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KaOS

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First Release
2013
Based On
independent
Origin
USA
Status
active

User Experience

Default Desktop
KDE
Desktops Available
KDE Plasma
Installer
graphical
Beginner Friendly
✗
Docs Quality
good

Use Cases

Audience
developers
Use Cases
desktop
Gaming
fair

Philosophy #

Rolling
✓
License
mixed
Governance
community
Pricing
free

Package Support #

Package Format
pacman
Package Manager
pacman
Flatpak Support
none
Snap Support
none
Codecs
optional

Technical #

Init System
systemd
Default Filesystem
xfs
Cpu Arch
x86_64
Min RAM
2048MB

Security #

FDE in Installer
✓
Security Module
none
Rollback Support
No

Notes #

KDE-focused independent rolling distro

2026-02-26

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