ROSA Linux

ROSA Linux is a Linux operating system distribution, developed by the Russian company 'AO NTC IT ROSA' (Russian: АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»). It is available in three different editions: ROSA Desktop Fresh, ROSA Enterprise Desktop, and ROSA Enterprise Linux Server, with the latter two aiming at commercial users. Its desktop computer editions come bundled with closed-source software such as Adobe Flash Player, multimedia codecs, NVIDIA drivers, and Steam. ROSA Desktop Fresh 13.0, the latest desktop version, was released on 28 February 2025, and is available with four different desktop environments: KDE Plasma 6, GNOME, LXQt and Xfce. It also contains open source software developed in-house by ROSA, such as ROSA Image Writer or ROSA Media Player. ROSA Linux has been certified by the Ministry of Defence of Russia. Although its main popularity is in the Russian language market, ROSA Desktop also received favorable reviews by several non-Russian online publications. German technology website Golem.de praised ROSA for its stability and hardware support, while LinuxInsider.com called ROSA "a real Powerhouse".