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KISS


Last Update: 2024-02-02 02:44 UTC

KISS is a meta-distribution which provides a minimal, command line environment (using BusyBox) and a package manager (called kiss) written in a shell script. The project strives to reduce the size and requirements of packages to provide a lean and more fully understandable operating system.

Average visitor rating: 10/10 from 3 review(s).

KISS Summary
Distribution KISS
Home Page https://kisslinux.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://kisslinux.org/install • https://kisslinux.org/wiki
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Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://github.com/kisslinux/repo/releases/ • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://github.com/kisslinux/repo/issues
Related Websites --
Reviews 1.9.x: DistroWatch
Where To Donate, Buy, or Try

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Feature 2021.7 2020.9
Release Date 2021-07-02 2020-09-04
End Of Life    
Price (US$) Free Free
Image Size (MB) 0-50 0-50
Free Download Tarball Tarball
Installation Text Text
Default Desktop -- --
Package Management kiss kiss
Release Model Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 aarch64, armv7, i686, x86_64
Init Software BusyBox BusyBox
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4 Btrfs, ext3, ext4
Multilingual No No
Asian Language Support -- --
Full Package List 2021.7 2020.9
Package 2021.7 2020.9
abiword (3.0.5) -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.12) -- 1.2.2
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- --
bash (5.2.32) -- --
bind (9.20.2) -- --
chromium (129.0.6668.58) -- --
cups (2.4.10) -- --
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- --
e2fsprogs (1.47.1) -- 1.45.6
firefox (130.0.1) -- 68.7.0
freetype (2.13.3) -- --
gcc (14.2.0) 11.1.0 10.2.0
gimp (2.10.38) -- --
glibc (2.40) -- --
gnome-shell (47.0) -- --
gnucash (5.8) -- --
gnumeric (1.12.57) -- --
grub (2.12) -- 2.04
gtk (4.16.1) -- 2.24.32
httpd (2.4.62) -- --
inkscape (1.3.2) -- --
k3b (24.08.1) -- --
kmod (33) -- --
krita (5.2.3) -- --
LibreOffice (24.8.1) -- --
linux (6.11) -- --
Package 2021.7 2020.9
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- --
mariadb (11.4.3) -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- --
mesa (24.2.3) -- 20.0.4
mysql (9.0.1) -- --
nautilus (47.0) -- --
NVIDIA (560.35.03) -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- --
openjdk (23) -- --
openssh (9.8p1) -- 8.2p1
openssl (3.3.2) -- --
perl (5.40.0) -- 5.30.2
php (8.3.11) -- --
plasma-desktop (6.1.5) -- --
postfix (3.9.0) -- --
postgresql (16.4) -- --
Python (3.12.6) -- 3.8.2
qt (6.7.2) -- --
samba (4.21.0) -- --
systemd (256.6) -- --
thunderbird (130.0) -- --
vim (9.1) -- .
vlc (3.0.21) -- --
wayland (1.23.1) -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- --
xorg-server (21.1.13) -- --

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Version: 2021.7
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-02-22
Votes: 6


 Left Linux because no matter what distro I tried I'd always end up with a broken system after an update. Spent a few years in BSD land and LOVED it but couldnt play many games So I still relied on Linux for that. Then I found KISS and instantly fell in Love, its been a rough journey of learning but I can say that Kiss is my forever distro, the simplicity that I loved from BSD and the powerful Linux kernel that powers the world.

Check the Gentoo wiki often when configuring your kernel, its really the hardest step when installing Kiss.

Come back Dylan Araps the world misses you.




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Version: 2021.7
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-23
Votes: 5


 KISS is just the best distro I've used. It let you use whatever you want. You can maintain your own repositories if you wanted to. And you only install the packages you really need. No unnecessary packages with increments both security and performance. Such a beautiful distribution that gives you the power to do things on your own way.


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Version: 2021.7
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-07-12
Votes: 2


 Best distribution I have ever used. I maintain entirely my own repositories (out of my own volition), and it lets me have complete and utter control over my system while still having a simple and easy to use package manager, init framework, etc.


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