Q4OS

History

In 2019, version 3.8 was released which was based on Debian Buster.[1]

The original KDE based version has been discontinued since around 2008.[2]

Features

It is using the Trinity Desktop Environment, which is a fork of K Desktop Environment 3.[3]

Reception

TechRadar considered Q4OS one of the best lightweight Linux distributions.[4]

Forks

The Linux distribution Quark is a fork of Q4OS.[5]

References
  1. Nestor, Marius. "Q4OS Operating System Brings the Trinity Desktop to Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster"". Softpedia. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  2. Apfelböck, Hermann (2018-12-02). "Linux auf dem Stick: 10 Ideen für den Einsatz". PC-WELT (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  3. Thommes, Ferdinand. "Das Design von Windows XP lebt in Linux weiter". ComputerBase (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  4. Sharma, Shashank; Peers, Nick; Cox, Alex; Drake, Nate; December 2020, Mayank Sharma 02 (2020-12-02). "Best lightweight Linux distros of 2021". TechRadar. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  5. February 2021, Mayank Sharma 26 (2021-02-26). "Quark 20.04 review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2021-09-06.


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