Updated Linux Distributions

Garuda Linux is a rolling distribution based on the Arch Linux operating system. Unlike Arch Linux, Garuda Linux comes with a graphical installer (Calamares) for easy installation, and other advanced graphical tools for managing your system. Garuda is a performance-oriented distro with many performance enhancing tweaks. Some of the many tweaks include using zram, a performance CPU governor, along with custom memory management software. Garuda Linux has striven to provide system stability by including the Timeshift backup utility.

Plop Linux is an independently-developed Linux distribution for desktops and servers, available for the i486, x86_64 and armv6l architectures. It is designed for advanced Linux users. The distribution does not include a package manager; installing new software is done by compiling it from source code. The desktop edition of the Plop Linux ships with the Xfce and MATE desktops as well as the Fluxbox window manager. The distribution's server edition comes with basic server software installed, but additional programs, including web servers, databases and programming languages can be easily added from the project's repositories.

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.

The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The product ships with several Internet applications, including web browser, IRC client, mail client and instant messenger, all pre-configured with security in mind and with all traffic anonymised. To achieve this, Incognito uses the Tor network to make Internet traffic very hard to trace.

CobaltX is an Arch-based Linux distribution built specifically for gamers. It features the KDE Plasma desktop and comes pre-installed with the complete Linux gaming stack, i.e. Steam, Heroic Games Launcher, Bottles, Lutris, Wine, RetroArch, MangoHud and GameMode. It is built using the Archiso tool with a custom Calamares system installer. Under the hood, the distribution deploys the Linux Zen kernel for low-latency desktop performance. CobaltX also provides support for NVIDIA GPUs via a single-click installation option in the distribution's Welcome app.

CapivaraOS is a Brazilian desktop and server Linux distribution based on Fedora. It is available in three desktop editions - "Marsh" (KDE Plasma), "Snout" (GNOME) and "Pup" (Xfce), as well as a separate home server variant called "HERD". All editions are localised into Brazilian Portuguese. The distribution uses the Anaconda system installer and includes many popular web, productivity and multimedia applications.

AUSTRUMI (Austrum Latvijas Linukss) is a bootable live Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. It requires limited system resources and can run on any Intel-compatible system with a CD-ROM installed. The entire operating system and all of the applications run from RAM, making AUSTRUMI a fast system and allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system starts.

Mainstream Linux is an Arch-based Linux distribution with a highly customised desktop using the Quickshell toolkit on top of the Hyprland compositor. It includes a variety of user-friendly features, such as Material You desktop layout, per-workspace layout switching, a session restore option, a gaming mode, as well as a graphical settings tool to customise displays, themes, key bindings, networking and updates. The distribution uses the Calamares system installer with several install modes and applies automatic Btrfs snapshots before every update.

Slimbook OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution customised for the Slimbook line of Linux computers assembled in Spain. It offers a choice of GNOME or KDE Plasma desktops on a single ISO image which also includes some custom extensions and utilities. The distribution provides its own repositories for some software, prioritising DEB and Flatpak packages over Ubuntu's snap options. Some of the other interesting features of Slimbook OS include touchpad gestures (enabled by default), Slimbook service notifications, window tiling, the Terminator terminal emulator, a Ulauncher application for fast searching, and a day/night mode switcher.

ZimaOS is an independently-developed, Linux-based operating system for personal servers and network-attached storage (NAS) devices. It features system-level support for remote access, RAID configuration, over-the-air (OTA) updates, and a browser-based user interface for managing the server. It is developed in China by IceWhale Technology Limited, which also produces and sells specialist storage hardware devices called "ZimaCube". Besides ZimaOS which is a complete, standalone operating system, the company also produces CasaOS, a lightweight software layer that can be installed on top of an existing Linux installation in order to turn it into a personal server or a NAS.

SkillFishOS is a gaming-focused Linux distribution based on Debian's "Unstable" branch and featuring a themed KDE Plasma desktop. Originally developed for the AMD BC250 compact motherboard built around AMD's Cyan Skillfish accelerated processing unit (APU), it is also available for generic 64-bit personal computers. SkillFishOS ships with Steam, EmuDeck, ES-DE, Heroic and Proton gaming clients pre-installed. It also includes a tailored Linux kernel, pre-configured Btrfs snapshots, a steampunk-themed dark desktop, Unsloth Studio application designed to run and export open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models, and a remote control option. Besides gaming, the distribution is also suitable for emulation work, local AI and general desktop use.

JSP-Educa is a Spanish Linux distribution intended for the educational sector. It is based either on the systemd-free Devuan distribution or on Debian "Stable" and it supports both 64-bit and 32-bit computers. The project offers three desktop editions of the product. The main LXDE edition is aimed at teachers and students, while the Openbox and Fluxbox variants are designed for students who need applications for a variety of specific tasks, such as calculation, drawing, music or programming. The lightweight JWM edition is for low-resource 32-bit computers. JSP-Educa includes several custom tools, including a control center, an educational activities launcher, a brightness manager, programs for converting image, music and video files, and an automated activities installer.

TUXEDO OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution developed in Germany by TUXEDO Computers GmbH, designed and optimised for the company's own range of Linux-friendly personal computers and notebooks. The distribution uses KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. Some of the differences between Ubuntu and TUXEDO OS include custom boot menu, the TUXEDO Control Centre, Calamares installer, availability of the Lutris open gaming platform, preference for the PipeWire audio daemon (over PulseAudio), removal of Ubuntu's snap daemon and snap packages, and various other tweaks and enhancements.

TUXEDO OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution developed in Germany by TUXEDO Computers GmbH, designed and optimised for the company's own range of Linux-friendly personal computers and notebooks. The distribution uses KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. Some of the differences between Ubuntu and TUXEDO OS include custom boot menu, the TUXEDO Control Centre, Calamares installer, availability of the Lutris open gaming platform, preference for the PipeWire audio daemon (over PulseAudio), removal of Ubuntu's snap daemon and snap packages, and various other tweaks and enhancements.

DAT Linux is a Linux distribution for data science. It provides an automated package manager for fetching dozens of open source, data science tools and apps. It's based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and runs the LXQt desktop. The custom DAT Linux Control Panel provides a centralised one-stop-shop for running, updating, and managing many of data science programs.

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.

Genuen is a spin of Devuan GNU+Linux consisting exclusively of Free Software (as defined by the Free Software Foundation) and a choice of several alternative init systems, such as OpenRC, Runit, s6 and SysV. The distribution ships with the GNU Linux-libre kernel. The project provides installation images for desktop and server deployments, as well as pre-configured live images with JWM, KDE Plasma, Openbox and Xfce desktops available for the i686 and x86_64 architectures.

PrismLinux is a minimalist distribution based on Arch Linux. The live image boots into the River Wayland compositor and a custom system installer which provides several popular desktop options available for installation, including KDE Plasma, GNOME, COSMIC and Cinnamon, as well as a customized Niri Wayland compositor. The distribution uses the long-term supported (LTS) Linux kernel compiled with kernel parameters optimised for speed and it also includes a pre-configured TLP utility for extending battery life.

gabeeOSLinux is a Void-based, rolling-release Linux distribution designed for general desktop use. It offers various window managers and Wayland compositors, including Hyprland, i3, Openbox and Qtile. Besides the command-line xbps package manager, the distribution also provides the graphical OctoXBPS package management utility.

Ultimate Edition, first released in December 2006, was a fork of Ubuntu and Linux Mint though recent versions (starting in 2024) have been based on Arch Linux. The goal of the project is to create a complete, seamlessly integrated, visually stimulating, and easy-to-install operating system. Single-button upgrade is one of several special characteristics of this distribution. Other main features include custom desktop and theme with 3D effects, support for a wide range of networking options, including WiFi and Bluetooth, and integration of many extra applications and package repositories.