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Welcome To
Garuda Linux
And choose your desktop environment from
KDE, GNOME, Xfce, Cinnamon, MATE, LXQt-kwin, Deepin, Wayfire, BSPWM and i3wm.
Why Use Garuda Linux
Always Free
Garuda Linux will always be completely free. We create it to have a Linux based operating system that is easy to use.
Rolling Release
Garuda Linux is a rolling release distro based on Arch Linux which ensures always getting the latest software updates.
We use only one extra repo on top of Arch Linux repos placing us very close to Arch Linux without having to install the system with CLI.
Easy Installation
We make the install process simple by using the Calamares installer which is both easy to use and makes the installation process fast, taking you less time to get going.
Automatic Driver Installation
Garuda Linux strives to provide better out of the box support for various drivers.
For proprietary Nvidia driver support: select the 'driver=nonfree' GRUB option at startup.
Ease of use
We use micro as default terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive while taking advantage of the capabilities of modern terminals.
Garuda Linux offers you GUI tools for managing system settings out of the box to make your jumpstart easier.
- GUI for managing drivers and the kernel (Garuda Settings Manager).
- GUI for snapshot management (Timeshift).
- GUI for package management (Pamac).
- GUI tools for various common tasks and welcome app (Garuda Welcome).
- GUI tools for network assistance (Garuda Network Assistant).
Beautiful looking
A custom-themed desktop experience that is easy on the eyes and out of your way.
ZSH as default shell with oh-my-zsh and powerlevel10k theme.
Gaming Edition
Today, Linux is becoming a platform of choice for gaming. We provide specialized Ultimate editions for this purpose - our Ultimate editions are offering almost everything that a Linux gamer might want, out-of-the-box.
Features
Linux-zen
A faster more responsive Linux kernel optimized for desktop, multimedia and gaming.
Result of a collaborative effort of kernel hackers to provide the best Linux kernel possible for everyday systems.
Focus on Performance
Our goal is to provide a distro that focuses only on performance while making it beautiful. Thats why we have made some (sane) performance tweaks.
- Improved I/O performance.
- Automatic CPU frequency scaling depending on load.
- ZRAM enabled by default.
- Nohang, an OOM prevention daemon.
- As well as Ananicy, which automatically sets nice levels on your system.
BTRFS as the default filesytem with zstd compression.
BTRFS is a modern copy on write (CoW) filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while also focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration.
Automatic Snapshots
- While being a rolling release distro our goal is to ensure that your system data will always be safe. Thus we use the BTRFS filesystem, which employs an automatic snapshot feature which backs up the system with each update.
- By default we take these snapshots using Timeshift and grub-btrfs prior to every upgrade while keeping a maxmimum of 5 snapshots.
- With Garuda Linux you don't have to fear rolling release and bad upgrades causing problems for your system. Even if you experience some problems due to updates there is no reason to worry.
- You can easily boot into the Timeshift BTRFS snapshot of your system by first selecting it from the GRUB menu and opening Timeshift after booting to restore the working system snapshot in seconds.
- The advantage of using BTRFS snapshots is that it takes a very small amount of space for snapshots. The process of taking snapshots and its restoration is instant.
