EndeavourOS
Arch with a friendly graphical installer and a close-to-vanilla experience.
Best for: People who want Arch's freshness without the manual install.
- Base
- Arch
- Package manager
- pacman
- Release model
- rolling
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Desktops
- KDE Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, Cinnamon, MATE, Budgie, LXQt, i3 and other tiling WMs
Pros
- Easy Arch install
- Newest software
- Access to the AUR
Worth knowing
- Rolling releases need regular care
- Terminal comfort helps
Try EndeavourOS before you install it
Download the official image from endeavouros.com, write it to a USB stick with a tool such as balenaEtcher or Ventoy, restart, and pick the USB stick from your boot menu. Choose the “try” option and nothing on your computer changes.
Last verified October 28, 2026 (medium confidence). Arch base, Calamares installer, offline vs online install confirmed. Sources disagree on the default offline desktop (Xfce vs KDE Plasma), and Hyprland support was not confirmed, so it was removed. Check endeavouros.com before launch.