SpiralLinux is a selection of Linux spins built from Debian, with a focus on simplicity and out-of-the-box usability across all the major desktop environments. SpiralLinux serves as an alternative live installation method for a highly reliable customized Debian system using only official Debian package repositories.
Features include:
- Installable live DVD / USB images around 2GB in size and carefully configured for a wide array of popular desktop environments.
- Built from Debian Stable packages with newer hardware support preinstalled from Debian Backports.
- Easily upgradable to Debian’s Testing or Unstable branches with just a few clicks.
- Optimal Btrfs subvolume layout with Zstd transparent compression and automatic Snapper snapshots bootable via GRUB for easy rollbacks.
- Graphical manager for Flatpak packages and preconfigured Flatpak theming
- PipeWire and other low-level system configurations unique to SpiralLinux, providing low-latency
- JACK audio compatibility out-of-the-box as well as standard PulseAudio compatibility.
- Font rendering and color theming preconfigured for optimal legibility.
- Preinstalled proprietary media codecs and non-free Debian package repositories ready to use.
- Broad hardware support with a wide array of proprietary firmware preinstalled.
- Extensive printer support with relaxed permissions for printer administration.
- Optimal power management with TLP preinstalled.
- VirtualBox support available out-of-the-box.
- Enables zRAM swap by default for better performance on low-end hardware.
- Normal users can operate and administer the system without recurring to the terminal.
- Depends entirely on the Debian infrastructure, thus avoiding the “developer-hit-by-a-bus” concern.
- Installed system can be smoothly upgraded to future Debian releases while retaining its unique SpiralLinux configuration.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | Budgie, Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE, Xfce |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | APT |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | x86_64 |
| Home Page: | spirallinux.github.io |
| Developer: | SpiralLinux |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distros which is currently under development. |
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