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| 2021-10-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: antiX 21 |
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antiX is a lightweight, Debian-based distribution. The project's latest release is based on Debian 11 "Bullseye" and features the SysV init software along with both recent and older kernels for wider hardware support. A list of key packages is available in the project's release announcement: " Based on Debian 11 (Bullseye), but without systemd and libsystemd0. eudev instead of udev. Customised 4.9.0-279 kernel with fbcondecor splash. Customised 5.10.57 kernel (x64 full only). LibreOffice 7.0.4-4. Firefox-esr 78.14.0esr-1 on antiX-full. Seamonkey 2.53.9.1 on antiX-base. claws-mail 3.17.8-1. CUPS for printing. XMMS - for audio. Celluloid and mpv - for playing video. SMTube - play youtube videos without a using a browser. streamlight-antix - stream videos with very low RAM usage. qpdfview - pdf reader. arc-evopro2-theme-antix." The distribution is available in four editions, ranging in size from largest to smallest: Full, Base, Core, and Net. Download (SHA256) (pkglist): antiX-21_x64-full.iso (1,387MB, signature), antiX-21_x64-base.iso (774MB, signature), antiX-21_x64-core.iso (437MB, signature), antiX-21-net_x64-net.iso (176MB, signature). |
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| 2021-10-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ExTiX 21.11 |
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ExTiX is an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring a variety of desktop environments. The project's latest release is ExTiX 21.11 which ships with the LXQt desktop. "I have made a new version of ExTiX - The Ultimate Linux System. I call it ExTiX 21.11 LXQt Live DVD. (The previous LXQt version was 21.5 from 210516). ExTiX 21.11 is based on a pre-release (not even BETA) of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)! Ubuntu 22.04 will be supported until 2027. The best thing with ExTiX 21.11 is that while running the system live (from DVD/USB) or from hard drive you can use Refracta Snapshot (pre-installed) to create your own live installable Ubuntu system. So easy that a ten year child can do it! One other very good thing with this version of ExTiX is that it is quite light. The ISO file is of only 1580 MB, which means that you can run the system super fast from RAM. When the boot process is ready you can eject the DVD or USB stick. Use Boot alternative 3 or Advanced options -> load to RAM. Important note: Since this version of ExTiX is based on a pre-release of Ubuntu you shouldn't use it for sensitive work/business. Having said that I must also say that I haven't found any bugs." Further details can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download: extix-21.11-64bit-lxqt-refracta-snapshot-1580mb-211030.iso (1,628MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-29 |
NEW • Development Release: Elive 3.8.24 (Beta) |
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The Elive team have published a new beta snapshot of their Debian-based distribution featuring the Enlightenment desktop. The project's new snapshot is Elive 3.8.24 Beta. "This new version includes: Bootup speed greatly improved in live mode. Discards for SSD included for encrypted partitions, improving their health and performance. UX If your live system becomes corrupted by having moved accidentally your USB, the user will be informed about this broken state. retroarch emulator of multiple retro gaming platforms and consoles directly included with a full guided setup. Steam improved compatibility and installation. x86 ISO builds includes now many extra packages that was only available on the 64bit version, but don’t worry for having your system lightweight, they can be unselected to have in the installed system. E16 theme files directly installs when double-clicking on the .etheme files." See the release announcement for further details. Download (MD5): elive_3.8.24_beta_hybrid_i386.iso (2,868MB, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Trisquel GNU/Linux 9.0.1 |
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Trisquel GNU/Linux is a 100% libre Ubuntu-based Linux distribution. The project has published a new update to its 9.0 series. The new media mostly offers security fixes, particularly dealing with out of date certificates. The new 9.0.1 media also removes some binary blobs found in the Linux kernel. "This minor update to the 9.x "Etiona" series is intended to provide an up to date set of ISO images, both for use as an installation medium and as a live environment with newer packages. This addresses two main security concerns in the 9.0 original ISO images: An outdated Certificate Authority collection (package ca-certificates) included an expired root certificate for LetsEncrypt, resulting in blocked access to repositories for new packages or updates. Overlooked binary blobs were found in versions of Linux-Libre prior to v5.14. Updated packages were added to the Trisquel repositories to correct the issue, and new ISO images were produced to include the fix. Along with those fixes, the release includes any other security update published upstream since we published Etiona, and the latest version of the Mozilla-based "Abrowser" (version 93)." Further details may be found in the project's release announcement. Download: trisquel_9.0.1_amd64.iso (2,618MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: EasyOS 3.1 |
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Barry Kauler has announced the release of EasyOS 3.1. The lightweight distribution features easy to use container technology which can sandbox specific applications or the entire desktop environment. The latest version includes a number of updates and changes to the filesystem layout. "There have been major functional changes: applications can now be run non-root each as its own user and group, and the folder hierarchy has become more conventional, with /clients becoming /home and /home becoming /files. As well as fixing issues in 3.0 due to the changes in directory hierarchy, version 3.1 has greatly enhanced video configurability and hardware profiling. Also, there are new RDP, VNC and SSH servers and clients available via the package manager. A lot of attention has been given to booting EasyOS from a USB-stick on different computers. Hardware profiling means that any video, bluetooth and audio configuration on one computer is remembered and automatically selected next time bootup on that same computer. Attention has also been given to the situation where video is broken at bootup, such as a black screen. There is a new 'Fix broken video' boot menu entry." Further information can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download: easy-3.1-amd64.img.gz (522MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-25 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 940 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Ubuntu 21.10
- News: Ubuntu plans features for 22.04, ReactOS receives large Linux-themed donation, AlmaLinux launches ELevate
- Questions and answers: Running Steam safely and enabling a firewall
- Released last week: MX Linux 21, Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0, Redcore Linux 2102
- Torrent corner: KDE neon, MX Linux, NuTyX, Porteus Kiosk, Redcore, Regata, ROSA, Volumio
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 12.3-BETA2
- Opinion poll: Upcoming Pinephone Pro
- New distributions: CloudNeedle OS, XOS Workstation, Chimera Linux
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2021-10-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NuTyX 21.10.0 |
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The NuTyX distribution 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, 21.10.0, updates its desktop environments and kernel. The new version also includes support for 32-bit processors. "The NuTyX team is happy to announce the new version of NuTyX 21.10.0 and cards 2.4.138. The xorg-server graphics server version 1.20.13, the Mesa 3D library in 21.2.4, GTK4 4.4.0 and Qt 5.15.2. The Python interpreters are on 3.9.6 and 2.7.18. The Xfce desktop environment is updated to version 4.16. The MATE desktop environment is a 1.26 version. The GNOME desktop environment is also updated to version 40.4. The KDE desktop environment is available in Plasma 5.23.1, Framework 5.87.0 and applications in 21.08.2. Available browsers are: Firefox 93.0, Chromium 94.0.4606.81, Epiphany 40.3, etc. Many desktop applications have been updated as well like Thunderbird 91.2.0, Scribus 1.5.7, LibreOffice 7.1.5.2, GIMP 2.10.28, etc. Core NuTyX ships with Long Term Support (LTS) kernels: 4.9.287, 4.14.249, 4.19.212, 5.4.154 and 5.10.74 and the latest stable version 5.14.13." Further details can be found on the project's news page. Download (SHA1) (pkglist): NuTyX_x86_64-21.10.0-BASE.iso (812MB), NuTyX_x86_64-21.10.0-LXQT.iso (1,455MB), NuTyX_x86_64-21.10.0-MATE.iso (1,676MB). |
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| 2021-10-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: MX Linux 21 |
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The MX Linux team has announced the launch of MX Linux 21. The new release is available in three editions: Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox. "We are pleased to offer MX-21 for your use. Things that are new in MX-21: Debian 11 'Bullseye' base. New and updated applications. New installer partition selection/management area, including some LVM support if LVM volume exists already and the ability to set existing data partitions to be mounted on install. New UEFI live system boot menus. UEFI live users can now select your live boot options (persistence, etc) from the boot menu and sub-menus rather than using the previous console menus. Xfce 4.16, Plasma 5.20, Fluxbox 1.3.7 with mx-fluxbox 3.0 configs. User password (sudo) for admin tasks by default. You can switch this in mx-tweak->Other tab. MX-Tour showing an overview of each desktop environment. Translation updates! MX-Comfort default theming, including dark variants and 'thick border' Xfwm variants. Mesa Vulkan drivers are installed by default. Better Realtek wi-fi support. A ton of customization and custom scripts in MX-Fluxbox." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): MX-21_x64.iso (1,786MB, torrent), MX-21_KDE_x64.iso (2,478MB, torrent), MX-21_fluxbox_x64.iso (1,432MB, torrent). |
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| 2021-10-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Redcore Linux 2102 |
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Redcore Linux is a desktop-oriented distribution based on Gentoo. The project's latest snapshot, version 2102, carries the "Polaris" code name. "We're pleased to announce that Redcore Linux Hardened 2102 (codename Polaris) is now available for download. This cycle was a rather smooth one, without major incidents, until the nasty portage bug announced in our last blogpost. But that one was not the only bug we addressed since our previous release. In fact, this release is mostly focused on polishing and fixing bugs, so you won't find many exciting new features inside. Though, we still updated over 1300 packages since our previous release and, to top it off, we did a mass rebuild of the whole repository. Changelog: re-sync with Gentoo's testing tree as of 01.10.2021; Linux kernel 5.14.10 as default; LTS linux kernels 5.10.71 and 5.4.151 available in repository; KDE Plasma 5.22.5, KDE Gear 21.08.1; Xwayland is now a standalone package; Chromium replaces Firefox as the default web browser; Mailspring replaces Thunderbird as the default mail client." Additional information can be found in the release announcement. Download: Redcore.Linux.Hardened.2102.KDE.amd64.iso (3,957MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0 |
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Tomasz Jokiel has announced the availability of Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0, the latest stable build of the project's Gentoo-based distribution designed for internet browsing in web kiosks: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 5.10.73, Google Chrome 93.0.4577.82 and Mozilla Firefox 91.2.0 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to Portage snapshot tagged on 2021-10-14. Short changelog: libinput has become our default input driver as it provides native touch gestures support for the Firefox browser; touchscreens which were calibrated under Porteus Kiosk version 5.2.0 or below will continue using the 'evdev' driver in order to preserve compatibility with existing configurations; virtual keyboard extension can be enabled for Firefox and Chrome; added an option to enable experimental hardware video decoding feature for both browsers; on-screen buttons can be relocated to a different position on the kiosk screen...." Read the release announcement and the changelog for further details. Download (MD5, pkglist): Porteus-Kiosk-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (134MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Cloud-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (134MB), Porteus-Kiosk-ThinClient-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (159MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (136MB). |
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| 2021-10-18 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 939 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Auxtral 3
- News: Ubuntu speeds up Snap load times, Qubes experiments with Debian reproducible builds, DragonFly BSD publishes fix for Let's Encrypt issue
- Questions and answers: Terminal velocity
- Released last week: Ubuntu 21.10, OpenBSD 7.0, KaOS 2021.10
- Torrent corner: Archcraft, Archman, Bluestar, Devuan, KaOS, OpenBSD, openmamba, Snal Linux, SparkyLinux
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 12.3 BETA1
- Opinion poll: What do you think of the new banner artwork?
- New distributions: InstantOS, Kumuda OS
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2021-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 21.10 |
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Kubuntu is a community edition of the Ubuntu family which features the KDE Plasma desktop. The project's new release is Kubuntu 21.10 which offers nine months of support and runs the KDE Plasma 5.22 desktop. "The Kubuntu Team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 21.10 has been released, featuring the ‘beautiful’ KDE Plasma 5.22: simple by default, powerful when needed. Codenamed 'Impish Indri', Kubuntu 21.10 continues our tradition of giving you Friendly Computing by integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.13-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.86, KDE Plasma 5.22 and KDE Gear 21.08." Further details and a screenshot can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: kubuntu-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,216MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Xubuntu 21.10 |
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Version 21.10 of Xubuntu, a distribution that integrates Ubuntu's base system with the latest version of the Xfce desktop, has been released: "The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 21.10. Xubuntu 21.10, code-named Impish Indri, is a regular release and will be supported for 9 months, until June 2022. If you need a stable environment with longer support time we recommend that you use Xubuntu 20.04 LTS instead. Highlights: Xubuntu now comes pre-installed with GNOME Disk Analyzer, GNOME Disk Utility and Rhythmbox; Disk Analyzer and Disk Utility make it easier to monitor and manage your partitions; Rhythmbox enables music playback with a dedicated media library; Pipewire is now included in Xubuntu and is used in conjunction with PulseAudio to improve audio playback and hardware support in Linux; Keyboard shortcuts - the Super (Windows) key will now reveal the applications menu, existing Super+ keyboard shortcuts are unaffected. Known issues: the shutdown prompt may not be displayed at the end of the installation." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download: xubuntu-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,000MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lubuntu 21.10 |
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Dan Simmons has announced the release of Lubuntu 21.10, the new stable version of the project's Linux distribution featuring the LXQt desktop: "Lubuntu 21.10 has been released. With the code name 'Impish Indri', Lubuntu 21.10 is the 21st release of Lubuntu and the seventh release of Lubuntu with LXQt as the default desktop environment. Lubuntu 21.10 will be supported for 9 months until July 2022. You can find the following major applications and toolkits installed by default in this release: LXQt 0.17.0 with many improvements over 0.16; LXQt Archiver 0.4.0, which is based on Engrampa, is now included; Qt 5.15.2; Mozilla Firefox will be shipped as a Debian package with version 93.0 and will receive updates from the Ubuntu Security team throughout the support cycle of the release; the LibreOffice 7.2.1 suite; VLC 3.0.16 for viewing media and listening to music; Featherpad 0.17.1 for notes and code editing; Discover Software Center 5.22.5 for an easy, graphical way to install and update software. You can find a variety of other applications which aim to enhance your experience while staying out of the way of your normal workflow." Read the resto of the release announcement for more details and screenshots. Download: lubuntu-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (1,984MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 |
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Ubuntu Budgie is a community edition of the Ubuntu family featuring the Budgie desktop environment. The project has published Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 which offers nine months of support. "We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, 21.10. This is a regular release supported for 9 months. For those looking for a longer-term support release, we recommend our 20.04 LTS version which is supported for three years. Key highlights: release of our second Raspberry Pi image; brand-new Budgie desktop version - do look out for our optional Windows 11 layout; our Window Shuffler now automatically moves and rearranges windows across multiple monitors and workspaces; look out for our Window Shuffler Budgie applet; brand new applet - budgie-cputemp-applet; a mass of new capabilities, changes and fixes throughout our Budgie applets; GNOME 40 and GNOME 41 applications. We also inherit hundreds of stability enhancements, bug fixes and optimizations made to the underlying Ubuntu repositories." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement and release notes. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-budgie-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,047MB, torrent, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Studio 21.10 |
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Ubuntu Studio is a community edition of Ubuntu featuring the KDE Plasma desktop and focusing on audio and video production. The project's latest release is version 21.10 which will be supported for nine months. "The Ubuntu Studio team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu Studio 21.10, code-named 'Impish Indri'. This marks Ubuntu Studio's 30th release. This release is a regular release and as such, it is supported for nine months, until July 2022. Due to the change in desktop environment that started after the release of 20.04 LTS, direct upgrades from supported releases prior to 21.04 are not supported. This release includes Plasma 5.22.5, the full-featured desktop environment made by KDE. It uses the Materia theme and Papirus icons. Studio Controls has seen further development as its own independent project and has been updated to version 2.2.7. This version has an all-new layout and features, including JACK over network and MIDI over network. Ardour has been updated to version 6.9 and includes a ton of bug fixes and enhancements." Additional information can be found in the Ubuntu Studio release announcement and release notes. Download: ubuntustudio-21.10-dvd-amd64.iso (4,180MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 21.10 |
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Martin Wimpress has announced the release of Ubuntu MATE 21.10. The new version will receive nine months of support and features MATE 1.26.0 as the default desktop environment. "A significant effort has been invested in fixing bugs in MATE Desktop 1.26.0, optimising performance and plugging memory leaks. MATE Desktop is faster and leaner as a result and its underpinnings have been modernised and updated. This last point mostly benefits developers working on MATE, but is important to highlight to users at it demonstrates MATE Desktop is being maintained to ensure its longevity. Here are some of the other quality of life improvements in MATE Desktop 1.26: The Control Center features: Improved Window Preferences dialog with a more comprehensive window behaviour and placement options presented. Display preferences now has an option for discrete display scaling. Power Manager has a new option to enable keyboard dimming. Notifications now support for hyperlinks. Caja can format drives and has a new Bookmarks sidebar." Further details can be found in the release announcement and release notes. Download: ubuntu-mate-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,248MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu 21.10 |
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Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu 21.10. This version includes GNOME 40, enables Wayland sessions for NVIDIA cards, and offers a new Activities overview. The release announcement says: "Ubuntu 21.10, codenamed 'Impish Indri', is here. This release continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, partnering with the community and our partners, to introduce new features and fix bugs. Ubuntu Desktop 21.10 makes wayland sessions available while using the NVIDIA proprietary driver. PulseAudio 15 introduces support for Bluetooth LDAC and AptX codecs, as well as HFP Bluetooth profiles providing better audio quality. The recovery key feature at installation time has been improved, with the recovery key now optional, stronger and editable. Ubuntu Desktop 21.10 includes GNOME version 40, with a new and improved Activities Overview design. Workspaces are now arranged horizontally, and the overview and app grid are accessed vertically. Each direction has accompanying keyboard shortcuts, touchpad gestures and mouse actions." Additional information can be found in the release notes. Download (pkglist): ubuntu-21.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,972MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), ubuntu-21.10-live-server-amd64.iso (2,210MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2021-10-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 4.0.0 |
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Devuan GNU+Linux is a Linux distribution forked from Debian in 2015. The project's primary goal is to provide a variant of Debian without the complexities and dependencies of systemd. The latest version of Devuan includes options for running the SysV, runit, and OpenRC init software implementations. "What's new in Chimaera 4.0? Based on Debian Bullseye (11.1) with Linux kernel 5.10. Your choice of init: sysvinit, runit, and OpenRC. Improved desktop support - virtually all desktop environments available in Debian are now part of Devuan, systemd-free. New boot, display manager and desktop theming. Enhanced accessibility: installation via GUI or console can now be accomplished via software or hardware speech synthesis, or using a refreshable braille display, and Devuan Chimaera has the ability to install desktop environments without PulseAudio, allowing speech synthesis in both console and GUI sessions at the same time." Further information on the new release can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (torrent, pkglist): devuan_chimaera_4.0.0_amd64_desktop.iso (3,546MB, SHA256, signature), devuan_chimaera_4.0.0_amd64_server.iso (642MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2021-10-14 |
NEW • BSD Release: OpenBSD 7.0 |
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OpenBSD is a member of the UNIX family of operating systems which places a focus on portability, code correctness, security, and accurate documentation. The project's latest release, version 7.0, introduces RISC64 architecture support, drivers for Apple M1 systems, adds several driver improvements, and the timeout utility from NetBSD has been imported. "What's new: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 7.0. For a comprehensive list, see the changelog leading to 7.0. New/extended platforms: Added new riscv64 platform for 64-bit RISC-V systems. The arm64 platform support was improved with the following changes: Support for Apple Silicon Macs has improved but is not ready for general use yet: Added support for installing on a disk with a GPT. Added apldart(4) support for a DART with two sets of registers, needed to support the Synopsis DesignWare USB 3 controller. Added apldwusb(4), a glue driver for the Synopsys DesignWare USB 3 controllers found on the Apple M1 SoC. Added aplns(4) to provide support for Apple NVME storage as found in Apple M1 devices. Added aplpinctrl(4), a driver for the Apple GPIO controller found on the M1 SoCs." Further information on OpenBSD 7.0 can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): amd64/install70.iso (528MB, SHA256, signature), i386/install70.iso (396MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2021-10-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: KaOS 2021.10 |
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KaOS is a rolling release distribution which features cutting edge versions of the KDE Plasma desktop and the Qt toolkit. The project's latest snapshot is KaOS 2021.10 which includes updates to Plasma's Kickoff and new Wayland features. "Today KDE is celebrating its 25th anniversary and, to commemorate that event, KaOS is releasing the 2021.10 ISO image which includes the latest KDE Plasma 5.23.0. Highlights of Plasma 5.23 include Kickoff receiving a code overhaul with improved performance & accessibility, and the option to choose a list or grid view for all apps, Systemsettings has easier find options, sorted screen refresh rates, and a timer to revert possible undesired display settings, for Wayland sessions there is a new screen rotation animation and, it is now possible to middle-click-paste between native Wayland and XWayland apps. For the other KDE parts, the latest Frameworks (5.85.0) and KDE Applications 21.08.2 are included. All built on Qt 5.15.2+. Updates to the base of this distribution include systemd 249.4, cURL 7.79.1, Coreutils 9.0, NetworkManager 1.32.12, Mesa 21.2.3, Bison 3.8.2, Vulkan packages 1.2.195, Udisks 2.9.4, Sudo 1.9.8p2 and Pacman 6.0.1." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): KaOS-2021.10-x86_64.iso (2,637MB, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-11 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 938 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Pyabr OS
- News: Alternative Snap implementation, Redcore provides a solution for Portage issue, elementary OS outlines software centre improvements, Debian publishes install media updates
- Questions and answers: Benefits to building your own kernel
- Released last week: IPFire 2.27 Core 160, Feren OS 2021.10
- Torrent corner: EasyOS, ExTiX, Feren OS, IPFire, KDE neon, Manjaro, PureOS, Snal, Tails
- Upcoming releases: Ubuntu 21.10
- Opinion poll: Would you use Snap if it connected to a community repository?
- Site news: Refreshing package download links
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2021-10-10 |
NEW • Development Release: Redo Rescue 4.0.0 |
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Zebradots Software has announced the release of Redo Rescue 4.0.0, a major update of the project's specialist distribution for bare metal backups and system restoration tasks. Although the version number does not indicate it, the release is considered beta quality software, the first build based on Debian 11 "Bullseye": "This is a beta release based on Debian 11. For this major upgrade, the only change applied is the base operating system and any package requirements required to complete the migration to Debian 'Bullseye'. The underlying application and all functionality remains identical to the last release (3.0.2). Please note that newer packages, particularly Partclone or sfdisk, may contain breaking changes we are not aware of. Many (if not most) of the issues reported with the 3.0 releases were focused on the Debian 10's lack of support in the kernel for more recent hardware, which shows a login prompt instead of the GUI. We are hoping this release based on Debian 11 will fix these issues for the majority of users. Here is the brief release announcement as published on the project's GitHub page. Download: redorescue-4.0.0.iso (693MB). |
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| 2021-10-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Feren OS 2021.10 |
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Feren OS is a desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop. The project's latest snapshot is Feren OS 2021.10 which includes a new lock screen, new splash screen, and a customized Firefox experience. "The once scrapped configuration for Firefox has now made its way, now repurposed and improved for normal browser usage, into Firefox in Feren OS, both via a new package called firefox-config-feren, and an update to Web Browser Manager that now pre-installs this configuration of Firefox alongside the browser itself, effective starting Feren OS 2021.10. Enjoy Mozilla Firefox, now with: Compact Mode and no titlebar by default. None of that Stories stuff in New Tab (and other New Tab distractions). No Pocket by default. Library being in the toolbar (as was intended by Mozilla themselves during early Proton design ideas) instead of Pocket’s button. Most, if not all, the Telemetry values being off, including the ones you can’t change via Settings. Home button in the toolbar by default. Skipped Welcome Screens to allow you to get right into the action.... Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): Feren-OS-standarddt.iso (2,429MB, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-06 |
NEW • Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Beta |
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Red Hat has announced the release of a new update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x series, an enterprise-class Linux distribution with a range of support options. This version introduces new Ansible roles and provides live kernel patching options through the web administration console: "RHEL's web console, based on the upstream Cockpit project, is a web-based interface for managing and monitoring your systems. RHEL 8.5 Beta brings a few new tricks to an already useful and convenient RHEL utility. Enhanced web console performance metrics: The enhanced performance metrics page can help identify potential causes of high CPU, memory, disk, and network resource usage spikes. In addition, customers can more easily export metrics to a Grafana server. Kernel live patching management via web console: This new web console capability provides a simplified interface for applying live kernel updates without having to use command line tooling." Read the release announcement and the detailed release notes for further information. As always, existing Red Hat customers can get the new release from the company's Customer Portal, while new users can apply to download a 30-day evaluation edition. |
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| 2021-10-06 |
NEW • Development Release: MX Linux 21 RC1 |
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(8.1)
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The developers of MX Linux have released the latest development snapshot of the upcoming version 21 for testing. As with the second beta, it is available in Xfce, KDE Plasma and Fluxbox flavours: "MX 21 RC1 is now available for testing. MX 21 is built from Debian 'Bullseye' and MX repositories. Things that are new in MX 21 RC1: new and updated applications; new installer partition selection area, including some LVM support if LVM volume exists already; new UEFI live system boot menus, now you can select your live boot options from the boot menu and submenus rather than using the previous console menus; Xfce 4.16, KDE Plasma 5.20, Fluxbox 1.3.7 with mx-fluxbox 3.0 configurations; user password (sudo) for administration tasks by default - you can switch this in 'mx-tweak, Other' tab; many many bug fixes since beta 2; updated installer and live system to latest versions; many translation updates; the live menus now include special features like rollback options for remasters gone wrong...." See the full release announcement for more details. Download (pkglist): MX-21_rc1_x64.iso (1,782MB, SHA256, signature), MX-21_KDE_RC1_x64.iso (2,465MB, SHA256, signature), MX-21_fluxbox_rc1_x64.iso (1,428MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2021-10-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.27 Core 160 |
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(9.3)
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IPFire is a Linux distribution that focuses on easy setup, good handling and high level of security, intended for use in firewalls and routers. The project has published a new update which focuses on improving network throughput. "In recent days and months, the development team has spent a lot of time on finding bottlenecks and removing those. Our goal is to increase throughput on hardware and bringing latency down, for a faster network. This update brings a first change which will enable network interfaces that support it, to send packets that belong to the same stream to the same processor core. This allows taking advantage of better cache locality and the firewall engine as well as the Intrusion Prevention System benefit from this, especially with a large number of connections and especially on hardware with smaller CPU caches." The IPFire team is also continuing their work to remove Python 2 from their distribution. Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): ipfire-2.27.x86_64-full-core160.iso (406MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-04 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 937 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Getting started with Ansible
- News: A case against portable packages, diving into the status of Btrfs, multiple projects fixing certificate issues
- Questions and answers: Wayland and clearing up history
- Released last week: Q4OS 4.6
- Torrent corner: 4MLinux, Bluestar, GhostBSD, KDE neon, Linux Kodachi, Nitrux, Q4OS, SystemRescue, Thinstation
- Upcoming releases: Tails 4.23
- Opinion poll: Ansible and other computer management tools
- New additions: LockBox
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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3CX Phone System is a specialist, Debian-based Linux distribution designed to run a complete unified communications platform. The 3CX client, included in the distribution, can also be installed separately on most hardware as well as the cloud. It provides a complete open standards-based IP PBX and phone system that works with popular SIP trunks and IP phones. It will automatically configure all supported peripherals and it also comes with clients for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android. The ISO image includes a free license for the 3CX PBX edition. The ISO image contains the standard Debian installer which installs a minimal system with the nginx web server, PostgreSQL database, iptables firewall and Secure Shell. Options not relevant to 3CX have been removed from the distribution. Download the installation ISO image from here: debian-amd64-netinst-3cx.iso (628MB). |
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Genuen
Genuen is a spin of Devuan GNU+Linux consisting exclusively of Free Software (as defined by the Free Software Foundation) and a choice of several alternative init systems, such as OpenRC, Runit, s6 and SysV. The distribution ships with the GNU Linux-libre kernel. The project provides installation images for desktop and server deployments, as well as pre-configured live images with JWM, KDE Plasma, Openbox and Xfce desktops available for the i686 and x86_64 architectures.
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