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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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Omarchy

Omarchy is an Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the Hyprland tiling window manager. It ships with what a modern software developer would need to be productive immediately, including Neovim, Spotify, Chromium, Typora, Alacritty, LibreOffice and Zoom.

Technical Specs Comparison
NitruxOmarchy
DevuanBaseArch
apt / debPackage Managerpacman / pkg
OpenRCInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
5.0.0Latest Version3.7.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
November 12, 2025Release DateMay 4, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
Hyprland
Desktops
Hyprland