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Liya Linux


Last Update: 2026-08-29 15:21 UTC


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Liya Linux is an Arch Linux-based, rolling release distribution. The project uses the Calamares system installer to set up the distribution which offers users the Cinnamon desktop environment, Pamac graphical package manager and OnlyOffice. The system is intended to be easy to use, easy to explore and distraction-free.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 188 (78), 6 months: 226 (68), 3 months: 129 (104), 4 weeks: 39 (266), 1 week: 303 (30)

Average visitor rating: 7.6/10 from 12 review(s).


Liya Summary
Distribution Liya Linux (formerly Liya)
Home Page https://liyalinux.sdhsm128.workers.dev/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://liyalinux.freeflarum.com/
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Documentation https://liyalinux.freeflarum.com/t/wiki
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Download Mirrors https://liyalinux.sdhsm128.workers.dev/#download • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
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Related Websites GitLab • SourceForge
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Where To Donate, Buy or Try https://liyalinux.sdhsm128.workers.dev/custom •

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2026-08-29: Distribution Release: Liya Linux 2026.08.29
 • 2026-01-24: Distribution Release: Liya Linux 2.5
 • 2025-07-23: Distribution Release: Liya 2.4
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  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
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Feature 2026.08.29 2.5.1 1.0 7.1
Release Date 2026-08-29 2026-02-02 2024-05-16 2023-06-15
End Of Life        
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 4400-4500 4000-4100 4000-4200 3000-3800
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Calamares Calamares Calamares Calamares
Default Desktop Cinnamon Cinnamon Cinnamon Cinnamon
Default Browser Brave Brave Brave Brave
Package Format flatpak, pkg flatpak, pkg pkg pkg
Package Management pacman pacman pacman pacman
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling
Office Suite OnlyOffice OnlyOffice OnlyOffice OnlyOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes
Full Package List 2026.08.29 2.5.1 1.0 7.1
Package 2026.08.29 2.5.1 1.0 7.1
alsa-lib (1.2.16.1) 1.2.16.1 1.2.15.2 1.2.11 1.2.9
amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.1.1 23.0.0 23.0.0 19.1.0
apparmor (5.0.2) -- -- -- --
apt (3.3.3) -- -- -- --
bash (5.3) 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1
bind (9.20.29) 9.20.27 9.20.18 9.18.26 9.18.15
chromium (154.0.8037.57) -- -- -- --
cinnamon (6.6.9) 6.6.9 6.6.6 6.0.4 5.8.1
cups (2.4.19) 2.4.19 2.4.16 2.4.8 2.4.5
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.47.4 1.47.3 1.47.0 1.47.0
ffmpeg (9.0.2) 9.0.1 8.0.1 6.1.1 6.0
firefox (157.0) -- -- -- --
flatpak (1.18.4) 1.18.2 1.16.3 -- --
freetype (2.14.3) 2.14.3 2.14.1 2.13.2 2.13.0
gcc (16.2.0) 16.2.1 15.2.1 14.1.1 13.1.1
gimp (3.2.6) -- -- -- --
git (2.56.0) 2.55.0 2.52.0 2.45.1 2.41.0
glibc (2.44) 2.44 2.42 2.39 2.37
gnome-shell (51.0) -- -- -- --
grub (2.16) 2.14 2.14 2.12 2.06
gtk (4.24.0) 4.22.4 4.20.3 4.14.4 4.10.4
httpd (2.4.68) -- -- -- --
hyprland (0.56.2) -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.4.4) -- -- -- --
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2 32 30
krita (6.0.4) -- -- -- --
Package 2026.08.29 2.5.1 1.0 7.1
LibreOffice (26.8.0) -- -- -- --
libselinux (3.11) -- -- -- --
linux (7.2.8) 7.1.11 6.18.8 6.8.9 6.2.12
mariadb (13.0.2) -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- --
mesa (26.2.3) 26.2.1 9.0.0 24.0.7 23.1.2
nautilus (51.0.1) -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (615.71.09) -- -- -- 530.41.03
openjdk (27) -- -- -- --
openssh (10.5p1) 10.5p1 10.2p1 9.7p1 9.3p1
openssl (4.0.2) 3.6.4 3.6.1 3.3.0 3.1.1
perl (5.44.0) 5.42.2 5.42.0 5.38.2 5.36.1
php (8.5.11) -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (6.7.5) -- -- -- --
postfix (3.11.7) -- -- -- --
postgresql (18.6) -- -- -- --
Python (3.14.7) 3.14.7 3.14.2 3.12.3 3.11.3
qt (6.11.2) 6.11.2 6.10.2 6.7.0 5.15.9
samba (4.25.0) 4.24.6 4.23.5 4.20.1 4.18.3
systemd (262) 261.2 259 255.6 253.5
thunderbird (156.0.1) -- -- -- 102.10.0
vim (9.2) -- 9.1 9.1 --
vlc (3.0.24) -- -- -- --
wayland (1.26.0) 1.26.0 1.24.0 1.22.0 1.22.0
xfdesktop (4.20.2) -- -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.24) -- 21.1.21 21.1.13 21.1.8

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Version: 2026.08.29
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-08-31
Country: United States
Votes: 2


I am a huge fan of Arch. I have installed many times with every window manager . I keep coming back to Cinnamon. Tiling window managers are nice but a distraction. I spend more time ricing than working. KDE is visually pleasing, but total bloatware. I just can't get in the flow of using GNOME. XFCE is great for performance, but getting a decent visually pleasing desktop is not out of the box like Cinnamon. The only change I have to make with Liya is moving the bottom panel to the top and I'm back in my flow. Liya is really nice, installation is simple, user experience is great from the start. Plus, it's Arch (btw).


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Version: 2.5.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-03-10
Country: Italy
Votes: 1


Ben fatto. In generale una distribuzione onesta, minimale e finalmente facile da installare e usare. Il processo di installazione è molto intuitivo e richiede davvero pochissimo tempo. Un office finalmente leggero e per l'utente medio molto completo. Un piccolo appunto all'interfaccia grafica Cinnamon. Semplice ed elegante sicuramente ma spero che in futuro gli sviluppatori di Liya possano passare ad una versione personalizzata di Gnome ( Zorin ha fatto un lavoro meraviglioso nella sua distro) o passare a desktop moderni come Cosmic o Budgie. Mi auguro che mantenga la semplicità e la leggerezza nelle prossime release. Quindi una distri a pieni voti aspettando le prossime versioni. Cettina Delay.


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Version: 2.5.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-03-06
Country: Italy
Votes: 1


Una distribuzione poco conosciuta. Conosciuta per caso qui su distrowstch. Mi ha colpito positivamente sotto molti aspetti. Innanzitutto il desktop cinnamon ben integrato e molto elegante, anche se le mie preferenze al momento vanno verso Cosmic e Budgie. Molto bene anche l'integrazione di un pacchetto office anche se non il classico libre, troppo complesso per la maggior parte degli utenti. Credo che Liya possa diventare una distro ancora più elegante e leggera adatta ad un vasto pubblico che cerca velocità e bellezza. In sintesi una bella distro con un buon futuro. Auguro che si mantenga sempre elegante e facile per gli utenti. Ben fatto. Sembra che abbia origine indiana. Da quel continente stanno uscendo tantissimi nuovi talenti informativi.
Antoine de felice


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