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# EndeavourOS Gemini drops ARM: Ships with Proprietary NVIDIA Drivers
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/endeavouros-gemini/
- Published: 2024-04-25T10:26:46.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-25T10:26:46.000Z
- Description: EndeavourOS Gemini release ditches open-source NVIDIA drivers for the proprietary ones.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Distribution Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

Being one of the [top Arch-based user-friendly Linux distributions](https://itsfoss.com/arch-based-linux-distros/) around, [EndeavourOS](https://endeavouros.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) is a lightweight offering that focuses on giving users a no-nonsense experience, with minimal amount of preinstalled apps.

In a recent announcement, the developers have just released a new release in the form of **EndeavourOS Gemini**, which takes its codename from NASA's [Gemini program](https://www.nasa.gov/gemini/?ref=itsfoss.com).

During the launch, the devs added that:

> The road to Gemini, named after the NASA program that was a bridge between the Mercury and the Apollo missions, was a real journey for our developing team but they got the release in top shape with an endless perseverence in a relatively short time.

So, let's get started with this release!

## 🆕 EndeavourOS Gemini: What's New?

![a screenshot of endeavouros gemini desktop with gparted and about this system page open](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/04/EndeavourOS_Gemini.jpg)

Like many recent distro releases, this release benefits from the stability of [Linux kernel 6.8](https://itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-8-release/), and comes equipped with [Calamares 3.3.5](https://calamares.io/calamares-3.3.5-is-out/?ref=itsfoss.com) and [Mesa 24.0](https://docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/24.0.0.html?ref=itsfoss.com). Sadly, owing to [maintenance issues](https://endeavouros.com/news/goodbye-endeavouros-arm/?ref=itsfoss.com), **the ARM installation option has been removed from EndeavourOS**.

On the desktop environment side of things, EndeavourOS now features [KDE Plasma 6](https://itsfoss.com/kde-plasma-6/), which makes use of the X11 session for the live environment but **defaults to Wayland** after installation is complete.

However, users can switch to the X11 session if they don't prefer Wayland by using the SDDM login manager.

[GParted](https://itsfoss.com/gparted/) has made a comeback after many users reported that the KDE partition manager lacks a few features that GParted has. The devs have also addressed an issue with the EFI partition not being created correctly when the “*replace partition*” option was chosen.

Interestingly, **this release uses the proprietary NVIDIA graphics driver** instead of the *NVIDIA-dkms* driver, as the latter was causing freezing issues in the Live environment.

You can dive deeper into this release by referring to the official [announcement blog](https://endeavouros.com/news/plasma-6-with-wayland-or-x11-option-and-qt-6-ported-calamares-meet-gemini/?ref=itsfoss.com).

## 📥 Get EndeavourOS Gemini

For new installations, you can head to the [official website](https://endeavouros.com/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) to download the latest EndeavourOS release. For existing users, there's no need to do anything if you keep your systems updated.

[EndeavourOS Gemini](https://endeavouros.com/?ref=news.itsfoss.com)

*💬 Already running this release? Going to get it? Let me know below!*

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