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Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based family of three distinguished distributions. Calculate Directory Server (CDS) is a solution that supports Windows and Linux clients via LDAP + SAMBA, providing proxy, mail and Jabbers servers with streamlined user management. Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD) is a workstation and client distribution (with a choice of Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE or Xfce desktops) that includes a wizard to configure a connection to Calculate Directory Server. Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) is a live CD with a build framework for creating a custom distribution.

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Release Date 2026-03-30 2025-12-31 2024-12-05 2022-12-30 2021-12-08 2021-04-28 2020-06-21 2018-12-29 2018-02-22 2016-05-20 2015-06-05 2014-07-02 2012-09-02 2012-03-14 2011-12-29 2011-10-01 2011-07-23 2011-03-12 2010-10-08 2010-04-08 2009-09-28 Release Date
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Full Package List 20260330 20251231 20241205 23 22 21 20.6 18.12 17.12.2 15.17 14.16.2 13.19 12.0.3 11.15 11.12 11.9 11.6.1 11.3 10.9 10.4 9.9 Full Package List
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alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.14 1.2.14 1.2.12 1.2.7.2 1.2.4 1.2.3.2 1.2.2 1.1.6 1.1.2 1.0.29 1.0.29 1.0.27.2 1.0.25 1.0.24.1 1.0.24.1 1.0.24.1 1.0.23 1.0.23 1.0.21a 1.0.21a 1.0.20 alsa-lib (1.2.15.3)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 23.0.0 23.0.0 23.0.0 22.0.0 21.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 18.1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apparmor (4.1.7)
apt (3.1.16) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apt (3.1.16)
bash (5.3) 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.22) 9.18.42 9.18.42 9.16.39 9.16.22 9.16.12 9.16.6 9.14.8 9.11.2-P1 9.11.2-P1 9.10.3-P4 9.9.5 9.9.5 9.9.1-P2 9.7.4-P1 9.7.4-P1 9.7.3-P3 9.7.3-P3 9.7.2-P3 9.6.1-P3 9.6.1-P3 -- bind (9.20.22)
chromium (146.0.7680.177) 146.0.7680.164 143.0.7499.109 131.0.6778.85 108.0.5359.124 96.0.4664.45 90.0.4430.85 83.0.4103.106 -- -- -- 43.0.2357.65 35.0.1916.153 21.0.1180.57 17.0.963.79 16.0.912.63 14.0.835.163 12.0.742.91 10.0.648.127 6.0.472 -- -- chromium (146.0.7680.177)
cinnamon (6.6.7) 6.4.13 6.4.13 6.2.9 5.6.5 5.0.6 4.6.7 4.4.8 4.0.3 3.4.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.7)
cups (2.4.16) 2.4.14 2.4.14 2.4.11 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.3.3 2.3.3 2.2.7 2.1.4 2.0.3 2.0.2 1.7.1 1.5.3 1.4.8 1.4.8 1.4.8 1.4.6 1.4.6 1.4.4 1.3.11 1.3.10 cups (2.4.16)
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.47.3 1.47.3 1.47.1 1.46.5 1.46.4 1.45.7 1.45.5 1.43.9 1.43.6 1.42.13 1.42.12 1.42.7 1.42 1.42 1.41.14 1.41.14 1.41.12 1.41.12 1.41.12 1.41.9 1.41.3 e2fsprogs (1.47.4)
ffmpeg (8.1) 8.0.1 7.1.3 6.1.2 4.4.3 4.4 4.3.2 4.2.3 3.3.6 3.3.6 2.8.6 2.6.3 2.2.2 0.10.3 0.10 0.7.8 0.7.5 0.7rc1 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 ffmpeg (8.1)
firefox (149.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 64.0 58.0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.6 3.5.3 firefox (149.0)
flatpak (1.16.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- flatpak (1.16.3)
freetype (2.14.3) 2.14.2 2.14.1 2.13.2 2.12.1 2.11.0 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.9.1 2.8.1 2.6.3 2.5.5 2.4.11 2.4.9 2.4.9 2.4.8 2.4.6 2.4.4 2.4.3 2.4.2 2.3.11 2.3.9 freetype (2.14.3)
gcc (15.2.0) 15.2.1 15.2.1 14.2.1 11.3.1 11.2.0 10.2.0 9.3.0 7.3.0 6.4.0 4.9.3 4.8.3 4.7.3 4.5.3 4.5.3 4.5.3 4.5.3 4.4.5 4.4.5 4.4.3 4.3.4 4.3.2 gcc (15.2.0)
gimp (3.2.2) 3.0.8 3.0.6 2.10.38 2.10.32 2.10.28 2.10.24 2.10.18 2.10.4 2.8.22 2.8.16 2.8.14 2.8.10 2.8.0 2.6.11 2.6.11 2.6.11 2.6.11 2.6.11 2.6.8 2.6.8 2.6.6 gimp (3.2.2)
git (2.53.0) 2.52.0 2.51.2 2.45.2 2.38.2 2.32.0 2.26.3 2.26.2 2.19.2 2.16.1 2.7.3 2.3.6 1.8.5.5 1.7.8.6 1.7.3.4 1.7.3.4 1.7.3.4 1.7.3.4 1.7.3.4 1.7.2.2 1.6.4.4 1.6.3.3 git (2.53.0)
glibc (2.43) 2.42 2.40 2.40 2.36 2.33 2.32 2.30 2.27 2.25 2.22 2.20 2.17 2.15 2.13 2.12.2 2.12.2 2.12.2 2.11.3 2.11.2 2.10.1 2.9 glibc (2.43)
gnome-shell (50.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.2.2.1 3.2.2.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (50.0)
grub (2.14) 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.06 2.06 2.06rc1 2.04 2.02 2.02 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.00 1.99 1.99 1.99 1.99 1.99 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 grub (2.14)
gtk (4.22.2) 4.18.6 4.18.6 4.14.4 4.8.2 3.24.29 3.24.26 3.24.16 3.24.1 3.22.19 3.16.7 2.24.27 2.24.23 3.2.4 3.2.3 2.24.5 2.24.4 2.24.4 2.22.1 2.20.1 2.18.7 2.14.7 gtk (4.22.2)
httpd (2.4.66) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.17 2.2.16 -- 2.2.15 -- httpd (2.4.66)
inkscape (1.4.3) 1.4.3 1.4.2 1.4 1.2.1 -- -- 1.0 0.92.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.3)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2 33 30 29 28 26 24 24 22 20 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kmod (34.2)
krita (6.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (6.0.1)
LibreOffice (26.2.2) 25.2.7 25.2.7 24.2.6 7.3.7 7.1.7 6.4.7 6.4.3 6.0.6 5.4.5 5.1.2 4.4.3 4.2.5 3.6.1 3.5.1 3.4.4 3.3.4 3.3.3 3.3.1 3.2.1 3.2.0 3.1.1 LibreOffice (26.2.2)
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libselinux (3.10) 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.2 -- 3.0 2.8 2.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libselinux (3.10)
linux (6.19.11) 6.18.9 6.12.41 6.6.57 5.15.82 5.15.6 5.10.32 5.4.45 4.19.9 4.14.19 4.4.9 3.18.11 3.14.9 3.5.3 3.2.8 3.1.6 3.0.4 2.6.38.8 2.6.36.3 2.6.34.4 2.6.32.11 2.6.30.5 linux (6.19.11)
mariadb (12.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (12.2.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.28.2 1.28.2 1.28.2 1.26.0 1.24.1 1.24.1 1.24.0 1.20.3 1.18.0 1.14.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (26.0.4) 25.3.6 25.2.7 24.2.6 22.2.3 21.2.5 20.3.5 20.0.8 18.2.7 17.2.8 11.0.6 10.3.7 10.0.4 8.0.3 7.11.2 7.11.2 7.11 7.10.3 7.9.1 7.8.2 7.5.2 7.5.1 mesa (26.0.4)
mysql (9.6.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5.6.28 5.6.24 5.1.70 5.1.62 5.1.61 5.1.56 5.1.56 5.1.56 5.1.51 5.0.90 5.0.90 5.0.84 mysql (9.6.0)
nautilus (50.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.2.1 3.2.1 2.32.2.1 2.32.2.1 2.32.2.1 2.32.2.1 2.30.1 2.26.4 2.24.2 nautilus (50.0)
NVIDIA (595.58.03) 340.32 340.32 340.32 340.32 340.32 340.32 340.32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 260.19.36 256.53 195.36.15 185.18.31 NVIDIA (595.58.03)
openjdk (26) 25.0.1 25 17.0.13 17.0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (26)
openssh (10.3p1) 10.2p1 10.2p1 9.8p1 9.1p1 8.6p1 8.5p1 8.1p1 7.7p1 7.5p1 7.2p1 6.7p1 6.6p1 5.9p1 5.8p1 5.8p1 5.8p1 5.8p1 5.8p1 5.5p1 5.3p1 5.2p1 openssh (10.3p1)
openssl (3.6.1) 3.5.5 3.5.4 3.3.2 1.1.1s 1.1.1l 1.1.1k 1.1.1g 1.0.2p 1.0.2n 1.0.2h 1.0.1m 1.0.1h 1.0.0j 1.0.0g 1.0.0e 1.0.0e 1.0.0d 1.0.0d 1.0.0a 0.9.8n 0.9.8k openssl (3.6.1)
perl (5.42.2) 5.42.0 5.42.0 5.40.0 5.36.0 5.34.0 5.30.3 5.30.3 5.24.3 5.24.3 5.20.2 5.20.2 5.16.3 5.12.4 5.12.4 5.12.4 5.12.4 5.12.3 5.12.2 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 perl (5.42.2)
php (8.5.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.4)
plasma-desktop (6.6.3) 6.5.5 6.5.4 6.1.5 5.25.5 5.22.5 5.20.5 5.18.5 5.14.3 5.11.5 5.6.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.6.3)
postfix (3.11.1) 3.10.8 3.10.4 3.9.0 3.7.3 3.6.3 3.5.8 3.5.1 3.3.1 3.2.4 3.0.3 3.0.0 2.10.3 2.9.3 2.8.7 2.8.4 2.8.4 2.7.4 2.7.2 -- 2.6.5 -- postfix (3.11.1)
postgresql (18.3) 18.3 18.1 17.2 14.5 13.5 13.2 12.2 10.6 10.2 9.5.2 9.4.2 9.3.3 9.1.5 9.1.2 9.1.1 9.0.4 9.0.4 9.0.3 -- 8.4.2 -- postgresql (18.3)
Python (3.14.3) 3.14.0 3.13.9 3.12.7 3.10.9 3.9.9 3.8.8 3.7.7 3.6.5 3.5.4 3.4.3 2.7.9 2.7.6 2.7.3 3.2.2 3.1.4 3.1.3 3.1.3 3.1.3 3.1.2 2.6.4 2.6.2 Python (3.14.3)
qt (6.11.0) 6.10.2 6.10.1 6.7.3 5.15.7 5.15.2 5.15.2 5.14.2 5.11.1 5.9.4 5.6.0 4.8.6 4.8.5 4.8.2 4.8.0 4.7.4 4.7.4 4.7.3 4.7.2 4.6.2 4.6.2 4.5.1 qt (6.11.0)
samba (4.24.0) 4.23.6 4.22.5 4.19.7 4.15.12 4.14.10 4.12.9 4.11.8 4.8.6 4.5.15 4.2.11 3.6.25 3.6.23 3.5.15 3.5.11 3.5.11 3.5.11 3.5.8 3.5.7 3.4.9 3.4.5 3.0.33 samba (4.24.0)
systemd (260.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (260.1)
thunderbird (149.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (149.0.1)
vim (9.2) -- -- -- -- 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 vim (9.2)
vlc (3.0.23) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.23)
wayland (1.25.0) 1.24.0 1.24.0 1.23.1 1.21.0 1.19.0 1.19.0 1.18.0 1.16.0 1.13.0 1.9.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.25.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.2) 4.20.1 4.20.1 4.18.1 4.18.0 4.16.0 4.16.0 4.14.2 4.12.4 4.12.4 4.12.2 4.12.1 4.10.2 4.10.0 4.8.3 4.8.3 4.8.2 4.8.1 4.8.0 4.6.2 4.6.1 4.6.1 xfdesktop (4.20.2)
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.21 21.1.20 21.1.14 21.1.4 1.20.13 1.20.11 1.20.8 1.20.3 1.19.5 1.17.4 1.16.4 1.15.0 1.12.2 1.11.2 1.11.2 1.10.4 1.10.2 1.9.4 1.7.7 1.6.5 1.6.3.901 xorg-server (21.1.21)

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Version: 20251106
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-11-08
Votes: 7


 The best distribution for 2025.
1. The lack of a swap partition.
2. The ability of the system to work in RAM.
3. Rolling.
4. The ability to update without problems, even through a release, even after two or three releases.
5. Minimalism, although it seems strange for Gentoo-like distributions.
6. Compatible with Gentoo.
7. Stability is one of the most important things. Nothing "crashes", nothing "hangs", everything works fast.
8. Customizable. The best of all the distributions I've tried.

Лучший дистрибутив на 2025 год.
1. Отсутствие раздела для свопа (наконец-то).
2. Возможность работы системы в ОЗУ.
3. Роллинг.
4. Возможность обновляться без проблем, хоть через релиз, хоть через два-три релиза.
5. Минимализм, хотя это кажется и странным для Gentoo-подобных дистрибутивов.
6. Совместимость с Gentoo.
7. Стабильность, это одно из самых важных. Ничего не «падает», не «виснет», всё быстро работает.
8. Настраиваемость. Самая лучшая из всех дистрибутивов, которые я пробовал.


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Version: 20250302
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-03-27
Votes: 7


 I've installed plain Gentoo in the past, so I wasn't worried about any potential install difficulties.

It seemed pretty straightforward, but I can see newcomers to Linux being a bit puzzled by some of it.

There was an option to save the network configuration from the live USB I booted from to save me typing the wi-fi password again, which isn't always there on other distros. And the fact it actually found the wi-fi adaptor in the first place was good too, although it's only older kernels that seem to struggle with it.

The default desktop layout wasn't my thing but easily changed and I think most would be happy with it as it is.

I installed it to a small SSD on an old AMD Phenom PC with 8 GB of RAM and an old Nvidia 4GB workstation graphics card, so it was never going to struggle and previously ran Windows 11 smoothly (as an experiment to see how old a PC I could force it onto !)

Htop reported it as using 499 MB of RAM, which didn't matter to me with 8 GB, but could make it worth installing on something with just 2 GB of RAM?

This version was only released a week or so ago, so I was surprised to see 99 updates needed, which required 25 minutes to install from binary packages.

I don't think Firefox was included and the default browser was Chromium with ublock origin adblocker already installed.

It comes with a fairly small sensible set of programs preinstalled including Libreoffice, Gimp etc.

Apart from the fairly slow update process, it ran quickly, boots quickly and seems a good option as a daily driver.


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Version: 20241101
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-11-20
Votes: 6


 I've always tried to get through the complicated installation of Gentoo /which I recognize for its flawless documentation and pleasant, relatively good support/. But like Derek Taylor from DistroTube, I couldn't do it either. Until I came to the Gentoo fork Calculate Linux. Everything I need works as it should, /I use XFCE4 modified for i3/. IDE Helix, Doom Emacs, Sakura terminal, and what I can't find in the repositories I get via flathub. I've been on Linux since 2006, I also use other distros like Calculate /Crowz, MX, Void/ so I can compare. Best way to secure /nosystemd/, fast and stable linux distro.


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