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mAid (previously known as FWUL - Forget Windows Use Linux) is a desktop Linux distribution based on Manjaro Linux and featuring the Budgie desktop. The main purpose of the project is to build a small, fast, light and hassle-free distribution for working with Android devices. It comes with a custom installation program, a cross-platform remote control utility, some Android tools, and many standard Linux applications.
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| 2021-02-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parted Magic 2021_02_28 |
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Parted Magic is a small live CD/USB/PXE with its elemental purpose being to partition hard drives. Although GParted and Parted are the main programs, the CD/USB also offers other applications, such as Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, and ddrescue. The project's latest release is Parted Magic 2021_02_28 which upgrades core packages and addresses an issue with boot image size limiations. "Notable changes for this release: Linux 5.11.2 with NVIDIA driver version 460.56. Forum member ven42 found a program buried on the Internet called 'Fred'. This is a perfect replacement for the old 'pcregedit'. For what ever reason some newer computers cannot load a boot image larger than 250MB. Users would get a message 'error: out of memory'. This was fixed by making the initramfs smaller. Duh. There was another memory error 'Not enough memory to load specified image'. I've seen this on and off with computers for the past 10 years. I had a boot menu entry to fix this by telling the computer how much memory to use. Most people overlooked it or didn't see it. Over the past month I just added mem=32G to all of the boot entries and so far it hasn't caused a problem. Hopefully the memory errors are put to bed once and for all." Further information can be found on the distribution's news page. Parted Magic can be purchased from the distribution's online store for US$11. |
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| 2021-02-27 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 13.0-BETA4 |
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The fourth beta snapshot of FreeBSD 13.0 is now available for download and testing. This is an unplanned release which means that the final build of FreeBSD 13.0 has been rescheduled to arrive a week later than originally envisaged, on 30 March. "The fourth BETA build of the 13.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available. A summary of changes since 13.0-BETA3 includes: a possible race between jail_remove(2) and fork(2) had been fixed; an issue with the pf(4) osfp configuration had been fixed; an update to the ena(4) driver had been added; a bug fix to flex(1) had been addressed; fixes for FreeBSD-SA-21:06.xen and FreeBSD-SA-21:03.pam_login_access had been addressed; a fix to ZFS to address a potential system crash if scrubbing after removing a slog device had been addressed; other miscellaneous fixes." See the release announcement and the (incomplete, work-in-progress) release notes for further information. Download: FreeBSD-13.0-BETA4-amd64-disc1.iso (928MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-13.0-BETA4-i386-disc1.iso (755MB, SHA512). |
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| 2021-02-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Mageia 8 |
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Mageia is a community fork of the now-discontinued Mandriva distribution. The Mageia distribution provides a general purpose operating system with a focus on easy to use, pre-configured desktop environments. The project's latest release is Mageia 8 which improves boot time performance, mostly removes dependencies on Python 2, and package management information is now compressed using Zstd to make updating parsing package data faster. "Faster package metadata parsing Urpmi metadata are compressed with Zstd instead of xz, resulting in faster parsing. Python 2 is mostly dead Most python2 modules and software were removed. The ARM (Advanced RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) Machine) port rebooted during Mageia 7 days has been enhanced. The core is available for ARMv7 and AArch64. There is no traditional installer for now, and it is still considered experimental, but most of the distribution was built successfully on both architectures (see our ARM status overview for details). The plan is to provide installation images for popular ARM devices in the coming months. There is no ETA for those as of Mageia 8's release. Drakboot is now somewhat able to set up UEFI on AArch64." Additional information can be found in the distribution's release notes. Download (pkglist): Mageia-8-x86_64.iso (4,290MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), Mageia-8-Live-GNOME-x86_64.iso (3,053MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), Mageia-8-Live-Plasma-x86_64.iso (3,433MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), Mageia-8-Live-Xfce-x86_64.iso (2,806MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| 2021-02-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2021.1 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The project's first release of the year is Kali Linux 2021.1. "Today we’re pushing out the first Kali Linux release of the year with Kali Linux 2021.1. This edition brings enhancements of existing features, and is ready to be downloaded or upgraded if you have an existing Kali Linux installation. The summary of the changelog since the 2020.4 release from November 2020 is: Xfce 4.16 - Our preferred and current default desktop environment has been updated and tweaked. KDE 5.20 - Plasma also received a version bump. Terminals - mate-terminal, terminator and tilix all had various work carried out on them. Command Not Found - A helping hand to say if a program needs to be installed. Partnership with more tool authors - BC Security and Joohoi have been producing great tools and we want to support them. New tools and updates - Multiple new tools have been added to Kali and are ready for you. Kali NetHunter - New BusyBox and Rucky version, and boot-animation. Kali ARM - Preliminary support for Parallels on Apple Silicon (Apple M1) and Raspberry Pi 400 (WiFi Support)." Details on the changes and features available in the new version can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download (SHA256) (pkglist): kali-linux-2021.1-installer-amd64.iso (4,093MB, torrent), kali-linux-2021.1-live-amd64.iso (3,425MB, torrent), kali-linux-2021.1-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (379MB, torrent). |
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| 2021-02-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GeckoLinux 999.210221.0 |
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GeckoLinux is an openSUSE-based distribution which features both fixed and rolling-release editions. The project's latest rolling-release snapshot, version 999.210221, introduces updated desktop environments and a number of fixes. The project's release announcement shares the available desktop versions and details on improvements: "Plasma 5.21, Framework 5.79.0, KDE applications 20.12 - improved font legibility with main user interface fonts colors changed to pure black; fixed screen brightness hotkeys bug; fixed a bug causing delays in initial loading of desktop icons and notifications; GNOME 3.38; Budgie 10.5.2 - improved behavior of Nemo desktop icons; eliminated transparency from bottom panel for better visibility and contrast; Xfce 4.16; Cinnamon 4.8.6 - improved behavior of Nemo desktop icons; relocated mounted drives applet; MATE 1.24.1; Pantheon (various component versions); LXQt 0.16." The distribution is available in nine editions. Download (MD5, pkglist)): GeckoLinux_ROLLING_Cinnamon.x86_64-999.210221.0.iso (1,430MB), GeckoLinux_ROLLING_Budgie.x86_64-999.210221.0.iso (1,478MB), GeckoLinux_ROLLING_Gnome.x86_64-999.210221.0.iso (1,458MB). |
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| 2021-02-22 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 905 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Septor 2021
- News: Manjaro to be PinePhone's default operating system, Slackware prepares for a new release, UBports unveils new Devices page, Mint urges users apply security updates
- Questions and answers: Using older kernels on Ubuntu LTS releases
- Released last week: siduction 21.1.0, Devuan GNU+Linux 3.1.0, Q4OS 3.14
- Torrent corner: Alpine, Devuan, Endless OS, KDE neon, KNOPPIX, Mabox, Netrunner, pfSense, Q4OS, siduction, Tiny Core, Void
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 13.0-RC1
- Opinion poll: Running Hardware Enablement kernels
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2021-02-21 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 13.0-BETA3 |
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Glen Barber has announced that the third BETA build of the upcoming FreeBSD 13.0 (scheduled for final release on 23 March) is now ready for testing: "The third BETA build of the 13.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available. A summary of changes since 13.0-BETA2 includes: a fix to the virtual memory subsystem to honor the 'noreuse' flag; a fix to arm64 systems to initialize the VFP control register; multiple busdma fixes; a fix to address an ifa refcount leak during route addition; a fix to correctly handle CMCI capability reporting; a fix to wg(4) to fix incorrect allowed-IPs netmask; a fix to UDP6 to prevent a potential system crash; a fix to pf(4) to relax pf_rule_addr validation; OpenSSL has been updated to version 1.1.1j; a fix to ZFS raidz2/raidz3 not healing parity with two or more failing disks; a fix for a lock order reversal in the USB audio driver; the mrsas(4) driver has been enabled in the POWERPC64LE kernel by default; a fix to the vt terminal buffer size with small font." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: FreeBSD-13.0-BETA3-amd64-disc1.iso (927MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-13.0-BETA3-i386-disc1.iso (756MB, SHA512). |
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| 2021-02-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Netrunner 21.01 |
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Netrunner 21.01, an updated version of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "stable" branch, but featuring the latest LTS (long-term support) kernel, has been released: "The Netrunner team is happy to announce the release of Netrunner 21.01 'XOXO'. This version is based on the current Debian 10.7 ('Buster') and it comes with better support for modern hardware thanks to Linux kernel 5.9.15 from Debian backports. Netrunner 21.01 ships with all the latest security updates provided by Debian and a new beautiful wallpaper showing the new code name of this release. With the activated Debian backports repository, we provide updated firmware for WiFi and ethernet chips as well as improved printer drivers to allow more modern hardware support. Firefox-ESR and Thunderbird were updated to the latest stable LTS versions, which get regular security updates provided by Debian security. Netrunner maintains its gorgeous look and feel from the previous version based upon Breeze Window decoration and red color cursor." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download (SHA256): netrunner-desktop-2101-64bit.iso (2,624MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-02-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Mabox Linux 21.02 |
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Mabox Linux is a Manjaro-based rolling-release distribution. Mabox Linux features the Openbox window manager as its default interface and provides a welcome screen with access to utilities which add additional software to the operating system. The project's latest snashot, Mabox Linux 21.02, updates the default kernel to the latest LTS kernel release, fixes memory usage statistics in the Conky panel, and offers both free and non-free driver options at boot time. "I am pleased to announce a new release of Mabox Linux 21.02 Foltest. Mabox is a distribution based on Manjaro, with a preconfigured lightweight Openbox window manager and several specially developed programs and tools. Works great even on weaker computers. Mabox 21.02 Foltest is equipped with the latest 5.10 LTS kernel, of course you can easily install other kernels and decide which one to run at boot time. The installer offers the option of choosing free or proprietary drivers - when booting, select the free or non-free option. This release includes a number of fixes, new/updated packages and new features." The release announcement has further details. Download: mabox-linux-21.02-Foltest-210215-linux510.iso (1,772MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2021-02-17 |
NEW • BSD Release: pfSense 2.5.0 |
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pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD specifically tailored for use as a firewall and router that is entirely managed via web interface. The project's latest release, pfSense 2.5.0, is based on FreeBSD 12.2. The release announcement highlights changes in the new version: "Base OS upgraded to FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE, OpenSSL upgraded to 1.1.1, pPerformance improvements. Kernel WireGuard implementation, as mentioned in a previous WireGuard blog post. WireGuard is a new VPN Layer 3 protocol designed for speed and simplicity. The pfSense documentation site includes information on how to configure WireGuard as well as example configuration recipes. IPsec enhancements: Configuration for the strongSwan IPsec backend was changed from the deprecated ipsec.conf/stroke format to the new swanctl/VICI format. Various improvements to tunnel configuration, including better options for lifetime and rekey to avoid duplicate security associations." Download: pfSense-CE-2.5.0-RELEASE-amd64.iso.gz (359MB, SHA256). |
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| 2021-02-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 12.0 |
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Tiny Core Linux is one of the world's smallest Linux distributions which uses the BusyBox userland utilities. The project's latest release, Tiny Core Linux 12.0, introduces a number of new fixes, package updates, and updated hardware support. "Changelog for 12.0: kernel updated to 5.10.3, glibc updated to 2.32 gcc updated to 10.2.0, binutils updated to 2.35.1, e2fsprogs base libs/apps updated to 1.45.6, util-linux base libs/apps updated to 2.36.1, busybox updated to 1.33.0, busybox patched to load more than 9 extensions, busybox patched to remove 'Module has invalid ELF header', tc-config: no gratuitous permissions changes in /opt from bdantas, tc-functions: version changes from andyj, shutdown.sh: clarifying comment, busybox-aliases: additions from bdantas, filetool.sh: comments from bdantas, tce-setup: remove neeedless timestamp from bdantas, tce-config: more precise /opt copying from bdantas, tce-config: rename autoscan from polikuo, tc-config: similar awk rounding...." Further details can be found in the distribution's release announcement. The distribution is available in three editions: a minimal Core, a desktop flavour called TinyCore, and a full installation image called CorePlus. Download: Core-current.iso (15MB, MD5), TinyCore-current.iso (20MB, MD5), CorePlus-current.iso (155MB, MD5). |
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| 2021-02-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Q4OS 3.14 |
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The Q4OS team have announced a new version of their lightweight, Debian-based distribution. The Q4OS distribution is available in two editions, featuring the KDE Plasma and Trinity desktop environments. The Q4OS developers have introduced an automatic guide for VirtualBox guest additions along with a tool for selecting the default web browser. The project's release announcement for Q4OS 3.14 reads: "An update to Q4OS 3 Centaurus LTS has been released. The new 3.14 Series receives the recent Debian Buster 10.8 update, updated Debian stable kernel and important security and bug fixes. This update brings along a few Q4OS specific improvements, for example Virtualbox guest additions automatic installation guide, a convenient script for setting the default web browser for Plamsa as well as Trinity desktop and cumulative upgrade covering all the changes from the previous stable Q4OS 3 Centaurus release. Current users only need to perform a regular update to get all the new features. Anyone is welcome to download installation media images from the Downloads section of the Q4OS website." Download (pkglist): q4os-3.14-x64.r2.iso (898MB, MD5), q4os-3.14-x64-tde.r2.iso (698MB, MD5). |
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| 2021-02-16 |
NEW • Development Release: Slackware Linux 15.0 Alpha 1 |
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We haven't had any Slackware news since the release of Slackware Linux 14.2 in July 2016. Today we are happy to report about an approaching release of version 15.0 of the world's oldest surviving Linux distribution as its "Current" development branch has now been declared "alpha 1": "Here we go again... upgraded to glibc 2.33 and one last mass rebuild for Slackware 15.0. The only packages upgraded in this batch are glibc and the kernels - everything else is just a rebuild against the new glibc. Not rebuilt in this batch: devs (best to just leave this alone), glibc-zoneinfo, kernel-firmware, rust, linux-faqs, linux-howtos, aspell-en, mozilla-firefox, mozilla-thunderbird, and seamonkey. There's a new Rust compiler but Firefox and Thunderbird will need to be patched to use it, so we'll hold off on those until they're ready for the new Rust either with patches or new upstream releases. Until we have that and a few more scheduled upgrades I'm not quite ready to call this beta yet, but you can call it 15.0-alpha1." Continue to the changelog for a full list of recent changes. Slackware does not provide any official testing images, but one of its developer, Eric Hameleers, regularly builds unofficial installation DVDs from Slackware's "Current" tree; here is a link to the most recent one: slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso (3,224MB, MD5). Happy testing! |
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| 2021-02-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 3.1.0 |
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The Devuan GNU+Linux team have announced the availability of a new point release of their distribution. The new point release, Devuan GNU+Linux 3.1.0, now supports three init options at install time: OpenRC, SysV init, and runit. The installer now also allows users to install an alternative bootloader (lilo) instead of GRUB. The release announcement states: "Devuan Beowulf 3.1.0 point release installer ISOs, desktop-live, and minimal-live ISOs are now available. Note that ARM and virtual images are not updated in this release. What’s new in this point release: The installer now offers a choice of three init systems. runit has been added, along with sysvinit and OpenRC. If you would like to select an alternate bootloader (lilo) or exclude non-free firmware, you must select one of the Expert install options." Further information can be found in the project's release notes. Download (pkglist): devuan_beowulf_3.1.0_amd64-desktop.iso (3,763MB, SHA256, signature), devuan_beowulf_3.1.0_amd64-server.iso (590MB, SHA256, signature), devuan_beowulf_3.1.0_amd64-netinstall.iso (309MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2021-02-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: siduction 21.1.0 |
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Ferdinand Thommes has announced the release of siduction 21.1.0, a brand-new version of the project's set of rolling-release distributions based on Debian's "unstable" branch with a choice of Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXDE, LXQt and Xfce desktops: "The siduction team is proud to present siduction 2021.1. After a long hiatus of almost three years, we are happy to be back with an official release. This one is dubbed 'C-Blues' and it should be easy to guess what the 'C' stands for in these troubled times. The flavors we offer for siduction 2021.1.0 are KDE Plasma 5.20.5, LXQt 0.16.0, Cinnamon 4.8.6, Xfce 4.16, LXDE 10, X.Org and noX. GNOME and MATE did not make it this time. They might be back at some point or not. Of course, they are still installable from the repository. The released images are a snapshot of Debian 'unstable' from 2021-02-07. They are enhanced with some useful packages and scripts, an installer based on Calamares and a custom-patched version of the Linux kernel 5.10.15 and systemd at 247.3." Continue to the release notes for further details. Download (pkglist): siduction-21.1.0-cinnamon-amd64.iso (2,463MB, SHA256), siduction-21.1.0-kde-amd64.iso (2,907MB, SHA256), siduction-21.1.0-lxde-amd64.iso (2,268MB, SHA256), siduction-21.1.0-lxqt-amd64.iso (2,284MB, SHA256), siduction-21.1.0-xfce-amd64.iso (2,410MB, SHA256). |
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| 2021-02-15 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 904 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Laxer OS 1.2 and new Linux Mint features
- News: Tails project improves onion-grater, openSUSE announces Step, Ubuntu publishes hot fix and new media
- Questions and answers: Implementing KDE Connect functionality for PCs
- Released last week: Finnix 122, OpenMandriva 4.2
- Torrent corner: Finnix, Kubuntu, Septor, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu Studio, Ultimate Edition, Xubuntu
- Opinion poll: KDE Connect for mobile devices and personal computers
- New distributions: Peux OS, LoopLinux, helloSystem
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2021-02-13 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 13.0-BETA2 |
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Glen Barber has announced the availability of the second beta snapshot of FreeBSD 13.0, the upcoming new stable version scheduled for final release on 23 March (after one more BETA and three RC builds): "The second BETA build of the 13.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available. A summary of changes since 13.0-BETA1 includes: issues with 32-bit builds have been fixed; shared libraries have been updated following an update to ncurses; support for kernel TLS offload has been added (off by default); the mlx5en(4) driver has been included in the amd64 GENERIC kernel by default; documentation included on installation medium has been removed; a null pointer dereference has been addressed; other miscellaneous bug fixes. A list of changes since 12.2-RELEASE is available in the releng/13.0 release notes. Please note, the release notes page is not yet complete and will be updated on an ongoing basis as the 13.0-RELEASE cycle progresses." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: FreeBSD-13.0-BETA2-amd64-disc1.iso (927MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-13.0-BETA2-i386-disc1.iso (757MB, SHA512). |
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| 2021-02-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 |
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Cristina Sgubbi has announced the release of OpenMandriva Lx 4.2, an updated build of the project's desktop-oriented Linux distribution originally forked from the defunct Mandriva Linux. This is the project's first release supporting the Aarch64 architecture: "The OpenMandriva team is pleased to announce the general availability of the latest stable version. Say hello to OpenMandriva Lx 4.2. OpenMandriva Lx is a unique and independent distribution, direct descendant of Mandriva Linux and the first Linux distribution using the LLVM toolchain by default since 2015. OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 is now even easier to use with improved OM Welcome, the brand-name tool which makes possible to install a range of well known applications with just one click. This release comes with the latest and brightest KDE products. This version also includes: LibreOffice suite 7.1.0, Krita 4.4.2, Digikam 7.2, SMPlayer 21.1.0, VLC 3.0.12.1, Falkon browser 3.1, SimpleScreenRecorder 0.4.3. The port to aarch64 (64-bit ARM processors) is completed; installable images are available for the PinebookPro, Raspberry Pi 4B and 3B+, Rock Pi 4A, 4B and 4C, Synquacer, Cubox Pulse and generic UEFI-compatible devices." See the release announcement for further information and screenshots. Download (MD5, pkglist, the "znver1" image is optimised for the current range AMD processors): OpenMandrivaLx.4.2-plasma.x86_64.iso (2,248MB), OpenMandrivaLx.4.2-plasma.znver1.iso (2,303MB). |
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| 2021-02-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Finnix 122 |
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Finnix is a self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian. The project tries to remain lightweight and provides a command line interface only. The distribution's latest release is Finnix 122 which reduces ISO image size, improves boot times, and adds a number of new packages. "Today marks the release of Finnix 122, the LiveCD for system administrators. Expanding on Finnix 121 from six months ago, this release includes a number of fixes, new packages and new features. From the Finnix 122 release notes: improved USB flash drive boot compatibility on older BIOSes; improved boot speed; lowered ISO image size; added Finnix getting started command; added WiFi-connect helper script; manpage cache is now being generated, allowing for man -k/apropos; redesigned boot splash screen; increased boot splash timeout from 15 seconds to 30 seconds; added packages - iozone3 (finnix/finnix#8), rover, iw, crda, wireless-regdb, mscompress, apg, ftp, ftp-ssl, keyutils." Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: finnix-122.iso (411MB, singature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-02-08 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 903 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Split Linux
- News: Ubuntu to get new system installer, IPFire phasing out 32-bit support, UBports explains app confinement, Raspberry Pi OS users discuss new package repository, Debian updates install media
- Questions and answers: Keeping files in RAM
- Released last week: Ubuntu 20.04.2, Solus 4.2, EndeavourOS 2021.02.03
- Torrent corner: Arch Linux, EndeavourOS, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Solus, SparkyLinux, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Kylin, Xubuntu
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 13.0-BETA2
- Opinion poll: Caching files in RAM
- Site news: One of our authors interviewed
- New distributions: AlmaLinux, Freeduc-usb
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2021-02-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PCLinuxOS 2021.02 |
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PCLinuxOS, an independently-developed desktop Linux distribution which continues to use SysV as its init system, has been updated to version 2021.02. The new release features updated kernel and applications, as well as improved compatibility with VirtualBox: "PCLinuxOS installation media has been updated so new installations do not require such a large update to get current. This release features Linux kernel and application updates, bug fixes and security updates, with a focus on speed and stability. PCLinuxOS is officially released in three editions: KDE Plasma, MATE and Xfce desktops. Community editions featuring Trinity, Openbox and LXQt desktops are also available. All the editions can run on the computer alone, or in VirtualBox. PCLinuxOS is an old-school, rolling-release desktop distribution and has been serving the Linux community for 18 years. Changes: speed improvements of installation media; better compatibility with VirtualBox; easier guest additions install within Virtualbox; installation support to a f2fs partition; systemd-free since 2003." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (mirrors, pkglist): pclinuxos64-kde5-2021.02.iso (2,598MB, MD5), pclinuxos64-MATE-2021.02.iso (2,424MB, MD5), pclinuxos64-xfce-2021.02.iso (2,210MB, MD5). |
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| 2021-02-06 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 8 RC |
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The Mageia team have announced a release candidate for Mageia 8. The development snapshot includes several package upgrades, including a move to the latest version of PHP and the latest long-term support release of the kernel. There have also been a number of video driver updates. "PHP was recently updated to 8.0.2, therefore, feedback on PHP applications will be helpful to check for issues. The NVIDIA drivers have been switched to gl-vendor-neutral-dispatch, so MESA applications can work on such systems, with 460 series on x86_64 and 390 series still available. Note that the NVIDIA 340 series is no longer supported. DrakX, our installer, will switch supported systems to NVIDIA 390 where possible, or use the nouveau driver if they are unsupported by the newer drivers. For AMD graphic cards based on Southern Islands family (Tahiti, Pitcairn, Oland, Verde, Hainan) and Sea Islands family (Kaveri, Bonaire, Hawaii, Kabini, Mullins) we are now defaulting to the newer amdgpudriver instead of the older Radeon, and feedback, if it works properly or not on your hardware, would be helpful." Further details are available in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): Mageia-8-rc-x86_64.iso (4,288MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), Mageia-8-rc-Live-Plasma-x86_64.iso (3,433MB, SHA512, signature, torrent, Mageia-8-netinstall-nonfree-x86_64.iso (120MB, SHA512). |
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| 2021-02-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu 20.04.2 |
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The Ubuntu team has announced a new update to the distribution's install media and community editions. The new version is 20.04.2 and it includes bug fixes that have become available since 20.04 was launched along with support for additional hardware. The release announcement states: "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, as well
as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support. Like previous LTS series, 20.04.2 includes hardware enablement stacks for use on newer hardware. This support is offered on all architectures. Ubuntu Server defaults to installing the GA kernel; however you may select the HWE kernel from the installer bootloader. As usual, this point release includes many updates, and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-impact bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS." Further information can be found in the release notes. Download: ubuntu-20.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso (2,743MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), kubuntu-20.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso (2,520MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-20.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso (1,733MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntukylin-20.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso (2,260MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-mate-20.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso (2,496MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-budgie-20.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso (2,370MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntustudio-20.04.2-dvd-amd64.iso (3,577MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), xubuntu-20.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso (1,660MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-02-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2021.02.03 |
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EndeavourOS is a rolling release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. The project aims to be a spiritual successor to Antergos - providing an easy setup and pre-configured desktop environment. The project's latest snapshot is EndeavourOS 2021.02.03 and it includes a large collection of updated packages. A number of fixes and features have been added to this release: "We've also improved some features on the live environment and the installation process to make the installation a smoother sail. Reflector-auto has been removed since Reflector has this feature shipped by default The Welcome app now supports Brazillian-Portuguese. Alacrity has been added as one of the supported terminals for our native apps. You can now choose a swapfile from the installer in addition to a traditional swap partition when an automatic partition scheme is chosen. reflector-bash-completion has been added to make the use of Reflector easier. When chosen online install, mirrors will be automatically updated for a faster install and to decrease the possibility of a failed install caused by unresponsive mirrors. Our newest mirror in India has been added to improve the experience for our Indian users. During install, the user will now be added to the sys rfkill wheel users group by default, we have removed some of the legacy groups that were causing issues with drivers and CUPS." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: endeavouros-2021.02.03-x86_64.iso (1,950MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-02-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Solus 4.2 |
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Solus is a Linux distribution built from scratch. It uses a forked version of the PiSi package manager, maintained as "eopkg" within Solus, and a custom desktop environment called "Budgie", developed in-house. The project's latest version is 4.2 which includes package updates across key components. The Budgie desktop has gain improvements and features a new system tray and better support for desktop icons. "We are proud to announce the immediate availability of Solus 4.2, a new Solus 4 Fortitude series release. This release delivers new desktop environment updates, software stacks, and hardware enablement. All of our editions feature: Firefox 85.0, LibreOffice 7.0.4.2, Thunderbird 78.6.1. For audio and video multimedia playback, we offer software out-of-the-box that caters specifically to our desired experience for each edition. Budgie, GNOME, and MATE editions all ship with Rhythmbox for audio playback, with the latest release of the Alternate Toolbar extension to provide a more modern user experience. Budgie and GNOME ship with GNOME MPV for video playback. MATE ships with VLC for video playback. Plasma ships with Elisa for audio playback and SMPlayer for video playback." The release announcement offers further information. Download (pkglist): Solus-4.2-Budgie.iso (1,804MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-4.2-GNOME.iso (2,064MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-4.2-MATE.iso (1,776MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-4.2-Plasma.iso (1,904MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2021-02-01 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 902 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Kwort Linux 4.3.5, SulinOS
- News: Serious sudo vulnerability patched, new Tails media published, Ubuntu tries Wayland as the default display manager, FreeBSD demotes i386
- Questions and answers: Qt licensing concerns
- Released last week: Tails 4.15, Zentyal Server 7.0, Clonezilla Live 2.7.1-22
- Torrent corner: 4Mlinux, Alpine, Bluestar, Clonezilla, Endless OS, GParted Live, OPNsense, Tails, Zentyal Server
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 13.0-BETA1
- Opinion poll: How do you feel about KIS distributions?
- New additions: Diamond Linux-TT
- New distributions: RoshanOS
- 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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