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Garuda Linux

Garuda Linux is a rolling distribution based on the Arch Linux operating system. Unlike Arch Linux, Garuda Linux comes with a graphical installer (Calamares) for easy installation, and other advanced graphical tools for managing your system.

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SmartOS screenshot

SmartOS

SmartOS is an open-source UNIX-like operating system based on illumos, a community fork of OpenSolaris. It features four technologies - ZFS (a combined file system and logical volume manager), DTrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), Zones (a lightweight virtualisation solution), KVM and bhyve (two full virtualisation solutions for running a variety of guest operating systems, including Linux, Windows, BSD and Plan9).

Technical Specs Comparison
Garuda LinuxSmartOS
ArchBaseSolaris
pacman / pkgPackage Managerpkgsrc
systemdInit Systemother
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
March 9, 2026Release DateJune 11, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
CinnamonGNOMEHyprlandi3KDE PlasmaMokkaSwayXfceNo Desktop
Desktops
CinnamonGNOMEHyprlandi3KDE PlasmaMokkaSwayXfceNo Desktop