Granular Linux是一份易于使用的桌面Linux发行，它基于PCLinuxOS。其主要特色在于一套精选的常用任务应用程序，可以定制该发行本身的能力，以及其包含的两种流行桌面环境：灵活可定制的KDE和轻量级的Enlightenment。
The first release candidate of Granular Linux, a PCLinuxOS-based desktop distribution, is out and ready for testing: "It
is my pleasure to announce the availability of Granular 1.0 RC, the
last development release before the final Granular 1.0. Features and
changes: Granular 1.0 now uses its own new repository; all updated
packages, including Linux kernel 2.6.24.7, KDE 3.5.9, Enlightenment
0.16.999, Firefox 3.0, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14, KOffice 1.6.3, Compiz
Fusion 0.7.6, GIMP 2.4.6; updated artwork; out-of-the-box support for
audio and video files; pre-installed multimedia plugins for Firefox;
support for multimedia keyboards and the extra laptop keys; read/write
support for NTFS partitions; video drivers installation tool." Read the release announcement and release notes for more detailed list of changes and and new features. Download: granular-1.0-rc-cd.iso (694MB, MD5, torrent).