Netrunner (operating system)
Netrunner is a free operating system for desktop computers, laptops or netbooks, and arm-based device-types like the Odroid C1 microcomputer or the Pinebook.

It comes in two versions: Netrunner and Netrunner Core, which are both based on Debian Stable.

The Core versions features KDE Plasma plus a minimal selection of applications, multimedia codecs and some Firefox browser plugins.

Overview
Netrunner is only available as a 64-bit desktop operating system that uses the  Calamares graphical  installer. Since the August 20th 2019 release Netrunner is based on  Debian Stable. Conceptualized for everyday use the desktop environment is based on Plasma Desktop by KDE targeting new users as well as users experienced with Linux. Netrunner is aimed at users who want an operating system to work "out-of-the-box", reducing the time to add other essential programs, multimedia codecs, firmware and other enhancements manually, post installation.

Netrunner Core is a desktop version with a minimal amount of application. Core versions also feature both Pinebook and Odroid C1 ARM images.

Default software
Among the default software selection of Netrunner Desktop are many applications such as:

 KDE Plasma Desktop
 Mozilla Firefox (including Plasma integration)
 Mozilla Thunderbird (including Plasma integration)
 VLC media player
 LibreOffice
 GIMP
 Krita
 Gwenview
 Kdenlive
 Inkscape
 Samba Mounter (easy NAS setup)
 Steam
 VirtualBox

Release history

The following is the release history for Netrunner Core and Desktop:

The following is the release history for previously Kubuntu based Netrunner versions (discontinued):

The following is the release history for the Netrunner Rolling, which has been discontinued in favor of Manjaro collaboration efforts:

Reception 

Jack M Germain reviewed Netrunner 19.01.

Hectic Geek reviewed Netrunner 14.

LinuxInsider wrote a post. Its review of Netrunner 13:

Jesse Smith from DistroWatch Weekly wrote review of Netrunner 4.2:

Dedoimedo reviewed Netrunner 4.2 "Dryland" with following words:

References

External links 
 

2010 software
KDE