EndeavourOS is an Arch-based distro that provides an Arch experience without the hassle of installing it manually. EndeavourOS uses the Calamares system installer instead of Arch’s command-line tool pacstrap.
After installation, you’re provided with a lightweight and almost bare-bones environment ready to be explored with your terminal.
EndeavourOS provides access to the Arch User Repository (AUR), a community-driven repository. It contains package descriptions (PKGBUILDs) that allow users to compile a package from source with makepkg and then install it via the pacman package manager.
Minimum system requirements:
2.5 GB of RAM (offline installs)
Dual Core Processor (64 bit, x86-64, amd64).
15 GB of Hard drive space.
Installer still supports legacy Bios only systems, but it is recommended to run modern EFI (UEFI) systems not on legacy (CSM) mode.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | KDE Plasma |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | Pacman, AUR |
| Release Model: | Rolling |
| Platforms: | x86_64, ARM (needs a developer) |
| Home Page: | endeavouros.com |
| Developer: | Bryan Poerwoatmodjo, Fernando Omiechuk Frozi, Johannes Kamprad, Manuel |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distros which is currently under development. |
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