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Endless OS


Last Update: 2024-09-12 23:21 UTC


Endless OS is a Linux-based operating system which provides a simplified and streamlined user experience using a customized desktop environment forked from GNOME 3. Rather than using a traditional Linux package management system, Endless OS uses a read-only root filesystem managed by OSTree with application bundles overlaid on top.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 76 (141), 6 months: 45 (200), 3 months: 61 (154), 4 weeks: 75 (137), 1 week: 84 (121)

Average visitor rating: 6/10 from 24 review(s).


Endless OS Summary
Distribution Endless OS
Home Page https://endlessos.com/
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Reviews 6.x: DistroWatch
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Where To Donate, Buy, or Try https://endlessm.com/our-computers/

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2024-05-14: Distribution Release: Endless OS 6.0.0
 • 2023-02-08: Distribution Release: Endless OS 5.0.0
 • 2021-11-24: Distribution Release: Endless OS 4.0.0
 • 2020-11-10: Distribution Release: Endless OS 3.9.0
 • 2020-05-02: Distribution Release: Endless OS 3.8.0
 • 2019-09-14: Distribution Release: Endless OS 3.6.3
 • 2019-06-12: Distribution Release: Endless OS 3.6.0
 • 2019-01-17: Distribution Release: Endless OS 3.5.4
 • 2018-05-15: Distribution Release: Endless OS 3.4.0
 • 2018-02-10: Distribution Release: Endless OS 3.3.10
 • 2017-12-19: Distribution Release: Endless OS 3.3.5
 • More Endless releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2019-08-28 Endless and GNOME offer prizes for code challenge
 • 2019-05-08 Endless launches educational games
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Feature 6.0.3 5.1.1 5.0.5 4.0.10 3.9.5 3.8.7 3.5.8 Feature
Release Date 2024-09-11 2024-01-04 2023-07-21 2022-10-12 2021-07-09 2020-10-07 2019-04-08 Release Date
End Of Life       2024-02       End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 3700-24000 3300-18000 3300-18000 2600-17000 2600-17000 2100-17000 1700-17000 Image Size (MB)
Free Download IMG, ISO, OVA IMG, ISO, OVA IMG, ISO, OVA IMG, ISO, OVA IMG, ISO, OVA IMG, ISO, OVA IMG, ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop EOS Shell (GNOME) EOS Shell (GNOME) EOS Shell (GNOME) EOS Shell (GNOME) EOS Shell (GNOME) EOS Shell (GNOME) EOS Shell (GNOME) Default Desktop
Package Management Flatpak Flatpak Flatpak Flatpak Flatpak Flatpak Flatpak Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture arm64, x86_64 arm64, x86_64 arm64, x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 Journaled File Systems
Multilingual yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Multilingual
Asian Language Support               Asian Language Support
Full Package List 6.0.3 5.1.1 5.0.5 4.0.10 3.9.5 3.8.7 3.5.8 Full Package List
Package 6.0.3 5.1.1 5.0.5 4.0.10 3.9.5 3.8.7 3.5.8 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.12) 1.2.8 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.2.4 1.2.4 1.1.8 1.1.3 alsa-lib (1.2.12)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- 22.0.0 19.1.0 18.1.99 18.1.99 18.0.1 amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.37) 5.2.15 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.4 bash (5.2.37)
bind (9.20.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.2)
chromium (129.0.6668.100) -- -- -- -- 88.0.4324.96 84.0.4147.125 72.0.3626.81 chromium (129.0.6668.100)
cups (2.4.11) 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.3.3 2.3.3 2.2.10 2.2.10 2.2.8 cups (2.4.11)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- -- -- -- 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.5 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.1) 1.47.0 1.46.2 1.46.2 1.46.2 1.44.5 1.44.5 1.43.4 e2fsprogs (1.47.1)
firefox (131.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- firefox (131.0.2)
freetype (2.13.3) 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.10.4 2.10.4 2.10.2 2.9.1 2.8.1 freetype (2.13.3)
gcc (14.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gcc (14.2.0)
gimp (2.10.38) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.10.38)
glibc (2.40) 2.36 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.28 2.28 2.24 glibc (2.40)
gnome-shell (47.0) 43.9 41.9 41.9 3.38.3 3.38.0 3.36.0 3.26.2.1 gnome-shell (47.0)
gnucash (5.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.9)
gnumeric (1.12.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.57)
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.02 grub (2.12)
gtk (4.16.3) 4.10.5 4.6.2 4.6.2 3.24.24 3.24.14 3.24.14 3.22.29 gtk (4.16.3)
httpd (2.4.62) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.62)
inkscape (1.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4)
k3b (24.08.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (24.08.2)
kmod (33) 30 28 28 28 26 26 23 kmod (33)
krita (5.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.6)
LibreOffice (24.8.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice (24.8.2)
linux (6.11.3) 6.5 6.5 5.15 5.11 5.8 5.4 4.18 linux (6.11.3)
Package 6.0.3 5.1.1 5.0.5 4.0.10 3.9.5 3.8.7 3.5.8 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.4.3)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (24.2.4) 22.3.6 22.2.0 22.2.0 20.3.5 20.1.5 19.3.318.1.9 mesa (24.2.4)
mysql (9.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.0.1)
nautilus (47.0) 43.4 41.2 41.2 3.38.2 3.38.2 3.36.1 3.26.3.1 nautilus (47.0)
NVIDIA (560.35.03) -- -- 510.85.02 460.91.03 450.80.02 440.64 390.87 NVIDIA (560.35.03)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (23) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (23)
openssh (9.9p1) 9.2p1 8.4p1 8.4p1 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.9p1 7.4p1 openssh (9.9p1)
openssl (3.3.2) 3.0.14 1.1.1w 1.1.1n 1.1.1n 1.1.1d 1.1.1d 1.1.0f openssl (3.3.2)
perl (5.40.0) 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.32.1 5.32.1 5.28.1 5.28.1 5.24.1 perl (5.40.0)
php (8.3.12) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.3.12)
plasma-desktop (6.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.2.0)
postfix (3.9.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.9.0)
postgresql (17.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (17.0)
Python (3.13.0) 3.11.2 3.9.2 3.9.2 3.9.2 3.7.3 3.7.3 3.5.3 Python (3.13.0)
qt (6.8.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- qt (6.8.0)
samba (4.21.0) 4.17.12 4.13.13 4.13.13 4.13.13 4.9.5 4.9.5 4.5.12 samba (4.21.0)
systemd (256.7) 254.9 251.2 251.2 247.3 246 244 239 systemd (256.7)
thunderbird (131.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (131.0.1)
vim (9.1) 9.0 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.0 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.21) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.21)
wayland (1.23.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.23.1)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.13) 21.1.7 21.1.7 21.1.4 1.20.11 1.20.8 1.20.4 1.19.2 xorg-server (21.1.13)

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Version: 6.0.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-06-10
Votes: 0


I have had "Love and Hate" relationship with Endless OS.
I installed version 6 in my Old Laptop and added all the Flatpak packages, I liked.
Version six seems to be better.
Without the standard Linux Desktop, I do not feel like using it on, a daily basis.
I do not like its root only file system.
The fact that, One cannot arrange applications, in groups is the downside.
What attracted me was its cellphone like front end.
Deleting applications is bit difficult.
It always wants to update its applications and that hampers installing new ones.
I prefer it on a USB stick but did not try it on a USB stick.



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Version: 6.0.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-24
Votes: 3


I posted the review on Endless OS on April 12, 2023, version 5.0.0, with a Rating of 10. I still standby that rating.

As of today, May 24, 2024, I have upgraded to version 6.0.0 on the same hardware minus the Python development apps(they were moved to another computer). The upgrade process was easy and simple. The Updates tab in the Endless App Center offered the upgrade to 6.0. Select the Upgrade button, be patient, select the Restart button, reboot. Now, I am at version 6.0.0. You can double check in the About section and CLI using "sudo ostree admin status".

I have been running version 6.0 for a few weeks now. It has been a stable and safe experience with Endless OS for over the last year. I am running the Basic edition without the education apps installed. The Basic edition ISO approximate 3GB in size is all you need if you are not in the Education sector.

I run updates on the Updates tab in the App Center on a daily basis. I run from the CLI "sudo ostree admin upgrade" on a weekly basis, for a sanity check. Endless OS is my daily driver.

I highly recommend Endless OS!


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Version: 5.1.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-05-15
Votes: 3


I've had very good times with Endless, and this version accepts flatpak, including those from flathub.org. You do not need to install the full version, the base will be a good start for those not needing all the educational material.

I found it a bit more sluggish compared to Linux Mint. But a good distro for casual, non power users.

If you are a "get under the hood" command line "sudo" type, this isn't for you. Great for a laptop heading to the landfil. Running now on an 8 GB i5 WITH 8 GB memory and a 180 GB old SSD.


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