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Neptune is a GNU/Linux distribution for desktops. It is based on Debian's Stable branch, except for a newer kernel, some drivers and newer versions of popular applications, such as LibreOffice. It also ships with the latest version of the KDE desktop. The distribution's main goals are to provide a good-looking general-purpose desktop with pre-configured multimedia playback and to offer an easy-to-use USB installer with a persistence option.



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Neptune Summary
Distribution Neptune
Home Page https://neptuneos.com/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-07-23: Distribution Release: Neptune 8.0
 • 2023-02-21: Development Release: Neptune 7.9 Beta 1
 • 2022-08-20: Distribution Release: Neptune 7.5
 • 2022-01-01: Distribution Release: Neptune 7.0
 • 2020-07-08: Distribution Release: Neptune 6.5
 • 2019-08-17: Distribution Release: Neptune 6.0
 • 2018-11-05: Distribution Release: Neptune 5.6
 • 2018-07-22: Distribution Release: Neptune 5.4
 • 2018-03-10: Distribution Release: Neptune 5.0
 • 2016-01-29: Distribution Release: Neptune 4.5
 • 2015-07-20: Distribution Release: Neptune 4.4
 • 2015-03-21: Distribution Release: Neptune 4.3
 • More Neptune releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2018-03-20 Neptune provides repo of new KDE packages
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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
Feature 8.0 7.5 6.5
Release Date 2023-07-22 2022-08-20 2020-07-08
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2900-3000 2600-2700 2400-2500
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma
Package Management DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual      
Asian Language Support -- -- --
Full Package List 8.0 7.5 6.5
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.1.8
amdgpu (23.0.0) 22.0.0.0 19.1.0 18.1.99
bash (5.2.21) 5.2 5.1 5.0
bind (9.18.21) -- -- --
chromium (121.0.6167.139) 114.0.5735.133 104.0.5112.79 83.0.4103.116
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.2.10
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.1 4.4.1
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.45.5 1.45.5
firefox (122.0) -- -- --
freetype (2.13.2) 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.9.1
gcc (13.2.0) 12.2.0 10.2.1 8.3.0
gimp (2.10.36) 2.10.34 2.10.22 2.10.8
glibc (2.39) 2.36 2.31 2.28
gnome-shell (45.3) -- -- --
gnucash (5.5) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.56) -- -- --
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.04 2.02
gtk (4.12.5) 3.24.36 3.24.24 3.24.5
httpd (2.4.58) -- -- --
inkscape (1.3.1) 1.2.2 1.0.2 1.0
k3b (23.08.4) -- -- --
kmod (31) 30 28 26
krita (5.2.2) -- -- --
LibreOffice (24.2.0) 7.4.5 7.0.4 6.4.5
linux (6.7.3) 6.1.27 5.18.2 5.6.14
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- --
mariadb (11.1.3) -- -- 10.3.22
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- --
mesa (24.0.0) 22.3.6 20.3.5 18.3.6
mysql (8.3.0) -- -- --
nautilus (45.2.1) -- -- --
NVIDIA (545.29.06) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- --
openjdk (21.0.2) 17.0.7u1 11.0.16 11.0.7
openssh (9.6p1) 9.2p1 8.4p1 7.9p1
openssl (3.2.1) 3.0.9 1.1.1n 1.1.1d
perl (5.38.2) 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.28.1
php (8.3.2) -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) 5.27.5 5.20.5 5.14.5.1
postfix (3.8.5) -- -- --
postgresql (16.1) -- -- --
Python (3.12.1) 3.11.2 3.9.2 3.7.3
qt (6.6.1) 6.4.2 5.15.2 5.11.3
samba (4.19.4) 4.17.8 4.13.13 4.9.5
systemd (255.3) 252.6 247.3 245
thunderbird (115.7.0) 102.12.0 91.12.0 68.10.0
vim (9.1) 9.0 8.2 8.1
vlc (3.0.20) 3.0.18 3.0.16 3.0.11
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.11) 21.1.7 1.20.11 1.20.4


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Version: 8.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-12-25
Votes: 1


I have been using Linux for many years now.. having tried many different flavors and deciding on my preference towards a Debian type version of Linux.. and recently installing Neptune Linux. So to be honest I really like Neptune Linux 8 with one complaint. For whatever reason the install of anything on the system seems painfully slow! I downloaded a program called Pico-8 which allows you to run games or whatever written in Lua. On other systems it takes but a second to run them but with Neptune it's like Neptune is scanning for viruses and takes longer to load and run them, but it shouldn't. Same thing with anything from the store. Takes a while and when I first started I thought the system crashed but it was just getting ready I guess... Now for the most part it works better than a lot of Linux versions. Enough so that I use it on my main computer! My complaint aside would I recommend Neptune.. yes! From the store.. to Steam to the way it handles things I really like Neptune! In the end though it's up to the user and their preference. For me however it works well for my needs! Hopefully this helps anyone looking for a new system to try.


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Version: 8.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-10-18
Votes: 0


Much as I liked previous editions of Neptune, the latest release has been a bittier disappointment.

It failed to install first time out, then after installing the second time refused the carefully selected password. Third time around it installed and let me in but the problems just multiplied. No firewall on offer out of the box so i had to wait until after all updates were done with no firewall enabled before I installed GUFW from the command line (not option I could find to install from discover).

Other issues included problems with Dolphin which I simply could not remedy and can only describe as an unusable mess. Installing other software was slow with repeated second attempts needed more times than I would like.

I can but give this a 1 rating, a truly awful experience that's night and day compared to the pleasant experience the last release offered.


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Version: 8.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-09-14
Votes: 145


Hello,

I've been using Linux for more than 25 years...

Not so long ago, I was using Voyageur (gnome) based on Debian and Ubuntu until the DNS management was broken! Ubuntu-style network management is a gas factory...

I've never managed to repair my machine, even with my own knowledge. So I tried Neptune v8.0. The KDE desktop is superb. The only thing that didn't work was the bluetooth...

After a visit to their forum, I took note of a friendly user who gave the solution:

sudo apt install libspa-0.2-bluetooth
After a reboot, EVERYTHING is OK. To be continued...

Very satisfied for the moment...
I use Alpinelinux for my server!

Greetings from France

Didier


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