Elementary OS

elementary OS
	elementary OS 7.0 "Horus"
Developer	elementary, Inc. (Owner: Danielle Foré, Previously: Cassidy James Blaede)
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source
Initial release	31 March 2011; 13 years ago
Latest release	8.0 / 26 November 2024; 2 months ago
Repository	github.com/elementary
Update method	Long-term support
Package manager	APT (command-line frontend); dpkg (backend); Flatpak
Platforms	AMD64
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Userland	GNU
Default; user interface	Pantheon
License	GPLv3
Official website	elementary.io

Elementary OS (stylized as elementary OS) is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS. It promotes itself as a "thoughtful, capable, and ethical" replacement to macOS and Windows and has a pay-what-you-want model.^[4]^[5] The operating system, the desktop environment (called Pantheon^[2]^[3]), and accompanying applications are developed and maintained by elementary, Inc.^[6]^[7]

^ Danielle Foré (26 November 2024). "elementary OS 8 Available Now". Retrieved 27 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Open Source ⋅ elementary". elementary.io. elementary, Inc. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b James, Cassidy (14 November 2012). "Hello, Luna Beta 1". ElementaryOS.org. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ Verma, Adarsh (6 January 2018). "9 Most Beautiful Linux Distros You Need To Use (2018 Edition)". Fossbytes. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^ "The fast, open, and privacy-respecting replacement for Windows and macOS ⋅ elementary OS". elementary.io. elementary, Inc. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^ "Brand ⋅ elementary". elementary.io. elementary, Inc. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^ "elementary · GitHub". github.com. GitHub. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.