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== Releases ==
== Releases ==
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Stable versions of Q4OS are derived from the [[Debian#Branches|Debian Stable]] [[Software_release_life_cycle#Stable_release|release branch]] with [[long-term support]] that lasts five years after their initial release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nestor |first=Marius |date=2020-08-31 |title=Q4OS 3.12 Linux Distro Released, Based on Debian GNU/Linux 10.5 "Buster" |url=https://9to5linux.com/q4os-3-12-linux-distro-released-based-on-debian-gnu-linux-10-5-buster |access-date=2022-02-13 |website=9to5Linux |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Q4OS - desktop operating system |url=https://q4os.org/downloads1.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=q4os.org}}</ref> Developmental "testing" versions of future releases are derived from Debian's Testing branch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Development Release: Q4OS 4.2 Testing (DistroWatch.com News) |url=https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=11094 |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=distrowatch.com}}</ref>
Stable versions of Q4OS are derived from the [[Debian#Branches|Debian Stable]] [[Software_release_life_cycle#Stable_release|release branch]] with [[long-term support]] that lasts five years after their initial release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nestor |first=Marius |date=2020-08-31 |title=Q4OS 3.12 Linux Distro Released, Based on Debian GNU/Linux 10.5 "Buster" |url=https://9to5linux.com/q4os-3-12-linux-distro-released-based-on-debian-gnu-linux-10-5-buster |access-date=2022-02-13 |website=9to5Linux |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Q4OS - desktop operating system |url=https://q4os.org/downloads1.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=q4os.org}}</ref> Developmental "testing" versions of future releases are derived from Debian's Testing branch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Development Release: Q4OS 4.2 Testing (DistroWatch.com News) |url=https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=11094 |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=distrowatch.com}}</ref>


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Q4OS
Q4OS 3.14.2 (Centaurus) running KDE Plasma version 5.14.5
DeveloperQ4OS development team
OS familyLinux
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest releaseQ4OS 4.7 (Gemini)[1] / November 21, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-11-21)
Available inMultilingual
Update methodAPT
Package managerdpkg
Platformsx86-64, i386, armhf, arm64
Kernel typeLinux kernel
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface		TDE, KDE Plasma, LXQt[a]
LicenseFree software licenses (mainly GPL) + some proprietary
Official websiteq4os.org

Q4OS is a light-weight Linux distribution based on Debian.

History

Development of Q4OS started in 2014. Its core developers are currently operating in Prague, Czech Republic.[2]

Features

Editions

Desktop environments

Software installers

The Q4OS desktop with a graphical installer for Google Chrome

Releases

Stable versions of Q4OS are derived from the Debian Stable release branch with long-term support that lasts five years after their initial release.[3][4] Developmental "testing" versions of future releases are derived from Debian's Testing branch.[5]

Version[6] Codename Release date End-of-life Description
Latest preview version of a future release: 0.5.17 2014-07-17 "Development" version
Latest preview version of a future release: 1.1-RC2 2015-04-14 Second release candidate of Q4OS 1.1
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.2 Orion 2015-04-27 Initial version to be specified under codename Orion
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.2.3 2015-06-08 TDE is now bundled with the LXQt desktop environment
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4 2015-09-04 Initial version to support devices running on ARM architecture[7]
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.6.3 2016-08-05 Implemented UEFI support
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.8.4 2017-04-26 LXQt has been removed from default installation
Latest preview version of a future release: 2.0.2 Scorpion 2016-01-06 Initial testing version of Q4OS Scorpion
Latest preview version of a future release: 2.3.6 2017-10-04 "Final beta" release
Old version, yet still maintained: 2.4 2017-10-04 2022-10 Initial stable release of Q4OS Scorpion and to provide long-term support
Old version, yet still maintained: 2.5 2018-06-03 2023-06 TDE is now bundled with KDE Plasma
Latest preview version of a future release: 3.1 Centaurus 2018-01-29 Initial testing version of Q4OS Centaurus
Old version, yet still maintained: 3.8 2019-07-15 2024-07 Initial stable release of Q4OS Centaurus
Old version, yet still maintained: 3.10 2020-01-04 2025-01 TDE and KDE Plasma have been split into separate installation images
Old version, yet still maintained: 3.13 2020-12-19 2025-12 The Snap daemon has been removed from default installation
Latest preview version of a future release: 4.0 Gemini 2020-02-16 Initial testing version of Q4OS Gemini
Old version, yet still maintained: 4.6 2021-09-27 2026-09 Initial stable release of Q4OS Gemini
Current stable version: 4.7 2021-11-22 2026-11 Latest stable release of Q4OS
Legend:
Old version, not maintained
Old version, still maintained
Latest version
Latest preview version
Future release

Distribution

Derivatives and flavors

Quark is a flavor of Q4OS, developed by the Q4OS team, that is based on Kubuntu instead of Debian.[8]

Hardware

Reception

Awards and recognition

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Removed since Q4OS 1.8.4 (Orion).

References

  1. ^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  2. ^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  3. ^ Nestor, Marius (2020-08-31). "Q4OS 3.12 Linux Distro Released, Based on Debian GNU/Linux 10.5 "Buster"". 9to5Linux. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  4. ^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  5. ^ "Development Release: Q4OS 4.2 Testing (DistroWatch.com News)". distrowatch.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  6. ^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  7. ^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  8. ^ Sharma, Mayank (2021-02-26). "Quark 20.04 review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
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