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Bluestar Linux


Last Update: 2023-06-02 13:35 UTC



Bluestar Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution that is based on Arch Linux. The Bluestar distribution features up to date packages, a full range of desktop and multimedia software in the default installation and a live desktop DVD.

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Average visitor rating: 5.62/10 from 21 review(s).


Bluestar Summary
Distribution Bluestar Linux
Home Page https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluestarlinux/
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Feature 6.3.5 6.1.1 5.15.10 5.9.14 5.4.2 4.19.11 4.14.3 4.8.4 Feature
Release Date 2023-06-02 2022-12-23 2021-12-20 2020-12-17 2019-12-12 2018-12-23 2017-12-05 2016-10-27 Release Date
End Of Life                 End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 4000-4100 3900-4000 3700-3800 3200-3300 3000-3100 2400-2600 2400-2600   Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma Default Desktop
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice OO.o OO.o OO.o LibreOffice LibreOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i686, x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multilingual
Asian Language Support                 Asian Language Support
Full Package List 6.3.5 6.1.1 5.15.10 5.9.14 5.4.2 4.19.11 4.14.3 4.8.4 Full Package List
Package 6.3.5 6.1.1 5.15.10 5.9.14 5.4.2 4.19.11 4.14.3 4.8.4 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.2.9 1.2.8 1.2.6.1 1.2.4 1.2.1.1 2.1.7 1.1.5 1.1.2 alsa-lib (1.2.9)
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 22.0.0 21.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 18.1.0 -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.15) 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 bash (5.2.15)
bind (9.18.15) 9.18.15 9.18.10 9.16.23 9.16.9 -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.15)
chromium (114.0.5735.90) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 54.0.2840.71 chromium (114.0.5735.90)
cups (2.4.3) 2.4.3 2.4.2 2.4.0 2.3.3 2.3.0 2.2.10 2.2.6 2.2.1 cups (2.4.3)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.3-P1 4.4.2 4.4.2 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.6 4.3.5 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.46.4 1.45.6 1.45.4 1.44.5 1.43.7 1.43.3 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (113.0.2) 113.0.2 108.0.1 95.0.1 84.0 71.0 64.0 57.0.1 49.0.2 firefox (113.0.2)
freetype (2.13.0) 2.13.0 2.12.1 2.11.1 2.10.4 2.10.1 2.9.1 2.8.1 2.7 freetype (2.13.0)
gcc (13.1.0) 12.2.0 12.2.0 11.1.0 10.2.0 9.2.0 8.2.1 -- -- gcc (13.1.0)
gimp (2.10.34) 2.10.34 2.10.32 2.10.28 2.10.22 2.10.14 2.10.8 2.8.22 2.8.18 gimp (2.10.34)
glibc (2.37) 2.37 2.36 2.33 2.32 2.30 2.28 2.26 2.24 glibc (2.37)
gnome-shell (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (44.2)
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.1)
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.55)
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.06 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.02 2.02 2.02beta3 grub (2.06)
gtk (4.10.3) 3.24.38 3.24.35 3.24.30 3.24.23 3.24.13 3.24.2 3.22.26 3.22.1 gtk (4.10.3)
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.57)
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.2.2)
k3b (23.04.1) 23.04.1 22.12.0 21.12.0 20.12.0 19.08.3 18.12.0 17.08.3 -- k3b (23.04.1)
kmod (30) 30 30 29 27 26 25 24 23 kmod (30)
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.1.5)
libreoffice (7.5.3) 7.5.2 7.4.3 7.2.4 -- -- -- 5.4.3 5.2.1 libreoffice (7.5.3)
linux (6.3.5) 6.3.5 6.1.1 5.15.10 5.9.14 5.4.2 4.19.11 4.14.3 4.8.4 linux (6.3.5)
Package 6.3.5 6.1.1 5.15.10 5.9.14 5.4.2 4.19.11 4.14.3 4.8.4 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (10.11.3) 10.11.3 10.9.4 10.6.5 10.5.8 10.4.10 10.1.37 10.1.29 10.1.18 mariadb (10.11.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.1)
mesa (23.1.1) 9.0.0 22.3.1 21.3.1 20.3.0 19.2.7 18.3.1 17.2.6 12.0.3 mesa (23.1.1)
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (8.0.33)
nautilus (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (44.2)
NVIDIA (530.41.03) 530.41.03 525.60.11 -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (530.41.03)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (20.0.1) 19.0.2 19.0.1 16.0.2 14.0.2 10.0.2 10.0.2 8u144 8u112 openjdk (20.0.1)
openssh (9.3p1) 9.3p1 9.1p1 8.8p1 8.4p1 8.1p1 7.9p1 7.6p1 7.3p1 openssh (9.3p1)
openssl (3.1.1) 3.0.9 3.0.7 1.1.1m 1.1.1i 1.1.1d 1.1.1a 1.1.0g 1.0.2j openssl (3.1.1)
perl (5.36.1) 5.36.1 5.36.0 5.34.0 5.32.0 5.30.1 5.28.1 5.26.1 5.24.0 perl (5.36.1)
php (8.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.2.6)
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) 5.27.5 5.26.4 5.23.4 5.20.4 5.17.4 5.14.4 5.11.4 5.8.2 plasma-desktop (5.27.5)
postfix (3.8.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.8.0)
postgresql (15.3) 15.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (15.3)
Python (3.11.3) 3.11.3 3.10.8 3.10.1 3.9.1 3.8.0 3.7.1 3.6.3 3.5.2 Python (3.11.3)
qt (6.5.1) 6.5.1 6.4.1 5.15.2 5.15.2 5.13.2 5.12.0 5.9.3 5.7.0 qt (6.5.1)
samba (4.18.3) 4.18.3 4.17.4 4.15.3 4.13.3 4.10.10 4.9.4 4.7.1 4.5.0 samba (4.18.3)
systemd (253.5) 253.4 252.4 249.7 247.1 244 239 235 231 systemd (253.5)
thunderbird (102.11.2) 102.11.2 102.6.1 91.4.0 78.6.0 68.3.0 60.3.3 52.5.0 45.4.0 thunderbird (102.11.2)
vim (9.0) 9.0 9.0 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.18) 3.0.18 3.0.18 3.0.16 3.0.11.1 3.0.8 3.0.4 2.2.7 2.2.4 vlc (3.0.18)
wayland (1.22.0) 1.22.0 1.21.0 1.20.0 1.18.0 1.17.0 1.16.0 1.14.0 1.12.0 wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.8) 21.1.8 21.1.6 21.1.2 1.20.10 1.20.6 1.20.3 1.19.5 1.18.4 xorg-server (21.1.8)

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Version: 6.3.1
Rating: 3
Date: 2023-05-18
Votes: 0


I have mixed feelings with this distro. It comes with Kde but no Wayland option on the ssd. It only comes with the Xorg option and Xorg doesn't work on my hardware. On an old imac it did work without problems, but you have to be an experienced linux user: the installer is very confusing (very very confusing), the terminal opens by default in root mode sometimes (other times not), when you change the language By default, the desktop is unconfigured with new folders in your native language.
Sometimes there are problems with the repositories; it works day in and day out.
It does not have a website and the developer (or developers?) are not identified. I know that in the Linux world it is common, but it is a bit scary, really.

I would never use it as a main system, but as a system to make the desktop look nice.




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Version: 6.1.12
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-02-20
Votes: 8


To be honest that would be a -1 if it was available. While the distro is stable and does provide a good selection of software out of the box there is plenty to dislike about the distro. First the devs NEVER get back to you on anything. Second as mentioned by others no out of the box package manager. Third finding the right calamaries folder with the right partition.conf to edit to make Bluestar use BTRFS instead of EXT4 takes forever. Fourth processes that should require one to enter their password never ask for it, including updates. Fifth the save dialog you get when saving items through your browser is not the default that comes with KDE and is missing several key features it should have. I would strongly recommend people looking for a good daily driver avoid Bluestar Linux at all cost.


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Version: 6.1.9
Rating: 3
Date: 2023-02-15
Votes: 4


The distro does not come with a GUI based package manager, and the konsole commands to install apps is not something any new linux user would ever know how to do properly. If there is a GUI installer hiding in here, then it is hidden really well. I've gotten no help from the BlueStar support page, and there is nothing online that seems to fix this mess. If I can't figure out how to install apps or system drivers, how in the world am I ever supposed to enjoy switching to linux in any regard?

Outside of all that, the distro comes with some amazing applications on its own for offline install, and it would be a great distro, if only there was a package manager that was actually helpful.


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