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Q4OS


Last Update: 2023-05-03 14:09 UTC


Q4OS is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution designed to offer classic-style user interface (Trinity) and simple accessories, and to serve stable APIs for complex third-party applications, such as Google Chrome, VirtualBox and development tools. The system is also very useful for virtual cloud environments due to its very low hardware requirements.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 25 (309), 6 months: 28 (327), 3 months: 28 (329), 4 weeks: 34 (289), 1 week: 39 (261)

Average visitor rating: 8.65/10 from 106 review(s).

Q4OS Summary
Distribution Q4OS
Home Page https://q4os.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://www.q4os.org/forum/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://q4os.org/documents.html
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Bug Tracker https://sourceforge.net/p/q4os/tickets/
Related Websites http://www.q4os.de/
http://www.q4os.net/
Reviews 4.6: Namakutux
3.8: DistroWatch
3.6: LinuxInsider
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2022-08-01: Distribution Release: Q4OS 4.10
 • 2022-04-05: Distribution Release: Q4OS 4.8
 • 2021-11-21: Distribution Release: Q4OS 4.7
 • 2021-09-27: Distribution Release: Q4OS 4.6
 • 2021-06-29: Distribution Release: Q4OS 3.15
 • 2021-02-16: Distribution Release: Q4OS 3.14
 • 2020-12-18: Distribution Release: Q4OS 3.13
 • 2020-11-27: Development Release: Q4OS 4.2 Testing
 • 2020-08-31: Distribution Release: Q4OS 3.12
 • 2020-05-12: Distribution Release: Q4OS 3.11
 • 2020-02-15: Development Release: Q4OS 4.0 Testing
 • 2020-01-03: Distribution Release: Q4OS 3.10
 • More Q4OS releases...

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 • 2017-11-28 Q4OS installed on Windows partition
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Feature 5.0-testing 4.12 3.16 2.7 1.8.8 0.5.29
Release Date 2023-03-28 2023-05-03 2023-01-01 2018-12-30 2017-09-14 2015-03-27
End Of Life            
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 1400-1500 1000-1300 800-900 300-900 200-600  
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Text mode Text mode Text mode
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma, Trinity KDE Plasma, Trinity KDE Plasma, Trinity Trinity Trinity
Package Management DEB, Flatpak, Snap DEB, Flatpak, Snap DEB, Flatpak, Snap DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 aarm64, armhf, i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd SysV
Journaled File Systems            
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes      
Asian Language Support jp, ko, zh_CN jp, ko, zh_CN jp, ko, zh_CN -- -- --
Full Package List 5.0-testing 4.12 3.16 2.7 1.8.8 0.5.29
Package 5.0-testing 4.12 3.16 2.7 1.8.8 0.5.29
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.1.8 1.1.3 1.0.28 1.0.25
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 19.1.0 18.1.99 -- -- --
bash (5.2.15) 5.2.15 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.2
bind (9.18.15) -- -- -- -- -- --
chromium (114.0.5735.90) 111.0.5563.146 113.0.5672.63 108.0.5359.124 71.0.3578.98 61.0.3163.79 --
cups (2.4.3) -- 2.3.3 2.2.10 2.2.1 1.7.5 1.5.3
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.1-P1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.1 4.2.2
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.6 1.46.2 1.44.5 1.43.4 1.42.12 1.42.5
firefox (113.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
freetype (2.13.0) 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.6.3 2.5.2 2.4.9
gcc (13.1.0) -- 10.2.1 8.3.0 -- -- --
gimp (2.10.34) -- -- -- -- -- --
glibc (2.37) 2.39.2 2.31 2.28 2.24 2.19 2.13
gnome-shell (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.06 2.06 2.02beta3 2.02beta2 1.99
gtk (4.10.3) 3.24.37 3.24.24 3.24.5 3.22.11 3.14.5 3.4.2
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
k3b (23.04.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
kmod (30) 30 28 26 23 18 9
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
libreoffice (7.5.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
linux (6.3.5) 6.1.15 5.10.178 4.19 4.9.130 3.16.43 3.2.65
Package 5.0-testing 4.12 3.16 2.7 1.8.8 0.5.29
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mariadb (10.11.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mesa (23.1.1) 22.3.6 20.3.5 18.3.6 13.0.6 10.3.2 8.0.5
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (530.41.03) -- -- -- -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
openjdk (20.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
openssh (9.3p1) 9.2p1 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.4p1 6.7p1 6.0p1
openssl (3.1.1) 3.0.8 1.1.1n 1.1.1n 1.1.0j 1.0.1t 1.0.1e
perl (5.36.1) 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.20.2 5.14.2
php (8.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) 5.27.2 5.20.5 5.14.5.1 5.8.6 -- --
postfix (3.8.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
postgresql (15.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
Python (3.11.3) 3.11.2 3.9.2 3.7.3 2.7.13 2.7.9 2.7.3
qt (6.5.1) 5.15.8 5.15.2 5.11.3 5.7.1 4.8.6 3.3.8
samba (4.18.3) -- 4.13.13 -- -- -- --
systemd (253.5) 252.6 247.3 241 232 215 --
thunderbird (102.11.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
vim (9.0) -- -- -- -- -- 7.3
vlc (3.0.18) -- -- -- -- -- --
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.8) 21.1.7 1.20.11 1.20.4 1.19.2 1.16.4 1.12.4

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Average rating
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Version: 4.12
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-05-26
Votes: 4


 This distro is exactly what I have been looking for(MX stable quality KDE with more speed). I have to give 9 out of ten because no distro is perfect, but this is great like MX or mint but faster and more responsive. I am in the process of putting Q4OS on all my older computers, while I have MX or Mint on the newer computers. Its intuitive KDE with almost the responsiveness of Artix, and it is a kick. The only very slight downside is I wish the repo were bigger, this distro is fun and right there with MX and Mint for quality.


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Version: 5.0-testing
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-05-17
Votes: 6


 I stumbled upon this distro about a year and a half ago, just distro hopping. I migrated from KDE Neon, mainly because it updates like 5 times a day, was annoying. Q4OS simply works, is light on system resources, and I have yet to have a crash on it in the 1 1/2 years I have been using it. Detected all my hardware with no problems as well too. Am using a Lenovo laptop with a core I3 processor and 4 gigs of ram, and it runs super fast. This is the first review I have written on a distro, and that is saying something! It is definitely worth a try!


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Version: 5.0-testing
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-04-04
Votes: 11


 This newer testing release is running very well on my pc.

It's like a stable lighter version of some of the more bloated Plasma releases that are available atmo.


Installs ok apart from some grub issues but i fixed that from within my other Linux i had installed.
I think the problem might have been down to having too many new and old leftovers from previous OS installs.

Anyway ,i had the desktop up and running pretty quick ,doesn't come with too much installed which i think is a plus point.
Though it does have the same useful Welcome Screen with easy click options for installing extra software and drivers ,e.t.c.

I did run into a problem trying to install the offered Nvidia drivers but devs said they will be fixing that soon.
Well ,it is a testing release so things like that are to be expected.

Overall a great OS and now my daily driver ,will be looking forward to future improvements .


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