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Hybryde Linux
Hybryde Linux was an Ubuntu-based distribution for the desktop. Its most unusual feature was an option to switch rapidly between multiple desktop environments and window manager without logging out - the list includes Enlightenment 17, GNOME 3 (GNOME Shell and GNOME 3 "Fallback" mode), KDE, LXDE, Openbox, Unity, Xfce and FVWM. This was achieved via a highly customisable Hy-menu, which also allows launching applications and configuring the system. All open applications are carried to any of the available desktops. The system offers an interesting way to work fluidly in a multi-desktop environment.
Status: Discontinued
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| 2021-10-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: EasyOS 3.1 |
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Barry Kauler has announced the release of EasyOS 3.1. The lightweight distribution features easy to use container technology which can sandbox specific applications or the entire desktop environment. The latest version includes a number of updates and changes to the filesystem layout. "There have been major functional changes: applications can now be run non-root each as its own user and group, and the folder hierarchy has become more conventional, with /clients becoming /home and /home becoming /files. As well as fixing issues in 3.0 due to the changes in directory hierarchy, version 3.1 has greatly enhanced video configurability and hardware profiling. Also, there are new RDP, VNC and SSH servers and clients available via the package manager. A lot of attention has been given to booting EasyOS from a USB-stick on different computers. Hardware profiling means that any video, bluetooth and audio configuration on one computer is remembered and automatically selected next time bootup on that same computer. Attention has also been given to the situation where video is broken at bootup, such as a black screen. There is a new 'Fix broken video' boot menu entry." Further information can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download: easy-3.1-amd64.img.gz (522MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-25 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 940 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Ubuntu 21.10
- News: Ubuntu plans features for 22.04, ReactOS receives large Linux-themed donation, AlmaLinux launches ELevate
- Questions and answers: Running Steam safely and enabling a firewall
- Released last week: MX Linux 21, Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0, Redcore Linux 2102
- Torrent corner: KDE neon, MX Linux, NuTyX, Porteus Kiosk, Redcore, Regata, ROSA, Volumio
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 12.3-BETA2
- Opinion poll: Upcoming Pinephone Pro
- New distributions: CloudNeedle OS, XOS Workstation, Chimera Linux
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2021-10-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NuTyX 21.10.0 |
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The NuTyX distribution is a French Linux distribution (with multi-language support) built from Linux From Scratch and Beyond Linux From Scratch, with a custom package manager called "cards". The project's latest snapshot, 21.10.0, updates its desktop environments and kernel. The new version also includes support for 32-bit processors. "The NuTyX team is happy to announce the new version of NuTyX 21.10.0 and cards 2.4.138. The xorg-server graphics server version 1.20.13, the Mesa 3D library in 21.2.4, GTK4 4.4.0 and Qt 5.15.2. The Python interpreters are on 3.9.6 and 2.7.18. The Xfce desktop environment is updated to version 4.16. The MATE desktop environment is a 1.26 version. The GNOME desktop environment is also updated to version 40.4. The KDE desktop environment is available in Plasma 5.23.1, Framework 5.87.0 and applications in 21.08.2. Available browsers are: Firefox 93.0, Chromium 94.0.4606.81, Epiphany 40.3, etc. Many desktop applications have been updated as well like Thunderbird 91.2.0, Scribus 1.5.7, LibreOffice 7.1.5.2, GIMP 2.10.28, etc. Core NuTyX ships with Long Term Support (LTS) kernels: 4.9.287, 4.14.249, 4.19.212, 5.4.154 and 5.10.74 and the latest stable version 5.14.13." Further details can be found on the project's news page. Download (SHA1) (pkglist): NuTyX_x86_64-21.10.0-BASE.iso (812MB), NuTyX_x86_64-21.10.0-LXQT.iso (1,455MB), NuTyX_x86_64-21.10.0-MATE.iso (1,676MB). |
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| 2021-10-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: MX Linux 21 |
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The MX Linux team has announced the launch of MX Linux 21. The new release is available in three editions: Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox. "We are pleased to offer MX-21 for your use. Things that are new in MX-21: Debian 11 'Bullseye' base. New and updated applications. New installer partition selection/management area, including some LVM support if LVM volume exists already and the ability to set existing data partitions to be mounted on install. New UEFI live system boot menus. UEFI live users can now select your live boot options (persistence, etc) from the boot menu and sub-menus rather than using the previous console menus. Xfce 4.16, Plasma 5.20, Fluxbox 1.3.7 with mx-fluxbox 3.0 configs. User password (sudo) for admin tasks by default. You can switch this in mx-tweak->Other tab. MX-Tour showing an overview of each desktop environment. Translation updates! MX-Comfort default theming, including dark variants and 'thick border' Xfwm variants. Mesa Vulkan drivers are installed by default. Better Realtek wi-fi support. A ton of customization and custom scripts in MX-Fluxbox." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): MX-21_x64.iso (1,786MB, torrent), MX-21_KDE_x64.iso (2,478MB, torrent), MX-21_fluxbox_x64.iso (1,432MB, torrent). |
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| 2021-10-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Redcore Linux 2102 |
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Redcore Linux is a desktop-oriented distribution based on Gentoo. The project's latest snapshot, version 2102, carries the "Polaris" code name. "We're pleased to announce that Redcore Linux Hardened 2102 (codename Polaris) is now available for download. This cycle was a rather smooth one, without major incidents, until the nasty portage bug announced in our last blogpost. But that one was not the only bug we addressed since our previous release. In fact, this release is mostly focused on polishing and fixing bugs, so you won't find many exciting new features inside. Though, we still updated over 1300 packages since our previous release and, to top it off, we did a mass rebuild of the whole repository. Changelog: re-sync with Gentoo's testing tree as of 01.10.2021; Linux kernel 5.14.10 as default; LTS linux kernels 5.10.71 and 5.4.151 available in repository; KDE Plasma 5.22.5, KDE Gear 21.08.1; Xwayland is now a standalone package; Chromium replaces Firefox as the default web browser; Mailspring replaces Thunderbird as the default mail client." Additional information can be found in the release announcement. Download: Redcore.Linux.Hardened.2102.KDE.amd64.iso (3,957MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0 |
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Tomasz Jokiel has announced the availability of Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0, the latest stable build of the project's Gentoo-based distribution designed for internet browsing in web kiosks: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 5.10.73, Google Chrome 93.0.4577.82 and Mozilla Firefox 91.2.0 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to Portage snapshot tagged on 2021-10-14. Short changelog: libinput has become our default input driver as it provides native touch gestures support for the Firefox browser; touchscreens which were calibrated under Porteus Kiosk version 5.2.0 or below will continue using the 'evdev' driver in order to preserve compatibility with existing configurations; virtual keyboard extension can be enabled for Firefox and Chrome; added an option to enable experimental hardware video decoding feature for both browsers; on-screen buttons can be relocated to a different position on the kiosk screen....." Read the release announcement and the changelog for further details. Download (MD5, pkglist): Porteus-Kiosk-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (134MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Cloud-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (134MB), Porteus-Kiosk-ThinClient-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (159MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (136MB). |
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| 2021-10-18 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 939 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Auxtral 3
- News: Ubuntu speeds up Snap load times, Qubes experiments with Debian reproducible builds, DragonFly BSD publishes fix for Let's Encrypt issue
- Questions and answers: Terminal velocity
- Released last week: Ubuntu 21.10, OpenBSD 7.0, KaOS 2021.10
- Torrent corner: Archcraft, Archman, Bluestar, Devuan, KaOS, OpenBSD, openmamba, Snal Linux, SparkyLinux
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 12.3 BETA1
- Opinion poll: What do you think of the new banner artwork?
- New distributions: InstantOS, Kumuda OS
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2021-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 21.10 |
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Kubuntu is a community edition of the Ubuntu family which features the KDE Plasma desktop. The project's new release is Kubuntu 21.10 which offers nine months of support and runs the KDE Plasma 5.22 desktop. "The Kubuntu Team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 21.10 has been released, featuring the ‘beautiful’ KDE Plasma 5.22: simple by default, powerful when needed. Codenamed 'Impish Indri', Kubuntu 21.10 continues our tradition of giving you Friendly Computing by integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.13-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.86, KDE Plasma 5.22 and KDE Gear 21.08." Further details and a screenshot can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: kubuntu-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,216MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Xubuntu 21.10 |
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Version 21.10 of Xubuntu, a distribution that integrates Ubuntu's base system with the latest version of the Xfce desktop, has been released: "The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 21.10. Xubuntu 21.10, code-named Impish Indri, is a regular release and will be supported for 9 months, until June 2022. If you need a stable environment with longer support time we recommend that you use Xubuntu 20.04 LTS instead. Highlights: Xubuntu now comes pre-installed with GNOME Disk Analyzer, GNOME Disk Utility and Rhythmbox; Disk Analyzer and Disk Utility make it easier to monitor and manage your partitions; Rhythmbox enables music playback with a dedicated media library; Pipewire is now included in Xubuntu and is used in conjunction with PulseAudio to improve audio playback and hardware support in Linux; Keyboard shortcuts - the Super (Windows) key will now reveal the applications menu, existing Super+ keyboard shortcuts are unaffected. Known issues: the shutdown prompt may not be displayed at the end of the installation." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download: xubuntu-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,000MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lubuntu 21.10 |
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Dan Simmons has announced the release of Lubuntu 21.10, the new stable version of the project's Linux distribution featuring the LXQt desktop: "Lubuntu 21.10 has been released. With the code name 'Impish Indri', Lubuntu 21.10 is the 21st release of Lubuntu and the seventh release of Lubuntu with LXQt as the default desktop environment. Lubuntu 21.10 will be supported for 9 months until July 2022. You can find the following major applications and toolkits installed by default in this release: LXQt 0.17.0 with many improvements over 0.16; LXQt Archiver 0.4.0, which is based on Engrampa, is now included; Qt 5.15.2; Mozilla Firefox will be shipped as a Debian package with version 93.0 and will receive updates from the Ubuntu Security team throughout the support cycle of the release; the LibreOffice 7.2.1 suite; VLC 3.0.16 for viewing media and listening to music; Featherpad 0.17.1 for notes and code editing; Discover Software Center 5.22.5 for an easy, graphical way to install and update software. You can find a variety of other applications which aim to enhance your experience while staying out of the way of your normal workflow." Read the resto of the release announcement for more details and screenshots. Download: lubuntu-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (1,984MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 |
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Ubuntu Budgie is a community edition of the Ubuntu family featuring the Budgie desktop environment. The project has published Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 which offers nine months of support. "We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, 21.10. This is a regular release supported for 9 months. For those looking for a longer-term support release, we recommend our 20.04 LTS version which is supported for three years. Key highlights: release of our second Raspberry Pi image; brand-new Budgie desktop version - do look out for our optional Windows 11 layout; our Window Shuffler now automatically moves and rearranges windows across multiple monitors and workspaces; look out for our Window Shuffler Budgie applet; brand new applet - budgie-cputemp-applet; a mass of new capabilities, changes and fixes throughout our Budgie applets; GNOME 40 and GNOME 41 applications. We also inherit hundreds of stability enhancements, bug fixes and optimizations made to the underlying Ubuntu repositories." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement and release notes. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-budgie-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,047MB, torrent, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Studio 21.10 |
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Ubuntu Studio is a community edition of Ubuntu featuring the KDE Plasma desktop and focusing on audio and video production. The project's latest release is version 21.10 which will be supported for nine months. "The Ubuntu Studio team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu Studio 21.10, code-named 'Impish Indri'. This marks Ubuntu Studio's 30th release. This release is a regular release and as such, it is supported for nine months, until July 2022. Due to the change in desktop environment that started after the release of 20.04 LTS, direct upgrades from supported releases prior to 21.04 are not supported. This release includes Plasma 5.22.5, the full-featured desktop environment made by KDE. It uses the Materia theme and Papirus icons. Studio Controls has seen further development as its own independent project and has been updated to version 2.2.7. This version has an all-new layout and features, including JACK over network and MIDI over network. Ardour has been updated to version 6.9 and includes a ton of bug fixes and enhancements." Additional information can be found in the Ubuntu Studio release announcement and release notes. Download: ubuntustudio-21.10-dvd-amd64.iso (4,180MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, 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 (372MB). |
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