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SparkyLinux

SparkyLinux is a set of Debian-based desktop Linux distributions. The project provides separate editions with KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE and Xfce desktops, as well as a lightweight flavour featuring the Openbox window manager.

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blendOS

blendOS is an Arch Linux-based, rolling-release distribution which automates installing software from supported distributions (Arch Linux, Fedora and Ubuntu) into containers. blendOS tries to make software management in across containers feel native and provides access to the user's home directory for each container.

Technical Specs Comparison
SparkyLinuxblendOS
Debian (Stable), Debian (Testing)BaseArch
apt / debPackage Managerpacman / flatpak, pkg
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Semi-RollingRelease ModelRolling Release
2026.03Latest Version3
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
March 15, 2026Release DateJuly 8, 2023
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
KDE PlasmaLXQtMATEOpenboxXfceGNOME
Desktops
KDE PlasmaLXQtMATEOpenboxXfceGNOME