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RefreshOS 2.5: Smooth, Stylish, and Almost Spotless Linux
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To put it mildly, Linux distros provide a wide range of responses to folks installing them onto their systems. But very rarely does one make you want to sit up and say, “Who’s a good boy?”
RefreshOS just might. From the moment you land on the desktop, you’re greeted by an irresistible portrait of a beagle—one that’s hard not to fall in love with. While the project’s earlier version 2.0 went by the codename “Boundless Beagle,” the beagle spirit clearly lives on in version 2.5, released this past June.
Based on Debian — specifically on Debian 12 “Bookworm” Stable for the 2.5 release — RefreshOS has been known historically for its user-friendliness, speed, and elegant design that focuses on stability and customization. The latest iteration of the distro does not disappoint in any of those areas.
It should be noted that RefreshOS’s ties to Debian are strong; so much so that there is no native Snap or Flatpak support — only APT is spoken here. The distro features the KDE Plasma desktop, and some of its main features include a wide range of apps from the KDE software family as well as extended driver support.