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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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Vendefoul Wolf

Vendefoul Wolf is a set of lightweight, Devuan-based Linux distributions featuring various popular desktop environments, including Budgie, Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, Trinity and Xfce. As the init software, it offers a choice between SysV and runit.

Technical Specs Comparison
Devuan GNU+LinuxVendefoul Wolf
DebianBaseDevuan
apt / debPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
OpenRC, runit, SysVInit SystemOpenRC
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
6.0.0Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
November 3, 2025Release DateApril 15, 2026
ARM64armelARMhfi686x86_64
Architecture
ARM64armelARMhfi686x86_64
CinnamonKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtMATEWayfireXfcebspwmBudgieEnlightenmentIceWMKatanaSonicDETrinity
Desktops
CinnamonKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtMATEWayfireXfcebspwmBudgieEnlightenmentIceWMKatanaSonicDETrinity