| Company / developer | KahelOS Community,8Layer Technologies, Meric Mara,Jasper Tomas |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Free and open source software |
| Initial release | September 1, 2009 |
| Latest stable release | (Rolling release) |
| Marketing target | General purpose |
| Update method | pacman |
| Package manager | pacman |
| Supported platforms | i686, x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| License | Various |
| Official website | www.kahelos.org |
KahelOS is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.[1] It uses Arch Linux's pacman package manager and is a rolling release. It comes with a ready to install GNOME environment.[1] It was first released on September 9, 2009 to anticipate the annual Software Freedom Day celebration every third Saturday of September.