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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
FreeBSDDevuan GNU+Linux
IndependentBaseDebian
txzPackage Managerapt / deb
RCInit SystemOpenRC, runit, SysV
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version6.0.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 14, 2026Release DateNovember 3, 2025
armARM64armeli486ia64MIPSmipselsparc64pc98PowerPCppc64ps3x86_64xboxARMhfi686
Architecture
armARM64armeli486ia64MIPSmipselsparc64pc98PowerPCppc64ps3x86_64xboxARMhfi686
CinnamonGNOMEKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtmangowmMATEWayfireXfce
Desktops
CinnamonGNOMEKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtmangowmMATEWayfireXfce