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 Q4OS 3.14.2 (Centaurus) running KDE Plasma version 5.14.5 | |
| Developer | Q4OS development team |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | Q4OS 4.7 (Gemini)[1] / November 21, 2021 |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Update method | APT |
| Package manager | dpkg |
| Platforms | x86-64, i386, armhf, arm64 |
| Kernel type | Linux kernel |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | TDE, KDE Plasma |
| License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
| Official website | q4os |
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
Desktop environments
Releases
Most releases of Q4OS are derived from the Debian Stable release branch with some developmental versions that are built off of Debian's Testing branch.[3][4]
| Version | Codename | Release date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5.17 | N/A | 2014-07-17 | First release recommended by the development team as a daily driver |
| 1.1-RC2 | N/A | 2015-04-14 | Second release candidate of Q4OS 1.1 |
| 1.2 | Orion | 2015-04-27 | First release to get a codename |
| 1.2.3 | Orion | 2015-06-08 | First release to be bundled with the LXQt desktop environment |
| 1.4 | Orion | 2015-09-04 | First release to support devices running on ARM architecture[5] |
| 1.6.3 | Orion | 2016-08-05 | Implemented UEFI support |
| 1.8.4 | Orion | 2017-04-26 | Last release to be bundled with LXQt |
| 2.0 | Scorpion | 2015-08-04 | Development build |
| 2.1 | Scorpion | 2016-04-23 | Development build |
| 2.3.6 | Scorpion | 2017-10-04 | Development build, "final beta" release |
| 2.4 | Scorpion | 2017-10-04 | First stable release of Q4OS Scorpion |
| 2.5 | Scorpion | 2018-06-03 | First release to be bundled with KDE Plasma |
| 3.1 | Centaurus | 2018-01-29 | Development build |
| 3.4 | Centaurus | 2018-09-22 | Development build |
| 3.7 | Centaurus | 2019-06-15 | Development build |
| 3.8 | Centaurus | 2019-07-15 | First stable release of Q4OS Centaurus |
| 3.10 | Centaurus | 2020-01-04 | KDE Plasma and TDE are no longer bundled with each other |
| 3.13 | Centaurus | 2020-12-19 | Snap daemon has been removed in new installations |
| 4.0 | Gemini | 2020-02-16 | Development build |
| 4.1 | Gemini | 2020-05-01 | Development build |
| 4.2 | Gemini | 2020-11-28 | Development build |
| 4.4 | Gemini | 2021-04-01 | Development build |
| 4.6 | Gemini | 2021-09-27 | First stable release of Q4OS Gemini |
| 4.7 | Gemini | 2021-11-22 | Latest release of Q4OS |
Distribution
Quark
Quark is a variation of Q4OS, developed by the Q4OS team, that is based on Kubuntu rather than Debian.[6]
Installation
Hardware
Reception
Awards and recognition
See also
References
- ^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "Q4OS 3.12 Linux Distro Released, Based on Debian GNU/Linux 10.5 "Buster"". 9to5Linux. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Development Release: Q4OS 4.2 Testing (DistroWatch.com News)". distrowatch.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ Sharma, Mayank (2021-02-26). "Quark 20.04 review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2022-03-09.