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Commodore OS Vision


Last Update: 2025-05-17 18:09 UTC

Commodore OS Vision is a 64-bit Linux distribution which was originally based on Linux Mint and is now an unofficial spin of MX Linux. This distribution was created for Commodore enthusiasts and people who appreciate a retro style interface. Commodore OS Vision uses the MATE desktop interface and features a retro look and effects. It has a classic Commodore slant with a selection of applications reminiscent of their classic Amiga counterparts.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 100 (113), 6 months: 74 (175), 3 months: 38 (296), 4 weeks: 84 (166), 1 week: 73 (180)

Average visitor rating: 7.6/10 from 15 review(s).

Commodore Summary
Distribution Commodore OS Vision
Home Page https://www.commodoreusa.net/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums http://forum.commodoreos.net/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation --
Screenshots --
Screencasts https://www.commodoreos.net/CommodoreOS.aspx •
Download Mirrors https://www.commodoreos.net/ • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker --
Related Websites Wikipedia
Reviews Beta: Commodore Computer Blog (Italian)
Where To Donate, Buy or Try

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2025-04-22: Distribution Release: Commodore OS Vision 3.0
 • 2012-07-03: Development Release: Commodore OS Vision 1.0 Beta 9
 • 2011-11-12: Development Release: Commodore OS Vision 1.0 Beta
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Feature 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
Release Date 2025-04-22 2023-12-13 2012-07-01
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 36000 -- --
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop MATE MATE GNOME
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 SysV SysV SysV
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support      
Full Package List 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
Package 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
alsa-lib (1.2.14) 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.0.23
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- 8.780
apparmor (4.1.1)      
apt (3.1.2) 2.6.1 2.2.4 0.8.3
bash (5.2.37) 5.2 5.1 4.1
bind (9.20.9) -- -- --
chromium (137.0.7151.103) 135.0.7049.95 119.0.6045.199 r103287
cinnamon (6.4.10) -- --  
cups (2.4.12) 2.4.2 2.3.3 1.4.4
e2fsprogs (1.47.2) 1.47.0 1.46.2 1.41.12
ffmpeg (7.1.1) 5.1.6 -- 0.6
firefox (139.0.4) 133.0.3 120.0.1 9.0
flatpak (1.16.1) 1.14.10 1.10.8  
freetype (2.13.3) 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.4.2
gcc (15.1.0) 12.2.0 10.2.1 4.4.4
gimp (3.0.4) 2.10.38 2.10.28 2.6.10
git (2.49.0) 2.39.5 2.30.2 --
glibc (2.41) 2.36 2.31 2.12.1
gnome-shell (48.2) -- 3.38.6 --
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.06 1.98
gtk (4.18.6) 4.8.3 -- 2.22.0
httpd (2.4.63) -- -- --
inkscape (1.4.2) 1.2.2 1.1.1 0.48.0
kmod (34.2) 30 28 --
krita (5.2.9) 5.1.5 --  
LibreOffice (25.2.4) -- 7.0.4 3.3.2
Package 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
libselinux (3.8.1) 3.4 3.1 2.0.94
linux (6.15.2) 6.12 6.5.13 2.6.35
mariadb (11.8.2) -- --  
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.26.0 1.24.1 --
mesa (25.1.3) 24.2.2 20.3.5 7.11git
mysql (9.3.0) -- -- --
nautilus (48.2) 43.2 3.38.2 2.32.0
NVIDIA (575.57.08) -- -- 260.19.29
openjdk (24.0.1) 17.0.14u1 11.0.21u1 6b20
openssh (10.0p1) 9.2p1 8.4p1 5.5p1
openssl (3.5.0) 3.0.15d 1.1.1w 0.9.8o
perl (5.40.2) 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.10.1
php (8.4.8) -- -- --
plasma-desktop (6.3.5) -- --  
postfix (3.10.2) -- -- --
postgresql (17.5) -- -- --
Python (3.13.5) 3.11.2 3.9.2 2.6.6
qt (6.9.1) 6.4.2 5.15.2 4.7.0
samba (4.22.2) 4.17.12 4.13.13 --
systemd (257.6) 252.6 -- --
thunderbird (139.0.2) -- 78.13.0 --
vim (9.1) 9.0 8.2 7.2
vlc (3.0.21) 3.0.21 3.0.20 1.1.4
wayland (1.23.1) -- --  
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.16) 21.1.7 1.20.11 1.9.2.901

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Average rating
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Version: 3.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-06-13
Votes: 0


 I downloaded and installed Commodore OS Vision 3.0 yesterday. I love the retro Commodore theme. It includes lots of games, multimedia stuff, emulators and more. It runs great on my 12 year old Toshiba laptop. It even includes drivers for my laptop's wifi adapter out of the box, something that's missing from other distros like Ubuntu. It connected to my home wifi network with no hassles. I took away 1 star, because the 36gb ISO file is a HUGE download. The ISO file was so big, I couldn't copy it to a USB flash drive with exFAT. I had to format the USB drive with NTFS to accomidate such a large file. Then when I installed Commodore OS Vision 3.0, it used 86gb of disk space. I took away 1 star because it's so BIG. But once it was installed, it works great!


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Version: 3.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-05-17
Votes: 0


 I've been using 2.0 for over a year with recording software without any problems. Wine seems to work well. The games are nice memories of a safer time when we knew nothing about politics.
I was looking forward to the update except the 36gb file ? My internet provider charges us extra when we go over our "unlimited" data plan and this file could send us up to $50. To have the base OS with an option to download the games would have been nice. Could you come out with a Vision4.0 with all repositories working....thank you !


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Version: 3.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-05-15
Votes: 1


 What a great collection of software!
All emulators setup for you, a great themed desktop that needs minor tweaks to make it also a daily driver.
There's one little drawback that is when you use anything other than the default commodore user, your millage may vary. For example CMB prg Studio, that relies on Wine, will not start as it goes straight to the commodore user's home to get the .vine config/ So when you want the best experience do everything under the Commodore User.
The base distro is Debian, so you get a stable base platform with lots of packages you can install -- if it isn't already installed. Because the whole installation is about 95GB.



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