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The Public IP ZoneCD was a re-mastered variant of the Morphix CD. Public IP's ZoneCD was a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software pre-configured to create a WiFi gateway. The CD was a mini operating system with automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards and other peripherals. The gateway includes support for WiFi end-user authentication and web content filtering. Public IP ZoneCD was distributed under the GNU General Public License.
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| 2023-10-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Garuda Linux 231029 |
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Garuda Linux is a rolling distribution based on the Arch Linux operating system. The project has published a new snapshot which facilitates the handling of updates and streamlines the distribution's install media. "As of now, garuda-update should be able to handle any conflict that recently occurred mostly due to the already mentioned Arch package name changes. In case you missed it, please read the announcement to understand what is going on. Furthermore, it applies the Archlinux repo migration which happened since our last release, and fixes a few more update potential update blockers. For everyone still using 'pacman -Syu' without being able to work around issues like this manually, please ensure always using garuda-update as it was made exactly for this purpose :blush: A few editions have been dropped from our line-up. The reason behind this is quite simple - they are not getting necessary maintenance or are missing a maintainer. The logical choice is to no longer offer them to the public." Additional details and highlights are presented in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): garuda-cinnamon-linux-zen-231029.iso (2,346MB, SHA256, torrent), garuda-kde-lite-linux-zen-231029.iso (1,549MB, SHA256, torrent), garuda-xfce-linux-lts-231029.iso (2,413MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2023-10-29 |
NEW • BSD Release: GhostBSD 23.10.1 |
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GhostBSD is a FreeBSD-based operating system with a focus on desktop computing. The project's latest release introduces a kernel update and a number of networking improvements, along with minor changes. "I am pleased to announce the release of GhostBSD 23.10.1. This version might look odd from previous releases, but it is correct. After more thought into it, the base OS is not updated as much as the software packages. So, I decided to change the release version back to a static one instead of changing it on each software package update. Software packages will be updated as often as possible, like before, and if there are significant issues, changes or security issues before 24.01.1, a 23.10.2 release will be created. See the roadmap for future releases. In this release, the FreeBSD base system and kernel have been updated to 1302508, and it contains software updates, some improvements to Update Station, and new features to NetworkMgr. Also, os-generic-userland-devtools has been removed from the default installation to downsize the live system image." The release announcement offers additional details. Download (pkglist): GhostBSD-23.10.1.iso (2,528MB, SHA256, torrent), GhostBSD-23.10.1-XFCE.iso (2,515MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2023-10-28 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 14.0-RC3 |
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Glen Barber has announced the availability of the third (and likely last) release candidate for FreeBSD 14.0. The product's final release is scheduled for 7 November 2023. This release candidate adds support for the Realtek Killer E2600 Ethernet controller driver and upgrades OpenSSL to the recently-released version 3.0.12. "The third RC build of the 14.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available. A summary of changes since 14.0-RC2 includes: test suite fixes; support for IUTF8 in (s)tty has been added; support for Realtek Killer E2600 has been added; several kernel TLS updates have been added; OpenSSL has been updated to version 3.0.12; other miscellaneous bug fixes and updates. A list of changes since 13.2-RELEASE is available in the releng/14.0 release notes." Continue to the full release announcement for more details and upgrade instructions. Here are the download links of installation images for the amd64, i386 and aarch64 architectures: FreeBSD-14.0-RC3-amd64-disc1.iso (1,086MB), FreeBSD-14.0-RC3-i386-disc1.iso (886MB), FreeBSD-14.0-RC3-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (936MB). |
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| 2023-10-26 |
NEW • Development Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.3 Beta |
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AlmaLinux OS is a distribution built using the soruce code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The community project has published a new development snapshot, AlmaLinux Os 9.3 Beta, which introduces new security features and health check options for containers and virtual machines. The project's release announcement states: "The AlmaLinux 9.3 Beta aims to improve flexibility and reliability, as well as to enhance security across hybrid environments. This release continues simplifying automation and system management. Web console enhancements simplify management tasks. Additionally, users can configure health check actions for Podman containers and vsock devices in virtual machines. Application Streams updates provide developers with flexibility and customization options without affecting the platform’s stability. The 9.3 Beta offers enhanced security and compliance. Additionaly, it provides enhanced flexibility, stability and reliability needed to support hybrid cloud innovation. You can read more about this release by checking out the Release Notes." Download (SHA256, pkglist): AlmaLinux-9.3-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso (9,920MB), AlmaLinux-9.3-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,774MB), AlmaLinux-9.3-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso (899MB). |
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| 2023-10-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: TrueNAS 23.10.0 "SCALE" |
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Pee Jay Latombo has announced the availability of TrueNAS SCALE 23.10, a major new update of iXsystems's specialist, Debian-based distribution providing NAS (network-attached storage) solutions. This release delivers Linux kernel 6.1 and the brand-new OpenZFS 2.2 file system, among many other improvements: "TrueNAS SCALE 23.10 'Cobia' is here. Now available for download, it is the third major release of TrueNAS SCALE. Each major release of TrueNAS SCALE has delivered improvements in quality, functionality, security, and performance. Along the way, TrueNAS SCALE has grown from 4,000 to more than 80,000 Linux-based systems in less than two years, an astronomical 400% annual growth rate. The TrueNAS SCALE 23.10.0 release version includes another 200 bug fixes and is feature-complete. The highlights of 23.10 include: Linux kernel 6.1 and improved hardware support; NVIDIA 535.54.03 driver updates; Netdata backend stats collection; scale up to 1,200 drives and 25 PB+ on a single system; improved apps UI; improved storage pool UI; simplified feedback and bug reporting; ZFS and performance improvements; OpenZFS 2.2 with many iXsystems contributions...." See the release announcement and the release notes for further details. Download: TrueNAS-SCALE-23.10.0.iso (1,511MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2023-10-21 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 14.0-RC2 |
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Glen Barber has announced the availability of the second release candidate for FreeBSD 14.0. The release process continues as scheduled, with a possible third release candidate expected one week from now and the FreeBSD 14.0 final on 7 November 2023. "The second RC build of the 14.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available. A summary of changes since 14.0-RC1 includes: OpenSSH has been updated to version 9.5p1; OpenSSL has been updated to version 3.0.11; various VFS-related fixes; OpenZFS has been updated to zfs-2.2-release; support for ZFS-backed Azure images has been implemented; a crash with smartpqi(4) or mpi3mr(4) devices has been resolved; an issue building virtual machine images for GCE has been resolved; and various other miscellaneous fixes. A list of changes since 13.2-RELEASE is available in the releng/14.0 release notes." Read the complete release announcement which includes upgrade instructions. Here are the quick download links of installation images for the amd64, i386 and aarch64 architectures: FreeBSD-14.0-RC2-amd64-disc1.iso (1,087MB), FreeBSD-14.0-RC2-i386-disc1.iso (887MB), FreeBSD-14.0-RC2-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (935MB). |
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| 2023-10-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Br OS 23.10 |
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Br OS is a Brazilian Linux distribution based on Kubuntu. The distribution has re-introduced a minimal install option for Br OS 23.10 and adjusted the themes settings screen. "One change that began to be introduced in a past point-release and has now been completed is the change of themes in the quick settings screen, which is now 100% functional with the right to view and everything, with this, unfortunately the Breeze themes were disabled, when clicking on them nothing will happen, however, the Breeze theme can still be used by clicking on the Kubuntu Theme, and can be changed between light and dark in advanced settings. There has been an improvement in the stability of the integration with ChatGPT, we are working on the possibility of integrating other artificial intelligences, preferably free, so that the user can choose which one to use, this update should come out in the near future and is another step towards the implementation of Tricia (our AI)." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: Br-OS-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,390MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 23.10 |
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Kubuntu is the last of the Ubuntu family of Linux distribution that announced the release of version 23.10. The product ships with KDE Plasma 5.27, KDE Frameworks 5.110 and KDE Gear 23.08: "The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 23.10 has been released, featuring the beautiful KDE Plasma 5.27, simple by default, powerful when needed. Code-named 'Mantic Minotaur', Kubuntu 23.10 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. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 6.5-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.110, KDE Plasma 5.27 and KDE Gear 23.08. Kubuntu has seen many updates for other applications, both in our default install and installable from the Ubuntu archive. Haruna, Krita, Kdevelop, Yakuake and many many more applications are updated. Applications for core day-to-day usage are included and updated, such as Firefox and LibreOffice." See the brief release announcement and the more detailed release notes for further information. Download: kubuntu-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,751MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-16 |
NEW • BSD Release: OpenBSD 7.4 |
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The OpenBSD team have announced the release of OpenBSD 7.4, the latest version of the project's security-focused operating system. The new version includes a lot of virtual machine improvements, better SMP performance, wireless networking updates and an interesting random timing feature for the cron daemon. "In cron(8) and crontab(5), add support for random offsets when using ranges with a step value in cron. This extends the random range syntax to support step values. Instead of choosing a random number between the high and low values, the field is treated as a range with a random offset less than the step value. This can be used to avoid thundering herd problems where multiple machines contact a server all at the same time via cron jobs. Extend and improve the ibuf API in libutil and add functions for more specific data types, for modifying data at specific offsets, for getting and setting the file descriptor stored on the ibuf and for efficient wrapping of ibufs into imsgs. The ibuf API is mostly used in network daemons. In wsconsctl(8), add button mappings for two- and three-finger clicks on clickpads. In pax(1) and tar(1), do not open files that will be skipped, speeding up archive creation when many files are skipped." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): amd64/install74.iso (603MB), amd64/install74.img (664MB). |
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| 2023-10-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: MX Linux 23.1 |
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The MX Linux development team has announced the release of MX Linux 23.1, an updated build of the project's Debian-based distribution with the SysV init system and a choice of Xfce, KDE Plasma and Fluxbox desktops: "We are pleased to offer MX Linux 23.1 for your use. MX 23.1 is the first refresh of our MX 23 release, consisting of bug fixes, kernel and application updates since our original release of MX 23. If you are already running MX 23, there is no need to reinstall. Packages are all available through the regular update channel. Highlights include: Debian 12.2 'Bookworm' base; new and updated applications. Some highlights include: installer updates addressing swap file, hibernation and OEM install improvements; the KDE release features an updated sddm init script that eliminates the 'restart' of sddm on SySVInit boot; the AHS Xfce release features the 6.5 kernel, updated firmware and MESA libraries; Fluxbox has a new key binding reference script displaying default hotkeys." Here is the complete release announcement. Download (pkglist): MX-23.1_x64.iso (2,140MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), MX-23.1_ahs_x64.iso (2,156MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), MX-23.1_KDE_x64.iso (2,548MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), MX-23.1_fluxbox_x64.iso (1,717MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2023-10-16 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1041 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: FydeOS 17.0 and Dr.Parted 23.09
- News: Why Debian is the way it is, Fedora partners with Slimbook, GNOME phasing out X11 sessions, Ubuntu removes new ISO images
- Questions and answers: Changing user identification numbers
- Released last week: Raspberry Pi OS 2023-10-10, Ubuntu 23.10, Window Maker Live 0.96.0-0, Slackel 7.7 "Openbox"
- Torrent corner: IPFire, KDE neon, Raspberry Pi OS, SparkyLinux
- Upcoming releases: Fedora 39
- Opinion poll: Which is your favourite flavour of Ubuntu?
- New distributions: Orchid Studio, SpoinkOS
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2023-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Voyager Live 23.10 |
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Voyager Live is an Ubuntu-based distribution with GNOME and Xfce desktop environments. The project's latest release is Voyager Live 23.10. The distribution's release announement highlights some of the key features: "With the promise finally fulfilled, to have two unified systems GNOME and Xfce, light, fast, modern, fluid, secure and efficient in a hybrid environment for PC and tablets. The two desktops are very distinct and their respective applications are mostly invisible, for one or the other environment. This version is based on the Linux 6.5 kernel and the Ubuntu 'Mantic Minotaur' distribution with its new features. 23.10 is an intermediate version with a 9-month support cycle which prepares the future 5-year LTS (long-term support) version which will arrive shortly for GNOME and Xfce. With integrated options available out of the box Voyager offers features like the new One Click Backup, Conky Control, GNOME Shell Effects, Repair, Switch Ubuntu, WINE development and Steam gaming and selected GNOME extensions according to PC needs." Download (MD5): Voyager-23.10-amd64.iso (4,525MB, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Slackel 7.7 "Openbox" |
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Slackel is a Linux distribution and live CD based on Slackware Linux and Salix OS. The project has published Slackel 7.7 "Openbox" includes a graphical kernel update tool and a utility for creating USB thumb drive installs. "It includes the Flatpak so the user has access to dozens of apps to install. Mozilla Firefox 118.0.2, Mozilla Thunderbird-115.3.2, Exaile 4.1.1, SMTube 21.10.0, SMPlayer 23.6.0, MPlayer 20221009, LibreOffice 7.6.2, Filezilla 3.65.0, Pidgin 2.14.12, Transmission 2.94, GIMP 2.10.34, OpenJRE 19.0.2u7, slackel-control-center 3.0; GUI application to upgrade the kernel for internal disk installs; GUI application to upgrade the kernel for installations on external SSD disks or USB sticks; instonusb 2.0 for creating live USB sticks (frugal install), useful for installing Slackel on laptops without DVD device; the latest updates from Slackware's 'Current' tree. Slackel can be installed (real installation) using the Slackel Live Installer (SLI) on an external 16GB or 32GB USB sticks or SSD disks so you can have a portable, fast system always with you." Additional details are offered in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): slackellive64-openbox-7.7.iso (2,621MB), slackellive-openbox-7.7.iso (2,653MB). |
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| 2023-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Window Maker Live 0.96.0-0 |
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Paul Seelig has announced the release of Window Maker Live 0.96.0-0, an updated build of the project's Debian-based distribution featuring the Window Maker window manager as the default graphical user interface: "This release is based on stable Debian 12.2 'Bookworm' and contains Linux kernel version 6.4.4 as provided via Debian's backports. Window Maker has been updated to current release version 0.96.0 and includes an additional bug fix. It is Window Maker Live's primary window manager and exclusive desktop session option. Almost the complete range of GNUstep components and programs currently available in Debian 'Bookworm' have been added. The Window Maker root menu has been augmented with a comprehensively arranged listing of related programs in its own top level 'GNUstep Apps' submenu. The primary aim is to raise awareness of the advanced maturity of GNUstep in order to attract more developers for this wonderful project. Current Emacs release 29.1 has been compiled for both GTK+ 2 and GNUstep. The emacs-gnustep variant is provided as a self-contained component and does not rely nor conflict with any other Debian Emacs packages." See the what's new file and the changelog for further details. Download (MD5, pkglist): wmlive-bookworm-0.96.0-0_amd64.iso (2,634MB), wmlive-bookworm-0.96.0-0_i386.iso (2,616MB). |
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| 2023-10-14 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 14.0-RC1 |
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Glen Barber has announced the availability of the initial release candidate for FreeBSD 14.0, the project's first major release since version 13.0 delivered in April 2021. FreeBSD 14.0 is currently scheduled for final release on 7 November 2023. It is available for the amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe, armv7, aarch64 and riscv64 architectures. "The first RC build of the 14.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available. A summary of changes since 14.0-BETA5 includes: a race condition in swap_pager_swapoff_object() had been fixed; various updates to the Linux KPI, 802.11, iwlwifi, and rtw88; other miscellaneous fixes." Some of the userland configuration changes in FreeBSD 14.0 include: "The default shell for the root user is now sh(1), which now has many features for interactive use; the default mail transport agent is now the Dragonfly Mail Agent (dma(8)), replacing sendmail(8); the mta_start_script configuration variable has been retired in rc.conf(5), along with the othermta startup script; the one-time password facility OPIE, opie(4), has been removed from the base system." Continue to the release announcement for further details and upgrade instructions. Download: FreeBSD-14.0-RC1-amd64-disc1.iso (1,087MB), FreeBSD-14.0-RC1-i386-disc1.iso (888MB), FreeBSD-14.0-RC1-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (935MB). |
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| 2023-10-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Budgie 23.10 |
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The Ubuntu Budgie team have published version 23.10 of their distribution which offers nine months of support and security updates. The new version includes updated hardware support via Linux 6.5 and imports technologies from GNOME 45. "This is a standard release supported for 9 months packed full of all sorts of new capabilities. If you want a well-tested version with a longer-term support then our 22.04 LTS version is supported for three years. The new release has many new core updates as well as v10.8 version of budgie itself: The kernel is v6.5. GNOME 45 stack with budgie’s new magpie window manager. v1.7 of our very own budgie-extras giving you a whole host of optional ways to customise your experience. A brand new ISO utilising our very own budgie-desktop-installer. We are really pleased with this fantastic new way of installing budgie, working very closely with brilliant Canonical developers. We also inherit hundreds of stability, bug-fixes and optimizations made to the underlying Ubuntu repositories." Additional information is provided in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: ubuntu-budgie-23.10-desktop-legacy-amd64.iso (3,738MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 23.10 |
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The Ubuntu MATE team has published a new version, Ubuntu MATE 23.10, which offers nine months of support. The new release includes pdates to MATE, newer hardware support, and AppArmor improvements. "MATE Desktop has been updated to 1.26.2 with a selection of bugs fixes and minor improvements to associated components. caja-rename 23.10.1-1 has been ported from Python to C. libmatemixer 1.26.0-2+deb12u1 resolves heap corruption and application crashes when removing USB audio devices. mate-desktop 1.26.2-1 improves portals support. mate-notification-daemon 1.26.1-1 fixes several memory leaks. mate-system-monitor 1.26.0-5 now picks up libexec files from /usr/libexec. mate-session-manager 1.26.1-2 set LIBEXECDIR to /usr/libexec/ for correct interaction with mate-system-monitor. mate-user-guide 1.26.2-1 is a new upstream release. mate-utils 1.26.1-1 fixes several memory leaks." The release notes offer additional details. Download: ubuntu-mate-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,404MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Edubuntu 23.10 |
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Edubuntu is an education-focused community edition of Ubuntu. Version 23.10 of the distribution introduces a handful of new default applications to the user experience. "This release is meant to be evolutionary, not revolutionary. We are still working out which applications and features work best in the overall educational ecosystem. As always, feedback is appreciated. New apps: Startup Disk Creator: This will help users and administrators make an easy USB drive from a .iso image of any Ubuntu flavor. GNOME Videos: Video player. GNOME Music: Music player. Backup: Backup utility. Basic256: Teaches students the BASIC programming language (@eeickmeyer, our technical lead, first learned to program in this language when he was 10 years old on a Commodore VIC-20!) Extension Manager: An easy way to add and administer GNOME Shell extensions. OpenBoard: A whiteboard application for teachers. Mnemosyne: A flashcard application. Convertall: A powerful standalone unit converter (Bonus: GNOME Shell can also convert units, just ask it!)" Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: edubuntu-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (5,723MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Unity 23.10 |
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Rudra Saraswat has announced the release of Ubuntu Unity 23.10, un updated version of the project's Ubuntu flavour featuring the Unity7 desktop environment: "Ubuntu Unity 23.10 'Mantic Minotaur' has now been released. Ubuntu Unity 23.10 continues to use Unity 7.7, which has undergone maintenance. Our primary focus for this release has been to gradually migrate away from Nux in UnityX, which is progressing well. Nux is holding us back from offering Wayland support without Xwayland. We were also pre-occupied with adding support for CUPS 2.0 in Unity (printing), which has now been pushed back by Ubuntu to 24.04. A Lomiri variant of Ubuntu Unity is also in progress, and was supposed to be released today. Unfortunately, some app launcher-related bugs held us back, and we’re unable to make it available for download with the release announcement, but we hope to be able to do so within the next few days." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details and screenshots. Download: ubuntu-unity-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,353MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 23.10 |
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Version 23.10 of Ubuntu Kylin, an official variant of Ubuntu created primarily for the needs of Chinese-speaking users, has been released: "The Ubuntu Kylin team has announced the release of Ubuntu Kylin open-source operating system, version 23.10. As a short term support release, Ubuntu Kylin 23.10 comes with the Linux 6.5 kernel by default, and has comprehensively upgraded a series of system libraries, subsystems and core software. This version is mainly used to provide developers with a development and testing platform. Features: Intel's 'Topology Aware Register and PM Capsule Interface' (interface that provides better power-management features); arm64 permission-indirection extension (technology to set special memory permissions); RISC-V now supports ACPI; the Loongarch architecture now supports simultaneous multi-threading (SMT); support for unaccepted memory (protocol by which secure guest systems accept memory allocated by the host)...." The release announcement, available in Chinese, English, provides further details and screenshots. Download: ubuntukylin-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (4,288MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.10 |
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Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.10 has been released. Ubuntu Cinnamon is a project that integrates the Cinnamon desktop with the Ubuntu distribution. This version, supported for nine months, upgrades Cinnamon to version 5.8.4: "I am happy to announce our 2nd release as an official flavor, Ubuntu Cinnamon 23.10 'Mantic Minotaur'. This update includes the Cinnamon 5.8 desktop environment, along with newer versions of most software. Cinnamon 5.8.4: the themes module in the Cinnamon Settings has an optional view for making simplified themes (this includes being able to configure an easier way to switch between light and dark themes); supports gestures with Touchegg. Cinnamon Screensaver 5.8.1: a user interface issue with the backup screensaver screen has been fixed; no longer uses libaccountsservice (can block startup). Nemo 5.8.4: performance – memory leaks fixed; thumbnails generation now uses multiple threads...." See the release announcement and the release notes for further details. Download: ubuntucinnamon-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,955MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lubuntu 23.10 |
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Lubuntu is a community edition of Ubuntu which features the LXQt desktop environment. The project's latest release, Lubuntu 23.10, uses the Calamares system installer while other branches of the Ubuntu family typically use Ubiquity. "We are once again utilizing Calamares 3.3 Alpha 2 in Lubuntu 23.10, as it has proven to be highly reliable since its initial use in Lubuntu 22.10. During testing, we did note that if you attempt to create an encrypted installation without a passphrase, Lubuntu will be installed unencrypted. This is unlikely to be a problem for most users as disk encryption requires a passphrase for it to be effective. More information can be found here. We have a new wallpaper (which is also used as at the login screen), created one of our Lubuntu Members; Walter Lapchynski, with a bit of assistance from Ubuntu Studio's Erich Eickmeyer. Thanks to both Walter and Erich. Please also check the Ubuntu Release Notes for more common issues and bugs affecting all Ubuntu flavors." The release announcement offers additional details. Download: lubuntu-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (2,905MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Xubuntu 23.10 |
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The Xubuntu team have released Xubuntu 23.10 which ships with the Xfce 4.18 desktop. The release announcement shares highlights of the new version: "Highlights: Improved hardware support for Bluetooth headphones and touchpads. Color emoji is now included and supported in Firefox, Thunderbird, and newer GTK-based apps. Significantly improved screensaver integration and stability. Known issues: The shutdown prompt may not be displayed at the end of the installation. Instead you might just see a Xubuntu logo, a black screen with an underscore in the upper left hand corner, or just a black screen. Press Enter and the system will reboot into the installed environment. Xorg crashes and the user is logged out after logging in or switching users on some virtual machines, including GNOME Boxes. You may experience choppy audio or poor system performance while playing audio, but only in some virtual machines (observed in VMware and VirtualBox)." The release notes offer additional details. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): xubuntu-23.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,026MB, torrent), xubuntu-23.10-minimal-amd64.iso (1,690MB, torrent). |
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| 2023-10-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Studio 23.10 |
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Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia-focused community edition of Ubuntu. The project's 23.10 release places a focus on improving PipeWire support and audio configuration. "PipeWire has gained numerous improvements, including fixes for prosumer and professional audio. The JACK compatibility now performs in real-time, and some FireWire features have now been implemented. We also include a new utility, called the Ubuntu Studio Audio Configuration utility, found in the Ubuntu Studio Information menu. This can be used to configure the default PipeWire Quantum value, Enable or Disable the PipeWire-JACK compatibility layer (handy for using JACK by itself), or switch to the classic PulseAudio-JACK setup that was the default prior to 23.04. QPrompt is a Qt-based teleprompter application now available in the repositories. While a snap version does exist and is installable from Discover, the version in the repositories is more up-to-date. Since Discover does not see the version in the repositories, it needs to be installed from the command line by issuing the following command: 'sudo apt install qprompt'." Additional information is offered in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: ubuntustudio-23.10-dvd-amd64.iso (5,446MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu 23.10 |
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Canonical has released a new version of Ubuntu. The new version, 23.10 (code name Mantic Minotaur) introduces updated hardware support using Linux 6.5, better ZFS support in the installer, and the default install configuration is set to "Minimal". "The default Ubuntu Desktop installation is now minimal. There is still an 'Expanded installation' option for those who prefer to have applications like LibreOffice and Thunderbird installed for the first boot. (The 'Full' option is still the default with the legacy Desktop installer.) We are reintroducing support for ZFS guided installations, enhancing the flexibility and choices available for your storage management needs. This is a new implementation in the Subiquity-based installers, and is without encryption by default. The encrypted ZFS guided option will be developed in a future release. Starting with Ubuntu 23.10, TPM-backed full-disk encryption (FDE) is introduced as an experimental feature, building on years of experience with Ubuntu Core. On supported platforms, you no longer need to enter passphrases at boot manually." Additional information is provided in the release notes. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): ubuntu-23.10-live-server-amd64.iso (2,538MB, torrent). |
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| 2023-10-12 |
NEW • Development Release: EuroLinux 8.9 Beta |
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EuroLinux is an enterprise-focused distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The project's latest development snapshot is EuroLinux 8.9 Beta which includes upgrades to several key packages. "On October 10, we released version 8.9 beta of the EuroLinux operating system, which lets you test technical innovations and compatibility with the upcoming EuroLinux 8.9. The new version of the system includes updated developer software (LLVM 16, Rust 1.71, Go 1.20), kernel version 4.18.0-513 and Java version 21. The list of new features is more extensive. SCAP Security Guide has been updated, and now includes improved rules to provide more consistent configuration, while stream 20 has been added to the Node.js module." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (SHA256, pkglist): EL-8.9-beta-x86_64-20231010-appstream.iso (14,601MB), EL-8.9-beta-x86_64-20231010-minimal.iso (1,859MB). |
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| 2023-10-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Raspberry Pi OS 2023-10-10 |
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Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) is a free operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and optimised for the Raspberry Pi hardware. The project's latest release is based on Debian 12 "Bookworm" and makes a move to switch the graphical interface from X11 to a Wayland session. "For Bookworm, we are using a compositor called Wayfire. This uses a standard Wayland library called wlroots, which is used by several modern Wayland compositors. And because Wayfire works a lot better as a Wayland compositor on Raspberry Pi than Mutter did, Wayland is now the default mode of operation for the desktop. (With one caveat - for now, Wayland is only the default on Raspberry Pi 4 and 5. The performance of Wayfire on earlier platforms is still being optimised, so for now they will continue to run the old X11 display server and the Openbox window manager, but at some point these platforms will also be switched to Wayfire.) If you boot Raspberry Pi OS on a Pi 4 or 5, you will now get a Wayfire desktop." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): 2023-10-10-raspios-bookworm-arm64.img.xz (1,093MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), 2023-10-10-raspios-bookworm-arm64-full.img.xz" (2,725MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), 2023-10-10-raspios-bookworm-arm64-lite.img.xz" (435MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2023-10-05 |
NEW • Distribution Releases: Slax 15.0.3, 12.1.0 |
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Tomáš Matějíček has released two updated builds of Slax, the project's minimalist, Slackware- and Debian-based live distributions: "I am thrilled to introduce the newest version of Slax, your only pocket operating system. This update is available for both of its bases: one that's built on Debian (version 12.1) and the other one on Slackware (version 15.0.2-current). One of the most notable enhancements of this release is the improved session handling, especially when running Slax from writable devices, like USB drives or hard disks. In the past, Slax didn't offer an easy method to manage multiple sessions. All modifications were simply stored in the /slax/changes directory, providing just one session in general. However, with this update, you can now maintain multiple sessions. Each session is neatly saved in its own subdirectory within /slax/changes/. At boot time, you are presented with options: you can either start a new session, resume a previous one, or select a session of your choice from a menu." The release announcement offers a full list of new features and enhancements. Download links for Slax 15.0.2 (MD5, pkglist): slax-64bit-slackware-15.0.3.iso (372MB), slax-32bit-slackware-15.0.3.iso (365MB). And the download links for Slax 12.1.0: (MD5, pkglist): slax-64bit-debian-12.1.0.iso (415MB), slax-32bit-debian-12.1.0.iso (416MB). |
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| 2023-10-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: elementary OS 7.1 |
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elementary OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution which features the Pantheon desktop environment. The project has updated its 7.x series, code name "Horus", with a number of new features and improvements. One focus of the new 7.1 release is privacy: "Today, we're proud to announce that OS 7.1 is available to download now and shipping on several high-quality computers. This release represents the sum of our work over the last several months as a single major update to the OS 7 series and includes all of the monthly OS updates we've detailed since the OS 7 release. One of the most prevalent problems we face in our current digital lives is the violation of our privacy and the lack of consent when interacting with our devices each day. Portals seek to provide a safe and consensual way for apps to interact with the operating system and ensure that they only get access to the data and features that you want them to. One of the ways that apps may become intrusive is by automatically starting themselves or running in the background without your permission. In OS 7.1, we now provide the Background & Autostart Portal which alerts you when apps are running in the background and makes sure that apps ask your permission before they can automatically start up when you turn on your device." Additional details are provided in the project's release announcement. The elementary OS ISO image is available for download from the distribution's home page (ISO image size: 2,868MB, pkglist). |
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| 2023-10-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SpiralLinux 12.231001 |
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SpiralLinux is a selection of desktop spins built from Debian, with a focus on simplicity and out-of-the-box usability across all the major desktop environments. The project's latest release focuses on audio output, touchpad input, and placing reasonable limits on Btrfs snapshots. "For this release all editions of SpiralLinux are now using PipeWire with a proper out-of-the-box configuration for low-latency (5.3ms by default) JACK-compatible live audio applications, even on standard consumer hardware. The default configuration is unique to SpiralLinux and includes overrides to the default PipeWire configuration as well as a number of low-level system tweaks as recommended by rtcqs. This makes SpiralLinux an excellent base system for professional live audio production JACK workflows while simultaneously offering compatibility with normal PulseAudio consumer applications. To take full advantage of the low-latency JACK compatibility simply run 'sudo systemctl enable cpupower' to enable the optimal performance CPU governor." Additional details can be found in the release notes. Download (MD5, pkglist): SpiralLinux_Plasma_12.231001_x86-64.iso (2,322MB), SpiralLinux_XFCE_12.231001_x86-64.iso (2,038MB), SpiralLinux_Mate_12.231001_x86-64.iso (2,141MB), SpiralLinux_LXQt_12.231001_x86-64.iso (2,074MB), SpiralLinux_Gnome_12.231001_x86-64.iso (2,195MB), SpiralLinux_Budgie_12.231001_x86-64.iso (2,131MB), SpiralLinux_Cinnamon_12.231001_x86-64.iso (2,128MB).
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