SAM Linux Desktop, a live and installation CD based on PCLinuxOS, is an easy-to-use, fast and clean XFce Linux desktop for home users. The distribution is enhanced by several popular non-free applications, such as Macromedia Flash plugin, Java and RealPlayer.

Nico Reuter has announced the first release candidate for SAM Linux 2008, a desktop Linux distribution based on PCLinuxOS: "After more than half a year without a new SAM we are happy to give you a nice Christmas present: SAM 2008 'claw' release candidate 1. What's new: It uses the newest Xfce 4.4.2 as default desktop; it supports around 60 languages out of the box; it comes with proprietary ATI and NVIDIA drivers on the live CD, and CompizFusion pre-installed; many packages are updated to their newest versions available in the PCLinuxOS repositories; OpenOffice.org was replaced by GNOME Office; it has a new start menu, a 'hacked' menu from Linux Mint; the deskbar applet in combination with the tracker search tool gives you a powerful desktop search."