 DistroWatch Weekly |
| DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1129, 7 July 2025 |
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Welcome to this year's 27th issue of DistroWatch Weekly!
The Nix package and system manager is a fantastic piece of technology which makes it possible to configure most aspects of a Linux-based operating system from a single text file. Nix also handles dependencies, works across multiple distributions, and enables instant rollbacks to previous packages without needing a reboot. Despite all of these perks, and a massive package repository, not many distributions have adopted Nix. This week we explore an exception: GLF OS. The GLF OS distribution is focused on gaming and is based on NixOS which makes it possible for the distribution to change its software packages and desktop on a whim. Jesse Smith explores GLF OS in this week's Feature Story and share his first impressions. In our News section this week we talk about Alpine Linux seeking to reduce the maintenance burden for X11 desktop environments which may soon be pushed aside in favour of Wayland-only distributions. We also talk about Fedora dropping plans to stop building i686 packages while AlmaLinux extends its add-on package support. Plus we talk about Ubuntu dropping support for existing RISC-V devices while Rhino Linux partners with UBports to work on the Lomiri user interface. We also report on PCLinuxOS recovering from a website outage. Then our Questions and Answers column discusses the sensitive question of whether there is a "world's worst" Linux distribution. Plus we share the releases of the past week and list the torrents we are seeding. Finally, our Opinion Poll invites our readers to vote for the next feature we add to DistroWatch. We wish you all a wonderful week and happy reading!
This week's DistroWatch Weekly is presented by TUXEDO Computers.
Content:
- Review: GLF OS Omnislash Beta
- News: Alpine seeks to reduce maintenance burden for X11 desktops, Fedora drops proposal for removing 32-bit packages, AlmaLinux extends EPEL support for more CPUs, Ubuntu dropping older RISC-V processors, Rhino Linux working with UBports, PCLinuxOS experiences website outage
- Questions and answers: Is there a worst Linux distro?
- Released last week: ExTiX 25.7, Melawy Linux 2025.07.04, Linux Kamarada 15.6, MocaccinoOS 1.8.3, Rhino Linux 2025.3
- Torrent corner: KDE neon, Melawy Linux
- Opinion poll: What should we work on next?
- Site news: Description tool tips for distros and packages
- New additions: Arkane Linux, ATZ Linux, CuerdOS, Expirion Linux, Huayra GNU/Linux, LangitKetujuh OS, LibraZiK, LinuxHub Prime, Luberri Linux, Melawy Linux, Sculpt OS, Tribblix, Tsurugi Linux, UBLinux
- New distributions: Vincent OS
- Reader comments
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| Feature Story (By Jesse Smith) |
GLF OS Omnislash Beta
GLF OS is a gaming-oriented, live Linux distribution based on NixOS. Developed by a French-speaking community called Gaming Linux FR (GLF), the distribution includes everything one would need for gaming on Linux, including Steam, Lutris, Heroic Games Launcher, as well as MangoHud, a tool for monitoring system performance and for benchmarking applications. GLF OS comes with specific hardware-management configurations for PS5 DualSense, Xbox and 8bitdo controllers. The live distribution image uses the GNOME desktop environments, but KDE Plasma is available as an option during system installation.
On top of the above features, the GLF OS website states: "You can go back to a previous version of your system or packages with one click." We are also told the project supports automatic updates:
GLF OS updates automatically when you start your computer, for the first 5 minutes, which also includes system maintenance and cleaning. No manual intervention at the terminal is necessary, you can simply use your system as usual.
The website also tells us the distribution should be run on machines which have at least 8GB of RAM and 60GB of disk space. GLF OS is available in one edition for x86_64 machines and its live media runs the GNOME desktop. The ISO available for download is a hefty 6.3GB in size.
Booting from the ISO brings up a menu where we have the option of loading the distribution normally or pulling it into RAM before booting. Either approach loads the GNOME desktop. A thin panel is placed across the top of the screen with an Activities button and the desktop's system tray. A dock at the bottom of the screen holds a few launchers, including one for Firefox, one for Discord, one for Steam, and an icon for opening a full screen application grid.
The GNOME interface is displayed in French by default and the keyboard uses a French layout. While I can read French fairly well, having my keyboard not match the assumed layout made typing difficult and I wanted to change language settings. I tried to open the GNOME Settings application, first from the application grid and then from the system tray, and in both case the settings panel failed to open.
This turned out to be my first issue with the distribution. Not only did the settings panel fail to open, but I soon found all applications failed to launch when clicked. I could access a local text terminal and, with some difficulty, type commands to run (which worked), but no desktop programs would open. This might be a first time this has happened during one of my trials, where no applications at all would launch or even show an error message.
Installing
I ended up trying to boot the distribution in a variety of ways. After looking for Wayland/X11 options (and not finding any) and switching between UEFI and Legacy BIOS boot modes, I finally found that booting the live ISO with the kernel option "nomodeset" enabled allowed me to launch desktop applications. I also found when booting with the "nomodeset" kernel parameter that, upon signing into the live GNOME desktop, the Calamares system installer would launch automatically.
As a footnote to my attempt to get desktop applications working, it turned out to be pointless with regards to GNOME Settings. When I changed the language settings in the settings panel, the desktop advised me to sign out and log in again. I did this (there is no password on the live user account) and discovered that the language and keyboard options had reverted back to French. So using the GNOME desktop for anything which required typing was a non-starter.
On the other hand, the Calamares installer does allow us to switch language and keyboard settings on its opening screens and these settings take immediate effect inside the application. This makes it easier to install the distribution than to write a note in its text editor.
Once we have selected our language, keyboard layout, and timezone Calamares asks us to make up a username and password. We are then asked to pick between Plasma and GNOME for our desktop. Since I had problems with GNOME on the live media I decided to use Plasma. We are shown four roles (Standard, Mini, Studio, and Studio Pro) and asked to pick one. The Standard edition appears to offer typical desktop applications and some gaming tools. It includes Firefox, office software, Steam, and NVIDIA drivers. The Mini edition offers just basic desktop usage and includes a web browser and a few small desktop utilities. Studio appears to include everything from the Standard edition, plus creative tools such as Audacity, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, and Discord. The Studio Pro role appears to add the DeVinci Resolve Studio software on top of the Studio role. We should not worry too much about which role we choose as we can change to a different role post-install.
Disk partitioning comes next. Calamares offers a friendly disk manager we can use to customize our disk layout. It also offers a guided approach which will set up ext4 for the root filesystem with no swap space. (Actually, a zRAM swap device is set up inside RAM whether we create a swap partition or not, so there is always, technically, a swap device present.)
The first time I tried to install GLF OS the installer appeared to get about halfway through and then locked up. In fact, the whole GNOME desktop stopped responding and I was unable to cancel the process and had to force a reboot. The next time through I opened Calamares' progress log and watched it while the installer worked. The second time through, with the same configuration, the install completed successfully. I noticed, in the log, GLF pulls its packages from NixOS repositories.
Early impressions
When I first booted GLF OS the distribution presented me with a login screen where I could pick from three session options: Plasma on Wayland, Plasma on X11, and Steam. The Plasma sessions worked for me, however the Steam session did not. Picking the Steam option caused the screen to go blank and the operating system to stop responding to keyboard input (including trying to switch to a text terminal). A hard reboot was required to restore the system.
GLF OS Omnislash -- The KDE Plasma application menu
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When signing into Plasma the Nix package manager runs in the background and works for a few minutes. I suspect it is checking for (and applying) updates in the background, though I was never shown a notification to indicate whether updates had been applied.
When I first started using Plasma there was no offer of a tour and no pop-up asking us to customize the experience. The distribution hands us the Plasma desktop and steps out of the way.
Hardware
The distribution worked pretty well in my test environments, both on my laptop and in VirtualBox. The desktop performance in each case was good and GLF OS detected my laptop's hardware. My touchpad, wireless networking, and audio all worked out of the box.
The distribution uses about 950MB to 1000MB of RAM when signed into the Plasma desktop (after Nix stopped running in the background), which is heavier than average, but typical for Plasma 6. The distribution is huge in terms of disk usage with the Standard edition (the one with gaming applications, but no creative tools) consuming a massive 26GB. Though 5GB of that space was just leftover data in the Nix cache after the install completed. We can free up that 5GB of space by running the Nix garbage collection process with "nix-store --gc".
GLF OS Omnislash -- Using the Dolphin file manager
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Included software
The software which will be included with the distribution varies, depending on which role we select at install time. The Standard edition ships with some typical desktop applications, such as Firefox, Transmission, KDE Connect, and Discord. The Celluloid video player and Elisa audio player are installed for us, along with media codecs for most formats. LibreOffice is included along with the Dolphin file manager.
GLF OS Omnislash -- Using the System Settings panel to test dark mode
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The Standard edition also ships with the Heroic Games Launcher, Lutris, Oversteer (a steering wheel manager), the Steam gaming portal, and Wine Tricks for setting up Windows games. These items and the Celluloid video player are not included in the lighter Mini role.
In the background we find manual pages, the GNU command line tools, and the systemd suite. GLF OS offers users the fairly modern 6.14 version of the Linux kernel.
The distribution's website mentions several gaming controllers are supported out of the box. I think this is great, and from my limited testing, it appears to be a working feature. Though I have typically found most game controllers are supported in other, non-gaming distributions too. This seems to be less of a perk of GLF specifically and more just a positive "business as usual" situation that the developers are highlighting on the website.
GLF OS Omnislash -- Visiting the project's website in Firefox
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Custom features
There are a few custom applications which ship with GLF OS. The first, and perhaps most interesting one, is the GLF-OS Environment Selection application. This application duplicates a few of the questions from the system installer. Specifically it asks if we want to be using GNOME or Plasma (the is no option to use both) and then it asks which role we want to install (Standard, Mini, Studio, or Studio Pro). Once we make our selections the system updates its configuration and runs Nix to apply it.
This works quite well, we can "upgrade" or "downgrade" across roles and switch desktops on the live system. This is handy if we start with just the Mini experience to get a feel for the distribution and then want to install more tools, or if we install everything and then realize we don't need so much. Switching between roles and desktops only takes a handful of minutes and cleans up (or installs) all the components for us as if we were setting up a fresh install. The exception is our user settings and files; those remain intact across role changes.
GLF OS Omnislash -- Switching between roles
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I downgraded to the Mini edition for a while and found it provided me with a Plasma session with a web browser and audio player, but no gaming tools (like Steam, Lutris, or WINE), and no office suite. The disk usage and memory usage stats remain close to the same when running the Mini flavour.
Another custom utility is the GLF-OS MangoHud Configuration application. Earlier I mentioned MangoHud, a performance tracking application. The MangoHud Configuration application asks us if we want MangoHud to be Disabled, Light, or Full. There is no context for this choice provided and no information supplied about how MangoHud works or why we might pick one option over another. I tried switching between these, but never actually saw MangoHud displayed. Perhaps it only runs with specific applications or perhaps we need to manually run it or enable a service. I didn't find any information on setting up MangoHud or any launcher for it in the application menu so its usefulness was lost on me.
Nix, updates, and package management
The main tool for managing applications on GLF OS appears to be Easy Flatpak. The Easy Flatpak program is a software centre with a simple layout. Categories of desktop applications and games are places to the left side of the window while specific programs are listed, in alphabetical order, on the right. Installing new software is as straight forward as clicking an install button next to an application and then selecting whether the program should be installed system-wide or for our user only. Easy Flatpak worked well for me. It has clearly labelled categories and has a simple search feature for finding applications by name. I had no problems when installing or removing programs.
GLF OS Omnislash -- Downloading software with Easy Flatpak
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As the name implies, Easy Flatpak works on Flatpak packages only and, by default, GLF OS pulls in software from the Flathub repository. As it happens, Easy Flatpak is, itself, installed as a Flatpak. It's one of the very few Flatpak bundles installed for us out of the box.
Another tool for working with software is Nix and the Nix command line tools are included. However, while I've generally had good experiences with Nix (while using NixOS or as a third-party package manager on other distributions), Nix did not work for me when I used it directly on GLF OS. The package manager would spew out errors about CUDA and then lock up. This happened whether I was performing searches for packages, trying to perform updates, or installing new packages. I didn't get Nix to work manually. It did work to switch roles when using the desktop front-ends mentioned above though. I'm not sure what is different about Nix on GLF vs NixOS, but it breaks basic usage. As a result, I used Flatpak for installing most software (at least software outside of what was provided through Steam).
Speaking of Steam, and gaming in general, I installed a few games and they worked well for me. I wouldn't say there was any notable difference between running games on GLF OS as opposed to gaming on other distributions. Games, whether installed through Flatpak or Steam, work the same on GLF as they do on other distributions.
Conclusions
While trying out GLF OS I tried to keep in mind that the release I was using was a beta snapshot, not a polished, final product, even though the developers say, "Although we still qualify it as a 'beta' version due to lack of hindsight, it is fully functional. This success is the result of incredible teamwork, which together has transformed GLF OS from an ambitious project into one that is poised to deliver on its promise: to become the most accessible distribution for beginners and anyone wishing to switch from Windows to Linux."
Their celebrations are, in my opinion, premature. GLF OS does have some nice features. It is fairly responsive, it can switch between roles in minutes, it has a great front-end for Flatpak package management, and the Standard edition comes with lots of gaming software. The project is fulfilling a lot of its goals with this first beta. I also appreciate that the team is trying to use Nix to automate software updates with the option of rolling back changes from the boot menu. I tested this and we can, in fact, revert to a previous "generation" of packages from the boot menu, which is great.
However, as with many first releases and development versions, GLF OS still needs to be tested and polished further. The project's live mode has a weird video bug that its parent doesn't have, its copy of Nix vomits errors and fails to install new packages (while NixOS handles manually installing new packages without any problems), and the GLF-specific applications are not well explained or documented.
Most of these issues are not deal breakers and I like a lot of the approaches demonstrated by GLF. However, most elements could be made just a little more user friendly, especially since the team claims to be targeting beginners. Beginners need clear explanations, documentation, an installer that doesn't lock up, maybe the launcher for Easy Flatpak on the desktop panel, and a welcome window to explain where things are. This is a good beta, but it is still a beta and not quite ready for people migrating from other operating systems.
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Hardware used in this review
My physical test equipment for this review was an HP DY2048CA laptop with the following
specifications:
- Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
- Display: Intel integrated video
- Storage: Western Digital 512GB solid state drive
- Memory: 8GB of RAM
- Wireless network device: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 + BT Wireless network card
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Visitor supplied rating
GLF OS has a visitor supplied average rating of: 9.5/10 from 14 review(s).
Have you used GLF OS? You can leave your own review of the project on our ratings page.
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| Miscellaneous News (by Jesse Smith) |
Alpine seeks to reduce maintenance burden for X11 desktops, Fedora drops proposal for removing 32-bit packages, AlmaLinux extends EPEL support for more CPUs, Ubuntu dropping older RISC-V processors, Rhino Linux working with UBports, PCLinuxOS experiences website outage
As much of the Linux community moves toward replacing the X.Org display software with Wayland implementations, it raises some questions for people who want to run applications (and even full desktop environments) which are not Wayland-compatible. The Alpine Linux team are working on one solution for users of X.Org-only desktops: "Wayback is an experimental X compatibility layer which allows for running full X desktop environments using Wayland components. It is essentially a stub compositor which provides just enough Wayland capabilities to host a rootful Xwayland server. It is intended to eventually replace the classic X.Org server in Alpine, thus reducing maintenance burden of X applications in Alpine, but a lot of work needs to be done first." More information on Wayback can be found on its GitHub page.
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Following strong feedback to its proposal to drop i686 CPU support, the Fedora project is withdrawing plans to drop the 32-bit packages. "It is clear that the Fedora 44 target for this Change was too early. To some degree, I expected this to be the case, and was prepared to move the proposed implementation of the Change to a later release."
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The AlmaLinux OS distribution supplies package builds for a wider range of x86_64 CPUs than its parent distribution, creating builds for both x86_64-v2 and x86_64-v3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux is limited to x86_64-v3 only). The AlmaLinux project has also taken it upon themselves to extend the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository, offering x86_64-v2 builds for its users. "In March, ALESCo approved a proposal to build EPEL packages from Fedora's source RPMs (SRPMs) to maintain long-term feature parity for our x86_64-v2 support initiative. Last month, these packages became available for AlmaLinux Kitten 10, and today we are happy to announce that x86_64-v2 EPEL support is now available for AlmaLinux 10 Stable as well. The EPEL package builds for AlmaLinux OS 10 stable are now complete and ready for use!" Tips for enabling this add-on repository are provided in the project's blog post.
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Future versions of the Ubuntu distribution will be dropping support for existing RISC-V processors, focusing on future CPUs and their capabilities. An issue report on Launchpad outlines the change: "For Ubuntu 25.10 release we plan to raise the required RISC-V ISA profile family to RVA23. The ubuntu-release-upgrader should stop upgrades beyond Ubuntu 24.04 on hardware that does not support the RVA23U64 profile. RVA23U64 is the profile relevant for user space. As there is no upgrade path from Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky for RVA20 systems, we should also stop upgrading these RISC-V systems from Noble to Plucky. Probably a warning is adequate here." The interesting implication here is that virtually no RISC-V processors currently support RVA23, which means almost no existing devices running RISC-V will work with Ubuntu 25.10 and later. Only newly created RISC-V systems will work with the upcoming Ubuntu release.
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The Rhino Linux team have announced a partnership with UBports, the developers of an Ubuntu-based mobile operating system. "We are extremely excited to announce that Rhino Linux has been officially sponsored by The UBports Foundation, the maintainers of Ubuntu Touch and creators of Lomiri, the convergence desktop environment.
As part of this collaboration, Rhino Linux will be contributing patches upstream to Lomiri, helping to sustain and support its ongoing development, and assisting in the transition to Qt6.
Looking ahead, Rhino Linux 2025.4 will see Lomiri becoming the official Desktop Environment for Rhino Linux on all PINE64 devices, replacing Unicorn Mobile, bringing a more integrated mobile experience to Rhino Linux." The announcement points out that this will effectively make Rhino Linux a rolling release alternative to UBports LTS releases for PINE64 devices, such as the PinePhone.
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The PCLinuxOS project was hit by a setback this week as its website and forum were knocked off-line. "The site that hosts the PCLinuxOS website caught fire and burned. We don't know if or when it will be back up. This is a temporary forum we can use until things return to normal." The temporary forum has been set up to give community members a chance to communicate until the main website is restored. A new website is being built, though it is in its early stages.
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These and other news stories can be found on our Headlines page.
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| Questions and Answers (by Jesse Smith) |
Is there a worst Linux distro?
Seeking-the-lowest-point asks: What would you say, in all your experience, is the worst Linux distro?
DistroWatch answers: This is an interesting question because, I believe, if asked what our all-time favourite Linux distro is, most of us would have an immediate answer. Most of us have a distribution which, maybe because it was our first or because it was the first one which really "clicked" for us, stands out as a favourite. I often see massive threads on forums in which people are chiming in with their favourite distro or the distribution they recommend for newcomers. It's a popular topic and one people will often join to share their opinion.
However, I rarely hear people discuss distributions they didn't like. Perhaps because it is so easy to hop from one distribution to another. There is rarely any reason to linger while using a distribution that does not appeal. There is a very low barrier to switching Linux distributions, especially when compared against the process of changing proprietary operating systems.
I also suspect some people, myself included, are hesitant to bash Linux distributions we do not like. Almost every Linux distribution created is, whether you like it or not, someone's creative effort. Picking a least favourite distribution is similar to talking to people about your least favourite book, discussing what is the worst song, or debating the world's worst painting. It feels unnecessarily mean to put down someone's attempt at creating.
Perhaps I am biased because I write code and, from time to time, have contributed to a handful of open source operating systems. For the most part, when I talk with my peers who are developers, I get the sense they are people trying their best to make something useful or interesting and sharing it with the world. Telling any of them their creation is the "worst" would be as uncouth as telling a five year old their painting of their family looks terrible - it's unnecessarily mean and doesn't accomplish anything.
There is an exception though to my general rule against bashing someone else's creative efforts. There are some developers, some groups, which are intentionally malicious. There are some developers who are trying to scam or trick their users for the sake of personal gain or mischief. Their creations are not bad because they failed, their software is bad because they are succeeding at their unpleasant goal. Those projects (and I have encountered a few over the years) which go out of their way to scam, guilt, spy on, or manipulate their users deserve all the scorn and complaints they receive.
I'm not going to go into a list here, but I will say that I've occasionally encountered distributions which included spyware, distributions which were clearly just re-skinned copies of existing projects the developers used to beg for donations, I've run into Linux distributions where the developers outright lied to their users to try to gain sympathy (and money), and I've encountered projects which were once good until they were bought and their brands used to trick users into buying/installing the software. One sees a lot over the span of two decades when writing articles in this field.
The types of projects I mentioned above I'm not going to name specifically, but I will say they are, collectively, one of the reasons I tend to recommend people stick to the major distributions list. The problematic distributions are usually run by a single developer or by very small teams. Distributions with more developers, ones which operate in the mainstream, have too many eyes on them to engage in shady actions.
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Additional answers can be found in our Questions and Answers archive.
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| Released Last Week |
ExTiX 25.7
Arne Exton has announced the availability of a new version of ExTiX, based on the recently-released deepin 25 and featuring the Deepin desktop: "I released a new version of ExTiX Deepin today. The previous ExTiX Deepin edition with deepin 23 stable is from 2024-08-16. This ExTiX Build is based on deepin 25 stable (the latest version) released by Deepin Technology on June 26, 2025. ExTiX 25.7 uses Linux kernel 6.15.3. ExTiX 25.7 works in the same way as all other ExTiX editions, i.e. you can install it to hard drive while running the system live; use the Refracta installer for that. You can also create your own live installable deepin 25 system with Refracta Snapshot. New functions: VirtualBox Guest Additions are not pre-installed; you can run ExTiX from RAM; you can only use the Refracta installer for hard drive installations; I have installed Firefox as a replacement for deepin's browser; I've added the Synaptic package manager; you can watch Netflix while running Firefox." Continue to the release announcement for full details and screenshots.
ExTiX 25.7 -- Running the Deepin desktop
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Melawy Linux 2025.07.04
Valeria Fadeeva has announced the release of a new version of Melawy Linux, an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution with a customised KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. The new version, labelled as 2025.07.04, comes with updated packages as well as various important changes. Most notably, the distribution now uses the XanMod kernel, a general-purpose Linux kernel with custom settings and third-party patches. Previously, Melawy Linux used a kernel built by CachyOS for improved performance and responsiveness, but the CachyOS kernel does not work on some laptops. Also, the XanMod kernel offers support for Waydroid, a container-based method that enables Android to run in a containerized environment on Linux systems. The new release also comes with unspecified bug fixes. Visit the project's news page to read the brief release announcement (in Russian) and to see the screenshots. Although Melawy Linux is a Russian project, the distribution defaults to an English-language user interface.
Linux Kamarada 15.6
Antônio Vinicius Menezes Medeiros has announced the release of Linux Kamarada 15.6, an updated version of the project's general-purpose, openSUSE-based distribution. This new build updates the GNOME desktop to version 45 and improves its integration with smartphones with the help of the GSConnect GNOME extension. "I am proud to announce that Linux Kamarada 15.6 is ready for everyone to use. Linux Kamarada is a Linux distribution based on openSUSE Leap and is intended for use on desktops at home and at work, in both private companies and government entities. It features the essential software selection for any Linux installation and a nice-looking modern desktop. The most notable update was to the GNOME desktop, which on Linux Kamarada 15.4 and 15.5 was at version 41, and is now at 45. The GNOME desktop has a new quick settings menu. Its new design makes it easy to quickly see the status (whether WiFi is on or off, whether Bluetooth is on or off) as well as change commonly-used settings (connect to a WiFi network, pair a Bluetooth device). Settings which previously required digging into menus can now be changed with the click of button." See the release announcement for more information and screenshots.
Linux Kamarada 15.6 -- Running the GNOME desktop
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MocaccinoOS 1.8.3
The MocaccinoOS development team has announced the release of MocaccinoOS 1.8.3, a minor update of the project's minimalist, Gentoo-based Linux distribution with a custom package manager called "Luet" and a choice of four popular desktops: "Today we are releasing MocaccinoOS 1.8.3. This is mostly an upgraded version that doesn't introduce too many new features. Everything is compiled against a very recent Gentoo Portage tree. Changes since 1.8.2: Linux kernel is upgraded to 6.12.35 (LTS); Mesa version 25.1.4; Qt updated to 6.9.1; NVIDIA drivers version 570.153.02 (available in repository); KDE Plasma 6.3.5; GNOME 47.3. Issues and improvements: we are aware that MOS images are not fully EFI complaint, certain (mostly older) systems are not booting properly with EFISTUB used in our images. At the moment we do not have a proper solution and the workaround is to change your BIOS settings to boot in legacy mode. Notes for testers: additional software can be installed through Flatpak, docker or the community repository. Please give us feedback by reporting bugs or sharing your ideas with us." Continue to the release announcement for further details.
Rhino Linux 2025.3
Rhino Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution which offers a rolling-release upgrade approach. The project's latest snapshot introduces a rewritten package manager (RPK2) and a new KDE-based desktop environment which uses Plasma 6 packages. "2025.3 images ship with RPK2, our rewrite of Rhino PKG in Nushell, by default! We have already written a blog post detailing the changes that came in RPK2, which we recommend checking out if you haven't already. We also recommend all users review the updated Rhino PKG Wiki or rpk help message to learn about the new commands and shorthands. We have also announced the release of our UBXI KDE Desktop package this release cycle, based on Plasma 6! You can read the full announcement here. Additionally, we want to reiterate that we plan to release official UBXI KDE disk image spins by the end of the year, shipping alongside the standard Unicorn Desktop images, to allow for more desktop options out-of-the-box. Pacstall has had a few major bumps in between Rhino Linux 2025.2 and 2025.3. As we have mentioned before, with Pacstall being integral to Rhino Linux, as well as sharing developers between the projects, we feel it's important to share information about these releases as well." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement.
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Development, unannounced and minor bug-fix releases
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| Torrent Corner |
Weekly Torrents
The table below provides a list of torrents DistroWatch is currently seeding. If you do not have a bittorrent client capable of handling the linked files, we suggest installing either the Transmission or KTorrent bittorrent clients.
Archives of our previously seeded torrents may be found in our Torrent Archive. We also maintain a Torrents RSS feed for people who wish to have open source torrents delivered to them. To share your own open source torrents of Linux and BSD projects, please visit our Upload Torrents page.
Torrent Corner statistics:
- Total torrents seeded: 3,234
- Total data uploaded: 47.6TB
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Summary of expected upcoming releases
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| Opinion Poll (by Jesse Smith) |
What should we work on next?
In recent weeks we have been checking items off our to-do list. Dozens of new distributions have been added to our database, a dark theme has been added to the website, code has been brought up to modern standards, the country of origin page was refreshed, and we've made it possible to search for declarative distributions.
We have a few more items on our to-do list and would appreciate your input on which tasks to work on next. Please vote for which item you think should be completed first.
You can see the results of our previous poll on preferring mainstream or unusual distributions in our previous edition. All previous poll results can be found in our poll archives.
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What should we complete next?
| Add more distros/clean waiting list: | 245 (20%) |
| Create a beginner section with Linux intro and recommendations: | 557 (45%) |
| Create an Appliance tag for distros like Turnkey: | 45 (4%) |
| Create KISS/Vanilla tag for distros: | 122 (10%) |
| Write package management tips for OpenBSD/NetBSD: | 105 (8%) |
| None of the above: | 169 (14%) |
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Description tool tips for distros and packages
This week we introduced a new feature to our front page. On the left side of the page we list new minor and development releases of distributions (under the heading "Latest Distributions"). Further down the page, still on the left side, we have a section called "Latest Packages" which tracks recent stable releases of open source software.
These sections provide up to date information on new software releases, but they can be confusing to new Linux users who might not know what a package called "K3b" or "Midori" is. To help with this, we have added tool tips to both sections. Hovering the mouse pointer over the name of a distribution or package in either of these "Latest" lists will pop-up a tool tip with a brief description of the package or distribution.
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Arkane Linux
Arkane Linux is an immutable, atomic, Arch-based distribution which aims to provide a GNOME-centered experienced with minimal, yet full-featured and non-intrusive defaults. It provides a stock GNOME Shell bundled exclusively with core applications required to offer a minimal GNOME desktop experience. Arkane Linux serves primarily as a reference implementation, development environment, and as the developer's personal configuration tool to aid with work on the project's immutable system management toolkit called "Arkdep".
Arkane Linux 2025.05.08 -- Running the GNOME desktop
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ATZ Linux
ATZ Linux (铜豌豆 Linux) is a Chinese Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch. The project's main goal is to package software that is commonly used in China for easy installation; some examples of such software include QQ instant messaging utility, WeChat social media application, Baidu Netdisk file sharing tool, Sogou input method, NetEase cloud music software, Youdao dictionary, WPS Office, as well as additional Chinese fonts and dictionaries. ATZ Linux remains compatible with Debian and provides an official China-based mirror for software installation.
CuerdOS
CuerdOS is a Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution with focus on stability, efficiency and performance. It comes with a series of optimisations, performance and memory consumption improvements, including those of active services and processor use, achieved through kernel patching and the Ananicy daemon which manages input/output and CPU priorities. The distribution's "Standard" product uses Wayland's Sway compositor by default, but separate "Legacy" and "Community" builds with Budgie, Cinnamon, LXQt, MATE and Xfce desktops are also available.
Expirion Linux
Expirion Linux is a Devuan-based desktop distribution which offers LXQt and Xfce desktop editions. The project provides separate releases built from the latest "stable" and "testing" branches of Devuan, with runit and SysV as init system options. Expirion ships with a more recent kernel than Devuan does and it also adds some user-friendly touches, custom themes and wallpapers, as well as productivity applications, such as LibreOffice, Chromium, Firefox, Thunderbird, Audacity, Brasero and VLC.
Expirion Linux 6.0 -- Running the LXQt desktop
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Huayra GNU/Linux
Huayra GNU/Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed in Argentina by Educ.ar, a state-owned company, under the "Conectar Igualdad" government programme. It contains open educational resources and applications that are useful in the school setting, for which it was designed. The distribution uses the MATE desktop environment. Apart from many popular open-source applications, Huayra GNU/Linux also ships a number of custom-built tools, including Huayra Share (for sharing files between two computers running this system, without the need for Internet connection), Huayra Motion (for creating stop motion graphics), Huayra TDA Player (for watching free-to-air digital television), and Pilas Engine (a video game development environment).
LangitKetujuh OS
LangitKetujuh OS is an Indonesian desktop and multimedia Linux distribution based on Void. It uses the KDE Plasma desktop and is available in "Home" and "Studio" editions. Some of its main features include the use of Void's XBPS package manager, availability of builds compiled with glibc or musl libc C libraries, the runit init system, the Vulkan API, the latest LTS Linux kernel, use of the zram block device in RAM, and separate builds for AMD and Intel processors. The LangitKetujuh "Studio" edition offers a vast range of applications for digital illustration and painting, full-featured 2D/3D animation, desktop publishing and layout design, photography and image management, audio and video non-linear editing, as well as CAD and mechanical drawing.
LangituKetujuh OS 20250606 -- Running the KDE Plasma desktop
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LibraZiK
LibraZiK is a Debian-based Linux distribution with an objective to build a digital audio software studio. It is designed for music production and comes with pre-installed software that allows users to work with sound. The project's goal is to provide a robust, ready-to-use system for free software users wishing to create computer-assisted music. LibraZiK is a French project that, besides creating a complete operating system supporting both French and English languages, also provides tutorials and complete documentation for French-speaking users. The distribution uses the MATE desktop environment.
LinuxHub Prime
LinuxHub Prime is an Arch-based Linux distribution with a customised Openbox window manager as the default desktop environment. Its main feature is a unique installer that provides one-click installation options for several popular window managers and desktop environments, including Awesome, bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, Hyprland, KDE Plasma, MATE, Qtile and Xfce. The installer also includes "Prime Builder", a tool for creating a custom respin of the distribution.
Luberri Linux
Luberri Linux is a desktop-oriented distribution based on Linux Mint, with Cinnamon as the preferred desktop. It is localised into the Basque language and is primarily intended for the Basque-speaking users, although it supports the Spanish language as well. Luberri Linux is especially appropriate for use in educational institutions as it includes five years of support, regular updates, integration with Active Directory on Windows, and a vast range of applications suitable for learning varied subjects, such as typing, chemistry, geography, mathematics, programming, or mind and concept maps.
Luberri Linux 24.2.0 -- Exploring the Cinnamon desktop
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Melawy Linux
Melawy Linux is an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution featuring a customised KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop. It uses the alternative XanMod Linux kernel designed for improved performance and responsiveness. Some of the distribution's features include the Calamares installer, a custom-designed rEFInd boot manager, a Plymouth boot screen, and the Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) desktop login manager. Melawy Linux is available in "Base" and "Developer" editions.
Sculpt OS
Sculpt OS is an independent open-source operating system developed by Genode. It combines Genode's microkernel architecture, capability-based security, sandboxed device drivers, and virtual machines in a novel operating system for commodity PC hardware and the PinePhone. Sculpt uses an administrative user interface called "Leitzentrale".
Tribblix
Tribblix is a general-purpose operating system derived from OpenSolaris, OpenIndiana and illumos. The base kernel and commands come from illumos, with everything else rebuilt from scratch. It is a traditional system where software is distributed as SVR4 packages and lightweight window managers are preferred over heavy desktop environments. Xfce is the primary desktop option, with MATE, Enlightenment and various window managers also available for installation. While Tribblix inherits many of the key illumos technologies, such as ZFS, zones, DTrace and SMF, it uses its own build and packaging system.
Tribblix 0m36.1 -- Running the Xfce desktop
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Tsurugi Linux
Tsurugi Linux is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed to support Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) investigations, malware analysis, and Open Source INTelligence (OSINT) activities. It comes with many popular software tools to conduct an in-depth forensic or incident response investigation, as well as several special features, like device write blocking at kernel level, a dedicated Computer Vision analysis functionality, and an OSINT profile switcher. Tsurugi Linux can be used in live mode but its main goal is to be installed and to serve as the default forensics lab.
UBLinux
UBLinux is an Arch-based Linux distribution developed by Russia's Yubitex. It provides four editions. The freely-downloadable "Basic Desktop" edition is available for personal and non-commercial use, while "UBLinux Education", "UBLinux Desktop Enterprise" and "UBLinux Server" are commercial products. UBLinux "Basic Desktop" uses Xfce as the default desktop environment and includes various popular applications for Internet, office, multimedia and graphics tasks.
UBLinux 2405 -- Running the Xfce desktop
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New distributions added to waiting list
- Vincent OS. Vincent OS is an Arch-based desktop distribution offering the KDE Plasma and LXQt desktop environments.
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| • Issue 1147 (2025-11-10): Fedora 43, the size and stability of the Linux kernel, Debian introducing Rust to APT, Redox ports web engine, Kubuntu website off-line, Mint creates new troubleshooting tools, FreeBSD improves reproducible builds, Flatpak development resumes |
| • Issue 1146 (2025-11-03): StartOS 0.4.0, testing piped commands, Ubuntu Unity seeks help, Canonical offers Ubuntu credentials, Red Hat partners with NVIDIA, SUSE to bundle AI agent with SLE 16 |
| • Issue 1145 (2025-10-27): Linux Mint 7 "LMDE", advice for new Linux users, AlmaLinux to offer Btrfs, KDE launches Plasma 6.5, Fedora accepts contributions written by AI, Ubuntu 25.10 fails to install automatic updates |
| • Issue 1144 (2025-10-20): Kubuntu 25.10, creating and restoring encrypted backups, Fedora team debates AI, FSF plans free software for phones, ReactOS addresses newer drivers, Xubuntu reacts to website attack |
| • Issue 1143 (2025-10-13): openSUSE 16.0 Leap, safest source for new applications, Redox introduces performance improvements, TrueNAS Connect available for testing, Flatpaks do not work on Ubuntu 25.10, Kamarada plans to switch its base, Solus enters new epoch, Frugalware discontinued |
| • Issue 1142 (2025-10-06): Linux Kamarada 15.6, managing ZIP files with SQLite, F-Droid warns of impact of Android lockdown, Alpine moves ahead with merged /usr, Cinnamon gets a redesigned application menu |
| • Issue 1141 (2025-09-29): KDE Linux and GNOME OS, finding mobile flavours of Linux, Murena to offer phones with kill switches, Redox OS running on a smartphone, Artix drops GNOME |
| • Issue 1140 (2025-09-22): NetBSD 10.1, avoiding AI services, AlmaLinux enables CRB repository, Haiku improves disk access performance, Mageia addresses service outage, GNOME 49 released, Linux introduces multikernel support |
| • Issue 1139 (2025-09-15): EasyOS 7.0, Linux and central authority, FreeBSD running Plasma 6 on Wayland, GNOME restores X11 support temporarily, openSUSE dropping BCacheFS in new kernels |
| • Issue 1138 (2025-09-08): Shebang 25.8, LibreELEC 12.2.0, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, the importance of software updates, AerynOS introduces package sets, postmarketOS encourages patching upstream, openSUSE extends Leap support, Debian refreshes Trixie media |
| • Issue 1137 (2025-09-01): Tribblix 0m37, malware scanners flagging Linux ISO files, KDE introduces first-run setup wizard, CalyxOS plans update prior to infrastructure overhaul, FreeBSD publishes status report |
| • Issue 1136 (2025-08-25): CalyxOS 6.8.20, distros for running containers, Arch Linux website under attack,illumos Cafe launched, CachyOS creates web dashboard for repositories |
| • Issue 1135 (2025-08-18): Debian 13, Proton, WINE, Wayland, and Wayback, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, KDE gets advanced Liquid Glass, Haiku improves authentication tools |
| • Issue 1134 (2025-08-11): Rhino Linux 2025.3, thoughts on malware in the AUR, Fedora brings hammered websites back on-line, NetBSD reveals features for version 11, Ubuntu swaps some command line tools for 25.10, AlmaLinux improves NVIDIA support |
| • Issue 1133 (2025-08-04): Expirion Linux 6.0, running Plasma on Linux Mint, finding distros which support X11, Debian addresses 22 year old bug, FreeBSD discusses potential issues with pkgbase, CDE ported to OpenBSD, Btrfs corruption bug hitting Fedora users, more malware found in Arch User Repository |
| • Issue 1132 (2025-07-28): deepin 25, wars in the open source community, proposal to have Fedora enable Flathub repository, FreeBSD plans desktop install option, Wayback gets its first release |
| • Issue 1131 (2025-07-21): HeliumOS 10.0, settling on one distro, Mint plans new releases, Arch discovers malware in AUR, Plasma Bigscreen returns, Clear Linux discontinued |
| • Issue 1130 (2025-07-14): openSUSE MicroOS and RefreshOS, sharing aliases between computers, Bazzite makes Bazaar its default Flatpak store, Alpine plans Wayback release, Wayland and X11 benchmarked, Red Hat offers additional developer licenses, openSUSE seeks feedback from ARM users, Ubuntu 24.10 reaches the end of its life |
| • Issue 1129 (2025-07-07): GLF OS Omnislash, the worst Linux distro, Alpine introduces Wayback, Fedora drops plans to stop i686 support, AlmaLinux builds EPEL repository for older CPUs, Ubuntu dropping existing RISC-V device support, Rhino partners with UBports, PCLinuxOS recovering from website outage |
| • Issue 1128 (2025-06-30): AxOS 25.06, AlmaLinux OS 10.0, transferring Flaptak bundles to off-line computers, Ubuntu to boost Intel graphics performance, Fedora considers dropping i686 packages, SDesk switches from SELinux to AppArmor |
| • Issue 1127 (2025-06-23): LastOSLinux 2025-05-25, most unique Linux distro, Haiku stabilises, KDE publishes Plasma 6.4, Arch splits Plasma packages, Slackware infrastructure migrating |
| • Issue 1126 (2025-06-16): SDesk 2025.05.06, renewed interest in Ubuntu Touch, a BASIC device running NetBSD, Ubuntu dropping X11 GNOME session, GNOME increases dependency on systemd, Google holding back Pixel source code, Nitrux changing its desktop, EFF turns 35 |
| • Issue 1125 (2025-06-09): RHEL 10, distributions likely to survive a decade, Murena partners with more hardware makers, GNOME tests its own distro on real hardware, Redox ports GTK and X11, Mint provides fingerprint authentication |
| • Issue 1124 (2025-06-02): Picking up a Pico, tips for protecting privacy, Rhino tests Plasma desktop, Arch installer supports snapshots, new features from UBports, Ubuntu tests monthly snapshots |
| • Issue 1123 (2025-05-26): CRUX 3.8, preventing a laptop from sleeping, FreeBSD improves laptop support, Fedora confirms GNOME X11 session being dropped, HardenedBSD introduces Rust in userland build, KDE developing a virtual machine manager |
| • Issue 1122 (2025-05-19): GoboLinux 017.01, RHEL 10.0 and Debian 12 updates, openSUSE retires YaST, running X11 apps on Wayland |
| • Issue 1121 (2025-05-12): Bluefin 41, custom file manager actions, openSUSE joins End of 10 while dropping Deepin desktop, Fedora offers tips for building atomic distros, Ubuntu considers replacing sudo with sudo-rs |
| • Issue 1120 (2025-05-05): CachyOS 250330, what it means when a distro breaks, Kali updates repository key, Trinity receives an update, UBports tests directory encryption, Gentoo faces losing key infrastructure |
| • Issue 1119 (2025-04-28): Ubuntu MATE 25.04, what is missing from Linux, CachyOS ships OCCT, Debian enters soft freeze, Fedora discusses removing X11 session from GNOME, Murena plans business services, NetBSD on a Wii |
| • Issue 1118 (2025-04-21): Fedora 42, strange characters in Vim, Nitrux introduces new package tools, Fedora extends reproducibility efforts, PINE64 updates multiple devices running Debian |
| • Issue 1117 (2025-04-14): Shebang 25.0, EndeavourOS 2025.03.19, running applications from other distros on the desktop, Debian gets APT upgrade, Mint introduces OEM options for LMDE, postmarketOS packages GNOME 48 and COSMIC, Redox testing USB support |
| • Issue 1116 (2025-04-07): The Sense HAT, Android and mobile operating systems, FreeBSD improves on laptops, openSUSE publishes many new updates, Fedora appoints new Project Leader, UBports testing VoLTE |
| • Issue 1115 (2025-03-31): GrapheneOS 2025, the rise of portable package formats, MidnightBSD and openSUSE experiment with new package management features, Plank dock reborn, key infrastructure projects lose funding, postmarketOS to focus on reliability |
| • Issue 1114 (2025-03-24): Bazzite 41, checking which processes are writing to disk, Rocky unveils new Hardened branch, GNOME 48 released, generating images for the Raspberry Pi |
| • Issue 1113 (2025-03-17): MocaccinoOS 1.8.1, how to contribute to open source, Murena extends on-line installer, Garuda tests COSMIC edition, Ubuntu to replace coreutils with Rust alternatives, Chimera Linux drops RISC-V builds |
| • Issue 1112 (2025-03-10): Solus 4.7, distros which work with Secure Boot, UBports publishes bug fix, postmarketOS considers a new name, Debian running on Android |
| • Issue 1111 (2025-03-03): Orbitiny 0.01, the effect of Ubuntu Core Desktop, Gentoo offers disk images, elementary OS invites feature ideas, FreeBSD starts PinePhone Pro port, Mint warns of upcoming Firefox issue |
| • Issue 1110 (2025-02-24): iodeOS 6.0, learning to program, Arch retiring old repositories, openSUSE makes progress on reproducible builds, Fedora is getting more serious about open hardware, Tails changes its install instructions to offer better privacy, Murena's de-Googled tablet goes on sale |
| • Issue 1109 (2025-02-17): Rhino Linux 2025.1, MX Linux 23.5 with Xfce 4.20, replacing X.Org tools with Wayland tools, GhostBSD moving its base to FreeBSD -RELEASE, Redox stabilizes its ABI, UBports testing 24.04, Asahi changing its leadership, OBS in dispute with Fedora |
| • Issue 1108 (2025-02-10): Serpent OS 0.24.6, Aurora, sharing swap between distros, Peppermint tries Void base, GTK removinglegacy technologies, Red Hat plans more AI tools for Fedora, TrueNAS merges its editions |
| • Issue 1107 (2025-02-03): siduction 2024.1.0, timing tasks, Lomiri ported to postmarketOS, Alpine joins Open Collective, a new desktop for Linux called Orbitiny |
| • Issue 1106 (2025-01-27): Adelie Linux 1.0 Beta 6, Pop!_OS 24.04 Alpha 5, detecting whether a process is inside a virtual machine, drawing graphics to NetBSD terminal, Nix ported to FreeBSD, GhostBSD hosting desktop conference |
| • Issue 1105 (2025-01-20): CentOS 10 Stream, old Flatpak bundles in software centres, Haiku ports Iceweasel, Oracle shows off debugging tools, rsync vulnerability patched |
| • Issue 1104 (2025-01-13): DAT Linux 2.0, Silly things to do with a minimal computer, Budgie prepares Wayland only releases, SteamOS coming to third-party devices, Murena upgrades its base |
| • Issue 1103 (2025-01-06): elementary OS 8.0, filtering ads with Pi-hole, Debian testing its installer, Pop!_OS faces delays, Ubuntu Studio upgrades not working, Absolute discontinued |
| • Issue 1102 (2024-12-23): Best distros of 2024, changing a process name, Fedora to expand Btrfs support and releases Asahi Remix 41, openSUSE patches out security sandbox and donations from Bottles while ending support for Leap 15.5 |
| • Issue 1101 (2024-12-16): GhostBSD 24.10.1, sending attachments from the command line, openSUSE shows off GPU assignment tool, UBports publishes security update, Murena launches its first tablet, Xfce 4.20 released |
| • Issue 1100 (2024-12-09): Oreon 9.3, differences in speed, IPFire's new appliance, Fedora Asahi Remix gets new video drivers, openSUSE Leap Micro updated, Redox OS running Redox OS |
| • Issue 1099 (2024-12-02): AnduinOS 1.0.1, measuring RAM usage, SUSE continues rebranding efforts, UBports prepares for next major version, Murena offering non-NFC phone |
| • Issue 1098 (2024-11-25): Linux Lite 7.2, backing up specific folders, Murena and Fairphone partner in fair trade deal, Arch installer gets new text interface, Ubuntu security tool patched |
| • Issue 1097 (2024-11-18): Chimera Linux vs Chimera OS, choosing between AlmaLinux and Debian, Fedora elevates KDE spin to an edition, Fedora previews new installer, KDE testing its own distro, Qubes-style isolation coming to FreeBSD |
| • Issue 1096 (2024-11-11): Bazzite 40, Playtron OS Alpha 1, Tucana Linux 3.1, detecting Screen sessions, Redox imports COSMIC software centre, FreeBSD booting on the PinePhone Pro, LXQt supports Wayland window managers |
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