AntherOS is a Pop!_OS-based Linux distribution designed for gaming and everyday desktop use.
It combines the COSMIC desktop with custom branding and a selection of gaming, performance-monitoring, system-maintenance, and multimedia tools.
The distribution is based on Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS. Its documented package set includes Steam, Lutris, GameMode, MangoHud, GOverlay, Vulkan utilities, Timeshift, VLC, and btop. It also provides 32-bit Mesa and Vulkan libraries to improve compatibility with games.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides Steam and Lutris for installing and managing games.
- Includes GameMode for applying performance optimizations while games are running.
- Offers MangoHud and GOverlay for monitoring and configuring gaming performance.
- Ships with Vulkan utilities and 32-bit graphics libraries.
- Uses a customized COSMIC desktop appearance.
- Provides a branded Plymouth boot theme.
- Includes Timeshift for creating system snapshots.
- Bundles VLC, btop, and other general-purpose utilities.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | COSMIC |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | APT |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | x86_64 |
| Home Page: | antheros.org |
| Developer: | AntherOS Technologies |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distributions. |
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