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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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NebiOS

NebiOS is an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution with a custom Wayland compositor called NebiDE (based on Wayfire). It features various user interface enhancements, an initial setup module called OOBE, the NebiOS App Runtime (napp-runtime) portable application format with bubblewrap containerization, improved gaming performance with Steam Proton integration, a kernel switcher for easy multi-kernel installation, and the Wine compatibility layer for running some Windows applications.

Technical Specs Comparison
NitruxNebiOS
DevuanBaseUbuntu (LTS)
apt / debPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
OpenRCInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
5.0.0Latest Version10.2
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
November 12, 2025Release DateFebruary 25, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
HyprlandNebiDE (Wayfire)
Desktops
HyprlandNebiDE (Wayfire)