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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.

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Ultimate Edition

Ultimate Edition, first released in December 2006, was a fork of Ubuntu and Linux Mint though recent versions (starting in 2024) have been based on Arch Linux. The goal of the project is to create a complete, seamlessly integrated, visually stimulating, and easy-to-install operating system.

Technical Specs Comparison
Devuan GNU+LinuxUltimate Edition
DebianBaseArch
apt / debPackage Managerpacman / flatpak, pkg
OpenRC, runit, SysVInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
6.0.0Latest Version5.5
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
November 3, 2025Release DateJune 25, 2017
ARM64armelARMhfi686x86_64
Architecture
ARM64armelARMhfi686x86_64
CinnamonKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtMATEWayfireXfce
Desktops
CinnamonKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtMATEWayfireXfce