Netrunner (operating system)
Netrunner is a Debian-based open source Linux distribution for desktop computers, laptops, netbooks and ARM-based devices.
Two versions of Netrunner are available: Desktop and Core.
Overview
Netrunner is a 64-bit desktop operating system and uses the Calamares graphical installer. Netrunner 1 Albedo was first released on March 18, 2010. Netrunner is based on Debian Stable. Its desktop environment is based on Plasma Desktop by KDE.Netrunner Core is a desktop version containing only a small number of essential applications.
Netrunner has support for the Pinebook and Odroid C1 ARM.
Default software
A default installation of Netrunner contains the following software:- KDE [Plasma 5|KDE Plasma] Desktop
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- VLC media player
- LibreOffice
- GIMP
- Krita
- Gwenview
- Kdenlive
- Inkscape
- Samba Mounter
- Steam
- VirtualBox
Release history
The following is the release history for Netrunner Core and Desktop:| Version | Release date | Based On |
| Netrunner Desktop 25 | 2025-02-10 | Debian Stable 12 ; Plasma 5.27.5 |
| Netrunner Desktop 23 | 2023-01-20 | Debian Stable 11 ; Plasma 5.20.5 |
| Netrunner Desktop 21.01 | 2021-02-20 | Debian Stable 10.7 ; Plasma 5.14.5 |
| Netrunner Desktop 20.01 | 2020-02-23 | Debian Stable 10.3 ; Plasma 5.14.5 |
| Netrunner Desktop 19.08 | 2019-08-20 | Debian Stable 10.0 ; Plasma 5.14.5 |
| Netrunner Desktop 19.01 | 2019-01-12 | Debian Testing Snapshot; Plasma 5.14.3 |
| Netrunner Desktop 18.03 | 2018-03-11 | Debian Testing Snapshot; Plasma 5.12.2 |
| Netrunner Desktop 17.10 Voyager | 2017-11-12 | Debian Testing Snapshot |
| Netrunner Desktop 17.06 Daedalus | 2017-07-01 | Debian Testing |
| Netrunner Desktop 17.03 Cyclotron | 2017-03-31 | Debian Testing |
| Netrunner Core 17.01 | 2017-01-01 | Debian Testing Snapshot ; Plasma 5.8.2 |
| Netrunner Desktop 17.01 | 2017-01-01 | Debian Testing Snapshot |
| Netrunner Desktop 16.09 | 2016-11-05 | Debian Jessie 8 |
| Netrunner Core 16.09 | 2016-10-23 | Debian Jessie 8 |
The following is the release history for previously Kubuntu based Netrunner versions :
| Version | Release date | Based On |
| Netrunner 17 Horizon | 2015-11-23 | Kubuntu "wily" |
| Netrunner 16 Ozymandias | 2015-05-16 | Kubuntu "vivid" |
| Netrunner 15 Prometheus | 2015-02-15 | Kubuntu "utopic" |
| Netrunner 14.2 Frontier | 2015-09-16 | Kubuntu "trusty"' |
| Netrunner 14.1 Frontier | 2015-01-24 | Kubuntu "trusty"' |
| Netrunner 14 Frontier | 2014-06-22 | Kubuntu "trusty" |
| Netrunner 13.12 Enigma II | 2014-01-13 | Kubuntu "saucy" |
| Netrunner 13.06 Enigma | 2013-07-05 | Kubuntu "raring" |
| Netrunner 12.12 Dryland - Third Edition | 2012-12-22 | Kubuntu "quantal" |
| Netrunner 4.2 Dryland-2 | 2012-06-20 | Kubuntu "precise" |
| Netrunner 4.0 Dryland | 2011-12-29 | Kubuntu "oneiric" |
| Netrunner 3 Chromatic | 2011-04-14 | Kubuntu "natty" |
| Netrunner 2 Blacklight | 2010-07-15 | Kubuntu "lucid" |
| Netrunner 1 Albedo | 2010-03-18 | Linux Mint "karmic" |
The following is the release history for the Netrunner Rolling, which has been discontinued in favor of Manjaro collaboration efforts:
| Version | Release date | Based On |
| Netrunner Rolling 2019.04 | 2019-04-20 | Kernel 4.19.32 LTS, KDE Plasma 5.15.5 |
| Netrunner Rolling 2018.08 | 2018-08-05 | Kernel 4.17, KDE Plasma 5.13.3 |
| Netrunner Rolling 2018.01 | 2018-01-26 | KDE Plasma 5.11.5 |
| Netrunner Rolling 2017.07 | 2017-07-18 | Kernel 4.11.8, KDE Plasma 5.10.3 |
| Netrunner Rolling 2016.01 | 2016-02-27 | KDE Plasma 5.5.4 |
| Netrunner Rolling 2015.11 | 2015-11-13 | Manjaro KDE 15.09 |
| Netrunner Rolling 2015.09 | 2015-10-03 | Manjaro KDE 15.09 |
| Netrunner Rolling 2014.09.1 | 2014-09-25 | Manjaro KDE 0.8.10 |
| Netrunner Rolling 2014.04 | 2014-04-04 | Manjaro KDE 0.8.9 |