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| 2025-09-30 |
NEW • Mobile OS Release: UBports 24.04 |
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The UBports team have announced the release of a new major version of their mobile operating system which is a continuation of Canonical's Ubuntu Touch. The project's latest release is version 24.04 which is a long-term support (LTS) release. One of the big features in this release is the introduction of personal data encryption: "Ubuntu Touch now contains an experimental support for encrypting personal data on the device. This adds an additional layer of protection in case the device is stolen. Once enabled, your data will be encrypted using your passcode or passphrase. On boot, your device will enter a minimal UI where you'll be prompted your passcode or passphrase. Once your passcode or passphrase is entered, your device will open encrypted personal data and start the rest of the system. This feature has to be enabled per-device. To check whether this feature is enabled, go to System Settings > Security & Privacy and see if 'Encryption (Experimental)' is available." A complete list of changes is available in the project's release announcement. Supported devices and install options are listed on the project's devices page. |
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| 2025-09-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: FydeOS 21.0 |
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The FydeOS project has announced the release of FydeOS 21.0, a new stable release of the lightweight operating system that carries a Linux kernel, a browser platform and a container technology driver. It provides a Google Chromebook-like experience, and it is also able to run Android and Linux applications (by activating the included Android and Debian subsystems). "We are delighted to announce the release of FydeOS 21 'Sunlit Epiphany'. This update introduces a host of new features, enhancements and stability improvements - all designed to deliver a more refined and efficient experience for you. This version includes an upgrade of the underlying Chromium OS platform from r132 to r138, ensuring you have the latest performance and security updates. New features and enhancements: enhanced launcher search with filtering - finding what you need is now faster and more intuitive, the Launcher search has been upgraded to include filters, allowing you to narrow down your search results by categories such as Apps, Files and more, for a more precise and efficient search experience; Quick Insert panel - express yourself more easily with the new Quick Insert feature, by simply pressing Windows/Command + f." Continue to the release announcement for more information and screenshots. FydeOS 21.0 is available for standard x86_64 platforms, provided as separate BIN images for Intel or AMD graphics; download links (pkglist): FydeOS_for_PC_iris_v21.0-io-stable.bin.zip (2,318MB), FydeOS_for_PC_apu_v21.0-io-stable.bin.zip (2,233MB). |
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| 2025-09-29 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1141 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: KDE Linux and GNOME OS
- News: Murena to offer phones with kill switches, Redox OS runs on a smartphone, Artix drops GNOME over dependencies
- Questions and answers: Seeking mobile versions of Linux
- Released last week: SysLinuxOS 13, Kali Linux 2025.3, Neptune 9.0, ZimaOS 1.5.0, KaOS 2025.09, BSD Router Project 2.0
- Torrent corner: BigLinux, Kali Linux, KDE neon, TUXEDO OS
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 15.0-BETA1
- Opinion poll: Which is the better demo distro, KDE Linux or GNOME OS?
- Site news: Donations and Sponsors
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2025-09-28 |
NEW • BSD Release: BSD Router Project 2.0 |
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Olivier Cochard-Labbé has announced the release of BSD Router Project (BSDRP) 2.0, a major update of the free and open-source software router distribution based on embedded FreeBSD. The new version brings support for UEFI boot and the AArch64 architecture: "BSDRP 2.0 is available. This release is based on FreeBSD 16-main and the ports tree as of Sept 25th. New installation will now support dual BIOS/UEFI boot and ARM architecture. It includes the following updates: bird 2.17, frr 10.4.1 (Lua scripting enabled), OpenVPN 2.6.15, strongSwan 6.0.1. Special instructions before upgrade: BSDRP 1.994 or later is required; upgrading will not add the dual UEFI/BIOS mode, neither the MBR to GPT conversion, a full reinstall is required for those new features. New features: the NanoBSD framework was replaced by poudriere-image, this brings support for both BIOS and UEFI boot and GPT partition type, packages are now built using the official poudriere method; new architecture available - aarch64; new packages - net/vpp, flashrom, mstflint, Mellanox NIC tools; removed packages - isc-dhcp44 (use dnsmasq), dhcprelya (use dnsmasq)." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download (pkglist): BSDRP-2.0-full-amd64.img.xz (382MB, SHA256), BSDRP-2.0-full-aarch64.img.xz (282MB, SHA256). |
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| 2025-09-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: KaOS 2025.09 |
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KaOS is an independent, rolling-release desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the KDE Plasma desktop environment. The project's latest snapshot is version 2025.09 which ships with Plasma 6.4.5: "For the Plasma desktop, the latest Plasma (6.4.5), KDE Gear (25.08.1), and Frameworks (6.18.0) are included. All built on Qt 6.9.2. News for KDE Gear 25.08 includes, reduced memory usage of various Akonadi resources by around 75% each, Dolphin now offers two search engines that will help you find that specific, but elusive file or folder you can’t locate (File Indexing & Simple search) and NeoChat can now create polls and open a context menu for each individual thread of messages. The KaOS Plasma Midna theme has undergone a complete overhaul, this included a new icon set, changes in the Login and Ksplash screen, new default wallpaper, modernized window decoration and color scheme. KCP (KaOS Community Packages) was the last part of KaOS that still used closed source git, it has now also moved to Codeberg. The manager (called kcp), was completely rewritten. First part to accommodate a full migration of all (about 370) repositories to Codeberg, second part to get better accuracy in the PKGBUILD parsing." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download: KaOS-2025.09-x86_64.iso (3,824MB, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-27 |
NEW • Development Release: Pop!_OS 24.04 Beta |
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System76, a US-based manufacturer of Linux desktops, laptops and servers, has announced the availability of the beta release of Pop!_OS 24.04, the upcoming new major release that will inaugurate the project's own COSMIC desktop. "Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta includes the new COSMIC desktop environment designed and developed by System76. COSMIC DE is largely feature-complete for the first release and development focus has turned to bug fixes for the final release. This is a beta release and some bugs are expected. On occasion, the installer does not start in a virtual machine. Press Super to activate the Launcher and search for 'Installer'. Some GNOME apps are replaced by COSMIC apps: GNOME Files (Nautilus) - COSMIC Files, GNOME Terminal - COSMIC Terminal, GNOME Text Editor - COSMIC Text Editor, GNOME Media Player (Totem) - COSMIC Media Player, Pop!_Shop is replaced by COSMIC Store. Key components: COSMIC 'Epoch' 1 beta, Linux kernel 6.16.3, Mesa 25.1.5, NVIDIA driver 580, libwayland 1.23.1, libdrm 2.4.125. Dragging and dropping files from Wayland apps to X11 apps is not currently supported. For instance dragging files from COSMIC Files to Slack. Use the applications upload option as a work-around until the feature is added." Continue to the release notes for further information. Download (pkglist): pop-os_24.04_amd64_intel_19.iso (2,818MB), pop-os_24.04_amd64_nvidia_19.iso (3,286MB). |
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| 2025-09-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ZimaOS 1.5.0 |
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IceWhale Technology has published ZimaOS 1.5.0, an updated release of the company's independently-developed, Linux-based operating system for personal servers and network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Apart from improvements and bug fixes, this release marks the launch of the project's commercial edition called "ZimaOS Plus": "Good News. ZimaOS hits 1,000,000+ downloads! It would not be here today without the continuous support of our community. For members who upgrade to this version promptly, this upgrade will automatically upgrade your current device to the ZimaOS Plus edition, allowing you to enjoy richer features in the future. New: the new Zima Backup app (on the dashboard) has powerful backup features and a new backup process; the new Apps start and stop status display on the App launch panel; added GPU option in App Setting; GPU can be allocated to the app if GPU is installed. Fixed: fixed an issue where setting a time zone with spaces (e.g., Hong Kong) caused abnormal display on the dashboard; fixed the issue where the App's memory limit display was inaccurate; optimized the App's display and startup speed during device restarts; fixed the issue with incorrect file attribution folder for the first sub-user; optimized the retrieval speed for cloud storage and local network connections...." See the full release notes for further details. Download (SHA256): zimaos-x86_64-1.5.0_installer.img (1,332MB). |
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| 2025-09-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Neptune 9.0 |
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The Neptune project have announced a new release of its Debian-based distribution. The new version, Neptune 9.0, carries the codename "Maja" and ships with KDE Plasma 6.3. The distribution has also introduced a refreshed system installer and runs on version 6.12 of the Linux kernel. The release announcement reports: "We're proud to announce the final release of Neptune 9.0, codename 'Maja'. This brand-new major version is based on Debian 13 'Trixie' and delivers the latest open source technology to your desktop. KDE Plasma 6.3 - a modern, flexible and elegant desktop experience; Linux kernel 6.12 - improved performance and hardware support; updated applications and core libraries; new installer with refreshed slideshow; refined look and feel with a brand-new icon theme and many other tweaks. With Neptune 9.0 we are taking a big step into the future, while staying true to Neptune’s focus on stability and ease of use. Download Neptune 9.0 'Maja' today and experience the next generation of our Linux distribution. If you want to upgrade from Neptune 8.2 to 9.0, please download the upgrade script." The new version of Neptunes is available for download from the project's server: Neptune9-20250917.iso (3,396MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2025.3 |
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The Kali Linux team have announced the launch of Kali Linux 2025.3. The distribution, which is based on Debian's Testing branch, refreshes the Nexmon wireless firmware and drops support for armel CPUs. "Nexmon is a “patched” firmware, for certain wireless chips, to extend their functionally to allow: Monitor mode - able to sniff packets; Injection mode - frame injection allows for custom raw packets to be sent, outside of the “standard” stack ordering. Both are really useful when it comes to information security! For the record, it is possible to-do both of the features above without Nexmon, as it depends on the device's chipset and drivers. Now, Nexmon supported wireless chips are Broadcom & Cypress, which are in a various devices, including the Raspberry Pi's in-built Wi-Fi! In Kali 2025.1, we changed how we package our Raspberry Pi kernel, as well as bump to a new major version. Now Nexmon support is back as well as supporting Raspberry Pi 5! Other devices can also use Nexmon, its not limited to Raspberry Pis." A more complete list of changes and new tools which have been added to Kali Linux can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): kali-linux-2025.3-installer-amd64.iso (4,384MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SysLinuxOS 13 |
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Franco Conidi has announced the release of SysLinuxOS 13, a major update of the project's Debian-based distribution designed for system integrators and network administrators: "SysLinuxOS 13 MATE released. SysLinuxOS 13 follows the release of Debian 13, code name 'Trixie', bringing with it the robustness and security of a stable Debian operating system. SysLinuxOS 13 is now available with several enhancements and new features. Some of these improvements are under the hood, providing additional functionality. SysLinuxOS 13 comes with the MATE desktop environment as the primary option, while the version with GNOME will be released next week. The MATE desktop environment comes with the usual Networking menu, which contains some of the tools for network analysis. Many others are available from the command line. There are many programs that help the user have a ready-to-use distribution, but above all one capable of interacting with Windows programs and systems. Wine is included." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download: SysLinuxOS-13-Mate_amd64.iso (6,042MB, SHA256, pkglist, username: admin, password: root). |
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| 2025-09-22 |
NEW • Development Release: MX Linux 25 Beta 1 |
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The MX Linux team has announced the availability of the initial beta release of MX Linux 25. The project's upcoming major update, now based on Debian 13, is available in both "systemd" and "SysV" variants (for the Xfce and Fluxbox editions) and "systemd" only for the KDE Plasma flavour: "MX Linux 25 beta 1 is now available for testing. MX 25 is built from debian 13 'Trixie' and MX repositories, along with the antiX live system. Systemd and SysVInit editions are provided and supported. For those that want them, the Xfce, Xfce-ahs and Fluxbox releases are available in SysVInit variants. SysVInit ISO images are clearly labeled such in the file name. Reasons for this change from past editions are in this blog post. At this time we intend the betas to update through final. Major desktop versions: Xfce 4.20, Fluxbox 1.3.7, KDE Plasma 6.3.6. Most ISO images come with the latest 6.12.43 kernel from the debian stable repositories. The Advanced Hardware Support 'ahs' variants have 6.15-liquorix kernels." See the release announcement for further information and a list of known issues. Download (pkglist): MX-25_Xfce_beta1_x64.iso (2,587MB, SHA256, signature), MX-25_Xfce_sysvinit_beta1_x64.iso (2,558MB, SHA256, signature), MX-25_KDE_beta1_x64.iso (3,067MB, SHA256, signature), MX-25_fluxbox_beta1_x64.iso (2,078MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2025-09-22 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1140 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: An alternative OS for work and play
- News: AlmaLinux enables CRB repository, Haiku improves disk access, Mageia deals with service outage, GNOME 49 released, Linux introduces multikernel support
- Questions and answers: Avoiding the spread of AI services
- Released last week: Murena 3.1.1, SparkyLinux 2025.09, Mauna Linux 25, Omarchy 3.0.1, Security Onion 2.4.180, Tails 7.0, IPFire 2.29 Core 197, DietPi 9.17
- Torrent corner: KDE neon, SparkyLinux, Tails
- Upcoming releases: Pop!_OS 24.04-beta, FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4
- Opinion poll: What are your thoughts about NetBSD?
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2025-09-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: DietPi 9.17 |
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The DietPi project, which produces a set of extremely lightweight Debian-based distributions designed primarily for single-board computers, has announced the release of DietPi 9.17. Based on Debian 13, the new version comes with a long list of enhancements: "The September 20rd, 2025 release of DietPi version 9.17 comes with faster and less disk space consuming DietPi backups, a Roon Server early access toggle, solved SPI storage flashing issues, and more. Our images are now shipped without ext3/ext4 journal and instead the dietpi-fs_partition_resize script creates it after the root filesystem has been expanded. This allows smaller images, but more importantly a properly located and sized journal, depending on the final root filesystem size and layout, potentially enhancing performance." Read the full release notes for a complete list of enhancements and bug fixes. DietPi is available for a many popular devices and platforms, including Raspberry Pi, Odroid, PINE64, Radxa, Allo, ASUS, NanoPi, Orange Pi. It is also provided as a live or installation image for standard x86_64 computers and for some RISC-V boards. See the project's download page for a complete list of supported boards and platforms. |
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| 2025-09-19 |
NEW • Development Release: Zorin OS 18 Beta |
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Artyom Zorin has announced the availability of the beta release of Zorin OS 18, an upcoming major new update from the project that develops a beginner-friendly Linux distributions with a highly-customised GNOME desktop, based on Ubuntu's latest LTS (long-term support) release: "We're thrilled to announce the beta release of Zorin OS 18, the next major version of our operating system. It brings a refreshed design, powerful new features, and even more compatibility with the apps and services you rely on. With Windows 10 reaching its end of life on 14 October 2025, an estimated 240 million computers that don't meet Windows 11's strict hardware requirements will be left behind. Many users are faced with the choice of either buying a new computer soon or switching to a supported, modern operating system. Zorin OS is designed to be the perfect replacement for Windows, thanks to its ease of use and powerful features, earning critical acclaim throughout the years. The improvements in Zorin OS 18 make the transition from Windows easier than ever, offering a familiar and intuitive experience for Windows users while unlocking the full potential of your existing computer." See the complete release announcement for more information and screenshots. Here is the download links: Zorin-OS-18-Core-Beta-64-bit.iso (3,584MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.29 Core 197 |
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The IPFire project has released a new update for its operating system for firewalls and routers. The project's new version, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 197, introduces an upgrade to OpenVPN and makes running under light loads more energy efficient. "IPFire will now by default clock down its CPUs. When previously all CPU cores have been running on full clock speed by default, we were able to keep latency to a minimum as they were always ready to process any packets. As modern processors have massively improved how quickly they can clock up and down and CPUs with many cores being widely available, we have now decided to change this based on our benchmark results. Where supported, we will use Intel P-State or otherwise fall back to the new schedutil governor which has recently been introduced into the Linux kernel and has proven to not increase any packet forwarding latency in our benchmarks. When clocked down, systems will reduce their power consumption and therefore lowering the amount of emitted heat. The cpufrequtil package which used to implement this feature has been dropped as it is no longer needed." Further details are offered through the release announcement. Download: ipfire-2.29-core197-x86_64.iso (629MB), ipfire-2.29-core197-x86_64.img.xz (489MB). |
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| 2025-09-19 |
NEW • Development Release: Ubuntu 25.10 Beta |
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Utkarsh Gupta has announced the availability of the beta release of Ubuntu 25.10, inclusive of most of the usual Ubuntu flavours, with the notable exception of Ubuntu MATE: "The Ubuntu Release team is pleased to announce the beta release of the Ubuntu 25.10 Desktop, Server, WSL and Cloud products. This beta release includes images of the Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Cinnamon, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Unity and Xubuntu flavours. 'Questing' beta includes updated versions of most of our core set of packages, including a current 6.17 Linux kernel. This Ubuntu Server image features the next generation Subiquity server installer, bringing the comfortable live session and speedy install of the Ubuntu Desktop to server users." See the release announcement and the release notes for more information. Download links: ubuntu-25.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (5,959MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), edubuntu-25.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (6,727MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), kubuntu-25.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (4,984MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-25.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (3,407MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-budgie-25.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (3,710MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntucinnamon-25.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (5,050MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntukylin-25.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (5,094MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntustudio-25.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (7,740MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-unity-25.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (4,032MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), xubuntu-25.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (4,940MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-18 |
NEW • Development Release: Linux Mint 7 Beta "LMDE" |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the availability of the beta release of Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 7, the popular distribution's alternative branch, based on the recently-released Debian 13: "Linux Mint 7 comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable. Known issues: to install LMDE on an existing LVM partition you must first remove it from the LVM volumes and groups to which it belongs; in manual partitioning mode, note that the installer will auto-mount all swap partitions, these partitions will also be placed in /etc/fstab in the installed system; the root account is locked by default; to use the recovery console (from the GRUB menu) or log in as root, you first need to give root a new password; VirtualBox Guest Additions - to add support for shared folders, drag and drop, proper acceleration and display resolution in VirtualBox, click on the 'Devices' menu of VirtualBox and choose 'Insert Guest Additions CD Image'. Choose 'download' when asked and follow the instructions." See the release announcement and the release notes for further details. Unlike Mint's Ubuntu-based branch which offers three desktop editions, LMDE is available in a single flavour that uses the Cinnamon desktop. Here is the download link: lmde-7-cinnamon-64bit-beta.iso (2,816MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 7.0 |
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A major update of Tails, a Debian-based portable Linux distribution that protects against surveillance and censorship, is now available. Tails 7.0 is based on the recently-released Debian 13 and includes GNOME 48: "We are very excited to present you Tails 7.0, the first version of Tails based on Debian 13 'Trixie' and GNOME 48 'Bengaluru'. Tails 7.0 brings new versions of many applications included in Tails. Tails 7.0 starts 10 – 15 seconds faster on most computers. We achieve this by changing the compression algorithm of the Tails USB and ISO images from xz to zstd. As a consequence, the image is 10% bigger than it would be with the previous algorithm. While testing this change, we noticed that Tails on USB sticks of poor quality can also start 20 seconds slower than on quality USB sticks. If you are in a place where counterfeit electronics are common, we recommend that you buy your USB stick from an international supermarket chain, which should have a more reliable supply chain. Included software: replace GNOME Terminal with GNOME Console; replace GNOME Image Viewer with GNOME Loupe; update Tor Browser to 14.5.7...." Continue to the release announcement for more information. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-7.0.iso (1,906MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-7.0.img (1,916MB, signature, torrent). |
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| 2025-09-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Security Onion 2.4.180 |
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Doug Burks has announced the release of Security Onion 2.4.180, an updated build of the project's Linux distribution designed for threat hunting, enterprise security monitoring and log management: "Security Onion 2.4.180 is now available and includes several new features, updated components and many quality-of-life improvements. Cancel your own long-running SOC query - Security Onion can now alert on offline agents, if you run a query in Security Onion Console (Alerts, Dashboards, Hunt) that takes a long time, you now have the ability to cancel your own query by clicking the X on the spinner animation. Enable static hostname mapping without reverse DNS lookups - you can now enable static hostname mappings without having to enable reverse DNS lookups. This release updates several components including Elastic 8.18.6, Suricata 7.0.12, Zeek 7.0.10. The Elastic and Suricata updates resolve security issues so we highly recommend upgrading. In the recent 2.4.170 release, we added a new hypervisor feature for Security Onion Pro customers. This release improves on that by allowing you to run the hypervisor on a manager." Read the full release announcement for further information. Download (SHA256): securityonion-2.4.180-20250625.iso (14,822MB, signature, signing key, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Omarchy 3.0.1 |
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David Heinemeier Hansson has announced the release of Omarchy 3.0, a significant upgrade to the project's Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the Hyprland tiling window manager and designed primarily for software developers. Unlike the previous releases, this one provides a much larger ISO image, suitable for offline installations. "Omarchy 3.0 is a major upgrade for new installations and a wonderful level-up for existing users. The new ISO image doesn't require internet at all and you can install it in less than two minutes. You can now also install Omarchy on most pre-M MacBooks with support for keyboards, WiFi, and the T1 and T2 security chips. This is a decade-long hardware portfolio that we're trying to cover as well as we can out of the box. Existing installations can upgrade as per-normal using Update, Omarchy. New installations should download the fresh, all-inclusive ISO image before beginning, this is a 7 GB ISO image that includes the entire system for offline installation. Note: Ghostty compatibility requires Ghostty 1.2.0, which is still not released on the Arch repository. New super-fast installation ISO image: add everything needed for new all-inclusive ISO image that doesn't need internet...." Continue to the release announcement for further details. The project released version 3.0.0 before a quick bug-fix update to 3.0.1; here is the download link: omarchy-3.0.1.iso (7,201MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Mauna Linux 25 |
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The Mauna Linux project has announced the release of Mauna Linux 25, a major update of the Brazilian project's desktop Linux distribution, based on Debian's "Stable" branch. The new release delivers a brand-new "GNOME" edition, alongside the well-established Cinnamon, LXQt, MATE and Xfce flavours: "We are pleased to announce the new version 25 of Mauna Linux. Mauna Linux 25, code-named 'Polaris' is based on and is fully compatible with Debian 13.1 'Trixie'. In this new version, we bring the GNOME Desktop, in addition to several updates from both the Debian team and Mauna. The star of this new version is the GNOME 48 desktop, which so many have requested and is now available to everyone. Gnome 48, codenamed 'Bengaluru', arrives with a set of minor new features or improvements, with a focus on user comfort. There are several new features in GNOME 48: notification grouping - it is now possible to stack notifications when they come from the same application, similar to what already happens on Android or iOS; improved image viewer...." See the release announcement for more details. Download (MD5, pkglist): MaunaLinux-25-Cinnamon-amd64.iso (3,299MB), MaunaLinux-25-Gnome-amd64.iso (3,408MB), MaunaLinux-25-LXQt-amd64.iso (3,424MB), MaunaLinux-25-MATE-amd64.iso (3,309MB), MaunaLinux-25-ahe-Xfce-amd64.iso (3,235MB). |
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| 2025-09-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 2025.09 |
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Paweł Pijanowski has announced the release of SparkyLinux 2025.09, the latest release of the project's set of Linux distributions based on Debian's "Testing" branch: "There are new SparkyLinux 2025.09 ISO images available of the semi-rolling line, code-named 'Tiamat'. Changes: packages updated from the Debian and SparkyLinux testing repositories as of September 14, 2025; Linux kernel 6.16.7 (6.16.7, 6.12.47-LTS and 6.6.105-LTS in SparkyLinux repositories); Calamares installer updated to version 3.4.0, installation on an encrypted disk has been restored; Firefox 128.14.0-ESR (143.0 in SparkyLinux repositories); KDE - QuiteRSS replaced by Akregator; LXQt - QuiteRSS replaced by Liferea; GCC 15 (GCC 14 removed); all SparkyLinux graphical components updated to the new testing version. Important: installation on UEFI machines requires an active internet connection; installation via Calamares (menu icon 'Sparky Installer') is recommended on UEFI machines." Here is the full release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-2025.09-x86_64-minimalgui.iso (1,836MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2025.09-x86_64-kde.iso (2,680MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2025.09-x86_64-lxqt.iso (2,455MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2025.09-x86_64-mate.iso (2,469MB, SHA512, signature), sparkylinux-2025.09-x86_64-xfce.iso (2,248MB, SHA512, signature). |
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| 2025-09-16 |
NEW • Development Release: Fedora 43 Beta |
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The Fedora project has announced a new development release for Fedora 43. The new version, Fedora 43 beta, focuses on new installation methods and automatic updates across spins. "Anaconda WebUI for Fedora Spins by default - this creates a consistent and modern installation experience across all Fedora desktop variants. It brings us closer to eventually replacing the older GTK installer. This ensures all Fedora users can benefit from the same polished and user-friendly interface. Switch Anaconda installer to DNF5 - this change provides better support and debugging for package-based applications within Anaconda. It is a bigger step towards the eventual deprecation or removal of DNF4, which is now in maintenance mode. Enable auto-updates by default in Fedora Kinoite - this change ensures that users are consistently running a system with the latest bug fixes and features after a simple reboot. Updates are applied automatically in the background." Additional information can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-43_Beta-1.3.x86_64.iso (2,655MB, SHA256), Fedora-KDE-Desktop-Live-43_Beta-1.3.x86_64.iso (3,121MB, SHA256), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-43_Beta-1.3.iso (3,319MB, SHA256).
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| 2025-09-16 |
NEW • Mobile OS Release: Murena 3.1.1 |
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The Murena team have announced an update to the project's mobile /e/OS platform. The new version, 3.1.1, focuses on bug fixes and minor improvements to the user experience. "Users of the new Fairphone (Gen. 6) will especially benefit, with key features like Mobile Data and VoLTE now enabled by default. The /e/OS Camera has also been enhanced to support 50 MP photos, and installation of /e/OS is now fully supported via the /e/OS Installer. Live Caption becomes more user-friendly as caption text can now be repositioned for better readability and accessibility. For families using /e/OS, Parental Control includes a crucial update. A clear warning now reminds parents to save the security code they define, as there's no way to recover it if forgotten. Third-party app compatibility has been improved on several devices, including the Fairphone 3, 4, 5 and the new Gen. 6. This ensures a smoother and more consistent app experience across these models. Good news for CMF Phone 1 users - /e/OS 3.1.1 brings key fixes that improve your daily experience. USB-C wired audio now works properly, switching between front and back cameras is smooth again, and Wi-Fi calling with sim.de is fully functional." The release announcement offers additional information. A list of supported devices and install options can be found in the project's documentation. |
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| 2025-09-15 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1139 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: EasyOS 7.0
- News: FreeBSD runs Plasma 6 in a Wayland session, GNOME restores X11 support temporarily, openSUSE drops BCacheFS in newer kernels
- Myths and misunderstandings: Open source and central authority
- Released last week: MocaccinoOS 25.09, Clear NDR 1.0, Luberri Linux 25.1, Univention Corporate Server 5.2-3, GLF OS 25.05, Voyager Live 13, Q4OS 6.1
- Torrent corner: BigLinux, KDE neon
- Upcoming releases: Fedora 43 beta, Ubuntu 25.10 beta, FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA3
- Opinion poll: Do you use BCacheFS?
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2025-09-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Q4OS 6.1 |
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The Q4OS team have published a new stable version of their lightweight, Debian-based operating system. "Q4OS 'Andromeda' is based on Debian 'Trixie' 13.1 and Plasma 6.3.6, optionally Trinity 14.1.5 desktop environment, and it's immediately available for 64-bit/x64 computers. An aarch64 edition is also planned for later. According to Debian upstream, the 32-bit/i386 'Andromeda' edition will not be available. However, we recommend using Q4OS 5 'Aquarius' for older i386 systems. We will continue to offer three years of support for the 32-bit edition of 'Aquarius' until June 2028. We intentionally keep the Plasma desktop appearance as the stock one; however, those who love Q4OS brand should switch to Q4OS's dedicated 'Debonaire' theme in the system settings. It's a simple step and you get a stylish Q4OS look-and-feel of your desktop session." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Following Debian's move to drop 32-bit x86_64 support, Q4OS 6.x is available for x86_64 machines only. Download (MD5, pkglist): q4os-6.1-x64.r1.iso (2,040MB), q4os-6.1-x64-tde.r1.iso (1,726MB). |
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| 2025-09-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Voyager Live 13 |
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Rodolphe Bachelart has announced the release of Voyager Live 13, the latest version of the project's Debian-based desktop Linux distribution featuring a customised GNOME desktop: "I present to you Voyager 13 'Debian', based on Debian 13 'Trixie'. It features all the updates and almost all the new features of the latest Voyager release, ported and tested. This version features the new GNOME 48 desktop, lightweight, fast, modern, fluid, secure and powerful in a hybrid environment for PCs and tablets. It includes the Linux 6.12 kernel and is based on the Debian 13 distribution, with its new features. The 6.12 kernel is in LTS release. Trixie will be supported for the next 5 years thanks to the combined work of the Debian Security team and the Long-Term Support team. New options have been integrated into the Voyager Box, with new layouts and a new theme, Miami Beach. These options include Dark Style, Night Mode, new parental control for blocking sites, Conky Control, Gnome Shell Effects, Repair, Debian Switch, Backup, Wine, Gaming and selected GNOME extensions." Continue to the release announcement (in French) for more information and screenshots. Download (MD5): Voyager-13-debian-amd64.iso (4,461MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GLF OS 25.05 |
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Gaming Linux France has announced the first stable release of GLF OS, a NixOS-based Linux distribution for gamers. Called "Omnislash", the new release attempts to facilitate the switch from Windows to Linux with guided installation, pre-installed graphics drivers, integrated gaming applications and latency-reduction optimisations. "What does GLF OS 'Omnislash' bring since its beta release? Added a welcome screen; merged the glf-update and glf-boot commands; added a partition manager to KDE Plasma; introduced the glf-history command to view the impact of the latest update; added Nix LD to improve compatibility with certain scripts; added Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support to GNOME; added Tiling Shell and Vitals extensions; added GameMode; added OBS vk-capture for game capture. Improvements include: installation slide appearing at 46% progress; temperature readouts in MangoHUD; boosted vm.max_map_count; better integration of Easy Flatpak; virtual camera in OBS Studio; CUDA support for OBS Studio and Blender." See the full release announcement for further details. This release of GLF OS is available for download via BitTorrent: GLF-OS-OMNISLASH.iso (6,574MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Univention Corporate Server 5.2-3 |
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The Univention team have announced the release of Univention Corporate Server (UCS) 5.2-3, the third update in the 5.2 series. The new release allows for improved organization of users and computers in the organization's directory structure. "The Active Directory Connector was extended several months ago with advanced filter rules, making it easier to configure synchronization for only specific parts of the directory service. With the latest update, parent containers can now also be synchronized automatically when performing such partial synchronizations of the LDAP tree. This significantly reduces configuration effort, especially in complex, dynamic scenarios. In the Univention Directory Manager, user and computer objects can now automatically be assigned to the group stored in their 'parent container' when they are created. Previously, the default primary group could only be set globally. This new feature is the first step toward handling objects differently depending on their position in the LDAP database, and eventually also administering them with different permissions." Details can be found in the company's release announcement and in the release notes. Download: UCS_5.2-3-amd64.iso (1,589MB, SHA512, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Luberri Linux 25.1 |
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Alex Gabilondo has announced the release of Luberri Linux 25.1, the latest version of the project's educational distribution based on Linux Mint and localised into the Basque language. It is intended primarily for Basque-speaking users, although a distribution supports Spanish as well. The release announcement (in Basque) provides a list of new features: "Instead of the Maps application, it comes with the Mapa GPX-Studio web application, which in addition to preparing and exporting place marks and routes, can also be used to view various maps, including orthophotos and street view. With Mapa GPX-Studio, students can prepare excursions, mark and document points of interest, export them in GPX format and send them to a mobile phone where they can use the Comaps application. The MolView molecule viewer-editor web application now has a more functional version. We have added an application for programming Microblocks, Arduino and other boards to the new Programming applications section. We have added the LibreOffice Math equation editor. The Heimer application for creating concept maps now supports Basque in version 4.5. We have updated all applications to the latest versions." Download (pkglist): Luberri-25.1-2025.08.31.iso (6,904MB). |
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| 2025-09-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clear NDR 1.0 |
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Stamus Networks has announced the release of the inaugural version of Clear NDR (formerly SELKS), the company's, Debian-based Linux distribution with focus on security and threat detection with the open-source Suricata threat-detection engine: "Stamus Networks, a global provider of high-performance network-based threat detection and response systems, today announced the general availability of Clear NDR Community 1.0, marking the open-source solution's official production-ready status. This release transforms the popular Suricata-based open-source security monitoring platform with significant enhancements in deployment flexibility, threat intelligence integration, AI integration, and incident investigation capabilities. Clear NDR Community 1.0 builds upon last year's initial beta release with a more robust architecture, expanded deployment options, and workflow improvements that make it suitable for production environments in small-to-medium sized organizations as well as researchers, educators, students, and hobbyists who wish to explore what is possible with Suricata and the network protocol monitoring logs and alerts it produces." Read the press release for further details. Download (pkglist): ClearNDR-desktop-1.0.0.iso (3,960MB), ClearNDR-nodesktop-1.0.0.iso (3,299MB). |
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| 2025-09-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: MocaccinoOS 25.09 |
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MocaccinoOS 25.09, an updated build of the project's minimalist, Gentoo-based Linux distribution with a custom package manager called "Luet", has been released. The new build continues to be available as a set of live images featuring GNOME, KDE Plasma, MATE and Xfce desktops: "We are excited to announce the release of MocaccinoOS 25.09. With this milestone, we've updated our versioning scheme to better reflect our rolling-release nature. From now on, MocaccinoOS will follow the year.month format (YY.MM). This makes it clearer when a snapshot was published, while keeping the system continuously up to date. Changes since 1.8.4: Linux kernel is upgraded to 6.12.45 (LTS), Mesa version 25.1.9, NVIDIA drivers version 570.181 (available in repository). Issues and improvements: MocaccinoOS 25.09 builds upon the entire 1.8.x series, encapsulating significant refinements without reintroducing old issues. Highlights include: performance enhancements - across releases, binaries have been rebuilt with more aggressive compiler flags for better speed and leaner size; improved hardware and compatibility support...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download (pkglist): MocaccinoOS-GNOME-0.20250908.iso.tar.xz (1,960MB, SHA256), MocaccinoOS-KDE-0.20250908.iso.tar.xz (2,030MB, SHA256), MocaccinoOS-MATE-0.20250908.iso.tar.xz (1,960MB, SHA256), MocaccinoOS-XFCE-0.20250908.iso.tar.xz (1,866MB, SHA256). |
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| 2025-09-08 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1138 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Shebang 25.8, LibreELEC 12.2.0, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025
- News: AerynOS introduces package sets, postmarketOS seeks to encourage patches upstream, Redox imports new COSMIC desktop application, openSUSE extends support for Leap, Debian publishes refreshed Trixie media
- Questions and answers: The importance of software updates
- Released last week: AerynOS 2025.08, Linux From Scratch 12.4, Linux Mint 22.2, Kamuriki Linux 4.00
- Torrent corner: KDE neon, Linux Mint
- Upcoming releases: GLF OS Omnislash, FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA2
- Opinion poll: Running GNU Hurd
- New distributions: KDE Linux
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2025-09-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kamuriki Linux 4.00 |
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Jin Asanami has announced the release of Kamuriki Linux 4.00, a major update of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution with a classic Windows-like LXQt theme and the Wine compatibility layer for running Windows applications under Linux. The release announcement (in Japanese) divulges the second installment of the new Kamuriki, with LXQt and KWin that deliver a lightweight, but modern look and feel. The distribution comes with everything one might need to get started, including a web browser, word processor and a music player. Included in Kamuriki Linux is the Discover software centre, making it simple to install new software with a mouse. For those who prefer the command line interface, the 'nako' command is also available to efficiently manipulate software packages. Updates from version 3 are not currently supported, but the developer team promises to provide updates on the support page in the near future. While the project's website is entirely in Japanese, the distribution and the Calamares system installer also support English and several other languages. The project's SourceForge page also has some information in English. Kamuriki Linux 4.00 is available as an installation ISO image (without a live mode); here is the download (MD5) link: nrrk-400s.iso (5,556MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-07 |
NEW • Development Release: KDE Linux 20250906 |
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Nate Graham has announced the availability of the inaugural release of KDE Linux, a general-purpose Linux distribution built by the KDE project and featuring cutting-edge KDE technologies. KDE Linux comes with an immutable base system with packages from Arch Linux, while everything else is either compiled by the kde-builder tool or included as Flatpak packages. This release is considered "alpha" quality and it comes with a development snapshot of KDE Plasma 4.5. "Today I have something very exciting to share - the alpha release of KDE Linux, KDE's new operating system. KDE Linux is a new operating system intended for daily driving that showcases Plasma and KDE software in the best light, and makes use of modern technologies. Today we're releasing KDE Linux's 'Testing' edition. This edition provides unreleased KDE software built from source code, a preview of what will become the next stable release. In practice, we're being quite conservative, and it's already pretty darn stable for daily use. In fact, I've had KDE Linux on my home theater PC for about six months, and it has been on my daily driver laptop for one month." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and known issues. KDE Linux is available as a RAW image that can be transferred to a bootable USB drive or converted to a VDI file and loaded in VirtualBox. Download: kde-linux_202509060254.raw (5,135MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 22.2 |
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The Linux Mint team have announced the release of Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara", an Ubuntu-based version which will receive updates through to 2029. The 22.2 release includes several new features, including new full screen options for the Hypnotix IPTV player, a version of the libAdwaita library to support themes, and artwork improvements. One of the big features is a fingerprint manager to providing authentication on computers which have a supported fingerprint reader. "Linux Mint 22.2 features a brand new XApp called Fingwit. This application is dedicated to fingerprint authentication. Fingwit detects if your computer has a fingerprint reader and lets you record your fingerprints. It then configures your system to use fingerprint authentication for: The screensaver, sudo commands, admin apps (pkexec). Note: If like most users you use home directory encryption or a keyring, the login screen still requires you to type a password. If you don't, you can configure Fingwit to also use fingerprint authentication in the login screen." Additional details are available in the project's what's new document. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): linuxmint-22.2-cinnamon-64bit.iso (2,913MB, torrent), linuxmint-22.2-xfce-64bit.iso (2,880MB, torrent), linuxmint-22.2-mate-64bit.iso (2,973MB, torrent). |
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| 2025-09-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux From Scratch 12.4 |
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The Linux From Scratch project (also called LFS) has announced the release of version 12.4 of the project's guide. This guide walks the reader through the steps to create a minimal Linux distribution from source code. The release announcement reads: "The Linux From Scratch community announces the release of LFS Version 12.4. Major changes include toolchain updates to binutils-2.45, gcc-15.2.0, and glibc-2.42. In total, 49 packages were updated since the last release. Changes to the text have also been made throughout the book. The Linux kernel has also been updated to version 6.16.1. Packages that have security updates include: glibc, coreutils, expat, perl, Python, systemd, vim, and xz. See the Security Advisories for details. Overall there have been 146 commits to LFS since the previous stable version of the book. You can read the book online, or download to read locally. You can read the systemd version of the book online at LFS-systemd, or download-systemd to read locally." The books can be downloaded from the project's download page in SysV init and systemd flavours: LFS (pkglist) - 12.4 (HTML), 12.4 (PDF), 12.4-systemd (HTML), 12.4-systemd (PDF), BLFS (pkglist) - 12.4 (HTML), 12.4-systemd (HTML). |
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| 2025-09-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: AerynOS 2025.08 |
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The AerynOS project has announced the release of AerynOS 2025.08, a new version of the project's independently-developed, rolling-release Linux distribution for general desktop use and with a custom package manager called "moss": "Closing out August 2025, we are proud to announce our third release of the year. This release follows an intense development period where the team has reevaluated its priorities and timelines, and refocused efforts on 'delivering core Linux distribution tooling that will simplify our ability to scale out over time'. We have documented some of our progress in our last two blog posts and spent the last two months further progressing towards these goals. We have implemented a basic version of virtual packages (Package Sets), continued our hardware (and VM) enablement efforts and have selectively been growing our repository where we feel it's beneficial to our users. What's new? Whilst not an exhaustive list, some of the top line repository updates include: GNOME 48.4, Plasma 6.4.4, Sway 1.11, Cosmic Alpha 7, Linux 6.15.11, Mesa 25.2.1, LLVM 20.1.8...." Continue to the detailed release announcement for further information. Download: AerynOS-2025.08-GNOME-live-x86_64.iso (2,030MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2025-09-01 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1137 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Tribblix 0m37
- News: KDE introduces first-run setup wizard, CalyxOS plans final update before infrastructure overhaul, FreeBSD status update
- Tips and tricks: Malware warnings about Linux ISO files
- Released last week: GhostBSD 25.02, Br OS 13.0, MODICIA O.S. 6.12.41, FreedomBox 2025-08-28
- Torrent corner: Armbian, BigLinux, GhostBSD, Linux Lite
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA1, Q4OS 6.0
- Opinion poll: Do you run a member of the illumos family?
- New distributions: Omarchy, Planeta Tecno OS
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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BinToo GNU/Linux was a full-featured binary distribution based on Gentoo Linux.
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