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Simplicity Linux


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

Simplicity Linux is a Devuan-based distribution with Cinnamon as the default desktop environment (prior to 2020 it was based on Puppy Linux and Xfce). It comes in three editions: Mini, Desktop and Gaming. The Mini edition features cloud-based software, the Desktop flavour offers a collection of general-purpose software, and the Gaming variant includes a launcher for Steam games.

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Distribution Simplicity Linux
Home Page http://simplicitylinux.org/
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  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2020-05-01: Distribution Release: Simplicity Linux 20.4
 • 2020-02-04: Distribution Release: Simplicity Linux 20.1
 • 2019-08-23: Development Release: Simplicity 19.10 Alpha 1
 • 2016-07-31: Distribution Release: Simplicity Linux 16.07
 • 2016-05-04: Distribution Release: Simplicity Linux 16.04
 • 2016-03-31: Development Release: Simplicity Linux 16.04 Beta
 • 2016-02-29: Development Release: Simplicity Linux 16.04 Alpha
 • 2016-02-01: Distribution Release: Simplicity Linux 16.01
 • 2015-10-26: Distribution Release: Simplicity Linux 15.10
 • 2015-08-04: Distribution Release: Simplicity Linux 15.7
 • 2015-07-01: Development Release: Simplicity Linux 15.7 Beta
 • 2015-04-30: Distribution Release: Simplicity Linux 15.4
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 • 2016-11-04 Simplicity switching base
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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
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Feature 20.4 16.07 15.10 14.10 13.10
Release Date 2020-04-30 2016-07-31 2015-10-26 2014-10-31 2013-10-17
End Of Life          
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 500-1200 300-600      
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop Cinnamon LXDE LXDE LXDE LXDE
Default Browser Brave, Chromium        
Package Format deb Gslapt Gslapt Gslapt Gslapt
Package Management          
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice GOffice, LibreOffice LibreOffice GOffice, LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture i386 i386 i386 i386 i386
Init Software SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV
Journaled File Systems ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3
Multilingual -- -- -- -- --
Full Package List 20.4 16.07 15.10 14.10 13.10
Package 20.4 16.07 15.10 14.10 13.10
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.1.8 1.0.27.2 1.0.27.2 1.0.27.2 1.0.25
amdgpu (25.0.0) -- -- -- -- --
apparmor (5.0.0)          
apt (3.3.0) 1.8.2 -- -- -- --
bash (5.3) 5.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1
bind (9.20.22) -- -- -- -- --
chromium (148.0.7778.167) 81.0.4044.113 -- 44.0.2403.157 -- --
cinnamon (6.6.8) 3.8.8 -- -- -- --
cups (2.4.19) -- 1.4.8 1.4.8 1.4.8 1.6.2
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.44.5 1.42.8 1.42.9 1.42.8 1.42.5
ffmpeg (8.1.1) 4.1.4 2.2.3 -- 2.2.3 0.8.6
firefox (150.0.3) -- 24.6.0 -- 31.0 --
flatpak (1.16.6) -- -- -- -- --
freetype (2.14.3) 2.9.1 2.5.0.1 2.5.2 2.5.0.1 2.4.11
gcc (16.1.0) 8.3.0 4.8.2 -- 4.8.2 --
gimp (3.2.4) 2.10.8 2.8.6 -- -- --
git (2.54.0) -- -- -- -- --
glibc (2.43) 2.28 2.17 2.19 2.17 2.15
gnome-shell (50.1) -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.14) -- 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97
gtk (4.22.4) 3.24.5 2.24.20 2.24.23 2.24.20 2.24.17
httpd (2.4.67) -- -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.4.4) -- 0.36.3 -- -- --
kmod (34.2) 26 15 15 15 --
krita (6.0.1) -- -- -- -- --
LibreOffice (26.2.3) 6.1.5 5.0.1 5.0.2 4.3.1 4.0.2
Package 20.4 16.07 15.10 14.10 13.10
libselinux (3.10) 2.8 -- 2.2.2 -- 2.1.9
linux (7.0.6) 5.6.4 4.0.4 4.1.1 3.15.4 3.9.9
mariadb (12.2.2) -- -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- --
mesa (26.1.0) 18.3.6 9.1.7 10.1.3 9.1.7 9.1.3
mysql (9.7.0) -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (50.1) -- -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (595.71.05) -- -- -- -- --
openjdk (26.0.1) -- -- -- -- --
openssh (10.3p1) 7.9p1 -- 6.6p1 -- 6.1p1
openssl (4.0.0) 1.1.1d 1.0.1h 1.0.1f 1.0.1l 1.0.0c
perl (5.42.2) 5.28.1 5.18.1 5.18.2 5.18.1 5.14.2
php (8.5.6) -- -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (6.6.5) -- -- -- -- --
postfix (3.11.2) -- -- -- -- --
postgresql (18.4) -- -- -- -- --
Python (3.14.5) 3.7.3 -- 2.7.5 2.6.4 2.7.4
qt (6.11.1) 5.11.3 -- -- 4.8.2 4.8.2
samba (4.24.2) -- 3.0.37 3.0.37 3.0.37 3.0.37
systemd (260.1) -- -- 204 -- --
thunderbird (150.0.2) 68.7.0 38.6.0 38.3.0 -- --
vim (9.2) 8.1 -- -- -- --
vlc (3.0.23) -- -- 2.1.4 2.1.5 2.0.8
wayland (1.25.0) -- -- -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.20.2) -- -- -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.22) 1.20.4 1.14.3 1.15.1 1.14.3 1.13.3


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