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ObsidianOS


Last Update: 2026-01-25 22:32 UTC


ObsidianOS is a set of Linux distribution based primarily on Arch Linux. Its main feature is an A/B partition style (as used by Android or Chrome OS) so if an update causes some issues, it is possible to reboot into the first partition and restore the second one. It uses the ext4 filesystem exclusively. ObsidianOS offers three variants of the product - "Base", "KDE Plasma" and "COSMIC".

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ObsidianOS Summary
Distribution ObsidianOS
Home Page https://obsidianos.xyz/
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Documentation https://wiki.obsidianos.xyz/
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Feature 2026.01.25 2025.12.29
Release Date 2026-01-25 2025-12-29
End Of Life    
Price (US$) Free Free
Image Size (MB) 3000-4900 3000-5000
Free Download ISO ISO
Installation ObsidianOS Installer ObsidianOS Installer
Default Desktop COSMIC, KDE Plasma COSMIC, KDE Plasma
Default Browser Firefox Firefox
Package Management Flatpak, Pacman Flatpak, Pacman
Release Model Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64
Init Software runit, systemd runit, systemd
Journaled File Systems ext4 ext4
Multilingual en en
Asian Language Support    
Full Package List 2026.01.25 2025.12.29
Package 2026.01.25 2025.12.29
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.15.3 1.2.14
amdgpu (25.0.0) -- --
apparmor (4.1.4) -- --
apt (3.1.15) -- --
bash (5.3) 5.3 5.3
bind (9.20.18) 9.20.18 9.20.17
chromium (144.0.7559.132) -- --
cinnamon (6.6.6) -- --
cups (2.4.16) -- --
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.3 1.47.3
ffmpeg (8.0.1) 8.0.1 8.0.1
firefox (147.0.3) 147.0.1 146.0.1
flatpak (1.16.3) 1.16.3 1.16.2
freetype (2.14.1) 2.14.1 2.14.1
gcc (15.2.0) 15.2.1 15.2.1
gimp (3.0.8) -- --
git (2.53.0) 2.52.0 2.52.0
glibc (2.43) 2.42 2.42
gnome-shell (49.3) 49.3 49.2
grub (2.14) 2.14 2.14rc1
gtk (4.20.3) 4.20.3 4.20.3
httpd (2.4.66) -- --
inkscape (1.4.3) -- --
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2
krita (5.2.15) -- --
LibreOffice (25.8.4) -- --
Package 2026.01.25 2025.12.29
libselinux (3.10) -- --
linux (6.18.8) 6.18.6 6.18.2
mariadb (12.1.2) -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- --
mesa (25.3.4) 25.3.4 25.3.2
mysql (9.6.0) -- --
nautilus (49.4) 49.3 49.2
NVIDIA (590.48.01) -- --
openjdk (25) -- --
openssh (10.2p1) 10.2p1 10.2p1
openssl (3.6.1) 3.6.0 3.6.0
perl (5.42.0) 5.42.0 5.42.0
php (8.5.2) -- --
plasma-desktop (6.5.5) 6.5.5 6.5.4
postfix (3.10.7) -- --
postgresql (18.1) -- --
Python (3.14.3) 3.14.2 3.13.11
qt (6.10.2) 6.10.1 6.10.1
samba (4.23.5) 4.23.5 4.23.4
systemd (259) 259 259
thunderbird (147.0.1) -- --
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.1
vlc (3.0.23) -- --
wayland (1.24.0) 1.24.0 1.24.0
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- --
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.21 21.1.21

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