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openSUSE

The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by SUSE Linux and other companies. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, this program provides free, easy access to openSUSE, a complete Linux distribution.

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KaOS

KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the Noctalia desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are available from in-house repositories.

Technical Specs Comparison
openSUSEKaOS
IndependentBaseIndependent
rpm (zypper)Package Managerpacman / pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelRolling Release
16.0Latest Version2026.02
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
October 1, 2025Release DateFebruary 15, 2026
ARM64ARMhfi686ppc64ppc64els390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfi686ppc64ppc64els390xx86_64
CinnamonEnlightenmentGNOMEIceWMKDE PlasmalabwcLXDELXQtMATEWayfireXfceniriNoctalia
Desktops
CinnamonEnlightenmentGNOMEIceWMKDE PlasmalabwcLXDELXQtMATEWayfireXfceniriNoctalia