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Rhino Linux


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Rhino Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution which offers a rolling-release upgrade approach. The distribution uses a customised Xfce desktop environment. Rhino features a custom meta package manager which unifies Deb, Pacstall and Flatpak software management.



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Average visitor rating: 4.55/10 from 20 review(s).


Rhino Linux Summary
Distribution Rhino Linux
Home Page https://rhinolinux.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums https://rhinolinux.org/contact.html
Documentation https://rhinolinux.org/wiki.html
Screenshots https://rhinolinux.org/unicorn.htmlDistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://rhinolinux.org/download.htmlDistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://rhinolinux.org/tracker.html
Related Websites  
Reviews 2023.x: ZDnet
Beta: DistroWatch
Where To Donate, Buy, or Try

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-12-20: Distribution Release: Rhino Linux 2023.4
 • 2023-08-08: Distribution Release: Rhino Linux 2023.1
 • More Rhino releases...

Table Notes and Explanations
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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 2023.4
Release Date 2023-12-20
End Of Life  
Price (US$) Free
Image Size (MB) 1200-2100
Free Download ISO
Installation Graphical
Default Desktop Xfce
Package Management Deb, Flatpak, Pacstall
Release Model Rolling
Office Suite --
Processor Architecture aarch64, x86_64
Init Software systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4
Multilingual Yes
Asian Language Support  
Full Package List 2023.4
abiword (3.0.5) --
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.9
amdgpu (23.0.0) --
bash (5.2.21) 5.2
bind (9.18.21) --
chromium (121.0.6167.139) --
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.6
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0
firefox (122.0) 120.0.1
freetype (2.13.2) 2.13.2
gcc (13.2.0) 13.2.0
gimp (2.10.36) --
glibc (2.39) 2.38
gnome-shell (45.3) --
gnucash (5.5) --
gnumeric (1.12.56) --
grub (2.12) 2.12
gtk (4.12.5) 4.12.4
httpd (2.4.58) --
inkscape (1.3.1) --
k3b (23.08.4) --
kmod (31) 30
krita (5.2.2) --
LibreOffice (24.2.0) --
linux (6.7.3) 6.6.7
lxpanel (0.10.1) --
mariadb (11.1.3) --
mate-desktop (1.26.2) --
mesa (24.0.0) 9.0.0
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) 3.0.10u
perl (5.38.2) 5.36.0
php (8.3.2) --
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) --
postfix (3.8.5) --
postgresql (16.1) --
Python (3.12.1) 3.11.4
qt (6.6.1) 5.15.10
samba (4.19.4) 4.18.6
systemd (255.3) 253.5
thunderbird (115.7.0) --
vim (9.1) 9.0
vlc (3.0.20) --
wayland (1.22.0) --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.18.1
xorg-server (21.1.11) 21.1.10


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Version: 2023.4
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-01-09
Votes: 1


good distribution linux I'm still testing but it's a good start. Easy installation on an 8 year old laptop.keep going rhino. nothing to say, it will improve over time, like any other distribution. Everything works, wifi.. except the touchpad.. I plugged in a USB mouse and it works perfectly.Rhino is very pretty and even relatively neat. She deserves to be known, I have no doubt that she will improve! and I think it will surprise us.
I'm used to using the Gnome desktop, I'm going to try to install it, I hope it won't be too heavy for my laptop.









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Version: 2023.4
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-12-23
Votes: 0


Tried to install on RPI4 using 128 GB SD Card. After booting from the SD card, the Setup Wizard appeared appeared to hang. There was no login window presented and I could not login using the default user (rhino) and password (1234). However, the desktop seemed to function. It connected directly to my Ethernet connection to our modem. I was able to start Firefox and peruse the Rhino quick start guide. I was unable to shift the browser over to my 2nd monitor as it simply mirrored the primary monitor. Upon selecting shutdown, I saw an option to switch user, which I tried using the defaults. The Rhino Setup Wizard still refused to start.

It is difficult to fully assess this distribution as I could not get it setup properly. I will say that scrolling in the Firefox browser exhibits significant lag and is very "choppy" - not near as smooth as with Raspberry PI O/S. That is too bad as I was interested in evaluating Rhino's XFCE desktop on the RPI4.



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Version: 2023.3
Rating: 2
Date: 2023-10-29
Votes: 7


I was very happy to install this distro. It has a nice interface and a rolling release ubuntu distro was very appealing. However, it is bare bones and requires even cups to be installed for the printers, as well as office software. Bluetooth was installed and enabled out of the box but my bluetooth speaker wound not show up in pulseaudio, even though it was connected and trusted. While installing common apps I suddenly lost the search icon from plank, then I lost the system icon. After that I lost the Rhino wallpaper.

I eventually installed the gnome desktop over it and everything began to function normally, including the bluetooth. I'm actually using it right now. I think Rhino Linux has a long way to go before it can be released as a stable distro.


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