RebeccaBlackOS

Last Update: 2024-02-02 02:44 UTC

OS Type: Linux
Based on: Debian (Testing)
Origin: USA
Architecture: i386, x86_64
Desktop: Hawaii, KDE
Category: Desktop, Live Medium
Status: Active
Popularity: 237 (29 hits per day)

RebeccaBlackOS is a Debian-based live distribution which can be used to run Wayland desktop sessions. RebeccaBlackOS can run a number of popular open source desktop environments on top of a Wayland graphical session. The distribution was (and remains) one of the only Linux distributions to run a Wayland session from live media. The distribution is available in 32-bit and 64-bit builds for the x86 architecture.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 233 (32), 6 months: 237 (29), 3 months: 230 (28), 4 weeks: 233 (28), 1 week: 212 (30)

Average visitor rating: 10/10 from 2 review(s).

RebeccaBlackOS Summary
Distribution	RebecaBlackOS
Home Page	https://sourceforge.net/projects/rebeccablackos/
Mailing Lists	--
User Forums	https://sourceforge.net/p/rebeccablackos/discussion/general/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation	--
Screenshots	https://sourceforge.net/projects/rebeccablackos/ • DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors	https://sourceforge.net/projects/rebeccablackos/files/ • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker	https://sourceforge.net/p/rebeccablackos/tickets/
Related Websites
Reviews	--
Where To Donate, Buy, or Try

Recent Related News and Releases
Releases announcements with download links and checksums: • 2016-02-09: Distribution Release: RebeccaBlackOS 2016-02-08 • More RebeccaBlackOS releases...

Table Notes and Explanations
Select view: Major packages only (52) All tracked packages (228) To compare the software in this project to the software available in other distributions, please see our Compare Packages page. 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.

Table Notes and Explanations

To compare the software in this project to the software available in other distributions, please see our Compare Packages page.

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	2023-01-16	2022-12-12	2021-08-30
Release Date	2023-01-16	2022-12-13	2021-08-30
End Of Life
Price (US$)	Free	Free	Free
Image Size (MB)	1500-1600	1500-1600	1200-1300
Free Download	ISO	ISO	ISO
Installation	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical
Default Desktop	Weston	Weston	Weston
Package Management	DEB (APT)	DEB (APT)	DEB (APT)
Release Model	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed
Office Suite	--	--	--
Processor Architecture	i386, x86_64	i386, x86_64	i386, x86_64
Init Software	systemd	systemd	systemd
Journaled File Systems	ext4	ext4	ext4
Multilingual	--	--	--
Asian Language Support
Full Package List		2022-12-12	2021-08-30
abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.11)
amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.21)
bind (9.18.21)
chromium (121.0.6167.139)
cups (2.4.7)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (122.0)
freetype (2.13.2)
gcc (13.2.0)
gimp (2.10.36)
glibc (2.39)
gnome-shell (45.3)
gnucash (5.5)
gnumeric (1.12.56)
grub (2.12)
gtk (4.12.5)
httpd (2.4.58)
inkscape (1.3.1)
k3b (23.08.4)
kmod (31)
krita (5.2.2)
LibreOffice (24.2.0)
linux (6.7.3)
lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.1.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.2)
mesa (24.0.0)
mysql (8.3.0)
nautilus (45.2.1)
NVIDIA (545.29.06)
openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (21.0.2)
openssh (9.6p1)
openssl (3.2.1)
perl (5.38.2)
php (8.3.2)
plasma-desktop (5.27.10)
postfix (3.8.5)
postgresql (16.1)
Python (3.12.1)
qt (6.6.1)
samba (4.19.4)
systemd (255.3)
thunderbird (115.7.0)
vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.20)
wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.11)

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Version: 2021-08-30
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-01-30
Votes: 12

Incredible OS with incredible backstory, I remember my aunt installing this on my gaming rig when I was just 2.

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Version: 2021-08-30
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-10-25
Votes: 12

absolutely fantastic, what is not to love? I mean it it such a great operating system it is going to become my daily driver.

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