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Should I use EndeavourOS?

A terminal-centric Arch-based Linux distribution with a vibrant and friendly community at its core. - endeavouros.com

· 1 month ago

A free, well-liked Arch-based distro for enthusiasts who want near-Arch power with friendlier onboarding and community support. Wrong for beginners, set-and-forget machines, or anyone unwilling to run terminal updates.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources including DistroWatch, Reddit, the official forum, and independent reviews; source snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

EndeavourOS

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Linux hobbyists and tinkerers
  • Developers wanting Arch without manual install
  • Windows users ready to learn the terminal

Not for

  • Complete Linux beginners
  • Anyone wanting a set-and-forget stable OS
  • Company laptops needing vendor support or SLAs
  • Non-technical family or shared machines

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

High-severity vulnerability CVE-2026-31431 was discussed on the official forum; patch promptly

medium

Rolling release: expect frequent updates and occasional manual fixes after things break

medium

Community support only: no vendor, no paid support, no SLAs

medium

No official security page; track advisories via the forum and Arch announcements

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free to download and use, funded by donations
  • Community described as vibrant and friendly
  • 473 DistroWatch reader reviews signal a large engaged base
  • Makes Arch approachable without a manual install
  • Long-term users report a solid daily-driver experience

Cons

  • Terminal-centric; expects command-line comfort
  • Users report occasional update breakage
  • High-severity CVE-2026-31431 affected the project
  • No dedicated security page found on the official site
  • One prominent reviewer hit disk problems during testing

Sources & method

- 10 sources - One high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431, 'Copy Fail') actively discussed on the official forum; no dedicated security page found on the site.

official x4review x4security x1news x1
  • Copy Fail — CVE-2026-31431, High-severity vulnerability discussed across a long thread on the official EndeavourOS forum.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Completely free, donation-funded
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Terminal-centric; easier than Arch, not easy
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Full Arch repos plus AUR access
  • Support quality: 4/5. Active, friendly community forum
  • Security posture: 3/5. High-severity CVE; no security page
  • 473 DistroWatch reviews reader reviews
  • $0 Price free, donation-funded
  • Yes Free tier full OS, no paid edition
  • 2019 First release Antergos successor

Pricing

EndeavourOS

$0

  • Full ISO with desktop choice
  • Online and offline installers
  • Community forum support; donations optional

Security

One high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431, 'Copy Fail') actively discussed on the official forum; no dedicated security page found on the site.

  • Copy Fail — CVE-2026-31431High-severity vulnerability discussed across a long thread on the official EndeavourOS forum.⁷

What users say

Reception is broadly positive — users praise the friendly community and near-Arch experience, with occasional complaints about updates breaking the system.

“It en-devoured my disk”
Dedoimedo blog review (title)
“Every time I crawl back to Windows, EndeavourOS pulls…”
MakeUseOf article (headline)
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources including DistroWatch, Reddit, the official forum, and independent reviews; source snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes.

Free Arch Linux with training wheels. Great if you like the terminal; skip it if you want zero maintenance.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources including DistroWatch, Reddit, the official forum, and independent reviews; source snippets were truncated, limiting verbatim quotes.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. EndeavourOS official siteendeavouros.com
    official
  2. EndeavourOS — Support us / donateendeavouros.com
    official
  3. EndeavourOS — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    official
  4. 473 reader reviews of EndeavourOS — DistroWatchdistrowatch.com
    review
  5. EndeavourOS review — Dedoimedodedoimedo.com
    review
  6. Endeavour OS Aims to Fill the Void Left by Antergos — It's FOSSitsfoss.com
    news
  7. Copy Fail — High Severity Vulnerability — CVE-2026-31431forum.endeavouros.com
    security
  8. EndeavourOS — Open Collectiveopencollective.com
    official
  9. What is EndeavourOS like as a daily driver on a Desktop? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  10. EndeavourOS Borked!!! — Scots Newsletter forumsforums.scotsnewsletter.com
    review

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