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Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based family of three distinguished distributions. Calculate Directory Server (CDS) is a solution that supports Windows and Linux clients via LDAP + SAMBA, providing proxy, mail and Jabbers servers with streamlined user management. Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD) is a workstation and client distribution (with a choice of Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE or Xfce desktops) that includes a wizard to configure a connection to Calculate Directory Server. Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) is a live CD with a build framework for creating a custom distribution.
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| 2023-07-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: MX Linux 23 |
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After several beta and release candidates snapshots, the final build of MX Linux 23 has been released. MX Linux 23 is based on Debian 12, uses SysVInit as its default init system and comes with a choice of Xfce, KDE Plasma and Fluxbox desktops: "MX Linux 23 is now available for download. MX Linux 23 is built from Debian 12 'Bookworm' and MX Linux repositories. As in past releases, MX Linux will default to SysVInit but systemd remains an option for installed systems. Updates from RC and beta to final are fully supported. The live boot menus now have a more obvious 'check media' function in the top level menu. The media will be checked and boot will continue if things look good. Major desktop versions: Xfce 4.18, Fluxbox 1.3.7, KDE Plasma 5.27. All releases now include the Orca screen reader and a screen magnifier tool. Fluxbox and Xfce have Magnus screen magnifier and KDE Plasma uses KMag. At this time, due to Debian's Orca packaging, Orca does not appear in the menus, but can be launched manually. In particular, Orca is configurable in KDE's integrated accessibility settings." Continue to the release announcement for further information. Download (pkglist): MX-23_x64.iso (2,088MB, SHA256, signature), MX-23_ahs_x64.iso (2,094MB, SHA256, signature), MX-23_KDE_x64.iso (2,487MB, SHA256, signature), MX-23_fluxbox_x64.iso (1,653MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2023-07-31 |
NEW • BSD Release: OPNsense 23.7 |
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OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system designed for firewalls and routers. The project has published version 23.7 which is based on FreeBSD 13.2 and includes OpenVPN group alias support, deferred authentication for OpenVPN, and PHP 8.2. The release announcement offers some insight into changes and tips for migrating: "The Unbound ACL now defaults to accept all traffic and no longer generates automatic entries. This was done to avoid connectivity issues on dynamic address setups -- especially with VPN interfaces. If this is undesirable you can set it to default to block instead and add your manual entries to pass. Dpinger no longer triggers alarms on its own as its mechanism is too simplistic for loss and delay detection as provided by apinger a long time ago. Delay and loss triggers have been fixed and logging was improved. The rc.syshook facility 'monitor' still exists but is only provided for compatibility reasons with existing user scripts. IPsec "tunnel settings" GUI is now deprecated and manual migration to the 'connections' GUI is recommended. An appropriate EoL announcement will be made next year. The new OpenVPN instances pages and API create an independent set of instances more closely following the upstream documentation of OpenVPN." Download (SHA256): OPNsense-23.7-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2 (394MB). |
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| 2023-07-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NuTyX 23.07.0 |
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NuTyX is a French Linux distribution (with multi-language support) built from Linux From Scratch and Beyond Linux From Scratch, with a custom package manager called "cards". The project's latest snapshot is NuTyX 23.07.0 which introduces a JWM edition. "With the invaluable help of Dan (MiyoLinux), we're offering a new custom JWM edition ISO with a new theme implemented by Dan. The flcards tool has been refreshed and now offers an even simpler interface. The PackageKit package has been added, and a backend for cards have been added and is under development. The mybld -s command now requires a package/collection as an argument. SysV in 3.06 and systemd in 253. The X.Org Server graphics server version 21.1.8, the Mesa 3D library in 23.1.4, GTK 4.10.4 and Qt 6.5.1. The NVIDIA driver is update to version 535.86.05. The legacy driver 470.xx series in version 470.199.02. The legacy driver 390.xx series in version 390.157. The Python interpreter is updated to version 3.11.4. The Xfce desktop environment is updated to version 4.18.3. The MATE desktop environment is a 1.26.1 version." Visit the project's news page to read the full release announcement. Download (SHA1, pkglist): NuTyX_x86_64-23.07.0-JWM.iso (1,355MB), NuTyX_x86_64-23.07.0-XFCE4.iso (1,336MB), NuTyX_x86_64-23.07.0-LXQT.iso (1,360MB), NuTyX_x86_64-23.07.0-LXQT.iso (1,360MB). |
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| 2023-07-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UBports 20.04 OTA-2 |
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UBports have announced a new update to the project's mobile operating system. This release, UBports 20.04 OTA-2, introduces support for three new devices: Fairphone 3, Vollaphone X23, and F(x)tec Pro1 X. There are also a number of new features and bug fixes: "The System Settings app has seen multiple improvements: The layout of a few pages (e.g. Sound) have been adjusted to be more consistent. There are more like this to come in the future, so stay tuned. You can now delete your custom background images you've added, in case you don't want to have that background image anymore. You can now adjust the sensitivity of the edge gestures in Lomiri. If you install a case or a bumper on your device, you can now increase the width of the edge area so that it's easier for you. Or maybe you find it too sensitive, now you also can reduce it. The new settings can be found in System Settings > Gestures. Currently only visible though on a device that supports double tap to wake. You can now use the physical camera button to shoot the photo. When requesting a file from File Manager app over Content Hub, the app opens more smoothly." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Information on supported devices and download options can be found on the project's devices page. |
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| 2023-07-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PCLinuxOS 2023.07 |
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The developers of PCLinuxOS, an independently-developed desktop Linux distribution with SysV as its preferred init system and a choice of several popular desktops, have announced the release of version 2023.07: "The Pointless Distribution manager has announced updated installation media for KDE Plasma, MATE and Xfce desktops. The following features stand out: new APT, RPM and Synaptic package manager; new mylive-install installer replaces draklive-install; additional configuration utilities were added to supplement the Administration Center; Linux kernel 6.4.7, glibc 2.36, GCC 12.3.0, Mesa 23.1.4, Chromium 114.0.5735.198, Firefox 115.0.3, plus an additional 26 web browsers available in the software repository; LibreOffice 7.5.5 is the default office suite; ufw firewall replaces Shorewall and is enabled by default; all wireless drivers are enabled in the kernel with updated firmware; an additional 3rd party wireless driver repository is available for wireless drivers not included in the kernel; desktops include KDE Plasma 5.27.6, MATE 1.26.1 and XFCE 4.18.4; 64-bit live images are available now." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (mirrors, pkglist): pclinuxos64-kde-2023.07.iso (2,829MB, MD5), pclinuxos64-mate-2023.07.iso (2,504MB, MD5), pclinuxos64-xfce-2023.07.iso (2,351MB, MD5). |
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| 2023-07-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: OSMC 2023.07-1 |
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OSMC is a Debian-based minimal Linux distribution that brings the Kodi media centre software to a Raspberry Pi, Apple TV and Vero devices. The project has published a new snapshot, OSMC 2023.07-1, which introduces an updated version of Kodi and a number of bug fixes. "Here's what's new: Kodi v20.2 (Nexus) is now available as standard on OSMC, and release details can be found here. The most prominent fix is a long standing E-AC3 bug, which was first reported here. On the OSMC side, we've made a number of changes: Bug fixes: Fix an issue that prevented connecting to WiFi via My OSMC on new installations. Fix some playback issues with SMB shares on Vero 4K / 4K + / V. Fix PGS subtitle width and height calculations when playing 3D SBS / TAB clips on Vero 4K / 4K + / V. Fix aspect ratio for rendering text subtitles when playing 3D SBS / TAB clips on Vero 4K / 4K + / V. Fix an issue on Vero 4K / 4K + / V which resulted in the warning message when switching to a 4K resolution from not displaying properly. Fix an intermittent blank screen when exiting Kodi on Vero 4K / 4K + and V that could result in no display being visible when updating." The release announcement offers additional information. Download (MD5, pkglist): OSMC_TGT_rbp4_20230729.img.gz (241MB). |
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| 2023-07-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: 4MLinux 43.0 |
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The 4MLinux distribution - which focuses on server, multimedia, system rescue, and games - has published a new stable version: 4MLinux 43.0. The new release adds a few new media and game packages and provides additional web browsers as optional add-ons. The release announcement lists the key changes: "The status of the 4MLinux 43.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Edit your documents with LibreOffice 7.5.5 and GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.5, GIMP 2.10.34, Gnumeric 1.12.55), surf the Internet with Firefox 115.0.2 and Chrome 115.0.5790.110, send emails via Thunderbird 115.0.1, enjoy your music collection with Audacious 4.3.1, watch your favorite videos with VLC 3.0.18 and SMPlayer 23.6.0, play games powered by Mesa 23.1.1 and Wine 8.12. You can also setup the 4MLinux LAMP Server (Linux 6.1.33, Apache 2.4.57, MariaDB 10.6.14, PHP 5.6.40, PHP 7.4.33, and PHP 8.1.19.). Perl 5.36.0, Python 2.7.18, Python 3.11.3, and Ruby 3.1.4 are also available. As always, the new major release has some new features. SoundFonts (for FluidSynth) and mtPaint (raster graphics editor) have been added. A few Java-based games (Flappy Bird, Karoshi, Micropolis, and Zuma) as well as a set proprietary web browsers (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera) are now available as downloadable extensions." Download (MD5, pkglist): 4MLinux-43.0-64bit.iso (1,171MB), 4MServer-43.0-64bit.iso (1,242MB), 4MLinux-43.0-core.iso (14MB). |
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| 2023-07-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zorin OS 16.3 |
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Zorin OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring a variety of themes and desktop layouts designed to made users migrating from other operating systems feel at home. The project's latest release, Zorin OS 16.3, introduces an new upgrade utility. "Zorin OS 16.3 is our first version that comes pre-installed with the new Zorin OS Upgrader. This is the feature our community has requested most throughout the years. It allows you to easily upgrade between releases and editions of Zorin OS, without needing to re-install the operating system. That means you can upgrade seamlessly from Zorin OS 16 Core -> Pro or Zorin OS 15 -> 16 while keeping your files, apps, and settings. The Upgrader will make it remarkably more convenient for you to access the latest and greatest software far into the future. After over a year in development, we're proud to announce that we've released the Zorin OS Upgrader as a stable feature today. That means all existing Zorin OS 16 and 15 installations will also get the Zorin OS Upgrader in the latest software updates." The release announcement offers additional details. Download (SHA256, pkglist): Zorin-OS-16.3-Core-64-bit.iso (2,983MB), Zorin-OS-16.3-Lite-64-bit.iso (2,570MB). |
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| 2023-07-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NST 38-13644 |
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Network Security Toolkit (NST) is a bootable live disc based on the Fedora distribution. The toolkit was designed to provide easy access to best-of-breed open source network security applications. The distribution's latest release is based on Fedora 38. The release announcement appears on the project's home page: "We are pleased to announce the latest NST release NST 38 SVN:13644. This release is based on Fedora 38 using Linux kernel 6.3.12. This release brings the NST distribution on par with Fedora 38. This is mostly a maintenance release with improved NST WUI functionality. Below is a summary of the feature improvements included in this release: Access to the Open Vulnerability Assessment Scanner (OpenVAS) and Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM) has been refactored to run as a docker container providing the full-featured vulnerability scanner. The latest Greenbone Community Edition container is used. An acceleration overlay and control was added to the geolocation of Dash Cam videos. NST Map Data Layer - Dash Cam Track With Acceleration Overlay. The NST WUI ARP Scan has been enhanced to support the configured Name Service (NS) switch hosts resolver." Download (MD5): nst-38-13644.x86_64.iso (4,548MB, pkglist). |
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| 2023-07-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Neptune 8.0 |
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Neptune is a GNU/Linux distribution for desktops. It is based on Debian's Stable branch. The project has released Neptune version 8.0 which is based on Debian 12 and which features version 6.1 of the Linux kernel. The project's release announcement reads: "We are proud to announce the release of Neptune 8.0 (Juna). This is the first major release of version 8.0 based on Debian 12 (Bookworm). This version comes with the latest major underlying changes from Debian 12 (Bookworm). The Linux kernel has been updated to Version 6.1 to provide support for new hardware and better compatibility with current hardware. Additionally, KDE Plasma has been upgraded to version 5.27 along with all KDE applications present in version 22.12.3. In Neptune 8.0, we rely entirely on the software management of Plasma Discover, which is now mature enough for us to provide it with Flatpak support and the Flathub repository. As a result, the package management tool Muon has been removed. Other software updates include Chromium 115 as well as Thunderbird 102 and VLC 3.0.18." Download (SHA256): Neptune8-20230628.iso (2,941MB, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2023-07-23 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 9 RC1 |
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Nicolas Lécureuil has announced the availability of the first release candidate for the upcoming Mageia 9. This development build ships with Linux kernel 6.4.3, while KDE Plasma has been upgraded to version 5.27.5: "We are proud to announce the first release candidate of Mageia 9. Since the release of beta 2 in May 2023, the Mageia team has worked to solve a number of stubborn issues and provide security fixes and new updates. Thanks to all the teams that make up Mageia for the great work done in these months, to fix, test and validate all these new features and add the new wallpaper. The following features stand out: Linux kernel 6.4.3, glib 2.36, GCC 12.3.0, RPM 4.18.0, Chromium 114.0.5735.198, Firefox ESR 102.13, LibreOffice 7.5.4, KDE Plasma 5.27.5, GNOME 44.2, Xfce 4.18.4, LXQt 1.3.0, Mesa 23.1.3. We continue to offer (as few do) installation media for 32-bit and 64-bit systems, 64-bit live images for KDE Plasma, GNOME and Xfce, as well as a 32-bit live image for Xfce." See the release announcement and the detailed release notes for further information. Download (mirrors): Mageia-9-rc1-x86_64.iso (4,304MB, SHA512, signature, torrent, pkglist), Mageia-9-rc1-Live-GNOME-x86_64.iso (3,730MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), Mageia-9-rc1-Live-Plasma-x86_64.iso (3,854MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), Mageia-9-rc1-Live-Xfce-x86_64.iso (3,452MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| 2023-07-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Whonix 17 |
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Patrick Schleizer has announced the release of Whonix 17, a major update of the project's Debian-based distribution designed for advanced security and privacy via its fail-safe, automatic and desktop-wide use of the Tor network. Whonix uses a heavily reconfigured Debian base inside multiple virtual machines, thus providing a substantial layer of protection from malware and IP address leaks. It is designed to be run inside a virtual machine. This is the distribution's first stable release based on Debian 12: "Whonix 17 has been released. Major changes: port to Debian 12 'Bookworm'; update Tor Browser to 12.5.1; use Tor packages from Debian stable instead of Tor Project repository; enable zsh by default for new builds (might get reverted depending on ticket Qubes-Whonix issue 8343; replacing initramfs-tools with Dracut; renamed Qubes templates; renamed 'whonix-gw-16' to 'whonix-gateway-17' and 'whonix-ws-16' to 'whonix-workstation-17'; stop using abbreviations for Whonix templates issue 1778." See the release announcement for further information, upgrade instructions and known issues. Whonix 17 is available in the form of an OVA file that can be imported into VirtualBox; download from here: Whonix-Xfce-17.0.3.0.ova (2,062MB, SHA512, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-07-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 21.2 |
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The Linux Mint team have announced the release of Linux Mint 21.2 "Victoria" which is based on Ubuntu 22.04 and offers support through to the year 2027. The new release includes a number of improvements to the login screen, Flatpak packages can now be included as Featured items in the software centre, and the layout of the Pix application has been overhauled. "Slick Greeter, which is in charge of the login screen, was given support for multiple keyboard layouts. The indicator located on the top-right corner of the screen opens a menu which lets you switch between layouts. System layouts defined in /etc/default/keyboard are listed first for easy access. Below that a sub-menu lists all supported layouts. Touchpad support was also improved. Tap-to-click is detected and enabled automatically in the login screen. The layout used for Onboard, the on-screen keyboard is configurable. The keyboard navigation was improved. The arrow keys can be used to edit the password which is being typed. A revealer icon appears when the password is clicked or edited. This revealer can be used to toggle the visibility of the password." The release announcements for each edition (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce) offer additional information. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): linuxmint-21.2-cinnamon-64bit.iso (2,886MB, torrent), linuxmint-21.2-mate-64bit.iso (2,909MB, torrent), linuxmint-21.2-xfce-64bit.iso (2,820MB, torrent). |
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| 2023-07-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.27 Core 176 |
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IPFire is a Linux distribution that focuses on easy setup, good handling and high level of security and is mostly used on routers and firewalls. The project's latest release focused on bug fixes and minor upgrades, including fixing IPsec certificate generation in some situations. The release announcement shares the highlights: "An edge case related to bug #13138, which caused IPsec root/host certificate generation to fail on the first attempt only, has been fixed. While editing OpenVPN static IP address pools, spaces are now handled correctly again. udev rules for LVM volumes have been fixed, allowing for configured LVM volumes to start properly on boot again. Remove entries for additional mass storage via the web interface of the ExtraHD add-on have been fixed, partially resolving #12863. Filesystem journal features are now always enabled for cloud images, and as soon as a disk with SMART support is detected. misc-progs, the safety net between IPFire's web interface and the core system, have been improved under the hood to allow for better return code enumeration. Stéphane Pautrel has contributed improvements to the French translation of IPFire's web interface." Download (SHA256): ipfire-2.27-core176-x86_64.iso (372MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-07-14 |
NEW • Development Release: MX Linux 23 RC1 |
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The developers of MX Linux have announced the availability of the first release candidate for MX Linux 23. The project's major new release is based on Debian 12 and comes with a choice of Xfce, KDE Plasma and Fluxbox desktops. "MX Linux 23 RC1 is now available for testing. MX 23 is built from Debian 12 'bookworm' and MX repositories. As in past releases, the MX will default to SysVInit but systemd remains an option for installed systems. Updates from RC to final are fully supported. This release builds upon beta 2, and includes all bug fixes and changes to date, including default wallpapers and themes as well as updated translations and applications. In this release we are very interested in installer testing. Many bugs related to Btrfs installations have been addressed. The installer has received many updates since beta 2. The installer now supports swap files as well as swap partitions. The 'regular' auto installation will default to swap files. The live boot menus now have a more obvious 'check media' function in the top level menu. The media will be checked and boot will continue if things look good. Major desktop versions: Xfce 4.18, Fluxbox 1.3.7, KDE Plasma 5.27." Here is the complete release announcement with known issues. Download (pkglist): MX-23_RC1_x64.iso (2,084MB, SHA256, signature), MX-23_KDE_RC1_x64.iso (2,519MB, SHA256, signature), MX-23_fluxbox_RC1_x64.iso (1,655MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2023-07-13 |
NEW • BSD Release: pfSense 2.7.0 |
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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. pfSense 2.7.0 ships with improvements to firewall performance, fixes some uPnP issues related to running multiple gaming systems on the same network, and upgrades OpenVPN. "Captive portal and limiters moved from ipfw to pf: pf is the default packet filter in pfSense software. These changes leverage L2 features previously added to pf and upstreamed to FreeBSD, and improve performance and stability of the captive portal by eliminating the need for packets to traverse both pf and ipfw. UPnP and multiple game systems: A fix has been added to address an issue with UPnP and multiple game systems. This resolves the problems some game systems experienced connecting to the internet when UPnP was enabled and multiple consoles are in use. New gateway state killing options: These options give the user more flexibility in how the firewall decides to kill states automatically during failover events and also adds several new manual ways to selectively remove states. Improved Firewall/NAT rule usability: The Firewall/NAT rule interface has been improved to make it easier to create and manage rules. This includes new buttons to toggle multiple rules and copy rules to other interfaces." These, and other changes, are detailed in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: pfSense-CE-2.7.0-RELEASE-amd64.iso.gz (472MB, SHA256). |
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| 2023-07-13 |
NEW • Development Release: Elive 3.8.34 (Beta) |
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The Elive team has announced a new development snapshot of their Debian-based distribution featuring the Enlightenment desktop environment. The release announcement for the lightweight distribution states: "The Elive team is pleased to announce the release of 3.8.34 beta. This new version includes: NVIDIA drivers - lots of improvements, such as support for Optimus cards (Intel and NVIDIA GPU laptops), OpenCL, video rendering, switching drivers in Live mode and a better installation process; graphical drivers - much improved compatibility and support for any performant application like Blender or DaVinci Resolve; Ctrl+Alt+Del - a special feature has been added, it runs some helpers to make the user's life easier; installer - many improvements and fixes have been added, especially for the migration mode; persistence - allows you to boot from external SSD thumb drives; language selector - improved and with extra user-specific configurations; RAM diagnostic tool - now works on EFI boot systems. Development progress: now that Retrowave-Stable has been released, the Elive team continues its beta release cycle as it has always done. Elive beta 3.8.34 contains upgrades, bug fixes and a default theme of its own." Download (MD5): elive_3.8.34_beta_hybrid_amd64.iso (3,685MB, pkglist). |
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| 2023-07-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Void 20230628 |
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The Void team have announced a new snapshot of their rolling release distribution. Void features an unusual combination of init (runit), package manager (XBPS), and multiple options for C libraries. The project's release announcement reports: "Some highlights of this release: Installing using the network source no longer fails to create the non-root user. The xbps mirror can now be selected in the installer using xmirror. The Xfce live ISO now uses LightDM. GRUB will no longer fail to be installed in some partition layouts/orders. Various improvements to the installer. Xfce live ISOs now use PipeWire for audio, and base ISOs now include ALSA. Live ISOs now include several new boot options, including screenreader-enabled, memtest86+, reboot, shutdown, and EFI firmware setup. The console screenreader espeakup, the braille TTY driver brltty, and the GUI screenreader orca are now included in all live ISOs for x86_64 and i686. To learn more about this, read the documentation in the Void Linux Handbook." Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): void-live-x86_64-20230628-xfce.iso (984MB), void-live-x86_64-musl-20230628-xfce.iso (966MB). |
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| 2023-07-10 |
NEW • Development Release: Linux Lite 6.6 RC1 |
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Jerry Bezencon has announced a development snapshot of Linux Lite. The new release candidate for version 6.6 focuses on translation efforts with support for 22 languages added. This snapshot also updates the welcome window so that it detects whether the distribution is running in a live environment and displays the Install Now only when running in live mode. "Having completed a fresh install of Linux Lite 6.6, once you have restarted after the first login, full language support will be available across the entire Menu and Sub-Menu system. If there are still Menu entries that are not in your language, then consider contributing a translation to that developers software. If you'd like to help out with translations in this series for the above mentioned areas, please go here and post a reply with your changes under your Language thread. Thanks for helping the community out. There is still much to do, but we've made massive improvements to date." Additional details, including a list of freshly supported languages, can be found in the release announcement. Download: linux-lite-6.6-rc1-64bit.iso (2,338MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-07-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: blendOS 3 |
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blendOS is an Arch Linux-based, rolling release distribution which automates installing software from supported distributions into containers. Version 3 of the distribution introduces wider support for source distributions (nine now in total) and seven desktop environments. "blendOS v3 introduces two new command line utilities, system and user, and both of these are designed to make the lives of developers much, much easier. system allows you to install packages on the host itself, such as drivers and virtualization software from the Arch Linux repositories (system install and system remove). Speaking of which, unlike quite a few other immutable distributions, blendOS supports software such as VirtualBox if installed on the host. user is a replacement for the old blend CLI (was deprecated in v2). It allows you to create and manage containers and associatiions, as well as generate and move dotfiles and containers between different blendOS machines, as touched upon in the previous section." The release announcemnt offers additional information. Download (MD5, pkglist): plasma/blendOS.iso (3,465MB), gnome/blendOS.iso (3,299MB). |
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| 2023-07-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Solus 4.4 |
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The project has released its first new stable release in two years. The rolling release's latest version, Solus 4.4, offers four desktop editions: Budgie, KDE Plasma, MATE and GNOME. "All our editions feature: Firefox 114.0.1, LibreOffice 7.5.3.2, Thunderbird 102.12.0, 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 Celluloid for video playback. MATE ships with VLC for video playback. Plasma ships with Elisa for audio playback and Haruna for video playback. Hardware and Kernel Enablement: This release of Solus ships with Linux kernel 6.3.8, enabling us to provide support for a broader range of hardware, such as: Secure Boot support. See our documentation for enablement." The release announcement has additional information. Download (pkglist): Solus-4.4-Budgie.iso (2,315MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-4.4-Plasma.iso (2,475MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-4.4-GNOME.iso (2,512MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-4.4-MATE.iso (2,292MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2023-07-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Q4OS 5.2 |
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The Q4OS project develops a Debian-based desktop distribution which features editions for the KDE Plasma and Trinity desktop environments. Q4OS has published a new stable version, Q4OS 5.2, which is based on Debian 12. "A brand new stable Q4OS 5.2 version codenamed 'Aquarius' is immediately available for download and use in production environments. This is a long-term support LTS version to be supported for at least five years with security patches and software updates. Q4OS Aquarius is based on Debian Bookworm 12 and Plasma 5.27.5, optionally Trinity 14.1.1 desktop environment, and it's available for 64bit/x64 computers. A 32bit/i686pae edition for older i386 systems with or without PAE extension will follow soon, in a few days. We plan to bring Aquarius for ARM devices as well. The objective is to provide rock stable, as lightweight as possible, Debian based operating system with added value thanks to unique Q4OS tools." Additional information is presented on the project's blog page. Download (MD5, pkglist): q4os-5.2-x64.r1.iso (1,447MB), q4os-5.2-x64-tde.r1.iso (1,082MB). |
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| 2023-07-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Fatdog64 Linux 814 |
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Fatdog64 Linux is a small, desktop, 64-bit Linux distribution. Originally created as a derivative of Puppy Linux with additional applications. The project's latest release, Fatdog64 814, is the final version in the 8xx series with future releases moving on to a 9xx base. Though it is the last of the series, version 814 still includes some key updates and new features. The release notes list these changes: "This is the final release of Fatdog64 800 series. No further release is planned. Fatdog64 will however continue with a new base, the 900 series. Changes from 813 - updates: Linux-5.19.17, low-latency, 1000Hz, dynamic preemption; Microcode as of 2022.10.09; tzdata 2022.e; iptables 1.8.8 with nftables support; Bluetooth Manager fixes; vlc-3.0.18; rox-jun7 2022.12; apfs-fuse 2023.03; pfilesearch 2.3; UExtract 4.11; Avidemux 2.8.1; mdview 2023.04; yad_gtk2 0.42.782023.04; SMB Browser 2.2.2. New Features: fzf-0.35.0; geany-themes-1.24.22; apply LFS 11.3 patch to recognise ext4 filesystems created by newer e2fsprogs; add DJVU thumbnailer for ROX; fatdog-drive-mounter.sh: support UDF labels, add support to mount by label and numerous bug fixes and fine tunings." Download: Fatdog64-814.iso (504MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2023-07-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 2023-07-01 |
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The Peppermint team have published a new version of the project's Debian-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop. The new release is based on Debian 12 "Bookworm". "Branding updated; new Plymouth design; adjusted the Welcome screen... removed features or added features based on feedback; Peppermint Docs updated; Peppermint Hub adjusted features added or removed based on feedback; suggested feature has been simplified based on feedback; Kumo has been updated to use lua, and the GUI was simplified; Neofetch configured to use the basic output (no logo); the OS base is now Debian Bookworm stable; Calamares installer removed installing packages during install feedback suggested that if too much was selected the install process would take too long or fail, that's why we removed that module; added a few Marawaita themes and Tela Icons." The release announcement and release notes offer additional information. Download: PeppermintOS-Debian-64.iso (1,499MB, SHA512, pkglist). |
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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 (378MB). |
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