The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. PorteuX is a Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. The project has published a new version, PorteuX 2.5, which introduces Flatpak support and updates the available desktop editions. "This release brings Flatpak to PorteuX. On the first run, the user should provide a valid path where the Flatpak....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The developer of Pearl Linux OS has published a new release of the project's Debian-based desktop Linux distribution with a macOS-like user interface called PDE: "Our second release running on Debian 13 'Trixie' as the base. This release uses our own desktop environment called PDE. PDE is a....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. GuideOS, a beginner-friendly German Linux distribution based on Debian 13, has reached version 1.0. Created jointly with the LinuxGuides.de project, GuideOS offers a customised Cinnamon desktop, some useful utilities developed in-house, and a good selection of open-source software, all localised into German. The English translation of the release....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Volker Theile has announced the release of OpenMediaVault 8.0-12, a major update of the specialist Debian-based Linux distribution for network-attached storage (NAS) servers. The 8.x series of OpenMediaVault is based on the stable Debian 13 release: "Since no critical errors were reported during the RC phase, it is....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Dario Camonita has announced the release of Parrot 7.0, a major update of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution designed for security specialists, hackers, developers, system administrators and network engineers. The new version is based on Debian 13 and comes with KDE Plasma as the default desktop: "The Parrot....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Andreas Mueller has announced the release of Gnoppix AI Linux 26, an updated build of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution with integrated privacy and artificial intelligence features. This version replaces Firefox with LibreWolf as the default web browser and Thunderbird with Betterbird as the preferred email client: "As....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Besgnulinux, a Debian-based Linux distribution with the lightweight JWM window manager as the preferred desktop user interface, has been updated to version 3-2. The new release is available in three separate editions - "Full", "Simple" and "Core". While the first two come with a full graphical environment (the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The postmarketOS team has announced a new version of its operating system for mobile devices and desktop computers. The new version, 25.12, is based on Alpine Linux 3.23 and includes several improvements from the upgrade, along with updates to the distribution's user interfaces. "As always we target the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. elementary OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution which runs the Pantheon desktop environment. The project's latest release is version 8.1 and it incorporates several small improvements and enhancements all across the desktop, package management, and display stack. Support for ARM hardware has also improved: "Today, we are proud to....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Talos, a specialist Linux-based operating system for running Kubernetes, has been updated to version 1.12.0. This release introduces new network configuration documents, new user volume types, and updates to disk encryption: "Welcome to the v1.12.0 release of Talos. What's new? The Kubernetes API server in Talos has been....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Qubes project has a new stable release, Qubes OS 4.3.0, which updates the project's templates for Fedora, Debian and Whonix. The release announcement shares the key changes: "We're pleased to announce the stable release of Qubes OS 4.3.0. This minor release includes a host of new features,....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Barry Kauler has announced the release of EasyOS 7.1, an updated build of the project's experimental Linux distribution built from Devuan: "woofQ2-built EasyOS has version numbering starting from 7.0. It is built from Devuan 'Excalibur' (equivalent to Debian 'Trixie') binary packages, with major structural changes, including based on....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Synex distribution is based on Debian's "Stable" branch and offers a range of desktop variant along with a specialist server edition. Synex 13 "Server" offers predictable networking settings and a custom storage manager which simplifies LVM and encryption management. "ServerHub continues as the modular framework for enterprise....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Chimera Linux is an independent distribution which uses an unusual combination of technologies behind the scenes. Chimera Linux uses BSD userland command-line tools, the Clang/LLVM compiler toolchain, Dinit for service management, and APK for package management. The project's latest snapshot introduces a text-based system installer: "This set has....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Linux Mint team have announced the availability of Linux Mint 22.3 beta. The new development snapshot introduces Cinnamon 6.6 with several small improvements along with a new troubleshooting application. "Linux Mint 22.3 is a long-term support release which will be supported until 2029. It comes with updated....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. RELIANOID, a specialist Debian-based server distribution with network load balancing features to avoid single points of failure, has been updated to version 7.8.0. The new version upgrades the base system to Debian 12 and brings various improvements to its web-based user interface. "RELIANOID 7.8.0 Community Edition represents a....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Mabox Linux team has announced the release of Mabox Linux 25.12. The new version includes a series of updates and improvements to the desktop, volume controls, and introduces autotheming to the live session. "The panel configuration menu was recently enhanced to allow for quick configuration of the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Rhino Linux is an Ubuntu-based distribution which offers a rolling-release upgrade approach. the project's latest snapshot improves on its Lomiri interface support and makes Lomiri available for its PINE64 devices: "As mentioned previously, our collaboration with UBPorts stipulated that we would be assisting in the development of Lomiri....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The MidnightBSD project has announced a new major release, version 4.0, which is available for 32-bit and 64-bit x86 machines. A long list of changes to the base platform and ports collection are covered in the release notes: "Removed libdispatch from base. rc.subr(8) now honors ${name}_env in all....