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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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MagOS Linux

MagOS Linux is a Russian desktop-oriented distribution based on ROSA, a distribution that was forked from Mandriva Linux in 2011. It uses the RPM package management.

Technical Specs Comparison
KaOSMagOS Linux
IndependentBaseROSA
pacman / pkgPackage Managerdnf / rpm
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
2026.02Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
February 15, 2026Release DateMay 24, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
niriNoctaliaKDE PlasmaLXQt
Desktops
niriNoctaliaKDE PlasmaLXQt