KaOS arrived on the scene in 2013 and has, for the most part, existed under the radar. However, their latest release promised to deliver a version of KDE that would strip it of all the issues that plagued the big “K,” so I thought it was finally time to give it a look. This relatively new take on Linux is a rolling release distribution, focused on delivering a lightweight operating system with a decidedly KDE flavor.
KaOS takes a very distinct approach to the platform.
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