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KaOS

KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the Noctalia desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are available from in-house repositories.

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CuerdOS

CuerdOS is a Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution with focus on stability, efficiency and performance. It comes with a series of optimisations, such as performance and memory consumption improvements.

Technical Specs Comparison
KaOSCuerdOS
IndependentBaseDebian (Stable)
pacman / pkgPackage Managerdeb, flatpak
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
2026.02Latest Version2.1
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
February 15, 2026Release DateApril 1, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
niriNoctaliaKDE PlasmalabwcSwayXfce
Desktops
niriNoctaliaKDE PlasmalabwcSwayXfce