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EndeavourOS


Last Update: 2026-02-06 14:23 UTC


EndeavourOS is a rolling-release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. The project aims to be a spiritual successor to Antergos, providing an easy setup and a pre-configured desktop environment on an Arch base. EndeavourOS offers both off-line and on-line install options. The off-line installer, Calamares, uses the KDE Plasma desktop by default. The on-line installer can install optional software components, including most popular desktop environments.

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Average visitor rating: 8.5/10 from 449 review(s).


EndeavourOS Summary
Distribution EndeavourOS
Home Page https://endeavouros.com/
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User Forums https://forum.endeavouros.com/
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Documentation https://endeavouros.com/wiki/
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Bug Tracker --
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Reviews 2025: FOSS ForceDistroWatch
2023: GNU/Linux.ch (German) • MichlFranken (German)
2022: DistroWatchHeise (German)
2021: Linux za sve (Croatian) • DistroWatchDedoimedo
2020: DistroWatch
2019: DistroWatch
Where To Donate, Buy or Try https://endeavouros.com/donate/The Linux Shop

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2026-01-15: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2026.01.12
 • 2025-11-29: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2025.11.24
 • 2025-03-23: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2025.03.19
 • 2025-02-11: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2025.02.08
 • 2024-06-30: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2024.06.25
 • 2024-04-23: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2024.04.20
 • 2023-11-20: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 11-2023
 • 2022-12-20: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 22.12
 • 2022-06-25: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 22.6
 • 2022-04-11: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 22.1
 • 2021-12-03: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 21.4
 • 2021-08-30: Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2021.08.27
 • More EndeavourOS releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2023-03-31 EndeavourOS plans new theme, installer and welcome utility
 • 2022-08-28 EndeavourOS team reports on Arch boot bug
 • 2022-04-28 Endeavour team fixes installer issue
 • 2022-04-13 EndeavourOS ships with Worm
 • More EndeavourOS headlines...

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Feature 2026.01.12
ganymede
2025.03.19
mercury
2024.09.22
endeavour
2024.04.20
gemini
11-2023
galileo
22.12
cassini
21.5
atlantis
2020.09.20 2019.12.22 Feature
Release Date 2026-01-15 2025-03-19 2024-09-26 2024-04-23 2023-11-20 2022-12-19 2021-12-17 2020-09-20 2019-12-23 Release Date
End Of Life                   End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 3200-3300 2900-3000 2800-2900 2700-2800 2400-2500 1900-2000 1900-2000 1800-1900 1600-1700 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares Installation
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma KDE Plasma Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Default Desktop
Default Browser Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Default Browser
Package Format pkg pkg pkg pkg pkg pkg pkg pkg pkg Package Format
Package Management                   Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture aarch64, x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 aarch64, x86_64 x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multilingual
Full Package List 2026.01.12 2025.03.19 2024.09.22 2024.04.20 11-2023 22.12 21.5 2020.09.20 2019.12.22 Full Package List
Package 2026.01.12
ganymede
2025.03.19
mercury
2024.09.22
endeavour
2024.04.20
gemini
11-2023
galileo
22.12
cassini
21.5
atlantis
2020.09.20 2019.12.22 Package
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.15.2 1.2.13 1.2.12 1.2.11 1.2.10 1.2.8 1.2.6.1 1.2.3.2 1.2.1.2 alsa-lib (1.2.15.3)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0 22.0.0 21.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apparmor (4.1.4)
apt (3.1.15) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apt (3.1.15)
bash (5.3) 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.18) 9.20.17 9.20.6 9.20.2 9.18.26 9.18.20 9.18.9 9.16.23 9.16.6 -- bind (9.20.18)
chromium (144.0.7559.132) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (144.0.7559.132)
cinnamon (6.6.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.6)
cups (2.4.16) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cups (2.4.16)
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.3 1.47.2 1.47.1 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.46.4 1.45.6 1.45.4 e2fsprogs (1.47.3)
ffmpeg (8.0.1) 8.0.1 7.1 7.0.2 6.1.1 6.0 5.1.2 4.4.1 4.3.1 4.2.1 ffmpeg (8.0.1)
firefox (147.0.3) 146.0.1 136.0.2 130.0.1 125.0.1 119.0.1 108.0.1 95.0.1 80.0.1 71.0 firefox (147.0.3)
flatpak (1.16.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- flatpak (1.16.3)
freetype (2.14.1) 2.14.1 2.13.3 2.13.3 2.13.2 2.13.2 2.12.1 2.11.1 2.10.2 2.10.1 freetype (2.14.1)
gcc (15.2.0) 15.2.1 14.2.1 14.2.1 13.2.1 13.2.1 12.2.0 11.1.0 10.2.0 9.2.0 gcc (15.2.0)
gimp (3.0.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (3.0.8)
git (2.53.0) 2.52.0 2.49.0 2.46.1 2.44.0 2.42.1 2.39.0 2.34.1 2.28.0 2.24.1 git (2.53.0)
glibc (2.43) 2.42 2.41 2.40 2.39 2.38 2.36 2.33 2.32 2.30 glibc (2.43)
gnome-shell (49.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (49.3)
grub (2.14) -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.06 2.04 2.04 grub (2.14)
gtk (4.20.3) 4.20.3 4.16.12 4.16.1 3.24.41 3.24.38 3.24.35 3.24.30 3.24.23 3.24.10 gtk (4.20.3)
httpd (2.4.66) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.66)
inkscape (1.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.3)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.1 33 32 31 30 29 27 26 kmod (34.2)
krita (5.2.15) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.15)
LibreOffice (26.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice (26.2.0)
Package 2026.01.12
ganymede
2025.03.19
mercury
2024.09.22
endeavour
2024.04.20
gemini
11-2023
galileo
22.12
cassini
21.5
atlantis
2020.09.20 2019.12.22 Package
libselinux (3.10) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libselinux (3.10)
linux (6.18.9) 6.18.4 6.13.7 6.10.10 6.8.7 6.6.1 6.0.12 5.15.8 5.8.10 5.4.6 linux (6.18.9)
mariadb (12.1.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (12.1.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (25.3.4) 25.3.3 25.0.1 24.2.3 24.0.5 23.2.1 22.3.1 21.3.1 20.1.8 19.3.1 mesa (25.3.4)
mysql (9.6.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.6.0)
nautilus (49.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (49.4)
NVIDIA (590.48.01) 590.48.01 570.124.04 560.35.03 550.76 545.29.02 525.60.11 470.63.01 450.66 -- NVIDIA (590.48.01)
openjdk (25) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (25)
openssh (10.2p1) 10.2p1 9.9p2 9.9p1 9.7p1 9.5p1 9.1p1 8.8p1 8.3p1 8.1p1 openssh (10.2p1)
openssl (3.6.1) 3.6.0 3.4.1 3.3.2 3.2.1 3.1.4 3.0.7 1.1.1l 1.1.1g 1.1.1d openssl (3.6.1)
perl (5.42.0) 5.42.0 5.40.1 5.40.0 5.38.2 5.38.0 5.36.0 5.34.0 5.32.0 5.30.1 perl (5.42.0)
php (8.5.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.2)
plasma-desktop (6.5.5) 6.5.4 6.3.3 6.1.5 6.0.4 5.27.9 -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.5.5)
postfix (3.10.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.10.7)
postgresql (18.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (18.1)
Python (3.14.3) 3.14.2 3.13.2 3.12.6 3.11.8 3.11.5 3.10.8 3.10.1 3.8.5 3.8.0 Python (3.14.3)
qt (6.10.2) 6.10.1 6.8.2 6.7.2 6.7.0 6.6.0 6.4.1 5.15.2 5.15.1 5.13.2 qt (6.10.2)
samba (4.23.5) 4.23.4 4.22.0 4.21.0 4.20.0 4.19.2 4.17.4 4.15.3 4.12.6 4.10.10 samba (4.23.5)
systemd (259.1) 259 257.4 256.6 255.4 254.6 252.3 249.7 246 244 systemd (259.1)
thunderbird (147.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (147.0.1)
vim (9.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.2 -- vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.23) -- 3.0.21 3.0.21 -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.23)
wayland (1.24.0) 1.24.0 1.23.1 1.23.1 1.22.0 1.22.0 1.21.0 1.20.0 1.18.0 1.17.0 wayland (1.24.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- -- -- -- -- 4.18.0 4.16.0 4.14.2 4.14.1 xfdesktop (4.20.1)
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.21 21.1.16 21.1.13 21.1.13 21.1.9 21.1.5 21.1.2 1.20.9 1.20.6 xorg-server (21.1.21)

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Version: 2026.01.12
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-02-01
Votes: 9


After hopping between distros for quite some time, I can finally say that EndeavourOS feels like home. It has earned a permanent place as my daily driver.

The installation through Calamares was smooth and stress-free. It gives you enough choices to feel in control without overwhelming you. What really stands out is how clean the system is. There’s no unnecessary bloat, no forced apps, and no heavy custom tweaks. You get a solid Arch base with sensible defaults, and from there, it’s completely up to you how you shape your system.

Performance has been excellent. The system is fast, responsive, and surprisingly stable for a rolling release. Hardware was detected without any trouble, drivers worked out of the box, and everything I do daily — including gaming — runs flawlessly. Having direct access to the Arch repos and the AUR (with yay already set up) makes installing software incredibly easy.

The community deserves special mention. The forums are welcoming and helpful, with none of the elitism you sometimes see elsewhere. Combined with the Arch Wiki, finding solutions is rarely difficult and often enjoyable.

Overall, EndeavourOS delivers the power and flexibility of Arch Linux without the painful setup process. It trusts the user, stays out of the way, and lets you build exactly the system you want. For me, it’s reliable, modern, and genuinely satisfying to use. A solid 10/10.


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Version: 2026.01.12
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-02-01
Votes: 2


Una instalación de Arch súper simple.
Tengo una portátil de más de 15 años y no tuve inconvenientes para instalar xfce y detectó automáticamente mi wifi, cosa que no había sucedido con otras instalaciones que había hecho en el pasado.
El instalador es muy sencillo.
He utilizado Arch, Manjaro y Antergos, pero esta distribución anima a que cualquier persona que quiera utilizar Arch, no tenga inconvenientes para tener un sistema confiable y sencillo.
Muy agradecido por tener de nuevo viva a mi vieja portátil.
Muchas gracias por su gran trabajo.


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Version: 2026.01.12
Rating: 2
Date: 2026-01-31
Votes: 0


EndeavourOS 2026.01.12 – A step backwards for global users?
"I just tested the latest Ganymede-Neo 2026.01.12 ISO and I must say I am deeply disappointed. As a long-time Linux user who relies on professional systems like openSUSE Tumbleweed, I expected a polished 'Arch-based' experience, but what I found was a lack of basic respect for non-English users.
1. Language Exclusion: In the language selection, I found options for almost every neighboring country (Hrvatski, Srpski, Bosanski), but Slovenian (Slovenščina) is completely missing. How is it possible that tiny, independent projects like Puppy Linux, Slax, and Porteus can offer full Slovenian support, while a major project like EndeavourOS cannot?
2. Broken Live Experience: Even when trying to manually fix the keyboard layout in the Live environment, basic tools like setxkbmap were missing or 'command not found'. This is unacceptable for a distribution that markets itself as 'user-friendly'.
3. The 'Volunteer' Excuse: We often hear that this is a volunteer project. But if volunteers at Slax or Mint can manage proper localization, then EndeavourOS is simply showing a lack of priorities.
If you want to be more than just a 'hobbyist's toy' for English speakers, you need to start respecting the global Linux community. Until then, I’ll stick to professional distributions like openSUSE, where things actually work out of the box."



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