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| 2019-10-21 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 837 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: CentOS 8.0-1905
- News: Project Trident finds a new base, Debian planning firewall changes, a look back at 15 years of Fedora
- Questions and answers: Merging directories of files
- Torrent corner: 4MLinux, Android-x86, antiX, Bluestar, Clonezilla, Container, KDE neon, NuTyX, OpenBSD, Pop!_OS, Volumio, Zevenet
- Released last week: Ubuntu 19.10, OpenBSD 6.6, NuTyX 11.2
- Upcoming releases: Tails 3.17, FreeBSD 12.1-RC3
- Opinion poll: Do you purchase support for your distribution?
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2019-10-19 |
NEW • Development Release: Dragora GNU/Linux-libre 3.0 Beta 1 |
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Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre is a distribution created from scratch with the intention of providing a stable, multi-platform and multi-purpose operating system. It is built upon 100% free software. The project has published a new development snapshot, Dragora GNU/Linux-libre 3.0 Beta 1, which follows the 3.0 Alpha 1 that was published nearly two years ago. The new snapshot includes a new system installer, new package hardening using PIE, and Xfce 4.14. "Changes in this version: A new installer for this series has been introduced, it can be invoked from the command line as `dragora-installer'. A new tool (based on dialog(1)) has been introduced to configure the keyboard mapping in the console, it is called `dragora-keymap'. Our simple and friendly package manager has reached version 1.3, which contains minor changes and fixes. It is worth mentioning that Qi now uses `tarlz' to produce, list packages in parallel. Tarlz uses a simplified and safer variant of the POSIX pax format compressed with our favorite compressor "lzip". To complement the security in general, for binaries with PIE and SSP (both are default features in Dragora), they are now complemented with RELRO by default. The main toolchain has been upgraded. This -beta1 have Binutils 2.33.1, The GNU C Compiler 9, GNU Linux libre 4.19.78, and Musl 1.1.24. Additiona details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: dragora-3.0-x86_64-beta1-live.iso (569MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2019-10-19 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 12.1-RC2 |
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Glen Barber has announced the release of the second of third release candidates for FreeBSD 12.1. The new development snapshot features relatively few changes as the 12.1 branch is nearing its stable launch. The release announcement lists the following adjustments since the first release candidate: "A summary of changes since 12.1-RC1 includes: The loader.efi had been updated to use ioalign for compliance with UEFI specification 2.7A. A null pointer dereference bug had been fixed. A fix to SCTP to reset local variables to their initial values had been added. The ixgbe(4) driver had been updated to prevent a system crash when configuring EEE on X500EM_X devices. The sdhci(4) driver had been updated to fix a boot issue on Beaglebone SoCs." Additional information on the 12.1 branch can be found in the operating system's release notes. Download: FreeBSD-12.1-RC2-amd64-disc1.iso (865MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-12.1-RC2-i386-disc1.iso (727MB, SHA512). |
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| 2019-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 19.10 |
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Ubuntu Kylin is an official Ubuntu subproject whose goal is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users using the Simplified Chinese writing system. The distribution has published Ubuntu Kylin 19.10 which offers nine months of support. The release announcement (Chinese, English) lists the new project's new features: "In this release, Kylin Software Center is upgraded with fabulous startup animation and clear navigation which make it easier and smoother to operate. Practical and powerful as always. About the kernel, Ubuntu Kylin 19.10 ships with v5.3 based Linux kernel updated from 19.04. The new kernel adds a variety of new hardware support inherited from upstream, including: Adds support for Intel Speed Select, a feature only supported on specific Xeon servers. Adds initial support for the AMD Navi GPUs in the amdgpu driver, these are the new AMD RX5700 GPUs that just recently became available. Adds support for Zhaoxin x86 Processors. Adds utilization clamping support to the task scheduler. This is a refinement of the energy aware scheduling framework for power-asymmetric systems. The 0.0.0.0/8 IPv4 range will be accepted by Linux as a valid address range, allowing for 16 million new IPv4 addresses." Download: ubuntukylin-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,451MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2019-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Budgie 19.10 |
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The Ubuntu Budgie team has released version 19.10 of their distribution which features nine months of security updates and ZFS on root support. The project's release announcement lists the features users can expect in Ubuntu Budgie 19.10: "We are pleased to announce the release of the new version of our distro, the sixth as an official flavor of the Ubuntu family. Based on 18.04 through to 19.04 experiences, feedback and suggestions that we have received from our users, the new release comes with a lot of new features, fixes and optimizations. Here is what you can expect with the new release: showcasing the latest Budgie desktop developments - budgie-desktop v10.5 on a GNOME 3.34 stack, showcasing the latest budgie-applets available. NVIDIA graphics installed automatically from our ISO. Showcasing ZFS integration. Upgrade of Nemo to v4 together with the ability to turn desktop icons on/off via Budgie desktop settings. Debut of new accessibility options - desktop keyboard and screen magnifier. You can read more about what we have been up to via our 19.10 release notes. Upgrade instructions from 18.10 are included. Please have a read these since there are a number of issues that you need to be aware of." Download: ubuntu-budgie-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,055MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2019-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: antiX 19 |
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antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy-to-install Linux live CD distribution based on Debian for x86 compatible systems. The project's latest release is antiX 19 which is based on Debian 10 "Buster" and uses SysV init instead of Debian's default systemd init software. The distribution's release announcement lists the changes available in antiX 19: "Based on Debian Stretch, but without systemd and libsystemd0. eudev (3.2.8) instead of systemd-udev. Customised 4.9.193 kernel with fbcondecor splash. LibreOffice (6.1.5-3) (full version only). Firefox-ESR (60.9.0esr-1). Claws-mail (3.17.3-2). CUPS for printing (full versions only). XMMS -for audio. gnome-mpv - for playing video. SMtube and mps-tube - play youtube videos without a using a browser. streamlight-antix - stream videos with very low RAM usage. qpdfview - PDF reader. formatusb, for formatting USB storage devices. Set Date & Time, to make clock setting chores easier. arc-evopro2-theme. Papirus icons. New wallpaper artwork. Updated video configurations via vcard boot code (F4). Improved support for frugal installations on NTFS devices. Live system now boots with a informative text-based boot splash. "Safe" video boot mode from live boot menus should get to X when all else fails." antiX is available in four editions from the full featured Full edition, to the lighter Base and Core editions, and the minimalist Net edition. Download (pkglist): antiX-19_x64-full.iso (1,105MB, SHA256, signature),
antiX-19_x64-base.iso (706MB, SHA256, signature),
antiX-19_x64-core.iso (353MB, SHA256, signature),
antiX-19_x64-net.iso (202MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2019-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lubuntu 19.10 |
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The Lubuntu developers have launched Lubuntu 19.10. This is the third version of Lubuntu to feature the LXQt desktop (which replaced LXDE). The current release offers nine months of security updates. The project's release announcement lists new package features and updates: "This is the third Lubuntu release with LXQt as the main desktop environment. The Lubuntu project, in 18.10 and successive releases, will no longer support the LXDE desktop environment or tools in the Ubuntu archive, and will instead focus on the LXQt desktop environment. You can find the following major applications and toolkits installed by default in this release: LXQt 0.14.1. Qt 5.12.4. Mozilla Firefox 69, which will receive updates from the Ubuntu Security Team throughout the support cycle of the release. The LibreOffice 6.3.2 suite. VLC 3.0.8, for viewing media and listening to music. Featherpad 0.11.1, for notes and code editing. Discover Software Center 5.16.5, for an easy, graphical way to install and update software. The powerful and fast email client Trojitá 0.7 to get you to inbox zero in no time." Additional details can be found in the distribution's release notes. Download: lubuntu-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso (1,603MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2019-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 19.10 |
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The Kubuntu team has announced the availability of Kubuntu 19.10. The new version offers nine months of security updates and ships with KDE Plasma 5.16 (Plasma 5.17 can be installed from the distribution's Backports repository). the project's release announcement lists the new updates and features: "Codenamed Eoan Ermine, Kubuntu 19.10 integrates 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 5.3-based kernel, Qt 5.12.4, KDE Frameworks 5.62.0, Plasma 5.16.5 and KDE Applications 19.04.3. Firefox 69 is the default browser and LibreOffice 6.3 is provided by default in the full installation, along with updates and bugfixes to latte-dock, Elisa 0.4.2, Kdenlive, Yakuake, Krita, Kdevelop and Ktorrent." NVIDIA drivers are now available on the install media, ensuring they will be available when installing Kubuntu off-line. The release notes offer further details. Download: kubuntu-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,195MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2019-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 19.10 |
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Martin Wimpress has announced the release of Ubuntu MATE 19.10. The new version provides nine months of support and addresses a number of minor desktop bugs. "Upstream MATE Desktop recently released 1.22.2. All the updates are present in Ubuntu MATE 19.10 plus I've cherry picked a good deal of fixes from MATE Desktop development snapshots. In total, 67 additional patches have been applied to the MATE desktop packages in Ubuntu MATE 19.10 to fine tune this release prior to launch day. Included in those patches are fixes for locking the screen on resume from suspend, adding a Media Information extension to the file manager, performance improvements for the window manager and cycling external displays using Super + p. All this work has also been submitted to Debian. Since the final beta we worked on the following: added experimental ZFS install option; fixed rendering window controls on HiDPI displays; fixed irregular icon sizes in MATE Control Center and made them render nicely on HiDPI displays; fixed Caja extensions not loading." In addition, Thunderbird has been replaced by Evolution as the default e-mail client and GNOME MPV has replaced VLC. Both of the replaced applications are still available in the distribution's repositories. Further details can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: ubuntu-mate-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,155MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2019-10-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Xubuntu 19.10 |
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Xubuntu is a community edition of Ubuntu featuring the Xfce desktop. The project's new version, Xubuntu 19.10, features the Xfce 4.14 desktop which migrates from using GTK2 to GTK3. The distribution also features a new screensaver package. "Xubuntu 19.10 features Xfce 4.14, released in August 2019 after nearly 4.5 years of development. Backed by GTK 3 and other modern technologies, Xfce 4.14 includes many new features, improved HiDPI support, and the same great performance for which Xfce is known. Xfce Screensaver replaces Light Locker for screen locking. The new screensaver is built on years of development from the GNOME and MATE Screensaver projects and is tightly integrated with Xfce. It also features significantly improved support for Laptops. We've added two new keyboard shortcuts to make transitioning from other desktop environments and operating systems easier. Super + D will show your desktop, while Super + L will now lock your screen." The release announcement and release notes offer further details. Download: xubuntu-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso (1,571MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2019-10-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Studio 19.10 |
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Ubuntu Studio is a variant of Ubuntu aimed at the GNU/Linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional. The distribution provides a collection of open-source applications available for multimedia creation. The project's latest release, Ubuntu Studio 19.10, includes OBS Studio, Ray Session, and an improved version of Ubuntu Studio Controls. "Ubuntu Studio Controls version 1.11.3 is included in this release, and provides numerous improvements: Now includes an indicator to show whether or not Jack is running. Added Jack backend selections: Firewire, ALSA, or Dummy (used for testing configurations). Added multiple PulseAudio bridges. Added convenient buttons for starting other configuration tools. Other changes: Ufraw has been removed from the repositories as development ceased in 2015, and it is incompatible with the current version of GIMP. For those affected, we suggest you find a new workflow for working with RAW images. Applications we suggest include RawTherapee and DarkTable." Additional information can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: ubuntustudio-19.10-dvd-amd64.iso (3,270MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2019-10-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu 19.10 |
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The Ubuntu team have announced the release of Ubuntu 19.10. The new version features the GNOME 3.34 desktop environment, kernel 5.3 with new video card and single board computer hardware support, and new security options enabled in the package builds. "Ubuntu 19.10 is based on the Linux release series 5.3. It adds a variety of new hardware support since the 5.0 kernel from 19.04, including support for AMD Navi GPUs, new ARM SoCs, ARM Komeda display, and Intel Speed Select on Xeon servers. Significant developer-facing features include pidfd support for avoiding races cause by PID reuse, a new mount API, and the io_uring interface for asynchronous I/O. To help improve boot speed the default kernel compression algorithm was changed to lz4 on most architectures, and the default initramfs compression algorithm was changed to lz4 on all architectures. Ubuntu 19.10 comes with refreshed state-of-the-art toolchain including new upstream releases of glibc 2.30, OpenJDK 11, rustc 1.37, GCC 9.2, updated Python 3.7.5, Python 3.8.0 (interpreter only), Ruby 2.5.5, PHP 7.3.8, Perl 5.28.1, golang 1.12.10. There are new improvements on the cross-compilers front as well with POWER and AArch64 toolchain enabled to cross-compile for ARM, PPC64 LE, S390X and RISCV64 targets. Ubuntu 19.10 comes with additional default hardening options enabled in GCC, including support for both stack clash protection and control-flow integrity protection. All packages in main have been rebuilt to take advantage of this, with a few exceptions." Support for installing on 32-bit (x86) processors has been dropped for this release. Further details can be found in the release notes. Download (pkglist): ubuntu-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,349MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), ubuntu-19.10-live-server-amd64.iso (843MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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