Netrunner (operating system)


Netrunner is a free operating system for desktop computers, laptops or netbooks, and arm-based device-types like the Odroid C1 microcomputer or the Pinebook.
It comes in two versions: Netrunner and Netrunner Core, which are both based on Debian Stable.
The Core versions features KDE Plasma plus a minimal selection of applications, multimedia codecs and some Firefox browser plugins.

Overview

, the company that sponsored Kubuntu, offers Netrunner as a desktop system for everyday use based on Plasma Desktop by KDE. It targets new users as well as users experienced with Linux. Netrunner is aimed at users who want an operating system to work "out-of-the-box", reducing the time to add codecs and enhancements manually after installation.
Netrunner Desktop is only available as 64-bit version, while Netrunner Core also features Pinebook and Odroid C1 ARM images.

Default software

Among the default software selection of Netrunner Desktop are many applications such as:
Netrunner comes with the following features:
The following is the release history for Netrunner Core and Desktop:
Versionrelease datebased on
Netrunner Desktop 20.012020-02-23Debian Stable 10.3 ; Plasma 5.14.5
Netrunner Desktop 19.082019-08-20Debian Stable 10.0 ; Plasma 5.14.5
Netrunner Desktop 19.012019-01-12Debian Testing Snapshot; Plasma 5.14.3
Netrunner Desktop 18.032018-03-11Debian Testing Snapshot; Plasma 5.12.2
Netrunner Desktop 17.10 Voyager2017-11-12Debian Testing Snapshot
Netrunner Desktop 17.06 Daedalus2017-07-01Debian Testing
Netrunner Desktop 17.03 Cyclotron2017-03-31Debian Testing
Netrunner Core 17.012017-01-01Debian Testing Snapshot ; Plasma 5.8.2
Netrunner Desktop 17.012017-01-01Debian Testing Snapshot
Netrunner Desktop 16.092016-11-05Debian Jessie 8
Netrunner Core 16.092016-10-23Debian Jessie 8

The following is the release history for previously Kubuntu based Netrunner versions :
Versionrelease datebased on
Netrunner 17 Horizon2015-11-23Kubuntu "wily"
Netrunner 16 Ozymandias2015-05-16Kubuntu "vivid"
Netrunner 15 Prometheus2015-02-15Kubuntu "utopic"
Netrunner 14.2 Frontier2015-09-16Kubuntu "trusty"'
Netrunner 14.1 Frontier2015-01-24Kubuntu "trusty"'
Netrunner 14 Frontier2014-06-22Kubuntu "trusty"
Netrunner 13.12 Enigma II2014-01-13Kubuntu "saucy"
Netrunner 13.06 Enigma2013-07-05Kubuntu "raring"
Netrunner 12.12 Dryland - Third Edition2012-12-22Kubuntu "quantal"
Netrunner 4.2 Dryland-22012-06-20Kubuntu "precise"
Netrunner 4.0 Dryland2011-12-29Kubuntu "oneiric"
Netrunner 3 Chromatic2011-04-14Kubuntu "natty"
Netrunner 2 Blacklight2010-07-15Kubuntu "lucid"
Netrunner 1 Albedo2010-03-18Linux Mint "karmic"

The following is the release history for the Netrunner Rolling, which has been discontinued in favor of Manjaro collaboration efforts:
Versionrelease datebased on
Netrunner Rolling 2019.042019-04-20Kernel 4.19.32 LTS, KDE Plasma 5.15.5
Netrunner Rolling 2018.082018-08-05Kernel 4.17, KDE Plasma 5.13.3
Netrunner Rolling 2018.012018-01-26KDE Plasma 5.11.5
Netrunner Rolling 2017.072017-07-18Kernel 4.11.8, KDE Plasma 5.10.3
Netrunner Rolling 2016.012016-02-27KDE Plasma 5.5.4
Netrunner Rolling 2015.112015-11-13Manjaro KDE 15.09
Netrunner Rolling 2015.092015-10-03Manjaro KDE 15.09
Netrunner Rolling 2014.09.12014-09-25Manjaro KDE 0.8.10
Netrunner Rolling 2014.042014-04-04Manjaro KDE 0.8.9

Reception

Jack M Germain reviewed Netrunner 19.01.
Hectic Geek reviewed Netrunner 14.
LinuxInsider wrote a post. Its review of Netrunner 13:
Jesse Smith from DistroWatch Weekly wrote review of Netrunner 4.2:
Dedoimedo reviewed Netrunner 4.2 "Dryland" with following words: