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paldo GNU/Linux
paldo is a hybrid (source and binary), Upkg-driven GNU/Linux distribution and live CD. Besides aiming to be simple, pure, up-to-date and standards-compliant, paldo offers automatic hardware detection, one application per task, and a standard GNOME desktop.
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| 2025-04-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 |
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Bernhard Rosenkränzer has announced the release of OpenMandriva Lx 6.0, a major update of the project's independently-developed distribution that started as a fork of Mandriva Linux back in 2013. "The independent, community-controlled distribution, OpenMandriva Lx 6.0, a fixed-point release (as opposed to the rolling-release branch), is out right now. Main features: KDE Plasma 6 desktop by default (X11 and Wayland available); community spins featuring the latest desktop environments LXQt 2.2.0, GNOME 48.1, Xfce 4.20.1 and COSMIC 1.0 alpha; this also features the first official stable release of the OpenMandriva Server edition; if you run OMLx 6.0 inside VirtualBox, we strongly recommend using the X11 variant, since there are some known problems with Wayland on VirtualBox-emulated GPU; VirtualBox users may need to set VMSVGA controller to boot successfully; it works fine on most hardware and in QEMU with KVM...." See the release announcement and the release notes for further information. Download (pkglist, SHA256): openmandriva-6.0-plasma6-x11.x86_64.iso (3,078MB), openmandriva-6.0-plasma6-wayland.x86_64.iso (3,079MB), openmandriva-6.0-plasma6-x11.znver1.iso (3,178MB), openmandriva-6.0-plasma6-wayland.znver1.iso (3,179MB). Editions with LXQt, GNOME, Xfce and Cosmic desktops, alongside with Server and Slim variants, are also available. |
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| 2025-04-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Commodore OS Vision 3.0 |
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Commodore OS Vision is a 64-bit Linux distribution which maintains a retro C64 style and ships with many games pre-installed. The project's latest release, version 3.0, includes over 200 games. "Commodore OS Vision 3.0 is the largest, games oriented, Linux distribution ever produced, featuring 200+ free linux compatible games as well as an assortment of classic Commodore games and demos that will undoubtedly scratch your nostalgic itch. Commodore OS now has its own BASIC. Commodore OS BASIC V1 is a modern BASIC implementation featuring 3D graphics, built-in sprites, built-in tilemaps, 2D and 3D physics and user types. Future development will be geared towards compiling software for the original C64 and Amiga hardware. With Commodore emulation all set up, a plentitude of pixel based graphics editors (including C64 sprite and charset editors), as well as Amiga MOD and C64 SID trackers, why not build you dream retro game on Commodore OS?" Additional information can be found on the project's release announcement page. Download: CommodoreOSVision3.zip (36,060MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-04-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: CRUX 3.8 |
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The CRUX distribution is a lightweight operating system with software added through a collection of application ports. CRUX 3.8 is the first release in about three years and features upgrades across the system. "CRUX 3.8 comes with a multilib toolchain which includes glibc 2.40, GCC 14.2.0 and Binutils 2.43.1. Kernel: Linux 6.12.23 (LTS). CRUX 3.8 ships with X.Org 7.7 and X.Org Server 21.1.16. CRUX 3.8 includes Wayland 1.23.1. Ports continue to default to X.Org, but Wayland can easily be installed along and run in either pure Wayland or Xwayland mode. If you decide to run a Wayland session, you will need to enable the 'contrib' collection and rebuild a few ports (for example xorg/mesa) to make it fully available. The ISO image is processed with isohybrid and is suitable for burning on a DVD or putting on a USB drive. UEFI support is available during installation with dosfstools, efibootmgr and grub2-efi/syslinux available during installation. Because all bootloaders are in our opt collection now, no bootloader is installed as a core port by default. To give the possibility to select a bootloader, we have added a new menu to setup. Important notes: glibc depends on libxcrypt now, we have added libxcrypt to our core repository; latest shadow depends on libbsd or libmd, we have added both to core...." Additional information is provided in the release notes. Download: crux-3.8.iso (1,672MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2025-04-21 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1118 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Fedora 42
- News: Fedora plans to make most packages reproducible, Nitrux introduces new portable package tools, PINE64 updates multiple devices running flavours of Debian
- Questions and answers: Unexpected characters showing up in Vim
- Released last week: Fedora 42, Ultramarine Linux 41, Manjaro Linux 25.0.0, MX Linux 23.6, T2 SDE 25.4, TrueNAS 25.04.0, deepin 23.1, Murena 2.9
- Torrent corner: deepin, Manjaro Linux, Tails, TUXEDO OS, Ubuntu, Voyager Live 25.04
- Opinion poll: What is your text editor of choice?
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2025-04-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Edubuntu 25.04 |
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Amy Eickmeyer has announced the release of Edubuntu 25.04, the latest stable version of the project's official Ubuntu variant designed to bring the freedom of the Linux desktop and the vast library of open-source education software into the classroom. "We are glad to let you know that we've released Edubuntu 25.04 and we've replaced some of our apps that were no longer supported with similar applications so you can still get the same wonderful experience. New features: this release includes GNOME 48; for Qt-based/KDE apps, we now include themes via Kvantum, mostly as a workaround for the inability to change the accent color in those applications; this theme is based on GNOME's libadwaita, on which the default Ubuntu theme (Yaru) is based; GNOME Notes is dead upstream, for that reason, we have switched to the resurrected GNote; likewise, GNOME Dictionary is also dead upstream and we have replaced it with Artha, which is more of a thesaurus but does dictionary operations as well. Known issues: upon first boot, the system will reboot - this is normal and is the mechanism to set the logo for the login screen; Artha will not launch on a Wayland session." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: edubuntu-25.04-desktop-amd64.iso (5,935MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-04-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Voyager Live 25.04 |
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The Voyager project has released a new version of its Ubuntu-based distribution. The latest version, Voyager Live 25.04, is an interim release offering nine months of support. "I present you Voyager 25.04 final version. A 2-in-1 version with GNOME and Xfce desktops unified in a single distribution. Everything is presented in a colorful style, completely redesigned for this combination, the GNOME 48 desktop coupled with the lighter desktop of Xfce 4.20. In summary, two unified systems, GNOME and Xfce, light, fast, modern, fluid, secure and powerful in a hybrid environment for PCs and tablets. The two desktops are very distinct and their respective applications are mostly seamless, for either environment. Once installed, you can also remove GNOME or Xfce entirely. For the first time, we will be integrating ChatGPT, one AI Chatbot in the terminal without the need for API key in version 3.5, plus the ChatGPT 4th version mini GNOME extension and an option to remove AI." Further information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5): Voyager-25.04-amd64.iso (4,250MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-04-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 25.04 |
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The Ubuntu Kylin project has announced the release of Ubuntu Kylin 25.04, an interim release which will receive nine months of support. The project's new release introduces APT 3.0, updates development languages, and ships with the UKUI desktop. "Toolchain ipgrades: GCC: Snapshot of upcoming GCC 15; binutils: Updated to 2.44; glibc: Updated to 2.41; Python: Updated to 3.13.3; LLVM: Defaults to version 20; Rust: Default toolchain is 1.84; Golang: Updated to 1.24; OpenJDK: Versions 24 GA and 25 Early Access Snapshot are now available. Package management: APT has been updated to 3.0. A new dependency solver is automatically used when the classic solver cannot find a solution. It may also be triggered to provide more context in failure cases or to evaluate performance. UKUI desktop environment: Ubuntu Kylin 25.04 features the UKUI desktop environment, designed for visual elegance and ease of use. It provides a wide range of personalized settings, enabling users to build desktop layouts that match their preferences - making daily work more efficient and comfortable." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download: ubuntukylin-25.04-desktop-amd64.iso (4,311MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-04-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Unity 25.04 |
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Rudra Saraswat has announced the release of Ubuntu Unity 25.04, the latest update of this Ubuntu community edition that integrates the Ubuntu base system with the Unity desktop (an interface which was used by all standard Ubuntu releases prior to 2017 when it was dropped in favour of GNOME). The release announcement warns of a last-minute bug that affects computers with a BIOS firmware: "Ubuntu Unity 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' has now been released. A bug affecting Ubuntu Unity, Kubuntu and Lubuntu was discovered a few hours prior to the release wherein manual partitioning installs on BIOS systems result in unbootable installations. As it could not be fixed in time for the release, we recommend that you do not attempt a manual partitioning install if your computer only has a BIOS. Upgrades from Ubuntu Unity 24.10 will usually be enabled within a few weeks of the release, upon which you should receive a notification prompting you to upgrade to 25.04." The latest release of Ubuntu Unity is available for download from here: ubuntu-unity-25.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,652MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-04-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Cinnamon 25.04 |
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Joshua Peisach has announced the release of Ubuntu Cinnamon 25.04. Ubuntu Cinnamon is an official Ubuntu variant that features the latest Cinnamon desktop as developed by the Linux Mint project: "I am excited to share our latest release, the Ubuntu Cinnamon 25.04 'Plucky Puffin'. It comes with Cinnamon 6.4.8 and features bug fixes, new features and improvements to the user interface. Our 24.10 'Oracular Oriole' release used Cinnamon 6.0.4. The 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' release uses Cinnamon 6.4.8. Here is what's new, aside from bug fixes, tweaks and minor enhancements: the profile picture can now be displayed with the user applet; the Cinnamon user interface has been modernized in general; the power applet supports more devices and their labels; nightlight configuration in Display settings; the main menu is now controllable with the arrow keys on the numpad; Cinnamon Control Center 6.4.1; Cinnamon Screensaver 6.4.0 - the lock screen can now have delay increments of 5 and 10 seconds; Cinnamon Settings daemon 6.4.2 - new audio device selection dialog...." See the release announcement and the release notes for further information and known issues. Download link: ubuntucinnamon-25.04-desktop-amd64.iso (4,566MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-04-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Budgie 25.04 |
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The Ubuntu Budgie team has announced the release of Ubuntu Budgie 25.04. The interim release continues the project's transition to supporting Wayland. "The key focus for the team for this cycle has been the conversion of our distribution to a Wayland-based distribution. We have been working closely with our fellow Buddies Of Budgie maintainers. Excellent progress has been made towards this huge effort - we are almost there and we will be making available a 25.04 PPA specifically for our fantastic community to try and feedback. We will be shortly announcing the when-how-why in a dedicated blog post. Note - we intend to ship version 10.10 of budgie-desktop as a stable release for 25.10; this will be wayland only. For 25.04 budgie-desktop is X.Org Server-based and this PPA will give 25.04 users an easy way to try and give feedback. We are no longer including Thunderbird as part of our default application set. With many users now using webmail we have decided the choice of email clients should rightly be put into our community hands." The release announcement has additional information. Download: ubuntu-budgie-25.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,366MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-04-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Xubuntu 25.04 |
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The Xubuntu project has released Xubuntu 25.04, an interim release which features the latest applications from Xfce, GNOME and MATE. "Xubuntu 25.04, code-named 'Plucky Puffin', is a regular release and will be supported for 9 months, until January 2026. Xubuntu 25.04 features the latest Xfce 4.20, GNOME 48 and MATE 1.26 updates. Xfce 4.20 features many bug fixes and minor improvements, modernizing the Xubuntu desktop while maintaining a familiar look and feel. GNOME 48 apps are tightly integrated and have full support for dark mode. Users of QEMU and KVM will be delighted to find new stability with the desktop session—the long-running X server crash has been resolved in Xubuntu 25.04 and backported to all supported Xubuntu releases. The final release images for Xubuntu Desktop and Xubuntu Minimal are available as torrents and direct downloads. Highlights: Xfce 4.20, released in December 2024, is included and contains many new features; GNOME 48 apps, including Font Viewer (gnome-font-viewer) and Mines (gnome-mines), include a refreshed appearance and usability improvements." The release announcement offers additional highlights and a list of known issues. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): xubuntu-25.04-desktop-amd64.iso (4,346MB, torrent), xubuntu-25.04-minimal-amd64.iso (2,855MB, torrent). |
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| 2025-04-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lubuntu 25.04 |
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The Lubuntu project has released Lubuntu 25.04, an interim release which will receive nine months of support. The distribution's 25.04 release is one focused on transition and gradual changes as the project moves from Qt 5 to Qt 6 and from X11 to Wayland. "Our biggest point of refresh has been on two fronts, which we've previously laid out in our '24.04 LTS to 26.04 LTS' cycle plans: Port as much software as reasonable from Qt 5 to Qt 6. Get Lubuntu fully prepared for Wayland. Of course, some other items have happened, such as our move to Fancy Menu by default. This being said, Qt 6 porting and Wayland preparation were the primary points of focus. Again on the point of 'stability comes first,' we decided to delay Wayland one last cycle. This is the last time we are delaying this. Thanks to the warm welcome and support from the Mir team, Fedora LXQt, and a handful of other teams, we are proud to announce that Lubuntu 25.10, Questing Quokka, will indeed ship with Miriway as the default Wayland compositor, backed by a deb-based Mir 2.20." Additional information on the transition-in-progress can be found in the release announcement. Download: lubuntu-25.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,189MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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