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DistroWatch.com: CobaltX
Last Update: 2026-08-18 23:50 UTC CobaltX is an Arch-based Linux distribution built specifically for gamers. It features the KDE Plasma desktop and comes pre-installed with the complete Linux gaming stack, i.e. Steam, Heroic Games Launcher, Bottles, Lutris, Wine, RetroArch, MangoHud and GameMode. It is built using the Archiso tool with a custom Calamares system installer. Under the hood, the distribution deploys the Linux Zen kernel for low-latency desktop performance. CobaltX also provides support for NVIDIA GPUs via a single-click installation option in the distribution’s Welcome app. Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 503 (0), 6 months: 503 (0), 3 months: 503 (0), 4 weeks: 503 (0), 1 week: 503 (0) Visitor rating: No visitor rating given yet. Rate this project.

DistroWatch.com: CobaltX

Last Update: 2026-08-18 23:50 UTC

CobaltX

CobaltX is an Arch-based Linux distribution built specifically for gamers. It features the KDE Plasma desktop and comes pre-installed with the complete Linux gaming stack, i.e. Steam, Heroic Games Launcher, Bottles, Lutris, Wine, RetroArch, MangoHud and GameMode. It is built using the Archiso tool with a custom Calamares system installer. Under the hood, the distribution deploys the Linux Zen kernel for low-latency desktop performance. CobaltX also provides support for NVIDIA GPUs via a single-click installation option in the distribution’s Welcome app.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 503 (0), 6 months: 503 (0), 3 months: 503 (0), 4 weeks: 503 (0), 1 week: 503 (0)

Visitor rating: No visitor rating given yet. Rate this project.

Table Notes and Explanations
(Please refer to the table below.) 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.

Table Notes and Explanations

(Please refer to the table below.)

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.

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