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Home Assistant OS (HAOS) RSS Feed DistroWatch.com: Home Assistant OS (HAOS)

Home Assistant OS (HAOS)


Last Update: 2026-07-01 19:24 UTC


Image Home Assistant OS (HAOS) is an independently-developed, Linux-based operating system optimised to run Home Assistant, an open-source home automation tool. It focuses on local control and privacy. HAOS uses Docker as its container engine and deploys Home Assistant Supervisor as a container. Home Assistant Supervisor in turn uses the Docker container engine to control Home Assistant Core and Apps in separate containers. The product is available for various single-board computers, like Raspberry Pi or ODROID, but it also supports x86_64 systems with UEFI boot mode.

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HAOS Summary
Distribution Home Assistant OS (HAOS)
Home Page https://www.home-assistant.io/
https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://community.home-assistant.io/
Alternative User Forums DiscordReddit
Documentation https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releasesDistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/issues
Related Websites  
Reviews  
Where To Donate, Buy or Try https://store.openhomefoundation.org/

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2026-06-19: Distribution Release: Home Assistant OS (HAOS) 18.0
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Feature 18.1
Release Date 2026-07-01
End Of Life  
Price (US$) Free
Image Size (MB) 100-700
Free Download img, ova, raucb, vdi, vhdx, vmdk, qcow2
Installation Text mode
Default Desktop --
Default Browser --
Package Format --
Package Management --
Release Model Fixed
Office Suite --
Processor Architecture aarch64, x86_64
Init Software  
Journaled File Systems  
Multilingual en
Full Package List  
Package 18.1
alsa-lib (1.2.16.1)  
amdgpu (25.0.0)  
apparmor (5.0.1)  
apt (3.3.1)  
bash (5.3)  
bind (9.20.24)  
chromium (150.0.7871.46)  
cinnamon (6.6.8)  
cups (2.4.19)  
e2fsprogs (1.47.4)  
ffmpeg (8.1.2)  
firefox (152.0.4)  
flatpak (1.18.0)  
freetype (2.14.3)  
gcc (16.1.0)  
gimp (3.2.4)  
git (2.55.0)  
glibc (2.43)  
gnome-shell (50.3)  
grub (2.14)  
gtk (4.22.4)  
httpd (2.4.68)  
hyprland (0.55.4)  
inkscape (1.4.4)  
kmod (34.2)  
krita (6.0.2.1)  
Package 18.1
LibreOffice (26.2.4)  
libselinux (3.11)  
linux (7.1.3) 6.18.37
mariadb (12.3.2)  
mate-desktop (1.28.2)  
mesa (26.1.4)  
nautilus (50.2.2)  
NVIDIA (610.43.02)  
openjdk (26.0.1)  
openssh (10.3p1)  
openssl (4.0.1)  
perl (5.42.2)  
php (8.5.8)  
plasma-desktop (6.7.2)  
postfix (3.11.4)  
postgresql (18.4)  
Python (3.14.6)  
qt (6.11.1)  
samba (4.24.4)  
systemd (261.1)  
thunderbird (152.0.1)  
vim (9.2)  
vlc (3.0.23)  
wayland (1.25.0)  
xfdesktop (4.20.2)  
xorg-server (21.1.23)  

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Version: 17.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-06-30
Country: Honduras
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Home Assistant OS (HAOS) 18.0 es un sistema operativo altamente especializado, diseñado con un único propósito: servir como base mínima y optimizada para ejecutar Home Assistant, la popular plataforma de código abierto para domótica. A diferencia de las distribuciones Linux convencionales, HAOS prescinde por completo de un entorno de escritorio gráfico y de un gestor de paquetes tradicional como apt o dnf. En su lugar, ofrece una interfaz de línea de comandos (CLI) bastante restringida, pensada únicamente para tareas administrativas básicas como consultar la dirección IP, reiniciar el sistema o revisar el estado del Supervisor. Toda la configuración real, instalación de integraciones y administración del hogar inteligente se realiza desde una interfaz web accesible normalmente en el puerto 8123.

En un entorno virtualizado, el comportamiento fue notablemente eficiente: el sistema arrancó con rapidez, asignó automáticamente una dirección IP por DHCP sin configuración manual, y mantuvo un consumo de recursos bajo durante toda la prueba, lo que lo hace muy adecuado para hardware modesto o máquinas virtuales con pocos recursos asignados.

Entre sus fortalezas más destacadas están la enorme cantidad de integraciones disponibles para dispositivos inteligentes (luces, sensores, cámaras, asistentes de voz), las actualizaciones automáticas tanto del sistema como del Supervisor, y una comunidad de usuarios muy activa que constantemente aporta nuevas integraciones y soluciones.

Como principal debilidad, su naturaleza cerrada de tipo "appliance" limita considerablemente la personalización a bajo nivel del sistema operativo, y claramente no es apto para tareas de computación general, navegación web, ofimática o como reemplazo de una distribución Linux convencional de escritorio.

Calificación final: 8/10.


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