Background Information

KaOS is a Dutch-made desktop Linux distribution built on the KDE desktop environment. It features free and open-source software based on Qt Toolkit. The first version of the KaOS operating system was released in 2013 under the name KdeOS. The name was changed to KaOS to prevent confusion between the distribution name and the desktop environment.

KaOS's development is heavily based on Arch Linux; however, KaOS' developers have built their packages, which are available from their in-house repositories.

Technical Specifications

General Information

  • Developer: Anke Boersma
  • Licensing: GNU General Public License
  • OS Family: Linux (Unix-like)
  • Initial Release Date: September 2013
  • Latest Release Date: July 19, 2024

Availability Information

  • Languages: Multilingual
  • Platforms: x86-64

System Information

  • Working State: Current
  • Source Model: Open Source
  • Update Method: Rolling Release
  • Package manager: Packman
  • Default User Interface: KDE Plasma

Additional Information