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| Feature | 7.1 excalibur |
6.5 scarthgap |
5.7 kirkstone |
4.5 dunfell |
3.4.7 dunfell |
2.6.2 buster |
1.2.8 pyro |
Feature |
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| Release Date | 2025-12-20 | 2024-12-03 | 2024-02-03 | 2022-11-12 | 2022-04-27 | 2021-06-29 | 2019-11-06 | Release Date |
| End Of Life | End Of Life | |||||||
| Price (US$) | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Price (US$) |
| Image Size (MB) | 1100-1200 | 800-900 | 800-900 | 800-900 | 600-700 | 500-600 | 400-500 | Image Size (MB) |
| Free Download | IMG | IMG | IMG | IMG | IMG | IMG | IMG | Free Download |
| Installation | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Installation |
| Default Desktop | JWM-ROX | JWM-ROX | JWM-ROX | JWM-ROX | JWM-ROX | JWM-ROX | JWM-ROX | Default Desktop |
| Default Browser | Chromium, SeaMonkey | Chromium | Chromium | SeaMonkey | SeaMonkey | SeaMonkey | Default Browser | |
| Package Format | flatpak, PET | flatpak, PET | flatpak, PET | PET | PET | PET | PET | Package Format |
| Package Management | Package Management | |||||||
| Release Model | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Release Model |
| Office Suite | LibreOffice | LibreOffice | LibreOffice | LibreOffice | LibreOffice | LibreOffice | LibreOffice | Office Suite |
| Processor Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 | x86_64 | x86_64 | x86_64 | x86_64 | x86_64 | Processor Architecture |
| Init Software | BusyBox | SysV | SysV | SysV | SysV | BusyBox | SysV | Init Software |
| Journaled File Systems | Btrfs, ext4 | ext4 | ext4 | ext4 | ext4 | ext4 | ext4 | Journaled File Systems |
| Multilingual | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Multilingual |
| Full Package List | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.4.7 | 2.6.2 | 1.2.8 | Full Package List |
| Package | 7.1 excalibur |
6.5 scarthgap |
5.7 kirkstone |
4.5 dunfell |
3.4.7 dunfell |
2.6.2 buster |
1.2.8 pyro |
Package |
| alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) | 1.2.14 | 1.2.11 | 1.2.6 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.1.2 | 1.1.8 | 1.1.5 | alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) |
| amdgpu (25.0.0) | 23.0.0 | 22.0.0 | 22.0.0 | 22.0.0 | 22.0.0 | 18.1.99 | -- | amdgpu (25.0.0) |
| apparmor (4.1.7) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | apparmor (4.1.7) |
| apt (3.1.16) | 3.0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2.12 | apt (3.1.16) |
| bash (5.3) | 5.2.37 | 5.2.21 | 5.1.16 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3.30 | bash (5.3) |
| bind (9.20.21) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | bind (9.20.21) |
| chromium (146.0.7680.177) | 143.0.7499.109 | 130.0.6723.91 | 120.0.6099.109 | -- | -- | -- | -- | chromium (146.0.7680.177) |
| cinnamon (6.6.7) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | cinnamon (6.6.7) |
| cups (2.4.16) | 2.4.10 | 2.4.7 | 2.4.2 | 2.3.1 | 2.3.1 | 2.2.10 | 2.2.2 | cups (2.4.16) |
| e2fsprogs (1.47.4) | 1.47.2 | 1.47.0 | 1.46.5 | 1.45.7 | 1.45.7 | 1.44.5 | 1.43.4 | e2fsprogs (1.47.4) |
| ffmpeg (8.1) | 7.1.3 | 6.1.1 | 4.4 | 4.3.1 | 4.3.1 | 4.1.6 | 3.4.2 | ffmpeg (8.1) |
| firefox (149.0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | firefox (149.0) |
| flatpak (1.16.3) | 1.16.1 | 1.15.8 | 1.12.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | flatpak (1.16.3) |
| freetype (2.14.3) | 2.13.3 | 2.13.2 | 2.11.1 | 2.10.1 | 2.10.1 | 2.9.1 | 2.9 | freetype (2.14.3) |
| gcc (15.2.0) | 14.2.0 | 13.2.0 | 11.3.0 | 9.3.0 | 9.3.0 | 8.3.0 | 6.3.0 | gcc (15.2.0) |
| gimp (3.2.2) | 3.0.4 | 2.10.36 | 2.10.30 | 2.10.18 | 2.10.18 | 2.10.8 | 2.8.22 | gimp (3.2.2) |
| git (2.53.0) | -- | 2.44.1 | 2.35.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | git (2.53.0) |
| glibc (2.43) | 2.41 | 2.39 | 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.28 | 2.25 | glibc (2.43) |
| gnome-shell (50.0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | gnome-shell (50.0) |
| grub (2.14) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.04 | -- | 2.00 | grub (2.14) |
| gtk (4.22.2) | 4.18.6 | 3.24.41 | 3.24.34 | 3.24.14 | 3.24.14 | 3.24.5 | 3.22.8 | gtk (4.22.2) |
| httpd (2.4.66) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | httpd (2.4.66) |
| inkscape (1.4.3) | 1.4 | 1.3.2 | 1.2.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 0.92.2 | 0.92.2 | inkscape (1.4.3) |
| kmod (34.2) | 34.2 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | kmod (34.2) |
| krita (6.0.1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | krita (6.0.1) |
| LibreOffice (26.2.2) | 25.2.3 | 24.2.3 | 7.4.2 | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 | 6.1.5 | 6.0.4 | LibreOffice (26.2.2) |
| Package | 7.1 excalibur |
6.5 scarthgap |
5.7 kirkstone |
4.5 dunfell |
3.4.7 dunfell |
2.6.2 buster |
1.2.8 pyro |
Package |
| libselinux (3.10) | 3.8.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.8 | -- | libselinux (3.10) |
| linux (6.19.10) | 6.12.62 | 6.6.32 | 5.15.148 | 5.15.78 | 5.15.16 | 5.4.128 | 5.2 | linux (6.19.10) |
| mariadb (12.2.2) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | mariadb (12.2.2) |
| mate-desktop (1.28.2) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | mate-desktop (1.28.2) |
| mesa (26.0.3) | 25.0.7 | 24.0.7 | 2 | 21.3.7 | 21.3.7 | 18.3.6 | 17.3.8 | mesa (26.0.3) |
| mysql (9.6.0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | mysql (9.6.0) |
| nautilus (50.0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | nautilus (50.0) |
| NVIDIA (595.58.03) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | NVIDIA (595.58.03) |
| openjdk (26) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | openjdk (26) |
| openssh (10.2p1) | 10.0p1 | 9.6p1 | 8.9p1 | 8.2p1 | 8.2p1 | 7.9p1 | 7.4p1 | openssh (10.2p1) |
| openssl (3.6.1) | 3.5.4 | 3.2.3 | 3.0.12 | 1.1.1q | 1.1.1l | 1.1.1d | 1.0.2k | openssl (3.6.1) |
| perl (5.42.2) | 5.40.1 | 5.38.2 | 5.34.1 | 5.30.1 | 5.30.1 | 5.28.1 | 5.24.1 | perl (5.42.2) |
| php (8.5.4) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | php (8.5.4) |
| plasma-desktop (6.6.3) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | plasma-desktop (6.6.3) |
| postfix (3.11.1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | postfix (3.11.1) |
| postgresql (18.3) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | postgresql (18.3) |
| Python (3.14.3) | 3.13.5 | 3.12.6 | 3.10.13 | 3.8.14 | 3.8.12 | 3.7.3 | 2.7.14 | Python (3.14.3) |
| qt (6.11.0) | -- | 5.15.13 | 5.15.7 | -- | -- | -- | 5.10.1 | qt (6.11.0) |
| samba (4.24.0) | 4.22.6 | 4.19.8 | 4.14.14 | 4.10.18 | 4.10.18 | 4.9.5 | 4.6.14 | samba (4.24.0) |
| systemd (260.1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | systemd (260.1) |
| thunderbird (149.0.1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | thunderbird (149.0.1) |
| vim (9.2) | -- | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.2 | -- | -- | vim (9.2) |
| vlc (3.0.23) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | vlc (3.0.23) |
| wayland (1.25.0) | 1.23.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | wayland (1.25.0) |
| xfdesktop (4.20.2) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | xfdesktop (4.20.2) |
| xorg-server (21.1.21) | 21.1.16 | 21.1.13 | 21.1.8 | 21.1.3 | 21.1.3 | 1.20.4 | 1.19.6 | xorg-server (21.1.21) |
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