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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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TROMjaro

TROMjaro is a Manjaro-based Linux distribution with a customised Xfce desktop. Compared to its parent, TROMjaro offers several user-friendly utilities, such as Layout Switcher with six different layouts or Theme Switcher with several accent colours.

Technical Specs Comparison
NitruxTROMjaro
DevuanBaseArch, Manjaro
apt / debPackage Managerpacman / AppImage, flatpak, pkg
OpenRCInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
5.0.0Latest Version2026.05.08
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
November 12, 2025Release DateMay 8, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
HyprlandXfce
Desktops
HyprlandXfce