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EndeavourOS


Last Update: 2025-12-03 15:28 UTC


EndeavourOS is a rolling-release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. The project aims to be a spiritual successor to Antergos, providing an easy setup and a pre-configured desktop environment on an Arch base. EndeavourOS offers both off-line and on-line install options. The off-line installer, Calamares, uses the KDE Plasma desktop by default. The on-line installer can install optional software components, including most popular desktop environments.

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Average visitor rating: 8.5/10 from 441 review(s).


EndeavourOS Summary
Distribution EndeavourOS
Home Page https://endeavouros.com/
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Documentation https://endeavouros.com/wiki/
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Reviews 2025: FOSS ForceDistroWatch
2023: GNU/Linux.ch (German) • MichlFranken (German)
2022: DistroWatchHeise (German)
2021: Linux za sve (Croatian) • DistroWatchDedoimedo
2020: DistroWatch
2019: DistroWatch
Where To Donate, Buy or Try https://endeavouros.com/donate/The Linux Shop

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2025-11-29: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2025.11.24
 • 2025-03-23: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2025.03.19
 • 2025-02-11: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2025.02.08
 • 2024-06-30: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2024.06.25
 • 2024-04-23: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2024.04.20
 • 2023-11-20: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 11-2023
 • 2022-12-20: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 22.12
 • 2022-06-25: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 22.6
 • 2022-04-11: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 22.1
 • 2021-12-03: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 21.4
 • 2021-08-30: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2021.08.27
 • 2021-04-18: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2021.04.17
 • More EndeavourOS releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2023-03-31 EndeavourOS plans new theme, installer and welcome utility
 • 2022-08-28 EndeavourOS team reports on Arch boot bug
 • 2022-04-28 Endeavour team fixes installer issue
 • 2022-04-13 EndeavourOS ships with Worm
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Feature 2025.11.24
ganymede
2025.03.19
mercury
2024.09.22
endeavour
2024.04.20
gemini
11-2023
galileo
22.12
cassini
21.5
atlantis
2020.09.20 2019.12.22 Feature
Release Date 2025-11-29 2025-03-19 2024-09-26 2024-04-23 2023-11-20 2022-12-19 2021-12-17 2020-09-20 2019-12-23 Release Date
End Of Life                   End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 3300-3400 2900-3000 2800-2900 2700-2800 2400-2500 1900-2000 1900-2000 1800-1900 1600-1700 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Installation
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Default Desktop
Default Browser                   Default Browser
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture aarch64, x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 2025.11.24 2025.03.19 2024.09.22 2024.04.20 11-2023 22.12 21.5 2020.09.20 2019.12.22 Full Package List
Package 2025.11.24
ganymede
2025.03.19
mercury
2024.09.22
endeavour
2024.04.20
gemini
11-2023
galileo
22.12
cassini
21.5
atlantis
2020.09.20 2019.12.22 Package
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.14 1.2.13 1.2.12 1.2.11 1.2.10 1.2.8 1.2.6.1 1.2.3.2 1.2.1.2 alsa-lib (1.2.15.3)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0 22.0.0 21.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apparmor (4.1.3)
apt (3.1.13) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apt (3.1.13)
bash (5.3) 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.17) 9.20.16 9.20.6 9.20.2 9.18.26 9.18.20 9.18.9 9.16.23 9.16.6 -- bind (9.20.17)
chromium (144.0.7559.59) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (144.0.7559.59)
cinnamon (6.6.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.4)
cups (2.4.16) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cups (2.4.16)
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.3 1.47.2 1.47.1 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.46.4 1.45.6 1.45.4 e2fsprogs (1.47.3)
ffmpeg (8.0.1) 8.0.1 7.1 7.0.2 6.1.1 6.0 5.1.2 4.4.1 4.3.1 4.2.1 ffmpeg (8.0.1)
firefox (147.0) 145.0.1 136.0.2 130.0.1 125.0.1 119.0.1 108.0.1 95.0.1 80.0.1 71.0 firefox (147.0)
flatpak (1.16.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- flatpak (1.16.2)
freetype (2.14.1) 2.14.1 2.13.3 2.13.3 2.13.2 2.13.2 2.12.1 2.11.1 2.10.2 2.10.1 freetype (2.14.1)
gcc (15.2.0) 15.2.1 14.2.1 14.2.1 13.2.1 13.2.1 12.2.0 11.1.0 10.2.0 9.2.0 gcc (15.2.0)
gimp (3.0.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (3.0.6)
git (2.52.0) 2.52.0 2.49.0 2.46.1 2.44.0 2.42.1 2.39.0 2.34.1 2.28.0 2.24.1 git (2.52.0)
glibc (2.42) 2.42 2.41 2.40 2.39 2.38 2.36 2.33 2.32 2.30 glibc (2.42)
gnome-shell (49.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (49.2)
grub (2.14) -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.06 2.04 2.04 grub (2.14)
gtk (4.20.3) 4.20.3 4.16.12 4.16.1 3.24.41 3.24.38 3.24.35 3.24.30 3.24.23 3.24.10 gtk (4.20.3)
httpd (2.4.66) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.66)
inkscape (1.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.3)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.1 33 32 31 30 29 27 26 kmod (34.2)
krita (5.2.14) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.14)
LibreOffice (25.8.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice (25.8.4)
Package 2025.11.24
ganymede
2025.03.19
mercury
2024.09.22
endeavour
2024.04.20
gemini
11-2023
galileo
22.12
cassini
21.5
atlantis
2020.09.20 2019.12.22 Package
libselinux (3.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libselinux (3.9)
linux (6.18.5) 6.17.8 6.13.7 6.10.10 6.8.7 6.6.1 6.0.12 5.15.8 5.8.10 5.4.6 linux (6.18.5)
mariadb (12.1.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (12.1.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (25.3.3) 25.2.7 25.0.1 24.2.3 24.0.5 23.2.1 22.3.1 21.3.1 20.1.8 19.3.1 mesa (25.3.3)
mysql (9.5.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.5.0)
nautilus (49.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (49.3)
NVIDIA (590.48.01) 580.105.08 570.124.04 560.35.03 550.76 545.29.02 525.60.11 470.63.01 450.66 -- NVIDIA (590.48.01)
openjdk (25) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (25)
openssh (10.2p1) 10.2p1 9.9p2 9.9p1 9.7p1 9.5p1 9.1p1 8.8p1 8.3p1 8.1p1 openssh (10.2p1)
openssl (3.6.0) 3.6.0 3.4.1 3.3.2 3.2.1 3.1.4 3.0.7 1.1.1l 1.1.1g 1.1.1d openssl (3.6.0)
perl (5.42.0) 5.42.0 5.40.1 5.40.0 5.38.2 5.38.0 5.36.0 5.34.0 5.32.0 5.30.1 perl (5.42.0)
php (8.5.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.2)
plasma-desktop (6.5.5) 6.5.3 6.3.3 6.1.5 6.0.4 5.27.9 -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.5.5)
postfix (3.10.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.10.7)
postgresql (18.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (18.1)
Python (3.14.2) 3.13.7 3.13.2 3.12.6 3.11.8 3.11.5 3.10.8 3.10.1 3.8.5 3.8.0 Python (3.14.2)
qt (6.10.1) 6.10.0 6.8.2 6.7.2 6.7.0 6.6.0 6.4.1 5.15.2 5.15.1 5.13.2 qt (6.10.1)
samba (4.23.4) 4.23.3 4.22.0 4.21.0 4.20.0 4.19.2 4.17.4 4.15.3 4.12.6 4.10.10 samba (4.23.4)
systemd (259) 258.2 257.4 256.6 255.4 254.6 252.3 249.7 246 244 systemd (259)
thunderbird (147.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (147.0)
vim (9.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.2 -- vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.23) -- 3.0.21 3.0.21 -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.23)
wayland (1.24.0) 1.24.0 1.23.1 1.23.1 1.22.0 1.22.0 1.21.0 1.20.0 1.18.0 1.17.0 wayland (1.24.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- -- -- -- -- 4.18.0 4.16.0 4.14.2 4.14.1 xfdesktop (4.20.1)
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.20 21.1.16 21.1.13 21.1.13 21.1.9 21.1.5 21.1.2 1.20.9 1.20.6 xorg-server (21.1.21)

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Version: 2025.11.24
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-12-31
Votes: 5


Really good OS I always find myself coming back to it! I love endeavor, it's basically arch install but stable if you wanna use arch without manual install don't do arch install use this I love it and plus it's so beautiful with KDE I love the aesthetic it goes for and honestly the Nvidia support is pretty darn good.

Ryzen 5 3600
16gb of ram
Rtx 3060
If you use an Nvidia card and want to use Linux this is where it's at! I have had some issues such as the audio not switching to HDMI if I unplugged my headset for some reason just audio and steam issues mainly. I think the rest of the issues I have though are just KDE plasma being KDE plasma so I'm not gonna really mention them cause I don't think it was endeavors fault on that part. So far I've been using this OS on my gaming rig for a couple days thinking about putting it on my laptop as well!


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Version: 2025.11.24
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-12-23
Votes: 6


It is a great OS, it stays as Vanilla as possible while providing a handful or useful tools and a smaller community that Arch that tends to be more kind and accepting to more users in my opinion. I do believe that installing Vanilla Arch with Arch Install is just as effective though more complex for someone just starting out on their Arch Journey and in that way it makes a lot of sense to pick something like Endeavour. I will say in my experience minus my graphics driver breaking with the release of 6.18 Endeavour was extremely stable even more so than Vanilla at that point in my testing. I am conflicted with my personal usecase for this Distro at the moment because I always fear these projects that I Love face the risk of just ending abruptly like the potential for Lutris currently. Vanilla Arch with Arch Install streamlines the process even further than Calamares and has some nice features included in the options list that would otherwise have to be manually configured in Endeavour after install. Having yay accessible out of the box is a major win though cloning the yay git and installing that way is not difficult in and of itself but I am not a new Arch user anymore so that makes sense. I would recommend basically Endeavour only for those wanting to start their Arch journey, it is terrific and serves a wonderful purpose, it is why I am using Arch at all now though beware, you may find it opening a wormhole leading you deeper into the Arch rabbit hole like I found myself.


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Version: 2025.03.19
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-11-13
Votes: 68


Drifting between Manjaro, plain ArchLinux, CachyOS and EndeavourOS. Between latest two it is a lot of similarities, installing one of them is "déjà vu". However, EndeavourOS is a bit more stable than CachyOS, when CachyOS is a bit more fast and responsive. Both EndeavourOS and CachyOS has common pros.

Common EndeavourOS and CachyOS pros (vs Manjaro):
1. Very close to vanilla ArchLinux
2. Use calamares as installer

EndeavourOS pros vs CachyOS:
1. Provides out of the box both X11 and Wayland versions (e.g. for Plasma, only Wayland Plasma for CachyOS)
2. More stable

EndeavourOS pros vs Manjaro:
1. Provides out of the box both X11 and Wayland versions (e.g. for Plasma, only X11 Plasma for Manjaro)
2. More recent package versions


Common EndeavourOS and CachyOS cons (vs Manjaro):
1. Not beginner friendly, need additional customization (e.g. GUI based package managers)
2. Need more frequent updates

EndeavourOS cons vs CachyOS:
A bit slower (EndeavourOS on pair with Manjaro performance, just a little bit faster)

Currently, due to more recent packages vs Manjaro and more stability vs CachyOS, EndeavourOS is my best trade-off between novelty and stability, and so my daily driver.


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