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Rhino Linux


Last Update: 2025-08-09 22:27 UTC


Rhino Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution which offers a rolling-release upgrade approach. The distribution uses a customised Xfce desktop environment. Rhino features a custom meta package manager which unifies Deb, Pacstall and Flatpak software management.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 75 (174), 6 months: 99 (150), 3 months: 153 (105), 4 weeks: 161 (103), 1 week: 128 (118)

Average visitor rating: 5.7/10 from 29 review(s).


Rhino Linux Summary
Distribution Rhino Linux
Home Page https://rhinolinux.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://forum.rhinolinux.org/
Alternative User Forums https://rhinolinux.org/contact.html
Documentation https://wiki.rhinolinux.org/
Screenshots https://rhinolinux.org/unicorn.htmlDistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://rhinolinux.org/download.htmlDistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://rhinolinux.org/tracker.html
Related Websites GitHub
Reviews 2025.x: DistroWatchFOSS ForceDistroWatch
2024.x: DistroWatch
2023.x: ZDnet
Beta: DistroWatch
Where To Donate, Buy or Try

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2025-07-06: Distribution Release: Rhino Linux 2025.3
 • 2025-01-19: Distribution Release: Rhino Linux 2025.1
 • 2024-08-31: Distribution Release: Rhino Linux 2024.2
 • 2024-05-28: Distribution Release: Rhino Linux 2024.1
 • 2023-12-20: Distribution Release: Rhino Linux 2023.4
 • 2023-08-08: Distribution Release: Rhino Linux 2023.1
 • More Rhino releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2025-07-06 Rhino Linux partners with UBports
 • 2025-05-27 Rhino Linux tests Plasma session and package manager update
 • More Rhino headlines...

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Feature 2025.3 2024.2 2023.4
Release Date 2025-07-05 2024-08-31 2023-12-20
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2800-2900 2200-2300 1200-2100
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Calamares Calamares Calamares
Default Desktop Xfce Xfce Xfce
Package Management DEB, Pacstall DEB, Pacstall DEB, Pacstall
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- -- --
Processor Architecture aarch64, x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 aarch64, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support      
Full Package List 2025.3 2024.2 2023.4
Package 2025.3 2024.2 2023.4
alsa-lib (1.2.14) 1.2.14 1.2.11 1.2.9
amdgpu (25.0.0) -- -- --
apparmor (4.1.2) 4.1.1 -- --
apt (3.1.11) 3.1.3 2.9.8 2.7.6
bash (5.3) 5.2.37 5.2.32 5.2.21
bind (9.20.15) -- -- --
chromium (142.0.7444.134) -- -- --
cinnamon (6.4.13) -- -- --
cups (2.4.14) 2.4.12 2.4.10 2.4.6
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.2 1.47.1 1.47.0
ffmpeg (8.0) -- -- --
firefox (144.0.2) 140.0.2 129.0.2 120.0.1
flatpak (1.16.1) -- -- --
freetype (2.14.1) 2.13.3 2.13.2 2.13.2
gcc (15.2.0) 14.3.0 14.1.0 13.2.0
gimp (3.0.6) -- -- --
git (2.51.2) 2.48.1 2.45.2 2.40.1
glibc (2.42) 2.41 2.40 2.38
gnome-shell (49.1) -- -- --
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.12 2.12
gtk (4.20.2) 4.18.5 4.15.5 4.12.4
httpd (2.4.65) -- -- --
inkscape (1.4.2) -- -- --
kmod (34.2) 34.2 31 30
krita (5.2.13) -- -- --
LibreOffice (25.8.2) -- -- --
Package 2025.3 2024.2 2023.4
libselinux (3.9) 3.8.1 3.5 3.5
linux (6.17.7) 6.15.4 6.10.7 6.6.7
mariadb (12.0.2) -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- --
mesa (25.2.6) 25.1.5 24.0.9 23.3.0
mysql (9.5.0) -- -- --
nautilus (49.1) -- -- --
NVIDIA (580.105.08) -- -- --
openjdk (25) -- -- --
openssh (10.2p1) 9.9p1 -- --
openssl (3.6.0) 3.5.0 3.3.1 3.0.10
perl (5.42.0) 5.40.1 5.38.2 5.36.0
php (8.4.14) -- -- --
plasma-desktop (6.5.2) -- -- --
postfix (3.10.5) -- -- --
postgresql (18.0) -- -- --
Python (3.14.0) 3.13.5 3.12.5 3.11.4
qt (6.10.0) 6.8.3 5.15.13 5.15.10
samba (4.23.3) -- -- --
systemd (258.2) 257.6 256.4 253.5
thunderbird (144.0.1) -- -- --
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.1 9.0
vlc (3.0.21) -- -- --
wayland (1.24.0) 1.23.1 1.23.0 1.22.0
xfdesktop (4.20.1) 4.20.1 4.19.3 4.18.1
xorg-server (21.1.20) 21.1.16 21.1.13 21.1.10

Reader Ratings
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Version: 2025.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-08-12
Votes: 0


i really enjoyed this distro. I've only been using linux since 2020, but this one tickled a lot of my fantasy. Looks great, the rpk package manager worked great looking at cross sources like flatpak, apt and pacstall (plus more). There were some bugs when i tried to add the gnome desktop, which is my DE of choice and this made it a little frustrating. I know the UBXI is making KDE a valid alternative, but i prefer gnome. If it ever gets a dedicated gnome ISO, or it's easier to switch I'd love to go back to this distro! Good luck rhino team!


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Version: 2025.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-08-10
Votes: 0


I decided to throw away my old desktop and only use raspberry Pi from now on. But raspberry OS is definitely not my favourite OS. I wanted something better with a fresh new look and feel. So I tested many different OS for my pi5b until i finally found Rhino. Coming along with xfce, which is been my favourite GUI for years, I am totally amazed by rhino. Using it since a couple of weeks now for all purposes. office, video-editing, multi-media, TV ... everything is possible and works out of the box.
I made some minor changes, personalized the task-menu. everything works just fine and I still find new details which I've never seen before in any other distro. really fun to play around with all the possibilities rhino offers. I'm an absolute fan of it.

gave 9 out of 10 points, only because you never know; might as well have given a 10. but perhaps in a few month I will find another distro which is even more convincing.




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Version: 2025.2
Rating: 4
Date: 2025-06-15
Votes: 2


I had many expectations, but during the installation the internet connection disappeared and I could not continue ....
Searching here and there I saw that others had the same problem, but I who am not an expert could not solve it. I wonder how is it possible that this happens and the Rhino group does not solve it?I was very curious and wanted to run it for a few months and see what would happen, often after some updating problems occur .
A real shame .. I had many many expectations .....
My vote? How can I evaluate something that I have not even been able to try?
for now it's a 4


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