Aeon is an immutable Linux distribution based on openSUSE. It’s billed as the Linux desktop for people tho want to “get stuff done”. It’s designed for beginners, ‘lazy’ developers and anyone who want a computer that just works.
It’s in an early stage of development.
Features include:
- Daily system updates happen automatically while you work. Your running system is not affected until you reboot, keeping your workday consistent and avoiding any unexpected issues with your apps.
- The base system is kept small and simple, but with everything you need for getting straight on with your tasks – including programming, gaming, media production and clerical work.
- Ships with Distrobox configured to launch Tumbleweed containers, perfect for your development tools and projects in their own little containerized environments.
- Flatpak is already set up to let you install any app from a vast catalogue available from Flathub. Just click install and go.
- The same base technologies powering MicroOS are present, to ensure long and steady operation of your computer and its software.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | GNOME |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | RPM |
| Release Model: | Rolling |
| Platforms: | x86_64 |
| Home Page: | aeondesktop.github.io |
| Developer: | Aeon Contributors |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distributions. |
What's a Linux distribution ("distro")? |
| A distro provides the user with a desktop environment, preloaded applications, and ways to update and maintain the system. Each distro makes different choices, deciding which open source projects to install and provides custom written programs. They can have different philosophies. Some distros are intended for desktop computers, some for servers without a graphical interface, and others for special uses. Because Linux is an open source operating system, combinations of software vary between Linux distros. |