Easy Installation

We make the install process simple by using the Calamares installer which is both easy to use and makes the installation process fast.

Unleash the beauty

With handpicked themes, appealing shell themes and beautiful blur effects out of box, Garuda Linux never lets you down.

BTRFS as the default filesytem with zstd compression.

BTRFS is a modern copy on write (CoW) filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while also focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration.

Automatic snapshots Out of Box using Timeshift

You can access 5 latest snapshots directly from GRUB

While being a rolling release distro our goal is to ensure that your system will not be left in an unbootable state after a problematic update. Thus we use the BTRFS filesystem integrated with Timeshift, which employs an automatic snapshot feature which backs up the system configuration before each update.*

GUI Software for package management (Pamac).

GUI for managing drivers and the kernel (Garuda Settings Manager).

Gui solution for GPU switching on Optimus laptops (Optimus Manager).

Garuda Linux strives hard to provide better out of the box support for various drivers.

For proprietary Nvidia driver support: select the 'driver=nonfree' GRUB option at startup.

GUI tools for various common tasks (Garuda Assistant).

GUI for GRUB Boot options (Garuda Boot Options) .

GUI tools for network assistance (Garuda Network Assistant).

GUI for installing curated Gaming softwares (Garuda Gamer) .