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0linux was a French Linux distribution built from scratch. Designed mainly for French-speaking and moderately technical users, 0Linux provides a minimalist installation CD, a text-mode installer program, and over 1,400 packages in its online repository. 0Linux uses custom package management commands for installing (spackadd) and removing (spackrm) the distribution's *.spack packages and a separate utility (0g) for installing a group of packages and their dependences with one command. 0Linux also includes a number of home-made tools, all starting with a "0" (e.g. 0bureau for choosing the preferred desktop environment), to configure various aspects of the system.
Status: Discontinued
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| 2024-10-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Lite 7.2 |
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Jerry Bezencon has announced the release of Linux Lite 7.2, an update to the project's Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop. The new release includes a new update manager, a new theme manager, and the website now offers a chatbot intended to offer techniical support for Linux Lite's community. "Linux Lite is leading the way in which AI is complementing the support portion of our operating system. We're extremely happy with the way that it's turned out and a huge thank you again to Huzaifa Qureshi for his efforts on this. Click here to take a look. Lite Updates - Re-written in Yad. Lite Updates has been re-written in Yad as Yad provides more flexibility than Zenity and will help us to expand and add more options to it in the future. Lite Theme Manager: Brand new to the Linux Lite family of Applications is Lite Theme Manager. Lite Theme Manager takes the guess work out of adding themes to your desktop, icons and mouse cursors with an easy point-and-click solution. Thank you and credit goes to Huzaifa Qureshi for writing this application." Additional information and screenshots can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5): linux-lite-7.2-64bit.iso (2,928MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 9 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 9 un updated build of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution featuring a collection of ethical hacking tools. This release continues updates the base system to the the long-term supported Ubuntu 24.04 and uses the 6.8 Linux kernel: "BackBox Linux 9 released. The BackBox team is happy to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, version 9, code name 'Noble Numbat'. As usual, this major release includes many updates. These include new kernel, updated tools and some structural changes with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. What's new: updated Linux kernel 6.8; updated desktop environment; updated hacking tools; updated anonymous mode. System requirements: 64-bit processor; 1,024 MB of system memory (RAM); 30 GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port. The ISO image for 64bit architecture can be downloaded from the official web site download section." Here is the brief release announcement. BackBox Linux 9 is available for download from several mirror sites listed on download page: backbox-9-desktop-amd64.iso (6,221MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Br OS 24.10 |
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Br OS is a Brazilian Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop. The project's latest release, Br OS 24.10, ships with the Plasma 6 desktop environment and enabled Wayland by default. "This is a regular version that aims to introduce new technologies to the system and the latest news is the introduction of KDE 6 which was responsible for this version coming with some features and design elements missing, since such features are still under development or have not yet been ported to Qt 6. With KDE Plasma 6 comes Qt 6, which opens up a huge range of possibilities for new features that will come gradually in the new versions of the system, now Br OS comes with Wayland by default, which is fully functional in KDE 6 a great news for KDE haters who complained about its instability (which made Br OS adopt Latte Dock to get around the problem), is that KDE 6 is incredibly stable, surpassing GNOME and other very solid environments, unfortunately the look of KDE 6 is very strange if you try to start the section via X.Org, however this should be fixed in future versions of KDE. This version comes with KDE Plasma 6.1.5, KDE Framework 6.6.0, Qt 6.6.2, Linux kernel 6.11, Wayland standard graphic server (X.Org as an alternative)." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (MD5): Br-OS-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (4,117MB, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: TrueNAS 24.10.0 |
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The TrueNAS project has released a new version of its SCALE branch for network-attached storage devices. The latest version of TrueNAS introduces support for Docker containers, new monitoring widgets, and expanded SMART support. "24.10 'Electric Eel' brings many new features and improvements to the TrueNAS experience. The TrueNAS Apps feature backend moves from Kubernetes to Docker to streamline app deployment and management. Custom App deployment of Docker images is available via a guided wizard or a Compose YAML file. Extend a RAIDZ vdev with individual disks (OpenZFS feature sponsored by iXsystems). New TrueCloud Backup Tasks with streamlined functionality for Storj iX cloud backups and restoration. New global search for finding pages and settings in the TrueNAS UI. Dashboard reworked with more widgets, data reporting, and customization. UI support for NVMe S.M.A.R.T. tests. Align Enclosure Management code with 13.3 and improve feature performance." Additional information on the new release, which carries the code name 'Electric Eel', can be found in the release notes. Download: TrueNAS-SCALE-24.10.0.iso (1,440MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2024-10-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Fedora 41 |
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The Fedora team have announced the availability of Fedora 41. The project's latest release ships with version 6.11 of the Linux kernel, RPM 4.20 and GNOME 47 for the distribution's Workstation edition. This release also removes GNOME's X11 support in the Workstation edition. "Fedora Workstation 41 is based on GNOME 47. Read What's New in Fedora Workstation 41? for details. Notably for command-line users, we've changed the default terminal to GNOME Console. It's more lightweight, but has some nice new features as well. (GNOME Terminal is still there if you need some of the flexibility it offers.) Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop ships with the latest KDE 6.2 release. See What's New in Fedora KDE 41? for more. We also have a new Spin featuring KDE Plasma Mobile. If you're interested in trying something new, take a look at Fedora Miracle! Miracle is a new desktop environment built on Mir and Wayland. " Additional information can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-41-1.4.iso (2,344MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-41-1.4.iso (2,688MB, SHA256, torrent).
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| 2024-10-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Raspberry Pi OS 2024-10-22 |
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The Raspberry Pi organization has launched a new version of the project's Linux distribution, Raspberry Pi OS. The new version introduces a number of changes, with the most visible being the shift to using a Wayland desktop session by default. "After much optimisation for our hardware, we have reached the point where labwc desktops run just as fast as X on older Raspberry Pi models. Today, we make the switch with our latest desktop image: Raspberry Pi Desktop now runs Wayland by default across all models. When you update an existing installation of Bookworm, you will see a prompt asking to switch to labwc the next time you reboot. We recommend that most people switch to labwc. Existing Pi 4 or 5 Bookworm installations running Wayfire shouldn't change in any noticeable way, besides the loss of a couple of animations which we haven't yet implemented in labwc. Because we will no longer support Wayfire with updates on Raspberry Pi OS, it's best to adopt labwc as soon as possible. Older Pis that currently use X should also switch to labwc." The release announcement offers additional details. Download (pkglist): 2024-10-22-raspios-bookworm-arm64.img.xz (1,181MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), 2024-10-22-raspios-bookworm-arm64-full.img.xz (2,981MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), 2024-10-22-raspios-bookworm-arm64-lite.img.xz (438MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2024-10-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parrot 6.2 |
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Parrot (formerly Parrot Security OS) is a Debian-based, security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography. The project's latest release, version 6.2, introduces several package upgrades and a new tool called Rocket. "Parrot team is happy to introduce you to Rocket, a launcher written entirely in Python using PyQt6 for the GUI, to launch Docker containers, specifically some security tools in our repository on Docker Hub (and others, from other repositories). This application runs on ParrotOS, but is also compatible with other distributions, and can also run on Windows and MacOS. It only requires the installation of docker.io to interface with Docker and allow the user to manage containers. Instead of typing and downloading a specific tool, through Rocket you can select a tool from the list, and then downloading the Docker image and launching the container is taken care of by the application." Additional information can be found in the release notes. Download (SHA512, pkglist): Parrot-home-6.2_amd64.iso (2,483MB, torrent), Parrot-security-6.2_amd64.iso (5,188MB, torrent). |
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| 2024-10-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SKUDONET 7.2.0 |
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Antonio Rendón Ruiz has announced the release of SKUDONET 7.2.0, un updated version of the project's specialist Debian-based distribution whose primary purpose is to serve as a load balancer and application delivery system. This new release brings various improvements in the IPDS (Intrusion Prevention and Detection System) module, together with a few bug fixes. "SKUDONET 7.2.0 Community Edition. New Features: added IPDS WAF module; added geolocation support for WAF; added Lua 5.2 support for WAF; added Highlighting language for SecLang and Lua. Improvements: ssl - avoid deleting Default System Certificate; farms - disabled SSLv2 and TLSv1 by default in HTTPS farms; api - improved Backup action messages; networking - added a check for running DHCP daemons at starting DHCP; system - save farmguardian binary files in the backup. Bug fixes: networking - fixed unset of Bonding and NICs when DHCP is enabled; system - fixed update packages action requiring other repositories dependencies." See the release announcement with a changelog and the installation instructions for further information. Download (MD5, pkglist): skudonet-ce_v7.2.0-amd64.iso (809MB). |
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| 2024-10-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PorteuX 1.7 |
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PorteuX is a portable Linux distribution based on Slackware, inspired by Slax and Porteus. The project's latest release, version 1.7, introduces several fixes and updates most of the supported desktop environments. "Many optimizations, fixes and updates have been made, resulting in a very exciting and, hopefully, fast and stable system for everyone. Fixed run-pipewire and gui-cheatcode-loader scripts to avoid running in the background indefinitely. Fixed LXDE error/freezing when dragging a file from Engrampa over the file manager side panel. Fixed Xfce 4.18 'sticky keys' notification issue. Improved kernel config file to remove debug and other optimizations to reduce size without sacrificing performance. Improved GCC/Clang flags to use LTO when it's possible. Improved stripping in GNOME current -- localsearch binaries have been removed due to random full load. Improved rc.6, rc.M, rc.S and rc.services to be simpler and a bit faster. Improved xzm converter scripts to include -o [path] syntax, among some other minor improvements. Improved stripping in all base modules." A complete list of changes can be found in the project's release notes. Download (pkglist): porteux-v1.7-current-cinnamon-6.2.9-x86_64.iso (481MB), porteux-v1.7-current-gnome-47.1-x86_64.iso (493MB), porteux-v1.7-current-kde-6.2.1-x86_64.iso (551MB), porteux-v1.7-current-lxde-0.10.1-x86_64.iso (459MB), porteux-v1.7-current-lxqt-2.0.0-x86_64.iso (481MB), porteux-v1.7-current-mate-1.28.2-x86_64.iso (467MB), porteux-v1.7-current-xfce-4.18-x86_64.iso (462MB). |
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| 2024-10-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Murena 2.4 |
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The Murena team have announced the launch of /e/OS 2.4 which introduces a number of improvements for cameras and updates to the mobile operating system's privacy features. "This release also brings a number of useful updates. The Account Manager is now updatable via the App Lounge, which itself can now auto-update for your convenience. Additionally, we've moved the browser's ad-blocking filter to GitLab, ensuring continuous protection as the previous domain was about to expire. Our browser's ad-blocker is now hosted on GitLab, and you can easily import multi-event ICS files into the calendar. Fairphone 4 and 5 users will enjoy full functionality of the default camera app, and the UX on Murena Two's privacy switch has been improved. Updates include LineageOS bug fixes, faster Fairphone 5 charging, smoother launcher transitions, and improved parental controls. Plus, this release includes Android security patches as of September 2024." The release announcement and release notes offer additional information. Download and purchase options can be found on the get /e/OS page and the project's documentation provides a list of supported devices. |
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| 2024-10-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Voyager Live 24.10 |
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Rodolphe Bachelart has announced the release of Voyager Live 24.10, the latest release of the project's Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution that combines GNOME and Xfce into one unified desktop user interface. It is based on Ubuntu 24.10 and ships with the Linux kernel 6.11. "I present to you Voyager 24.10 in final version. A 2-in-1 variant with GNOME and Xfce desktops unified in a single distribution. All completely redesigned in a colorful style, the GNOME 47 desktop coupled with the Xfce 4.19 desktop. In summary, two unified systems, GNOME and Xfce, light, fast, modern, fluid, secure and efficient in a hybrid environment for PC and tablet. The two desktops are very distinct and their respective applications are mostly invisible, in one or the other environment. Once installed, you can also completely remove GNOME or Xfce, or re-install. This version is based on the Linux 6.11 kernel and the Ubuntu 24.10 distribution 'Oracular Oriole'. Voyager 24.10 is built around the official Ubuntu repositories and structures to avoid any security issues and confusion." See the complete release announcement for further information and screenshots. Download (MD5): Voyager-24.10-amd64.iso (4,289MB, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-15 |
NEW • Development Release: AlmaLinux OS 9.5 Beta |
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AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven project that is built from the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The project has published a new beta snapshot of the 9.x series. The release announcement reports: "AlmaLinux 9.5 Beta aims to improve performance, development tooling, and security. Updated module streams offer better support for web applications. New versions of compilers provide access to the latest features and optimizations that improve performance and enable better code generation. The release also introduces improvements to system performance monitoring, visualization, and system performance data collecting. Security updates are directed at strengthening cryptography, while SELinux policies enforce stricter access controls. Additionally, crypto-policies offer stronger encryption, improving the overall security of the system. You can read the full release notes for this version on the wiki: AlmaLinux OS 9.5 Beta Release Notes." Download (SHA256, pkglist): AlmaLinux-9.5-beta-1-x86_64-dvd.iso (10,605MB), AlmaLinux-9.5-beta-1-x86_64-minimal.iso (2,021MB), AlmaLinux-9.5-beta-1-x86_64-boot.iso (1,057MB). |
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| 2024-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Solus 4.6 |
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Solus is an independent, rolling release distribution which uses Budgie as its default desktop environment. The project has published a new snapshot, Solus 4.6, which makes changes to the multimedia applications and includes a merged /usr directory. "All our editions feature: Firefox 131.0.3, LibreOffice 24.2.5.2, Thunderbird 128.3.1. For audio and video multimedia playback, we offer software out-of-the-box that caters specifically to our desired experience for each edition. Budgie and GNOME editions ship with Rhythmbox for audio playback, with the latest release of the Alternate Toolbar extension to provide a more modern user experience. Budgie and GNOME ship with Celluloid for video playback. Xfce ships with Parole for multimedia playback. Plasma ships with Elisa for audio playback and Haruna for video playback. Over the summer, the Solus team has been tackling the Usr-Merge conundrum; read Evan’s excellent blog post for the full story. We have now reached the end of Stage 3 on our rollout plan: All users with an updated system now have a Usr-Merge’d system. Any users that create a fresh installation with today’s ISOs will also have a merged system." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): Solus-Budgie-Release-2024-10-14.iso (2,682MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-GNOME-Release-2024-10-14.iso (2,916MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-Plasma-Release-2024-10-14.iso (2,925MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2024-10-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 3.2.0-5 |
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Clonezilla Live is a Debian-based live environment for cloning and restoring disks and partitions. The project's latest release is Clonezilla Live 3.2.0-5 which updates the Debian base and drops support for ReiserFS utilities. "The underlying GNU/Linux operating system has been upgraded, this release is based on the Debian 'Sid' repository as of 2024-07-15; the Linux kernel has updated to 6.11.2; removed wireless-tools from live system since it's not available in package repository; the iw package should have same function and it is already included in live system; the reiser4progs package was removed from live system; ocs-scan-disk - use lsblk so the code is neater; the block device with file system (e.g. sda with the NTFS file system) can be correctly shown now; merged zstd and zstdmt, use 'zstd -T0' by default; some extra_zstdmt_* variables are dropped, including extra_zstdmt_opt, extra_zstdmt_dc_opt, extra_zstdmt_opt_onthefly and extra_zstdmt_dc_opt_onthefly; it will be easier for user to customize that using boot parameters; now only available variables for zstd are extra_zstd_opt, extra_zstd_dc_opt, extra_zstd_opt_onthefly and extra_zstd_dc_opt_onthefly." The list of changes and bug fixes can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA512, signature, pkglist): clonezilla-live-3.2.0-5-amd64.iso (436MB), clonezilla-live-3.2.0-5-i686.iso (370MB), clonezilla-live-3.2.0-5-i686-pae.iso (371MB). |
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| 2024-10-14 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1092 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: FunOS 24.04.1
- News: Work starts on next openSUSE Leap version, openSUSE Tumbleweed and MicroOS get updated bootloader, improvements in Haiku, KDE neon upgrades its base
- Questions and answers: A home directory inside a file
- Released last week: Ubuntu 24.10, antiX 23.2, OpenBSD 7.6, Tails 6.8
- Torrent corner: Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Tails, TUXEDO OS, Ubuntu
- Opinion poll: How do you synchronize home directories across multiple computers?
- New distributions: LastOSLinux
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2024-10-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Unity 24.10 |
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Ubuntu Unity is an Ubuntu community edition which ships with the Unity desktop, an interface which was developed by Canonical and then continued by the community. The project's new 24.10 release features Ubuntu 7.7 and version 6.11 of the Linux kernel. "Ubuntu Unity 24.10 continues to use Unity 7.7, and has seen a move away from unity-greeter as a result of some bugs discovered only a short while before the release (after the archive freezes) to lightdm-gtk-greeter; we continue to use LightDM, of course (this bug also affected other flavours of Ubuntu that used unity-greeter atop LightDM). As with Ubuntu Unity 24.04, the 24.10 installation images use Calamares. We would like to thank Simon Quigley and Aaron Rainbolt for integrating Calamares with our existing Ubuntu Unity live session, and last-minute fixes for bugs reported prior to the final release." The project also supplies experimental build ISOs featuring the Lomiri desktop, though they are not yet recommended for daily use. Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download: ubuntu-unity-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,492MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 24.10 |
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Ubuntu Kylin is an official community edition of Ubuntu which is localized for Chinese users and features the UKUI desktop environment. The project's 24.10 releae will be supported for nine months and features version 4.0 of the UKUI interface. "Ubuntu Kylin 24.10 is integrated with the 6.11 kernel. It also has upgraded some desktop environment components to UKUI4.0 with many new features. The basic library, subsystem, and core software have also been upgraded to improve overall system stability and compatibility, It will bringing a better experience to user! New features: Kernel 6.11 - Ubuntu Kylin 24.10 includes the new 6.11 Linux kernel that brings many new features. AMD performance enhancements and optimizations. Intel performance optimizations and Lunar Lake device support. Enhanced support for AI accelerators. Improvements in RISC-V related functionalities. Virtualization and filesystem upgrade improvements. Support for developing drivers using Rust language. Enhanced support for new hardware such as Chromebook, Snapdragon, etc. Enhancements to the io_uring subsystem. Reduction in real-time kernel latency. Enhanced KVM virtualization support. Enhancements to system calls and APIs." Further information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download: ubuntukylin-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (4,404MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Studio 24.10 |
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The Ubuntu Studio project has announced the launch of Ubuntu Studio 24.10. The new release includes a Minimal install mode, a change in kernel configurations, and offers nine months of support. "We have now implemented minimal installations in the system installer. This will let you install a minimal desktop to get going and then install what you need via Ubuntu Studio Installer. This will make a faster installation process and lets you customize what you need for your personal Studio. Unfortunately, at least for the time being, we also had to get rid of the default shortcuts in the panel since it would cause an error when loading without the applications being installed. A solution for this is coming in 25.04. The generic Ubuntu kernel is now fully capable of low-latency workloads. As such, with this release, we have switched from the low-latency kernel to the generic kernel with the boot options to enable the low-latency configuration enabled by default." The new release updates the Plasma desktop to version 6 and includes PipeWire 1.2.4. Additional information is provided in release announcement and in the release notes. Download: ubuntustudio-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (6,428MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Edubuntu 24.10 |
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Erich Eickmeyer has announced the release of Edubuntu 24.10, an Ubuntu variant designed for use in schools and available for standard 64-bit computers as well as Raspberry Pi 5 boards: "Hello fellow educators and students! We've updated Edubuntu with a new wallpaper and added some security features in-line with Ubuntu desktop. We are excited for these small, but mighty changes to help you get the most out of Edubuntu. New Features: we have changed our default wallpaper for this and the next two releases, this will distinguish these releases for this LTS cycle until the next LTS; this release includes GNOME 47; like Ubuntu Desktop, Edubuntu now includes the Permissions Prompting and the Security Center. This release is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. We didn't have much time this cycle to work through our applications and determine which applications are out there to add new ones, so there's not much new in terms of new applications this cycle." Read the full release announcement for further information and a list of known issues. Download: edubuntu-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (6,444MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.10 |
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Joshua Peisach has announced the release of version 24.10 of Ubuntu Cinnamon, a Linux distribution that integrates a popular Cinnamon desktop with the Ubuntu base system. Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.10 continues to provide the tried-and-tested 6.0.4 version of Cinnamon, rather than the newer and more cutting-edge 6.2.x release. "I'm proud to announce our latest release, Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.10 'Oracular Oriole'. It comes with Cinnamon 6.0.4 and with the same software as in Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04 LTS. The version of Cinnamon used is the same as in 24.04 'Noble Numbat', with a few background pieces of Cinnamon 6.2.0: Cinnamon 6.0.4 - same as Noble; Cinnamon Desktop 6.0.0 - same as Noble; Cinnamon Control Center 6.2.0. Crash fixes: Cinnamon Screensaver 6.2.0 - no changes in the screensaver itself; Cinnamon Settings Daemon 6.2.0 - no major changes; CJS 6.2.0 now uses mozjs115; Nemo 6.0.2 - same as Noble. General: the tradition of the Yaru-Cinnamon theme continues; continuing to use Ubuntu Desktop Installer for the live image." The release announcement and release notes offer additional details. Download: ubuntucinnamon-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (4,770MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Budgie 24.10 |
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The Ubuntu Budgie project has announced the launch of Ubuntu Budgie 24.10 which will be supported for nine months. The new version focuses on polishing the Budgie desktop and preparing for the transition to Wayland. "Our default layout has been revised to ensure a smooth transition later to our Wayland offering. The X11 plank dock has been dropped. We have now the budgie-desktop dock styled with our Pocillo theme. The top-bar defaults to a dark bar theme. We now support the Apple image format .heif – such images can be seen through gThumb, Nemo and can be set as a wallpaper via budgie-control-center We now support the Jpeg-xl format .jxl – again such images can be seen through gThumb, Nemo and can be set as a wallpaper via budgie-control-center In 24.04 external DEB packages were installed via gdebi; gdebi has now been dropped in favour of the updated snap-store that handles side-loading of DEB packages. Due to Tilix receiving very little maintenance bugs are creeping in without any resolution upstream." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download: ubuntu-budgie-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,303MB, SHA56, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Xubuntu 24.10 |
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The Xubuntu team has released version 24.10 of their distribution which will be supported through to July 2025. The new version ships with the 4.19 development branch of the Xfce desktop. "The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 24.10. Xubuntu 24.10, code-named Oracular Oriole, is a regular release and will be supported for 9 months, until July 2025. Xubuntu 24.10 features the latest updates from Xfce 4.19, GNOME 47 and MATE 1.26. For Xfce enthusiasts, you'll appreciate the new features and improved hardware support found in Xfce 4.19. Xfce 4.19 is the development series for the next release, Xfce 4.20, due later this year. As pre-release software, you may encounter more bugs than usual. Users seeking a stable, well-supported environment should opt for Xubuntu 24.04 instead. Highlights: Xfce 4.19 is included as a development preview of the upcoming Xfce 4.20, it features early Wayland support and improved scaling; GNOME 47 apps, including Disk Usage Analyzer and Sudoku, include a refreshed appearance and usability improvements." The project's release announcement and release notes offer additional information. Download: xubuntu-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (4,072MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lubuntu 24.10 |
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The Lubuntu team has published a release announcement for Lubuntu 24.10, an interim release which will receive nine months of support. "Lubuntu 24.10 is the first release of Lubuntu to ship with a primarily Qt 6-based environment. Previous LXQt releases used Qt 5. Due to this upgrade, modern Qt 6-based apps such as the latest versions of VirtualBox, qBitTorrent, and more will now be themed similar to the rest of the desktop. Qt 5 app theming also still works, allowing you to continue to use apps that haven't caught up with Qt 6 yet. Lubuntu-specific applications (namely Lubuntu Update and the Lubuntu Installer Prompt) have also been updated to use Qt 6. The Calamares installer continues to use Qt 5 however. We expect to switch Calamares to using Qt 6 for Lubuntu 25.04. For a while now, Lubuntu has been using the Breeze theme from KDE Plasma. While this has worked well enough for a while, it has had some incompatibilities with LXQt crop up before, and this cycle it happened again. Rather than continuing to make a KDE component work where it wasn't really designed to, Lubuntu 24.10 now ships with Kvantum theming." Though there were plans to enable Wayland by default in this release, the project experienced too many issues with the Wayland session and have decided to used X11 by default until Lubuntu 25.04. Download: lubuntu-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,350MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu 24.10 |
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Canonical has announced the launch of Ubuntu 24.10 which carries the code name "Oracular Oriole". The new release will receive nine months of support and features the GNOME 47 desktop. "Ubuntu 24.10 features the latest Linux 6.11 kernel for improved performance and hardware support, marking a shift to a more aggressive kernel version selection policy going forward. Building on our previous LTS efforts around performance engineering, Ubuntu 24.10 now includes kdump-tools on relevant platforms for automatic kernel crashdumps. The default desktop installation also includes sysprof for application and workload profiling. Ubuntu Desktop delivers GNOME 47 with improvements to performance, user experience and enhanced touchscreen support. The power-profiles-daemon improves power management for AMD CPUs and GPUs while libfprint adds support for many new fingerprint reader devices. Ubuntu Desktop now defaults to Wayland on devices with NVIDIA graphics cards and defaults to the NVIDIA 560 open driver version." Additional details can be found in the company's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): ubuntu-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (5,403MB, torrent), ubuntu-24.10-live-server-amd64.iso (2,001MB, torrent). |
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| 2024-10-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu MATE 24.10 |
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The Ubuntu MATE team have announced the release of Ubuntu MATE 24.10. This version includes the MATE 1.26.2 desktop, reverts to the Slick Greeter applications, and reduces the ISO size by almost an entire gigabyte. "Here are the highlights of what's changed since the release of Ubuntu MATE 24.04: ships stable MATE Desktop 1.26.2 with a handful of bug fixes; switched back to Slick Greeter (replacing Arctica Greeter) due to a race condition in the boot process which results the display manager failing to initialise; returning to Slick Greeter reintroduces the ability to easily configure the login screen via a graphical application, something users have been requesting be re-instated; Ubuntu MATE 24.10 ISO image is now 3.3GB, down from 4.1GB in the 24.04 LTS release - this is thanks to some fixes in the installer that no longer require as many packages in the live-seed; accompanying MATE Desktop 1.26.2 and Linux 6.11 are Firefox 131, Celluloid 0.27, Evolution 3.54, LibreOffice 24.8.2." The project's release announcement and release notes offer additional information. Download: Download: ubuntu-mate-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (3,358MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 24.10 |
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The Kubuntu team have announced the release of Kubuntu 24.10, a short-term release version which offers nine months of support. The new release features KDE Plasma 6.1 and defaults to using a Wayland desktop session. "The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 24.10 has been released, featuring the new and beautiful KDE Plasma 6.1 simple by default, powerful when needed. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 6.11 based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.116 and 6.6.0, KDE Plasma 6.1 and many updated KDE gear applications. Kubuntu has seen many updates for other applications, both in our default install and installable from the Ubuntu archive. Applications for core day-to-day usage are included and updated, such as Firefox and LibreOffice. The Plasma Wayland session is now the default option in sddm (display manager login screen). An X11 session can be selected instead if desired. The last used session type will be remembered, so you do not have to switch type on each login." The release announcement offers additional details. Download: kubuntu-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso (4,462MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2024-10-09 |
NEW • Development Release: TrueNAS 24.10 RC 2 "SCALE" |
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The TrueNAS project has published a new release candidate for TrueNAS 24.10, code named "Electric Eel", the latest in the project's SCALE series. The project's release announcement mentions the highlights: "TrueNAS Electric Eel (TrueNAS 24.10) has reached a significant milestone with its second Release Candidate (RC2) now available for download. This release marks the completion of key features, including Docker-powered App capabilities and a streamlined migration process from Kubernetes to Docker. With over 200 fixes and improvements based on community feedback, Electric Eel promises a smoother, more efficient experience for users. Ready to explore the future of TrueNAS? Download the latest version and help us fine-tune the final release.... Users can now transfer data with greater flexibility, avoiding the fear of vendor lock-in. The upcoming TrueNAS Electric Eel release enhances data migration with the integration of Syncthing, making it easier to move data between systems. The new SMB Alternate Data Stream (ADS) feature allows for seamless metadata migration from third-party NAS solutions to TrueNAS." The release notes have more information. Download: TrueNAS-SCALE-24.10-RC.2.iso (1,440MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2024-10-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 6.8 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The project's latest release, Tails 6.8, improves handling of persistent storage, updates Tor Browser, and provides a better explanation when MAC randomization fails. "When the file system of the Persistent Storage has errors, Tails now offers you to repair the file system when unlocking from the Welcome Screen. Because not all file system errors can be safely recovered this way, we wrote comprehensive documentation on how to recover data from the Persistent Storage using complementary techniques. Update Tor Browser to 13.5.6. Improve the notification when a network interface is disabled because MAC address anonymization failed. Increase the maximum waiting time to 8 minutes when unlocking the Persistent Storage before returning an error. Hide shown password while unlocking Persistent Storage." A full list of changes can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-6.8.img (1,484MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-6.8.iso (1,474MB, signature, torrent). |
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| 2024-10-07 |
NEW • BSD Release: OpenBSD 7.6 |
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The OpenBSD team have announced the release of a new version of the project's security-focused operating system. OpenBSD 7.6 introduces several security fixes, clearer dmesg output, introduced support for the Milk-V Pioneer board, and importants the scandirat utility from FreeBSD. "Added scandirat(3) from FreeBSD. Added elf_aux_info(3), designed to let userland peek at AT_HWCAP and AT_HWCAP2, using an interface from FreeBSD. Added missing function wcsnlen(3) to find length of a wide string (i.e. wcslen(3) with a max len argument). Imported libva 2.22.0, an implementation for VA-API (video acceleration API). VA-API provides access to graphics hardware acceleration capabilities for video processing. Added the option '-u name' to env(1) to remove a variable from th environment. Various bugfixes and tweaks in userland: Throughout the source tree, add missing error checks to calls of gmtime(3) and localtime(3). Added missing error checks to all calls under libexec and sbin in case of ctime(3) and ctime_r(3) failures when timestamps are far off." A complete list of changes can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): amd64/install76.iso (760MB, SHA256, signature), amd64/install76.img (696MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2024-10-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: antiX 23.2 |
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antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy-to-install Linux live CD distribution based on Debian's Stable branch for x86 compatible systems. The distribution's latest release is antiX 23.2, which primarily focuses on bug fixes and minor updates. There are, however, also some new goodies in the distribution: "Many in-house scripts and applications have been tweaked and further improved. Some new apps include: antiX TV - antiX streaming tv receiver; antiX Radio - antiX streaming radio receiver GUI for MPV; Finder - Simple yad script to search for everything (Files, Installed apps, web); antiX SAMBA manager - Script for managing SAMBA shares in antiX control centre; antiX equaliser toggle - tool for activating or deactivating pipewire-equaliser Easyeffects; antiX acoustic colours - script allowing to change the acoustic colour of audio output; meld - graphical tool to diff and merge files" Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. The distribution is available in SysV init and runit editions, the former are linked below. Download (SHA256, pkglist): antiX-23.2_x64-full.iso (1,961MB), antiX-23.2_x64-base.iso (1,192MB), antiX-23.2_x64-core.iso (538MB), antiX-23.2-net_x64-net.iso (238MB). |
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| 2024-10-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 24.1.0 |
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Philip Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 24.1.0, an updated build of the project's rolling-release distribution with separate GNOME, KDE Plasma and Xfce editions. The new release comes with GNOME 46.5, KDE Plasma 6.1 and Linux kernel 6.10: "Since we released 'Wynsdey' in May 2024, we worked hard to get the next release of Manjaro out there. We call it Xahea. The GNOME edition has received several updates to GNOME 46 series. This includes a lot of fixes and polish when GNOME 46 originally was released in March 2024. The Plasma edition comes with the latest Plasma 6.1 series 1 and KDE Gear 24.08 1. It brings exciting new improvements to your desktop. Plasma 6 hits its stride with version 6.1. While Plasma 6.0 was all about getting the migration to the underlying Qt 6 frameworks correct, 6.1 is where developers start implementing the features that will take your desktop to a new level." See the release announcement for further information. Download (pkglist): manjaro-gnome-24.1.0-241001-linux610.iso (3,895MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), manjaro-kde-24.1.0-241001-linux610.iso (3,973MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), manjaro-xfce-24.1.0-241001-linux610.iso (3,649MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). Separate images with the 6.1 and 6.6 Linux kernels are also available. |
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3CX Phone System is a specialist, Debian-based Linux distribution designed to run a complete unified communications platform. The 3CX client, included in the distribution, can also be installed separately on most hardware as well as the cloud. It provides a complete open standards-based IP PBX and phone system that works with popular SIP trunks and IP phones. It will automatically configure all supported peripherals and it also comes with clients for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android. The ISO image includes a free license for the 3CX PBX edition. The ISO image contains the standard Debian installer which installs a minimal system with the nginx web server, PostgreSQL database, iptables firewall and Secure Shell. Options not relevant to 3CX have been removed from the distribution. Download the installation ISO image from here: debian-amd64-netinst-3cx.iso (378MB). |
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