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Garuda Linux
A visually dramatic, performance- and gaming-oriented Arch Linux derivative, shipping a heavily themed KDE Plasma desktop and gaming tools pre-installed by default.
Based on
Arch Linux
First released
2020
Package manager
pacman
Desktop environments
KDE Plasma (Dr460nized, flagship), GNOME, Xfce, and others
Garuda Linux pairs Arch's rolling-release base with an unusually striking default visual identity -- its flagship 'Dr460nized' KDE Plasma edition ships bold theming, animations, and a distinctive dark aesthetic uncommon among Arch derivatives that otherwise tend toward minimalism. It bundles gaming tools (Steam, Lutris, gaming-tuned kernels) and system-maintenance tooling (including automatic Btrfs snapshots via Garuda's own tools, so a bad update can be rolled back easily) more aggressively pre-configured than a typical Arch-based distribution. It offers a wide range of desktop-environment editions beyond its Plasma flagship, all sharing the same Arch base, gaming focus, and snapshot-based safety net.
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