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31.01.2024 17:21 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . Franco Conidi has announced the release of SysLinuxOS 12.3, an updated version of the project's Debian-based distribution designed primarily for system integrators and administrators. This version is based on Debian 12 and comes with a long-term supported 6.5 version of the Linux kernel. "SysLinuxOS is updated to version....

31.01.2024 06:12 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . Vanilla OS is an immutable operating system. While earlier releases were based on Ubuntu, the current development branch is based on Debian. The latest development snapshot features several other changes, including a new approach to handling atomic updates: "ABRoot, our implementation of A/B Partitioning, facilitates updates in an....

31.01.2024 00:32 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . The UBports team have announced a new update to the project's 20.04 series for mobile devices. The new update, 20.04 OTA-4 adjusts notification behaviour, makes it possible to assign each contact their own ringtone, and makes it easier to switch themes: "We have always had a system-wide dark....

30.01.2024 18:51 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system designed for firewalls and routers. The project's latest release, OPNsense 24.1 "Savvy Shark" includes a number of upgrades and fiewall improvements, along with the OpenSSL 3. "For more than 9 years now, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the....

29.01.2024 04:40 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: CNIX OS 231204News: Gentoo presents ongoing work happening in the project, UBports introduces connectivity and battery improvements, Haiku developer gives interviewQuestions and answers: Distributions patching packagesReleased last week: MX Linux 23.2, Parrot 6.0, BunsenLabs Linux Boron, Gnoppix 24.1.15Torrent corner: BunsenLabs Linux, KDE....

28.01.2024 17:50 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . SystemRescue, a specialist live Linux distribution based on Arch Linux and designed for administrating and repairing computer systems and rescuing files, has been updated to version 11.0. The new release introduces the 6.6 LTS Linux kernel, provides some bug fixes, and adds several new utilities: "Updated the Linux....

26.01.2024 16:10 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . Dimitris Tzemos has announced the release of Slackel 7.7 "MATE" edition, a Slackware and Salix-based Linux distribution featuring the MATE 1.26.1 desktop and various graphical utilities developed by the Slackel project. "Slackel 7.7 'MATE' has been released. Includes the Linux kernel 6.6.11, MATE 1.26.2 and latest updates from....

26.01.2024 04:12 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . Redcore Linux is a desktop-oriented distribution based on Gentoo. The project's latest release, Redcore Linux 2401, brings updated hardware support through newer kernels and switches the default sound system to PipeWire. "resync with Gentoo Linux' testing tree as of 21.01.2024; Linux kernel v6.6.13 LTS as default, v6.1 LTS....

25.01.2024 01:21 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . Gnoppix is a Debian and Kali Linux-based distribution which can be run from a DVD, USB thumb drive or from a local drive. The project's latest release, Gnoppix 24.1.15, focuses on polishignthe Xfce desktop experience and making Tor networking more accessible. "Our Xfce edition features a traditional desktop....

24.01.2024 20:10 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . John Raff has announced the release of BunsenLabs Linux Boron, a major new release of the project's lightweight, Debian-based distribution featuring a customised Openbox window manager. This is the project's first build based on Debian 12: "The BunsenLabs team are pleased to announce the release of BunsenLabs Boron.....

24.01.2024 20:10 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . Parrot is a Debian-based, security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography. The project's latest release is based on Debian 12, uses version 6.5 of the Linux kernel, and improves wireless networking support. "Debian 12: The....

22.01.2024 17:10 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . The MX Linux project, a Debian-based, desktop distribution has published a new update to the distribution's 23.x series. MX Linux 23.2 is based on Debian 12 "Bookworm" and includes a number of fixes and improvements. "Some highlights include: installer updates addressing fstab generation, gui simplification, and fixes for....

22.01.2024 06:10 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Solus 4.5News: openSUSE plans a new major Leap version, XeroLinux is shutting down, HardenedBSD changes its build scheduleQuestions and answers: Comparing dd and cp when writing a file to a thumb driveReleased last week: AV Linux MXE-23.1, SDesk 2024.01.18Torrent corner: SparkyLinuxOpinion poll:....

19.01.2024 17:41 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . NetBSD is a highlight portable operating system with a focus on having a clean, minimal design. The project's latest development snapshot is probably the last release candidate for NetBSD 10.0. "Since RC1 there have been numerous changes, including major updates to external software included in the release: Postfix,....

19.01.2024 07:02 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . SDesk is an Arch-based Linux distribution which strives for an easy to use, modern approach to desktop computing. The project's latest snapshot includes an updated copy of the Swirl browser and a number of improvements to the user's desktop experience. "The Thirteenth SDesk ISO is here with an....