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PCLinuxOS

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First Release
2003
Based On
Mandriva
Origin
USA
Status
active

User Experience

Default Desktop
KDE
Desktops Available
KDE Plasma, MATE, XFCE
Installer
graphical
Beginner Friendly
✓
Docs Quality
fair

Use Cases

Audience
beginners
Use Cases
desktop
Gaming
fair

Philosophy #

Rolling
✓
License
mixed
Governance
community
Pricing
free

Package Support #

Package Format
rpm
Package Manager
apt-rpm
Flatpak Support
available
Snap Support
none
Codecs
included

Technical #

Init System
systemd
Default Filesystem
ext4
Cpu Arch
x86_64
Min RAM
1024MB

Security #

FDE in Installer
✓
Security Module
none
Rollback Support
No

Notes #

Windows like, small, rolling, user-friendly

2026-02-26

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