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# Endless OS 6: Streamlined Improvements For Everyone
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/endless-os-6/
- Published: 2024-05-15T12:39:37.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-15T12:39:37.000Z
- Description: Much-needed enhancements for a better education experience.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Distribution Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

[Endless OS](https://www.endlessos.org/os?ref=itsfoss.com) is a distro that focuses on promoting education and productivity, while also being accessible to a wide variety of users. It prides itself on providing a user-friendly experience that is intuitive.

In a recent announcement, the developers have introduced **Endless OS 6**, which comes more than a year after the [previous release](https://itsfoss.com/endless-os-5-release/).

Let's check it out! 😀

## 🆕 Endless OS 6: What's New?

Based on the [Debian 12.5 “Bookworm”](https://www.debian.org/News/2024/20240210?ref=itsfoss.com) release, Endless OS 6 is powered by the robust [Linux kernel 6.5](https://itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-5-release/) and features the [GNOME 43.9](https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-43-9-released/16707?ref=itsfoss.com) desktop environment to give users a sleek user interface.

Some **key highlights** of this release include:

- **Dark Mode**
- **New Wallpapers**
- **Updated Application Suite**

### Dark Mode

![a screenshot of endless os 6 dark mode in action](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/05/Endless_OS_6_a.jpg)

Endless OS now finally features support for Dark Mode. This much-needed feature will make it easy on the eyes for people who work in the dark, or people like me who always have Dark Mode enabled. 😛

When this mode is enabled, all the apps that support Dark Mode should also switch to their respective dark versions without the need for intervention by the user.

### New Wallpapers

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/05/Endless_OS_6_b-2.jpg)

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/05/Endless_OS_6_c.jpg)

To go along with the newly introduced Dark Mode functionality, there are **two new default wallpapers**. Technically, they are the same ones, but one is a light variant, and the other is a dark variant that follows whichever appearance setting (*light/dark*) is being used.

These were designed by [Joana Filizola](https://twitter.com/jofiliz?ref=itsfoss.com), a product designer at the Endless OS Foundation. She used [Midjourney](https://www.midjourney.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) in the initial stages of design to create her version of a digital mountain with never-ending orange hues.

### Updated Application Suite

![a screenshot of endless os 6 app launcher](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/05/Endless_OS_6_d.jpg)

Many core apps included with Endless OS have been updated, with the [Music](https://apps.gnome.org/Music/?ref=itsfoss.com) app being included for large music libraries and the [Decibels](https://apps.gnome.org/Decibels/?ref=itsfoss.com) app for listening to single audio files ([*first look*](https://itsfoss.com/tag/first-look/) *coming soon*).

The Image Viewer (*formerly known as* [*Loupe*](https://itsfoss.com/loupe-image-viewer/)) has also been updated, with it now providing better performance, support for HEIC/HEIF and WebP, a cleaner interface, and more.

![a screenshot of endless os 6 screenshot and screen recorder tool](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/05/Endless_OS_6_e.jpg)

There is also GNOME's [Screenshot tool](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-screenshot?ref=itsfoss.com) that allows you to take screenshots and screen recordings with ease. Just use the *PrtScn* button on your keyboard or search for the term “*Screenshot*” in the app launcher to get started with this.

If you were to opt for the full version of Endless OS 6, then you could take advantage of the many **pre-installed tools that are useful for game development** such as Godot, GDevelop, Blender, Audacity, GIMP, Inkscape, TurtleBlocks, Scratch, and Pixelorama.

With the full version, you also get access to **many educational games** such as Dragon's Apprentice, Fablemaker, Frog Squash, The Passage, Tank Warriors, and Aqueducts.

### 🛠️ Other Changes and Improvements

Other than the highlights of this release, we have a few miscellaneous changes:

- Better low memory management.
- Removal of [Intel RST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel%5FRapid%5FStorage%5FTechnology?ref=itsfoss.com) Optane storage support.
- Inclusion of [PipeWire 1.0](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/releases/1.0.0?ref=itsfoss.com) for handling audio/video tasks.
- An up-to-date version of [Toolbx](https://containertoolbx.org/?ref=itsfoss.com), existing containers created on older versions of Endless OS won't start with this.

The [announcement blog](https://www.endlessos.org/post/getting-started-with-endless-os-6?ref=itsfoss.com) has a few more details if you are interested in learning further about this release.

## 📥 Get Endless OS 6

You can download either the basic ISO, which is compact, and ships with basic tools/utilities. Or, you could opt for the gigantic Full ISO, which comes preloaded with many tools, apps, games, and even an encyclopedia.

Head to the [official website](https://www.endlessos.org/os-direct-download?ref=itsfoss.com) to get started.

[Endless OS 6](https://www.endlessos.org/os-direct-download?ref=itsfoss.com)

*💬 Are you looking forward to installing this release?*