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Garuda Linux

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.

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IntermediateRolling Releasedesktoplive
Technical Specs
BaseArch
Package Managerpacman / pkg
Init Systemsystemd
Latest Version
Release ModelRolling Release
Release DateMarch 9, 2026
Architecture
x86_64
Desktop Environments
CinnamonGNOMEHyprlandi3KDE PlasmaMokkaSwayXfce

About Garuda Linux

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.