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Solaris is a computer operating system, the proprietary Unix variant developed by Sun Microsystems. Early versions, based on BSD UNIX, were called SunOS. The shift to a System V code base in SunOS 5 was marked by changing the name to Solaris 2. Earlier versions were retroactively named Solaris 1.x. After version 2.6, Sun dropped the "2." from the name. Solaris consists of the SunOS UNIX base operating system plus a graphical user environment. Solaris is written in a platform-independent manner and is available for SPARC and x86 processors (including x86_64). Starting from version 10, the Solaris licence changed and the product was distributed free of charge for any system or purpose, but after the acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle in 2009, the product is once again proprietary with a restrictive licence.
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| 2024-04-30 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 15.6 RC |
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The openSUSE project has entered its release candidate phase for Leap version 15.6. The new release will include a number of new features, such as Cockpit for remote administration. "Users who are eager to install Leap 15.6 on their machines should check the release’s known issues to see if there is any issue that prevents the use of the RC. The release team was able to deliver a long time awaited Cockpit for both Leap and SUSE Package Hub users. Users might be familiar with Cockpit’s web-based admin interface from Leap Micro tutorials. Users are advised not to publicly expose Port 9090 used with the admin interface; just like people shouldn’t expose their router’s web interface to the public. Previous attempts to include Cockpit in Leap 15.5 were made, but there were several blockers. Inclusion was possible thanks to a refresh of the Python 3.11 stack, which was part of massive update effort for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 6 along with unification branding. The team was able to build Cockpit once and provide it for both SLES and Leap users with this RC." Additional details on the new Cockpit feature can be found in openSUSE's release announcement. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso (4,424MB, SHA256, torrent), openSUSE-Leap-15.6-NET-x86_64-Media.iso (262MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2024-04-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PrimTux 8 |
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PrimTux is a French distribution from the language Debian and Ubuntu family. It is developed by a small team of school teachers and computer enthusiasts in educational environments. The project's latest release, PrimTux 8, is based on Linux Mint 21.3 and features a new application menu along with a new visual style. The distribution uses Xfce as the preferred desktop environment. The brief release announcement, in French, reads: "The PrimTux team is proud to announce the release of version 8 of its system, based on Linux Mint 21.3, with: a new menu, organized according to school programs; a search for applications by keywords; and a complete overhaul of the graphic charter, improving the user experience. The site of documentation, totally rewritten, has three sections: the first steps, the manual of the administrator and the student documentation. Primtux8's ISO and the transfer instructions for transferring to USB key (8GB minimum) can be found on this page. 2GB of RAM (4GB for optimal use), an SSD with 30GB of free space and a 64-bit processor are required to install Primtux 8." Download (MD5): Primtux8-amd64.iso (4,388MB, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: T2 SDK 24.5 |
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T2 SDE is an open-source system development environment (or distribution build kit if you are more familiar with that term). T2 allows the creation of custom distributions with bleeding-edge technology. The project's latest release, version 24.5, runs on 25 CPU architectures and includes updates to the Linux kernel, GNOME, and KDE Plasma. "T2 24.5 was released as a major milestone release not only including the latest and greatest Linux kernel, GCC, LLVM / Clang, Glibc, Musl, uClibc, X.org, Mesa3D, but also the KDE and GNOME desktop packages updated and fixed to finally mostly cross compile. While at it, we also undeleted IA-64 Itanium support! A total of 36 pre-compiled base install ISOs for various Glibc, Musl and uClibc combinations are available for for 25 CPU ISAs: Alpha, Arc, ARM(64), Avr32, HPPA(64), IA64, Loongarch64, M68k, Microblaze, MIPS(64), Nios2, OpenRISC, PowerPC(64), RISCV(64), s390x, SPARC(64), SuperH, i486, i686, x86-64 and x32. On most architectures the release still boots with 512MB of RAM or even less, and are on average just one GB in size. Most vintage Xorg drivers were fixed to actually work again. The rolling release is updated using the scripted source build system and thus optimized for the native system CPU." Additional details can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Source and binary packages can be found on the project's download page. |
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| 2024-04-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 240428 |
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Garuda Linux is a rolling, desktop distribution based on the Arch Linux operating system. The project's latest release, Garuda Linux 240428, ships with a number of upgrades, the most immediately apparent being the new Plasma 6 desktop: "The main focus of this release is certainly the already mentioned Plasma 6 upgrade which already arrived in the Dr460nized edition. Meanwhile, Sway and Hyprland received some major improvements to their respective editions as well. Also, FireDragon was rebased to Floorp, meaning we now profit from its interesting feature set. Lastly, our build system for the garuda repository received major updates, and the pilot phase for Chaotic-AUR infra 4.0 is supposed to start soon. As KDE 6 was released in February, the Dr460nized edition underwent some minor changes to how we create our desktop layout. Multiple plasmoids needed to be ported to KDE 6, which also caused some of them to be replaced with updated forks (eg. the original Latte dock window - title, appmenu, buttons - are no longer maintained and were ported or forked by other people)." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): garuda-dr460nized-linux-zen-240428.iso (2,675MB, SHA256, torrent), garuda-cinnamon-linux-zen-240428.iso (2,388MB, SHA256, torrent), garuda-gnome-linux-zen-240428.iso (2,396MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2024-04-29 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1068 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Fedora 40 "KDE"
- News: Debian elects new Project Leader, Ubuntu's security enhancements, Red Hat extends support for RHEL 7, Emmabuntus adds accessibility features
- Questions and answers: Transform one distribution into another
- Released last week: Fedora 40, Ubuntu 24.04, NetBSD 9.4, EndeavourOS 2024.04.20, TrueNAS 24.04.0 "SCALE"
- Torrent corner: Fedora, NetBSD, Tails, Ubuntu
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 14.1-BETA1
- Opinion poll: Fedora Workstation's default desktop
- Site news: Donations and sponsors
- New distributions: LibraZiK
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2024-04-28 |
NEW • OS Release: RISC OS 5.30 |
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Steve Revill has announced the release of RISC OS 5.30, the latest stable version of the independently-developed computer operating system originally designed by Acorn Computers Ltd in 1987. It is available for some of the popular ARM computer boards, such as Beagleboard, IOMD, Iyonix, OMAP5, Pandaboard, Raspberry Pi and Titanium. "We are proud to announce RISC OS 5.30 is now available for the seven platforms that met or exceeded benchmark. The gestation time has allowed a bumper crop of 347 improvements to the 'HardDisc4' image and applications, and for the main operating system 'ROM' image around 329 improvements, the exact figure depends on which hardware you have. For the first time, the OMAP5, most commonly used with the IGEPv5 hardware design, has switched to a stable release after resolving a previously blocking issue with its video driver. For many new users the low-cost Raspberry Pi computer is their first inroad into using RISC OS. The ready made SD card image has been refreshed to include: Ovation Pro desktop publishing application; out-of-the-box WiFi support for those models which have the chip on board; the full read/write edition of SparkFS, now integrated into the standard distribution across all platforms...." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Images of the operating system for supported devices can be found on the project's download page; here is a quick link to the compressed Raspberry Pi image: RISCOSPi.5.30.zip (157MB). |
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| 2024-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Voyager Live 24.04 |
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Voyager Live is an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Xfce and GNOME desktop environments. The project's latest release is version 24.04 which is supported through until April of 2029. "This version is based on the Linux 6.8 kernel and Ubuntu 'Noble Numbat' distribution. 24.04 is a five year LTS – long-term support – version with updates until April 2029, featuring GNOME and Xfce. With integrated options offered out of the box, like the new dark orange style theme, Night Mode, Conky Control, GNOME Shell Effects, Repair, Switch Ubuntu, Backup, WINE, gaming and GNOME extensions selected for all PC needs. A special Gaming profile of type has been created in Xfce. With a number of themes and wallpapers and essential software. This version contains Software - GNOME Software, which was preferred to that of Ubuntu's app centre, to manage Deb, Snap, and Flatpack packages together. Firefox was installed as a Deb for better compatibility with GNOME extensions and there are many other new features to discover. An upgrade script is also available, to go from version 23.10 to 24.04." The release announcement has additional details. Download (MD5): Voyager-24.04-LTS-amd64.iso (4,467MB, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 24.04 |
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Ubuntu Kylin is an official Ubuntu flavour whose primary goal is to create a variant of Ubuntu optimised for Chinese users (using the Simplified Chinese writing system), although it also supports other languages. The project's 24.04 release includes a number of improvements in the kernel to improve performance and hardware support, s well as visual changes to the desktop. "Ubuntu Kylin 24.04 is equipped with UKUI 4.0 desktop environment, which focuses on aesthetics and ease of use, and provides a wide range of personalized settings options. User can easily create a fitted desktop layout according to their preferences, making their work more convenient. The newly in-house developed file manager, Peony, boasts a visually appealing UI interface alongside convenient features, including file search, module view control, file sorting, disk mounting and formatting capabilities. The ukui-control-center not only has changed in UI style, but also has enriched many convenient system settings, such as user settings, display settings, sound settings, power settings, theme settings, language settings, application settings, etc." Additional details can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download: ubuntukylin-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (5,111MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Edubuntu 24.04 |
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Erich Eickmeyer has announced the release of Edubuntu 24.04, a special edition of Ubuntu with focus on education. The new release brings a new minimal install option and support for the Raspberry Pi 5 boards, among many other improvements: "We are pleased to announce the release of Edubuntu 24.04 LTS, code-named 'Noble Numbat'. This is the first long-term support in ten years and we are excited to have it available to everyone. Our vision is to allow Edubuntu to reach people that otherwise wouldn't be able to afford quality education software. Whether it's to supplement what you already have or to replace completely your education needs, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did working on it. This is a long-term support release and as such, it is supported for 3 years, until April 2027. Features: due to popular demand, we have released images for the Raspberry Pi 5; we have introduced a new metapackage, installable from Edubuntu Installer, for teaching tools; we have developed a metapackage for music education, installable from Edubuntu installer; Edubuntu now includes a minimal install option...." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: edubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (5,898MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Unity 24.04 |
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Ubuntu Unity is a flavour of Ubuntu featuring the Unity7 desktop environment, the former default desktop of Ubuntu. The project has published Ubuntu Unity 24.04, "Noble Numbat" which has swapped out the Ubiquity system installer for Calamares. "We've moved over to Calamares as the installer included in the ISO (similar to the Lubuntu and Ubuntu Studio installers on previous releases, if you've ever tried them, which for that matter, you definitely should!). We would like to thank Simon Quigley and Aaron Rainbolt for integrating Calamares with our existing Ubuntu Unity live session, and last-minute fixes for bugs reported prior to the final release. Now speaking of Lomiri, we're aware that for the past few years, a lot of you have been eagerly awaiting Lomiri desktop images. And well, for those of you, we have some thrilling news: the first 24.04 Lomiri testing ISO is now publicly available!" Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Links to the experimental Lomiri branch of the project can be found on the project's home page. Download: ubuntu-unity-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,355MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 24.04 |
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Aaron Honeycutt has announced that Kubuntu 24.04, a popular member of the Ubuntu family of distribution featuring the KDE Plasma desktop, has been released. Despite the KDE project's recent release of Plasma 6, the new Kubuntu continues with a tried-and-tested Plasma 5.27 as the default desktop: "The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 24.04 has been released, featuring the 'beautiful' KDE Plasma 5.27, simple by default, powerful when needed. Code-named 'Noble Numbat', Kubuntu 24.04 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. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 6.8-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.115, KDE Plasma 5.27 and KDE Gear 23.08. Kubuntu has seen many updates for other applications, both in our default install and installable from the Ubuntu archive. Haruna, Krita, Kdevelop, Yakuake and many many more applications are updated. Applications for core day-to-day usage, such as Firefox and LibreOffice, are included and updated." Here are the release announcement (with a screenshot of the default desktop) and the release notes with a few more details. Download: kubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,933MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Studio 24.04 |
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Erich Eickmeyer has announced the release of Ubuntu Studio 24.04, a new version of this specialist Ubuntu variant preinstalled with a selection of the most common free multimedia applications available. The new release introduces Pipewire 1.0 as the default multimedia server. "The Ubuntu Studio team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu Studio 24.04 LTS, code-named 'Noble Numbat'. This marks Ubuntu Studio's 34th release. This release is a long-term support release and as such, it is supported for 3 years (36 months, until April 2027). In cooperation with the Ubuntu Desktop team, we have an all-new desktop installer. This installer uses the underlying code of the Ubuntu Server installer ('Subiquity') which has been in use for years, with a frontend coded in 'Flutter'. Be on the lookout for a special easter egg when the graphical environment for the installer first starts. For those of you who have been long-time users of Ubuntu Studio since our early days (even before Xfce), you will notice exactly what it is. Now for the big one: PipeWire is now mature and this release contains PipeWire 1.0. With PipeWire 1.0 comes the stability and compatibility you would expect from multimedia audio." Additional information is offered in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: ubuntustudio-24.04-dvd-amd64.iso (6,884MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 |
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Nikola Stojic has announced the release of Ubuntu Budgie 24.04. The new release updates the Budgie desktop to version 10.9.1, which brings a broad range of improvements to the desktop, the Budgie control centre. It also introduces various new applets and mini-apps for an enhanced desktop experience. "We are pleased to announce the release of 24.04 LTS. The new release rolls up various fixes and optimizations that the Ubuntu Budgie team have been developing since the 22.04 release in April 2022: a brand-new installer; new and updated applets; hot corner and window shuffler; the very latest Budgie desktop and Budgie control center; lots of theme and icon updates to customise your experience; re-worked Budgie Welcome for installing all things Budgie, gaming and lot more; revamp of our default application line-up. We also inherit hundreds of stability and bug fixes as well as optimizations made to the underlying Ubuntu repositories." See the release announcement and the detailed release notes for more information, upgrade instructions and screenshots. Download: ubuntu-budgie-24.04-desktop-legacy-amd64.iso (3,898MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04 |
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The Ubuntu Cinnamon project has announced the release of Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04, a long-term support (LTS) release. The new version includes Cinnamon 6.0, offers Nemo Actions (along with other Cinnamon spices), and experimental support for Wayland. "I'm proud to present the latest version of Ubuntu Cinnamon – 24.04 'Noble Numbat'. As this is an LTS release, it will be supported for 3 years. This release features Cinnamon 6.0 and the new flutter-based installer in the live image. Here are the changes specifically to Ubuntu Cinnamon for the release, only containing the main important parts and excluding the bug fixes behind the scenes: Cinnamon 6.0.4 desktop - the sound applet now rounds labels for the artist song names; the menu editor window can now be resized; desktop backgrounds can now accept the AVIF file format; ability to download Nemo Actions with other spices; experimental support for Wayland; minor fixes; the screensaver is disabled in Wayland sessions; stability fixes; Muffin window manager has experimental support for Wayland." The release announcement and release notes offer additional details. Download: ubuntucinnamon-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (4,989MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 24.04 |
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The Ubuntu MATE distribution provides the classic MATE desktop environment on top of an Ubuntu base. The project's latest release, version 24.04, ships with MATE 1.26.2 and a new system installer. The release announcement shares the following key changes: "What changed since the Ubuntu MATE 23.10? Here are the highlights of what's changed since the release of Ubuntu MATE 23.10: Ships stable MATE Desktop 1.26.2 with a selection of bug fixes and minor improvements to associated components. Integrated the new Ubuntu Desktop Bootstrap installer. Added GNOME Firmware, that replaces Firmware Updater. Added App Center, that replaces Software Boutique. Retired Ubuntu MATE Welcome; although it is still available for Ubuntu MATE 23.10 and earlier. Major applications: Accompanying MATE Desktop 1.26.2 and Linux 6.8 are Firefox 125, Celluloid 0.26, Evolution 3.52, LibreOffice 24.2.2. See the Ubuntu 24.04 Release Notes for details of all the changes and improvements that Ubuntu MATE benefits from." Download: ubuntu-mate-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (4,002MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Xubuntu 24.04 |
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The Xubuntu project develops a community edition of Ubuntu featuring the Xfce desktop. The project's latest release introduces a Minimal edition option, swaps out GNOME Software for the Snap Store, and uses Pipewire for handling audio. "Xfce 4.18 is included and well-polished since it’s initial release in December 2022. Xubuntu Minimal is included as an officially supported sub-project. GNOME Software has been replaced by Snap Store and GDebi. Snap Desktop Integration is now included for improved snap package support. Firmware Updater has been added to enable firmware updates in Xubuntu is included to support firmware updates from the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS). Thunderbird is now distributed as a Snap package. Ubiquity has been replaced by the Flutter-based Ubuntu Installer to provide fast and user-friendly installation. Pipewire (and wireplumber) are now included in Xubuntu. Improved hardware support for bluetooth headphones and touchpads. Color emoji is now included and supported in Firefox, Thunderbird, and newer GTK-based apps. Significantly improved screensaver integration and stability." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): xubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,881MB, torrent), xubuntu-24.04-minimal-amd64.iso (2,516MB, torrent). |
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| 2024-04-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lubuntu 24.04 |
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Lubuntu is an Ubuntu-based distribution which features the LXQt desktop environment. The project's latest release re-introduces an OEM install option, features a new installer prompt, and provides three install modes: Full, Normal, and Minimal. Minimal provides just a desktop environment with bare essentials, no web browser, and no Snap software. "Traditionally, installing Lubuntu only provides a regular installation mode (a single option for installs). This changes with Lubuntu 24.04, where you can now pick between Normal, Full, and Minimal. A Normal installation gives you a traditional Lubuntu experience. The Minimal mode ships with just the desktop environment and essential components (no web browser or snapd). A Full installation is the same as Normal, but comes with several recommended third-party apps: Virtual Machine Manager, Element, Thunderbird, Krita. In addition, you can choose to download and install updates during the installation procedure rather than having to install them afterwards. This can help speed up the installation process and get you up-and-running quicker." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: lubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,143MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu 24.04 |
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Utkarsh Gupta has announced the release of Ubuntu 24.04, a long-term support (LTS) release. The latest version of Ubuntu carries the code name "Noble Numbat" and introduces the Subiquity system installer along with ZFS support and GNOME 46. "Our 10th Long Term Supported release sets a new standard in performance engineering, enterprise security and developer experience. Ubuntu Desktop brings the Subiquity installer to an LTS for the first time. In addition to a refreshed user experience and a minimal install by default, the installer now includes experimental support for ZFS and TPM-based full disk encryption and the ability to import auto-install configurations. Post install, users will be greeted with the latest GNOME 46 alongside a new App Center and firmware-updater. Netplan is now the default for networking configuration and supports bidirectionality with NetworkManager." Additional information can be found in the distribution's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): ubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso (5,831MB, torrent), ubuntu-24.04-live-server-amd64.iso (2,627MB, torrent). |
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| 2024-04-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: OSMC 2024.04-1 |
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Sam Nazarko has announced the release of OSMC 2024.04-1, an open-source media center distribution based on Debian's stable branch and featuring the popular Kodi home theatre software. This release updates Kodi to version 20.5. "We've been working hard to improve OSMC for all platforms and keep things running smoothly. We've also finalised our support for Kodi 21 and this will be the final release of Kodi 20, with test builds for Kodi 21 being made available on the forums in the coming days before an anticipated release in May. The end of 2023 was also busy for us, with the announcement of Vero V, our fifth iteration of our flagship device. We're happy to announce significant playback improvements to the device in this update. Vero 4K/4K+ and V users will now experience perfect AV sync playback after several months of hard work. Vero V users can now enjoy Dolby Vision compatible Profile 5 tonemapping with output to HDR and SDR. If you've ever played content that looks magenta and green, this is because it doesn't have a fallback layer. Vero V will now tonemap this and output it in the best possible format for your display." Read the full release announcement for a complete list of changes and improvements. The project's download page provides links to images for various Raspberry Pi and Vero models, as well as Apple TV 1; here as quick link to the Raspberry Pi 4 image: OSMC_TGT_rbp4_20240424.img.gz (244MB, MD5). |
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| 2024-04-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Proxmox 8.2 "Virtual Environment" |
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Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialised products based on Debian GNU/Linux. The distribution's latest release is Proxmox 8.2 "Virtual Envionment" which is based on Debian 12.5 and includes built-in support for ZFS. "We are excited to announce that our latest software version 8.2 for Proxmox Virtual Environment is now available for download. This release is based on Debian 12.5 'Bookworm' but uses a newer Linux kernel 6.8, QEMU 8.1, LXC 6.0, Ceph 18.2 and ZFS 2.2. We have an import wizard to migrate VMware ESXi guests to Proxmox VE. The integrated VM importer is presented as storage plugin for native integration into the API and web-based user interface. You can use this to import the VM as a whole, with most of the original configuration settings mapped to Proxmox VE's configuration model. With the new proxmox-auto-install-assistant tool you can fully automate the setup process on bare-metal, rapidly deploying Proxmox VE hosts without the need for manual access to the systems." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download: proxmox-ve_8.2-1.iso (1,331MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: TrueNAS 24.04.0 "SCALE" |
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Pee Jay Latombo has announced the availability of TrueNAS SCALE 24.04, a major new update of iXsystems's specialist, Debian-based distribution designed for NAS (network-attached storage) computers. This release adds new SMB and NFS status pages for active session monitoring and administration: "After a successful beta release and the fastest adoption of release candidate software in TrueNAS history, TrueNAS SCALE 24.04 'Dragonfish' roars onto the scene in its official release today. As the fourth major version of TrueNAS SCALE, 24.04 brings forward major performance improvements, new features and expanded hardware support. SMB Client Auditing has been added to the TrueNAS web UI. This audit trail provides TrueNAS administrators the ability to monitor client activity graphically through Web-Driven queries, as well as exporting of reports for offline auditing compliance. Live client sessions for both the SMB and NFS file-sharing protocols can also be viewed and managed from the TrueNAS web UI, allowing you to identify which files are open and in use by connected users. Use the new Sessions icon on the Sharing screen to explore this new functionality." See the release announcement and the release notes for further details. Download: TrueNAS-SCALE-24.04.0.iso (1,551MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2024-04-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2024.04.20 |
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Bryan Poerwo has announced the release of EndeavourOS 2024.04.20, code-named "Gemini", a major update of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. This release features KDE Plasma 6, a choice of X11 or Wayland display servers and a Calamares installer ported to the Qt 6 toolkit: "With the arrival of Plasma 6 and Qt 6, it was high time to celebrate them with a new major release. Gemini ships with: Calamares 3.3.5, Firefox 125.0.1, Linux kernel 6.8.7, Mesa 24.0.5, NVIDIA 550.76-1, X.Org Server 21.1.13. New features and fixes: Plasma 6 on both the Live environment and the offline installation option – the Live environment runs X11 to ensure support for all hardware and when Plasma is chosen as the installed DE, both offline and online options, Wayland will be the default, but X11 can be chosen as an option in SDDM; we switched from NVIDIA-dkms to NVIDIA packages – NVIDIA-dkms was causing issues, like freezing the Live environment when NVIDIA boot was chosen on the ISO image; ARM installation option is removed; EFI partiton is created correctly when 'replace partition' option is chosen...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: EndeavourOS_Gemini-2024.04.20.iso (2,722MB, SHA512, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Fedora 40 |
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Matthew Miller has announced the release of Fedora 40. The new release features GNOME 46, KDE Plasma 6, and PyTorch for deep learning tasks. The release announcement shares the highlights: "Fedora Workstation Edition features the GNOME desktop environment, now updated to version 46. Check out What's New in Fedora Workstation 40? for the highlights! The KDE Spin now includes KDE Plasma 6, and runs with Wayland out of the box. Read more about that and other KDE Spin updates at What's New in Fedora KDE 40? We're also officially reviving the “Fedora Atomic Desktop” brand for all of our variants which use ostree or image-based provisioning. Our technology isn't really 'immutable', so this provides a better grouping. Read more about this at Introducing Fedora Atomic Desktops - but in short, Fedora Silverblue and Fedora Kinoite will remain, while the other desktop variants will become Fedora Sway Atomic and Fedora Budgie Atomic." Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-40-1.14.iso (2,189MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-40-1.14.iso (2,491MB, SHA256, torrent).
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| 2024-04-23 |
NEW • BSD Release: NetBSD 9.4 |
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The developers of the highly portable NetBSD operating system have announced the release of an update to their NetBSD 9.x branch. The new NetBSD 9.4 release mostly contains bug fixes and minor upgrades. The project has also issued a warning about the 9.4 release containing an out of date version of OpenSSL for compatibility purposes: "NetBSD 9.4 contains various improvements pulled up from the current branch to the netbsd-9 stable branch since NetBSD 9.3 was cut on August 4, 2022. NetBSD 9.4 is primarily a bug and security fix release, however, there are some new features, such as support for more MegaRAID controllers, ZTE MF112 and D-Link DWM222 USB 3G modems, and improved CPU feature detection for newer AMD/Intel devices. All users of netbsd-9 should upgrade if they are not following the stable branch. Important: the version of OpenSSL included with NetBSD 9.x is now unsupported unless a support contract is purchased from OpenSSL, and cannot be upgraded without breaking the ABI compatibility we’ve promised for the netbsd-9 branch. Users are recommended to update to NetBSD 10 or use OpenSSL from pkgsrc." The release announcement offers additional information. Download (MD5, pkglist): NetBSD-9.4-amd64.iso (495MB, torrent). |
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| 2024-04-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 3.1.2-22 |
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The Clonezilla Live distribution provides disk and partition cloning tools through a live DVD/USB platform. The project's latest release introduces kernel upgrades and reverts the xz package to an older, safe version. "This release of Clonezilla Live (3.1.2-22) includes major enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements and changes from 3.1.2-9: the underlying GNU/Linux operating system has been upgraded, this release is based on the Debian Sid repository as of 2024-04-08; Linux kernel has been updated to 6.7.9; the ezio package was updated to 2.0.11; new format messages sending to ocsmgrd; a comma (,) is used to separate the messages; rotate Clonezilla-related log files and receive new format messages from clients; include powermgmt-base and pdsh in live system; xz-utils was reverted back to the 5.4.5 version; removed 'ip=' from boot parameters. Bug fixes: no message sent to ocsmgrd in BT mode; update disable_sudo_use_pty, negate it explicitly, not just comment it - this should avoid distortion of gpm with jfbterm." The release announcement for Clonezilla Live 3.1.2-22 includes additional details. Download (SHA512, signature, pkglist): clonezilla-live-3.1.2-22-amd64.iso (422MB), clonezilla-live-3.1.2-22-i686.iso (364MB), clonezilla-live-3.1.2-22-i686-pae.iso (364MB). |
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| 2024-04-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: KANOTIX 2024 |
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KANOTIX is a Linux distribution based on the latest stable release of Debian and available in KDE and LXDE flavours. The project's latest snapshot, KANOTIX 2024, is based on Debian 12. "For Easter 2024 there were new KANOTIX 'Slowfire' ISO images based on Debian 12 'Bookworm'. All editions are available for 32-bit and 64-bit systems and can also be found in the Downloads menu. Specifications: Linux kernel 6.6.13; LibreOffice 24.2.2 (only in the 64-bit edition); Compiz (all ISO images with LXDE, start without Compiz with cheat code 'nocompiz'); acritoxinstaller (recommended); git (default); testing Wayland (only in the 64-bit KDE edition since 7 April 2024 in, X11 default); Calamares installer; find (all 64-bit editions); you can activate refind later in the installation with command '# find-install'." The release announcement also includes links to the project's latest ISO image files. Download (pkglist): kanotix64-slowfire-nightly-KDE.iso (2,685MB, MD5), kanotix64-slowfire-nightly-LXDE.iso (2,346MB, MD5). |
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| 2024-04-15 |
NEW • Development Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.4 Beta |
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The AlmaLinux OS team have published a new development snapshot of the project's platform which is based on source code from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The project's new beta for version 9.4 places a focus on security and LVM snapshots for easier backup and recovery processes. "The AlmaLinux 9.4 Beta introduces updates to enhance machine security and data protection. Enhancements in web-console and system roles automate additional operations and promote consistency in complex IT environments. The new release's features aim to improve system availability and reliability, facilitate easier recovery operations, and enhance virtual machine snapshot capabilities in hybrid cloud environments. The new system roles introduced enable the creation and management of logical volume manager (LVM) snapshots for improved data backup and recovery processes. Additionally, updates in the 9.4 Beta release continue to improve performance, scalability, and reliability for developers in building and managing applications." The AlmaLinux release announcement and release notes offer additional information. Download (SHA256, pkglist): AlmaLinux-9.4-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso (10,110MB), AlmaLinux-9.4-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,965MB), AlmaLinux-9.4-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso (987MB). |
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| 2024-04-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lakka 5.0 |
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Tomáš Kelemen has announced the release of Lakka 5.0, a major new version of the project's lightweight Linux distribution with a goal of transforming a small computer into a full-blown retro-gaming console. This release updates the distribution's build system to LibreELEC 11.0 and adds support to Raspberry Pi 5 devices: "We are happy to announce a new and updated version of Lakka. Changes since version 4.3: based on the LibreELEC 11.0 build system; RetroArch updated to 1.17.0; cores updated to their most recent versions; new cores added including dirksimple - Dragon's Lair player, DOSBox, ep128emu, geolith, jaxe, numero, thepowdertoy - The Powder Toy, vice_xpet - Commodore PET, vircon32 - virtual game console inspired by 16/32-bit systems, vitaquake2 - Quake II; Mesa updated to 24.0.4; updated Linux kernel to mainline 6.1.84, Raspberry Pi 6.1.77, amlogic 6.1.38; added images for Raspberry Pi 5, Raspberry Pi Zero 2 in Retroflag GPI Case 2W, Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 in Retroflag GPI Case 2, Generic PC - support for NVIDIA GPUs (using proprietary NVIDIA driver, separate image), OrangePi Zero2, OrangePi 3 LTS, BananaPi CM4, BananaPi M2 Pro, BananaPi M2S, BananaPi M5, Radxa Zero, Radxa Zero2, WeTek Core, WeTek Hub...." See the release announcement for further information. As mentioned above, Lakka 5.0 is available for a large variety of popular hardware platforms; here is a quick link to the "Generic" variant: Lakka-Generic.x86_64-5.0.img.gz (1,247MB, SHA256). |
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| 2024-04-12 |
NEW • Development Release: Ubuntu 24.04 Beta |
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Steve Langasek has announced the availability of the beta release of the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 (code-named "Noble Numbat"). Delayed by one week due to the backdoor found in the xz data compression library, the Ubuntu 24.04 will be LTS (long-term supported) release with standard security maintenance until April 2029. "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Desktop, Server and Cloud products. This beta release includes images from not only the Ubuntu Desktop, Server and Cloud products, but also the Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Cinnamon, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Unity and Xubuntu flavors." Here is the full release announcement. Download: ubuntu-24.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (5,379MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), edubuntu-24.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (5,363MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), kubuntu-24.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (4,007MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-24.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (3,142MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-budgie-24.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (3,919MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntucinnamon-24.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (3,914MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntukylin-24.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (4,476MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-mate-24.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (4,117MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntustudio-24.04-beta-dvd-amd64.iso (6,324MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-unity-24.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (3,355MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), xubuntu-24.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (3,201MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Archcraft 2024.04.06 |
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Aditya Shakya has announced the release of a new version of Archcraft, a lightweight, Arch-based Linux distribution with highly customised Openbox and bspwm window managers and a selection of lightweight applications. The new version, labeled as 2024.04.06, brings updated packages and window manager configurations, as well as various improvements and bug fixes: "April 2024 ISO image of Archcraft is now available to download. Changelogs: updated ISO profile; latest base with new packages; update all Archcraft and AUR packages; update all window manager configurations; added latest version of Calamares installer and its configuration (fixed autologin issue); added a new GRUB package (fixed issue with installation on XFS filesystem); added GRUB hooks package (to install GRUB on every update); added archcraft-arandr (GUI) package to manage screen layouts (save and restore them); fixed Qt theming issue, added configurations for Qt 6; improved Thunar action functionalities - open terminal according to session, open as root according to session, permanently sets the wallpaper in supported sessions; small improvements and bugs fixed. Run 'sudo pacman -Syyu' to update your existing installation." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download: archcraft-2024.04.06-x86_64.iso (2,549MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: AV Linux MXE-23.2 |
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Glen MacArthur has announced the release of AV Linux MXE-23.2, a bug-fix update of the project's earlier release. AVLinux is based on Debian 12 and MX Linux, it is designed primarily for content creators, and it uses Enlightenment as the default desktop user interface. "This is an ISO image update to AV Linux MX edition that addresses a few annoying and potentially show-stopping bugs that appeared in the first release of AVL-MXe 23.1. Obviously the jump to a new Debian platform ('Bookworm'), a completely new desktop environment (Enlightenment) and a whole new way of handling system audio(PipeWire) was bound to scare a few new bugs out of the woodwork and boy did it ever. Hopefully this ISO will help people get off to a better start with these various new features. Don't fade backlight is now set by default which should fix Enlightenment setting the backlight to 0 which was making the lightDM login screen invisible after installing AVL-MXe to hard disk and booting it with its default of SysVInit (systemd boot recommended). A shortcut to change the keyboard layout for Enlightenment to use is now easily found on the main panel." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information and screenshots. Download: AVL_MXE-23.2-20240405_x64.iso (5,463MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Peropesis 2.5 |
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Peropesis (personal operating system) is a small-scale, minimalist, command-line-based Linux operating system. The project's latest release, Peropesis 2.5, introduces several new tools: "Peropesis 2.5 is released. In the new edition part of the old software was updated and several new software packages were installed. Among the newly installed software are several build automation tools and one of the most popular file managers, Midnight commander, which is accessible by typing the mc command at the command line. New software was installed: 1. cmake 3.29.0. CMake is an open source software designed to build, test, and package software. 2. meson 1.3.2. Meson - an open source, high productivity build system. 3. ninja 1.11.1. Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed. 4. packaging 0.24. This Python library provides utilities that implement the interoperability specifications which have clearly one correct behaviour or benefit greatly from having a single shared implementation." Additional information is available in the project's release announcement. Download: Peropesis-2.5-live.iso (261MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2024-04-05 |
NEW • BSD Release: OpenBSD 7.5 |
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Theo de Raadt has announced the release of OpenBSD 7.5, the latest stable version of the free, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system, in active development since 1996: "We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 7.5. This is our 56th release. We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of more than twenty years with only two remote holes in the default install. As in our previous releases, 7.5 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly all areas of the system: added bt(5) and btrace(8) support for binary modulo operator; added a TIMEOUT_MPSAFE flag to timeout(9); added IBM encoded version of the "Spleen 8x16" font, usable as console font; cleanup and machine-independent refactoring of three context switch paths outside of mi_switch(): when a process forks and the new proc needs to be scheduled by proc_trampoline, cpu_hatch: when booting APs, and sched_exit: when a proc exits; made vscsi(4) 'vscsi_filtops' mpsafe and extended the 'sc_state_mtx' mutex(9) to protect 'sc_klist' knotes list; made out-of-swap checking more robust, preventing potential deadlocks...." Read the detailed release announcement for further a complete list of changes. Download: amd64/install75.iso (653MB, pkglist), amd64/install75.img (664MB), arm64/install75.img (555MB), i386/install75.img (450MB). |
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| 2024-04-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ROSA 12.5 |
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ROSA is a Russian Linux distribution which originally forked from the Mandriva family of distributions. The project's latest release, ROSA 12.5, provides two full features desktops (KDE Plasma and GNOME) along with two lightweight editions (LXQt and Xfce). "ROSA Fresh 12.5 offers a wide selection of installation images, allowing users to choose the optimal OS for their tasks. The updated version of the operating system includes five user environment options for three processor architectures (x64, i686, aarch64). Each version of the system contains a set of programs and components updated to the latest versions in the original ROSA design. You can choose from two fully functional graphical environments - KDE and GNOME, and two light systems with graphical interfaces - LXQt and Xfce; an option with a console, text interface for experienced users is also available - ROSA Fresh Server. The updated 6.6 kernel with long-term security support ensures optimal compatibility with the latest devices, and Mesa 23.3 graphics libraries, thanks to Steam support, open the door to the world of games and 3D graphics. Added expanded support for printers and scanners using ipp-usb and sane-airscan technologies, which makes it easier to use such peripheral devices." Additional information cab be found in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): ROSA.FRESH.PLASMA5.12.5.x86_64.iso (3,290MB), ROSA.FRESH.GNOME.12.5.x86_64.iso (3,288MB), ROSA.FRESH.SERVER.12.5.x86_64.iso (1,694MB). |
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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 (628MB). |
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