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h3knix
h3knix was a small desktop distribution. It provides a custom package management system called "capsules". Capsules can install source or binary packages, and/or configure certain aspects of the system. h3knix offers great performance and good system stability.
Status: Discontinued
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| 2024-06-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2024.06.25 |
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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. The Endeavour project is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a new release which carries the code name "Endeavour". Along with package updates, including Plasma 6.1, this snapshot updates Endeavour's ARM images, and includes a few fixes: "To mark our fifth anniversary and coming full circle, we gave this release the one-off code name 'Endeavour'. This release carries the usual upstream changes as with our other releases: Calamares 24.06.1.2, Firefox 127.0.1, Linux kernel 6.9.6, Mesa 24.1.2, X.Org Server 21.1.13, NVIDIA 550.90.07, Plasma 6.1 for both the live environment as the offline install option. Installation doesn't crash anymore when the EOS apps are deselected in Calamares. Fixed language selection for Italian users for vconsole. The r8168 legacy driver package is removed from our default installation options due to removal from the Arch repo. Most legacy Realtek hardware will run with the Realtek drivers provided by the Linux kernel. In some cases, a workaround is needed described in this thread post." Additional details can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download: EndeavourOS_Endeavour-2024.06.25.iso (2,766MB, SHA512, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-06-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SDesk 2024.06.22 |
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SDesk is an Arch-based Linux distribution which strives for an easy to use, modern approach to desktop computing. The project's latest snapshot is version 2024.06.22 which introduces a number of performance improvements, including a new kernel build. The release announcement shares details: "SDesk now uses the "linux-zen" kernel by default - bringing scheduler improvements, multiple optimizations, and more kernel modules that are shipped by default. I've also removed the "Blur my Shell" extension because - while it looks great - I found that it made SDesk a gigantic resource hog by default. I have made some SShell UI adjustments, too. A new version of the Swirl browser has been released with improved toolbar shortcuts (e.g: The magnifying glass now finds text) and countless bug fixes. You'll also notice that Swirl now supports localization. The calamares installer and octopi packages have also been updated to their latest versions." Download: sdesk-2024.06.22-x86_64.iso (2,296MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2024-06-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SKUDONET 7.1.0 |
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Antonio Rendón Ruiz has announced the release of SKUDONET 7.1.0, the latest build of the project's specialist Debian-based distribution whose primary purpose is to serve as a load balancer and application delivery system. This brand-new release is based on Debian 12.5 and uses version 6.1.90 of the Linux kernel. "New SKUDONET release 7.1.0 Community edition. New features: added DHCP to NIC and VLAN; added support for FQDN as backend IP in HTTP farms; added a new directive TLSv1.3 for HTTPS farms. Improvements: added more 100Continue modes; added QEMU hypervisor in the dashboard; added a UDP check using nc; added CSR Key Get call; move the migrating scripts to old version; sort logs files and reverse content; add retries when restarting farms in Let's Encrypt renewal action; disable TLS versions logic has been improved; HTTP proxy uses SSLv3 libraries. Bug fixes: fixed nftables package dependency; fixed Farm graphs when the farm name starts with 'dev'." The project's release announcement offers details while full changelog is available on the project's GitHub page. Additional documentation and installation instructions are provided on SKUDONET's SourceForge page. Download (MD5, pkglist): skudonet-ce_v7.1.0-amd64.iso (805MB). |
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| 2024-06-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SysLinuxOS 12.4 |
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Franco Conidi has announced the release of SysLinuxOS 12.4, the latest stable build of the project's distribution, based on Debian's "stable" branch, designed for system integrators and network administrators. This version continues to be based on Debian 12 and includes the Linux kernel version 6.7, along with some bug fixes. "SysLinuxOS is updated to version 12.4. In this version, several bugs have been fixed and it also brings with it several improvements to make it much more intuitive and easy to use. Solved problems with the repository and the new 6.7 Linux kernel are the biggest news items. Many changes are under the hood, while others are purely aesthetic and they improve the menu in both GNOME and MATE desktop environments. SysLinuxOS is a distribution for system integrators and network administrators, it must be chameleonic and therefore have tools that help to interface in a mixed Windows/GNU/Linux environment. Added: Linux kernel 6.7; solved problems with the repository (https); upgraded conky.conf; menu improvements; bug fixes. Removed: Teams-for-Linux." See the release announcement, the release notes and the changelog for further information. Download (MD5, pkglist, username: admin, password: root): SysLinuxOS_12.4-Mate_amd64.iso (4,755MB), SysLinuxOS_12.4-Gnome_amd64.iso (4,566MB). |
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| 2024-06-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 6.4 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The distribution's latest version, Tails 6.4, introduces a random seed to help strength cryptographic functions: "Tails now stores a random seed on the USB stick to strengthen all cryptography. Having a secure random number generator is critical to some of the cryptography used in Tails, for example, in the Persistent Storage, Tor, or HTTPS. This random seed is stored outside of the Persistent Storage so that all users can benefit from stronger cryptography. Changes and updates: switch to using HTTPS addresses instead of an onion addresses for the Debian and Tails APT repositories, this makes the Additional Software feature more reliable; update Tor Browser to 13.0.16; update the Tor client to 0.4.8.12; update Thunderbird to 115.12.0. Fixed problems: fix more issues when unlocking the persistent storage; fix connecting to a mobile broadband network on some hardware; enable again the PDF reader of Thunderbird that we disabled in Tails 6.3 for security reasons; improve the error message of Tails Cloner when the target USB stick cannot be unmounted because it is being used...." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-6.4.iso (1,396MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-6.4.img (1,406MB, signature, torrent). |
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| 2024-06-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: EasyOS 6.0 |
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EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution which uses many of the technologies and package formats pioneered by Puppy Linux. The project's latest release is EasyOS 6.0. "The packages in 6.0 were compiled in OpenEmbedded (OE) Scarthgap-release, with my 'meta-quirky' layer. The 'Scarthgap' release of OE/Yocto is a new LTS series, supported until April 2028. See their announcement. My meta-quirky layer adds additional approximately 240 package-build recipes, not in the official OE/Yocto project, as well as many patches for the official build recipes. EasyOS 6.0 continues the practice of including a very large number of packages built-in, including Celluloid, Chromium, Dia, Flowblade, Geany, Gimp, Gparted, Grisbi, Inkscape, LibreOffice, NoteCase, Osmo, Planner, SolveSpace, Symphytum, as well as myriad smaller applications and utilities. As this is a new series, the base packages are all recent versions. This includes GCC 13.2.0, glibc 2.39, LLVM/Clang 18.1.5, Mesa 24.0.3 and Python 3.12.3. The Linux kernel is 6.6.32, with 6.6 being LTS." Additional information can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: easy-6.0-amd64.img (905MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2024-06-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 |
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SUSE has announced the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 15 SP6, the sixth service pack of the company's enterprise-class Linux distribution. Service Pack 6 includes several performance and security improvements: "he SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 family features a major kernel update to version 6.4, providing significant enhancements in performance and security. This update includes a comprehensive hardware and drivers refresh and optimizations for Intel, AMD, ARM, NVIDIA, IBM Power, and IBM Z platforms. Memory management upgrades and filesystems improvements: SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6 offers advanced memory management upgrades and file systems improvements, ensuring more efficient resource utilization and better performance for your critical workloads. Networking performance improvements: Networking performance has been significantly enhanced in SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP6, providing faster and more reliable network operations across various environments. Support for Intel's Eagle Stream and Birch Stream platforms: The latest Intel Eagle Stream and Birch Stream platforms are fully supported, ensuring you can leverage the latest advancements in Intel technology for your IT infrastructure." Additional details can be found in the company's release announcement. Downloads are available through the company's product page. |
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| 2024-06-17 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1075 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Redox OS in 2024
- News: AlmaLinux releases Raspberry Pi build, Canonical partners with DeepComputing to launch RISC-V laptop running Ubuntu, key new changes in systemd 256, Chromium OS to shift to Android foundation
- Questions and answers: The BSDs, X11, and Wayland
- Released last week: openSUSE 15.6, SELKS 10, postmarketOS 24.06
- Torrent corner: Endless OS, KDE neon, openSUSE, SparkyLinux
- Opinion poll: Have you tried Redox OS?
- New distributions: ATZ Linux, FunOS, UBLinux
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2024-06-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: postmarketOS 24.06 |
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postmarketOS is an Alpine-based Linux distribution for mobile devices. The project's latest version is postmarketOS 24.06 which is based on Alpine Linux 3.20. "As always we target the most recent Alpine release. In case of v24.06 it is the excellent Alpine Linux 3.20. User Interfaces (UIs): GNOME Shell on Mobile 46_git20240610 replaces 45_git20230908 from v23.12. This version allows triggering the keyboard with double-tap on the bottom bar, and it has a new scheduling manager that improves UI smoothness. Thanks to @verdre, @azisu and all the GNOME contributors! KDE Plasma Mobile 6.0.5 replaces version 5.27.10 from v23.12. After nearly 10 years since the first release of Plasma 5, the KDE MegaRelease 6 brings a huge number of improvements across the whole stack. Among other things, the homescreen has been rewritten for Plasma Mobile 6 and now allows users to customize pages with apps, folders and widgets, as well as using an app drawer and search. There is also a new welcome screen on first launch for setting up Wi-Fi, timezones, etc. Thanks to @EspiDev and all the KDE contributors! Phosh 0.39 replaces version 0.33 from v23.12. Some of the highlights are folders in the app overview, better handling of devices with notches, selecting Wi-Fi networks via the quick settings and opening the on-screen keyboard via a long press on the bottom bar. Thanks to @agx and all the Phosh contributors!" Additional details and a list of supported devices can be found in the project's release announcement. Download options and install instructions for supported devices can be found on the postmaretOS download page. |
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| 2024-06-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SELKS 10 |
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Stamus Networks has announced the release of SELKS 10, a major update of the company's specialist, Debian-based Linux distribution with focus on security and threat detection, and featuring the open-source Suricata threat-detection engine: "Stamus Networks, a global provider of high-performance network-based threat detection and response systems, today announced the general availability of SELKS 10, the latest version of its turnkey Suricata-based network intrusion detection/protection (IDS/IPS), network security monitor (NSM) and threat-hunting system. The new edition, which commemorates SELKS' 10th anniversary, builds on its open-source legacy with powerful new features that enable organizations to enhance network detection and security monitoring. Key enhancements in SELKS 10 include: the SELKS user interface has been updated to incorporate the latest capabilities of SSP, the company's commercial solution; SELKS 10 can now capture packets (PCAP) associated with alerts; SELKS 10 adds the latest capabilities of Arkime bulk search, improved session detail display, unified configurations, unified authentication, JA4 support, additional multi-viewer support and offline PCAP retrieval improvements; SELKS 10 is now using a PostgreSQL database instead of SQLite to fix known issues, augment capabilities, improve scalability and prepare for future evolution." Continue to the press release for more information. Download (pkglist): SELKS-10-desktop.iso (3,561MB), SELKS-10-no-desktop.iso (2,795MB). |
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| 2024-06-13 |
NEW • Development Release: deepin 23 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of deepin 23, the upcoming major release from a project developing a desktop Linux distribution that features the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), is now ready for testing: "The official release of deepin 23 RC2 is here. We invite everyone to try it out and provide feedback. New features and optimizations: added 'Backup Update' toggle feature - access Control Center, Update Settings, Other Settings, and turn off the toggle to perform system updates without backing up the system (use with caution); newly integrated system fonts include WenQuanYi Micro Hei, WenQuanYi Zheng Hei and WenQuanYi dot-matrix Song; updated the closed-source nvidia-graphics-drivers package; optimized to enhance video decoding compatibility, supporting decoding of multiple video streams and playback of videos in various resolutions; optimized to reduce the number of snapshots to prevent the /boot/ partition from being filled up by kernel snapshots due to backups; optimized the installer trial mode to support selection of system language and keyboard layout before entering the system...." Read the rest of the release announcement, available in Chinese and in English, for a full list of improvements. Download (mirrors): deepin-desktop-community-23-RC2-amd64.iso (4,842MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2024-06-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: openSUSE 15.6 |
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The openSUSE project has published a new update to the distribution's Leap branch. openSUSE 15.6 Leap will be supported through to the end of 2025 and features a number of enhancements to remote administration tools and container management utilities: "The inclusion of the Cockpit package in openSUSE Leap 15.6 represents a significant enhancement in system and container management capabilities for users. This integration into Leap 15.6 improves usability and access as well as providing a link between advanced system administration and user-friendly operations from the web browser. The addition underscores openSUSE’s commitment to providing powerful tools that cater to both professionals and hobbyists. Leap does not come with a SELinux policy, so SELinux capabilities for Cockpit are not functioning. Container technologies receive a boost with Podman 4.8, which includes tailored support for Nextcloud through quadlets, alongside the latest releases of Distrobox, Docker, python-podman, Skopeo, containerd, libcontainers-common, ensuring a robust container management system. Virtualization technologies are also enhanced, featuring updates to Xen 4.18, KVM 8.2.2, libvirt 10.0, and virt-manager 4.1." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso (4,417MB, SHA256, torrent), openSUSE-Leap-15.6-NET-x86_64-Media.iso (261MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2024-06-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 24.05 |
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NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management using the Nix package manager. The project has published NixOS 24.05 which includes updates to GNOME (version 46), Plasma (version 6), and the Linux kernel (version 6.6). "In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: The default kernel package has been updated from 6.1 to 6.6. All supported kernels remain available. For each supporting version of the Linux kernel, firmware blobs are compressed with zstd. For firmware blobs this means an increase of 4.4% in size, however a significantly higher decompression speed. NixOS now installs a stub ELF loader that prints an informative error message when users attempt to run binaries not made for NixOS." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (2,480MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-plasma6-x86_64-linux.iso (2,948MB, SHA256). |
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| 2024-06-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2024.2 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The project has published its second release of 2024 which brings fixes for the 2038 time bug along with updates to the GNOME and Xfce desktops: "Roughly every half-year, there is a new version bump for the GNOME desktop environment. Of which, Kali 2024.2 brings the latest version, GNOME 46. As you would expect, this is a more polished experience following the work introduced in previous versions. All themes and extensions have been updated to support the new shell. Xfce desktop changes: We are excited to announce updates to the Xfce desktop, specifically for Kali-Undercover and HiDPI modes. These updates enhance stability and include several minor bug fixes, ensuring better support for the latest desktop improvements. New tools in Kali: There has not been a single Kali release without any new shiny tools added, and this release is no exception. We are overjoyed that there have been multiple tools packaged up from the community, which are now in Kali too!" The project's release announcement offers additional details and screenshots. Download (SHA256, pkglist): kali-linux-2024.2-installer-amd64.iso (4,113MB, torrent), kali-linux-2024.2-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (495MB). |
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| 2024-06-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parrot 6.1 |
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Lorenzo Faletra has announced the release of Parrot 6.1, the latest stable version of the project's Linux distribution that ships with an arsenal of tools, utilities and libraries designed for IT security professionals. It is based on Debian 12: "We are excited to announce the release of Parrot 6.1, the new version of our operating system that includes in it numerous improvements and updates that makes the system more performing and stable. This new release brings with it a lot of improvements and an update of several packages, as well as libraries, in particular the following ones: Anonsurf 4.2 - improved stability and fixed issues in the launcher script for better anonymity and user experience; re-introduction of parrot-updater - the update reminder popup was re-introduced to the system to assist keeping the system up to date; nmap - patched to fix several errors in its mssql scanning lua script; burpsuite 2024.2.1.3 - updated to the latest version and fixed a Java version inconsistency on some machines; sqlmap 1.8.3 - upgraded to the latest version for better SQL injection detection and testing capabilities...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and upgrade instructions. Download (SHA512, signature, pkglist): Parrot-home-6.1_amd64.iso (2,288MB, torrent), Parrot-security-6.1_amd64.iso (4,961MB, torrent). |
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| 2024-06-04 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeBSD 14.1 |
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Colin Percival has announced the release of FreeBSD 14.1, the latest stable version of the popular operating system used to power modern servers, desktops and embedded platforms: "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE. This is the second release of the stable/14 branch. Some of the highlights: the C library now has SIMD implementations of string and memory operations on amd64 for improved performance; improvements to the sound subsystem, including device hotplug; initial native cloud-init (configuration drive) support compatible with OpenStack and many hosters; OpenZFS has been upgraded to version 2.2.4; Clang/LLVM have been upgraded to version 18.1.5; OpenSSH has been upgraded to version 9.7p1. FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe, armv7, aarch64 and riscv64 architectures. Based on the new FreeBSD support model, the FreeBSD 14 release series will be supported until at least January 31, 2026." See the release announcement and the release notes for further details. Download (pkglist): FreeBSD-14.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso (1,120MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-14.1-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso (914MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-14.1-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (977MB, SHA512). |
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| 2024-06-03 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1073 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: LXQt 2.0.0 running on EndeavourOS
- News: Canonical partners with Milk-V, openSUSE rolls out new features for Aeon Desktop branch, Fedora mirrors see unexpected traffic spike, Wayland gains OpenBSD support
- Questions and answers: An overview of Linux desktop environments
- Released last week: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10, Armbian 24.5.1, KaOS 2024.05, Rhino Linux 2024.1, NethSecurity 8.0
- Torrent corner: AlmaLinux OS, Armbian, KaOS, KDE neon, Linux Lite
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 14.1
- Opinion poll: Do lightweight desktops offer enough features for you?
- New additions: NethSecurity
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2024-06-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Lite 7.0 |
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Jerry Bezencon has announced the release of Linux Lite 7.0, a major new version of the project's Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring a customised Xfce desktop. This is the first Linux Lite version built from the long-term supported Ubuntu 24.04. "Introducing Linux Lite 7.0 final, code name 'Galena'. The theme of this Series is maturity. We've been offering Linux Lite for 12 years and, in that time, have integrated many features as suggested by the community as well as building upon a solid and secure foundation. Changes: Thunar 4.18.8 split view; minor changes to Lite Welcome; new install slides; plus many other tweaks and changes. Details: Xfce 4.18, Linux kernel 6.8 (custom kernels also available via our Repository for versions 3.13 - 6.8), Chrome 125.0, Thunderbird 115.11.0, LibreOffice 7.6.7, VLC 3.0.20, Gimp 2.10.36, base 24.04. There is no upgrade path from RC to final or from series to series. Login is automatic, no credentials are required. The image can be written to a 4 GB or larger USB stick, or a writable DVD. If the screen locks during live mode, type 'linux' into the user box and click on the Login button (no password required)." Here is the full release announcement with screenshots. Download: linux-lite-7.0-rc1-64bit.iso (2,683MB, SHA256, torrent, 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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