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| 2025-12-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 8.3 |
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Canaima project, which produces a set of Linux distributions, based on Debian "Testing" and designed for use in Venezuela's public sector, has announced the release of Canaima GNU/Linux 8.3: "Canaima GNU/Linux, a project of the National Center for Information Technologies (CNTI), launched its new update, Canaima GNU/Linux 8.3 'Kavanayén', strengthening digital inclusion and technological independence in the country. This update includes innovative tools that break down language and technical barriers, directly benefiting students, teachers and people with disabilities. The Canaima Transcriptor is the main tool in this version. It converts speech into editable text and instantly translates it into any language using advanced speech recognition. It is ideal for accessible classes, conferences and videos, especially for people with hearing impairments. The Canaima Media Creator is another new tool that offers an intuitive graphical interface that automates the creation of multiboot USB drives with Ventoy." Read the release announcement (in Spanish) for more details. Download (MD5, pkglist): canaima-8.3-cinnamon_amd64.iso (5,010MB), canaima-8.3-gnome_amd64.iso (5,095MB), canaima-8.3-kde_amd64.iso (5,711MB), canaima-8.3-lxde_amd64.iso (5,001MB), canaima-8.3-lxqt_amd64.iso (5,189MB), canaima-8.3-mate_amd64.iso (5,075MB), canaima-8.3-xfce_amd64.iso (5,001MB). Separate images for creative tasks, development, gaming and scientific work, as well as images for i386 and AArch64 architectures, are also available. |
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| 2025-12-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PorteuX 2.5 |
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PorteuX is a Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. The project has published a new version, PorteuX 2.5, which introduces Flatpak support and updates the available desktop editions. "This release brings Flatpak to PorteuX. On the first run, the user should provide a valid path where the Flatpak files will be stored, for example 'sudo flatpak /mnt/sda1' (or 'flatpak --force-setup /mnt/sda1' if re-setup is required). The setup will configure the path and add the Flathub repository. After that, usage follows the standard Flatpak workflow, for example to install Furmark, 'flatpak install flathub com.geeks3d.furmark'. And to run it, 'flatpak run com.geeks3d.furmark'. This release also completely drops the stable spins. PorteuX is now based exclusively on Slackware 'Current'. Fixed Vulkan not working properly (this fixes some Steam games that were not working); fixed cheatcodes that use UUID and LABEL...." The distribution's "cheatcodes" have also been more clearly documented. Further details can be found in the release notes. Download (pkglist): porteux-2.5-current-cinnamon-6.6.3-x86_64.iso (566MB), porteux-2.5-current-cosmic-1.0-x86_64.iso (662MB), porteux-2.5-current-gnome-49.2-x86_64.iso (576MB), porteux-2.5-current-kde-6.5.4-x86_64.iso (656MB), porteux-v2.4-current-lxde-0.11.1-x86_64.iso (540M), porteux-2.4-current-lxqt-2.3.0-x86_64.iso (562MB), porteux-2.4-current-mate-1.28.2-x86_64.iso (547MB), porteux-2.4-current-xfce-4.20-x86_64.iso (543MB). |
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| 2025-12-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Pearl Linux OS 13 |
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The developer of Pearl Linux OS has published a new release of the project's Debian-based desktop Linux distribution with a macOS-like user interface called PDE: "Our second release running on Debian 13 'Trixie' as the base. This release uses our own desktop environment called PDE. PDE is a mix of LXDE and Xfce components with Compiz as the default window manager. This release is a ready-to-go, out-of-the-box complete desktop with all the software needed to keep most users set from the get-go. Pearl also has many of our own tools modeled after Linux Mints tools. This PDE release varies a little at the beginning as to not get confused when setting up things for the first time because of all the customizing available to the user we recommend." The README file contains a warning about the first boot: "The default PDE session is PDE-FX which is the session using Compiz by default. After instalation at login screen it defaults to Openbox unless you change this before logging in. Unless you are familiar with an Openbox system meaning, one that has nothing visible until right-clicking on the desktop, it's best to click the round logo next to where you enter your name, and change that to PDE which is one of three separate sessions available." Download (MD5) from SourceForge: pearl-13-PDE-desktop.iso (3,970MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GuideOS 1.0 |
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GuideOS, a beginner-friendly German Linux distribution based on Debian 13, has reached version 1.0. Created jointly with the LinuxGuides.de project, GuideOS offers a customised Cinnamon desktop, some useful utilities developed in-house, and a good selection of open-source software, all localised into German. The English translation of the release announcement provides further details: "Yes, we did it! After over a year of intensive work by the core team and a lot of support from the community, the time has finally come. The community Linux GuideOS has launched version 1.0. It has been a creative journey, which we're concluding today with this first major step, and we're very proud of it. It all started with a crazy idea in the Linux forum, and now our hearts are deeply connected to this hobby project, and we're also proud of the current result. We started with Debian 12, and the current version of GuideOS has now switched to Debian 13. We chose Debian because we wanted a stable system and also wanted to be able to support Windows and Mac users in the future. That's why we opted for the Cinnamon desktop environment and included a special tool as a central control unit. Now it's time to push our community project forward as we want to reach as many people as possible with GuideOS." Here is the download link: GuideOS_1.0_24.12.25--_x86-64.iso (2,965MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: OpenMediaVault 8.0-12 |
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Volker Theile has announced the release of OpenMediaVault 8.0-12, a major update of the specialist Debian-based Linux distribution for network-attached storage (NAS) servers. The 8.x series of OpenMediaVault is based on the stable Debian 13 release: "Since no critical errors were reported during the RC phase, it is now time to release the final version (8.0.1) of OMV8 (Synchrony). Due to technical reasons, only AMD64 and ARM64 architectures will be supported from this version onwards. Since this circumstance had been known for some time, many features planned for OMV8 were already implemented in OMV7 so that the discontinued architectures could also benefit from them. That's why the list of new features in OMV8 is quite concise. Nevertheless, switching to Debian 13 offers newer software, bug fixes and improvements. The changelog will list all improvements in this version alongside the following: upgrade to Debian 13 'Trixie'; replace cpufrequtils with linux-cpupower; improve several user and group related RPCs; display updated modules in notification after configuration changes have been applied; display old versions of upgradable packages on the update page; use pool instead of server directive in chrony configuration by default...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: openmediavault_8.0-12_amd64.iso (1,367MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parrot 7.0 |
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Dario Camonita has announced the release of Parrot 7.0, a major update of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution designed for security specialists, hackers, developers, system administrators and network engineers. The new version is based on Debian 13 and comes with KDE Plasma as the default desktop: "The Parrot Security team is pleased to announce the release of Parrot 7. Parrot 7 represents a major milestone for the project. Its development required a complete rewrite of the system and introduced many changes that follow our mission to keep the system modern and innovative. Parrot 7 has switched to KDE Plasma 6, features our own plasma ricing and theming to make it very lightweight, and uses Wayland by default along with the many changes introduced by Debian 13. The new build scripts now offer easy support to community-driven spins, and we plan to offer official support and sponsorship programs to community-curated editions, featuring more desktop environments and configurations. Many of our scripts were created and assembled through several stages. We use live‑build to generate ISO images, while for virtual machines we chose to adopt a custom-built system...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and upgrade instructions. Download (SHA512, signature, pkglist): Parrot-home-7.0_amd64.iso (3,628MB, torrent), Parrot-security-7.0_amd64.iso (7,633MB, torrent). AAarch64, riscv64 and various virtual machine images are also available. |
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| 2025-12-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Gnoppix AI Linux 26 |
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Andreas Mueller has announced the release of Gnoppix AI Linux 26, an updated build of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution with integrated privacy and artificial intelligence features. This version replaces Firefox with LibreWolf as the default web browser and Thunderbird with Betterbird as the preferred email client: "As we celebrate the holiday season, the Gnoppix team is excited to bring you a special gift: the early release of Gnoppix 26. This version is packed with groundbreaking features, brand-new services, and a total commitment to your digital freedom. We've taken bold steps to ensure your digital footprint remains yours alone, moving away from restrictive environments. Infrastructure migration - we have officially migrated our core operations to Japan, benefiting from privacy laws that are significantly more robust than those in the EU or US. Tor gateway enhancements - fixed IPv6 issues within the Tor gateway. New Tor bridge - we've moved away from German-based servers (IONOS) due to EU speech restrictions, ensuring a more resilient connection. Gnoppixctl 0.5.7 - added a dedicated 'exit' option to Tor control for ultimate anonymity management. Browser evolution - we have removed Firefox as the default browser due to unacceptable telemetry data sent to Mozilla." See the complete release announcement for more information. Download (MD5): gnoppix-26-core-kde.iso (5,256MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Besgnulinux 3-2 |
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Besgnulinux, a Debian-based Linux distribution with the lightweight JWM window manager as the preferred desktop user interface, has been updated to version 3-2. The new release is available in three separate editions - "Full", "Simple" and "Core". While the first two come with a full graphical environment (the "Simple" edition lacks some applications), the "Core" variant is command-line only. "A lot of work has been done and important changes have been implemented in this version. First, let's talk briefly about the procedures performed. As in the previous version, the classic and modern menu were adapted together. You can switch between these menus or use them jointly with the 'Add to Menu' tool. Added some important elements to the welcome screen. The 'Add Key' tool has been restructured. Added conversion from PNG to SVG format to the 'Image Editor' tool. The 'Change Keyboard Language' tool has been rearranged. A total of 21 colors, dark and light, were added to the 'Change Theme Color' tool. The 'Window Control' tool has been reworked. The 'Panel Control' and 'Third-Party Software' tool has been adapted again. Some adjustments have been made to ensure stable operation of the system." Here is the full release announcement with screenshots. Download (MD5, pkglist): besgnulinux-jwm-full-3-2.iso (3,453MB), besgnulinux-jwm-simple-3-2.iso (2,512MB). besgnulinux-jwm-core-3-2.iso (2,076MB). |
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| 2025-12-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: postmarketOS 25.12 |
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The postmarketOS team has announced a new version of its operating system for mobile devices and desktop computers. The new version, 25.12, is based on Alpine Linux 3.23 and includes several improvements from the upgrade, along with updates to the distribution's user interfaces. "As always we target the most recent Alpine release. In case of v25.12 it is the excellent Alpine Linux 3.23 and it comes with the new major version 3 of the Alpine Package Keeper, which has been released after five years (!) of development. It includes some really nice changes, such as downloading packages before installing them (which we enabled by default in postmarketOS), so that a flaky internet connection can't ever break your system again while installing updates. Another long awaited feature is logging all changes to /var/log/apk.log. See the apk3 release notes for more information." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. A list of supported devices and install instructions can be found through the project's Install page. Quick links to download the generic x86_64 images with COSMIC, GNOME, KDE Plasma and Sway desktop options (pkglist): postmarketOS-edge-cosmic-2-generic-x86_64-lts.img.xz (1,487MB, SHA512), postmarketOS-edge-gnome-4-generic-x86_64-lts.img.xz (1,536MB, SHA512), postmarketOS-edge-plasma-desktop-3-generic-x86_64-lts.img.xz (2,216MB, SHA512), postmarketOS-edge-sway-3.2-generic-x86_64-lts.img.xz (1,133MB, SHA512). |
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| 2025-12-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: elementary OS 8.1 |
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elementary OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution which runs the Pantheon desktop environment. The project's latest release is version 8.1 and it incorporates several small improvements and enhancements all across the desktop, package management, and display stack. Support for ARM hardware has also improved: "Today, we are proud to announce that elementary OS 8.1 is available to download now and shipping on several high-quality computers. For the first time we now also offer ARM64 builds for devices that boot with UEFI. This means you’ll be able to run OS 8.1 on M-series Apple Silicon and devices where you can load UEFI-supporting firmware like Raspberry Pi. This version of Linux also supports certain Qualcomm and Rockchip processors, for example. Many notebooks and tablets now ship with displays that aren’t quite HiDPI, but are more pixel dense than traditional displays. In OS 8, we only supported integer display scaling which left these devices in an awkward position with an interface that is either too large or too small. In OS 8.1, we now support fractional display scaling in the Secure Session." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download: elementaryos-8.1-stable-amd64.20251211.iso (3,161MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Talos 1.12.0 |
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Talos, a specialist Linux-based operating system for running Kubernetes, has been updated to version 1.12.0. This release introduces new network configuration documents, new user volume types, and updates to disk encryption: "Welcome to the v1.12.0 release of Talos. What's new? The Kubernetes API server in Talos has been updated to use a more secure set of TLS cipher suites by default. This is in line with a set of best practices documented in CIS 1.12 benchmark. New field in UserVolumeConfig - volumeType that defaults to partition, but can be set to directory. When set to directory, provisioning and filesystem operations are skipped and a directory is created under /var/mnt/'name'. The directory type enables lightweight storage volumes backed by a host directory, instead of requiring a full block device partition. Talos versions prior to v1.12 used the state of PCR 7 and signed policies locked to PCR 11 for TPM based disk encryption. Talos now supports configuring which PCRs states are to be used for TPM based disk encryption via the options.pcrs field in the tpm section of the disk encryption configuration. Component updates: Linux kernel 6.18.1, Kubernetes 1.35.0, CNI Plugins 1.9.0, cryptsetup 2.8.1, LVM2 2_03_37, systemd-udevd: 257.8...." See the release notes and the what's new document for more information. Download (SHA256): v1.12.0/metal-amd64.iso (299MB), v1.12.0/metal-arm64.iso (185MB). |
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| 2025-12-22 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1153 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: The best open source operating systems of 2025
- News: Firefox adopts AI components, Asahi Linux works to improve the install experience, Mageia team plans for version 10
- Questions and answers: Is software ever truly completed?
- Released last week: Emmabuntus DE6-1.00, Kicksecure 18.0.8.7, MidnightBSD 4.0, Rhino Linux 2025.4, Mabox Linux 25.12, RELIANOID 7.8.0, Chimera Linux 20251220, Synex 13 "Server", EasyOS 7.1, Qubes OS 4.3.0
- Torrent corner: Emmabuntüs, Kicksecure, Qubes OS, TUXEDO OS
- Opinion poll: Which open source operating system was your favourite in 2025?
- Site news: Donations and Sponsors
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2025-12-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Qubes OS 4.3.0 |
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The Qubes project has a new stable release, Qubes OS 4.3.0, which updates the project's templates for Fedora, Debian and Whonix. The release announcement shares the key changes: "We're pleased to announce the stable release of Qubes OS 4.3.0. This minor release includes a host of new features, improvements, and bug fixes. The ISO and associated verification files are available on the downloads page. What's new in Qubes 4.3? Dom0 upgraded to Fedora 41. Xen upgraded to version 4.19. Default Fedora template upgraded to Fedora 42 (older versions not supported). Default Debian template upgraded to Debian 13 (versions older than 12 not supported). Default Whonix templates upgraded to Whonix 18 (older versions not supported). Preloaded disposables. Device 'self-identity oriented' assignment (a.k.a. New Devices API). Qubes Windows Tools reintroduced with improved features. These are just a few highlights from the many changes included in this release. For a more comprehensive list of changes, see the Qubes OS 4.3 release notes. Templates restored in 4.3.0 from a pre-4.3 backup may continue to target their original Qubes OS release repositories. After restoring such templates in 4.3.0, you must perform the following additional steps. This will automatically choose the templates that need to be updated." Download: Qubes-R4.3.0-x86_64.iso (7,797MB, SHA512, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: EasyOS 7.1 |
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Barry Kauler has announced the release of EasyOS 7.1, an updated build of the project's experimental Linux distribution built from Devuan: "woofQ2-built EasyOS has version numbering starting from 7.0. It is built from Devuan 'Excalibur' (equivalent to Debian 'Trixie') binary packages, with major structural changes, including based on Debian's APT package management and enhanced Easy Containers. It should be noted that version 7.0+ implies improvements and less bugs compared with earlier releases; however, this series is a complete redesign, from the ground-up, and likely there are some brand-new issues. We hope that nothing serious emerges, and anyway, updating is very simple, via the "update" button on the desktop. The latest version is becoming mature, though Easy is an experimental distribution and some parts are under development and are still considered as beta-quality. However, you will find this distro to be a very pleasant surprise, or so we hope.So many 7.0.x releases since 7.0, resolving issues and many enhancements, finally reaching the rock-solid 7.1. Changes since 7.0.34: MSCW restore defaults; SeaMonkey Composer via right-click menu; fix screen brightness in EasySetup; LibreOffice Draw not in menu; Linux kernel 6.12.62; Chromium 143.0.7499.109." See the release notes for a complete list of changes. Download: easy-7.1-amd64.img (1,105MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Synex 13 "Server" |
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The Synex distribution is based on Debian's "Stable" branch and offers a range of desktop variant along with a specialist server edition. Synex 13 "Server" offers predictable networking settings and a custom storage manager which simplifies LVM and encryption management. "ServerHub continues as the modular framework for enterprise application deployment, now with complete CLI interface complementing its TUI. Available with 7 production-ready modules (LAMP, Docker, Nginx Proxy Manager, Zabbix, Nextcloud, GLPI, Odoo), it enables full automation through scripts, CI/CD integration, and remote administration without manual intervention. Storage management is simplified through synex-lvm-manager, an interactive command-line tool designed specifically for Synex/Debian. It reduces the complexity of working with LVM and LUKS2 encryption without sacrificing technical control: allows creating and managing physical volumes, volume groups, and logical volumes in an assisted manner, preparing disks with LUKS2 encryption and integrating them into LVM, reviewing states and available space before applying changes, and automatically updating system configuration." Additional details are provided in the release announcement. Download (MD5): synex-server-13-amd64.hybrid.iso (1,433MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Chimera Linux 20251220 |
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Chimera Linux is an independent distribution which uses an unusual combination of technologies behind the scenes. Chimera Linux uses BSD userland command-line tools, the Clang/LLVM compiler toolchain, Dinit for service management, and APK for package management. The project's latest snapshot introduces a text-based system installer: "This set has been overdue for a while so it mainly comes as an update with new versions. This set is based on kernel 6.18 and comes with latest versions of desktop environments and most other software. Newly, the live images will not automatically import LVMs and ZFS pools, as that was found to be unintuitive and sometimes system-breaking (with ZFS-on-root setups). Additionally, the images now come with an experimental TUI installer. It can be invoked as chimera-installer from the command line. The installer supports the following: Local and remote installs, APK mirror setup, with up to date mirror list fetched from the repo, basic setup (hostname, timezone, root password, user account), installing extra packages, kernel version selection, bootloader setup (GRUB and systemd-boot, including BIOS/EFI/OF)." Additional information is offered in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): chimera-linux-x86_64-LIVE-20251220-plasma.iso (2,408MB), chimera-linux-x86_64-LIVE-20251220-gnome.iso (1,735MB), chimera-linux-x86_64-LIVE-20251220-base.iso (992MB). |
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| 2025-12-20 |
NEW • Development Release: Linux Mint 22.3 Beta |
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The Linux Mint team have announced the availability of Linux Mint 22.3 beta. The new development snapshot introduces Cinnamon 6.6 with several small improvements along with a new troubleshooting application. "Linux Mint 22.3 is a long-term support release which will be supported until 2029. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable. Despite our best efforts, things don't always work out of the box. When troubleshooting issues and finding solutions, it is not enough to find people who can help; you also need to provide the information they need to understand the problem and recommend the right solution. The steps involved in troubleshooting a hardware-related issue are usually: Finding the cause of the problem; precisely identifying the device, component, or driver; finding out what to do; applying the recommended solution; we worked on making these steps a little bit easier. The System Reports tool received many new features and it was rebranded as System Information." Additional details can be found in the what's new document, release announcement and the release notes. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): linuxmint-22.3-cinnamon-64bit-beta.iso (2,941MB, torrent), linuxmint-22.3-xfce-64bit-beta.iso (2,893MB, torrent), linuxmint-22.3-mate-64bit-beta.iso (2,986MB, torrent). |
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| 2025-12-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: RELIANOID 7.8.0 |
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RELIANOID, a specialist Debian-based server distribution with network load balancing features to avoid single points of failure, has been updated to version 7.8.0. The new version upgrades the base system to Debian 12 and brings various improvements to its web-based user interface. "RELIANOID 7.8.0 Community Edition represents a significant milestone, bringing a modern operating system base, enhanced upgrade capabilities, and first-class cloud automation features to the open-source community. This release focuses on simplifying lifecycle management, improving usability, and enabling seamless deployments across on-premise and cloud environments. The platform is now based on Debian 12.12 'Bookworm', providing a more secure, stable, and up-to-date foundation. This upgrade ensures long-term support, improved performance, and access to the latest system and networking components. In addition, RELIANOID CE 7.8.0 introduces major version upgrade capabilities, allowing users to perform smoother transitions between releases while reducing operational risk and downtime. As part of this process, automated system cleanup routines are now executed before upgrades to ensure a clean and reliable upgrade path." Continue to the release announcement for more details. Download the installation ISO image from SourceForge: relianoid_community_adc_installer_v7.8.0_amd64.iso (723MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Mabox Linux 25.12 |
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The Mabox Linux team has announced the release of Mabox Linux 25.12. The new version includes a series of updates and improvements to the desktop, volume controls, and introduces autotheming to the live session. "The panel configuration menu was recently enhanced to allow for quick configuration of the taskbar’s behavior. The menu is available by right-clicking the Mabox icon in the panel or by using the keyboard shortcut W-A-p (Super/Windows + Alt + p). Update notifier/status icon: Now shows the number of updates divided into packages from official repositories and AUR (Arch Users Repository). Quick access to file manager bookmarks: Bookmarks from the file manager are also quickly accessible in the dynamic Places menu W-. (Super + dot). Both local file system and network bookmarks are supported. SSH, Samba shares, and FTP. Autotheming enabled in live session. Just left-click on wallpaper 'icon' in panel to set random wallpaper and see autotheming in action. Have some fun while installing Mabox. Right-click on thumbnail icon for more options. Autotheming is disabled by default after installation." Additional details and screenshots can be found in the release announcement. Download: mabox-linux-25.12-Istredd-251216-linux612.iso (3,067MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Rhino Linux 2025.4 |
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Rhino Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution which offers a rolling-release upgrade approach. the project's latest snapshot improves on its Lomiri interface support and makes Lomiri available for its PINE64 devices: "As mentioned previously, our collaboration with UBPorts stipulated that we would be assisting in the development of Lomiri upstream, as well as the packaging and distribution of Lomiri for Rhino Linux PINE64 devices. We are happy to announce that we have made significant and substantial progress towards these goals with us shipping two new packages: rhino-pine-lomiri-core, and ubxi-lomiri-desktop. The ubxi-lomiri-desktop package is compatible on both PINE64 devices, as expected, as well as our generic images. We have also begun the process of rolling out Lomiri as our default desktop environment for our PINE64 devices. For now, we will be also be continuing the support and maintenance of Unicorn Mobile disk images for PINE64 devices." Additional details about Rhino Linux 2025.4 can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): Rhino-Linux-2025.4-amd64.iso (2,722MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-16 |
NEW • BSD Release: MidnightBSD 4.0 |
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The MidnightBSD project has announced a new major release, version 4.0, which is available for 32-bit and 64-bit x86 machines. A long list of changes to the base platform and ports collection are covered in the release notes: "Removed libdispatch from base. rc.subr(8) now honors ${name}_env in all rc(8) scripts. init(8), service(8), and cron(8) will now adopt user/class environment variables by default (excluding PATH). Notably, environment variables for all cron jobs and rc(8) services can now be set via login.conf(5). The default config for newsyslog(8) will now only include files from the /etc/newsyslog.conf.d/ and /usr/local/etc/newsyslog.conf.d/ directories if the filename ends with ".conf" and does not begin with a "." character. The kernel now supports enforcing a W^X memory mapping policy for user processes. The policy is not enforced by default but can be enabled by setting the kern.elf32.allow_wx and kern.elf64.allow_wx sysctls to 0. Individual binaries can be exempted from the policy by elfctl(1) via the wxneeded feature." Download (SHA512, pkglist): MidnightBSD-4.0--amd64-disc1.iso (1,005MB), MidnightBSD-4.0--amd64-memstick.img (1,200MB). |
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| 2025-12-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kicksecure 18.0.8.7 |
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The Kicksecure team has announced the availability of a new version of its security-focused, Debian-based distribution. The new version switches from using the Xfce desktop by default to running LXQt and the base system has been updated to use Debian 13. "port to Debian 13 'Trixie' ram-wipe - Wipe RAM on shutdown and reboot; install USBGuard by default; port to Wayland; port to LXQt; bring back Btrfs support in ISO installer; port to privleap; no longer install xpdf by default (due to port to Wayland); investigated VirtualBox; switch to using deb822 sources; backlight-tool-dist - new privleap, LXQt compatible backlight adjustment tool; keyboard layout new tools - set-system-keymap, set-console-keymap, set-labwc-keymap, set-grub-keymap; disable clipboard sharing by default for VM images (broken by Wayland); VirtualBox Guest Additions - clipboard sharing, shared folder; KVM clipboard sharing; Qubes - unaffected, no changes; GRUB boot menu now has a keyboard selection menu (this is documented in chapter Temporary Kernel Boot Parameter Change); boot performance and RAM savings improvements; consistent naming of meta packages; VirtualBox / KVM - fix auto adjustment of window size in Wayland using wlr-resize-watcher (in vm-config-dist package)." Additional details are covered in the release announcement. Download: Kicksecure-LXQt-18.0.8.7.Intel_AMD64.iso (1,243MB, SHA512, signature, torrent, pkglist).
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| 2025-12-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Emmabuntüs DE6-1.00 |
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The Emmabuntüs project has announced a new version of their Debian-based distribution. The new release is based on Debian 13 and places a focus on accessibility options: "This new version of our distribution mainly focuses on accessibility improvements, developed as part of our collaboration with our friends at A.S.I. YOVOTOGO and the Togolese Federation of Associations of Persons with Disabilities (FETAPH). The goal is to soon equip specialized centers for people with visual impairments across Togo including the Saint Augustine Multipurpose Center in Lomé and the Maison du Handicap initiated by Mutualistes Sans Frontières. These advancements were made possible thanks to the work and valuable feedback of our blind and visually impaired volunteers. Corrections and improvements: based on Debian 13.2; default sound volume set to 50%; added a Wine installation script; removed Deborah; replaced ZuluCrypt-GUI with LuckyLUKS; fixed the locale bug and re-enabled country and timezone selection...." Details on the new version of Emmabuntüs can be found in the release announcement. Download (MD5): emmabuntus-de6-amd64-13.2-1.00.iso (4,310MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2025.4 |
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The Kali Linux team have announced a new version of their Debian-based distribution. The security and forensics platform includes new updates to the Plasma and GNOME desktops along with better Wayland support for instances running inside virtual machines. "Now that GNOME has moved to only supporting Wayland, and KDE in Kali has already used it by default for a few years (since Kali Linux 2023.1), we wanted to ensure that the transition and experience were seamless. The only thing that we felt was missing was support for VM guest tools, like clipboard sharing and window scaling, but things have been progressing, and now all the major VM software fully supports Wayland. We have tested Kali installations with Wayland as the guest OS in VirtualBox, VMware, and QEMU, configured the missing parts, and we are happy to announce that all of the VM guest additions that you expected in X11 before are now working in Wayland without trouble." An overview of changes along with screenshots can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): kali-linux-2025.4-installer-amd64.iso (4,513MB, torrent), kali-linux-2025.4-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (709MB, torrent). |
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| 2025-12-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Grml 2025.12 |
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Michael Prokop has announced the release of Grml 2025.12, an updated stable release of the project's Debian-based live Linux system designed of system administrators: "We are proud to announce our new stable release, version 2025.12, code-named 'Postwurfsendung'. Like the previous release, version 2025.08, live ISO images are available for 64-bit x86 (amd64) and 64-bit ARM (arm64) CPUs. For this release, a number of internal changes to our build-tool grml-live were implemented. If you remaster the Grml ISO image or build your own, please take a look at the grml-live changelog. Noteworthy changes are: grml-live - build system for creating Grml-based Linux live systems; new TOR class; incorporate previously separate package grml-desktop; Live-CD glue code was imported from grml-scripts; minimum host OS for running grml-live is now Debian 'Bookworm', minimum build target is also Debian 'Bookworm'; dropped old scripts - grepc, grepedit, iimage, logview, mailhops, notifyd, osd_server, qma, dirvish-setup, grml-iptstate, make_chroot_jail, grml-swapon...." Read the release announcement and the release notes for more details. Download (mirrors): grml-full-2025.12-amd64.iso (996MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist), grml-full-2025.12-arm64.iso (937MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2025-12-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Pop!_OS 24.04 |
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Pop!_OS 24.04, a major new version of System76's desktop Linux distribution, has been released. Based on Ubuntu's latest long-term support version, Pop!_OS 24.04 is the project's first stable version that ships the COSMIC desktop environment, developed in-house: "If you're ambitious enough, or maybe just crazy enough, there eventually comes a time when you realize you've reached the limits of current potential, and must create something completely new if you're to go further. This year, System76 turned twenty. For twenty years we have shipped Linux computers. For seven years we've built the Pop!_OS Linux distribution. Three years ago it became clear we had reached the limit of our current potential and had to create something new. Today, we break through that limit with the release of Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with the COSMIC Desktop Environment. Today is special not only in that it's the culmination of over three years of work, but even more so in that System76 has built a complete desktop environment for the open source community." Read the release announcement for more information. Pop!_OS 24.04 is available for x86_64 and AArch64 processors; download (SHA256, pkglist): pop-os_24.04_amd64_generic_22.iso (2,935MB), pop-os_24.04_amd64_nvidia_22.iso (3,433MB), pop-os_24.04_arm64_generic_3.iso (2,755MB), pop-os_24.04_arm64_nvidia_3.iso (3,064MB). |
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| 2025-12-09 |
NEW • Development Release: Parrot 7.0 Beta |
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The Parrot team has announced the availability of a new development snapshot. Parrot 7.0 beta swaps out the MATE desktop for using KDE Plasma by default, while the base distribution has been updated to Debian 13, and several custom applications have received some updates: "This new version introduces numerous changes, enhancements, and increased stability for your work and daily tasks. A major effort has been made on the infrastructure, the build scripts for ISOs and virtual machines, with several automations that will make life easier for us developers but, above all, for users, thanks to the possibility of having images produced on a weekly basis. Some core components of the system have been upgraded, such as parrot-core, parrot-interface, calamares-settings-parrot, parrot-themes, parrot-menu and more have received important improvements. For example, the configurations of parrot-core have been changed to provide better support for multiple Desktop Environments, and some parrot-menu scripts have been reviewed and rewritten (from Nim to Go)." Additional information is offered in the release notes. Download (pkglist): Parrot-home-7.0-beta_amd64.iso (3,222MB), Parrot-security-7.0-beta_amd64.iso (6,764MB). |
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| 2025-12-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Univention Corporate Server 5.2-4 |
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The Univention team has announced the release of Univention Corporate Server 5.2-4. The new version introduces unifies locked account statuses, drops support for PXE Server installs, and introduces some fixes for Keycloak: "As always, the new release contains numerous updates and smaller improvements. A selection: Synchronization of the 'locked' status of user accounts across Nubus, Active Directory and Samba 4 have been unified. This ensures that, for example, a lock set in Active Directory after too many failed login attempts also applies in Nubus. App Center has been improved in its handling of filtering proxy servers and will therefore support even more environments in the future. Several security updates for Keycloak were included, most recently a short-notice update to Keycloak 26.4.4 addressing an issue affecting accounts with uppercase characters in their names. Default values for the size of the OpenLDAP database have been adjusted and incorporated into the monitoring checks in Nagios and Prometheus as well as UMC. The OX Connector now supports a new operating mode that stores occurring issues in an error log for later review." An overview of the changes can be found in the release announcement. Download: UCS_5.2-4-amd64.iso (1,600MB, SHA512, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: CuerdOS 2.0 |
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The CuerdOS team has released version 2.0 of its Debian-based operating system, upgrading its base to Debian 13 "Trixie" in the process. The new version includes the 6.12 Linux kernel and switches the default web brower to Vivaldi: "Update to the new Debian release: Trixie (13). New Fastfetch configuration to get a better style. Yelena Store as default frontend for APT. Refreshed styles for new ISOs, new version new life. New kernel 6.12.58 with a new Zram configuration to get better performance using ZSTD algorithm. Sway with pywal preinstalled and a new design. New default browser, Vivaldi. CuerdTools updated and remaked. New NVIDIA drivers installer and a new automatized upgrade program to update from CuerdOS 1.2.1. New wallpapers and refreshed style. All published by CuerdOS Public License v1.0." The release announcement also mentions that the Ananicy service is now disabled by default. Download (pkglist): CuerdOS-2.0-Budgie.iso (2,596MB, MD5), CuerdOS-2.0-Cinnamon.iso (2,564MB, MD5), CuerdOS-2.0-Gnome.iso (2,972MB, MD5), CuerdOS-2.0-LXQt.iso (2,604MB, MD5), CuerdOS-2.0-Mate.iso (2,281MB, MD5), CuerdOS-2.0-Plasma.iso (2,900MB, MD5), CuerdOS-2.0-Sway.iso (2,825MB, MD5), CuerdOS-2.0-Xfce.iso (2,715MB, MD5). |
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| 2025-12-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Oracle Linux 10.1 |
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Gursewak Sokhi has announced the release of Oracle Linux 10.1, an updated release of the company's enterprise-class Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux: "Oracle Linux 10.1 is now generally available for 64-bit Intel and AMD (x86_64) and 64-bit Arm (aarch64) platforms. This release includes the following kernel options: Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8.1 for the x86_64 and aarch64 platforms, Red Hat Compatible Kernel 6.12 for the x86_64 platform. Oracle Linux 10.1 delivers a strengthened cryptographic foundation built to support modern security requirements and emerging post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards. OpenSSL introduces support for ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, and the QUIC transport protocol, enabling more secure and efficient encrypted communication. NSS has been updated to include ML-DSA support, enhancing signature security for post-quantum readiness. GnuTLS adds certificate compression, expanded ML-DSA algorithm coverage, and improved PKCS#11 module handling. The release also enhances openCryptoki with broader PKCS#11 v3.0 mechanisms, SHA-3 and SHAKE capabilities, and expanded key-wrapping and secure key-handling features - delivering more robust capabilities for both hardware- and software-backed cryptographic operations." See the release announcement and the release notes for more information. Download: OracleLinux-R10-U1-x86_64-dvd.iso (9,776MB, pkglist), OracleLinux-R10-U1-aarch64-dvd.iso (9,092MB). |
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| 2025-12-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GLF OS 26.05 |
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Gaming Linux FR has announced the release of GLF OS 26.05, code-named "Phoenix", an important update of the project's NixOS-based Linux distribution with focus on desktop computing and gaming. The new version brings updated desktops and system components, Linux kernel 6.17 and various bug fixes: "Say hello to GLF OS 'Phoenix', the very latest version of GLF OS, which incorporates the freshest packages, technological innovations and even more comfort for our users. GLF OS is designed to be simple to use and to facilitate the transition from Windows to Linux as much as possible with a guided installation, pre-installed graphic drivers, integrated gaming applications and optimizations aimed at reducing latency. Security, reliability and confidentiality are also essential, central and indispensable criteria in the specifications of our operating system. Now, what does GLF OS Phoenix bring? GNOME 49 - better HiDPI and multi-screen support, smoother animations, fixes for Wayland compositor crashes; KDE Plasma 6.5 - more reliable multi-monitor management, extended touch/trackpad gestures, better behavior under Wayland; Linux kernel 6.17 - support for recent CPU and GPU chipsets, improved USB and PCIe and power management...." Read the full release announcement for more information. This release of GLF OS is available for download via BitTorrent: GLF-OS-PHOENIX.iso (5,977MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-12-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Alpine Linux 3.23.0 |
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The Alpine Linux team has announced a new version of its lightweight distribution. The project's latest release, version 3.23.0, introduces a new version of the apk package manager and makes some adjustments to how kernel packages are handled. It also features the new long-term supported Linux kernel, version 6.18. "We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.23.0, the first release in the v3.23 stable series. Version 3 of apk is now ready for Alpine 3.23.0. This should be a safe and seamless upgrade from version 2, but might have breaking changes if you use libapk. The package manager has been upgraded to v3, but keeping the v2 index and package format for now. See apk-tools v3.0.0 release notes for more details. A 'linux-stable' kernel replaces 'linux-edge' with an identical configuration as 'linux-lts' while following 'stable' instead of 'long-term' releases. On systems with 'linux-edge' installed, apk automatically installs 'linux-stable' as a replacement. See the wiki for details about this release. As always, make sure to use 'apk upgrade --available' when switching between major versions." Additional details and a list of important updated packages can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): alpine-standard-3.23.0-x86_64.iso (344MB, SHA256, signature), alpine-extended-3.23.0-x86_64.iso (1,346MB, SHA256, signature).
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| 2025-12-02 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeBSD 15.0 |
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The FreeBSD project has announced the release of FreeBSD 15.0. The new version introduces the option of installing the operating system using the pkg package manager and updates the version of ZFS on the system. "The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE. This is the first release of the stable/15 branch. Some of the highlights: the FreeBSD base system can now be installed and managed using the pkg(8) package manager; the FreeBSD 15.0 release artifacts (install images, VM images) were all generated without requiring root privilege; FreeBSD now has a native inotify implementation, simplifying directory watching and software porting; OpenZFS has been upgraded to 2.4.0-rc4; OpenSSL has been upgraded to the latest long-term support (LTS) version, 3.5.4, which includes support for QUIC and now standardized quantum-resistant algorithms, ML-KEM, ML-DSA and SLH-DSA; OpenSSH has been upgraded to 10.0p2 which includes support for quantum-resistant key agreement by default...." Additional information can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso (1,296MB, SHA512, pkglist), FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img (1,488MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (1,150MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-memstick.img (1,328MB, SHA512). |
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| 2025-12-01 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1150 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Gnoppix AI Linux 25_10
- News: openSUSE updates Tumbleweed's boot loader, Fedora plans improved handling of broken packages, KDE Plasma 6.8 to become Wayland-only, FreeBSD publishes status report
- Questions and answers: Does the distribution really matter?
- Released last week: Ultramarine Linux 43, AlmaLinux OS 10.1, Rocky Linux 10.1, Tsurugi Linux 25.11, ROSA 13.1, Pardus 25.0, AV Linux MXE-25, EndeavourOS 2025.11.24, 4MLinux 50.0, Solus 4.8
- Torrent corner: AlmaLinux OS, EndeavourOS, KDE neon, Raspberry Pi OS, ROSA, TUXEDO OS
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 15.0
- Opinion poll: Do you want to run a distribution which includes local LLM tools?
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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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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PluriOS is a Bolivian Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's LTS (long-term support) branch. It focuses specifically on providing an operating system adapted to the needs of Bolivia. The distribution uses the Cinnamon desktop environment and it ships with many productivity applications and tools, such as the Firefox web browser and the LibreOffice office suite, as well as software for audio and video playback, image editing and PDF document viewing, among various others. Besides the "Productivity" edition, PluriOS also offers a variant that supports Aymara, a language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes.
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