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Essora Eos


Last Update: 2026-02-08 01:17 UTC

Essora Eos is a set of desktop Linux distributions based either on Debian's "Stable" branch or Devuan, featuring the lightweight JWM or Openbox window managers or the heavyweight KDE Plasma desktop environment. The Devuan edition uses the OpenRC init system. The distribution aims to be clean, minimal, fast and customisable, with only the essential tools installed by default. Essora Eos uses the Calamares system installer and provides a custom graphical configuration utility called "Essora Control Centre".

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Feature 20260202
excalibur		 20250812
eos
Release Date 2026-02-02 2025-08-12
End Of Life    
Price (US$) Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2200-2300 1900-2000
Free Download ISO ISO
Installation Calamares Calamares
Default Desktop JWM Openbox
Default Browser Firefox ESR Firefox ESR
Package Format deb deb, snapd
Package Management    
Release Model Fixed Fixed
Office Suite -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64
Init Software OpenRC systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4 Btrfs, ext4, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes
Full Package List 20260202 20250812
Package 20260202
excalibur		 20250812
eos
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.14 1.2.14
amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.0.0 23.0.0
apparmor (4.1.6) 4.1.0 4.1.0
apt (3.1.15) 3.0.3 3.0.3
bash (5.3) 5.2.37 5.2.37
bind (9.20.18) -- --
chromium (145.0.7632.45) -- --
cinnamon (6.6.7) -- --
cups (2.4.16) 2.4.10 2.4.10
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.2 1.47.2
ffmpeg (8.0.1) 7.1.3 7.1.1
firefox (147.0.3) 140.7.0 128.11.0
flatpak (1.16.3) -- --
freetype (2.14.1) 2.13.3 2.13.3
gcc (15.2.0) 14.2.0 14.2.0
gimp (3.0.8) -- --
git (2.53.0) -- --
glibc (2.43) 2.41 2.41
gnome-shell (49.4) -- --
grub (2.14) 2.12 2.12
gtk (4.20.3) 4.18.6 4.18.6
httpd (2.4.66) -- --
inkscape (1.4.3) -- --
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2
krita (5.2.15) -- --
LibreOffice (26.2.0) -- --
Package 20260202
excalibur		 20250812
eos
libselinux (3.10) 3.8.1 3.8.1
linux (6.19) 6.12.57 6.12.35
mariadb (12.1.2) -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- --
mesa (26.0.0) 25.0.7 25.0.7
mysql (9.6.0) -- --
nautilus (49.4) -- --
NVIDIA (590.48.01) -- --
openjdk (25) -- --
openssh (10.2p1) 10.0p1 10.0p1
openssl (3.6.1) 3.5.4 3.5.1
perl (5.42.0) 5.40.1 5.40.1
php (8.5.3) -- --
plasma-desktop (6.5.5) -- --
postfix (3.10.7) -- --
postgresql (18.2) -- --
Python (3.14.3) 3.13.5 3.13.5
qt (6.10.2) 6.8.2 6.8.2
samba (4.23.5) -- --
systemd (259.1) -- 257.7
thunderbird (147.0.1) -- --
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.1
vlc (3.0.23) -- --
wayland (1.24.0) 1.23.1 1.23.1
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- --
xorg-server (21.1.21) -- 21.1.16

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Version: 20250812
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-02-04
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 actually ESSORA_Excalibur_jwm_20250921

There are currently three options Essora Eos (Debian) with KDE Plasma or JWM, and Essora Excalibur (Devuan) with JWM using OpenRC. JWM Excalibur was chosen here.

The Calamares installer worked uneventfully on a dual boot MBR system. A root password was requested.

There are a few desktop backgrounds installed, some looking as if they have had a brush with AI but subtly so.

There is a time/calendar utility on the left hand side of the taskbar. It displays a Google news feed until blocked and that slows down access to the calendar. Curses could be an option.

There is a modified menu box in the middle of the taskbar (Python style); categories on the left and respective applications to the right. The box has nicely rounded corners and its size can easily be changed to accomodate the applications without need to scroll. The default font can also be changed. The standard 'Nerd' font wasn't quite me. The menu applications look to be changeable but not via GUI clicking. Also to the centre were search & home & system & desktop shortcuts which activated PCManFM

Being lean and light there was no office suite only a little Geany, although there were a whole 21 games, all of which could be removed together via the package manager.
There was no sign of a firewall or of Conky although there were several conky configs to choose from. UFW and Conky additions keep it still light.

X11 provides the GUI glue and a 'figure running through a door' icon gives access to the logouts & shutdowns.

It is all a bit underwhelming but nicely so; a workable system without the big D or big KDE and a modern-ish init - OpenRC. It also has a centre mounted menu that doesn't require a hardware upgrade yet still runs briskly on older kit. I hope it isn't that Eos which gets all the attention in future updates, and that Openbox returns.


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