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Clear Linux


Last Update: 2023-02-24 02:30 UTC



Clear Linux is a minimal distribution primarily designed with performance and cloud use-cases in mind. The operating system upgrades as a whole rather than using individual packages. Extra software can be added to the system (along with associated dependencies) using pre-compiled bundles which can be accessed through the distribution's swupd software manager.

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Distribution Clear Linux
Home Page https://clearlinux.org/
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Feature 37980 37860 35000 31300 27900 12430
Release Date 2023-02-23 2022-12-23 2021-08-31 2019-10-15 2019-02-19 2017-01-03
End Of Life            
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 900-4400 900-4200 100-3000 100-4700 40-2200 200-400
Free Download IMG, ISO IMG, ISO IMG, ISO IMG, ISO IMG IMG
Installation -- -- -- -- -- --
Default Desktop GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME Xfce
Package Management swupd swupd swupd swupd swupd swupd
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4
Multilingual            
Asian Language Support            
Full Package List 37980 37860 35000 31300 27900 12430
Package 37980 37860 35000 31300 27900 12430
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.2.8 1.2.8 1.2.5.1 1.1.9 1.1.8 1.1.3
amdgpu (23.0.0) 22.0.0 22.0.0 21.0.0 19.1.0 18.1.0 --
bash (5.2.15) 5.2.15 5.2.15 5.1 4.4 5.0 4.4
bind (9.18.15) -- -- -- -- -- --
chromium (113.0.5672.126) -- -- -- -- -- --
cups (2.4.2) 2.4.2 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.3.0 2.2.10 2.2.1
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.3 4.4.2 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.3
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.5 1.46.5 1.46.4 1.45.4 1.44.5 1.43.3
firefox (113.0.2) 108.0.1 108.0.1 91.0.2 69.0.3 65.0.1 50.1.0
freetype (2.13.0) 2.12.1 2.12.1 2.11.0 2.10.1 2.9.1 2.7.1
gcc (13.1.0) 12.2.0 12.2.0 11.2.0 9.2.1 8.2.0 6.3.0
gimp (2.10.34) 2.10.32 2.10.32 2.10.24 2.10.12 2.10.8 --
glibc (2.37) 2.36 2.36 2.34 2.30 2.29 2.24
gnome-shell (44.1) 43.2 43.2 40.4 3.34.1 3.30.2 3.22.2
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.06) -- -- -- 2.02 2.02 2.02
gtk (4.10.3) 4.8.2 4.8.2 4.4.0 3.24.12 3.24.5 3.22.5
httpd (2.4.57) 2.4.54 2.4.54 2.4.48 2.4.41 2.4.38 2.4.25
inkscape (1.2.2) 1.2.2 1.2.2 1.1 0.92.4 0.92.4 --
k3b (23.04.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
kmod (30) 30 30 29 26 26 23
krita (5.1.6) 5.0.8 5.0.8 4.4.7 4.2.7.1 4.1.7.101 --
libreoffice (7.5.3) 7.4.3 7.4.3 7.1.3 6.3.2 -- --
linux (6.3.4) 6.1.2 6.1.1 5.13.13 5.3.1 4.20.10 4.8.15
Package 37980 37860 35000 31300 27900 12430
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mariadb (10.11.3) 10.9.2 10.9.2 10.4.20 10.4.6 10.3.11 10.0.28
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mesa (23.1.1) 22.3 22.3.0 21.2.1 19.2 18.2 --
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (44.2) 43.1 43.1 40.2 3.34.1 3.30.5 3.22.1
NVIDIA (530.41.03) -- -- -- -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 -- --
openjdk (20.0.1) 18.0.2.9.1 18.0.2.9.1 13.0.5 13 11.0.2 8u15
openssh (9.3p1) 9.1p1 9.1p1 8.7p1 8.0p1 7.9p1 7.4p1
openssl (3.1.0) 3.0.7 3.0.7 1.1.1l 1.1.1d 1.1.1a 1.0.2j
perl (5.36.1) 5.36.0 5.36.0 5.34.0 5.28.2 5.28.1 5.24.0
php (8.2.6) 8.2.0 8.2.0 8.0.10 7.3.10 7.3.1 5.6.28
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) 5.26.4 5.26.4 5.22.1 5.16.5 5.15.0 --
postfix (3.8.0) 3.7.3 3.7.3 3.6.2 3.4.7 -- --
postgresql (15.3) 15.1 15.1 13.4 11.5 9.6.12 9.6.1
Python (3.11.3) 3.11.0 3.11.0 3.9.6 3.7.4 2.7.15 --
qt (6.5.1) 6.2.1 6.2.1 5.15.0 5.13.1 5.12.1 --
samba (4.18.2) 4.17.4 4.17.4 4.14.7 4.11.0 4.9.4 4.5.3
systemd (253.4) 251.9 251.9 249.1 243 239 231
thunderbird (102.11.2) 102.6.1 102.6.1 91.0.3 68.1.2 60.5.1 45.5.1
vim (9.0) 9.0 9.0 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.0
vlc (3.0.18) 3.0.17.4 3.0.17.4 3.0.16 3.0.8 3.0.6 --
wayland (1.22.0) 1.21.0 1.21.0 1.19.0 1.17.0 1.16.0 1.12.0
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.18.0 4.18.0 4.16.0 4.14.1 4.13.2 4.12.3
xorg-server (21.1.8) 21.1.6 21.1.6 1.20.11 1.20.5 1.20.3 1.19.0

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Version: 37980
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-03-21
Votes: 0


I have a HP laptop which has an underpinning for Intel. I must say I love the concept of Clear. It does optimize the system. Normally a GNOME desktop would run 1.5- 2 GB of the RAM. With Clear, the norm was 700-800 MB. So, yes, there's a difference, Was rather snappy and quick.

The reasons I gave the 1:

There were problems installing. Apparently it's not enough for certain responses to be set in the installer. Even if the settings were "pre-set" and they're ok to remain in this way by the user, the user still needs to "click" on the response to indicate it's chosen. If one doesn't, they will receive notice of a failed install. Also learned it's better to at least have a cleared hard drive prior to the install. If one doesn't, this may also cause the install to fail.

When there's automatic updates post-install the OS will not inform the user. The only way to find out is through the terminal and attempt to install something, then one retrieves notice there's a lock in place due to the process being in use.

After the update occurred, tried to reboot. The system booted to a blank screen. Which should not be happening with automatic updating. The forums were of no help and this issue couldn't be corrected. This occurred twice when I installed it. There is no excuse for this.

I had tried Clear I've used it before before. When all is in place it seems to be a good system which lives up to the hype about being optimized for Intel computers. it's one of the things I look for in a Linux. (Opensuse Tumbleweed, which is what I'm not using, is another such system.)

However, the programmers should at least make sure company-sanctioned updating for the system itself functions when they take place.



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Version: 37860
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-02-17
Votes: 0


currently running the OS on a HP laptop and it is by far the quickest it's been, super snappy, super responsive, and there's bundles or flatpaks for everything I want to do. not the biggest fan of Gnome, but it's encouraged me to configure something i want, and it's useable for me without issue, but Xfce and KDE are possible to be installed as well if you prefer. for those curious, i have flatpak version of steam running and came game just fine on it if thats your thing. please be aware when trying this OS is that its designed for Intel processors, so virtual/AMD/whatever wont work as well as bare metal Intel, and i cannot speak for GPU support as the device im using is running integrated intel.


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Version: 37860
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-01-22
Votes: 2


Really wanted to try this one out, after reading good reviews about itś speed, but no matter what, I couldn´t get it working properly. Mouse cursor was missing and any and all usual linux or gnome tricks were useless. Mouse is a normal usb mouse, works fine in bios and other distros, but on latest Live version mouse cursor was lost both in live usb and installed version. (Managed to use accesibility ctrl key for installation) Perhaps it is not an usb issue, but a GPU. No help from Clear Linux forums either.

Hoping I figure it out somehow, or this gets sorted in later version.


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