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Arabbix
Arabbix was the world's first Arabic Live-CD (run-from-CD) distribution that showcases Arabeyes' and others' accomplishments and results - it includes most of the applications an Arab user might require or need. Arabbix was not only intended to attract new users and to cement the virtues of Open Source and Linux as a fully functional Arabic desktop medium, but was also hoped that it will engrave into people's hearts and minds.
Status: Discontinued
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| 2023-06-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 |
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SUSE has announced the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 15 SP5, the fifth service pack of the company's enterprise-class Linux distribution designed mainly for developers and administrators to deploy business-critical workloads. The company's new release streamlines the install media and provides wider support for IPv4 addresses. "The Unified Installer and Packages DVDs known from SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop/SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1 are deprecated and have been replaced by the following media: Online Installation Media - all SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 products can be installed with this stand alone media, after entering a registration key. The necessary packages are fetched from online repositories only. For information about available modules, see Section 3.1, 'Modules in the SLE 15 SP5 (prerelease) Product Line'. Full Installation Media - all SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop/SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 products can be installed without network connection with this media, for offline installation scenarios. The media contains all necessary packages." The release notes offer additional details. Install media for x86_64, ARM, POWER, and IBM Z can be found on the company's products page. |
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| 2023-06-20 |
NEW • Development Release: Emmabuntus DE5 RC 1 |
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Emmabuntüs is a desktop Linux distribution with editions based on Debian's Stable branch with the Xfce and LXQt desktop environments. It strives to be beginner-friendly and reasonably light on resources. The project has published a new release candidate based on Debian 12. "In this RC 1 version, the following fixes and improvements were implemented: Based on the Debian 12.0 Bookworm. Added additional installable languages through post install script. Added Jami from the Debian repository. Added wallpapers based on the Emerald theme of Debian 12. Improved display visibility of the GRUB in Secure Boot. Fixed the installation of RadioTray-NG in 32-bits. Updated The Debian Bookworm 12.0 beginner's handbook. Updated the Calamares slideshow. Updated programs: Firefox 102.12.0esr, Thunderbird 102.12.0, Ventoy 1.0.91, Pulseaudio Equalizer Ladspa 2022.07, Deb-get 0.3.9-1, CTparental 5.1.10-1." Additional notes and screenshots can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download (SHA256): emmabuntus-de5-amd64-12.0-rc1.iso (4,024MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-06-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SysLinuxOS 12 |
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Franco Conidi has announced the release of SysLinuxOS 12, a major new release of the project's Debian-based live distribution designed for system administrators and system integrators: "Following the release of Debian 12 'Bookworm', SysLinuxOS 12 is now available with several enhancements and new features that set it apart from Debian 12. Some of these improvements are under the hood, providing additional functionality. SysLinuxOS 12 comes with the MATE desktop environment as the primary option, while the version with GNOME will be released later. In terms of aesthetics, two Conky widgets have been integrated; they not only enhance the desktop's visual appeal but also provide useful information about PC performance, network status (including private and public IP addresses), and running processes. Additionally, the menu has been reorganized based on the utility of the programs. A new menu called Networking has been introduced, which includes tools for network analysis. These tools are primarily GUI-based, while command-line alternatives are also available. MATE offers a simple, organized and fast desktop environment." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): SysLinuxOS_12-Mate-amd64.iso (4,410MB, pkglist, username: admin, password: root). |
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| 2023-06-16 |
NEW • Development Release: MX Linux 23 Beta 2 |
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The second beta build of MX Linux 23, based on the recently-released Debian 12, is ready for testing: "MX Linux 23 beta 2 is now available for testing. MX 23 is built from Debian 12 'bookworm' and MX repositories. As in past releases, MX will default to SysVInit but systemd remains an option for installed systems. This release builds upon beta 1 and includes all bug fixes and changes to date, including default wallpapers and theming. As with beta 1, the installer now supports swapfiles as well as swap partitions. The 'regular' auto installation will default to swapfiles. There are many other installer changes, including GUI adjustments, setting of some debconf value to make legacy grub-pc updates more seamless, various fixes for grub install functions and cleanup of 'dump' entries that might be clogging up a user's nvram. There is also additional help guidance right in the installer GUI. The live boot menus now have a more obvious 'check media' function right in the top level menu. The media will be checked and boot will continue if things look good." Continue to the release announcement for more details. Download (pkglist): MX-23_beta2_x64.iso (2,065MB, SHA256, signature), MX-23_KDE_beta2_x64.iso (2,500MB, SHA256, signature), MX-23_fluxbox_beta2_x64.iso (1,725MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2023-06-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 7.0 |
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SparkyLinux is a lighweight distribution based on Debian. The project has published a new stable release, SparkyLinux 7.0, which is based on Debian 12. The new release features several key package upgrades. "Sparky 7.0 'Orion Belt' has been released. It is based on and fully compatible with Debian 12 'Bookworm'. Highlights: based on Debian stable 12 'Bookworm'; all packages updated from Debian 'Bookworm' and Sparky 'Orion Belt' repos as of June 15, 2023; Linux kernel 6.1.27 LTS as default (6.3.8 and 5.15.117 LTS in Sparky unstable repos); Firefox 102.12.0ESR (114.0.1 in Sparky repos); Thunderbird 102.12.0; VLC 3.0.18; LibreOffice 7.4.5; Calamares 3.2.61; KDE Plasma 5.27; LXQt 1.2.0; MATE 1.26; Xfce 4.18; Openbox 3.6.1; Sparky APTus AppCenter 20230530; ntp replaced by systemd-timesyncd; amd64 ISO images have been improved - they can be boot on machines with UEFI motherboards with Secure Boot on." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-7.0-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,582MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-7.0-x86_64-lxqt.iso (1,750MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-7.0-x86_64-mate.iso (1,918MB, SHA512, signature). |
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| 2023-06-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: risiOS 38 |
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risiOS is a Fedora-based Linux distribution which runs the GNOME desktop environment and includes a number of graphical setup and tweak tools. the project has published risoOS 38 which seeks to improve the first-boot experience. "One of the most prominent features of risiOS 38 is the new first boot experience. With our re imagined Quick Setup tool, setting up risiOS is now quicker and more efficient, with a much simpler interface. This allows you to easily set up third-party drivers and repositories, as well as install any applications you may need. In addition, risiOS 38 features a complete redesign of risiWelcome, now with Libadwaita. risiTweaks has undergone a complete redesign. It now features a clean UI with a brand new look and feel. The previous extensions tool built into risiTweaks has been removed, and stock GNOME extensions is now shipped instead. This change has allowed for a more stable and streamlined experience for users. rTheme has been released in version 1.0. The API is now stable and there have been significant improvements to GNOME Shell support. The plugin system has also been improved, and several bugs have been fixed. This allows users to customize their desktop with ease, giving them more control over the look and feel of their system." Additional details and screenshots can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: risiOS-Live-38-20230610.iso (2,010MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2023-06-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Voyager Live 12 |
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Voyager Live is a project which offers Debian- and Ubuntu-based flavours of a desktop distribution. The project has announced the release of Voyager Live 12, which is based on Debian 12 "Bookworm". The new version focuses on improving the availability of firmware for fresh installs. "With numerous Themes and Wallpapers and essential software and many other new features to discover like Scrcpy to have your smartphone screen on your PC. Debian 12 'Bookworm' contains over 11,089 new packages, bringing the total to over 64,419 packages. Most of the software included with Debian has been updated, with over 6,296 packages removed because they are old or obsolete. The installer on Debian has received various enhancements which have resulted in better hardware support and exciting new features. Take, for example, improved handling of proprietary (non-free) firmware for hardware, which now makes it easier to load these firmwares from the installer. This was made possible through the inclusion of Debian APT 2.6 which allows for better handling of non-free firmware on Debian. So non-free firmware binaries will now be enabled by default when it is verified that they are needed. These changes will allow better support for different hardware running on non-free firmware, especially GPUs and Wi-Fi adapters." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5): Voyager-12-debian-amd64.iso (4,212MB, pkglist). |
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| 2023-06-12 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1023 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: openSUSE 15.5 Leap
- News: openSUSE lengthens the life of Leap, Tails polishes experience for Latin America users, Murena offers new phone option for North America
- Questions and answers: The differences between independent distributions
- Released last week: openSUSE 15.5, Debian 12, postmarketOS 23.06, Ultramarine Linux 38, EasyOS 5.4
- Torrent corner: Debian, Debian Edu, GhostBSD, KDE neon
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 14.0-RC1
- Opinion poll: When openSUSE Leap ends, will you stick with another openSUSE edition?
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2023-06-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Debian 12 |
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The Debian project has announced the release of Debian 12 "Bookworm", a new stable version which will receive five years of security updates. The new version shifts the way the project handles non-free firmware in an attempt to make Debian more compatible with a range of consumer hardware. "Bookworm will be supported for the next 5 years thanks to the combined work of the Debian Security team and the Debian Long Term Support team. Following the 2022 General Resolution about non-free firmware, we have introduced a new archive area making it possible to separate non-free firmware from the other non-free packages: non-free-firmware. Most non-free firmware packages have been moved from non-free to non-free-firmware. This separation makes it possible to build a variety of official installation images. Debian 12 Bookworm ships with several desktop environments, such as: GNOME 43, KDE Plasma 5.27, LXDE 11, LXQt 1.2.0, MATE 1.26, Xfce 4.18. This release contains over 11,089 new packages for a total count of 64,419 packages, while over 6,296 packages have been removed as obsolete." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): debian-12.0.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso (3,748MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), debian-12.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso (738MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| 2023-06-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: EasyOS 5.4 |
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Barry Kauler has announced the release of EasyOS 5.4. EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution which uses many of the technologies and package formats pioneered by Puppy Linux. "EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.4 has undergone many changes since 5.0. There are now four package managers: PKGget, SFSget, Flapi and Appi -- the latter two are for installing and managing Flatpaks and AppImages. Each app runs as its own user; for example, Kdenlive video editor runs as user 'kdenlive', providing isolation from other apps. The packages in EasyOS are compiled from source, now at the OpenEmbedded/Yocto Kirkstone 4.0.10 release. Greatly improved international language support for French, Spanish and Russian. The default built-in browser is Chromium; however, menu entries are provided to download Firefox and Vivaldi, and also update them. They also run as their own user!" Additional information is offered in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download: easy-5.4-amd64.img (825MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2023-06-09 |
NEW • Development Release: Proxmox 8.0 Beta "Virtual Environment" |
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Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialised products based on Debian GNU/Linux, notably Proxmox Virtual Environment. The company has published a beta snapshot of the upcoming Proxmox 8.0 "Virtual Environment" release. "We are pleased to announce the first beta release of Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.0! The 8.x family is based on the great Debian 12 "Bookworm" and comes with a 6.2 kernel, QEMU 8.0.2, LXC 5.0.2, OpenZFS 2.1.11. Note: The current release of Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.0 is a beta version. If you test or upgrade, make sure to first create backups of your data. We recommend Proxmox Backup Server to do so. Here are some of the highlights of the Proxmox VE 8.0 beta version. Ceph Server: Ceph Quincy 17.2 is the default and comes with continued support. There is now an enterprise repository for Ceph which can be accessed via any Proxmox VE subscription, providing the best stability for production systems. Integrate host network bridge and VNet access when configuring virtual guests into Proxmox VE's ACL system. Add access realm sync jobs to conveniently synchronize users and groups from an LDAP/AD server automatically at regular intervals. Countless GUI and API improvements." The release announcement and release notes offer additional information. Download: proxmox-ve_8.0-BETA-1.iso (1,137MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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3CX Phone System is a specialist, Debian-based Linux distribution designed to run a complete unified communications platform. The 3CX client, included in the distribution, can also be installed separately on most hardware as well as the cloud. It provides a complete open standards-based IP PBX and phone system that works with popular SIP trunks and IP phones. It will automatically configure all supported peripherals and it also comes with clients for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android. The ISO image includes a free license for the 3CX PBX edition. The ISO image contains the standard Debian installer which installs a minimal system with the nginx web server, PostgreSQL database, iptables firewall and Secure Shell. Options not relevant to 3CX have been removed from the distribution. Download the installation ISO image from here: debian-amd64-netinst-3cx.iso (378MB). |
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