Garuda Linux “Broadwing” Released with New Mokka Edition, New Welcome App
Highlights of Garuda Linux “Broadwing” include a brand-new Welcome app called Garuda Rani (Reliable Assistant for Native Installations) designed to streamline and enhance the Garuda Linux experience for newcomers. Garuda Rani integrates the functionality of the Welcome, Gamer, and Assistant apps.
This release also introduces a brand-new edition called Garuda Mokka, which features a delightful Catppuccin-themed KDE Plasma desktop experience. Designed to delight users, the Garuda Mokka edition promises to deliver a fresh and inviting take on the KDE Plasma desktop with its cohesive and elegant design.
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Garuda Linux "Broadwing" Takes Flight
Less than a year after its previous “Bird of Prey” release, Garuda Linux has just rolled out its latest version, “Broadwing,” marking the first update in 2025. If you’re unfamiliar with it, it is a rolling release, performance-focused, Arch-based distro designed to deliver a user-friendly experience right out of the box. And yes, it comes with a GUI installer.
However, their style of doing this makes it stand out from others in the same niche, such as Manjaro or EndeavourOS. What do I mean? Well, look at the screenshot below. Now, to what’s new.
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Garuda Linux Introduces COSMIC Desktop
COSMIC, System76’s still-in-development desktop environment, is shaping up to be one of the most exciting FOSS projects in recent years. Even though it’s still in the Alpha stage (with hopes for a first Beta release by the end of the month), it’s already caused much excitement in the open-source community.
Several Linux distributions have already announced plans to launch their own versions based on COSMIC, and the list keeps growing. One of the latest to join the party is Arch-based Garuda, which just released its updated “Broadwing” version a few days ago.
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Always one to make a spectacle, the Arch-based Linux distribution Garuda Linux has released a major update that comes with several visually impressive additions and redesigns.
The part the Garuda team is promoting the most and that I also found most interesting is the arrival of a new centralized utilities menu. The application is called "Gaurda Rani," with Rani being an acronym for "Reliable Assistant for Native Installations." Overly technical name aside, the important thing to know is that Rani is planned to meld and replace what is currently three separate utility programs: Garuda Welcome, Garuda Gamer, and Garuda Assistant. If you get annoyed with bloat in Linux distros, Rani's mission will appeal to you.
Rani's paint job matches the newly redesigned Garuda Linux website, so the overall experience of downloading, installing, and configuring Garuda will have a more cohesive and streamlined feel. It uses soft but vibrant pastel colors over a dark circuit board pattern.
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Garuda Linux “Broadwing” (250308)
We’re incredibly excited to unveil a new wave of updates to Garuda Linux, a testament to our commitment to delivering a powerful, beautiful, and user-centric experience. This release isn’t just a collection of fixes; it’s a harmonious blend of enhancements, refinements, and new beginnings, designed to elevate your computing journey :rocket:
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Garuda Linux Might Be the Best Looking Desktop OS on the Market
I’m not going to lie, I’m a sucker for a pretty desktop, and within the realm of Linux, there are puh-lenty of them. On top of that, even a bland Linux desktop can be customized until it could very likely become prom queen.