Based on Ubuntu 24.04, more accessibility, still looks great Elementary OS 8 "Circe" is here, based on Ubuntu 24.04, with ...

If you're running Elementary OS 8, there's a new round of updates available, bringing some neat enhancements, particularly to its signature Dock and the underlying window manager, Gala.

First and foremost, Elementary OS is based on Ubuntu Linux, which means it uses the apt package manager. Because of that, installing software (even from the command line) is quite simple.