The new Q4OS 'Orion' 1.8.5 is the latest fixed version of the distribution and comes with various improvements and fixes (Once released, download the iso before the official announcement).
The most important news feature is the integration of alternative environments work. So if you don't like the Trinity desktop you can choose to switch to another DE that is more Linux-like: KDE, Xfce, or LXDE.
The Q4OS Orion distribution stopped supporting the LXQT and according to the developers it will come back with the release of Q4OS Scorpion.
The Icedove messaging app is no longer available from the program installations Q4OS, as it has been replaced by Thunderbird 45.8.
Download
Those interested in trying out the distro can download the ISO they are interested in from below left-wing:
| Name | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| md5sum.txt | 561 Bytes | |||
| q4os-live-1.8.5-i686pae.iso | 539.0 MB | |||
| q4os-live-1.8.5-x64.iso | 541.1 MB | |||
| q4os-1.8.5-i386.iso | 330.3 MB | |||
| q4os-1.8.5-x64.iso | 294.6 MB | |||
| q4os-rpi-1805.zip | 363.4 MB | |||
Q4OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution and is designed to offer a familiar Trinity environment to the Windows user who is thinking of changing the operating system.
The distribution has simple accessories and provides solid APIs for complex third-party applications such as Google Chrome, VirtualBox and various development tools.
It is a fast and powerful operating system that offers a highly productive work environment, with security, reliability, long-term stability and the conservative integration of verified new Linux features.
