| Feature | Pure Onyx Dec Test | Fedora 40 Rawhide | Arch Linux (Dec snapshot) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Default init system | Dinit (custom) | systemd | systemd | | Package manager | Fractal 3.0 | DNF5 | Pacman 6.1 | | Desktop environment | ODE v4.0 (Wayland) | GNOME 45 (Wayland) | Varies (KDE/XFCE) | | RAM usage (idle) | | 1.9 GB | 580 MB (XFCE) | | Telemetry | None | Optional (Fedora Count Me) | None | | Installer | Calamares + ZFS root | Anaconda | Archinstall 2.7 |
: Players can now toggle H scene intensity (Options: "Rough" vs. "Vanilla") to match their preference or set them to a randomized mix. Planned Future Features Pure Onyx New December Test Release
Conversely, some users reported the removal of the legacy X11 server as a controversial move. Pure Onyx leadership responded that maintaining both display servers became untenable and that the new Wayland compositor (Obsidian) now meets 98% of feature parity. | Feature | Pure Onyx Dec Test |