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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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Vendefoul Wolf

Vendefoul Wolf is a set of lightweight, Devuan-based Linux distributions featuring various popular desktop environments, including Budgie, Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, Trinity and Xfce. As the init software, it offers a choice between SysV and runit.

Technical Specs Comparison
NitruxVendefoul Wolf
DevuanBaseDevuan
apt / debPackage Managerapt / deb, flatpak
OpenRCInit SystemOpenRC
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
5.0.0Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
November 12, 2025Release DateApril 15, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
HyprlandbspwmBudgieCinnamonEnlightenmentIceWMKatanaKDE PlasmaLXQtSonicDETrinityXfce
Desktops
HyprlandbspwmBudgieCinnamonEnlightenmentIceWMKatanaKDE PlasmaLXQtSonicDETrinityXfce