DESERT OS Linux

DESERT OS Linux is a fast, elegant Ubuntu-based Linux from Ukraine. It offers a refined XFCE experience optimized for both modern and legacy hardware.

Key Features:
- Lightweight: Fast performance with low resource usage.
- Beautiful UI: Polished, modern look right out of the box.
- Tiling Support: Integrated Cortile for easy window management.
- Package Choice: Deb, Flatpak, Pacstall, Appimage, Windows msi/exe.
- Smart Updates: Auto-detects the fastest mirrors for quick downloads.

Current release:

STABLE: DESERT 5.5
- Base: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Desktop Environment: XFCE 4.20

System Requirements
Minimum:
RAM: 3 GB
Storage: 15 GB

Recommended:
RAM: 4 GB or more
Storage: 25 GB SSD

Site: https://sites.google.com/view/desertoslinux
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcG_7MlTyQJaRYtIIRIxxgA

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ltltltltlt Edited 2026-08-25

I am convinced that DESERT OS Linux has the most beautiful design among operating systems that use XFCE. However, even if Japanese is selected as the language during installation and the interface can be displayed in Japanese, Japanese keyboard input does not work by default. This is very disappointing, and I sincerely hope that this will be improved.
hamouza Edited 2026-07-05

It looks amazing and is very light revived my old laptop, the only problem I have is that there is no checksum to verify if my download is corrupt or not
electron1948 Posted 2026-02-27

Looks very interesting but it boots up in Russian with a button marked 'en', clicking this brings up a Russian flag, clicking again brings up a US flag but the actual langue on the display never varies from Russian with the odd word in English. A pity as I'd liked to have a play with it! Electron.

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Posted 2026-03-03

Hello! Localization issues have been fixed in the new versions. Try the latest stable version, DESERT 4.5, or the unstable version, DESERT 5.0.2.

Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux

Languages

Russian

Intended Audience

Testers

User Interface

GTK+

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Operating Systems

Registered

2025-07-14

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