• • • • • • •
 • Home Page, Headlines
 • DW Weekly, Comments
 • Packages, Package Management
 • Glossary, FAQ, Mobile Site
 • Search, Sitemap
 • Major Distributions
 • Submit Distribution
 • Upcoming Releases
 • About DistroWatch
 • Page Hit Ranking
 • Advertise
 • Torrent Downloads

elementary OS RSS Feed DistroWatch.com: elementary OS

elementary OS


Last Update: 2024-02-02 02:44 UTC


elementary OS is an Ubuntu-based desktop distribution. Some of its more interesting features include a custom desktop environment called Pantheon and many custom apps including Photos, Music, Videos, Calendar, Terminal, Files, and more. It also comes with some familiar apps like the Epiphany web browser and a fork of Geary mail.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 16 (478), 6 months: 15 (489), 3 months: 16 (453), 4 weeks: 16 (487), 1 week: 15 (493)

Average visitor rating: 4.92/10 from 143 review(s).


elementary Summary
Distribution elementary OS
Home Page https://elementary.io/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://elementary.io/docs/learning-the-basics
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://elementary.io/ • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://bugs.launchpad.net/elementary
Related Websites --
Reviews 7.x: MichlFranken (German) • DistroWatch • MichlFranken (German)
6.x: DistroWatch • Heise (German)
5.x: DistroWatch • CMS Critic • Linux Journal • Ordinatechnic • DistroWatch • Heise (German)
0.4: Dedoimedo • DistroWatch • The Tao of Mac • Dedoimedo
0.3: elastic2ls (German) • DistroWatch • Linux.com
0.2: Pro-Linux (German) • derStandard (German) • BinaryTides • Wordpress • LWN • Linux Za Sve (Croatian) • WEB UP8 • LinuxBSDos • Wordpress
0.1: Dedoimedo • LWN • Blogspot • Tech Drive-in • Blogspot • MuyComputer (Spanish) • OMG! Ubuntu!
Where To Donate, Buy, or Try • The Linux Shop • Donate •

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-10-03: Distribution Release: elementary OS 7.1
 • 2023-01-31: Distribution Release: elementary OS 7.0
 • 2021-12-20: Distribution Release: elementary OS 6.1
 • 2021-08-10: Distribution Release: elementary OS 6.0
 • 2021-06-16: Development Release: elementary OS 6.0 Beta 2
 • 2021-05-01: Development Release: elementary OS 6.0 Beta
 • 2020-05-02: Distribution Release: elementary OS 5.1.4
 • 2020-02-07: Distribution Release: elementary OS 5.1.2
 • 2019-12-03: Distribution Release: elementary OS 5.1
 • 2018-10-16: Distribution Release: elementary OS 5.0
 • 2018-09-21: Development Release: elementary OS 5.0 Beta 2
 • 2018-07-04: Development Release: elementary OS 5.0 Beta 1
 • More elementary releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2024-02-07 elementary OS 8 to split system and application updates
 • 2023-11-07 elementary OS outlines plans for version 8
 • 2023-07-07 elementary OS introduces new warnings in software centre to protect privacy
 • 2023-04-06 elementary OS improves sideloading experience
 • 2023-03-06 elementary OS offers new file manager and network widget improvements
 • 2022-12-02 elementary OS team fixes delta updates
 • 2022-11-04 elementary provides Flatpak, GNOME updates
 • 2022-10-06 elementary OS fixes Gala regressions, introduces software centre features
 • 2022-09-07 elementary OS explores responsive designs
 • 2022-05-04 elementary team updates settings, plans for version 7
 • More elementary headlines...

Table Notes and Explanations

(Please refer to the table below.)
  • Select view:
  • To compare the software in this project to the software available in other distributions, please see our Compare Packages page.
  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
TUXEDO
TUXEDO Computers

TUXEDO Computers - Linux Hardware in a tailor made suite
Choose from a wide range of laptops and PCs in various sizes and shapes at TUXEDOComputers.com. Every machine comes pre-installed and ready-to-run with Linux. Full 24 months of warranty and lifetime support included!

Learn more about our full service package and all benefits from buying at TUXEDO.

Star Labs

Star Labs Systems | Laptops designed for Linux

Star Labs - Laptops built for Linux.
View our range including the highly anticipated StarFighter. Available with coreboot open-source firmware and a choice of Ubuntu, elementary, Manjaro and more. Visit Star Labs for information, to buy and get support.


Advertisement


Feature 7.1
horus
6.1
jolnir
6.0
odin
5.1.7
hera
5.0
juno
0.4.1
loki
0.3.2
freya
0.2
luna
0.1
jupiter
Feature
Release Date 2023-10-03 2021-12-20 2021-08-10 2020-08-14 2018-10-16 2017-05-17 2015-12-09 2013-08-11 2011-04-01 Release Date
End Of Life                   End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 2600-2700 2200-2300 2200-2300 1400-1500 1400-1500 1000-1100       Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop Pantheon Pantheon Pantheon Pantheon Pantheon Pantheon Pantheon Pantheon GNOME Default Desktop
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- GOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Upstart Upstart Upstart Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes         Multilingual
Asian Language Support                   Asian Language Support
Full Package List 7.1 6.1 6.0 5.1.7 5.0 0.4.1 0.3.2 0.2 0.1 Full Package List
Package 7.1
horus
6.1
jolnir
6.0
odin
5.1.7
hera
5.0
juno
0.4.1
loki
0.3.2
freya
0.2
luna
0.1
jupiter
Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.8.6 abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.6 1.2.2 1.2.2 1.1.3 1.1.3 1.1.0 1.0.27.2 1.0.25 1.0.23 alsa-lib (1.2.11)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.780 amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.21) 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.4.18 4.4.18 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 bash (5.2.21)
bind (9.18.24) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.24)
chromium (122.0.6261.128) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (122.0.6261.128)
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.1 2.3.1 2.3.1 2.2.7 2.2.7 2.1.3 1.7.2 1.5.3 1.4.4 cups (2.4.7)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.5 4.3.3 4.2.4 4.1.ESV-R4 3.1.3 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.5 1.45.5 1.45.5 1.44.1 1.44.1 1.42.13 1.42.9 1.42 1.41.12 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (123.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- 42.0 -- -- firefox (123.0.1)
freetype (2.13.2) 2.11.1 2.10.1 2.10.1 2.8.1 2.8.1 2.6.1 2.5.2 2.4.8 2.4.2 freetype (2.13.2)
gcc (13.2.0) -- -- -- -- 7.3.0 5.3.1 4.8.2 4.6.3 4.4.4 gcc (13.2.0)
gimp (2.10.36) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.10.36)
glibc (2.39) 2.35 2.31 2.31 2.27 2.27 2.23 2.19 2.15 2.12.1 glibc (2.39)
gnome-shell (45.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (45.4)
gnucash (5.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.5)
gnumeric (1.12.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.10.8 gnumeric (1.12.57)
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.02 2.02 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 1.99 1.98 grub (2.12)
gtk (4.14.0) 4.6.9 -- 3.24.20 3.22.30 3.22.30 3.18.9 3.14.15 3.4.2 2.22.0 gtk (4.14.0)
httpd (2.4.58) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.58)
inkscape (1.3.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.3.1)
k3b (24.02.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (24.02.0)
kmod (32) 29 27 27 24 24 22 15 -- -- kmod (32)
krita (5.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.2)
LibreOffice (24.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice (24.2.1)
linux (6.8) 6.2.0 5.11 5.11 5.4 4.15 4.8 3.19 3.2 2.6.35 linux (6.8)
Package 7.1
horus
6.1
jolnir
6.0
odin
5.1.7
hera
5.0
juno
0.4.1
loki
0.3.2
freya
0.2
luna
0.1
jupiter
Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.2.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.2.3)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (24.0.2) 23.0.4 21.0.3 21.0.3 20.0.8 18.0.5 12.0.6 10.5.9 9.0.3 7.9git mesa (24.0.2)
mysql (8.3.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (8.3.0)
nautilus (45.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.32.2 nautilus (45.2.1)
NVIDIA (550.54.14) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 260.19.06 NVIDIA (550.54.14)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (21.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (21.0.2)
openssh (9.7p1) 8.9p1 8.2p1 8.2p1 7.6p1 7.6p1 7.2p2 6.6p1 5.9p1 5.5p1 openssh (9.7p1)
openssl (3.2.1) 3.0.2u 1.1.1f 1.1.1f 1.1.1 1.1.0g 1.0.2g 1.0.1f 1.0.1 0.9.8o openssl (3.2.1)
perl (5.38.2) 5.34.0 5.30.0 5.30.0 5.26.1 5.26.1 5.22.1 5.18.2 5.14.2 5.10.1 perl (5.38.2)
php (8.3.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.3.4)
plasma-desktop (6.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.0.2)
postfix (3.9.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.9.0)
postgresql (16.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (16.2)
Python (3.12.2) 3.10.6 3.8.2 3.8.2 3.6.7 3.6.7 2.7.11 2.7.5 2.7.3 2.6.6 Python (3.12.2)
qt (6.6.2) 5.15.3 5.12.8 5.12.8 5.9.5 5.9.5 5.5.1 -- -- -- qt (6.6.2)
samba (4.19.5) 4.15.13 -- -- -- -- -- 4.1.6 3.6.3 3.5.4 samba (4.19.5)
systemd (255.4) 249.11 245.4 245.4 237 237 229 -- -- -- systemd (255.4)
thunderbird (115.8.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (115.8.1)
vim (9.1) 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.3 -- vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.20) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.20)
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.11) 21.1.4 1.20.13 1.20.11 1.20.8 1.19.6 1.18.4 1.15.1 1.11.4 1.9.0 xorg-server (21.1.11)

Reader Ratings
Reader supplied reviews for elementary OS

Average rating
4.9
from 143 review(s)



What are your thoughts on elementary OS?
Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system.
Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review.

Version:

Rating:    out of 10

Your review (minimum 250 words):




Past reviews - sort by:

Version: 7.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-03-11
Votes: 0


I don't think any other Linux distros come even close to the highly polished and consistent looks provided by eOS. Also, I think that#s the only good think about it too!
Lacks customisation in almost every app/system setting. Opinionated settings are good if you're a novice installing Linux for the first time. But, for an advanced/power user, the lack of simple customisation options is very limiting and, at times, even discouraging to consider the eOS as a daily driver.
As others have already pointed out, lack of common apps/tools is still a major issue. If you just rely on a browser, file manager and terminal, you're in for a treat with eOS. Over the years, I've been in a love-hate relationship with eOS. Install and try to make it work for me and then replace it after a while with Fedora or Ubuntu. That's a constant for me. I'm eagerly waiting for an eOS release to address at least some, if not all of these shortcomings soon...


Was this review helpful? Yes No
Version: 7.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-03-03
Votes: 1


This is an impressive operating system. It is stable and predictable. The desktop environment is one of the best out there. Why I rate 9 instead of 10:
1. The App Store should include common Linux applications. If not, there should be a second "software center" to find more apps. However, the need for a terminal is more than just a window manager...
2. Disk is missing. Many desktop applications use the system tray to provide easily accessible menus for background services.
3. Lack of desktop. Come on guys, I know you can do better than an image preview as a desktop!!!!! Many desktop environments like MacOS or Deepin even organize automatically your desktop icons.



Was this review helpful? Yes No
Version: 7.1
Rating: 3
Date: 2024-02-14
Votes: 3


Nvidia is still busted. Will not install at all despite acting as if it does. Trying alternate methods can cause you serious issues. No other Ubuntu base has this problem. Store is incredibly buggy. Suspend is hit and miss. Calendar claims to connect to "accounts" but only shows two rare known services. No Google, Outlook, or Proton Calendar. Seems way too much focus on looks and not function. I'm not a dev or I would be happy to help fix these issues. I did pay for the download so I feel I have a right to complain.


Was this review helpful? Yes No

See all 143 reader reviews of elementary OS...


Copyright (C) 2001 - 2024 Atea Ataroa Limited. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy policy. Change privacy settings.
DistroWatch.com is hosted at Copenhagen.

Contact, corrections and suggestions: Jesse Smith
Tips: bc1qtede6f7adcce4kjpgx0e5j68wwgtdxrek2qvc4
lnurl1dp68gurn8ghj7ampd3kx2ar0veekzar0wd5xjtnrdakj7tnhv4kxctttdehhwm30d3h82unvwqhhxarpw3jkc7tzw4ex6cfexyfua2nr
86fA3qPTeQtNb2k1vLwEQaAp3XxkvvvXt69gSG5LGunXXikK9koPWZaRQgfFPBPWhMgXjPjccy9LA9xRFchPWQAnPvxh5Le
PayPal.me/distrow • Patreon.com/distrowatch