KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the KDE desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are available from in-house repositories. KaOS employs a rolling-release development model and is built exclusively for 64-bit computer systems.
Quick facts
What is the latest version of KaOS?
The latest tracked version of KaOS is 2026.06, released June 24, 2026.
How many KaOS releases does OS.watch track?
OS.watch tracks 23 KaOS releases, the earliest from 2022.
Release history
23 releasesVersionCodenameReleased
2026.06Latest
2026-06-24
2026.02
2026-02-15
2025.09
2025-09-27
2025.05
2025-05-27
2025.01
2025-01-28
2024.11
2024-11-19
2024.09
2024-09-23
2024.07
2024-07-19
2024.05
2024-05-27
2024.05
2024-05-27
2024.03
2024-03-12
2024.01
2024-02-03
2023.11
2023-11-13
2023.09
2023-09-22
2023.07
2023-07-11
2023.06
2023-07-01
2023.04
2023-04-21
2023.02
2023-02-14
2022.12
2022-12-11
2022.10
2022-10-07
2022.08
2022-08-16
2022.06
2022-06-22
2022.04
2022-04-29