KaOS
KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the KDE desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are...
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- Privacy focused
- Lightweight
Features
- Ad-free
- Rolling Release
- Plasma based
- KDE
- Linux-based
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KaOS News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about KaOS
KaOS launches first Dinit-based ISO, mostly systemd-free & shifts from KDE Plasma to NiriKaOS 2026.06 marks a major milestone for this independent Linux distro by completing its transition...
- Danilo_Venom published news article about KaOS
KaOS ISO drops systemd-boot for Limine, ships Niri/Noctalia desktopKaOS's latest ISO removes systemd-boot and mkinitcpio, adopting Dracut for initramfs and Limine as ...
- POX published news article about KaOS
KaOS 2025.11 adds Limine bootloader, Linux 6.17 kernel, KDE Plasma 6.5 & updated packagesKaOS 2025.11, an independent Linux distribution focused on Qt and KDE, introduces a major change to...
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What is KaOS?
KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the KDE desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are available from in-house repositories. KaOS employs a rolling-release development model and is built exclusively for 64-bit computer systems.
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Comments and Reviews
KaOS is quite slow in updating even the most important packages. Not good for my usage. Might be good for you...