Elegance: Manjaro-based Linux with extensive preinstalled multimedia software

Elegance is a Linux distribution forked from Manjaro that uses a rolling-release model and ships with a large collection of preinstalled applications.

Manjaro provides the core of the operating system — including the Cinnamon desktop, package manager and basic software — while the Elegance developers supply the rest, giving Cinnamon a visual makeover and a dark theme by default.

What stands out is the curated app selection rather than bloat: the distribution includes many multimedia and creative tools such as Ardour, Audacity, Kdenlive, Kodi, LMMS, FreeCAD and LeoCAD, and also ships with Lutris and Steam for gaming.

The distribution is presented as especially suitable for multimedia creators, and the reviewer suggested creators might consider installing a low-latency kernel for better performance; users can download an ISO from the official site and try it on a spare machine or in a virtual machine. The reviewer also noted the distribution’s wallpaper selection was limited.

Key Topics

Tech, Elegance Linux, Manjaro, Cinnamon Desktop, Kdenlive, Audacity