First Release
1993
Based On
independent
Origin
Global
Status
active
Default Desktop
GNOME
Desktops Available
GNOME, KDE Plasma, XFCE, LXQt, MATE, Cinnamon
Installer
graphical
Beginner Friendly
Docs Quality
excellent
Audience
developers, servers
Use Cases
desktop, workstation
Gaming
fair
LTS Support
5 years

Philosophy #

Only Free Software
License
DFSG
Governance
community
Pricing
free

Package Support #

Package Format
deb
Package Manager
apt
Flatpak Support
available
Snap Support
none
Codecs
optional

Technical #

Init System
systemd
Default Filesystem
ext4
Cpu Arch
x86_64, arm64, i686
Min RAM
512MB

Security #

Secure Boot
FDE in Installer
Security Module
AppArmor
Rollback Support
No

Notes #

The universal operating system

2026-02-26

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