Welcome to Blackbird OS

The Bird has landed! After a busy holiday season, the Blackbird Team is happy to announce the immediate availability of Blackbird OS – 64-bit ISO.

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Blackbird OS is based on Manjaro/Arch. It is, by its name, a continously updated distribution, that gets its updates from Manjaro after some thouroughly testing.

Blackbird OS
Version 1.0
Architecture 64-bit
Size 1.2 GB
Sha256: 5ecb43c9488bf1d2b366b93a0015facb978edd8c15bef7497dee60a8cb37b8c3

Features

Snappy and blazing fast OS

Netrunner is using KDE Plasma and tuning it to be as snappy and responsive as possible. We actively sponsor development of Plasma’s core and new components are included in Netrunner early on. KDE Plasma Desktop is the default desktop environment in all Netrunner versions.

High performance on every computer

Blackbird is carefully tailored to use approx. 370-400 MB RAM on a fresh start, showcasing that Plasma is performing nicely and responsive even on low-spec computing devices.

Just enough applications to get started

Blackbird comes with a selection of pre-installed applications, including Dolphin, Synaptic and Update Manager. There is also a ESR version of Firefox included.

Blazing fast boot

The Bird has landed After a busy holiday season, the Blackbird Team is happy to announce the immediate availability of Blackbird OS – 64bit ISO.

Install and ready to go

The Bird has landed After a busy holiday season, the Blackbird Team is happy to announce the immediate availability of Blackbird OS – 64bit ISO.

Do what's important, forget updates

The Bird has landed After a busy holiday season, the Blackbird Team is happy to announce the immediate availability of Blackbird OS – 64bit ISO.

Blackbird OS screenshots

About

Built with free technologies

Blackbird OS is based on Debian, but instead of testing, it is based on the current stable version.

It is also a slimmed down version of the Desktop providing a very similar experience but with only a few essential applications on top of KDE Plasma.

Minimal installation on microcomputers like ARM-boards

We go by the principles:

  1. Power-up, don’t dumb-down
  2. Include useful Add-ons, codecs, customizations
  3. Avoid lock-ins, favor libre alternatives
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