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HeliumOS


Last Update: 2025-07-29 01:29 UTC

HeliumOS is an atomic and immutable distribution which is built upon AlmaLinux OS. HeliumOS is a desktop distribution and uses a KDE Plasma session running on Wayland for its user interface. Updates to the core system are provided by OSTree images and desktop applications are provided through Flatpak. The distribution also includes the Distrobox container manager to provide packages from other distributions.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 205 (53), 6 months: 128 (107), 3 months: 281 (47), 4 weeks: 235 (51), 1 week: 195 (57)

Average visitor rating: 10.0/10 from 2 review(s).

HeliumOS Summary
Distribution HeliumOS
Home Page https://www.heliumos.org/
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User Forums --
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Documentation https://www.heliumos.org/docs/
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 • 2025-07-28: Distribution Release: HeliumOS 10
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Feature 10
Release Date 2025-07-28
End Of Life 2035-06
Price (US$) Free
Image Size (MB) 3400-3500
Free Download ISO
Installation Anaconda
Default Desktop KDE Plasma
Package Management Flatpak, RPM
Release Model Fixed
Office Suite --
Processor Architecture x86_64
Init Software systemd
Journaled File Systems ext4, XFS
Multilingual Yes
Asian Language Support  
Full Package List 10
Package 10
alsa-lib (1.2.14) 1.2.13
amdgpu (25.0.0) --
apparmor (4.1.2) --
apt (3.1.12) --
bash (5.3) 5.2.26
bind (9.20.15) --
chromium (142.0.7444.162) --
cinnamon (6.4.13) --
cups (2.4.14) --
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.1
ffmpeg (8.0) --
firefox (145.0) --
flatpak (1.16.1) 1.16.0
freetype (2.14.1) 2.13.2
gcc (15.2.0) --
gimp (3.0.6) --
git (2.51.2) --
glibc (2.42) 2.39
gnome-shell (49.1) --
grub (2.12) 2.12
gtk (4.20.2) 4.16.7
httpd (2.4.65) --
inkscape (1.4.2) --
kmod (34.2) 31
krita (5.2.13) --
LibreOffice (25.8.3) --
Package 10
libselinux (3.9) 3.8
linux (6.17.8) 6.12
mariadb (12.0.2) --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) --
mesa (25.3.0) 25.0.7
mysql (9.5.0) --
nautilus (49.1) --
NVIDIA (580.105.08) --
openjdk (25) --
openssh (10.2p1) 9.9p1
openssl (3.6.0) 3.5.1
perl (5.42.0) 5.40.2
php (8.4.14) --
plasma-desktop (6.5.2) 6.3.4
postfix (3.10.5) --
postgresql (18.1) --
Python (3.14.0) 3.12.11
qt (6.10.0) --
samba (4.23.3) --
systemd (258.2) 257
thunderbird (145.0) --
vim (9.1) 9.1
vlc (3.0.21) --
wayland (1.24.0) 1.23.1
xfdesktop (4.20.1) --
xorg-server (21.1.20) --

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Version: 10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-08-03
Votes: 4


 I have installed and tested this os because its built from fedora and alma. I've never tired alma but I've always liked fedora. I have to say I like it. I'm a long time mint user and this is the best distro I've tried out of many outside mint. I havent found anything wrong with it. Very easy to install to ssd. Boots fast. All the software I normally use is available. I really dont think one could go wrong using this os especially with 10 years of support. I usually run into issues by this time and maybe even break an os I'm testing. So far its been flawless. The only thing I could suggest for improvement is a live version to get a feel before installing. Great job team Helium!


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Version: 10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-07-30
Votes: 5


 The stable release brought in a lot of changes but what separates Helium OS KDE from its Universal Blue Aurora KDE sibling based on Fedora is the life support cycle.

It offers the following:

A simple and intuitive Linux desktop using KDE Plasma, featuring an easy-to-use interface and seamless user experience.

An app store with a wide selection of Flatpak packages, providing up-to-date and sandboxed applications that are easy to install and manage.

A commitment to 10 years of support, improving your system with new features, bugfixes, and security updates throughout the life of your device.


Aurora KDE like Fedora Kinoite KDE, is maintained for 13 months. Helium OS like Red Hat and Alma Linux upon which its based, as noted above, is supported for ten years.

Finally, an LTS immutable distro is here.


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