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Nitrux

Nitrux is a desktop Linux distribution built from Debian, but with an immutable base system, the OpenRC init system, and without any traditional Debian package management tools. It uses the Calamares system installer and includes the Hyprland window manager, Hypr utilities, the greetd+QtGreet login manager, and the Waybar Wayland bar.

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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
NitruxCuerdOS
DevuanBaseDebian (Stable)
apt / debPackage Managerdeb, flatpak
OpenRCInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
5.0.0Latest Version2.1
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
November 12, 2025Release DateApril 1, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
HyprlandKDE PlasmalabwcSwayXfce
Desktops
HyprlandKDE PlasmalabwcSwayXfce