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DistroWatch.com: starkOS
Last Update: 2026-08-04 14:09 UTC starkos-20260803-sway (more screenshots in our gallery) starkOS is an independently-developed GNU/Linux distribution designed for experienced Linux users. It uses a ports system and the stark package manager to install and update software from source code. The project provides a lightweight live image with Sway Wayland compositor and some basic software on it. The live system does not include an installer; however, starkOS can be installed to a hard disk using one of the rootfs filesystems (with a choice of runit, s6 or SysV init software) provided separately. The project’s goal is to develop a Linux distribution that is simple, lightweight, up-to-date and extensible. Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 0 (0), 6 months: 0 (0), 3 months: 0 (0), 4 weeks: 0 (0), 1 week: 0 (0) Visitor rating: No visitor rating given yet. Rate this project.

DistroWatch.com: starkOS

Last Update: 2026-08-04 14:09 UTC

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starkOS

starkOS is an independently-developed GNU/Linux distribution designed for experienced Linux users. It uses a ports system and the stark package manager to install and update software from source code. The project provides a lightweight live image with Sway Wayland compositor and some basic software on it. The live system does not include an installer; however, starkOS can be installed to a hard disk using one of the rootfs filesystems (with a choice of runit, s6 or SysV init software) provided separately. The project’s goal is to develop a Linux distribution that is simple, lightweight, up-to-date and extensible.

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

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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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