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Garuda Linux


Last Update: 2026-03-09 08:45 UTC


Garuda Linux is a rolling distribution based on the Arch Linux operating system. Unlike Arch Linux, Garuda Linux comes with a graphical installer (Calamares) for easy installation, and other advanced graphical tools for managing your system. Garuda is a performance-oriented distro with many performance enhancing tweaks. Some of the many tweaks include using zram, a performance CPU governor, along with custom memory management software. Garuda Linux has striven to provide system stability by including the Timeshift backup utility.

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Average visitor rating: 8.5/10 from 286 review(s).


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Distribution Garuda Linux
Home Page https://garudalinux.org/
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 • 2025-03-08: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 250308
 • 2024-04-29: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 240428
 • 2023-10-30: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 231029
 • 2023-03-06: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 230305
 • 2020-10-10: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 201007
 • 2020-09-01: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 200831
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Feature 260309 251103 240428 231029 221019 211128 201205 Feature
Release Date 2026-03-09 2025-11-03 2024-04-28 2023-10-29 2022-10-19 2021-11-28 2020-12-06 Release Date
End Of Life               End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 2800-4600 2700-4700 1600-5000 1600-5000 1600-5000 1600-5000 1600-5000 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Installation
Default Desktop Cinnamon, GNOME, Hyprland, i3, KDE Plasma, Mokka, Sway, Xfce Cinnamon, GNOME, Hyprland, i3, KDE Plasma, Mokka, Sway, Xfce Cinnamon, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, Qtile, Sway, Xfce Cinnamon, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, Qtile, Sway, Xfce bspwm, Cinnamon, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, LXQt, Qtile, Sway, Wayfire, Xfce bspwm, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, LXQt, Qtile, Sway, Wayfire, Xfce bspwm, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE, RecBox, UKUI, Wayfire, Xfce Default Desktop
Default Browser Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Default Browser
Package Format pkg pkg pkg pkg pkg pkg pkg Package Format
Package Management pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software 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 Journaled File Systems
Multilingual en en en en en en en Multilingual
Full Package List 260309 251103 240428 231029 221019 211128 201205 Full Package List
Package 260309 251103 240428 231029 221019 211128 201205 Package
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.15.3 1.2.14 1.2.11 1.2.10 1.2.7.2 1.2.5.1 1.2.4 alsa-lib (1.2.15.3)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.0.0 25.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.0.0 apparmor (4.1.7)
apt (3.1.16) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apt (3.1.16)
bash (5.3) 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.20) 9.20.20 9.20.15 9.18.26 9.18.19 9.18.7 9.16.23 9.16.8 bind (9.20.20)
chromium (146.0.7680.71) -- -- -- -- -- 96.0.4664.45 -- chromium (146.0.7680.71)
cinnamon (6.6.7) 6.6.7 6.4.13 6.0.4 5.8.4 5.4.12 -- 4.8.0 cinnamon (6.6.7)
cups (2.4.16) -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.3.3 cups (2.4.16)
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.47.3 1.47.3 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.46.4 1.45.6 e2fsprogs (1.47.4)
ffmpeg (8.0.1) 8.0.1 8.0 6.1.1 6.0 5.1.2 4.4.1 4.3.1 ffmpeg (8.0.1)
firefox (148.0.2) 148.0 144.0.2 125.0.2 119.0 106.0 94.0.2 83.0 firefox (148.0.2)
flatpak (1.16.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.9.2 flatpak (1.16.3)
freetype (2.14.2) 2.14.2 2.14.1 2.13.2 2.13.2 2.12.1 2.11.0 2.10.4 freetype (2.14.2)
gcc (15.2.0) 15.2.1 15.2.1 13.2.1 13.2.1 12.2.0 11.1.0 10.2.0 gcc (15.2.0)
gimp (3.0.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.10.22 gimp (3.0.8)
git (2.53.0) 2.53.0 2.51.2 2.44.0 2.42.0 2.38.0 2.34.1 2.29.2 git (2.53.0)
glibc (2.43) 2.43 2.42 2.39 2.38 2.36 2.33 2.32 glibc (2.43)
gnome-shell (49.4) 49.4 49.0 46.1 45.0 42.5 41.1 3.38.2 gnome-shell (49.4)
grub (2.14) 2.14 2.14rc1 2.12 2.12rc1 2.06 2.06 2.04 grub (2.14)
gtk (4.22.0) 4.20.3 4.20.2 4.14.3 4.12.3 4.8.1 4.4.1 3.24.23 gtk (4.22.0)
httpd (2.4.66) -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.4.46 httpd (2.4.66)
inkscape (1.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.0.1 inkscape (1.4.3)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2 32 31 30 29 27 kmod (34.2)
krita (5.2.16) -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.4.1 krita (5.2.16)
LibreOffice (26.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- 7.0.3 LibreOffice (26.2.1)
Package 260309 251103 240428 231029 221019 211128 201205 Package
libselinux (3.10) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libselinux (3.10)
linux (6.19.7) 6.18.16 6.17.6 6.6.29 6.1.60 6.0.2 5.12.3 5.9.12 linux (6.19.7)
mariadb (12.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (12.2.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- 1.26.0 -- 1.24.1 mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (26.0.2) 26.0.1 25.2.6 24.0.5 23.2.1 22.2.1 21.2.5 20.2.3 mesa (26.0.2)
mysql (9.6.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.6.0)
nautilus (49.4) 49.4 49.1 46.1 -- 42.2 41.1 3.38.2 nautilus (49.4)
NVIDIA (590.48.01) -- -- 550.76.3 525.60.11 520.56.06 495.44 -- NVIDIA (590.48.01)
openjdk (25) -- -- 22.0.1 21u35 18.0.2.1 17.0.1 14.0.2 openjdk (25)
openssh (10.2p1) 10.2p1 10.2p1 9.7p1 9.5p1 9.0p1 8.8p1 8.4p1 openssh (10.2p1)
openssl (3.6.1) 3.6.1 3.6.0 3.2.1 3.1.4 1.1.1q 1.1.1l 1.1.1h openssl (3.6.1)
perl (5.42.1) 5.42.0 5.42.0 5.38.2 5.38.0 5.36.0 5.34.0 5.32.0 perl (5.42.1)
php (8.5.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.4)
plasma-desktop (6.6.2) 6.6.2 6.4.5 6.0.4 5.27.9 5.26.1 5.23.3 5.20.4 plasma-desktop (6.6.2)
postfix (3.11.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.11.1)
postgresql (18.3) -- -- -- -- -- 13.4 -- postgresql (18.3)
Python (3.14.3) 3.14.3 3.13.7 3.12.3 3.11.5 3.10.8 3.9.9 3.9.0 Python (3.14.3)
qt (6.10.2) 6.10.2 6.10.0 6.7.0 6.6.0 6.4.0 5.15.2 5.15.2 qt (6.10.2)
samba (4.23.6) 4.23.6 4.23.2 4.20.0 4.19.2 4.17.0 4.15.2 4.13.2 samba (4.23.6)
systemd (259.4) 259.3 258.1 255.5 254.5 251.6 249.7 247.1 systemd (259.4)
thunderbird (148.0.1) 148.0 144.0.1 115.10.1 115.4.1 102.3.3 -- 78.4.3 thunderbird (148.0.1)
vim (9.2) 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.2 8.2 vim (9.2)
vlc (3.0.23) 3.0.21 3.0.21 3.0.20 3.0.19 3.0.17.4 -- 3.0.11.1 vlc (3.0.23)
wayland (1.24.0) 1.24.0 1.24.0 1.22.0 1.22.0 1.21.0 1.19.0 1.18.0 wayland (1.24.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.1) 4.20.1 4.20.1 4.18.1 4.18.1 4.16.1 4.16.0 4.14.3 xfdesktop (4.20.1)
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.21 21.1.20 21.1.13 21.1.9 21.1.4 21.1.1 1.20.10 xorg-server (21.1.21)

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Version: 260115
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-02-22
Country: Canada
Votes: 6


WOW, I have been a loyal CachyOS user since they first came on the scene. At the time I was a Debian user for years but something was missing so I gave Arch a try. Back then the installer was a nightmare but Endevour and Cachy started making installs easier ( to which now I like doing a vanilla arch install and building the system go figure). I had a weird issue with CachyOS and a Lenovo m725s with a RX 6300 so many issues and I almost gave up. I tried some other Arch distro (endevour, artix, sdesk etc.) none had the same feel out of the box as CachyOS until I tried Garuda again Mokka edition.

Install went fine and fast and once I booted up I was in love with the theme. Felt more like MacOS then windows or linux. Themes could be changed and all the scripts helped just like CachyOS. I ran some benchmarks and was getting the same performance and in some games better. What a distro, I guess the Garuda Dr460nized Gaming edition which was the first one I installed was too much for me. That theme is more than eye candy, its a vomit rainbow. Once I installed Mokka I was home. Now it feels more polished and the scripts are in a way more efficient.

This is a great Arch Distro and I look forward to many years with this.

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Version: 260115
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-02-05
Votes: 7


I recently tried many Linux distros, Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora KDE 43, PopOS 24.04 Cosmic, CachyOS 260124 & Linux Mint 22.3. They are all good and very usable, except PopOS, which still has long way to go. But after I tried Garuda Mokka since last weekend, it's now become my main OS.

The installer ISO is well built and easy to use. The only thing missed is no auto detection of time zone, even with WIFI conneced.

I'm not new to Garuda. I tried the dr460nized edition a few year ago and gave up because it was too heavy to my taste. This time the Mokka edition is really impressive. It reaches a good balance of style and performance. I like the similarity to MacOS. I only need to make minor adjustment to get a system which I like to use. All apps I use now look beautiful and run fast as well. In my view, this is the best Linux distro for now.


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Version: 260115
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-02-04
Votes: 6


I'll be direct: 'If Garuda continues like this, excellent, it will certainly occupy the position of the most important distro, because everything works well and without disappointment.

I was encountering several small insurmountable difficulties when using just one distro. Issues with real-time audio routing, and sometimes simple functioning of AppImage, installation of other types of packaging. Anyway, Garuda in the Mokka version is exceptional. I don't need to configure anything, I just install the application and dependencies, and everything really works. Congratulations to the team, and may users flock to this distro that has proven to be very professional, stable, and secure.

As time goes by, everything matters—small details that show how much attention and care are put into maintaining the distro. I know it's laborious, and in Linux, things tend to focus more on results, but Mokka never disappoints. Since I started using it, I've only reinstalled because in a game I like, the NVIDIA driver caused malfunction in that game, but it was a widespread issue across all distros that used that driver version. Use it without fear because it's Arch, it works fully, and because it's well-made, beautiful, and well-maintained.


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