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

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

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

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

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

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. 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
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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Sunil Vechalapu has announced the release of a major new update of FreedomBox, a Debian-based Linux distribution for private servers, with a web-based configuration utility. This is the project's first stable released based on Debian 13 "Trixie". (As the distribution's releases don't have version numbers, we took the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Marco M. Mariani has announced the availability of a major update of MODICIA O.S., a Debian-based multimedia distribution designed primarily for musicians, graphic designers and video makers. This is the project's first build based on the recently-released Debian 13: "The new MODICIA O.S. 6.12.41, code-named 'Caravaggio', marks a....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Br OS is a Brazilian Linux distribution based on Debian and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop. The project's latest release, version 13.0, updates the desktop session from KDE Plasma 5 to version 6. It also migrates from using X11 by default to running a Wayland session, keeping X11....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The GhostBSD team has announced the release of GhostBSD 25.02, which is based on FreeBSD 14.3. The project's latest version includes a new community spin: "We are excited to announce the release of GhostBSD 25.02-R14.3p2. This release continues our commitment to rock-solid stability by building on FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE,....

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Review: CalyxOS 6.8.20
News: illumos Cafe launched, Arch battles denial of service attack, CachyOS launches web-based package search
Questions and answers: Best distributions for running containers
Released last week: Besgnulinux 3-0, MiniOS 5.0.0, CachyOS 250824
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Upcoming releases: Ubuntu 25.10 Snapshot 4
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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The CachyOS team has announced the release of the distribution's August snapshot. The new release adds an option to install the Niri window manager and automated Btrfs boot environments. "The installation medium (ISO) now also uses the LTS kernel instead of the latest stable kernel, since the ISO....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. MiniOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution which strives to be lightweight, modular, versatile and customisable. The project's latest version, 5.0.0, is based on Debian 13. "New foundation - now based on Debian 13 'Trixie'. Completely redesigned utilities with modern graphical interfaces: MiniOS Installer - installation made even easier;....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Besgnulinux is a lightweight, desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch, with JWM as its preferred desktop environment. The project's latest release is version 3-0 and it is based on the recently-released Debian 13. "Besgnulinux JWM 3-0 release based on Debian 'Trixie' is ready for release. Changes....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Grml is a bootable image based on Debian and designed for system administrators and users of text tools. The project has announced the launch of Grml 2025.08 which is based on Debian 13. "We are proud to announce our new stable release, version 2025.08, code-named 'Oneinonein'. Grml 2025.08....