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Salient OS
Salient OS is an Arch Linux-based, rolling-release distribution aimed at multimedia and gaming enthusiasts. It is optimised for performance as a gaming workstation and it can be installed to a hard disk using the Calamares installer. Salient OS comes in two separate editions, featuring either the Xfce or the KDE Plasma desktop.
Status: Dormant
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| 2023-11-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Murena 1.17 |
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Murena has announced a new stable update to the project's 1.x branch. The new version, Murena /e/OS 1.17, updates the web browser and the microG compatibility software, and introduces a number of bug fixes. "We are excited to bring you /e/OS 1.17 with significant improvements. Stay updated with refreshed browser and microG, ensuring a more secure online journey. Bug fixes include functional bookmarks, smooth SMS experiences and improved settings visibility. Device highlights feature firmware upgrades for Fairphone 5 and Teracube 2e, with improved functionality and fixes. Important note: this version marks the final version for Android Q; please consider upgrading for continued support if your device is compatible with a more recent Android version. Exciting news for Samsung Galaxy S7 users: an upgrade to Android 11 is on the horizon, expected to arrive in early 2024. Update your phone now in 'System updates' in your phone settings menu to /e/OS 1.17 and enjoy an even better, more secure mobile experience. As always, make sure you have the latest update running on your phone." Additional details can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. A list of compatible devices can be found on the devices page. |
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| 2023-11-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 23.11 |
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NixOS is an independent distribution based around the Nix package andsystem manager. The project's latest release is NixOS 23.11 which upgrades the LLVM build software and introduces GNOME 45, along with several other package upgrades and new modules. "In addition to packages the NixOS distribution also features modules and tests that make it what it is. This release brought 113 new modules and removed 18. In that process we added 1565 options and removed 362. GNOME 45 - GNOME has been updated to version 45 "Rīga", which introduces a new image viewer, a new camera app, and more changes. Refer to the release notes for more details. Default LLVM version - The default version for the LLVM package set has been updated to 16 (from 11) on both Linux and Darwin, which introduced lots of new features and improvements. The full lists of changes are available here (LLVM) and here (Clang)." Additional information is available in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (2,385MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-plasma5-x86_64-linux.iso (2,555MB, SHA256). |
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| 2023-11-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: 4MLinux 44.0 |
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The 4MLinux project develops a lightweight distribution with a focus on four key areas (gaming, multimedia, servers, and maintenance. The project's latest release is version 44.0 which introduces some new features. The release announcement reads: "The status of the 4MLinux 44.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Edit your documents with LibreOffice 7.6.3 and GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.5, GIMP 2.10.34, Gnumeric 1.12.55), surf the Internet with Firefox 119.0.1 and Chrome 119.0.6045.123, send emails via Thunderbird 115.4.2, enjoy your music collection with Audacious 4.3.1, watch your favorite videos with VLC 3.0.20 and SMPlayer 23.6.0, play games powered by Mesa 23.1.4 and Wine 8.19. You can also setup the 4MLinux LAMP Server (Linux 6.1.60, Apache 2.4.58, MariaDB 10.6.16, PHP 5.6.40, PHP 7.4.33, and PHP 8.1.25). Perl 5.36.0, Python 2.7.18, Python 3.11.4, and Ruby 3.2.2 are also available. As always, the new major release has some new features. Mesa3D drivers providing system-wide support for Video Acceleration API (VA-API) have been added. QMMP (audio player), Media Player Classic QT (video player), Capitan Sevilla (platform video game) are now available as downloadable extensions. Additionally, the new stable release offers improved support for SPL printing as well as wireless networking." Download (MD5, pkglist): 4MLinux-44.0-64bit.iso (1,197MB),
4MServer-44.0-64bit.iso (1,269MB). |
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| 2023-11-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Armbian 23.11 |
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Armbian is a Linux distribution designed for ARM development boards. The project's latest release is Armbian 23.11 which is based on Debian 12 "Bookworm". "Key Improvements in This Release: Addressing numerous bugs for improved functionality for Banana Pi CM4. Mainline Kernel for RK3588 with experimental HDMI support. Fixed Display Managers across all desktops. Experimental EDK2/UEFI Support for RK3588 boards. Introducing Ubuntu Mantic and Debian Trixie as daily image builds. Enhancing quality control through automated tests. Highlights of completed actions: closed projects - In this version, we've successfully closed several projects, including switching the default login manager, enabling artifacts creation at pull request, and adding support for Hikey 960. Additionally, we've updated the edge kernel to v6.6 and introduced new Armbian wallpapers. The support for various boards like NanoPi R6S/R6C, TI SK-TDA4VM, Xiaomi-elish, and more has been added, enhancing the range of compatible devices." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. The project's download page provides a lists supported devices. |
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| 2023-11-29 |
NEW • Development Release: Univention Corporate Server 5.2-0 Alpha |
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Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is an enterprise-class distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. The distribution is transitioning to a new base, using Debian 12 as its foundation, and Unvention has published a new alpha snapshot to test the new technologies. "UCS 5.2 will be based on the latest stable Debian version: Debian 12 “Bookworm”. This includes new versions of PostgreSQL and MariaDB, Docker and OpenLDAP, among others. The Alpha version has already completed this step, all packages from Debian have been adopted and partially rebuilt with our enhancements. Especially for application providers it is worth to have a look already today. Early testing ensures that the app will be available in the App Center on the day UCS 5.2 is released. UCS 5.2 now also comes with Keycloak as our single sign-on solution. We have already described the long road to this here. Keycloak is already functional in the Alpha version and will be even more integrated in the final version." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download: ucs_5.2-0-alpha-amd64.iso (1,488MB, SHA512, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2023-11-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Nitrux fefc905b |
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The Nitrux team have published a new version of the project's Debian-based distribution. The project's latest release, which is labelled "fefc905b" and referred to as 3.2.0 in the release announcement updates the kernel, key desktop applications, and enforces strict password checks in the Calamares system installer. "Nitrux 3.2.0 build.301123.fx uses Linux 6.6.2-1 (Liquorix). We’ve updated the following components of the distribution. Firefox to version 120.0. KDE Gear version 23.08.3. Updates to our Calamares settings include the following. Calamares will now enforce a stricter user password quality check by using libpwquality to increase user account security. When creating the main user account, i.e., the 'system administrator,' users must use a password over eight characters long, including uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols, when creating their user accounts during installation. We recommend using a password generator application or website. Otherwise, the password quality check will be too low, and the installation will not continue." Download (MD5): nitrux-nx-desktop-plasma-fefc905b-amd64.iso (3,224MB, pkglist). |
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| 2023-11-27 |
NEW • Development Release: Qubes OS 4.2.0 RC5 |
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Qubes OS is a security-focused operating system which isolates key system components and tasks from each other. The project's latest development snapshop, Qubes OS 4.2.0-rc5, includes the following changes and developments since the 4.1.0 release: "We're pleased to announce that the fifth release candidate (RC) for Qubes OS 4.2.0 is now available for testing. Dom0 upgraded to Fedora 37; Xen upgraded to version 4.17; default Debian template upgraded to Debian 12; default Fedora and Debian templates use Xfce instead of GNOME; SELinux support in Fedora templates; several GUI applications rewritten, including Applications Menu (also available as preview in R4.1), Qubes Global Settings, create New Qube Qubes Update; unified grub.cfg location for both UEFI and legacy boot PipeWire support; fwupd integration for firmware updates; optional automatic clipboard clearing; official packages built using Qubes Builder v2; split GPG management in Qubes Global Settings; Qrexec services use new qrexec policy format by default." Additional details can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: Qubes-R4.2.0-rc5-x86_64.iso (6,157MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-11-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 |
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The OpenMandriva team have announced the availablity of a new release of their user-friendly, desktop-focused operating system. "OpenMandriva Lx 5.0, the long-awaited release of the independent, community controlled distribution’s fixed point release branch (as opposed to its rolling release branch), has been released. This is expected to be the last major release featuring the Plasma 5 desktop. In the 1.5 years since the previous fixed point release, OMLx 4.3, many things have changed. Among others, the new release is based on kernel 6.6 LTS (kernel-desktop-6.6.2 - 6.7.0-rc2 is also available), Mesa 23.3.0-rc4, Qt 5.15.11+KDE Patches and 6.6.0, KDE Frameworks 5.112, KDE Gear 23.08.3, Plasma 5.27.9.1, LibreOffice 7.6.3, and other current open source software. Outside of component updates, this is the first fixed point release that merges the / and /usr filesystems." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): openmandriva.5.0-plasma.x86_64.iso (2,827MB, openmandriva.5.0-plasma.x86_64.iso.sha56">SHA256, openmandriva.5.0-plasma.x86_64.iso.torrent">torrent), openmandriva.5.0-gnome.x86_64.iso (2,753MB, SHA256, torrent), openmandriva.5.0-lxqt.x86_64.iso (1,703MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2023-11-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ultramarine Linux 39 |
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Ultramarine Linux is a Fedora-based distribution featuring extra package repositories such as RPM Fusion, the Budgie (or Cutefish) desktop, and multimedia codecs. The project's latest release, version 39, uses an in-house build system and can automatically install NVIDIA drivers when appropriate. "Changes: Rebase to Fedora 39. Build process no longer relies on Red Hat's Live Image Creator, switched to our in-house builder; Katsu. Various fixes for live image startup scripts. speech-dispatcherd is now disabled, TTS is now handled by other means. When importing COPR repositories, DNF now finally uses Fedora repos instead of EPEL. New wallpaper. Slightly refreshed looks on Flagship Edition. Default typeface is now Inter instead of Cantarell. Various Pantheon fixes. Install some elementary apps from appcenter, when available. Fix issues with XDG portals. Fix bug where wallpapers would not properly apply." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): ultramarine-flagship-39-live-x86_64.iso (2,235MB, SHA256), ultramarine-gnome-39-live-x86_64.iso (2,271MB, SHA256), ultramarine-pantheon-39-live-x86_64.iso (3,056MB, SHA256), ultramarine-kde-39-live-x86_64.iso (3,460MB, SHA256). |
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| 2023-11-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: rlxos 2023.11 |
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rlxos is an independent Linux distribution which runs on an immutable filesystem and features the Xfce desktop. The project has made some significant changes for its latest stable release, swapping out the GNOME desktop in favour of Xfce and using Swupd for software updates. "Silaghana marks the major release of RLXOS, encompassing significant changes, exciting features, and the potential to break backward compatibility. Here's a glimpse of what Silaghana offers: Desktop environment switch: We've transitioned from GNOME to Xfce4 - significantly faster and lighter; simplified interface without compromising usability; highly configurable to meet various user requirements. Swupd for seamless updates - Swupd empowers both developers and end-users to flexibly manage system updates via libostree; users can review update changelogs before applying them; Swupd facilitates temporary safe mutability within the system." Additional details on the new release can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: rlxos-x86_64-stable.iso (2,597MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2023-11-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Proxmox 8.1 "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's latest release is Proxmox 8.1 Virtual Environment which is based on Debian 12 and features ZFS 2.2.0 along with an updated kernel. "We're very excited to announce the release 8.1 of Proxmox Virtual Environment! It's based on Debian 12.2 "Bookworm" but uses a newer Linux kernel 6.5, QEMU 8.1.2, and OpenZFS 2.2.0 (with stable fixes backported). Here is a selection of the highlights of Proxmox VE 8.1: Debian 12.2 (Bookworm), but uses a newer Linux kernel 6.5 as stable default; latest versions of QEMU 8.1.2 and ZFS 2.2.0 including the most important bugfixes from 2.2.1 already; Software-Defined Networking (SDN); Secure Boot; New flexible notification system with matcher-based approach; Ceph Server: Ceph Reef 18.2.0 is default, and Ceph; Quincy 17.2.7 comes with continued support; countless GUI and API improvements." Additional information is provided in the distribution's release announcement and in the release notes. Download: proxmox-ve_8.1-1.iso (1,232MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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