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DistroWatch.com: Flatcar Container Linux

Flatcar Container Linux

Last Update: 2026-08-13 17:13 UTC

flatcar-4230.2.4 (more screenshots in our gallery)

OS Type: Linux
Based on: Gentoo
Origin: USA
Architecture: aarch64, x86_64
Desktop: No Desktop
Category: Container, Immutatable, Live Medium, Server
Status: Active
Popularity: 142 (100 hits per day)

Flatcar Container Linux is a container-optimized operating system based on Gentoo Linux. It is a minimal operating system image which includes only the tools needed to run containers and it supports all of the popular methods for running containers. The distribution ships an immutable filesystem and includes automatic atomic updates. Flatcar Container Linux runs on most cloud providers, virtualization platforms and bare metal servers.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 166 (86), 6 months: 142 (100), 3 months: 155 (88), 4 weeks: 159 (83), 1 week: 39 (290)

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Flatcar Summary
Distribution	Flatcar Container Linux
Home Page	https://www.flatcar.org/
Mailing Lists	--
User Forums	--
Alternative User Forums
Documentation	https://www.flatcar.org/docs/
Screenshots	DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors	https://www.flatcar.org/releases • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker	https://github.com/flatcar/Flatcar/issues
Related Websites	GitHub
Reviews
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To compare the software in this project to the software available in other distributions, please see our Compare Packages page.

Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.

Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

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Feature	4790.0.0 (Alpha)	4757.1.0 (Beta)	4593.2.5 (Stable)	4081.3.10 (LTS)
Release Date	2026-08-13	2026-08-13	2026-08-13	2026-08-13
End Of Life
Price (US$)	Free	Free	Free	Free
Image Size (MB)	400-500	400-500	400-500	400-500
Free Download	IMG, ISO, QCOW2, RAW	IMG, ISO, QCOW2, RAW	IMG, ISO, QCOW2, RAW	IMG, ISO, QCOW2, RAW
Installation	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode	Text mode
Default Desktop	--	--	--	--
Default Browser	--	--	--	--
Package Format	--	--	--	--
Package Management	--	--	--	--
Release Model	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed
Office Suite	--	--	--	--
Processor Architecture	aarch64, x86_64	aarch64, x86_64	aarch64, x86_64	aarch64, x86_64
Init Software	systemd	systemd	systemd	systemd
Journaled File Systems	Btrfs, ext4, XFS	Btrfs, ext4, XFS	Btrfs, ext4, XFS	Btrfs, ext4, XFS
Multilingual	en	en	en	en
Full Package List	4790.0.0	4757.1.0	4593.2.5	4081.3.10
Package	4790.0.0 (Alpha)	4757.1.0 (Beta)	4593.2.5 (Stable)	4081.3.10 (LTS)
alsa-lib (1.2.16.1)	--	--	--	--
amdgpu (25.0.0)	--	--	--	--
apparmor (5.0.2)	--	--	--	--
apt (3.3.3)	--	--	--	--
bash (5.3)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2
bind (9.20.26)	9.20.23	9.18.42	9.18.38	--
chromium (151.0.7922.137)	--	--	--	--
cinnamon (6.6.9)	--	--	--	--
cups (2.4.19)	--	--	--	--
e2fsprogs (1.47.4)	1.47.4	1.47.4	1.47.3	1.47.1
ffmpeg (9.0.1)	--	--	--	--
firefox (154.0)	--	--	--	--
flatpak (1.18.1)	--	--	--	--
freetype (2.14.3)	--	--	--	--
gcc (16.2.0)	15.3.0	15.2.1	14.3.1	13.3.1
gimp (3.2.4)	--	--	--	--
git (2.55.0)	2.54.0	2.53.0	2.51.0	2.44.2
glibc (2.44)	2.43	2.41	2.41	2.38
gnome-shell (50.4)	--	--	--	--
grub (2.14)	--	--	--	--
gtk (4.22.4)	--	--	--	--
httpd (2.4.68)	--	--	--	--
hyprland (0.56.2)	--	--	--	--
inkscape (1.4.4)	--	--	--	--
kmod (34.2)	34.2	34.2	34.2	32
krita (6.0.3)	--	--	--	--
Package	4790.0.0 (Alpha)	4757.1.0 (Beta)	4593.2.5 (Stable)	4081.3.10 (LTS)
LibreOffice (26.2.5)	--	--	--	--
libselinux (3.11)	3.10	3.9	3.8.1	3.6
linux (7.2)	6.12.102	6.12.102	6.12.102	6.6.150
mariadb (12.3.2)	--	--	--	--
mate-desktop (1.28.2)	--	--	--	--
mesa (26.2.0)	--	--	--	--
nautilus (50.2.2)	--	--	--	--
NVIDIA (610.57.04)	--	--	--	--
openjdk (26.0.2)	--	--	--	--
openssh (10.5p1)	10.4p1	10.3p1	10.4p1	9.7p1
openssl (4.0.1)	3.5.7	3.5.7	3.5.5	3.2.3
perl (5.44.0)	--	--	--	--
php (8.5.9)	--	--	--	--
plasma-desktop (6.7.4)	--	--	--	--
postfix (3.11.6)	--	--	--	--
postgresql (18.6)	--	--	--	--
Python (3.14.7)	--	--	--	--
qt (6.11.2)	--	--	--	--
samba (4.24.6)	4.23.6	4.23.6	4.22.5	4.18.9
systemd (261.2)	260.1	260.1	259.9	255.8
thunderbird (153.0.3)	--	--	--	--
vim (9.2)	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1
vlc (3.0.23)	--	--	--	--
wayland (1.26.0)	--	--	--	--
xfdesktop (4.20.2)	--	--	--	--
xorg-server (21.1.24)	--	--	--	--

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