese (webcam application), Curlew (multimedia converter), GIMP (graphics editor), HandBrake (video transcoder), Kdenlive (video editor), MediaInfo (tool that provides technical data about media files), mpv (media player), Peek (animated GIF recorder), RawTherapee (photo processor), XnView (image viewer), and many others. The distribution also integrates the OnlyOffice software suite for general office tasks. a9a54efbaf2327e3105a1df9270025f1 - Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:17:24 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/alpine ]]> Alpine Linux is a community developed operating system designed for routers, firewalls, VPNs, VoIP boxes, containers, and servers. It was designed with security in mind; it has proactive security features like PaX and SSP that prevent security holes in the software to be exploited. The C library used is musl and the base tools are all in BusyBox. Those are normally found in embedded systems and are smaller than the tools found in GNU/Linux systems. 6a71676ac025f73312c1e83940702e07 - Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:03:51 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/chimo ]]> Chimo Linux is a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch and featuring a customised KDE Plasma desktop. It is meant as a general computing platform with a number of productivity software pre-installed. It also includes a custom Chimo AppBoutique with extra applications. 422b18151e2d34c88853a01ef8f128d7 - Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:54:23 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/talos ]]> Talos is a specialist Linux-based operating system for running Kubernetes, an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling and management of containerised applications. Minimal, immutable and hardened, it does not offer any shell or interactive console; instead, all system management is done via remote Application Programming Interface (API) calls, where messages sent from a client application are protected with mutual Transport Layer Security TLS (mTLS) authentication. Talos also delivers atomic updates, thus maintaining the Linux and Kubernetes versions up-to-date. Talos is developed in the USA by Sidero Labs, Inc. e42359b8e5a0d17141f8877f0823d15d - Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:33:51 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/solydxk ]]> SolydX and SolydK are Debian-based distributions with the Xfce and KDE desktops respectively. SolydXK aims to be simple to use, providing an environment that is both stable and secure. SolydXK is an open-source alternative for small businesses, non-profit organisations and home users. The project started as an unofficial variant of Linux Mint's "Debian" edition with KDE as the default desktop, but it was later given its own identity as SolydK. SolydX was added after Linux Mint dropped its Debian-based flavour that used the Xfce desktop. The project also has a rolling release branch, called Enthusiast's Editions, which used Debian Testing as a base. cae78df95092f342054abda509f64aa8 - Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:18:32 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/stratos ]]> StratOS Linux is an Arch-based Linux distribution which uses scripts from Bedrock Linux to include various packages and repositories from other Linux distributions. It provides several desktop variants featuring the GNOME desktop as well as the Hyprland and the Niri Wayland compositors. The project also develops several custom tools, such as StratVIM (a fork of the Neovim text editor), Rockers (a custom package manager wrapper able to fetch and install binary and source packages from other Linux distributions and from Flatpaks), Stratmacs (a custom Emacs configuration), grab (a fetch script), and Maneki-Neko (a Welcome application). 255d9e759619da67b32a38e73bf751ea - Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:33:58 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/bluestar ]]> Bluestar Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution that is based on Arch Linux. The Bluestar distribution features up to date packages, a full range of desktop and multimedia software in the default installation and a live desktop DVD. c98fdddaba90ff6a659cc2851d0639e8 - Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:32:20 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/refreshos ]]> RefreshOS is a user-friendly Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop. Some of its main features include extended driver support, a polished user experience, and a refined system performance. The distribution ships with the Brave web browser, LibreOffice office suite, GIMP image editor and various popular applications for productivity and creativity tasks. RefreshOS maintains a clean environment that is free of Snap and Flatpak packages. 81b65c6ca3b2f4eb6e578fcfad6e3f79 - Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:40:16 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/nutyx ]]> NuTyX is a French Linux distribution (with multi-language support) built from Linux From Scratch and Beyond Linux From Scratch, with a custom package manager called "cards". The package manager can install individual binary packages, a group of related binary packages (e.g. desktop packages, such as KDE or Xfce), and compile source packages from "ports". The distribution is designed for intermediate and advanced Linux users. 3dcf8ea6e85020b5493ec61bacc9adc6 - Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:51:14 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/berserkarch ]]> Berserk Arch is an Arch Linux-based, rolling-release distribution designed primarily for power users, security researchers and developers. It boots into a command-line interface with an option to start a text-mode installation wizard which offers a choice of desktop environments (GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce), window managers (dwm, i3, Openbox) and Wayland compositors (Hyprland). The distribution offers a modular environment with pre-configured desktop profiles, secure package infrastructure and curated toolsets. b3dd12b6b2aae095fb517656ad766570 - Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:59:06 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/dharma ]]> Dharma Linux is a Devuan-based distribution featuring the lightweight MATE desktop. It is entirely localised into Spanish. Some of the distribution's features includes the Refracta system installer, Zen web browser, and several custom applications, such as Dharma Welcome, Dharma Updater and Dharma AppCenter. c0001e471c324b6b71f0ae85297de8d7 - Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:08:43 +0000 https://distrowatch.com/syslinuxos ]]> SysLinuxOS is a Debian-based GNU/Linux live distribution designed for system administrators and system integrators. It offers a complete networking environment that is organised to integrate various software tools and has a friendly graphical interface using the MATE and GNOME desktops. SysLinuxOS was built to work right out of the box, with all networking tools already installed by default. It includes all major Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), several remote control clients, various browsers, as well as WINE, Wireshark, Etherape, Ettercap, PackETH, Packet Sender, Putty, Nmap, Cutecom, Packet Tracer, tools for serial console, and the latest stable Linux kernel. 2031eebabb9aa931f73e6bf2c16ebc4a - Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:12:50 +0000