The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Celebrating 20 years of the project, Amy Eickmeyer announced the availability of Edubuntu 25.10 earlier today. As an official Ubuntu flavour, Edubuntu brings the freedom of the Linux desktop and the vast library of open-source education software into the classroom. "We are happy and proud to release the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Ubuntu Studio team has announced the release of Ubuntu Studio 25.10. The release, which offers nine months of security updates, also introduces a few new applications and updated PipeWire support: "This release contains PipeWire 1.4.7. PipeWire's JACK compatibility is configured to use out-of-the-box and is zero-latency internally.....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Kubuntu project has announced the availability of Kubuntu 25.10. The new release runs Plasma 6.4, uses a Wayland session by default, and introduces Rust-based core utilities. "Here are three standout enhancements that Kubuntu 25.10 brings to your desktop, designed to make your workflow faster, more secure, and....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Lubuntu team have announced the release of Lubuntu 25.10, which is a community edition of Ubuntu featuring the LXQt desktop. The new release provides nine months of security updates and runs the LXQt 2.2 desktop. "LXQt 2.2 is now shipped by default. More information on its release....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Xubuntu team has published version 25.10 of their distribution. The new release offers nine months of support and runs the Xfce 4.20 desktop, along with components from other desktop environments. "The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 25.10. Xubuntu 25.10, code-named 'Questing....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Ubuntu Kylin is a Chinese language variant of Ubuntu. The project's 25.10 release provides nine months of security updates and supports new hardware through version 6.17 of the Linux kernel. "On October 10, 2025, the Kylin Team officially released Ubuntu Kylin 25.10, which will be supported for 9....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Ubuntu Budgie team has announced version 25.10 of their distribution is now available. The latest release offers nine months of support and take a step forward in Wayland support. "The key focus for the team for this cycle has been the conversion of our distribution to a....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Utkarsh Gupta has announced the release of Ubuntu 25.10, code-named "Questing Quokka". The latest release of the popular distribution introduces GNOME 49 and Linux 6.17: "Ubuntu 25.10, codenamed 'Questing Quokka', is here. Ubuntu 25.10 introduces GNOME 49 with media and power controls on the lock screen, HDR brightness....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The AlmaLinux OS team have announced the availability of a new beta for the 9.x series. AlmaLinux OS 9.7 beta includes a range of small improvements to enhance security and patch issues. The release announcement states: "AlmaLinux 9.7 Beta introduces performance enhancements, updated development tools, and improved security.....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Arne Exton has announced the availability of a new "PuppEX" release of Exton Linux. The project's newest PuppEX is based on the long-term supported Ubuntu 24.04 and uses a recent 6.16 Linux kernel. "This Puppy Linux derivative is made by me. It is built from Ubuntu 24.04 'Noble....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. T2 SDE is an open-source system development environment (or distribution build kit if you are more familiar with that term). T2 allows the creation of custom distributions with bleeding-edge technology. The project's latest release is version 25.10 and the release announcement shares the new version's highlights: "We are....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Andreas Mueller has announced the release of Gnoppix AI Linux 25_10, which features the KDE Plasma desktop. While most of the project's previous releases were derived from Debian's "Testing" branch, this one is based on Debian 13 and comes with a redesigned Welcome Screen: "We're thrilled to announce....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Simon Long has announced the release of a major new update of Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution designed specifically for the Raspberry Pi range os single-board computers. This is the project's first release based on Debian 13; it introduces a new theme and a new control....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The openSUSE project ha released a new version of the distribution's stable (Leap) branch. openSUSE 16.0 Leap offers support through to 2032 and fixes the year 2038 date bug. This release also include a new system installer and provide parallel package downloads: "Leap 16 as a community-supported platform....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. 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 DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. 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....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. 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....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. 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....