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XeroLinux
An Arch-based, KDE-Plasma-focused distribution built by a single enthusiast developer, emphasizing an out-of-the-box polished, pre-themed Plasma desktop.
Based on
Arch Linux
First released
2021
Package manager
pacman
Desktop environments
KDE Plasma
XeroLinux takes Arch's rolling-release package base and wraps it in a heavily pre-configured, visually polished KDE Plasma desktop -- custom themes, layout tweaks, and a curated application set applied out of the box rather than left for the user to assemble. It ships a Calamares graphical installer and its own setup tools to smooth over Arch's normally manual process, positioning itself in the same 'easy Arch with a specific desktop focus' space as CachyOS or EndeavourOS, but narrowed specifically to Plasma the way KaOS is. It's maintained primarily by one developer with community contributions, smaller in scope than the larger Arch-derivative projects but focused specifically on desktop aesthetics.
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