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Garuda Linux


Last Update: 2025-05-17 18:09 UTC


Garuda Linux is a rolling distribution based on the Arch Linux operating system. Unlike Arch Linux, Garuda Linux comes with a graphical installer (Calamares) for easy installation, and other advanced graphical tools for managing your system. Garuda is a performance-oriented distro with many performance enhancing tweaks. Some of the many tweaks include using zram, a performance CPU governor, along with custom memory management software. Garuda Linux has striven to provide system stability by including the Timeshift backup utility.

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Average visitor rating: 8.42/10 from 260 review(s).


Garuda Linux Summary
Distribution Garuda Linux
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  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2025-03-08: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 250308
 • 2024-04-29: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 240428
 • 2023-10-30: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 231029
 • 2023-03-06: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 230305
 • 2020-10-10: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 201007
 • 2020-09-01: Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 200831
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Feature 250308 240428 231029 221019 211128 201205
Release Date 2025-03-08 2024-04-28 2023-10-29 2022-10-19 2021-11-28 2020-12-06
End Of Life            
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 2500-3000 1600-5000 1600-5000 1600-5000 1600-5000 1600-5000
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop Cinnamon, GNOME, Hyprland, i3, KDE Plasma, Mokka, Sway, Xfce Cinnamon, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, Qtile, Sway, Xfce Cinnamon, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, Qtile, Sway, Xfce bspwm, Cinnamon, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, LXQt, Qtile, Sway, Wayfire, Xfce bspwm, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, LXQt, Qtile, Sway, Wayfire, Xfce bspwm, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE, RecBox, UKUI, Wayfire, Xfce
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4 Btrfs, ext4 Btrfs, ext4 Btrfs, ext4 Btrfs, ext4 Btrfs, ext4
Multilingual -- -- -- -- -- --
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- --
Full Package List 250308 240428 231029 221019 211128 201205
Package 250308 240428 231029 221019 211128 201205
alsa-lib (1.2.14) 1.2.13 1.2.11 1.2.10 1.2.7.2 1.2.5.1 1.2.4
amdgpu (23.0.0) 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0
apparmor (4.1.1)            
apt (3.1.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
bash (5.2.37) 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0
bind (9.20.10) 9.20.6 9.18.26 9.18.19 9.18.7 9.16.23 9.16.8
chromium (137.0.7151.119) -- -- -- -- 96.0.4664.45 --
cinnamon (6.4.10) 6.4.8 6.0.4 5.8.4 5.4.12 -- 4.8.0
cups (2.4.12) -- -- -- -- -- 2.3.3
e2fsprogs (1.47.2) 1.47.2 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.46.4 1.45.6
ffmpeg (7.1.1) 7.1 6.1.1 6.0 5.1.2 4.4.1 4.3.1
firefox (139.0.4) 136.0 125.0.2 119.0 106.0 94.0.2 83.0
flatpak (1.16.1) -- -- -- -- -- 1.9.2
freetype (2.13.3) 2.13.3 2.13.2 2.13.2 2.12.1 2.11.0 2.10.4
gcc (15.1.0) 14.2.1 13.2.1 13.2.1 12.2.0 11.1.0 10.2.0
gimp (3.0.4) -- -- -- -- -- 2.10.22
git (2.50.0) 2.48.1 2.44.0 2.42.0 2.38.0 2.34.1 2.29.2
glibc (2.41) 2.41 2.39 2.38 2.36 2.33 2.32
gnome-shell (48.2) 47.5 46.1 45.0 42.5 41.1 3.38.2
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.12 2.12rc1 2.06 2.06 2.04
gtk (4.18.6) 4.16.12 4.14.3 4.12.3 4.8.1 4.4.1 3.24.23
httpd (2.4.63) -- -- -- -- -- 2.4.46
inkscape (1.4.2) -- -- -- -- -- 1.0.1
kmod (34.2) 34.1 32 31 30 29 27
krita (5.2.9) -- -- -- -- -- 4.4.1
LibreOffice (25.2.4) -- -- -- -- -- 7.0.3
Package 250308 240428 231029 221019 211128 201205
libselinux (3.8.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
linux (6.15.3) 6.12.17 6.6.29 6.1.60 6.0.2 5.12.3 5.9.12
mariadb (11.8.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- 1.26.0 -- 1.24.1
mesa (25.1.3) 24.3.4 24.0.5 23.2.1 22.2.1 21.2.5 20.2.3
mysql (9.3.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (48.2) 47.2 46.1 -- 42.2 41.1 3.38.2
NVIDIA (575.64) 570.124.04 550.76.3 525.60.11 520.56.06 495.44 --
openjdk (24.0.1) -- 22.0.1 21u35 18.0.2.1 17.0.1 14.0.2
openssh (10.0p1) 9.9pa 9.7p1 9.5p1 9.0p1 8.8p1 8.4p1
openssl (3.5.0) 3.4.1 3.2.1 3.1.4 1.1.1q 1.1.1l 1.1.1h
perl (5.40.2) 5.40.1 5.38.2 5.38.0 5.36.0 5.34.0 5.32.0
php (8.4.8) -- -- -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (6.4.0) 6.3.2 6.0.4 5.27.9 5.26.1 5.23.3 5.20.4
postfix (3.10.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
postgresql (17.5) -- -- -- -- 13.4 --
Python (3.13.5) 3.13.2 3.12.3 3.11.5 3.10.8 3.9.9 3.9.0
qt (6.9.1) 6.8.2 6.7.0 6.6.0 6.4.0 5.15.2 5.15.2
samba (4.22.2) 4.21.4 4.20.0 4.19.2 4.17.0 4.15.2 4.13.2
systemd (257.6) 257.4 255.5 254.5 251.6 249.7 247.1
thunderbird (139.0.2) 128.8.0 115.10.1 115.4.1 102.3.3 -- 78.4.3
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.2 8.2
vlc (3.0.21) 3.0.21 3.0.20 3.0.19 3.0.17.4 -- 3.0.11.1
wayland (1.23.1) 1.23.1 1.22.0 1.22.0 1.21.0 1.19.0 1.18.0
xfdesktop (4.20.1) 4.20.1 4.18.1 4.18.1 4.16.1 4.16.0 4.14.3
xorg-server (21.1.18) 21.1.16 21.1.13 21.1.9 21.1.4 21.1.1 1.20.10

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Version: 250308
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-31
Votes: 5


I used Garuda KDE Lite, a Fast, Polished, Arch-Based Distro That Just Works.

Garuda KDE Lite pleasantly surprised me. Like other user-friendly distributions (Mint, Ubuntu, MX Linux), it automatically detects and enables all core hardware components out of the box. However, as this is the Lite edition, a few things—like Bluetooth support and power profile management—need to be installed manually. Once that's done, though, everything works perfectly without any further tweaking.

Installation is fast, the interface is clean, and most importantly, I haven’t had to troubleshoot a single thing after setup.

Garuda uses Btrfs with automatic system snapshots on every package installation or system update. These are integrated into the boot menu via GRUB, giving you the option to roll back if something goes wrong. It’s a smart, confidence-inspiring feature—and even better, I never actually had to use it !!!

Software availability is another highlight. Garuda enables the Chaotic-AUR repository by default, giving you access to an enormous range of up-to-date packages, easily installed through the included graphical tools.

It also provides an excellent suite of configuration and maintenance utilities: kernel management, language and locale settings, user accounts, date/time adjustments, and more—all accessible through a user-friendly interface.

Overall, it feels like a "do-it-all" distro—modern, responsive, and tailored to users who want power without the pain.

The only downside specific to the KDE Lite edition is the missing Bluetooth and power-profile support out of the box. This seems intentional, probably targeting desktop users rather than laptops. Still, the installation is easy and safe, so it’s hardly a dealbreaker.

Rating: 10/10 — A sleek, Arch-based system that’s both powerful and hassle-free.


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Version: 250308
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-28
Votes: 4


I installed Garuda in my HP ProBook 450 15.6 inch G9 Notebook back in 2024-08-22. I was amazed that everything was working perfectly. Audio was perfect, the screen was perfect, the camera was fine. In my surprise, even the fingerprint sensor was detected and working fine. I have installed all the software I needed using octopi and never needed anything that wasn't in the repos or under paru. I have used snapper a couple of times when I messed things up, and it is a great tool. I cannot give less than 10.


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Version: 250308
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-22
Votes: 3


garuda is my fun distribution i use it for non-critical applications like browse youtube and tinker around. my office machine runs mint. the latest mokka version is great except the rani software, it just won't work on my machine. running a amd 5700g with 16gb ram. seems like i am the only one with this problem since i cannot find anything related to it.
plasma 6 has matured greatly and fontmanager works now, it is possible to deactivate the non-needed noto-fonts!
garuda is great i rate it 9 out of 10.


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