RebornOS 2020.12.28

The constant deluge of Arch-based distros can put anyone to sleep, but this one makes Mayank Sharma wake up from his slumber.

- Mayank Sharma

IN BRIEF

An Arch-based distro from the team of developers that maintained a community edition of the Antergos distro, which itself was a popular desktop distro that relied on Arch. The distro aims to bring the advantages of Arch to the average desktop user.

SPECS

Minimum

CPU: Any modern 64-bit CPU

Memory: 2GB

HDD: 20GB (varies based on desktop environment)

Build: Only for 64-bit machines

There are several distros that want to extend the flexibility of Arch Linux to the average desktop user without inundating them with endless options. Manjaro is our current favourite (LXF246), and the nowdefunct Antergos was another. In many aspects, RebornOS is the spiritual continuation of Antergos. It’s put together by a team of developers that maintained the Antergos Deepin Community Edition, and builds on the unique aspects of the discontinued distro.

By its own admission, RebornOS wants to extend Arch’s famed customisability to its users without forcing them to flip through manuals or drop down to the terminal. They take a swing at this lofty goal through a couple of things. The first is the custom installer based on Antergos’ Cnchi. The thing about