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Devuan GNU+Linux


Last Update: 2025-06-22 06:51 UTC


Devuan GNU+Linux is a Linux distribution forked from Debian in 2015. The project's primary goal is to provide a variant of Debian without the complexities and dependencies of systemd, an init system and services manager originally developed by Red Hat and later adopted by most other Linux distributions. Devuan's initial beta release was made available in April 2016, together with an upgrade path from Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" and a possibility to switch to Devuan from Debian 8.0 "Jessie". The distribution adopted Xfce as its default desktop.

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Average visitor rating: 9.13/10 from 151 review(s).


Devuan Summary
Distribution Devuan GNU+Linux
Home Page https://devuan.org/
Mailing Lists https://devuan.org/os/community
User Forums https://dev1galaxy.org/
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Documentation https://devuan.org/os/documentation/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-08-15: Distribution Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 5.0.0
 • 2021-10-14: Distribution Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 4.0.0
 • 2021-02-15: Distribution Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 3.1.0
 • 2020-06-02: Distribution Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 3.0.0
 • 2020-03-18: Development Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 3.0.0 Beta
 • 2019-11-25: Distribution Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 2.1
 • 2018-06-09: Distribution Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 2.0.0
 • 2018-05-10: Development Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 2.0.0 RC
 • 2018-02-14: Development Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 2.0.0 Beta
 • 2017-05-25: Distribution Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 1.0.0
 • 2017-05-05: Development Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 1.0.0 RC2
 • 2017-04-21: Development Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 1.0.0 RC
 • More Devuan releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2022-09-04 Devuan repository key expires
 • 2019-03-10 Devuan considers machine IDs
 • 2019-02-28 Devuan conference planned
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Feature unstable
ceres
testing
testing
5.0.0
daedalus
4.0.0
chimaera
3.1.0
beowulf
2.1
ascii
1.0.0
jessie
Feature
Release Date 2025-06-22 2025-06-22 2023-08-15 2021-10-14 2021-02-15 2019-11-25 2017-05-25 Release Date
End Of Life             2020-06 End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB)     400-3900 300-3700 300-3700 200-4500   Image Size (MB)
Free Download DEB DEB ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop Cinnamon, LXQt, KDE Plasma, MATE, Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Default Desktop
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB Package Management
Release Model Rolling Semi-Rolling Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite GOffice, LibreOffice GOffice, LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice GOffice, LibreOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture i586, x86_64 i586, x86_64 i586, x86_64 arm64, armel, armhf, i386, ppc64el, x86_64 arm64, armel, armhf, i386, ppc64el, x86_64 armhf, i386, x86_64 armhf, i386, x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software OpenRC, runit, SysV OpenRC, runit, SysV OpenRC, runit, SysV OpenRC, runit, SysV OpenRC, runit, SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4 Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multilingual
Asian Language Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Asian Language Support
Full Package List unstable testing 5.0.0 4.0.0 3.1.0 2.1 1.0.0 Full Package List
Package unstable
ceres
testing
testing
5.0.0
daedalus
4.0.0
chimaera
3.1.0
beowulf
2.1
ascii
1.0.0
jessie
Package
alsa-lib (1.2.14) 1.2.14 1.2.14 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.1.8 1.1.3 1.0.28 alsa-lib (1.2.14)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.1) 4.1.0 4.1.0 3.0.8 2.13.6 2.13.2 -- -- apparmor (4.1.1)
apt (3.1.2) 3.0.2 3.0.0 2.6.1 2.2.4 1.8.2.2 1.4.9 1.0.9.8.4 apt (3.1.2)
bash (5.2.37) 5.2.37 5.2.37 5.2.15 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.3 bash (5.2.37)
bind (9.20.10) 9.20.10 9.20.9 9.18.16 9.16.15 9.11.5 9.10.3-P4 9.9.5 bind (9.20.10)
chromium (137.0.7151.119) 137.0.7151.119 137.0.7151.119 114.0.5735.198 90.0.4430.212 88.0.4324.146 70.0.3538.110 57.0.2987.98 chromium (137.0.7151.119)
cinnamon (6.4.10) 6.4.10 6.4.10 5.6.8 4.8.6 3.8.8 3.2.7 -- cinnamon (6.4.10)
cups (2.4.12) 2.4.10 2.4.10 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.2.10 2.2.1 1.7.5 cups (2.4.12)
e2fsprogs (1.47.2) 1.47.2 1.47.2 1.47.0 1.46.2 1.44.5 1.43.4 1.42.12 e2fsprogs (1.47.2)
ffmpeg (7.1.1) 7.1.1 7.1.1 5.1.3 4.3.2 4.1.6 3.2.14 -- ffmpeg (7.1.1)
firefox (139.0.4) 139.0.4 128.11.0 102.13.0 78.14.0 78.7.0 60.7.1 45.9.0 firefox (139.0.4)
flatpak (1.16.1) 1.16.1 1.16.1 1.14.4 1.10.3 1.2.5 -- -- flatpak (1.16.1)
freetype (2.13.3) 2.13.3 2.13.3 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.6.3 2.5.2 freetype (2.13.3)
gcc (15.1.0) -- -- 12.2.0 10.2.1 8.3.0 6.3.0 4.9.2 gcc (15.1.0)
gimp (3.0.4) 3.0.4 3.0.2 2.10.34 2.10.22 2.10.8 2.8.18 2.8.14 gimp (3.0.4)
git (2.50.0) 2.50.0 2.47.2 2.39.2 2.30.2 2.20.1 2.11.0 2.1.4 git (2.50.0)
glibc (2.41) 2.41 2.41 2.36 2.31 2.28 2.24 2.19 glibc (2.41)
gnome-shell (48.2) 48.2 48.2 43.6 3.38.6 3.30.2 3.22.3 -- gnome-shell (48.2)
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.12 2.06 2.04 2.02 2.02beta3 2.02beta2 grub (2.12)
gtk (4.18.6) 3.24.49 3.24.49 4.8.3 3.24.24 3.24.5 3.22.11 2.24.25 gtk (4.18.6)
httpd (2.4.63) 2.4.63 2.4.63 2.4.57 2.4.48 2.4.38 2.4.25 2.4.10 httpd (2.4.63)
inkscape (1.4.2) 1.4 1.4 -- 1.0.2 0.92.4 0.92.1 0.48.5 inkscape (1.4.2)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2 30 28 26 23 18 kmod (34.2)
krita (5.2.9) 5.2.9 5.2.9 -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.9)
LibreOffice (25.2.4) 25.2.3 25.2.3 7.4.7 7.0.4 6.1.5 5.2.7 4.3.3 LibreOffice (25.2.4)
Package unstable
ceres
testing
testing
5.0.0
daedalus
4.0.0
chimaera
3.1.0
beowulf
2.1
ascii
1.0.0
jessie
Package
libselinux (3.8.1) 3.8.1 3.8.1 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.3 libselinux (3.8.1)
linux (6.15.3) 6.12.33 6.12.32 6.1.38 5.10.70 4.19.160 4.9.189 3.16.43 linux (6.15.3)
mariadb (11.8.2) 11.8.2 11.8.1 10.11.3 10.5.12 10.1.26 10.1.26 -- mariadb (11.8.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.26.2 1.26.2 1.26.0 1.24.1 1.20.4 1.16.2 -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (25.1.4) 25.0.7 25.0.5 22.3.6 20.3.5 18.3.6 13.0.6 10.3.2 mesa (25.1.4)
mysql (9.3.0) 8.0.42 -- -- -- -- 5.5.9999 5.5.55 mysql (9.3.0)
nautilus (48.2) 48.2 48.2 43.2 3.38.2 3.30.5 3.22.3 3.14.1 nautilus (48.2)
NVIDIA (575.64) -- -- -- -- 418.74 -- -- NVIDIA (575.64)
openjdk (24.0.1) 25~25ea 25~22ea 17.0.7 11.0.12 11.0.9 8u222 7u111 openjdk (24.0.1)
openssh (10.0p1) 10.0p1 10.0p1 9.2p1 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.4p1 6.7p1 openssh (10.0p1)
openssl (3.5.0) 3.5.0 3.5.0 3.0.9 1.1.1k 1.1.1d 1.1.0k 1.0.1t openssl (3.5.0)
perl (5.40.2) 5.40.1 5.40.1 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.20.2 perl (5.40.2)
php (8.4.8) 8.4.8 8.4.8 8.2.7 7.4.21 7.3.19 7.0.33 5.6.30 php (8.4.8)
plasma-desktop (6.4.0) 6.3.5 6.3.5 5.27.5 5.20.5 5.14.5.1 5.8.6 4.11.13 plasma-desktop (6.4.0)
postfix (3.10.2) 3.10.2 3.10.2 3.7.6 3.5.6 3.4.14 3.1.12 2.11.3 postfix (3.10.2)
postgresql (17.5) 17.5 17.5 15.3 13.4 11.10 9.6.15 9.4.11 postgresql (17.5)
Python (3.13.5) -- -- 3.11.2 3.9.2 3.7.3 3.5.3 2.7.9 Python (3.13.5)
qt (6.9.1) 5.15.15 5.15.15 6.4.2 5.15.2 5.11.3 5.7.1 4.8.6 qt (6.9.1)
samba (4.22.2) 4.22.2 4.22.2 4.17.9 4.13.5 4.9.5 4.5.16 4.2.14 samba (4.22.2)
systemd (257.6) 257.6 257.6 -- -- -- -- -- systemd (257.6)
thunderbird (139.0.2) 128.11.0 128.11.0 102.13.0 78.14.0 78.7.0 60.8.0 45.8.0 thunderbird (139.0.2)
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.4 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.21) 3.0.21 3.0.21 -- 3.0.16 3.0.12 3.0.8 2.2.5 vlc (3.0.21)
wayland (1.23.1) 1.23.1 1.23.1 1.21.0 1.18.0 1.16.0 1.12.0 1.6.0 wayland (1.23.1)
xfdesktop (4.20.1) 4.20.1 4.20.1 4.18.1 4.16.0 4.12.5 4.12.3 4.10.2 xfdesktop (4.20.1)
xorg-server (21.1.18) 21.1.16 21.1.16 21.1.7 1.20.11 1.20.4 1.19.2 1.16.4 xorg-server (21.1.18)

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Version: unstable
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-31
Votes: 21


Devuan Linux is one of the best linux distros. It's not perfect, but it just works! Most systemd-free distros have huge compromises that makes using them annoying and a waste of time. I'm using devuan unstable because having slightly newer packages suits my needs. Devuan, although I'm using unstable is actually very stable, much more stable than arch or even fedora.

My setup is Devuan unstable with i3wm on an old dual core thinkpad (x201). It is speedy, minimal and just works!

The installer is good too. If you choose the netinstaller it will be the same as the normal debian installer, only with an option to choose what init system you want. The options are; sysvinit, runit (the one I chose) or openrc. Sysvinit is the default and works well, but i chose runit because I love the simplicity and the speed.

Devuan is a great distro!


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Version: 5.0.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-07
Votes: 94


Both of the companies I work for are in the process of retooling Linux workstations and servers. The companies are leveraged heavily into Linux, but were decidedly biased toward RedHat and RedHat derived distributions. It wasn't until systemd arrived on the scene that anything else would have even been considered. And shortly after systemd locked up the first systems in testing, something other than Redhat and Debian distributions became a requirement.

Hence the selection of Devuan.

There was a considerable amount of culture shock moving from to Devuan as one would expect moving from Redhat to Debian. Everything from the package manager to how the network was configured changed. I can't say there were not numerous annoyances with how things used to look/feel/work when you were comfortable in another environment.

But looking backward, it was ... TOTALLY WORTH IT

We played with Devuan ASCII. Got serious with Beowulf. Used Chimaera in the first production systems. And now it's been mandated to upgrade all Linux servers and workstations with Devuan Daedalus even as the release of Excalibur is eagerly awaited.

Devuan just works.

I have nothing but good things to say about uptime, stability, boot speed, and hardware support. I did have a little trouble with the ISO installer on one laptop, but nothing I could not handle. All other equipment has been a breeze to install, harden, and provision services upon once I was comfortable with the "debian way" of doing things. The community is great and I love finding my questions already answered on the Galaxy forum.

No regrets. Highly recommended.


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Version: 5.0.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-01
Votes: 58


Devuan Linux is a remarkable distribution that excels in stability, speed, and reliability. As a fork of Debian, it offers a system free from systemd, making it an ideal choice for users who prefer alternative init systems. The performance is impressive, with fast boot times and efficient resource management, ensuring a seamless experience.
One of Devuan's standout features is its ease of maintenance. The straightforward package management system allows users to keep their systems updated with minimal effort. Additionally, the supportive community provides ample resources and documentation, making it accessible for both newcomers and seasoned users.
Security is another strong point for Devuan. The security index is notably higher than in systemd-based systems, and users can achieve robust security with less effort, especially when utilizing tools like Lynis for auditing and hardening.
In summary, Devuan Linux is a solid choice for anyone seeking a dependable, secure, and user-friendly operating system. Whether for personal use or server environments, it delivers the stability and performance that users can rely on. Highly recommended!


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