{"id":553,"date":"2026-10-18T01:15:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T01:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osexplore.com\/index.php\/distros\/mulios\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T01:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T01:29:10","slug":"mulios","status":"publish","type":"distro","link":"https:\/\/www.osexplore.com\/index.php\/os\/mulios\/","title":{"rendered":"MuliOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MuliOS is a minimalist, Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the KDE Plasma desktop. It comes with several custom tools, including a system installer called MuliOS Installer, a MuliOS Welcome screen, a MuliOS task manager, and the command-line system update utility \u201cmupdate\u201d. The distribution provides its own Linux kernel and includes customised boot configuration. MuliOS is designed around choice, performance, customisation, and simplicity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Profile data last updated:<\/strong> 2026-10-17 21:44 UTC.<\/p>\n<h2>Distribution overview<\/h2>\n<p>MuliOS is an Arch-based rolling Linux distribution for desktop users who want KDE Plasma, custom system tools, and a performance-focused setup. It includes the MuliOS Installer, MuliOS Welcome, a MuliOS task manager, and the <code>mupdate<\/code> command-line updater. The project provides its own Linux kernel and customised boot configuration.<\/p>\n<h2>Desktop choices<\/h2>\n<p>KDE Plasma is the supplied desktop environment for this release.<\/p>\n<h2>Release and system notes<\/h2>\n<p>Release 26.07.03S was listed on 2026-10-17. 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The profile summary lists rank 536 with 1 hit per day.<\/p>\n<h2>Tracked package versions<\/h2>\n<p>Version snapshot supplied for release 26.07.03S. 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