Drauger OS 7.8 aims to turn Ubuntu into a gaming Linux distro with KDE Plasma
Drauger OS 7.8 aims to turn Ubuntu into a gaming Linux distro with KDE Plasma
Publish Date: 2026-06-29 01:02:00
Source Domain: www.xda-developers.com
Summary
- Drauger OS 7.8 (Urgal) is an Ubuntu-based gaming spin focused on performance and gaming features.
- Ships with Linux kernel 7.0 for improved performance and day-one NTSYNC support.
- KDE Plasma 6.5 on Wayland; Firefox as a Flatpak – more VRR/HDR support and no ‘snappy’ nonsense.
One of the coolest things about the Linux community is that, if someone wants to make a distro that achieves a very specific goal, they can roll up their sleeves and make it themselves. We’ve seen this in the past as developers build distros that put gaming first, but not all of them decided to use Ubuntu as the core.
Well, as it turns out, there is a distro out there that uses Canonical’s operating system to create a gaming-based system, and while it’s still being fleshed out, it’s already looking interesting.
Drauger OS 7.8 adds some new features to the Ubuntu-based gaming OS
Plus, less ‘snappy nonsense’
Credit: Drauger OS
As spotted by Linuxiac, the developers of Drauger OS have announced a new version over on their official subreddit. Drauger OS 7.8, codename ‘Urgal’,…
