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Vanilla OS


Last Update: 2024-07-28 22:36 UTC


Vanilla OS, a fixed-release distribution based on Debian (formerly Ubuntu, prior to version 2) with the GNOME desktop, is an immutable operating system. The core parts of the system are locked down to prevent unwanted changes and corruption from third-party applications or a faulty update.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 17 (424), 6 months: 19 (413), 3 months: 14 (467), 4 weeks: 31 (327), 1 week: 29 (292)

Average visitor rating: 6.46/10 from 28 review(s).


Vanilla OS Summary
Distribution Vanilla OS
Home Page https://vanillaos.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://discord.com/invite/3cD2Q7Ht3S
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://documentation.vanillaos.org/
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Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://github.com/Vanilla-OS/os/releases/
Bug Tracker https://github.com/Vanilla-OS/os/issues
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Reviews 2: DistroWatch
22.10: Heise (German) • DistroWatch
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2024-07-28: Distribution Release: Vanilla OS 2
 • 2024-01-31: Development Release: Vanilla OS 2 Beta
 • 2022-12-30: Distribution Release: Vanilla OS 22.10
 • More Vanilla releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2024-01-03 Vanilla gears up for second major release
 • 2023-03-07 Vanilla OS shifts its base to Debian
 • 2023-02-10 Vanilla OS supports installing Nix packages
 • More Vanilla headlines...

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Feature 2
orchid
22.10-r7
Release Date 2024-07-28 2023-02-09
End Of Life -- 2023-06
Price (US$) Free Free
Image Size (MB) 1700-1800 1700-1800
Free Download ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop GNOME GNOME
Package Management DEB (APT) DEB (APT)
Release Model Fixed Fixed
Office Suite -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4 Btrfs, ext4
Multilingual Yes Yes
Asian Language Support -- --
Full Package List 2 22.10-r7
Package 2
orchid
22.10-r7
abiword (3.0.5) -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.12) -- 1.2.7.2
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- --
bash (5.2.37) 5.2 5.2
bind (9.20.2) -- --
chromium (129.0.6668.70) -- --
cups (2.4.10) 2.4.7 2.4.2
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.3
e2fsprogs (1.47.1) 1.47.1 1.46.5
firefox (130.0.1) -- --
freetype (2.13.3) 2.13.2 2.12.1
gcc (14.2.0) 13.2.0 12.2.0
gimp (2.10.38) -- --
glibc (2.40) 2.38 2.36
gnome-shell (47.0) 46.3.1 43.1
gnucash (5.9) -- --
gnumeric (1.12.57) -- --
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.06
gtk (4.16.2) 4.12.5 4.8.1
httpd (2.4.62) -- --
inkscape (1.3.2) -- --
k3b (24.08.1) -- --
kmod (33) 32 30
krita (5.2.5) -- --
LibreOffice (24.8.2) -- --
linux (6.11) 6.9.8 5.19
Package 2
orchid
22.10-r7
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- --
mariadb (11.4.3) -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- --
mesa (24.2.3) 24.1.3 22.2.5
mysql (9.0.1) -- --
nautilus (47.0) -- 43.0
NVIDIA (560.35.03) -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- --
openjdk (23) -- --
openssh (9.9p1) -- 9.0p1
openssl (3.3.2) 3.2.2 3.0.5
perl (5.40.0) 5.38.2 5.34.0
php (8.3.12) -- --
plasma-desktop (6.1.5) -- --
postfix (3.9.0) -- --
postgresql (17.0) -- --
Python (3.12.6) 3.12.3 3.10.6
qt (6.7.3) -- --
samba (4.21.0) 4.20.2 4.16.8
systemd (256.6) 256.2 251.4
thunderbird (130.0) -- --
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.0
vlc (3.0.21) -- --
wayland (1.23.1) -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- --
xorg-server (21.1.13) 21.1.12 21.1.4

Reader Ratings
Reader supplied reviews for Vanilla OS

Average rating
6.5
from 28 review(s)



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Version: 2
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-08-09
Votes: 0


J'attendais cette deuxième itération avec impatience!

Une debian-immutable (malheureusement encore avec systemD) mais esthétiquement attrayante & prête à faire tourner les App Androïd dès l'origine...

Malheureusement, le premier écran m'indique une erreur comme quoi il y aurait un problème UEFI...

Je ne sais donc pas aller plus loin... et n'ai pas reçu d'aide pour ce problème.

A suivre

-------------------------

I've been looking forward to this second iteration!

A debian-immutable (unfortunately still with systemD) but aesthetically appealing & ready to run Android Apps right out of the box...

Unfortunately, the first screen shows me an error saying there's a UEFI problem...

So I can't go any further... and haven't received any help for this problem.

To be continued


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Version: 2
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-08-07
Votes: 4


Works fine, with no issues.

Comparing to the previous versions, apx gui app seems to be working as it should do (This app worked really bad before, in alpha versions of vanilla os 2, now everything is ok)

By the way, installation process was pretty slow for me, but the installation and first setup itself worked fine.

I also like that they use gnome installer, it looks great in GNOME desktop

So, I think it's really on of the best distros to experience vanilla gnome desktop. But, ofc, it's not really good for the beginners, but would be great as 2-3rd distro


Was this review helpful? Yes No
Version: 2-beta
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-05-01
Votes: 33


I didn't use it during its initial version, but the Vanilla OS 2 performs fantastically on my hardware.

The exceptions are the installation and configuration processes. It's not very informative about what it's doing, and it can take a lot of time, depending on your connection. However, you can install a plethora of stuff during the configuration period and do your work as usual - if you'd like. There are some quirks here and there during this period.

Otherwise, it's a solid Gnome experience on Debian base. Everything works out of the box.

I sincerely believe this OS will have a bright future.


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