{"id":552,"date":"2026-10-18T01:15:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T01:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osexplore.com\/index.php\/distros\/os-skorpion\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T01:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T01:29:10","slug":"os-skorpion","status":"publish","type":"distro","link":"https:\/\/www.osexplore.com\/index.php\/os\/os-skorpion\/","title":{"rendered":"Skorpion OS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skorpion OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution with built-in privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) features. It uses Skorpion AI (SKAI), a fully offline AI subsystem powered by Ollama and the Qwen2.5:14B language model. It offers two user interfaces: a full-featured Cinnamon desktop and a minimalist i3 tiling window manager. Both include Firefox ESR with a pre-installed SKAI browser extension that uses offline AI, as well as the Olly desktop assistant for interacting with the local filesystem using plain language. Skorpion OS is designed for users who view local AI as an essential part of their operating system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Profile data last updated:<\/strong> 2026-10-18 00:49 UTC.<\/p>\n<h2>Distribution overview<\/h2>\n<p>Skorpion OS is a Debian Stable desktop live system combining local-first AI tools with privacy-oriented defaults. Its SKAI subsystem runs offline with Ollama and Qwen2.5:14B. The Firefox ESR extension and Olly desktop assistant are intended to work with the local AI setup.<\/p>\n<h2>Desktop choices<\/h2>\n<p>Choose between Cinnamon for a full desktop experience and i3 for a minimalist tiling window manager. Both editions include the supplied browser and offline AI features.<\/p>\n<h2>Release and system notes<\/h2>\n<p>Release 3.5 was listed on 2026-10-17. This fixed-release system is distributed as a free live ISO.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Release date<\/th>\n<td>2026-10-17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Download image<\/th>\n<td>ISO \u00b7 approximately 3,200\u20133,800 MB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Installer<\/th>\n<td>Calamares<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Default desktops<\/th>\n<td>Cinnamon, i3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Default browser<\/th>\n<td>Firefox ESR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Office suite<\/th>\n<td>LibreOffice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Package format and manager<\/th>\n<td>deb \u00b7 apt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Processor architecture<\/th>\n<td>x86_64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Init system<\/th>\n<td>systemd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Journaled filesystems<\/th>\n<td>Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Language<\/th>\n<td>English (en)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Documentation<\/th>\n<td>PNLUG (Italian)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Popularity snapshot:<\/strong> Not ranked; 0 hits per day in the supplied data.<\/p>\n<h2>Tracked package versions<\/h2>\n<p>Version snapshot supplied for release 3.5. A dash means the supplied table did not list a version for that package.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Show all 51 package entries<\/summary>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Package<\/th>\n<th>Reference version<\/th>\n<th>Skorpion OS version<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">alsa-lib<\/th>\n<td>1.2.16.1<\/td>\n<td>1.2.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">amdgpu<\/th>\n<td>25.0.0<\/td>\n<td>23.0.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">apparmor<\/th>\n<td>5.0.2<\/td>\n<td>4.1.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">apt<\/th>\n<td>3.3.3<\/td>\n<td>3.0.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">bash<\/th>\n<td>5.3<\/td>\n<td>5.2.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">bind<\/th>\n<td>9.20.29<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">chromium<\/th>\n<td>155.0.8059.84<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">cinnamon<\/th>\n<td>6.6.9<\/td>\n<td>6.4.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">cups<\/th>\n<td>2.4.20<\/td>\n<td>2.4.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">e2fsprogs<\/th>\n<td>1.47.4<\/td>\n<td>1.47.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">ffmpeg<\/th>\n<td>9.0.2<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">firefox<\/th>\n<td>158.0<\/td>\n<td>153.5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">flatpak<\/th>\n<td>1.18.4<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">freetype<\/th>\n<td>2.15.0<\/td>\n<td>2.13.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">gcc<\/th>\n<td>16.2.0<\/td>\n<td>14.2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">gimp<\/th>\n<td>3.2.6<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">git<\/th>\n<td>2.56.0<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">glibc<\/th>\n<td>2.44<\/td>\n<td>2.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">gnome-shell<\/th>\n<td>51.1<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">grub<\/th>\n<td>2.16<\/td>\n<td>2.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">gtk<\/th>\n<td>4.24.1<\/td>\n<td>4.18.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">httpd<\/th>\n<td>2.4.69<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">hyprland<\/th>\n<td>0.56.2<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">inkscape<\/th>\n<td>1.4.4<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">kmod<\/th>\n<td>34.2<\/td>\n<td>34.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">krita<\/th>\n<td>6.0.4.1<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">LibreOffice<\/th>\n<td>26.8.1<\/td>\n<td>25.2.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">libselinux<\/th>\n<td>3.11<\/td>\n<td>3.8.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">linux<\/th>\n<td>7.2.11<\/td>\n<td>6.12.107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">mariadb<\/th>\n<td>13.0.2<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">mate-desktop<\/th>\n<td>1.28.2<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">mesa<\/th>\n<td>26.2.5<\/td>\n<td>25.0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">nautilus<\/th>\n<td>51.1<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">NVIDIA<\/th>\n<td>615.78.08<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">openjdk<\/th>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">openssh<\/th>\n<td>10.6p1<\/td>\n<td>10.0p1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">openssl<\/th>\n<td>4.0.3<\/td>\n<td>3.5.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">perl<\/th>\n<td>5.44.0<\/td>\n<td>5.40.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">plasma-desktop<\/th>\n<td>6.8.0<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">postfix<\/th>\n<td>3.11.7<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">postgresql<\/th>\n<td>18.6<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Python<\/th>\n<td>3.15.0<\/td>\n<td>3.13.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">qt<\/th>\n<td>6.12.0<\/td>\n<td>6.8.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">samba<\/th>\n<td>4.25.0<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">systemd<\/th>\n<td>262.1<\/td>\n<td>257.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">thunderbird<\/th>\n<td>158.0<\/td>\n<td>140.17.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">vim<\/th>\n<td>9.2<\/td>\n<td>9.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">vlc<\/th>\n<td>3.0.24<\/td>\n<td>3.0.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">wayland<\/th>\n<td>1.26.0<\/td>\n<td>1.23.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">xfdesktop<\/th>\n<td>4.20.2<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">xorg-server<\/th>\n<td>21.1.25<\/td>\n<td>21.1.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/details>\n<h2>Who it may suit<\/h2>\n<p>Skorpion OS may suit people who want a Debian Stable base, a choice of Cinnamon or i3, and privacy-oriented local AI features that do not rely on a remote AI service. 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