EndeavourOS Mercury is an Arch-based rolling-release distro that makes Arch accessible without dumbing it down. The Calamares installer takes you from blank disk to working desktop in about 15 minutes — choosing from 8 desktop environments. It keeps as close to vanilla Arch as possible, giving you full AUR access, the ArchWiki, and a vibrant, welcoming forum community.
Desktop Environment & Package Management
The default desktop is KDE Plasma / GNOME / others. Package management is handled via Pacman + AUR + Yay. Proprietary multimedia codecs are not included by default but can be easily added post-install.
Performance & Use Cases
Minimum RAM: 1 GB, Disk: 10 GB. EndeavourOS Mercury has solid gaming support — Steam and Proton work well out of the box. EndeavourOS Mercury is designed primarily as a desktop distribution.
Who Should Use EndeavourOS Mercury?
Intermediate users wanting Arch power without the manual install, rolling release fans. Built on Arch Linux with a rolling release model.