Duff Linux is an opinionated desktop Linux distribution based on dani-77’s d77void project.
It’s designed around KDE Plasma and Btrfs, offering a live desktop environment with a graphical installer and Void Linux foundations. The distribution aims to provide a ready-to-use KDE experience with practical desktop tooling, update notifications, and modern memory management.
Key Features
- Offers ISO variants for Linux kernel 7.0 and 6.19.
- Uses Btrfs with automatic snapshots, including pre-transaction snapshots and regular system backups.
- Includes Flatpak support with Discover available out of the box.
- Uses ZRAM for swap.
- Provides OctoXBPS as a graphical application for managing native packages.
- Includes OctoXBPS Notifier for update notifications.
- Ships with the Calamares installer.
- Applies light desktop theming.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | KDE Plasma |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | xbps |
| Release Model: | Rolling |
| Platforms: | x86_64 |
| Home Page: | sourceforge.net/projects/duff-linux |
| Developer: | duffnshmrt |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distributions. |
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