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| 2024-03-30 |
NEW • BSD Release: NetBSD 10.0 |
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The portable NetBSD operating system has reached a new milestone with the release of NetBSD 10.0. The new version introduces a number of performance and security improvements: "Benchmarks of NetBSD 10 show huge performance and scalability gains over NetBSD 9.x, especially on multiprocessor and multicore systems, for compute and filesystem-bound applications. Areas of improvement included: switched the kernel's file path lookup cache to use faster per-directory red-black trees; improved scheduler performance, including the ability to more appropriately spread load on a mixture of slow and fast cores (e.g. big.LITTLE Arm CPUs); various optimizations for the machine-independent virtual memory system; improved tracking of clean/dirty pages, speeding up fsync(2) on large files by orders of magnitude; improved parallelization - rewritten page allocator with awareness of CPU topology, replaced global counters with per-CPU counters, and reduced lock contention; improved the performance of the select(2) and poll(2) system calls; improved the performance of tmpfs; implemented lazy update of atime/mtime; various optimizations of architecture-dependent x86 and AArch64 code, vastly improved network and I/O throughput on aarch64...." Additional details, including a list of the CPUs NetBSD supports, can be found in the project's release notes. Download (MD5, pkglist): NetBSD-10.0-amd64.iso (622MB, torrent).
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| 2024-03-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: RELIANOID 7.2 |
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RELIANOID is a Debian-based Linux distribution for load balancing. The distribution offers a load balancing oriented operating system for testing, development, and quality assurance environments. The project has published an update which improves on the distribution and scheduling of network traffic. "RELIANOID 7.2.0 comes with several key improvements to elevate your user experience. The system now operates on the solid foundation of Debian 12.5, ensuring a secure and up-to-date environment. The cluster service is now included by default, simplifying the setup for those deploying clustered environments. Additionally, we've invested in enhancing the developer documentation's syntax, making it more accessible and user-friendly. The HTTP farms parser has been fortified to improve robustness, and good practices have been applied across the core codebase to achieve Critic Level 4 compliance, ensuring the highest standards of code quality. This release addresses some bug fixes to fortify the reliability and stability of RELIANOID. Cluster replication issues have been resolved, ensuring a seamless and consistent cluster environment." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download: relianoid_community_adc_installer_v7.2_amd64.iso (670MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2024-03-26 |
NEW • Development Release: Fedora 40 Beta |
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The Fedora team have published a beta snapshot for the upcoming release of Fedora 40. The new beta ships with GNOME 46 and KDE Plasma 6, with the latter offering Wayland as the only login session. "The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Fedora Linux 40 beta, the next step towards our planned Fedora Linux 40 release at the end of April. Fedora KDE desktop now ships with Plasma 6, thanks to a lot of hard work from the Fedora KDE Special Interest Group and the upstream KDE project, is Wayland-only. (Don't worry, X11-native apps will still run under Wayland.) Fedora Workstation 40 beta brings us GNOME 46. We're bringing you Podman 5 for container management. The AMD ROCm accelerator framework is updated to version 6. And, we've got the updated language stacks you expect from a new release: LLVM 18 (that's Clang and friends), as well as GCC 14 (with newer glibc, Binutils and gdb). There are many other changes big and small across the release." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-40_Beta-1.10.iso (2,178MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-40_Beta-1.10.iso (2,505MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2024-03-21 |
NEW • Development Release: Dynebolic 4.0.0 Beta |
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Dynebolic was a member of the Debian family which was intended to serve the needs of media activists, artists and creative individuals, a practical tool for multimedia production. The project has been dormant for about ten years, but has become active once more. The project has published a development snapshot (based on Devuan) for the upcoming 4.0.0 release. The new release is a live image only, without the ability to install it on an internal disk and without any package management tools. "Ten years have passed and today we are back with a brand new Dynebolic 4.0 based on Devuan 5 'Daedalus', live-boot and the Linux kernel 6.8 series. We introduce a new user experience organized as different journeys into creativity, that we call workflows. Our desktop adopts KDE 5 Plasma and its Activities to provide pre-sets for five specific workflows: streaming, audio, video, graphics, publishing. Each activity is easily reached from the desktop panel or via keyboard shortcuts and offers everything needed for each workflow, while excluding the noise of other workflows, without compromising on access. If you are working, for example, in the Graphic workflow, nothing is stooping you from starting an app that pertains to, say, the Video workflow. Activities are easily customizable by the user in the system settings." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download: dynebolic-4.0.0-beta.iso (1,516MB, SHA512, signature). |
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| 2024-03-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Regata OS 24.0.0 |
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Josué Vicente has announced the release of Regata OS 24.0.0, a major update of the project's openSUSE-based distribution with focus on desktop and gaming needs. This version introduces the recently-released KDE Plasma 6: "The Regata OS 24 'Arctic Fox' is now available for download. This update brings the new KDE Plasma 6 graphical environment and more improvements and fixes to applications. Under the hood, the users will find Linux kernel 6.7, which is combined with Mesa 24 to better support new hardware. To further improve the user experience, Regata OS applications have also received some visual changes, including improvements to the dark theme, rounded corners and other changes to the color scheme. Additionally, OnlyOffice is now installed by default. This office application suite comes with all the essential features and can be used to create text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF files and forms. The KDE Plasma 6 is the newest series of the popular Linux graphics environment. This is a launch that has a flurry of changes, improvements and new features." See the release announcement for further information and screenshots. Regata OS 24.0.0 is available in English and Portuguese language variants; download (MD5, pkglist): Regata_OS_24_en-US.x86_64-24.0.0.iso (3,617MB), Regata_OS_24_pt-BR.x86_64-24.0.0.iso (3,618MB). |
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| 2024-03-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: 4MLinux 45.0 |
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4MLinux is a small, indepedent distribution which focuses on four areas: network services, games, multimedia, and system rescue. The project's latest release, version 45.0, offers video scaling, new games, and upgrades the OpenSSL version to OpenSSL 3 from 1.1. "As always, the new major release has some new features. Lots of new printing drivers have been added. FFmpeg in 4MLinux now offers improved support for video scaling (resizing) via zimg library. Additionally, FFmpeg and MPlayer make us of Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP effect library (libbs2b) for better handling of stereo audio. Classic CHAMP Kong game has been added to the 4MLinux DOSBox package. Basilisk web browser is now available a downloadable extension. And finally, OpenSSL in 4MLinux has been system-wide upgraded to its version 3." Additional details are available in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): 4MLinux-45.0-64bit.iso (1,371MB), 4MServer-45.0-64bit.iso (1,433MB). |
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| 2024-03-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ALT Linux 10.2 |
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ALT Linux is a project which produces multiple editions of an independent distribution for Russian speakers. The project's latest release, version 10.2, enables installing the distribution to Btrfs pools, includes Timeshift for working with filesystem snapshots, and includes an OEM install mode. "Computer manufacturers will be interested in the preinstallation mode (OEM mode). Added Timeshift 23.12. This program is designed to create snapshots of system files and settings. In the installer, at the disk preparation stage, it became possible to create subpartitions of the BtrFS. This file system uses accelerated operations with any files thanks to copy-on-write technology which affects fault tolerance and ease of administration. A security benefit when using BtrFS is the creation of a restore point before updating the system. A module has been added to the System Control Center (Alterator) for remote configuration of the system via the alterator-fbi network (Form Based Interface) which provides a web-based management interface. Changes have been made to the text of the license agreement." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download: alt-workstation-10.2-x86_64.iso (6,812MB), alt-server-10.2-x86_64.iso (4,955MB). |
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| 2024-03-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Void 20240314 |
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The Void project produces an independent, rolling release Linux distribution. The project's latest snapshot provides a keyboard layout selector on the login screen, enables the chrony network time daemon, and supports Raspberry Pi 5 computers. The distribution's release announcement shares the details: "Some highlights of this release: A keymap selector is now shown in LightDM on XFCE images. The chrony NTP daemon is now enabled by default in live images. Raspberry Pi images can now be installed on non-SD card storage without manual configuration on models that support booting from USB or NVMe. Raspberry Pi images now default to a /boot partition of 256MiB instead of 64MiB. rpi-aarch64* PLATFORMFSes and images now support the Raspberry Pi 5. After installation, the kernel can be switched to the Raspberry Pi 5-specific rpi5-kernel." Void is available in glibc and musl C library editions. Download (SHA256, signature): void-live-x86_64-20240314-xfce.iso (1,107MB), void-live-x86_64-musl-20240314-xfce.iso (1,093MB), void-live-x86_64-20240314-base.iso (777MB), void-live-x86_64-musl-20240314-base.iso (763MB). |
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| 2024-03-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Univention Corporate Server 5.0-7 |
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Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is an enterprise-class distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. The project has published an update to its 5.0 series which introduces blocklists for the Univention Directory Manager. "A new feature in UCS is “blocklists” for the Univention Directory Manager (UDM). This feature allows UDM to block previously used values for specific attributes. One possible use case would be preventing the unintentional reuse of an email address, which could potentially lead to one user accessing another user’s emails: a user had the email address “smith@company.com,” then leaves the company, and their account is deleted. Shortly after, a new user “smith” is created. Now, UDM can prevent the creation because “smith@company.com” would be used as the email address again. Blocking old email addresses occurs automatically when the feature is activated (it is initially deactivated) and the corresponding blocklists are created. The blocklists can also be managed with a UMC module." Additional information can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: UCS_5.0-7-amd64.iso (966MB, SHA512, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2024-03-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: CachyOS 240313 |
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CachyOS, a user-friendly and highly-optimised Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, has received a significant update. Its version 240313 features the brand-new KDE Plasma 6 desktop with Qt 6 and the Wayland display server by default: "This is our third release in 2024 and brings quite big changes. We are dropping our GNOME ISO image due to a lack of maintenance and double testing for every release. Also, this should avoid confusion among users about the net-installation, and supported desktop environments, since we are providing most desktop environments directly in the netinstall. This ISO image is based on Plasma 6 and will also have Wayland enabled by default. This should not have a big impact on NVIDIA users since X11 can still be used after the installation. Plasma 6 seems Wayland-wise in really good shape and as soon wayland-protocols and NVIDIA provide the explicit sync protocol, this should also be the case for most NVIDIA users. Features: Plasma 6 is now shipped in the ISO image and uses Wayland as default, GNOME ISO image got dropped to avoid confusion about netinstall; Calamares - rebased for Qt 6; refind - add f2fs and zfs as option including luks2 encryption...." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download: cachyos-kde-linux-240313.iso (2,471MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2024-03-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zorin OS 17.1 |
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Zorin OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution which features layouts, themes, and compatibility tools to provide new Linux users with a more familiar environment. The latest version of Zorin OS focuses on cross-platform application compatibility and isolation, shipping with the latest stable version of WINE and Bottles: "When you run Windows-native apps in Zorin OS 17.1, you'll now get the full capabilities of the latest Wine 9.0 version. The compatibility layer now has significantly improved support for more Windows software. That means you'll be able to run an even larger selection of apps and games effortlessly. When you enable Windows App Support in Zorin OS 17.1, it now comes bundled with Bottles. This tool lets you run Windows software in a sandboxed environment and provides a neat way to organize your apps and games. Bottles comes with a built-in app store, which installs and pre-configures a growing selection of Windows apps for even better compatibility with the system." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Zorin OS is available in three editions: Core, Education, and the commercially supported Pro. Download (pkglist): Zorin-OS-17.1-Core-64-bit.iso (3,632MB), Zorin-OS-17.1-Education-64-bit.iso (6,710MB). |
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| 2024-03-07 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 15.6 Beta |
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The openSUSE project has unveiled a beta snapshot of the project's upcoming openSUSE 15.6 "Leap" release. The new release will include updates to virtually all system components as well as the GNOME and Plasma desktops: "Built on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Service Pack 6, the Beta, which has full compatibility with the enterprise Linux release will focus on stability and offer an option for those seeking to migrate to an enterprise distribution. One core aspect of Leap 15.6 is the Linux Kernel 6.4 version, which will have extensive backport updates and the release is expected to gain fresher software and hardware support. Along with the updated Kernel version, glibc 2.38, systemd 254 and firmware updates with dracut 059+ version are expected to enhance processing power and faster boot times." The release announcement offers additional details. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso (4,356MB, SHA256, torrent), openSUSE-Leap-15.6-NET-x86_64-Media.iso (225MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2024-03-05 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeBSD 13.3 |
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Colin Percival has announced the release of FreeBSD 13.3, the production release in the legacy branch of the popular BSD-derived operating system: "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 13.3-RELEASE. This is the fourth release of the stable/13 branch. Some of the highlights: LLVM and the Clang compiler have been updated to version 17.0.6; OpenSSH has been updated to version 9.6p1; Sendmail has been updated to version 8.18.1; ZFS has been updated to OpenZFS 2.1.14; there have been many stability fixes to native and LinuxKPI-based WiFi drivers; the NFS server can now run in an appropriately configured vnet jail. FreeBSD 13.3-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe, armv6, armv7, aarch64, and riscv64 architectures." Please read the release announcement and the release notes for more information. Download (pkglist): FreeBSD-13.3-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso (1,023MB, SHA512, signature), FreeBSD-13.3-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso (842MB, SHA512, signature), FreeBSD-13.3-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (842MB, SHA512, signature). |
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| 2024-03-04 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1060 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: AV Linux MX-23.1
- News: Highlighting OpenBSD features, Qubes certifies the NitroPC Pro 2, LXQt prepares for Wayland, KDE launches Plasma 6
- Questions and answers: Bootstrapping a network connection
- Released last week: Tails 6.0, Zentyal Server 8.0, Grml 2024.02, Kali Linux 2024.1
- Torrent corner: Grml, Kali Linux, KDE neon, Tails
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 13.3
- Opinion poll: Highlights of the first 2024 release season
- New distributions: Arcade Linux, Minki's Crappy Linux
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2024-03-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: OpenMediaVault 7.0 |
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OpenMediaVault is a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) solution based on Debian GNU/Linux. The project's latest release, OpenMediaVault 7.0, is based on Debian 12 introduces new notification and monitoring tools to make managing the NAS more efficient. "The changelog will list all improvements in this version alongside the following: upgrade to Debian 12 'Bookworm'; package updates and notification will be handled by unattended upgrades; relocate Linux MD device (software RAID) management into a separate plugin; add support for network ethernet devices using device tree aliases; replace the cron-apt package with unattended-upgrades and apticron, the former ensures that security updates are installed automatically and the latter ensures that notifications are sent when new package updates are available, the apt-listchanges package will send you an email with a summary of the latest changes whenever packages are upgraded; add the ability to authenticate an RPC call by using the X-OPENMEDIAVAULT-SESSIONID header instead of a cookie...." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): openmediavault_7.0-32-amd64.iso (936MB, pkglist). |
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| 2024-03-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux From Scratch 12.1 |
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Bruce Dubbs has announced the release of version 12.1 of Linux From Scratch, a project providing a book containing step-by-step instructions to build a custom Linux system from scratch. A separate book called "Beyond Linux From Scratch", which contains instructions for installing and configuring various packages on top of a base LFS system, is also available in version 12.1: "The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the release of LFS version 12.1, LFS version 12.1 (systemd), BLFS version 12.1 and BLFS version 12.1 (systemd). This release is a major update to both LFS and BLFS. The LFS release includes updates to Binutils 2.42 and glibc 2.39. In total, 43 packages were updated since the last release and extensive updates to the text have been made throughout the book to improve readability. The Linux kernel has also been updated to version 6.7.4. Overall there have been 230 commits to LFS since the previous stable version of the book. New in this version of BLFS are Qt 6, sysmon-qt, xdg-desktop-portal, simple-scan, snapshot, wireplumber, power-profiles-daemon and several supporting packages. This version also added SPIRV and Vulkan packages in support of Vulkan drivers for Mesa." Read the complete release announcement for further information. Download links: LFS (pkglist) - 12.1 (HTML), 12.1 (PDF), 12.1-systemd (HTML), 12.1-SYSTEMD (PDF), BLFS (pkglist) - BLFS-12.1 (HTML), 12.1-systemd (HTML). |
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AUSTRUMI (Austrum Latvijas Linukss) is a bootable live Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. It requires limited system resources and can run on any Intel-compatible system with a CD-ROM installed. The entire operating system and all of the applications run from RAM, making AUSTRUMI a fast system and allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system starts.
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