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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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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
KaOSVendefoul Wolf
IndependentBaseDevuan
pacman / pkgPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
systemdInit SystemOpenRC
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
2026.02Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
February 15, 2026Release DateApril 15, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
niriNoctaliabspwmBudgieCinnamonEnlightenmentIceWMKatanaKDE PlasmaLXQtSonicDETrinityXfce
Desktops
niriNoctaliabspwmBudgieCinnamonEnlightenmentIceWMKatanaKDE PlasmaLXQtSonicDETrinityXfce