PCLinuxOS

PCLinuxOS
Screenshot of the PCLinuxOS KDE edition
DeveloperBill Reynolds aka "Texstar"
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial releaseOctober 2003; 20 years ago (2003-10)
Latest release2023.07 / 30 July 2023; 13 months ago (2023-07-30)
Update methodRolling release
Package managerAPT-RPM
Platformsx86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface
LicenseVarious
Official websitepclinuxos.com

PCLinuxOS, often shortened to PCLOS, is a rolling release Linux distribution for x86-64 computers, with KDE Plasma, MATE, and XFCE as its default user interfaces. It is a primarily FOSS operating system for personal computers aimed at ease of use.