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Commodore OS Vision


Last Update: 2026-04-30 18:06 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: 63 (213), 6 months: 69 (208), 3 months: 59 (258), 4 weeks: 24 (488), 1 week: 70 (224)

Average visitor rating: 8.7/10 from 47 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:
 • 2026-04-30: Distribution Release: Commodore OS Vision 3.1
 • 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 3.1 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
Release Date 2026-04-30 2025-04-22 2023-12-13 2012-07-01
End Of Life        
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 9400-9500 36000-37000 -- --
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop MATE MATE MATE GNOME
Default Browser Chromium Chromium, Firefox Chromium, Firefox Chromium, Firefox
Package Format deb, flatpak , flatpak deb, flatpak deb
Package Management apt apt apt apt
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd SysV SysV
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes
Full Package List 3.1 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
Package 3.1 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.8 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.0.23
amdgpu (25.0.0) -- -- -- 8.780
apparmor (5.0.0) 3.0.8 3.0.8 -- --
apt (3.3.0) 2.6.1 2.6.1 2.2.4 0.8.3
bash (5.3) 5.2.15 5.2.15 5.1 4.1
bind (9.20.22) -- -- -- --
chromium (148.0.7778.167) 147.0.7727.116 135.0.7049.95 119.0.6045.199 r103287
cinnamon (6.6.8) -- -- -- --
cups (2.4.19) 2.4.2 2.4.2 2.3.3 1.4.4
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.46.2 1.41.12
ffmpeg (8.1.1) 5.1.8 5.1.6 -- 0.6
firefox (150.0.3) -- 133.0.3 120.0.1 9.0
flatpak (1.16.6) 1.14.10 1.14.10 1.10.8 --
freetype (2.14.3) 2.12.1 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.4.2
gcc (16.1.0) 12.2.0 12.2.0 10.2.1 4.4.4
gimp (3.2.4) 2.10.38 2.10.38 2.10.28 2.6.10
git (2.54.0) 2.39.5 2.39.5 2.30.2 --
glibc (2.43) 2.36 2.36 2.31 2.12.1
gnome-shell (50.1) -- -- 3.38.6 --
grub (2.14) 2.06 2.06 2.06 1.98
gtk (4.22.4) 4.8.3 4.8.3 -- 2.22.0
httpd (2.4.67) -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.4.4) -- 1.2.2 1.1.1 0.48.0
kmod (34.2) 30 30 28 --
krita (6.0.1) -- 5.1.5 -- --
LibreOffice (26.2.3) 7.4.7 7.4.7 7.0.4 3.3.2
Package 3.1 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
libselinux (3.10) 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.0.94
linux (7.0.8) 6.12.7 6.12.7 6.5.13 2.6.35
mariadb (12.2.2) -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.26.0 1.26.0 1.24.1 --
mesa (26.0.7) 24.2.2 24.2.2 20.3.5 7.11git
mysql (9.7.0) -- -- -- --
nautilus (50.1) 43.2 43.2 3.38.2 2.32.0
NVIDIA (595.71.05) -- -- -- 260.19.29
openjdk (26.0.1) 17.0.18 17.0.14 11.0.21 6b20
openssh (10.3p1) 9.2p1 9.2p1 8.4p1 5.5p1
openssl (4.0.0) 3.0.19 3.0.15 1.1.1w 0.9.8o
perl (5.42.2) 5.36.0 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.10.1
php (8.5.6) -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (6.6.5) -- -- -- --
postfix (3.11.3) -- -- -- --
postgresql (18.4) -- -- -- --
Python (3.14.5) 3.11.2 3.11.2 3.9.2 2.6.6
qt (6.11.1) 6.4.2 6.4.2 5.15.2 4.7.0
samba (4.24.2) 4.17.12 4.17.12 4.13.13 --
systemd (260.1) 252.6 252.6 -- --
thunderbird (150.0.2) -- -- 78.13.0 --
vim (9.2) 9.0 9.0 8.2 7.2
vlc (3.0.23) 3.0.23 3.0.21 3.0.20 1.1.4
wayland (1.25.0) 1.21.0 1.21.0 1.18.0 --
xfdesktop (4.20.2) -- -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.22) 21.1.7 21.1.7 1.20.11 1.9.2.901

Reader Ratings
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Average rating
8.7
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Version: 2.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2026-05-05
Country: United States
Votes: 2


 More flashiness and noise than function. While the promotional material talks about reliving an 80s experience and the ability to run all those nostalgic games and applications it it a mess to use and generally annoying, even for my retro gaming fanatic kids.
Tone down the excessive styling, making screens easier to rad and understand, would be a good start. After that deal with the instability and inconsistency issues and it might be both a good retro Commodore experience and a useful daily driver



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Version: 3.1
Rating: 5
Date: 2026-05-01
Country: Brazil
Votes: 0


 Much worse that the earlier version. Evolution is preinstalled but doesn't run. Some Flatpak apps don't run either including FlatSeal, Birdtray and Kmahjongg (although Thunderbird does). Betterbird installs and runs but the panel icon displayed for new mail is just an error symbol. I sort of gave up after that since searching for whatever dependencies might be missing looked to be a drawn out and potentially fruitless task. IMO too many parts of this OS have been cobbled together from different sources which is an invitation for instability. I really do like the concept but their testing process needs much more attention before this can be risked in a production environment.


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Version: 3.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-04-29
Country: Germany
Votes: 5


 Ich habe soeben das update von 3.0 auf 3.1 durchgeführt. Das OS ist um einige coole Funktionen erweitert worden darunter ein Audioabspielgerät für alle möglichen Formate und WEB Radio.

Weitere Funktionen werden im offiziellen Post von Commodore erläutert.

Das OS läuft sehr gut direkt nach der Aktualisierung. Emulatoren wurden einige entfernt, dafür wurde eine Umgebung für den neuen C64u geschaffen. Dies dient wohl Projekten die in der Zukunft von Commodore in Angriff genommen werden. Es scheint möglich zu sein direkt vom C64x aus über das OS 3.1 Programme kompalieren zu können.




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