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UrsaOS – Arch-based Linux distribution with Plasma

September 10, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

UrsaOS is an Arch-based rolling Linux distribution with a preconfigured Plasma Wayland desktop, Calamares installer, Btrfs, and Pacman.

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Fedora Asahi Remix – Fedora Linux for Apple Silicon Macs

September 9, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Fedora Asahi Remix brings Fedora Linux to Apple Silicon Macs with KDE Plasma, Wayland, hardware acceleration and integrated audio support.

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Pulsar OS – Linux distribution with a macOS-style workflow

September 8, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Pulsar OS is a GNOME-based Linux distribution with Arch and Debian editions designed to provide a familiar macOS-style desktop workflow.

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Fedora CoreOS – minimal container-focused Linux distribution

September 7, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Fedora CoreOS is a minimal, automatically updating Fedora Linux distribution designed to run containerised workloads securely at scale.

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openSUSE MicroOS – immutable rolling-release Linux distribution

September 6, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

openSUSE MicroOS is an immutable rolling-release Linux distribution for container workloads, atomic updates and reliable rollback.

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LyargoOS – opinionated Void Linux-based distribution

September 5, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

LyargoOS is a Void Linux-based distribution with KDE Plasma, Xfce and GNOME editions, runit, Calamares and curated applications.

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Hyggshi OS – customizable Debian-based Linux distribution

September 4, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Hyggshi OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution with a live environment, Calamares installer, custom branding and a choice of desktop environments.

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Droidian – Debian-based Linux distribution for mobile devices

September 3, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Droidian is a Debian-based Linux distribution bringing a conventional GNU/Linux environment and Phosh interface to Android smartphones.

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SlyOS – lightweight Arch-based distribution

September 3, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

SlyOS is an Arch-based desktop distribution built around Niri, OpenRC, privacy-conscious defaults and a curated selection of applications

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SweetPotatOs – Arch-based Linux distribution for low-spec PCs

September 2, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

SweetPotatOs is an Arch-based Linux distribution with the lightweight Swirl Wayland compositor, built to revive older and low-spec PCs.

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CoreELEC – lightweight Linux distribution for Kodi

September 1, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

CoreELEC is a lightweight Linux distribution for Amlogic hardware that provides an appliance-style Kodi media centre with extensive codec support.

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postmarketOS – Alpine-based Linux distribution for mobile devices

August 31, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

postmarketOS is an Alpine Linux-based distribution bringing mainline Linux and multiple mobile interfaces to smartphones, tablets and other devices.

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RisingOS – Debian-based Linux distribution with Xfce

August 31, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

RisingOS is a Debian 13-based desktop distribution with Xfce 4.20, custom system tools and a particular focus on Latin American users.

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vArch-OS – Arch Linux-based distribution

August 30, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

vArch-OS is an Arch Linux-based distribution with KDE Plasma, a guided installer, optional LUKS encryption and a curated desktop environment.

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ReignOS – Arch-based distribution

August 29, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

ReignOS is a rolling Arch-based gaming distribution for PCs and handhelds with several compositor options and a graphical control centre.

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BracefaceOS – Debian-based Linux distribution

August 28, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

BracefaceOS is a Debian-based distribution offering a customized desktop system with installation, troubleshooting, and build documentation.

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BcalcOS – Devuan-based Linux distribution

August 27, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

BcalcOS is a Devuan-based, systemd-free Linux distribution combining sysvinit, XLibre, SLiM and the Xfce desktop.

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CarotOS – Linux distribution for learning cybersecurity

August 26, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

CarotOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed to help beginners learn about cybersecurity tools.

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Amphiptere OS – Debian-based Purple Team Linux distribution

August 26, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Amphiptere OS is a lightweight Debian-based Linux distribution for Purple Team operations, security testing and cybersecurity tool development.

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AI-2 – Artix-based Linux distribution with local AI assistant

August 25, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

AI-2 is an Artix-based Linux distribution that brings local AI to ordinary and older PCs using llama.cpp and hardware-aware model selection.

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