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| 2026-01-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Lite 7.8 |
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Jerry Bezencon has announced the release of Linux Lite 7.8, the latest update of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution with Xfce as the preferred desktop. The new version includes rewrites to Linux Lite's various custom utilities: "Linux Lite 7.8 Final is now available for download. Linux Lite 7.8 comes with 12 completely new re-writes of 12 of our applications as we move towards changing the majority of our applications to Python and GTK 4 in Series 8. These include: Lite Auto Login, Lite Desktop, Lite DPI, Lite Firewall, Lite Network Shares, Lite Software, Lite Sounds, Lite Sources, Lite System Report, Lite Theme Manager, Lite Updates, Lite User Manager, Lite Welcome. We're most excited about the new Lite Software. We've added more than 20 popular applications. BleachBit, Darktable, KDE Connect, Kdenlive and Stacer, to name a few. We've updated the System tab in System Monitoring Center to include more system information. Details: Linux kernel 6.8 (custom kernels also available via our repository for versions 3.13 - 6.18), Chrome 144.0, Thunderbird 140.7, LibreOffice 25.8.4, VLC 3.0.20, Gimp 2.10.36, Base 24.04.3." Read the full release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download (MD5): linux-lite-7.8-64bit.iso (2,843MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: AerynOS 2026.01 |
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The AerynOS project published a news update for the month of January which highlights changes to the distribution, its website, and infrastructure. The newsletter includes a release announcement which discusses details of the project's latest snapshot, with visible changes coming to the distribution's desktop environments. "Given System76's move to a more regular release cycle for COSMIC DE, we are able to land updates to our repository more frequently. This month, System76 landed COSMIC 1.0.3 with some key updates including support for rounded corners and window shadows across all applications and additional appearance settings being made available. This month sees the inclusion of GNOME 49.3 which is a stable bug-fix release with updates across the GNOME stack. Some key updates include: Nautilus file manager no longer wastes resources on images with larger dimensions; GNOME Control Center fixes for time zone searching and monitoring app filter changes in the Applications panel; Loupe improvements in performance. Plus many more fixes. KDE Plasma has been updated to 6.5.5, KDE Frameworks to 6.22.0 and KDE Gear to 25.12.1." Download: AerynOS-2026.01-GNOME-live-x86_64.iso (2,320MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GParted Live 1.8.0-2 |
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Curtis Gedak has announced the release of GParted Live 1.8.0-2, the latest stable release of the project's Debian-based specialist live CD with tools suitable for disk partitioning and data rescue tasks. The new build updates the GParted utility to version 1.8.0 and the Linux kernel to version 6.18.5: "The GParted team is pleased to announce a new stable release of GParted Live. This release includes GParted 1.8.0, updated packages, and other improvements. Items of note include: includes GParted 1.8.0; fix crash due to not checking for failure to load icon; fix hangs setting FAT label when matches a root folder entry; erase file system signatures before all FileSystem copies; based on the Debian 'Sid' repository as of 2026-01-27; Linux kernel image updated to 6.18.5; added a mechanism to avoid blank screen. There is an issue with help on Virtual Machines. Specifically the menu option Help, Contents opens and displays a black window on Virtual Machines. The workaround is to view help on documentation page. X Desktop GUI fails to display with default boot options? Try Other modes of GParted Live, GParted Live (Safe graphics setting, vga-normal)." The release announcement provides all the details. Download the live ISO image from SourceForge: gparted-live-1.8.0-2-amd64.iso (606MB, SHA512, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-28 |
NEW • BSD Release: OPNsense 26.1 |
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OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system designed for firewalls and routers. The project's latest release is version 26.1. "For over 11 years now, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, fast adoption of upstream software updates, modern IPv6 support, as well as clear and stable 2-Clause BSD licensing. 26.1, nicknamed Witty Woodpecker, features almost a full firewall MVC/API experience as automation rules have been promoted to the new rules GUI, Suricata version 8 with inline inspection mode using 'divert', assorted IPv6 reliability and feature improvements, router advertisements MVC/API, full code shell command escaping revamp, default IPv6 mode now using Dnsmsaq for client connectivity, Unbound blocklist source selection, an automatic host discovery service, plus much more. The upgrade path for 25.7 will likely be unlocked on January 29, which is probably tomorrow if anyone is asking why it is not there yet." A complete list of changes can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: OPNsense-26.1-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 (501MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2026-01-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: FydeOS 22.0 |
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The FydeOS project has announced the release of FydeOS 22.0, the latest stable release of the project's ChromeOS-based Linux distribution that delivers a Google Chromebook-like experience. The new release introduces a new quick share feature and changes the default search engine to Qwant (where available): "We're happy to bring you FydeOS v22 'Radiant Anatomy'. This release brings the underlying system from Chromium OS r138 to r144, improving stability while also introducing a few new features. We hope it makes your day-to-day FydeOS experience feel smoother and more seamless. Here are the key highlights of this release. Quick Share (aka Nearby Share). You can quickly send and receive files, photos and links between nearby devices — no cables or third-party tools required. During the transfer, you'll see the target device, confirm the request, and get clear progress and completion feedback, then open or save the content right away. Note: Quick Share works with devices that implement the Quick Share protocol (e.g., some Android devices and ChromeOS devices). Availability may vary by device model and region." Read the rest of the release announcement for a detailed list of changes and screenshots. FydeOS is provided as separate BIN images for Intel or AMD processors; here are the download links (pkglist): FydeOS_for_PC_iris_v22.0-io-stable.bin.zip (2,334MB), FydeOS_for_PC_apu_v22.0-io-stable.bin.zip (2,248MB). |
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| 2026-01-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Emmabuntüs DE5-1.05 |
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The Emmabuntüs project has published an update for its DE5 branch. The new version improves volume handling, makes it easier to install WINE, and offers updated Italian language support. "The Emmabuntüs Collective is pleased to announce the release of Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 5 version 1.05, available in 32-bit and 64-bit editions, based on Debian 12.13 'Bookworm' and featuring the Xfce and LXQt desktop environments. This update was designed to allow our users, when necessary, to refurbish computers based on a 32-bit architecture. Based on the Debian 12.13; improved Italian translation; assignment of sound volume to 50% by default; added Wine installation script; fixed choice of country and time zone; fix related to the use of proprietary firmware in the ISO image; removed non-functional Deborah; updated Firefox 140.7.0esr, Thunderbird 140.7.0esr, Debian beginner’s handbook 12.10.2, deb-get 0.4.5, Ventoy 1.1.09, CTparental 5.3.01, TurboPrint 2.59; redesigned the accessibility window using YAD in order to have speech synthesis to navigate in this window; added MBROLA and Piper speech synthesizers; added caja for desktop management in accessibility mode; added LIOS (Linux-Intelligent-OCR-Solution); added KDE-Connect; added laptop battery level information script; added Index Braille embosser installation script." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): emmabuntus-de5-amd64-12.13-1.05.iso (4,232MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: DietPi 10.0 |
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DietPi is a Debian-based Linux distribution, primarily developed for single-board computers such as Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi or Odroid. It also supplies builds for 64-bit x86 personal computers and virtual machines. The project's latest release, version 10.0, introduces some important changes and drops support for some old single-board computers. "The minimum Debian version supported by our scripts has been raised to Debian 12 Bookworm. Debian 11 Bullseye systems will be migrated to a dedicated branch automatically. We highly recommend to upgrade affected systems to Debian 12 Bookworm, following our guide. Once the upgrade has been done, the update to DietPi v10 will be offered on next update check or when running 'dietpi-update'. The minimum DietPi version to support direct updates to DietPi 10 from has been raised to 8.0. Older systems will go through a two-stage process, being upgraded to DietPi 9.20 on a separate branch, and afterwards further to DietPi 10 via master branch, if the Debian version requirement is met as well. DietPi-Software, ownCloud Infinite Scale - this successor of the classic ownCloud file sync and share platform has been added to our software catalogue. DietPi-Software, Uptime-Kuma - this self-hosted monitoring tool has been added to our software catalogue." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): DietPi_NativePC-BIOS-x86_64-Trixie_Installer.iso (788MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2026-01-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: CachyOS 260124 |
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The CachyOS team has announced the release of an updated ISO image of CachyOS, a Arch-based Linux distribution with the latest KDE Plasma as the chosen desktop on the live image. The new version 260114 comes with a reworked system installer, new Plasma login manager, and Wayland as the preferred display server: "This is our first release of the year, bringing a host of improvements to the installer, the new display manager (Plasma Login Manager), and much more. First, we have significantly reworked the installer and added many quality-of-life improvements. The bootloader selection has been moved directly into the installer, featuring a description for each option; Limine is now selected as the default bootloader. Architecture detection now happens at the very beginning of the installation process, which reduces the download size by around 1 Gigabyte. Additionally, we now pass the --needed flag to pacman to avoid reinstalling up-to-date packages. The mount options for NVMes have also been improved when Btrfs is selected, now defaulting to compression level 1. Next, the ISO has been switched to Plasma Login Manager, and the Live ISO now uses Wayland instead of X11." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download: cachyos-desktop-linux-260124.iso (2,997MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Skywave Linux 5.10.0 |
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Phil C has announced the release of Skywave Linux 5.10.0, a specialist live Linux distribution configured for connecting to internet-accessible software defined radio (SDR) receivers. It is based on Debian's "Unstable" branch and uses the dwm window manager. "Skywave Linux has been upgraded to version 5.10, bringing some software changes, a kernel upgrade and bug fixes: Linux kernel 6.18.5, with the XanMod efficiency and speed tweaks; adjustments to Tor-Remote and Tor-Controller scripts; added I2P darknet access using Purple/i2pd; adjustments to the Neovim LSP configuration; Neovim plugins have been upgraded; Qtel, the Echolink client, has been removed; upgraded the dwm window manager dwm-flexipatch to version 6.6; updated satellites and transponders for Gpredict and SatDump; expanded the scope of the KiwiSDR list to include OpenWebRX sites; the theme for this upgrade cycle was 'Delegate more to systemd and reduce manual interventions'. I have cleaned out the user's dot profile and xinit files, moving environmental variables to the user's .config directory, for handling by systemd. I also deleted the code which forcefully set the screen dots per inch, based on specs detected by X11. Fonts and application windows are now more consistently sized across more diverse hardware." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download (SHA256): skywavelinux-5.10.0.iso (4,154MB, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Liya Linux 2.5 |
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The Liya Linux distribution is an Arch-based project which runs the Cinnamon desktop and features the Pamac package manager. The project has published a new snapshot which introduces integrated AI chat and improved support for connecting with Windows file shares. "I am pleased to announce the release of Liya 2.5, code-named 'Mahi'. This release focuses on refinement, usability, and improving the overall first-use and daily experience. Samba integration is now enabled by default in the Nemo file manager. For Windows 10 and greater, network and Windows shares are discoverable out of the box. For Windows 8.1 and less, please run 'sudo use_smbv1'. Liya Linux 2.5 includes Newelle, an advanced AI chatbot frontend. Newelle allows users to directly use AI models in system interface and/or run local LLMs easily. A guide to set up Newelle will be posted soon in our wiki section. The Liya Welcome application has been included to simplify post-install setup. Graphics drivers can now be installed directly from the Welcome app. Hybrid graphics systems (such as Intel + NVIDIA or Intel + AMD) are now handled more reliably. Liya Linux 2.5 features a single unified Liya package repository, featuring the bare minimum of packages which are required to run Liya. Other packages are outsourced to 'chaotic-aur' and 'blackarch' repositories." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download: Liya-2.5-x86_64-v3.iso (4,074MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Guix System 1.5.0 |
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Guix System is a Linux-based, stateless operating system that is built around the GNU Guix package manager. The project has published its first release in about three years, introducing several changes and over 10,000 new packages: "Three years is a long time for free and open source software! Enough time for 12,525 new packages and 29,932 package updates to the Guix repository. Here are the best highlights: To start, KDE Plasma 6.5 is now available with the new plasma-desktop-service-type. Screenshot of KDE Plasma with a welcome window and the About This System tab of system settings open. The Guix and KDE logos are visible, as well as Konqi. Continuing on desktops, GNOME has been updated from version 42 to 46 and now uses Wayland by default. The gnome-desktop-service-type was made more modular to better customize the default set of GNOME applications. Guix System is now using version 1.0 of the GNU Shepherd, which now supports timed services, kexec reboot and has new services for system logs and log rotation which are now used by Guix System instead of Rottlog and syslogd. There are around 40 new system services to choose from, including Forgejo Runner, RabbitMQ, iwd and dhcpcd to name a few." Additional information can be found in the release announcement. Download: guix-system-install-1.5.0.x86_64-linux.iso (1,133MB, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: deepin 25.0.10 |
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An updated version of deepin, a Debian-based Linux distribution with a custom-built Deepin Desktop Environment, has been released. The new version 25.0.10 brings various improvements to installation, file management and interface polish: "In order to further optimize the deepin 25 system update experience and enhance stability, the deepin 25.0.10 image is now officially released. This update focuses on system installation experience, file management, system interaction and stability, optimizing multiple high-frequency usage scenarios, fixing a large number of known issues, and improving system smoothness and reliability. Key updates in this release: system installer - optimized the prompt text for data formatting during full-disk installation, now supporting the option to retain user data and reuse the original account data, configurations and files; comprehensive upgrade of file manager - added practical features such as automatic scrolling during file drag-and-drop, group display and pinned tabs, significantly improving file operation efficiency; system interaction and interface polish - optimized interaction details of the taskbar, control center, lock screen, clipboard...." Here is the full release announcement, also available in Chinese. Download: deepin-desktop-community-25.0.10-amd64.iso (6,177MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist), deepin-desktop-community-25.0.10-arm64.iso (4,973MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2026-01-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: MX Linux 25.1 |
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The MX Linux team has announced an update to the distribution's 25.x series. MX Linux 25.1 maintains the existing Debian 13.1 base and sees a return to offering a choice of init software at boot time. "Making a return as of 25.1 is a dual-init setup with both systemd and SysVInit on the same ISO image. This drastically cuts the number of builds we do and also brings back a feature that was uniquely MX and many users enjoyed. In addition to the usual bug fixes and updates, there are a few nice user-oriented changes related to the dual-init setup from our past releases. Users will be able to choose the init system from the live boot menu on first boot of the live system. The installer will set up whatever init system is running at the time of install as the default for the installed system. The other init will be in the GRUB boot menu under 'advanced', like systemd was on our MX-23 and earlier releases. The tendency for MX-23 to break polkit/dbus on logout/login cycles when systemd-shim was in operation, the main symptom being the root privilege escalation prompt would not appear, appears to not happen with the new setup." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): MX-25.1_Xfce_x64.iso (2,675MB, signature), MX-25.1_KDE_x64.iso (3,181MB, signature), MX-25.1_fluxbox_x64.iso (2,156MB, signature).
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| 2026-01-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ELEGANCE 26.0.1 |
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ELEGANCE, a French desktop distribution based on Manjaro Linux and featuring the Cinnamon desktop and a huge collection of popular open-source software, has been updated to version 26.0.1. The new release, which is also known as version 4 and has a code name of "Leanora", comes shortly after the recent update to Manjaro Linux and includes a substantial redesign of the desktop interface and menus, as well as some new applications: "ELEGANCE 4 'Leanora' with style. The desktop environment has received its update, including a new design for the icons and menus, a return to the roots for our beloved theme, where grey returns in a dark theme this time! But the historic blue remains. The base: Manjaro Linux 26.0.1, recently released; Cinnamon 6.6.3 with its new design; the Linux kernel remains at 6.12, pending the next with a long-term support; ISO image name - 26.0.1-260117-linux612. Changes to the applications: the new camera application allows you to scan codes; a basic drawing application has been added for beginners; if you need to resize images for uploads, Curtail allows it and copies them to the original image location." Here is the brief release announcement with several screenshots. Download link: manjaro-elegance-26.0.1-260117-linux612.iso (7,522MB, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2026.01.12 |
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Bryan Poerwo has announced the release of EndeavourOS 2026.01.12, a minor "Neo" update of the project's Arch-based, rolling-release Linux distribution featuring a customised KDE Plasma desktop: "We are kicking off 2026 with the release of 'Ganymede Neo'. As you are accustomed to with our Neo releases, this release includes upstream updates and minor changes compared to the 'Ganymede' ISO image. Before I go into the release notes, I just want to remind you of the following. The changes described over here are affecting new installs, our Calamares installer and the live environment on the ISO image only. Running systems don't have to 'upgrade' to 'Ganymede Neo'; if you update regularly, your system is fine. This ISO image and offline installer ships with: Calamares 26.01.1.5, Firefox 146.0.1, Linux kernel 6.18.4, Mesa 25.3.3, X.Org Server 21.1.21, NVIDIA 590.48.01. And has the following bug fixes: the long startup time issue with Calamares has been resolved; the Nemo preview package was removed from the default package bundle for Cinnamon and Budgie during installation due to its removal from the Arch repository; starting with this release, the NVIDIA proprietary drivers have been switched to 'nvidia-open' due to the upstream changes to NVIDIA drivers." See the release announcement for further details. Download: EndeavourOS_Ganymede-Neo-2026.01.12.iso (3,231MB, SHA512, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: TROMjaro 2026.01.13 |
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TROMjaro, a Manjaro-based Linux distribution with a customised Xfce desktop, has been updated to version 2026.01.13. The new release returns to Unity-style layout (a layout introduced by Ubuntu's now abandoned Unity desktop) for Xfce. This forum post by the project's lead developer explains the reason: "2026 brings something new but also old to TROMjaro - the Unity layout style is back because we managed to fix an annoying thing with it. Let me explain. When I first discovered Linux I fell in love with Ubuntu's Unity. A desktop that had the apps icons on the left bar, then a thinner top bar with useful info and tray icons. If you maximized an app, the app's menu and window buttons were part of the top main bar, and this maximized the space for any maximized app. On top of this (pun intended) you could search through an app's menu to quickly access its settings and options. Again made so much sense. I can quickly search through huge menus for whatever I quickly needed. Lastly, Unity had all sorts of smart searches in their main app search, like you could search online, inside the folders, etc. It made so much sense that they decided to discontinue it. When I released TROMjaro with Xfce I realized that I can simulate the Unity Layout since Xfce is so damn easy to customize." The new version of TROMjaro is available for download from Archive.org: TROMjaro 2026.01.13.iso (5,543MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 22.3 |
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The Linux Mint project has announced the release of Linux Mint 22.3. The Ubuntu-based distribution will receive support through to 2029 and introduces a new tool to help users troubleshoot problems. "The 'System Reports' tool received many new features and it was rebranded as 'System Information'. In addition to its 'System Information', 'System Reports' and 'Crash Reports' pages, the tool received four new pages to show you more information and help you troubleshoot common issues. The 'USB' page shows a detailed view of all plugged-in devices, including their type, name and ID (which uniquely identifies the device and its manufacturer). Devices are grouped by USB controller, so you can see where each device is plugged and compare its connection speed and power usage with the controller's maximum connection speed and total power capacity. This helps troubleshoot common USB issues such as slow transfers or random disconnections." Additional information can be found in the What's New document, the release announcement, and the release notes. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): linuxmint-22.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso (2,948MB, torrent), linuxmint-22.3-xfce-64bit.iso (2,893MB, torrent), linuxmint-22.3-mate-64bit.iso (2,989MB, torrent). |
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| 2026-01-12 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1155 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: MenuetOS, SparkyLinux with CDE, iDeal OS 2025.12.07
- News: Debian seeks new Data Protection Team and updates install media for "Trixie", Ubuntu 25.04 nears end of life, Google limits Android code releases, Fedora plans to replace SDDM with new login manager, Budgie migrates to Wayland
- Questions and answers: Recommending a flavour of BSD
- Released last week: VailuxOS 1.6, IPFire 2.29 Core 199, Omarchy 3.3.0, ArchBang Linux 100126, MODICIA O.S. 6.12.63
- Torrent corner: Debian, Debian Edu, KDE neon
- Opinion poll: Revived desktop environments
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2026-01-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: MODICIA O.S. 6.12.63 |
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Marco M. Mariani has announced the release of an updated build of MODICIA O.S., a Debian-based Linux distribution with focus on multimedia and creative work. The new version comes with a real-time Linux kernel 6.12.63, as well as improved graphics and video performance: "The new ISO image of MODICIA O.S. 'Caravaggio' 6.12.63-RT-LTS has been released. This updated and optimized version integrates all improvements introduced by the real-time LTS 6.12.63 kernel, delivering greater stability, responsiveness and overall performance. Kernel improvements: enhanced real-time responsiveness; significantly reduced latency in audio, video and I/O processes; smoother multitasking, even under heavy workloads; faster response from the interface and professional applications; ore stable RT scheduling for JACK, PipeWire and PulseAudio; elimination of audio drops and micro‑lags during recording and complex editing tasks. Improved graphics and video performance: better CPU/GPU synchronization; more stable video pipeline for 4K/8K editing and rendering; reduced processing times in multimedia applications; integrated LTS patches for stronger protection; improved memory management and crash prevention." Continue to the release announcement for more changes and improvements. Download: MODICIA-O.S.Caravaggio-6.12.63-RT-LTS-amd64.iso (5,047MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-10 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 10 Alpha |
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The Mageia team has announced an alpha development snapshot of the upcoming Mageia 10 release. The final release is expected in April 2026. "Alpha ISO images are the first public snapshots of the upcoming release. They are not ready for production use, but they are perfect for developers, testers, and curious users who want to explore what’s cooking in Mageia 10 and help improve it by reporting bugs, testing installs, and confirming hardware compatibility. These ISO images represent the initial build of Mageia 10 as the distribution begins its formal release countdown, ahead of beta and release candidate milestones, and a final release currently targeted for April 2026. The Mageia 10 alpha set includes a comprehensive collection of installation formats - classical installation ISOs for traditional installs on 32-bit (i686) and 64-bit systems; live Desktop images featuring popular desktops such as Plasma, GNOME and Xfce." Additional information is available in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): Mageia-10-alpha1-x86_64.iso (5,139MB, SHA512, signature), Mageia-10-alpha1-Live-Plasma-x86_64.iso (4,625MB, SHA512, signature), Mageia-10-alpha1-Live-GNOME-x86_64.iso (4,315MB, SHA512, signature), Mageia-10-alpha1-Live-Xfce-x86_64.iso (4,052MB, SHA512, signature). |
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| 2026-01-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 100126 |
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ArchBANG Linux has been through many changes in recent times, including the renaming of ArchBANG, to GreenBANG and back to ArchBANG again. The most recent update involves a new desktop user interface, moving from the Openbox window manager to the labwc Wayland compositor. Inspired by Openbox, labwc is a window-stacking compositor for Wayland. The latest release of ArchBANG also comes with a new wmenu: "Quick post, have built and uploaded a new ISO image. Mostly package updates, also added wmenu which is the Wayland version of dmenu application launcher. If you want to pull up an application quicker than searching labwc root menu then this is for you. It is tied to Alt+F3, now this might seem odd, but bear with me. If as some of you might have a keyboard, laptop, MacBook, Chromebook that does not really have a Super (Windows) key, then this might just be a way in. From wmenu you can open a terminal/editor and make changes to labwc configuration, to change Super key to Alt if the need be. It is not as feature-rich as Rofi but light enough to get the job done. Now that I am happier with everything in ArchBang, time to break stuff. Will start working on making installer easier with fewer options. Over the coming weeks, look at giving ArchBang a new look." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): archbang-1001.iso (1,299MB, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Omarchy 3.3.0 |
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David Heinemeier Hansson has announced the release of Omarchy 3.3.0, an updated build of the project's Arch-based Linux distribution with Hyprland as the preferred window manager. It is intended for more advanced Linux users and developers. Besides a long list of additions and fixes, the new release also brings important updates to dictation, hibernation and themes: "Voxtype offers a variety of different local AI dictation models. You can install it using Install, AI, Dictation where the default is a 150 MB base English model. After it's installed, you can start dictating using Super + Ctrl + X. While dictating, you'll see a red microphone in the center of the top menu, which you can click to pick another model (or just run 'voxtype setup model' from terminal). Or right-click to edit the entire Voxtype configuration. With Linux running on a million different systems, there is varying levels of support for system sleep, so by default Omarchy will only show the options that work everywhere: lock, screensaver, restart, shutdown. But plenty of systems do support hibernation and suspend, so now you can enable both via Setup, System Sleep. Hibernation requires a swap subvolume of the same size as your physical RAM allotment. That'll automatically be set up when you run the 'Enable Hibernate' option. So too will configuration for suspend-to-hibernate after 30 minutes on systems that support it." Read the full release notes for a complete list of changes. Download (SHA256): omarchy-3.3.0.iso (6,873MB, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.29 Core 199 |
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The IPFire project has a new release, version 2.29 Core 199, which introduces improved wireless networking performance and enhances the intrusion prevention system: "IPFire now supports WiFi 7 and WiFi 6 for wireless access points. Although the hardware has been supported before, IPFire can now take advantage of the features that these new WiFi standards are bringing. The most notable features are: It is now possible to select the preferred WiFi mode, and IPFire will figure out the rest. 802.11be and 802.11ax are joining support for 802.11ac/agn. Channel bandwidths of up to 320 MHz will give you a bandwidth of over 5.7 Gbps for two spacial streams, or even a whopping 11.5 Gbps over four spacial streams. Over the air. IPFire will now automatically detect and enable any supported capabilities that the hardware supports. This used to be manually configurable as 'HT Capabilities' and 'VHT Capabilities'. Whereas that used to be a tedious and difficult process, we can now take advantage of all features that your hardware supports for a much more stable and faster WiFi network." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download: ipfire-2.29-core199-x86_64.iso (647MB), ipfire-2.29-core199-x86_64.img.xz (497MB). |
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| 2026-01-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: VailuxOS 1.6 |
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VailuxOS, a German desktop Linux distribution with a customised KDE Plasma desktop, has been upgraded to version 1.6. While the previous releases were based on Ubuntu's latest long-term support branch, VailuxOS 1.6 is based on Debian 13: "We are pleased to announce that VailuxOS 1.6 is now officially available. Key new features: Plasma 6 - fully updated desktop environment for modern functionality and stability; optimized Start menu - redesigned, more intuitive interface; automated weather display - new, elegant and dynamic integration; modern window design - fresh look with light/dark mode selection; floating taskbar - enabled by default for a clean desktop layout; enhanced customisation - more options for customising your system. Performance and stability: conflict-free packages - completely cleaned-up dependencies; maximum optimisation - significantly improved performance and responsiveness; new Plymouth boot - attractive, animated boot screen; graphical GRUB - user-friendly boot menu interface; Calamares installer - enhanced with additional installation methods...." Here is the full release announcement (in German). Download: VailuxOS-1.6-desktop-stable-amd64.iso (3,532MB, SHA512, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-05 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1154 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: postmarketOS 25.06 and 25.12
- News: FreeBSD Foundation improves laptop support, Unix v4 available for download, a new X11 server is in development, CachyOS team plans server edition
- Questions and answers: Should you switch to Linux and how to learn how to use Linux?
- Released in the past two weeks: Talos 1.12.0, elementary OS 8.1, postmarketOS 25.12, Besgnulinux 3-2, Gnoppix AI Linux 26, Parrot 7.0, OpenMediaVault 8.0-12, GuideOS 1.0, Pearl Linux OS 13, PorteuX 2.5, Canaima GNU/Linux 8.3, Peropesis 3.1, Exton Linux 260104, Manjaro Linux 26.0
- Torrent corner: BigLinux, KDE neon, Manjaro, Parrot
- Opinion poll: What is your preferred method for learning Linux?
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2026-01-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 26.0 |
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Philip Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 26, a major update of the project's set of rolling-release distributions with a choice of GNOME, KDE Plasma and Xfce desktops. Besides updates to GNOME 49 and KDE Plasma 6.5, the release introduces the latest long-term supported Linux kernel, version 6.18: "Manjaro 26.0 'Anh-Linh' released. Since we released 'Zetar' in April 2025 we have worked hard to get the next release of Manjaro out there. We call it 'Anh-Linh'. The GNOME edition has received several updates to GNOME 49 series. This includes a lot of fixes and polish when GNOME 49 originally was released in September 2025. The Plasma edition comes with the latest Plasma 6.5 series, Frameworks 6.21 and KDE Gear 25.12. It brings exciting new improvements to your desktop. Plasma 6.5 includes a number of highly-requested features. With our Xfce edition, we have now Xfce 4.20. Linux kernel 6.18 is used for this release, including the latest drivers available to date. With 6.12 LTS and 6.6 LTS we offer additional support for older hardware as needed." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download (pkglist): manjaro-gnome-26.0-260104-linux618.iso (5,262MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), manjaro-kde-26.0-260104-linux618.iso (5,409MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), manjaro-xfce-26.0-260104-linux618.iso (5,122MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2026-01-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Exton Linux 260104 "ArchEX" |
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Arne Exton has announced the release of a new version of the "ArchEX" line of Exton Linux. Based on Arch Linux, build 260104 comes with the MATE desktop environment and includes the Calamares system installer: "I've made a new extra version of ArchEX with the MATE desktop environment. This ArchEX version replaces version 240101, which had Pantheon as DE. At the moment (260104) Pantheon doesn't work in Arch Linux. After a full system upgrade, the Pantheon menu is gone and you can't get it back. This ArchEX version has Calamares installed. Using Calamares means that you can install ArchEX MATE in any language. Everything will then be in your chosen language when the installation has completed. ArchEX with MATE works very well when running live on my six computers. Calamares is now installed also in build 260104. When the boot process is ready you will end up at LightDM's login page. Log in to the MATE desktop as the ordinary user 'user' with password 'live' or as 'root' with password 'root'. ArchEX build 260104 is now also for UEFI computers; before you can run ArchEX live you don't have to go into BIOS and change boot mode to 'Legacy Support'." Continue to the release announcement for more information and relevant links. Download: archex-64bit-efi-mate-calamares-2610mb-260104.iso (2,677MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2026-01-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Peropesis 3.1 |
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Happy New Year! The minimal Peropesis distribution has a new release which introduces the PHP development language which is commonly used on web servers: "Peropesis 3.1 is released. In the new edition, part of the old software was updated and new software was installed. ... In the Peropesis 2.9 release the lighttpd web server was installed. In the Peropesis 3.1 release, an init script (/etc/init.d/lighttpd) was created, which is intended for managing the lighttpd web server. Instructions on how to use this init script have been placed in the newly created chapter of the User manual - Web Server lighttpd. Since the PHP programming language was installed in the Peropesis 3.1 release, the FastCGI module was activated in the lighttpd server, which creates an interface between the server and the PHP language. In addition, the CGI module was activated, which creates interfaces between the lighttpd server and programming languages such as Perl and Python." The distribution's team have also added new fielsystem tools, a command line AI chat program, and new support libraries. The release announcement offers additional details. Download: Peropesis-3.1-live.iso (335MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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Aurox Linux
Aurox Linux was a Linux distribution with emphasis on support for several European languages, as well as multimedia and education. It was based on Red Hat Linux - version 9.0 of Aurox Linux was fully compatible with Red Hat 9. Aurox was a completely free distribution, released under the GPL license, and available for free download via FTP. The CDs are also published with the "Aurox Linux" magazine available in several language versions (Polish, Czech, German, French, Spanish) in 9 countries of Europe.
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