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Melawy Linux


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


Melawy Linux is an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution featuring a customised KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. It uses the alternative XanMod Linux kernel designed for improved performance and responsiveness. Some of the distribution's features include the Calamares installer, a custom-designed rEFInd boot manager, a Plymouth boot screen, and the Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) desktop login manager. Melawy Linux is available in "Base" and "Developer" editions.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 241 (63), 6 months: 340 (47), 3 months: 450 (27), 4 weeks: 452 (26), 1 week: 436 (25)

Average visitor rating: 10.0/10 from 1 review(s).


Melawy Summary
Distribution Melawy Linux
Home Page https://melawy.ru/
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Documentation https://melawy.ru/overview
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Where To Donate, Buy or Try https://melawy.ru/donate

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Feature 2026.02.03 2025.07.14
Release Date 2026-02-03 2025-07-14
End Of Life    
Price (US$) Free Free
Image Size (MB) 7200-7300 7400-12000
Free Download ISO ISO
Installation Calamares Calamares
Default Desktop KDE Plasma KDE Plasma
Default Browser Firefox Brave, Chromium, Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi
Package Format flatpak, pkg flatpak, pkg
Package Management    
Release Model Rolling Rolling
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS
Multilingual en en
Full Package List 2026.02.03 2025.07.14
Package 2026.02.03 2025.07.14
alsa-lib (1.2.16) 1.2.15.3 1.2.14
amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.0.0 23.0.0
apparmor (5.0.1) -- --
apt (3.3.1) -- --
bash (5.3) 5.3 5.3
bind (9.20.23) 9.20.18 9.20.10
chromium (149.0.7827.114) -- 138.0.7204.100
cinnamon (6.6.8) -- --
cups (2.4.19) 2.4.16 2.4.12
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.47.3 1.47.3
ffmpeg (8.1.1) 4.4.6 7.1.1
firefox (151.0.4) 147.0.1 140.0.4
flatpak (1.18.0) 1.16.3 1.16.1
freetype (2.14.3) 2.14.1 2.13.3
gcc (16.1.0) 15.2.1 15.1.1
gimp (3.2.4) 3.0.8 3.0.4
git (2.54.0) 2.52.0 2.50.1
glibc (2.43) 2.42 2.41
gnome-shell (50.2) -- --
grub (2.14) 2.12 2.12
gtk (4.22.4) 4.20.3 4.18.6
httpd (2.4.68) -- --
inkscape (1.4.4) 1.4.3 1.4.2
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2
krita (6.0.2.1) -- --
LibreOffice (26.2.4) 25.8.4 25.2.4
Package 2026.02.03 2025.07.14
libselinux (3.10) -- --
linux (7.0.12) 6.18.6 6.15.4
mariadb (12.3.2) 12.1.2 11.8.2
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- --
mesa (26.1.2) 25.3.4 25.1.5
mysql (9.7.0) -- --
nautilus (50.2.2) -- --
NVIDIA (610.43.02) 590.48.01 575.64.03
openjdk (26.0.1) 25.0.2 24.0.1
openssh (10.3p1) 10.2p1 10.0p1
openssl (4.0.1) 3.6.0 3.5.1
perl (5.42.2) 5.42.0 5.40.2
php (8.5.7) -- --
plasma-desktop (6.6.5) 6.5.5 6.4.2
postfix (3.11.3) -- --
postgresql (18.4) -- --
Python (3.14.6) 3.14.2 3.13.5
qt (6.11.1) 6.10.1 6.9.1
samba (4.24.3) 4.23.5 4.22.3
systemd (260.2) 259 257.7
thunderbird (151.0.1) -- 140.0
vim (9.2) -- --
vlc (3.0.23) -- --
wayland (1.25.0) 1.24.0 1.23.1
xfdesktop (4.20.2) -- --
xorg-server (21.1.23) 21.1.21 21.1.18

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Version: 2025.07.14
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-10-12
Votes: 4


I tried Melawy and it was a pleasant surprise. This distro, based on Arch, uses the alternative XanMod kernel and I must say that, despite my PC with limited resources (4 GB of RAM), the system is very fluid and I have not noticed any particular problems. It uses Kde Plasma as the Desktop Environment, but modified and customized, with a very pleasant and elegant aesthetic result. It is also recommended for users with little experience of Arch because, once installed, it has everything needed for use without additional programs to download: in fact the range of applications is enormous. Among the features of this distro are the Calameres installer, which is very easy to use, and a customized rEFInd boot manager.
Pros: Ease of use, even for those who are not very familiar with Arch, personalized and very elegant DE, almost complete set of applications, for daily use.
Cons: I didn't find any problems, only the startup is a bit slow , a point to work on.
Definitely recommended.


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