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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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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
NitruxMagOS Linux
DevuanBaseROSA
apt / debPackage Managerdnf / rpm
OpenRCInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
5.0.0Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
November 12, 2025Release DateMay 24, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
HyprlandKDE PlasmaLXQt
Desktops
HyprlandKDE PlasmaLXQt