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Debian

The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian.

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pearOS

pearOS is an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution which features a macOS-like theme and icons on top of the KDE Plasma desktop. Some of the distribution's features include a custom system installer called pearOS Installer, a pearOS welcome application, and the GNOME Files file manager.

Technical Specs Comparison
DebianpearOS
IndependentBaseArch
apt / debPackage Managerpacman / pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
13Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
August 9, 2025Release DateApril 8, 2026
ARM64ARMhfppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
AfterStepAwesomeBlackboxbspwmBudgieCinnamondwmEnlightenmentFluxboxflwmFVWMGNOMEi3IceWMJWMKDE PlasmalabwcLomiriLXDELXQtMATEMetacityOpenboxpekwmQtileRatpoisonSwayTWMUKUIWayfireWMakerXfce
Desktops
AfterStepAwesomeBlackboxbspwmBudgieCinnamondwmEnlightenmentFluxboxflwmFVWMGNOMEi3IceWMJWMKDE PlasmalabwcLomiriLXDELXQtMATEMetacityOpenboxpekwmQtileRatpoisonSwayTWMUKUIWayfireWMakerXfce