ZenLake OS is a remix of Debian or Ubuntu LTS with GNOME desktop.
ZenLake aims to fix this by making GNOME more user-friendly. It provides a familiar, Windows-like layout with a taskbar at the bottom of the screen. The goal is to offer a lightweight and minimal GNOME desktop that’s ready to use right away, without needing to install and configure several extensions. The minimal ISO is less than 2 GB, allowing you to install only the software you need after the system is set up.
ZenLake also includes built-in system restore functionality, so you can easily revert your system to a previous state if something goes wrong.
Features include:
- Based on Debian or Ubuntu.
- GNOME desktop with Windows-like layout.
- Minimal ISO under 2 GiB in size.
- Support for Snap and Flatpak without pre-installed apps.
- Support for running in VirtualBox, VMware, and KVM virtual machines.
- Latest Firefox version from Mozilla’s official repository.
- Calamares Installer.
- System restore functionality.
- Cloudflare DNS for faster DNS lookups.
- SSH multiplexing for faster SSH connections.
- Boot menu option to run Live session from RAM.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | GNOME |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | APT |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | x86_64 |
| Home Page: | teejeetech.com/zenlake |
| Developer: | TeejeeTech |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux and other UNIX-like Distros. |
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