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| Feature | 11 crimson |
10.3 byzantium |
9.0 hephaestus |
8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | Feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release Date | 2026-05-21 | 2023-06-14 | 2019-09-26 | 2019-08-30 | 2013-03-03 | 2012-09-09 | 2012-06-24 | 2011-08-04 | 2011-02-13 | 2010-03-29 | 2009-01-15 | Release Date |
| End Of Life | End Of Life | |||||||||||
| Price (US$) | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Price (US$) |
| Image Size (MB) | 1900-2400 | 1700-1800 | 1400-1500 | 1400-1500 | Image Size (MB) | |||||||
| Free Download | ISO | ISO | ISO | ISO | ISO | ISO | ISO | ISO | ISO | ISO | ISO | Free Download |
| Installation | Calamares | Calamares | Calamares | Calamares | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Graphical | Installation |
| Default Desktop | GNOME, KDE Plasma | GNOME | GNOME | GNOME | GNOME | GNOME | GNOME | GNOME | GNOME | KDE | KDE | Default Desktop |
| Default Browser | Firefox ESR | Default Browser | ||||||||||
| Package Format | deb | deb | deb | deb | deb | deb | deb | deb | deb | deb | deb | Package Format |
| Package Management | apt | apt | apt | apt | apt | apt | apt | apt | apt | apt | apt | Package Management |
| Release Model | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Fixed | Release Model |
| Office Suite | LibreOffice | LibreOffice | LibreOffice | LibreOffice | -- | -- | LibreOffice | OO.o | OO.o | OO.o | OO.o | Office Suite |
| Processor Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 | x86_64 | x86_64 | i386 | i386 | i386 | i386 | i386 | i386 | i386 | Processor Architecture |
| Init Software | systemd | systemd | systemd | systemd | SysV | SysV | SysV | SysV | SysV | SysV | SysV | Init Software |
| Journaled File Systems | Btrfs, ext4 | ext4 | Btrfs, ext4 | Btrfs, ext4 | ext4 | ext4 | ext4 | ext4 | ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS | Journaled File Systems |
| Multilingual | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | en, fr | en, fr | en, fr | Multilingual |
| Full Package List | 11 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | Full Package List |
| Package | 11 crimson |
10.3 byzantium |
9.0 hephaestus |
8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | Package |
| alsa-lib (1.2.16.1) | 1.2.8 | 1.2.4 | 1.1.8 | 1.1.8 | 1.0.25 | 1.0.25 | 1.0.25 | 1.0.24.1 | 1.0.23 | 1.0.22 | 1.0.16 | alsa-lib (1.2.16.1) |
| amdgpu (25.0.0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | amdgpu (25.0.0) |
| apparmor (5.0.1) | 3.0.8 | 2.13.6 | 2.13.2 | 2.13.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | apparmor (5.0.1) |
| apt (3.3.1) | 2.6.1 | 2.2.4 | 1.8.2 | 1.8.2 | 0.9.7.7 | 0.9.7.4 | 0.9.6 | 0.8.15.2 | 0.8.10.3 | 0.7.25.3 | 0.7.19 | apt (3.3.1) |
| bash (5.3) | 5.2.15 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | bash (5.3) |
| bind (9.20.23) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | bind (9.20.23) |
| chromium (149.0.7827.114) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.0.1312.68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | chromium (149.0.7827.114) |
| cinnamon (6.6.8) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | cinnamon (6.6.8) |
| cups (2.4.19) | 2.4.2 | 2.3.3 | 2.2.10 | 2.2.10 | 1.5.3 | 1.5.3 | 1.5.3 | 1.4.7 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.2 | 1.3.8 | cups (2.4.19) |
| e2fsprogs (1.47.4) | 1.47.0 | 1.46.2 | 1.44.5 | 1.44.5 | 1.42.5 | 1.42.5 | 1.42.4 | 1.42WIP | 1.41.12 | 1.41.11 | 1.41.3 | e2fsprogs (1.47.4) |
| ffmpeg (8.1.1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ffmpeg (8.1.1) |
| firefox (152.0) | 140.10.2 | -- | 68.1.0 | 68.0.2 | -- | -- | 13.0 | 5.0 | 3.6.13 | 3.5.8 | 3.0.5 | firefox (152.0) |
| flatpak (1.18.0) | 1.14.10 | 1.10.8 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | flatpak (1.18.0) |
| freetype (2.14.3) | 2.12.1 | 2.10.4 | 2.9.1 | 2.9.1 | 2.4.9 | 2.4.9 | 2.4.9 | 2.4.4 | 2.4.2 | 2.3.11 | 2.3.7 | freetype (2.14.3) |
| gcc (16.1.0) | 12.2.0 | 10.2.1 | 8.3.0 | 8.3.0 | 4.7.2 | 4.7.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | gcc (16.1.0) |
| gimp (3.2.4) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.8.0 | 2.6.11 | 2.6.10 | 2.6.8 | 2.4.7 | gimp (3.2.4) |
| git (2.54.0) | 2.39.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | git (2.54.0) |
| glibc (2.43) | 2.36 | 2.31 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.11.2 | 2.10.2 | 2.7 | glibc (2.43) |
| gnome-shell (50.2) | 43.9 | 3.38.6 | 3.30.2 | 3.30.2 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | gnome-shell (50.2) |
| grub (2.14) | 2.06 | 2.06 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 0.97 | grub (2.14) |
| gtk (4.22.4) | 4.8.3 | 4.6.5 | 3.24.5 | 3.22.18 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.2 | 2.24.4 | 2.20.1 | 2.18.9 | 2.12.11 | gtk (4.22.4) |
| httpd (2.4.68) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | httpd (2.4.68) |
| hyprland (0.55.4) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | hyprland (0.55.4) |
| inkscape (1.4.4) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.46 | inkscape (1.4.4) |
| kmod (34.2) | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | kmod (34.2) |
| krita (6.0.2.1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | krita (6.0.2.1) |
| Package | 11 crimson |
10.3 byzantium |
9.0 hephaestus |
8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | Package |
| LibreOffice (26.2.4) | 7.4.7 | 7.0.4 | 6.1.5 | 6.1.5 | -- | -- | 3.5.4 | 3.3.3 | 3.3.0 | 3.2.0 | 2.4.1 | LibreOffice (26.2.4) |
| libselinux (3.10) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1.9 | 2.1.9 | 2.1.9 | 2.0.98 | 2.0.96 | 2.0.89 | 2.0.65 | libselinux (3.10) |
| linux (7.1) | 6.1.170 | 5.10.179 | 4.19.37 | 4.19.37 | 3.6.11 | 3.5.3 | 3.3.6 | 2.6.39.3 | 2.6.37 | 2.6.33 | 2.6.27 | linux (7.1) |
| mariadb (12.3.2) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | mariadb (12.3.2) |
| mate-desktop (1.28.2) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | mate-desktop (1.28.2) |
| mesa (26.1.2) | 22.3.6 | 21.2.6 | 18.3.6 | 18.3.6 | 8.0.5 | 8.0.4 | 8.0.2 | 7.10.3 | 7.7.1 | 7.7 | 7.0.3 | mesa (26.1.2) |
| nautilus (50.2.2) | 43.2 | 3.38.2 | 3.30.5 | 3.30.5 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.2 | 2.30.1 | 2.30.1 | -- | -- | nautilus (50.2.2) |
| NVIDIA (610.43.02) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | NVIDIA (610.43.02) |
| openjdk (26.0.1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7u3 | 7u3 | 6b24 | -- | 6b18 | -- | -- | openjdk (26.0.1) |
| openssh (10.3p1) | 9.2p1 | 8.4p1 | 7.9p1 | 7.9p1 | -- | -- | 6.0p1 | 5.5p1 | 5.5p1 | 5.3p1 | 5.1p1 | openssh (10.3p1) |
| openssl (4.0.1) | 3.0.19 | 1.1.1n | 1.1.1c | 1.1.1c | 1.0.1c | 1.0.1c | 1.0.1c | 1.0.0d | 0.9.8o | 0.9.8m | 0.9.8g | openssl (4.0.1) |
| perl (5.42.2) | 5.36.0 | 5.32.1 | 5.28.1 | 5.28.1 | 5.14.2 | 5.14.2 | 5.14.2 | 5.12.4 | 5.10.1 | 5.10.1 | 5.10.0 | perl (5.42.2) |
| php (8.5.7) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | php (8.5.7) |
| plasma-desktop (6.6.5) | 5.27.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | plasma-desktop (6.6.5) |
| postfix (3.11.3) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | postfix (3.11.3) |
| postgresql (18.4) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | postgresql (18.4) |
| Python (3.14.6) | 3.11.2 | 3.9.2 | 3.7.3 | 3.7.3 | 2.7.3 | 2.7.3rc2 | 2.7.3rc2 | 2.6.7 | 2.6.6 | 2.5.4 | 2.5.2 | Python (3.14.6) |
| qt (6.11.1) | 5.15.8 | 5.15.2 | 5.11.3 | 5.11.3 | -- | -- | 4.8.2 | 4.7.3 | 4.6.3 | 4.5.3 | 3.3.8b | qt (6.11.1) |
| samba (4.24.3) | 4.17.12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | samba (4.24.3) |
| systemd (260.2) | 252.39 | 247.3 | 240 | 240 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | systemd (260.2) |
| thunderbird (151.0.1) | -- | 78.14.0 | 60.8.0 | 60.8.0 | -- | -- | 10.0.4 | 3.1.11 | 3.0.11 | 2.0.0.22 | 2.0.0.19 | thunderbird (151.0.1) |
| vim (9.2) | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | -- | vim (9.2) |
| vlc (3.0.23) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 | 1.1.10 | 1.1.3 | 1.0.5 | 0.9.4 | vlc (3.0.23) |
| wayland (1.25.0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | wayland (1.25.0) |
| xfdesktop (4.20.2) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | xfdesktop (4.20.2) |
| xorg-server (21.1.23) | 21.1.7 | 1.20.11 | 1.20.4 | 1.20.4 | 1.12.4 | 1.12.3 | 1.12.1.902 | 1.10.2.909 | 1.7.7 | 1.7.5 | 1.4.2 | xorg-server (21.1.23) |
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