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Commodore OS Vision


Last Update: 2026-01-17 13:48 UTC

Commodore OS Vision is a 64-bit Linux distribution which was originally based on Linux Mint and is now an unofficial spin of MX Linux. This distribution was created for Commodore enthusiasts and people who appreciate a retro style interface. Commodore OS Vision uses the MATE desktop interface and features a retro look and effects. It has a classic Commodore slant with a selection of applications reminiscent of their classic Amiga counterparts.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 60 (211), 6 months: 69 (210), 3 months: 101 (162), 4 weeks: 110 (150), 1 week: 124 (140)

Average visitor rating: 8.7/10 from 39 review(s).

Commodore Summary
Distribution Commodore OS Vision
Home Page https://www.commodoreusa.net/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums http://forum.commodoreos.net/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation --
Screenshots --
Screencasts https://www.commodoreos.net/CommodoreOS.aspx •
Download Mirrors https://www.commodoreos.net/ • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker --
Related Websites Wikipedia
Reviews Beta: Commodore Computer Blog (Italian)
Where To Donate, Buy or Try

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2025-04-22: Distribution Release: Commodore OS Vision 3.0
 • 2012-07-03: Development Release: Commodore OS Vision 1.0 Beta 9
 • 2011-11-12: Development Release: Commodore OS Vision 1.0 Beta
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Feature 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
Release Date 2025-04-22 2023-12-13 2012-07-01
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 36000 -- --
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop MATE MATE GNOME
Default Browser      
Package Management DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software SysV SysV SysV
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, XFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support      
Full Package List 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
Package 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.0.23
amdgpu (25.0.0) -- -- 8.780
apparmor (4.1.4)      
apt (3.1.15) 2.6.1 2.2.4 0.8.3
bash (5.3) 5.2 5.1 4.1
bind (9.20.18) -- -- --
chromium (144.0.7559.132) 135.0.7049.95 119.0.6045.199 r103287
cinnamon (6.6.6) -- --  
cups (2.4.16) 2.4.2 2.3.3 1.4.4
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.0 1.46.2 1.41.12
ffmpeg (8.0.1) 5.1.6 -- 0.6
firefox (147.0.3) 133.0.3 120.0.1 9.0
flatpak (1.16.3) 1.14.10 1.10.8  
freetype (2.14.1) 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.4.2
gcc (15.2.0) 12.2.0 10.2.1 4.4.4
gimp (3.0.8) 2.10.38 2.10.28 2.6.10
git (2.53.0) 2.39.5 2.30.2 --
glibc (2.43) 2.36 2.31 2.12.1
gnome-shell (49.3) -- 3.38.6 --
grub (2.14) 2.06 2.06 1.98
gtk (4.20.3) 4.8.3 -- 2.22.0
httpd (2.4.66) -- -- --
inkscape (1.4.3) 1.2.2 1.1.1 0.48.0
kmod (34.2) 30 28 --
krita (5.2.15) 5.1.5 --  
LibreOffice (26.2.0) -- 7.0.4 3.3.2
Package 3.0 2.0 1.0-beta9
libselinux (3.10) 3.4 3.1 2.0.94
linux (6.18.8) 6.12 6.5.13 2.6.35
mariadb (12.1.2) -- --  
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.26.0 1.24.1 --
mesa (25.3.4) 24.2.2 20.3.5 7.11git
mysql (9.6.0) -- -- --
nautilus (49.4) 43.2 3.38.2 2.32.0
NVIDIA (590.48.01) -- -- 260.19.29
openjdk (25) 17.0.14u1 11.0.21u1 6b20
openssh (10.2p1) 9.2p1 8.4p1 5.5p1
openssl (3.6.1) 3.0.15d 1.1.1w 0.9.8o
perl (5.42.0) 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.10.1
php (8.5.2) -- -- --
plasma-desktop (6.5.5) -- --  
postfix (3.10.7) -- -- --
postgresql (18.1) -- -- --
Python (3.14.3) 3.11.2 3.9.2 2.6.6
qt (6.10.2) 6.4.2 5.15.2 4.7.0
samba (4.23.5) 4.17.12 4.13.13 --
systemd (259) 252.6 -- --
thunderbird (147.0.1) -- 78.13.0 --
vim (9.1) 9.0 8.2 7.2
vlc (3.0.23) 3.0.21 3.0.20 1.1.4
wayland (1.24.0) -- --  
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.7 1.20.11 1.9.2.901

Reader Ratings
Reader supplied reviews for Commodore OS Vision

Average rating
8.7
from 39 review(s)


Version: 3.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-01-26
Votes: 7


 Being a Debian variant, this distro makes for a truly FUN software development environment. Adding additional packages is easy. I use this as a base desktop environment, then I load on Ollama, Kubernetes, and lots of VMs... just because I can.

I love the animated desktop backgrounds. I hope they add an Amiga "Boing" to the desktop backgrounds.

For the future, I would love to see the addition of a Kiosk mode like Emulation Station, possibly in the form of a screen saver, for running all of the built-in emulated apps and games.

Commodore OS Vision makes a great addition to my home arcade.
Version: 3.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-01-21
Votes: 0


 Excellent and very full featured Linux distro. Rock solid reliability with MX Linux (Debian) underneath. I appreciate the clean retro simplicity of the MATE UI, and being a long time C64 user back in the day I love the fancy wallpapers and sound effects. However, those can easily be changed and/or disabled if you like. It comes with so many useful applications and games, but the ISO is huge. It isn't well suited for aging PCs with CPU and storage constraints, for obvious reasons. You will enjoy this distro a lot if you have enough storage capacity.
Version: 3.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-12-06
Votes: 2


 Great Linux Distro for old Commodore enthusiasts it does hit home for you if your are. Loved using it but there are some issues that I would like to see addressed in the next revision of Commodore OS. Mostly I think it would do better with a different UI maybe Cinnamon or KDE. The current Mate UI is kind of dated in order to bring that project into the future also it would help our new users to have a more friendly UI experience. Cinnamon might be a good choice since Mate and Cinnamon can easily port to each others GTK toolkit easily. Also if the ISO is shrunk to a reasonable size also. Currently the ISO size for version 3.0 is massive, While what it packs in is nice but it would help this distro to have smaller ISO image to make it easier for a first time user. Also with current spikes in pricing of Memory & Storage getting out of control, it would be more cost effective to have the extras setup as downloadable add-on's or in a different ISO from the base OS to make it more consumer friendly when downloading or installing the OS.

I still give Commodore OS 3.0 a 8 but the only dropped it to that because of the issue listed above. I'm sure if those issues are addressed that rating will go up soon.



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