A gaming-focused Arch-based Linux distribution. Steam, Heroic Games Launcher, Bottles, Lutris, Wine, and RetroArch — pre-installed and ready.

Plymouth boot splash
Beautiful animated boot with the CobaltX logo on dark navy.

yay pre-installed
Full AUR access out of the box. Install anything with one command.

NVIDIA one-click installer
Detects your GPU, installs proprietary drivers, configures Wayland.

CobaltX Welcome App
Custom first-boot experience with quick actions and system info.

Improved KDE integration
Custom icons, no duplicate popups, polished defaults everywhere.

Rebranded to Sparked
Fresh version, fresh codename. Latest linux-zen and KDE Plasma 6.

linux-zen kernel
Low-latency kernel optimized for desktop performance. Better responsiveness, lower input lag in games.

Gaming stack pre-installed
Steam, Heroic, Bottles, Lutris, Wine, RetroArch — install nothing. Sign in. Play.

KDE Plasma 6
Modern, customizable desktop. Polished out of the box with CobaltX theming.

Arch foundation
Bleeding-edge packages, the AUR, and pacman. Rolling release — always current.

Mesa + Vulkan
Latest graphics drivers for Intel and AMD GPUs. NVIDIA via one-click installer.

systemd-boot
Fast, reliable UEFI boot. No GRUB complications. Just works.

Get Balena Etcher for Windows/Mac/Linux to create bootable USB Stick here:

https://etcher.balena.io/#download-etcher

Visit the CobaltX Linux website here:

https://mrdomination.github.io/cobaltx/