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KaOS 2026.03 Released With Major Move Away From systemd Components

Summary by Linuxiac
KaOS 2026.03 removes systemd-boot and mkinitcpio, adopts Limine and Dracut, and introduces a new Niri-based desktop environment.
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For 12 years, KaOS was synonymous with KDE Plasma. Now, the developers are removing it with the KaOS 2026.03 update and preparing to abandon systemd. KaOS is no longer a KDE distribution. This is something no one expected. KaOS has seen one of the most surprising releases in its history. KaOS Linux 2026.03 introduces changes that seemed completely impossible just a few months ago. The developers decided to remove the default KDE Plasma desktop e…

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Linuxiac broke the news in on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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