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Devuan GNU+Linux

Devuan GNU+Linux is a Linux distribution forked from Debian in 2015. The project's primary goal is to provide a variant of Debian without the complexities and dependencies of systemd, an init system and services manager originally developed by Red Hat and later adopted by most other Linux distributions.

Technical Specs Comparison
CentOSDevuan GNU+Linux
Fedora, Red HatBaseDebian
dnf / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerapt / deb
systemdInit SystemOpenRC, runit, SysV
Semi-RollingRelease ModelFixed Release
10 StreamLatest Version6.0.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
December 13, 2024Release DateNovember 3, 2025
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2armelARMhfi686
Architecture
ARM64ppc64elx86_64x86-64-v2armelARMhfi686
GNOMECinnamonKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtMATEWayfireXfce
Desktops
GNOMECinnamonKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtMATEWayfireXfce