ArchiveOS is a desktop Linux distribution designed for everyday computing, with particular attention to people who are new to Linux. It uses KDE Plasma to provide a familiar, customisable graphical environment. It’s based on Ubuntu.
The distribution aims to combine a responsive desktop with relatively modest hardware requirements. It includes memory optimisations and several utilities intended to make installing applications, managing updates and maintaining the operating system more straightforward.
ArchiveOS targets standard 64-bit desktop and laptop computers. It uses ZRAM optimizations to improve memory efficiency. Base system memory usage can be around 500 MB on a system with 1 GB of RAM.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | KDE Plasma |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | APT |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | x86_64 |
| Home Page: | archive-os.github.io |
| Developer: | ArchiveOS project |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distributions and Open Source Operating Systems. |
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