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Exton Linux


Last Update: 2025-11-15 16:38 UTC


Exton Linux is a set of over 15 Linux distributions based on Arch Linux, CRUX, Debian, deepin, Fedora, openSUSE, Puppy Linux and Slackware Linux. They are designed to be lightweight, fast and easy to use. Exton Linux comes with popular pre-configured desktop environments and a set of pre-installed software packages, including web browsers, office suites, multimedia players and development tools. It also includes various customization options, such as the ability to change the appearance of the desktop and install additional software packages. Exton Linux is available in several editions, each tailored to a specific use case, such as general-purpose computing, gaming, multimedia or servers.

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Average visitor rating: 1.5/10 from 4 review(s).


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 • 2025-10-08: Distribution Release: Exton Linux 251008 "PuppEX"
 • 2025-07-07: Distribution Release: Exton Linux 250707 "DebEX"
 • 2025-06-21: Distribution Release: Exton Linux 250621 "OpSuS"
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Feature 251115
OpSuS
251104
Defender
251019
PIXEL
251014
PuppEX
250709
DebEX
250507
ArchEX
250427
CruxEX
250417
LFA
250407
ExLight
250126
exGENT
Feature
Release Date 2025-11-15 2025-11-04 2025-10-19 2025-10-14 2025-07-09 2025-05-07 2025-04-27 2025-04-17 2025-04-07 2025-01-26 Release Date
End Of Life                     End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 2700-2800 3900-4000 2000-2100 1600-1700 2300-2400 3100-3200 2900-3000 2400-2500 2500-2600 3800-3900 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation YaST2 Calamares refractainstaller Calamares Calamares Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop GNOME Cinnamon PIXEL ROX GNOME KDE Plasma LXDE Budgie Enlightenment LXQt Default Desktop
Package Management Flatpak, RPM Flatpak, RPM DEB DEB, Flatpak DEB Pacman pkgutils DEB DEB Portage Package Management
Release Model Rolling Fixed Fixed Fixed Rolling Rolling Fixed Fixed Fixed Rollling Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- GOffice -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd SysV systemd systemd SysV systemd systemd OpenRC Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS ext4 ext4 Btrfs, ext4 ext4 Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4 Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual en en en en en en en en en en Multilingual
Asian Language Support                     Asian Language Support
Full Package List 251115 251104 251019 251014 250709 250507 250427 250417 250407 250126 Full Package List
Package 251115
OpSuS
251104
Defender
251019
PIXEL
251014
PuppEX
250709
DebEX
250507
ArchEX
250427
CruxEX
250417
LFA
250407
ExLight
250126
exGENT
Package
alsa-lib (1.2.14) 1.2.14 1.2.14 1.2.8 1.2.8 1.2.14 1.2.14 1.2.14 1.2.11 1.2.13 1.2.13 alsa-lib (1.2.14)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.0.0 25.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0 -- -- 23.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0 amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.0.1 4.1.0beta5 -- apparmor (4.1.2)
apt (3.1.12) -- -- 2.6.1 2.6.1 3.0.3 -- -- 2.7.14 2.9.35 2.9.35 apt (3.1.12)
bash (5.3) 5.3 5.3 5.2.15 5.2.15 5.2.37 5.2 5.2.37 5.2.21 5.2.37 5.2 bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.15) -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.20.8 -- -- 9.18.31 bind (9.20.15)
chromium (142.0.7444.175) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (142.0.7444.175)
cinnamon (6.4.13) -- 6.4.12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.4.13)
cups (2.4.14) 2.4.14 2.4.14 2.4.2 2.4.1 -- 2.4.12 2.4.12 2.4.7 -- 2.4.11 cups (2.4.14)
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.2 1.47.3 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.47.2 1.47.2 1.47.2 1.47.0 1.47.2 1.47.2 e2fsprogs (1.47.3)
ffmpeg (8.0) -- 7.1.2 -- 5.1.7 7.1.1 7.1.1 7.1.1 -- 7.1.1 6.1.2 ffmpeg (8.0)
firefox (145.0) 144.0.2 144.0.2 128.14.0 -- 128.11.0 138.0.1 62.0 137.0.2 128.9.0 134.0.2 firefox (145.0)
flatpak (1.16.1) 1.16.1 1.16.1 -- 1.14.10 -- -- -- -- -- -- flatpak (1.16.1)
freetype (2.14.1) 2.13.3 2.13.3 2.12.1 2.12.1 2.13.3 2.13.3 2.13.3 2.13.2 2.13.3 2.13.3 freetype (2.14.1)
gcc (15.2.0) 15.2.1 15.2.1 12.2.0 12.2.0 14.2.0 15.1.1 14.2.0 13.3.0 14.2.0 14.2.1 gcc (15.2.0)
gimp (3.0.6) -- -- 2.10.34 -- 3.0.4 3.0.2 3.0.2 2.10.36 3.0.2 2.10.38 gimp (3.0.6)
git (2.52.0) 2.51.1 2.51.1 2.39.5 -- 2.47.2 2.49.0 2.46.0 -- 2.47.2 2.48.1 git (2.52.0)
glibc (2.42) 2.42 2.42 2.36 2.36 2.41 2.41 2.40 2.39 2.41 2.38 glibc (2.42)
gnome-shell (49.1) 49.1 49.1 43.9 -- 48.2 -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (49.1)
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.12 2.06 -- 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.12 grub (2.12)
gtk (4.20.2) 4.20.2 4.20.2 4.8.3 3.24.38 4.18.6 4.18.5 4.18.4 4.14.2 4.18.3 4.16.12 gtk (4.20.2)
httpd (2.4.65) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.65)
inkscape (1.4.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.2)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2 30 30 34.2 34.2 34.2 31 34.2 33 kmod (34.2)
krita (5.2.13) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.13)
LibreOffice (25.8.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice (25.8.3)
Package 251115
OpSuS
251104
Defender
251019
PIXEL
251014
PuppEX
250709
DebEX
250507
ArchEX
250427
CruxEX
250417
LFA
250407
ExLight
250126
exGENT
Package
libselinux (3.9) 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.8.1 -- -- 3.5 3.8.1 -- libselinux (3.9)
linux (6.17.8) 6.17.7 6.17.6 6.8.1 6.17.1 6.15.5 6.14.4 6.14.2 6.14.2 6.14 6.12.10 linux (6.17.8)
mariadb (12.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (12.0.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (25.3.0) 25.2.6 25.2.5 22.3.6 22.3.6 25.0.5 25.0.5 25.0.4 24.2.8 25.0.3 24.3.4 mesa (25.3.0)
mysql (9.5.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.5.0)
nautilus (49.1) 49.1 -- -- -- 48.2 -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (49.1)
NVIDIA (580.105.08) 580.105.08 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (580.105.08)
openjdk (25) -- -- 8u112 -- -- -- -- -- -- 21.0.5 openjdk (25)
openssh (10.2p1) 10.2p2 10.0p1 9.2p1 9.2p1 10.0p1 10.0p1 10.0p1 9.6p1 9.9p2 9.9p1 openssh (10.2p1)
openssl (3.6.0) 3.5.3 3.5.4 3.0.17 3.0.17 3.5.0 3.5.0 3.5.0 3.0.13 3.4.1 3.3.2 openssl (3.6.0)
perl (5.42.0) 5.42.0 5.42.0 5.36.0 5.36.0 5.40.1 5.40.2 5.40.2 5.38.2 5.40.1 5.40.0 perl (5.42.0)
php (8.4.14) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.4.14)
plasma-desktop (6.5.2) -- -- -- -- -- 6.3.4 -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.5.2)
postfix (3.10.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.10.5)
postgresql (18.1) -- -- -- -- -- 17.4 -- -- -- -- postgresql (18.1)
Python (3.14.0) 3.13.9 3.14.0 3.11.2 3.11.2 3.13.3 3.13.3 3.12.10 3.12.3 3.13.2 3.13.1 Python (3.14.0)
qt (6.10.0) 6.10.0 6.10.0 -- 5.15.8 6.8.2 6.9.0 -- 5.15.13 6.8.2 6.8.1 qt (6.10.0)
samba (4.23.3) 4.22.5 4.23.2 4.17.12 -- -- 4.22.1 -- 4.19.5 4.22.0 4.21.1 samba (4.23.3)
systemd (258.2) 257.9 258.1 252.39 -- 257.7 257.5 -- 255.4 257.4 -- systemd (258.2)
thunderbird (145.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (145.0)
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.1 9.0 -- -- -- 9.1 9.1 -- 9.1 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.21) -- -- -- -- -- 3.0.21 -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.21)
wayland (1.24.0) 1.24.0 1.24.0 1.23.1 1.21.0 1.23.1 1.23.1 -- 1.22.0 1.23.1 1.23.1 wayland (1.24.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.20.1)
xorg-server (21.1.20) 21.1.15 21.1.18 21.1.7 21.1.7 21.1.16 21.1.16 21.1.16 21.1.12 21.1.16 21.1.15 xorg-server (21.1.20)

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Version: OpSuS
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-09-03
Votes: 2


as others have said, grub failed.
used my distro to fix it
repository was wrong
fixed that
updated and broke refracta
installed penguins eggs and that worked
why bother with exton
Just go with opensuse tumbleweed

I created my own distro with a custom kernel and no initrd or initramfs
it boots in six seconds after bios on a 7 year old nuc i5 with nvme drive
here is my grub.cfg

set default=0
set timeout=0
menuentry 'Tiny initramfs' {
linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 ro rootfstype=ext4 quiet
}
if you think it wont work you have been wrong on 6 computers for several years now

heavily modified refracta tools
backup and restore using fsarchiver gui in yad
offline devuuan repository
it suits me perfectly but I got bored and wanted a rolling respin
opensuse pleased me the most




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Version: OpSuS
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-07-08
Votes: 9


I was interested in continuing my reviews of openSUSE derivatives. Exton OpSuS caught my eye and I decided to install for testing.

The installer is somewhat similar and confusing to what I found with Deuvan, which is a blend of cockamania and guess work. Once through all that mess it installed just fine. Except that it didn't install a boot loader. I had to go to the command line and update GRUB.

Then I tried to boot up Exton for testing. Except that, it booted only so far and then stopped dead with the cursor just blinking at the line to load my Logitech M325 mouse. Then it eventually went into a message loop, repeating the same message over and over. Then it went into an "Emergency Shell" mode. After which I quit, rebooted and wiped it from my drive.

Arne Exton is way over his head by trying to bring out 9 separate Linux flavors (Arch, CRUX, Debian, deepin, Fedora, Gentoo, openSUSE, Puppy, Slackware) within a period of less than 6 months. Apparently, his M.O. seems to be to create an end-all set of distros for Linux users. In regards to OpSuS, he has failed miserably and should seriously consider going back to the drawing board and eliminating most of the 9 distros and getting a couple of them to actually work!

With that said, I nominate Exton OpSuS as the "worst distro"!


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Version: exGENT
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-07-04
Votes: 1


Laptop did not even detect the usb as bootable. Used same usb for installing expirion directly after with the same write process as I used for exgent. That will tell you immediately.

Even on the worst distros, i have never had an issue where the usb was not detected as bootable outside a faulty usb which was clearly not the case here. Maybe the dev should focus on getting one working perfectly first before branching into 8 others.

Redcore is a perfect example on how to do a user friendly distro with gentoo, they just dont offer xfce.


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