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Q4OS
	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) / November 21, 2021; 3 years ago
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, LXQt
License	Free software licenses (mainly GPL) + some proprietary
Official website	q4os.org

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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

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	Codename	Release date	End-of-life	Description
0.5.17		2014-07-17		"Development" version
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Old version, no longer maintained: 1.2	Orion	2015-04-27		Initial version to be specified under codename Orion
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.2.3		2015-06-08		TDE is now bundled with the LXQt desktop environment
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.4		2015-09-04		Initial version to support devices running on ARM architecture^[6]
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.6.3		2016-08-05		Implemented UEFI support
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.8.4		2017-04-26		LXQt has been removed from default installation
2.0.2	Scorpion	2016-01-06		Initial testing version of Q4OS Scorpion
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
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
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.^[7]

Hardware

Reception

Awards and recognition

Notes

^ Removed since Q4OS 1.8.4 (Orion).

References

^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
^ Nestor, Marius (2020-08-31). "Q4OS 3.12 Linux Distro Released, Based on Debian GNU/Linux 10.5 "Buster"". 9to5Linux. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
^ "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
^ "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.

External links

Official website
Q4OS at DistroWatch

[2] Removed since Q4OS 1.8.4 (Orion).

[1] "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-02-13.

[3] "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.

[4] Nestor, Marius (2020-08-31). "Q4OS 3.12 Linux Distro Released, Based on Debian GNU/Linux 10.5 "Buster"". 9to5Linux. Retrieved 2022-02-13.

[5] "Q4OS - desktop operating system". q4os.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

[6] "Development Release: Q4OS 4.2 Testing (DistroWatch.com News)". distrowatch.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.

[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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