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ROSA


Last Update: 2026-02-08 01:17 UTC


ROSA is a Russian company developing a variety of Linux-based solutions. Its flagship product, ROSA Desktop, is a Linux distribution featuring a highly customised KDE desktop and a number of modifications designed to enhance the user-friendliness of the working environment. The company also develops an "Enterprise Server" edition of ROSA which is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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Average visitor rating: 7.9/10 from 27 review(s).


ROSA Summary
Distribution ROSA
Home Page https://www.rosalinux.ru/
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User Forums https://forum.rosa.ru/
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Documentation https://rosa.ru/docs/
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Reviews R13: Записки IT специалиста (Russian)
R11: DistroWatch
R9: DarkDuckDistroWatch
R8: DarkDuck
R7: DarkDuckDedoimedo
R5: Ordinatechnic
R4: Blogspot
2012: LinuxBSDosThe Linux RainLinuxBSDosBlogspotDistroWatchWordpress (Russian) • BlogspotLinuxBSDosDedoimedoLinuxBSDosDarkDuck
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2025-11-25: Distribution Release: ROSA 13.1
 • 2024-04-02: Distribution Release: ROSA 12.5
 • 2019-03-16: Distribution Release: ROSA R11
 • 2017-12-06: Distribution Release: ROSA R10
 • 2017-06-08: Distribution Release: ROSA R9 "LXQt"
 • 2017-04-20: Distribution Release: ROSA R9
 • 2017-03-07: Distribution Release: ROSA R8.1
 • 2016-08-02: Distribution Release: ROSA R8
 • 2016-02-27: Distribution Release: ROSA R7 "Desktop Fresh GNOME"
 • 2016-01-26: Distribution Release: ROSA R7 "Desktop Fresh"
 • 2015-12-12: Distribution Release: ROSA R6 "Desktop Fresh LXQt"
 • 2015-07-25: Distribution Release: ROSA R6 "Desktop Fresh"
 • More ROSA releases...

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amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.0.0 23.0.0 21.0.0 18.0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apparmor (4.1.4)
apt (3.1.15) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apt (3.1.15)
bash (5.3) 5.2 5.1.16 5.0.18 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.18) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.18)
chromium (144.0.7559.132) 142.0.7444.162 122.0.6261.128 94.0.4606.71 72.0.3626.121 62.0.3202.94 57.0.2987.110 51.0.2704.84 47.0.2526.106 43.0.2357.134 -- -- -- -- chromium (144.0.7559.132)
cinnamon (6.6.6) -- 5.4.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.6)
cups (2.4.16) 2.4.14 2.4.7 2.3.3 2.2.1 2.2.1 2.2.1 1.7.5 1.7.5 1.7.5 1.7.5 1.7.3 1.5.4 1.4.8 cups (2.4.16)
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.2 1.46.6 1.46.4 1.43.3 1.43.3 1.43.3 1.42.13 1.42.5 1.42.5 1.42.5 1.42.5 1.42.5 1.41.14 e2fsprogs (1.47.3)
ffmpeg (8.0.1) 7.1.1 4.4.3 4.4 4.1.1 3.2.4 3.2.4 2.8.7 2.8.5 2.5.6 2.3.5 2.3.3 1.0.6 0.7.1 ffmpeg (8.0.1)
firefox (147.0.3) 144.0.2 124.0.1 -- 60.5.2 56.0.2 52.0.2 46.0.1 43.0.4 39.0 34.0 32.0.2 21.0 8.0 firefox (147.0.3)
flatpak (1.16.3) 1.16.1 1.14.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- flatpak (1.16.3)
freetype (2.14.1) 2.13.3 2.10.4 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.7.1 2.7.1 2.5.5 2.5.5 2.5.4 2.5.4 2.5.3 2.4.12 2.4.5 freetype (2.14.1)
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gimp (3.0.8) 3.0.4 2.10.36 2.10.24 2.10.6 2.8.22 2.8.18 2.8.16 2.8.16 2.8.14 -- -- -- 2.6.11 gimp (3.0.8)
git (2.53.0) -- -- -- 2.20.1 2.14.2 2.11.0 2.7.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- git (2.53.0)
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inkscape (1.4.3) 1.4.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.48.1 inkscape (1.4.3)
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krita (5.2.15) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.15)
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mariadb (12.1.2) -- -- -- 10.1.37 10.1.26 10.1.21 10.0.22 10.0.22 10.0.15 10.0.11 10.0.11 -- -- mariadb (12.1.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.12.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (25.3.5) 25.1.8 23.3.6 21.2.3 18.3.4 17.1.6 17.0.3 11.2.2 11.0.6 10.5.3 10.3.3 10.2.7 9.0.1 7.10.3 mesa (25.3.5)
mysql (9.6.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5.5.30 5.5.15 mysql (9.6.0)
nautilus (49.4) 49.0 -- -- -- -- -- 3.16.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (49.4)
NVIDIA (590.48.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (590.48.01)
openjdk (25) -- 17.0.8.0.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (25)
openssh (10.2p1) 9.7p1 9.6p1 8.8p1 7.9p1 7.5p1 7.3p1 7.2p2 7.1p2 6.6p1 6.6p1 6.6p1 6.0p1 5.8p2 openssh (10.2p1)
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php (8.5.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.2)
plasma-desktop (6.5.5) 6.4.5 5.27.10 5.22.5 5.14.4.1 5.10.5 5.9.4 5.7.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.5.5)
postfix (3.10.7) -- -- -- 3.2.5 2.10.2 2.10.2 2.10.2 2.10.2 2.10.2 2.10.2 2.10.2 2.9.4 -- postfix (3.10.7)
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Python (3.14.3) 3.11.13 3.8.13 3.8.11 2.7.15 2.7.12 2.7.12 2.7.12 2.7.11 2.7.9 2.7.8 2.7.8 2.7.4 2.7.2 Python (3.14.3)
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samba (4.23.5) 4.19.5 4.19.5 4.12.11 4.9.4 4.6.8 4.3.11 4.3.11 4.3.3 4.1.17 4.1.9 4.1.9 3.6.9 3.5.10 samba (4.23.5)
systemd (259.1) 256.17 249 249 230 230 230 219 219 208 208 208 194 29 systemd (259.1)
thunderbird (147.0.1) -- 102.15.1 -- -- -- -- 38.6.0 38.3.0 38.0.1 31.0 31.0 17.0.5 8.0 thunderbird (147.0.1)
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.0 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.23) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.23)
wayland (1.24.0) 1.24.0 1.22.0 1.19.0 1.16.0 1.14.0 1.12.0 1.9.0 1.9.0 1.5.0 1.5.0 1.5.0 -- -- wayland (1.24.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- 4.16.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.20.1)
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.20 1.20.14 1.20.13 1.19.6 1.18.4 1.18.4 1.17.4 1.17.4 1.15.2 1.15.1 1.15.1 1.13.3 1.10.3 xorg-server (21.1.21)

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Version: 13.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-01-29
Votes: 0


O ROSA Desktop Linux é, sem exagero, uma das experiências mais agradáveis e coerentes já produzidas no universo GNU/Linux moderno. Ele não tenta reinventar a roda — e é justamente aí que mora sua força. O ROSA é um descendente direto e fiel da Mandriva, carregando consigo aquele DNA clássico: foco no usuário, ferramentas gráficas bem pensadas e uma integração de sistema que simplesmente funciona.

Quem viveu a era Mandriva reconhece na hora. Aqui, o sistema respeita práticas consolidadas, estrutura limpa e decisões técnicas maduras — coisa cada vez mais rara.

O desktop é polido, estável e previsível. Seja no KDE Plasma (onde ele brilha com identidade própria), seja no fluxo geral do sistema, tudo passa uma sensação clara de engenharia bem feita. O ROSA não te trata como cobaia. Ele entrega um ambiente confiável para trabalhar, estudar ou produzir, com desempenho sólido e consistência visual.

Outro ponto forte é a curadoria do sistema: pacotes bem testados, atualizações responsáveis e um equilíbrio saudável entre modernidade e estabilidade. Não é uma distro histérica, correndo atrás de modinha. É um sistema operacional sério, com raízes profundas.

O ROSA Desktop Linux é uma obra-prima discreta, um verdadeiro herdeiro da Mandriva, que prova que tradição e qualidade ainda têm espaço no Linux atual. Para quem valoriza solidez, clareza e respeito à história, ele é simplesmente maravilhoso. 💻🐧


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Version: 12.5
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-04-26
Votes: 35


Amazing distro, one of the best if it comes to support even exotic or less performant hardware.
To my opinion one of the most performant distros i came across. Using this distro on our main workstation for 9 years - never have been disapointed. What i didnt find before are se-harding scripts for various wanted tasks. Sometimes updates can be a little bit slow - but if you work through yandex mirrors everything should be at a reasonable speed. I only have experience with the KDE desktop because its my personal favourite desktop.


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Version: 12.5
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-04-20
Votes: 2


Rosa is just a terrible Linux distribution that assures you of trouble-free operation, but actually creates a lot of problems. During installation, you will encounter a lot of errors that will make you wish you never got your hands on this distro.
And when you finally do go into battle with your tasks, you're constantly faced with crashes, unexpected shutdowns, and other annoyances.
Even simple operations that should be easy become a real struggle because of Rosa's instability.
From changing settings to installing programs, everything you do on Rosa is riddled with stress and frustration.
Don't waste your time and try this distro if you like your computer running at full capacity without any interruptions.


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