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Q4OS is a light-weight Linux distribution based on Debian, targeted as a replacement for operating systems that are no longer supported on outdated hardware. The distribution is known for an addon called XPQ4, which adds themes intended to replicate the look and feel of Windows 2000, XP, 7, 8 and 10.

Key facts

OS.name
Q4OS
OS.logo
Q4OS logo.svg
OS.logo size
200px
OS.screenshot
Q4OS 4.8 Gemini.png
OS.caption
Q4OS 4.8 (Gemini) running the Trinity Desktop Environment version R14.0.11
OS.developer
Q4OS development team
OS.family
Unix-like
OS.working_state
Current
OS.source_model
Open source
OS.released
0.5.0 /
OS.language
Multilingual
OS.updatemodel
APT
OS.package_manager
dpkg
OS.supported_platforms
x86-64, i386, armhf, arm64
OS.kernel_type
Linux kernel
OS.userland
GNU
OS.ui
TDE, KDE Plasma
OS.license
Free software licenses (mainly GPL) + some proprietary

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Official website

Q4OS - desktop operating system

q4os.org

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Wikidata facts

Official website
q4os.org
Image
Q4OS 4.8 Gemini.png
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software version identifier
6.4
Commons category
Q4OS
inception
2013-07-04
publication date
2013-07-04
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13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Features
  • Releases
  • Reception
  • Forks
  • Quarkos
  • Quark 20.04
  • Quark 21.10
  • Quarkos 22.04
  • FreeXP
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Q4OS is a light-weight Linux distribution based on Debian, targeted as a replacement for operating systems that are no longer supported on outdated hardware. The distribution is known for an addon called XPQ4, which adds themes intended to replicate the look and feel of Windows 2000, XP, 7, 8 and 10.

== History == Development of Q4OS began in 8 April 2014 to coincide with Windows XP's end of extended support in the same year.

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