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Neptune


Last Update: 2023-07-22 23:12 UTC


Neptune is a GNU/Linux distribution for desktops. It is based on Debian's Stable branch, except for a newer kernel, some drivers and newer versions of popular applications, such as LibreOffice. It also ships with the latest version of the KDE desktop. The distribution's main goals are to provide a good-looking general-purpose desktop with pre-configured multimedia playback and to offer an easy-to-use USB installer with a persistence option.

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Average visitor rating: 8.96/10 from 27 review(s).


Neptune Summary
Distribution Neptune
Home Page https://neptuneos.com/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-07-23: Distribution Release: Neptune 8.0
 • 2023-02-21: Development Release: Neptune 7.9 Beta 1
 • 2022-08-20: Distribution Release: Neptune 7.5
 • 2022-01-01: Distribution Release: Neptune 7.0
 • 2020-07-08: Distribution Release: Neptune 6.5
 • 2019-08-17: Distribution Release: Neptune 6.0
 • 2018-11-05: Distribution Release: Neptune 5.6
 • 2018-07-22: Distribution Release: Neptune 5.4
 • 2018-03-10: Distribution Release: Neptune 5.0
 • 2016-01-29: Distribution Release: Neptune 4.5
 • 2015-07-20: Distribution Release: Neptune 4.4
 • 2015-03-21: Distribution Release: Neptune 4.3
 • More Neptune releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2018-03-20 Neptune provides repo of new KDE packages
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Feature 8.0 7.5 6.5 5.6 4.5.4
Release Date 2023-07-22 2022-08-20 2020-07-08 2018-11-04 2017-04-06
End Of Life          
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2900-3000 2600-2700 2400-2500 2100-2200 1900-2000
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual          
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- --
Full Package List 8.0 7.5 6.5 5.6 4.5.4
Package 8.0 7.5 6.5 5.6 4.5.4
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.10) 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.1.8 1.1.3 1.0.25
amdgpu (23.0.0) 22.0.0.0 19.1.0 18.1.99 18.0.1 --
bash (5.2.15) 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.2
bind (9.18.19) -- -- -- -- --
chromium (117.0.5938.92) 114.0.5735.133 104.0.5112.79 83.0.4103.116 70.0.3538.67 57.0.2987.98
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.2.10 2.2.1 1.5.3
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.2.2
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.45.5 1.45.5 1.44.4 1.42.5
firefox (118.0) -- -- -- -- --
freetype (2.13.2) 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.6.3 2.4.9
gcc (13.2.0) 12.2.0 10.2.1 8.3.0 6.3.0 4.7.2
gimp (2.10.34) 2.10.34 2.10.22 2.10.8 2.8.18 2.8.2
glibc (2.38) 2.36 2.31 2.28 2.24 2.19
gnome-shell (45.0) -- -- -- -- --
gnucash (5.4) -- -- -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.04 2.02 2.02beta3 2.02beta2
gtk (4.12.2) 3.24.36 3.24.24 3.24.5 3.22.11 3.4.2
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.3) 1.2.2 1.0.2 1.0 0.92.1 --
k3b (23.08.1) -- -- -- -- 2.0.2
kmod (30) 30 28 26 23 21
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- --
libreoffice (7.6.1) 7.4.5 7.0.4 6.4.5 6.1.3rc1 4.3.3
linux (6.5.5) 6.1.27 5.18.2 5.6.14 4.18.6 3.18.48
Package 8.0 7.5 6.5 5.6 4.5.4
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- --
mariadb (11.0.3) -- -- 10.3.22 -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- -- -- --
mesa (23.1.8) 22.3.6 20.3.5 18.3.6 18.1.9 13.0.4
mysql (8.1.0) -- -- -- -- 5.5.54
nautilus (45.0) -- -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (535.113.01) -- -- -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- --
openjdk (21) 17.0.7u1 11.0.16 11.0.7 8u181 7u121
openssh (9.4p1) 9.2p1 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.4p1 6.7p1
openssl (3.1.3) 3.0.9 1.1.1n 1.1.1d 1.1.0f 1.0.2d
perl (5.38.0) 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.14.2
php (8.2.10) -- -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.8) 5.27.5 5.20.5 5.14.5.1 5.12.0 4.11.14
postfix (3.8.2) -- -- -- -- --
postgresql (16.0) -- -- -- -- --
Python (3.11.5) 3.11.2 3.9.2 3.7.3 2.7.13 2.7.9
qt (6.5.2) 6.4.2 5.15.2 5.11.3 5.7.1 4.8.6
samba (4.19.0) 4.17.8 4.13.13 4.9.5 4.5.12 4.1.17
systemd (254.4) 252.6 247.3 245 239 227
thunderbird (115.2.3) 102.12.0 91.12.0 68.10.0 60.2.1 45.6.0
vim (9.0) 9.0 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.4
vlc (3.0.18) 3.0.18 3.0.16 3.0.11 3.0.3 2.2.4
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.8) 21.1.7 1.20.11 1.20.4 1.19.6 1.17.2

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Version: 8.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-09-14
Votes: 10


Hello,

I've been using Linux for more than 25 years...

Not so long ago, I was using Voyageur (gnome) based on Debian and Ubuntu until the DNS management was broken! Ubuntu-style network management is a gas factory...

I've never managed to repair my machine, even with my own knowledge. So I tried Neptune v8.0. The KDE desktop is superb. The only thing that didn't work was the bluetooth...

After a visit to their forum, I took note of a friendly user who gave the solution:

sudo apt install libspa-0.2-bluetooth
After a reboot, EVERYTHING is OK. To be continued...

Very satisfied for the moment...
I use Alpinelinux for my server!

Greetings from France

Didier


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Version: 8.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-08-09
Votes: 0


Just installed the system and the installation went well. I like the default theming and the set of apps it comes with. But immediately I ran in the the issue: it cannot update. Discover gets stuck fetching updates. I tried logging out and in, and once it was able to build the list of updates, but it still wouldn't download anything. I had the same problem with it on version 7, and now on 8 it remains. This is completely unusable. I mean sudo apt upgrade does work, but if I wanted to use terminal, I wouldn't install a distro with one of the most advanced desktop environments.


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Version: 8.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-08-08
Votes: 0


I always install Waterfox and Firefox, both of which were only available as Flatpaks. I usually don't mind Flatpaks for most apps, but not for these two. In particular, the Waterfox Flatpak has an issue launching external links. So I did what I usually do and went to the hawkeye repository on GitHub, which has never failed me. But when trying to install it here, I run into dependency problems and broken held packages issue. Dependency problems are always hell that I try to avoid at any cost, because they can be a rabbit hole that sucks hours, if not days of your life. This is a freshly-installed system and already I am running into such problems. I'm gonna have to give it the lowest rating.


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