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| 2025-11-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Solus 4.8 |
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The Solus project has published a snapshot of its rolling release distribution. The new version, labelled 4.8, replaces the old software centre, does away with Python 2, and completes the usr-merge process. "In October, we made the jump to a new epoch, the final chapter of our Usr-Merge saga. With the new epoch, we started using a new package repository, named Polaris, after the North Star. This unlocked our ability to remove Usr-Merge compatibility symbolic links from packages, update our systemd package, and more. You'll notice that the Solus Software Center is a thing of the past. While it was a popular program among users, it had problems, the first of which being it was written in Python 2. While it could have been ported to Python 3, this would have taken considerable effort, not just in porting, but also in testing. Even with that, it sometimes had reliability issues, and it had no support for Flatpaks. By switching to GNOME Software and KDE Discover, we are using ready-made and supported solutions to graphical package management." Additional information can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): Solus-Budgie-Release-2025-11-29.iso (3,832MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-Plasma-Release-2025-11-29.iso (3,577MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-Xfce-Release-2025-11-29.iso (3,328MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), Solus-GNOME-Release-2025-11-29.iso (3,712MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2025-11-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: 4MLinux 50.0 |
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The 4MLinux project has announced a new release of the minimal distribution. 4MLinux 50.0 includes package updates, new games and new file managers. "As always, the new major release has some new features. Support for webcam devices has been greatly improved (via Zbar and V4L2 Viewer). Old (yet still quite useful) EmelFM2 file manager as well as uHexen2 (port of Raven Software's Hexen II source) have been added. GPAC (multimedia framework) is now available as a downloadable extension. You can find BlockOut II (3D tetris game) and PySol (a huge collection of solitaire card games) as parts of the 4MLinux Game Pack. And finally, hundreds of lines of code have been changed to ensure that all the 4MLinux build scripts do their job. And yes, 4MLinux is now fully able to reproduce itself from sources." The new version of the distribution comes with LibreOffice 25.8, AbiWord 3.0.6, GIMP 3.1.4, Gnumeric 1.12.59, Firefox 145.0, Chrome 142.0, Thunderbird 140.5, Audacious 4.5.1, VLC 3.0.21 SMPlayer 25.6.0, Mesa 25.1.7, Perl 5.42.0, Python 3.13.8, Ruby 3.4.7. Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (MD5): 4MLinux-50.0-64bit.iso (1,782MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-11-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: EndeavourOS 2025.11.24 |
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Bryan Poerwo has announced the release of a brand-new version of EndeavourOS, an Arch Linux-based distribution with a customised KDE Plasma as the default desktop and the Calamares system installer. This new release carries the code name "Ganymede": "The long wait is over, Ganymede has arrived. The live environment and the offline installer ship with Calamares 25.11.1.9, Firefox 145.0.1. Linux 6.17.8, Mesa 25.2.7, X.Org Server 21.1.20, nvidia-utils 580.105.08. NVIDIA support has been significantly improved. Previously, the ISO image always included the standard NVIDIA package by default. Now, the system automatically detects the GPU during ISO boot and installs the correct driver, either 'nvidia' or 'nvidia-open'. Support for 'nvidia-open' has been added both to the ISO image environment and to the installer. The detection process ensures that the appropriate modules are loaded in the live session and correctly installed onto the target system. In short, NVIDIA driver handling is fully automatic, supports both GPU families, and uses the correct modules for your GPU at every stage when booting ISO using the NVIDIA boot option. The 'broadcom-wl' wireless driver is no longer enabled by default on the ISO image because it can cause other network devices to malfunction and may lead to system issues." Continue to the release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download: EndeavourOS_Ganymede-2025.11.24.iso (3,366MB, SHA512, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-11-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: AV Linux MXE-25 |
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Glen MacArthur has announced the release of AV Linux MXE-25, a major update of the project's MX Linux-based distribution designed primarily for content creators, with Enlightenment as the default desktop user interface. The new version is based on the recently-released MX Linux 25. Additionally, a brand-new flavour, called "MX Moksha", is also available: "AV Linux (AVL) and MX Moksha (MXM) 25 have been released after a long and laborious development period. There are now two flavors of Enlightenment for the E-curious; AV Linux remains with Enlightenment 0.27.1 and the new addition 'MX Moksha' comes with Moksha 0.4.1 from the popular Bodhi Linux project. Features at a glance: made with love on a base of MX Linux 25 and Debian 'Trixie'; new first-run setup wizard; low-latency preempt Liquorix kernel with threaded IRQs; enhanced hardware support provided by MX Linux 'ahs' repository; powerful MX Linux Tools, including MX-Snapshot; efficiently low RAM consumption with attractive compositing and unrivaled display scaling; Enlightenment desktop environment 0.27.1 with newly added optional Enlightenment apps and modules; right-click desktop menu...." See the release announcement and the release notes for more information and screenshots. Download: AVL_MXE-23.2-20240405_x64.iso (3,929MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2025-11-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Pardus 25.0 |
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Pardus 25.0 has been released. This is a major new update from the project that prioritises the adoption of open-source and free software within the public sector in Türkiye. Pardus 25.0 continues to offer a choice of Xfce and GNOME desktops on its desktop flavours, while also providing a specialist edition for servers, all based on Debian's latest "stable" release, version 13. "Our free and locally developed operating system Pardus released its new major version, Pardus 25 'Bilge' on November 24, the Teachers' day. The 'Bilge' code name (meaning 'wise') was chosen as an inspiration from our wise teachers who impart knowledge and guide new generations. Updated system tools and new applications: About Pardus provides quick access to system and hardware information with easy sharing options; Pardus iOS Device Connector enables seamless access to iPhone and iPad devices; Pardus Domain Joiner allows integration with Windows Active Directory domains. Pardus 25 uses Xfce 4.20.2 and GNOME 48.4 as its desktop environments." The release announcement (in Turkish) and the brief release notes (in English) provide further information. Download (MD5, pkglist): Pardus-25.0-XFCE-amd64.iso (2,680MB), Pardus-25.0-GNOME-amd64.iso (2,858MB), Pardus-25.0-SERVER-amd64.iso (767MB). The distribution supports both Turkish and English languages. |
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| 2025-11-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Rocky Linux 10.1 |
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The Rocky Linux project has published an update to its 10.x series. The new version, Rocky Linux 10.1, introduces soft reboots, shrinking XFS storage volumes, and advancements in post-quantum cryptography. "We are pleased to announce the general availability of Rocky Linux 10.1. Notable new features and changes: systemd soft-reboot enables userspace-only reboots, permitting rapid patching in many scenarios; furthering the post-quantum cryptography progress made in Enterprise Linux 10.0, Rocky Linux 10.1 now prioritizes post-quantum over classical algorithms in OpenSSL and enables post-quantum algorithms in more libraries and policies including GnuTLS; you can now scrub mounted XFS filesystems with xfs_scrub and shrink XFS filesystems with xfs_growfs in some scenarios; upgraded software - .NET 10, Node.js 24, OpenJDK 25, Valkey 8, Go Toolset 1.24, LLVM Toolset 20, Rust Toolset 1.88; Rocky Linux 10.1 VisionFive2 images will not be published until issues in the riscv64 6.12.0-124.8.1 kernel build have been fixed." Additional details can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): Rocky-10.1-x86_64-dvd1.iso (8,848MB, torrent), Rocky-10.1-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,458MB, torrent), Rocky-10.1-x86_64-boot.iso (920MB, torrent). |
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| 2025-11-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ROSA 13.1 |
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NTC IT ROSA has announced the release of ROSA 13.1, an updated version of the Russian company's general-purpose Linux distribution for desktops (with GNOME or KDE Plasma) and servers, originally forked from Mandriva Linux. This release comes with a large number of bug fixes reported in ROSA 13.0 and an updated visual design: "Russian developer NTC IT ROSA announces the release of the ROSA Fresh 13.1 operating system. While the previous release was aimed at enthusiasts and testing cutting-edge technologies, the new version 13.1 is designed for a wide range of users. Priorities during development included stability, expanded hardware compatibility, and ease of use in everyday tasks. This version will serve as the technological foundation for the upcoming corporate release of ROSA Chrome 13. The developers' key focus was ensuring trouble-free operation of the hardware immediately after installation. Thanks to the implementation of an automatic ACPI table correction mechanism and updated open-source drivers, the system now correctly supports sound, touchpads, Wi-Fi and displays, even on specific devices." See the full release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download (pkglist): ROSA.FRESH.GNOME.13.1.x86_64.iso (3,622MB, MD5, torrent), ROSA.FRESH.GNOME.13.1.x86_64.uefi.iso (3,622MB, MD5, torrent), ROSA.FRESH.PLASMA6.13.1.x86_64.iso (3,632MB, MD5, torrent), ROSA.FRESH.PLASMA6.13.1.x86_64.uefi.iso (3,631MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2025-11-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tsurugi Linux 25.11 |
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The Tsurugi project has released Tsurugi Linux 25.11, a major update of the Ubuntu-based specialist distribution designed for digital forensics and incident response investigations (DFIR), malware analysis and open-source intelligence (OSINT) activities. The new version is based on Ubuntu's latest long-term support release. From the changelog: "Totally rebuilt from scratch; based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS; new custom Linux kernel, version 6.17.8; we did a lot of optimizations reducing the ISO image size (by about 5GB), mainly keeping the same tools; the virtual machine size has been optimized as well from 33GB to 15.7GB; removed snap; new system installer (Calamares); new forensic file manager (PCManFM has been replaced by a customised version of Thunar); the 'RAM saturation workaround' feature has been integrated in the system adapting logrotate in live and installed mode; full system update; firmware updates; fix winSuperMem and AutoTimeliner tools; fixed VM image that didn't work on some VMware versions; fix bootloader problem on MBR systems (it was due to a bug in the old Ubiquity installer); removed unmaintained tools; added many new tools; improved some computer vision tools; updated menus; the naming convention for the release has been changed, specifying year and month (25.11)." Download (SHA512, pkglist): tsurugi_linux_25.11.iso (10,806MB), Tsurugi_Linux_25.11.ova (15,591MB). |
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| 2025-11-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: AlmaLinux OS 10.1 |
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AlmaLinux OS, which is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, has a new version, AlmaLinux OS 10.1. The new release introduces the ability to install the distribution on a Btrfs storage volume. "AlmaLinux 10.1 also includes support for the Btrfs filesystem, which has already been available in AlmaLinux OS Kitten since early September. Btrfs support encompasses both kernel and userspace enablement, and it is now possible to install AlmaLinux OS on a Btrfs filesystem from the very beginning. Initial enablement was scoped to the installer and storage management stack, and broader support within the AlmaLinux software collection for Btrfs features is forthcoming. In addition to Btrfs support, AlmaLinux OS 10.1 includes numerous other improvements to serve our community. We have continued to extend hardware support both by adding drivers and by adding a secondary version of AlmaLinux OS and EPEL to extend support of x86_64_v2 processors." Additional information can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, torrent, pkglist): AlmaLinux-10.1-x86_64-dvd.iso (8,538MB), AlmaLinux-10.1-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,464MB), AlmaLinux-10.1-x86_64-boot.iso (926MB).
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| 2025-11-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ultramarine Linux 43 |
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Jaiden Riordan has announced the release of Ultramarine Linux 43, a new version of the project's Fedora-based desktop distribution with a choice of KDE Plasma, Budgie, GNOME and Xfce desktops: "Ultramarine 43 brings some gas-fired polish and a few surprise features. Budgie has been our (rather acclaimed) Flagship for a couple years, but over the last year we've noticed ourselves recommending other editions, this is (obviously) not a great endorsement for Budgie. Budgie was chosen as Ultramarine's Flagship for a pretty silly reason, simply because Fedora didn't have it yet. This has changed, and better options have emerged. KDE Plasma's 6.0 release made Plasma into a highly polished, modern experience, and it's only gotten better since. KDE and the Fedora KDE SIG put an insane amount of effort into Plasma, from its 5-Minute-Bugs initiative to dropping X11 support before GNOME. In Ultramarine 43 we are retiring the Flagship brand and recommending the Plasma edition." Continue to the release announcement for further information. Download (pkglist): ultramarine-plasma-43-live-anaconda-x86_64.iso (3,923MB, SHA256), ultramarine-flagship-43-live-anaconda-x86_64.iso (3,611MB, SHA256), ultramarine-gnome-43-live-anaconda-x86_64.iso (3,475MB, SHA256), ultramarine-xfce-43-live-anaconda-x86_64.iso (3,687MB, SHA256). |
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| 2025-11-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Proxmox 9.1 "Virtual Environment" |
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Proxmox Virtual Environment is an open-source virtualisation platform for running virtual appliances and virtual machines. The company's latest release, version 9.1, continues to refine the 9.x branch, which is based on Debian 13 "Trixie". The release announcement reports: "We're proud to present the next iteration of our Proxmox Virtual Environment platform. This new version 9.1 is the first point release since our major update and is dedicated to refinement. This release is based on Debian 13.2 'Trixie' but we're using the newer Linux kernel 6.17.2 as new stable default. In addition to the main system enhancements, this update incorporates the latest versions of core technologies, including QEMU 10.1.2, LXC 6.0.5, ZFS 2.3.4, and Ceph Squid 19.2.3, all fully tested and integrated. Please review the key highlights below, and thank you, as always, for your invaluable support. Here are some of the highlights in Proxmox VE 9.1: Create LXC containers from OCI images; support for TPM state in qcow2 format; new vCPU flag for fine-grained control of nested virtualization; enhanced SDN status reporting." The release notes offer additional details. Download (SHA256): proxmox-ve_9.1-1.iso (1,747MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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VectorLinux was a small, fast, Intel based Linux operating system for PC style computers. The creators of VectorLinux had a single credo: keep it simple, keep it small and let the end user decide what their operating system was going to be. What has evolved from this concept was perhaps the best little Linux operating system available anywhere. For the casual computer user there was a lightening-fast desktop with graphical programs to handle daily activities from web surfing, sending and receiving email, chatting on IRC to running an FTP server. The power user will be pleased because all the tools are there to compile programs, use the system as a server or perhaps the gateway for home or office computer network. Administrators will be equally pleased because of the small size and memory requirements, so the operating system can be deployed on older machines that have long been forgotten.
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