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Freedows
Freedows was a Brazilian commercial distribution based on Fedora Core. Several editions are available, including Lite, Standard, Thin Client, Professional, and SMB. Among them only the Lite edition was available for free download via BitTorrent.
Status: Discontinued
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| 2023-06-01 |
NEW • BSD Release: TrueNAS 13.0-U5 "CORE" |
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Pee Jay Latombo has announced the release of TrueNAS CORE 13.0-U5, an updated build of the project's specialist, FreeBSD-based software designed for NAS (Network-Attached Storage) computers. The new release brings improvements in ransomware protection: "Building on the Enterprise quality of prior versions, the third update of TrueNAS 13 was released today. In addition to greater maturity and test coverage, Globally Distributed Storage provided by iX-Storj is also now included in this release. Compared to TrueNAS 12, TrueNAS 13 includes significant new components and has improved performance, scalability, and reliability in subsequent releases. In the two months since TrueNAS 13.0-U2 was released, it has already become the 2nd most deployed version of TrueNAS. TrueNAS 13.0-U5 builds on the maturity of the prior version with 30 bug fixes and security updates. It also includes enclosure management updates for the TrueNAS R50 Gen3, which was announced two weeks ago." See the release announcement and the release notes for detailed information about the product. Download: TrueNAS-13.0-U5.iso (999MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2023-06-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 23.05 |
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NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. The project's latest version, NixOS 23.05, mostly provides updates desktop enviroments and a newer Linux kernel. "In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: Core version changes: default linux: 5.15 -> 6.1, all supported kernels available. systemd has been updated to v253.1, see the pull request for more info. It’s recommended to use nixos-rebuild boot and reboot, rather than nixos-rebuild switch - since in some rare cases the switch of a live system might fail. glibc: 2.35 -> 2.37. Cinnamon has been updated to 5.6, see the pull request for what is changed. GNOME has been upgraded to version 44. Please see the release notes for details. KDE Plasma has been updated to v5.27, see the release notes for what is changed. Python implements PEP 668, providing better feedback to users that try to run pip install system-wide. nixos-rebuild now supports an extra --specialisation option that can be used to change specialisation for switch and test commands. libxcrypt, the library providing the crypt(3) password hashing function, is now built without support for algorithms not flagged strong. This affects the availability of password hashing algorithms used for system login (login(1), passwd(1)), but also Apache2 Basic-Auth, Samba, OpenLDAP, Dovecot, and many other packages." Additional details are offered in the pojrct's release notes. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (2,384MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-plasma5-x86_64-linux.iso (2,436MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso (812MB, SHA256). |
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| 2023-05-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Armbian 23.05.1 |
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Armbian is a Linux distribution designed for ARM development boards. It is usually based on one of the stable or development versions of Debian or Ubuntu and it supports a wide variety of popular ARM-based devices. The project's latest release is version 23.05.1 which adds the i3 window manager as a graphical user interface options. The project's release announcement offers additional details: "We are pleased to announce several improvements and enhancements at the user level: Armbian Bookworm based images: We are introducing Armbian Bookworm-based images, providing the latest features and updates from Debian community. i3 supported: i3 has been added as the fourth officially supported desktop environment, expanding the options available to our users. Fixes and Enhancements: We have addressed issues in key tools such as armbian-installer, armbian-config, and armbian-firstrun, ensuring a smoother user experience. Streamlined Packages: We have optimized our package base, making it nearly identical across different underlying package bases and desktop choices. This standardization improves predictability and enhances security. Consistent Application Packages: Regardless of the chosen package base or desktop environment, the application packages remain the same. This ensures consistent functionality and ease of use." Further details can be found in the changelog. The project's download page lists available supported devices. |
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| 2023-05-29 |
NEW • Development Release: MX Linux 23 Beta 1 |
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Following two unannounced alpha releases, the first beta of MX Linux 23 has been officially released. It is based on the upcoming Debian 12 and features Xfce 4.18, KDE Plasma 5.27 and Fluxbox 1.3.7. "MX Linux 23 beta 1 is now available for testing. MX Linux 23 is built from Debian 12 'Bookworm' and MX repositories. As in past releases, the MX will default to SysVInit but systemd remains an option for installed systems. As well as a ton of under-the-hood work, here are some items that are new in MX Linux 23 beta 1: the installer now supports swap files as well as swap partitions; the 'regular' auto installation will default to swap files; there are many other installer changes, including GUI adjustments, setting of some debconf values 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...." Read the complete release announcement for a detailed list of changes and known issues. Download: MX-23_beta1_x64.iso (2,009MB, SHA256, signature), MX-23_KDE_beta1_x64.iso (2,444MB, SHA256, signature), MX-23_fluxbox_beta1_x64.iso (1,734MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2023-05-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Oracle Linux 9.2 |
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Simon Coter has announced the release of Oracle Linux 9 Update 2, the stable version of Oracle's distribution built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.2 source code but optionally using a custom-compiled "Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK)": "The latest releases of Oracle Linux enhance the user experience across on-premises, cloud and edge deployments, with a focus on operational consistency and improved efficiency, to accelerate time-to-market for critical infrastructure assets. Oracle Linux now supports offline upgrades. Offline upgrades can help protect a system during upgrades by performing package installations after a reboot and before libraries that might be affected by package updates have loaded. With this enhancement, running services won't be impacted by operating system updates. With offline upgrades, DNF does not apply the updates directly, but it notifies the systemd process that updates need to be applied." Read the release announcement and the detailed release notes for more information. Download (pkglist): OracleLinux-R9-U2-x86_64-dvd.iso (9,792MB), OracleLinux-R9-U2-x86_64-boot.iso (881MB), OracleLinux-R9-U2-x86_64-boot-uek.iso (908MB). Oracle Linux 8, the distribution's legacy branch, has also been updated, to version 8.8. |
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| 2023-05-26 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 9 Beta 2 |
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Yves Brungard has announced that the second beta build of Mageia 9 is now available for download and testing. The new development snapshot upgrades the Linux kernel to version 6.3.3 and KDE Plasma desktop to version 5.27.4. "We are proud to announce the second beta of Mageia 9. Since the release of beta 1 in February 2023 the Mageia team has worked to solve a number of stubborn issues and to provide security fixes and new updates. The following features stand out: Linux kernel 6.3.3, glibc 2.36, GCC 12.3.0, RPM 4.18.0, Chromium 110, Firefox ESR 102.11, LibreOffice 7.5.2, KDE Plasma 5.27.4, GNOME 44, Xfce 4.18.1, LXQt 1.3.0, Mesa 23.1.0. We continue to offer (as few do) installation media for 32-bit and 64-bit systems, 64-bit live images for Plasma, GNOME and Xfce, as well as a 32-bit live image for Xfce." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download (mirrors): Mageia-9-beta2-x86_64.iso (4,422MB, SHA512, signature, torrent, pkglist), Mageia-9-beta2-Live-GNOME-x86_64.iso (3,876MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), Mageia-9-beta2-Live-Plasma-x86_64.iso (4,003MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), Mageia-9-beta2-Live-Xfce-x86_64.iso (3,593MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| 2023-05-17 |
NEW • Development Release: deepin 23 Beta |
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The developers of deepin, a desktop Linux distribution featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), have announced the availability of the beta release of deepin 23: "deepin 23 beta is one of the phased versions of version 23. It is an upgrade from the 23 alpha version, but it is not recommended for use in your production environment. As a system that focuses on user experience, deepin 23 beta introduces many new features, including DDE changes, terminal, cross-version upgrades and application compatibility improvements. These new features make deepin 23 beta a more modern and efficient operating system that can meet the users' needs and expectations. Based on the needs and opinions of community users of version 23 about other released versions, this beta release has added many new features in terms of functional experience, and has optimized the system and fixed a large number of known issues, further improving the user experience and creating the 'deepin you want'." Continue to the release announcement, available in Chinese and in English, for a detailed list of changes, improvements and bug fixes. Download (mirrors): deepin-desktop-community-23-Beta-amd64.iso (4,188MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2023-05-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Rocky Linux 9.2 |
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Rocky Linux is a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The project's latest update is Rocky Linux 9.2 which includes a number of fixes and improvements. The release announcement mentions an upgrade issue with Python along with a list of new features: "LVM cloud image variants now remove /etc/lvm/devices/system.devices to resolve issues with PV/VG/LVs upon installation of the images due to being hardcoded to a specific device. An aarch64 kernel with a 64kb page size is now available via the package kernel-64k. nfsrahead, a tool to configure the readahead for NFS mounts, was added. Intel Arc GPU support has been added. The infamous Flatpak bug that breaks all fonts in applications using the default font (Cantarell) has been fixed! Wireguard once again works with SELinux enabled. A more complete list of new features and changes is available in the Rocky Linux 9.2 release notes." Download (SHA256, pkglist): Rocky-9.2-x86_64-dvd.iso (9,018MB, torrent), Rocky-9.2-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,536MB, torrent), Rocky-9.2-x86_64-boot.iso (862MB, torrent). |
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| 2023-05-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 5.13 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The project has added a few new tools to the distribution in Tails 5.13, including the cURL downloading program which will run over the Tor network by default. Encryption for persistent storage has also been upgraded. "Add curl, a command line tool to download over HTTPS, FTP, and other protocols. curl can be useful for online investigations as an alternative to wget. Everything you do with curl goes through the Tor network. If you want to use curl on a local network, use /usr/bin/curl instead. Use LUKS2 by default for all new Persistent Storage and LUKS encrypted volumes. LUKS2 provide stronger cryptography by default. We will provide a migration plan from LUKS1 to LUKS2 for existing Persistent Storage in Tails 5.14 (early June). Update Tor Browser to 12.0.6." Additional information can be found in the release announcement and in the changelog. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-5.13.iso (1,255MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-5.13.img (1,265MB, signature, torrent). |
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