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Side GNU/Linux


Last Update: 2026-01-17 13:49 UTC

Side GNU/Linux is an independently-developed lightweight Linux distribution featuring the PiSi package manager. It uses the Simple Desktop Environment (SDE, a fork of LXDE) together with the Openbox window manager and the text-mode Lynx web browser. The distribution, designed for more experienced Linux users, offers a choice between a simple text-mode system installer and the graphical Calamares installation program.

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Side Summary
Distribution Side GNU/Linux
Home Page https://side.codeberg.page/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://side.codeberg.page/handbook-list.html
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Download Mirrors https://sourceforge.net/projects/lxdeside/files/iso/ • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
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Related Websites SourceForge • Codeberg
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Feature 0.1.4 0.0.2
Release Date 2026-01-01 2024-07-25
End Of Life    
Price (US$) Free Free
Image Size (MB) 1600-1700 1400-1500
Free Download ISO ISO
Installation Calamares Calamares
Default Desktop SDE SDE
Default Browser Lynx Lynx
Package Management PiSi PiSi
Release Model Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64
Init Software SysV SysV
Journaled File Systems ext4, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual en en
Asian Language Support -- --
Full Package List 0.1.4 0.0.2
Package 0.1.4 0.0.2
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.14 1.2.12
amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.0.0 23.0.0
apparmor (4.1.4) -- --
apt (3.1.15) -- --
bash (5.3) 5.2.37 5.2.21
bind (9.20.18) -- --
chromium (144.0.7559.132) -- --
cinnamon (6.6.6) -- --
cups (2.4.16) 2.4.16 2.4.10
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.3 1.47.1
ffmpeg (8.0.1) 7.1.2 6.1.1
firefox (147.0.3) -- --
flatpak (1.16.3) -- --
freetype (2.14.1) 2.14.1 2.13.2
gcc (15.2.0) 13.4.0 13.3.0
gimp (3.0.8) -- --
git (2.53.0) 2.52.0 2.45.2
glibc (2.43) 2.42 2.39
gnome-shell (49.3) -- --
grub (2.14) 2.12 2.12
gtk (4.20.3) 3.24.51 3.24.42
httpd (2.4.66) -- --
inkscape (1.4.3) -- --
kmod (34.2) 34.2 32
krita (5.2.15) -- --
LibreOffice (26.2.0) -- --
Package 0.1.4 0.0.2
libselinux (3.10) -- --
linux (6.18.8) 5.15.197 5.15.163
mariadb (12.1.2) -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- --
mesa (25.3.4) 24.1.7 24.1.4
mysql (9.6.0) -- --
nautilus (49.4) -- --
NVIDIA (590.48.01) -- --
openjdk (25) -- --
openssh (10.2p1) 10.2p1 9.7p1
openssl (3.6.1) 3.5.4 3.3.0
perl (5.42.0) 5.42.0 5.38.2
php (8.5.2) -- --
plasma-desktop (6.5.5) -- --
postfix (3.10.7) -- --
postgresql (18.1) -- --
Python (3.14.3) 3.12.12 3.12.4
qt (6.10.2) 6.8.2 6.7.2
samba (4.23.5) -- --
systemd (259) -- --
thunderbird (147.0.1) -- --
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.1
vlc (3.0.23) -- --
wayland (1.24.0) 1.24.0 1.23.0
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- --
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.21 21.1.13

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