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DistroWatch.com: KaOS

KaOS

Last Update: 2026-01-17 13:48 UTC

OS Type: Linux
Based on: Independent
Origin: Netherlands
Architecture: x86_64
Desktop: KDE Plasma
Category: Desktop, Live Medium
Status: Active
Popularity: 86 (169 hits per day)

KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the KDE desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are available from in-house repositories. KaOS employs a rolling-release development model and is built exclusively for 64-bit computer systems.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 70 (187), 6 months: 86 (169), 3 months: 135 (129), 4 weeks: 158 (96), 1 week: 129 (95)

Average visitor rating: 5.8/10 from 28 review(s).

KaOS Summary
Distribution	KaOS
Home Page	https://kaosx.us/
Mailing Lists	https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/kaos-general
User Forums	https://forum.kaosx.us/
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Documentation	--
Screenshots	DistroWatch Gallery
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Download Mirrors	https://kaosx.us/download/ • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker	https://github.com/KaOSx/
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Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.

Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

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Release Date	2025-11-30	2024-11-19	2023-11-13	2022-12-10	2021-10-14	2020-11-21	2019-10-31	2018-12-28	2017-11-14	2016-11-07	2015-11-24	2014-12-26	Release Date
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Price (US$)	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Price (US$)
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Free Download	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	Free Download
Installation	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Installation
Default Desktop	KDE Plasma	KDE Plasma	KDE Plasma	KDE Plasma	KDE Plasma	KDE Plasma	KDE Plasma	KDE Plasma	KDE Plasma	KDE Plasma	KDE Plasma	KDE	Default Desktop
Default Browser													Default Browser
Package Management	Pacman	Pacman	Pacman	Pacman	Pacman	Pacman	Pacman	Pacman	Pacman	Pacman	Pacman	Pacman	Package Management
Release Model	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Release Model
Office Suite	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	Calligra	Calligra	Calligra	Calligra	Calligra	Calligra	Office Suite
Processor Architecture	x86_64	x86_64	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	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd	Init Software
Journaled File Systems	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	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	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	de, en, es, fr	Multilingual
Asian Language Support	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Asian Language Support
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