Zenned

Zenned is a Linux distribution, based on Arch Linux^[1] and KDE Plasma.^[2]

Zenned
Developer	Alberto Salvia Novella
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Current
Source model	Open-source
Initial release	14 February 2025 (5 months ago) (2025-02-14)
Marketing target	Personal computers
Available in	All languages
Update method	Rolling release (pacman-auto-update)
Package manager	Pamac, Pacman
Supported platforms	x86-64
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Default user interface	PlanZen (custom KDE Plasma)
Official website	zenned.gitlab.io

It is aimed to make computers both simple and powerful.^[3]

Applications

Instead of always using the default KDE applications, it uses software from all kinds of desktop environments. Generally simpler more lightweight alternatives.

For example, it uses pcmanfm-qt as file manager, qterminal as terminal emulator, and evince as document viewer.^[4]