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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. TUXEDO Computers, a German-based manufacturer of Linux desktop and laptop computers, has announced the release of the initial public beta build of its Debian-based TUXEDO OS. While the past releases of the distribution were based on Ubuntu, the project has recently decided to switch to Debian's "Testing" branch....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. PrismLinux, an Arch-based Linux distribution with a custom system installer and support for Cinnamon, GNOME and KDE Plasma desktops, as well as the niri Wayland compositor, has been updated to version 2026.08.15: "After more than two months without a release, PrismLinux Reborn 1.0 is finally here. This release....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. David Heinemeier Hansson has announced the release of Omarchy 4.0.0, a major update of the project's Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the Hyprland Wayland compositor: "Omarchy 4 aka 'Quattro' is the biggest release since the project started. The entire desktop shell has been reimagined in Quickshell - the bar,....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Philip Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 26, the new stable build of the project's set of rolling-release distributions with a choice of GNOME, KDE Plasma and Xfce desktops. This release updates the GNOME desktop to version 50 and KDE Plasma to version 6.7: "Manjaro 26.1....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. SparkyLinux is a Debian-based distribution with a variety of desktop editions. The project's latest version, SparkyLinux 8.4, reintroduces 32-bit support for x86 machines. "A year ago, Debian dropped support for 32-bit live/install ISO images, so SparkyLinux dropped it as well. This decision has been reassessed, as it turns....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The CachyOS project has published a new snapshot. The distribution's August release features improvements to the system installers, the welcome window, and handheld device detection. "CachyOS Welcome got a DNS rework, so the speed-test based server ranking now correctly picks the fastest DNS server. In chwd, improved handheld....

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Released last week: NetHydra 1.1.0, Soplos Linux 2026.08, Murena 4.1.1, TitalcruiseOS 5.4
Torrent corner: Armbian, BigLinux, TitalCruiseOS
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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. iDeal OS, an MX Linux-based desktop distribution with focus on privacy and security, has been updated to version 2026.08.08. This release replaces Firefox with Waterfox as the new default web browser: "2026.08.08 - iDeal OS 4.4. The release of iDeal OS 4.4 is a major upgrade on the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Titalcruise E.A. has announced the release of TitalcruiseOS 5.4, a major update of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution designed primarily for system administrators, developers and power users. Developed in Argentina, it is localised into the Spanish language. The English translation of the original announcement provides the release information:....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Murena is an umbrella name for the /e/OS operating system, associated open-source powered smartphones and cloud-based services. Murena has published /e/OS 4.1.1 which introduces new tools, including a backup option to make migration to new devices easier. "Fairphone 6 is now available on AOSP 16 Backup & Restore....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Sergi Perich has announced the release of Soplos Linux 2026.08, a new stable release of the project's set of desktop Linux distributions based on Debian's "Testing" branch. It ships with a number of custom applications, such as Soplos Theme Manager, Soplos Plymouth Manager, Soplos Docklike and Soplos GRUB....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The NetHydra project has published a new update of the Debian-based distribution. The latest version includes a handful of new tools and enables running as the root user by default. "In this update we decide to make MATE as the default desktop for NetHydra (for SONAR it would....

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Questions and answers: Multiple questions from Linux beginners
Released last week: Emmabuntüs DE6-1.02, ZimaOS 1.7.0, MakuluLinux 2026-07-28, NethSecurity 8.8.0, 4MLinux 52.0, Archcraft 2026.08.01, NetBSD 11.0, AerynOS....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The AerynOS team have published an update to the experimental distribution. Snapshot 2026.08 includes improved filesystem support, including providing OpenZFS for data pools: "From a development story arc perspective, AerynOS has been deliberately kept under a very tight leash over the last year, as we have focused on....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The NetBSD project has announced the release of NetBSD 11.0, the 19th major release of the highly portable operating system. The new version includes a port to the RISC-V architecture, better Linux compatibility, and a virt68k port. "New port to the RISC-V processor architecture. NetBSD 11.0 is the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Aditya Shakya has announced the release of Archcraft 2026.08.01, the latest stable release of the project's Arch-based lightweight and fast Linux distribution. This release adds the Sway Wayland compositor as the new desktop choice in live mode (beside the Openbox and bspwm window managers): "August 2026 ISO image....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The 4MLinux minimal distribution has published a new release, version 52.0. The new version includes several key package updates, simplified wireless network configuration, better support for legacy graphics cards, and a new game. The release announcement states: "The status of the 4MLinux 52.0 series has been changed to....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Davide Marini has announced the release of NethSecurity 8.8.0, a major update of the project's OpenWRT-based firewall distribution, with MultiWAN, deep packet inspection, VPNs and threat protection features. It is designed primarily for small and medium-sized businesses: "We are pleased to announce the release of NethSecurity 8.8.0. This....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Jacque Montague Raymer has announced the availability of a major new release of MakuluLinux, a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution with deeply integrated artificial intelligence features: "Every other Linux distro gives you an AI plugin. A chatbox. A sidebar widget. Something you open, use once, and close. AI-OS is....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. IceWhale Technology has released ZimaOS 1.7.0, the latest stable version of the company's independently-developed, Linux-based operating system for personal servers and network-attached storage (NAS) computers. The new version includes a redesigned App Store and various other improvements: "ZimaOS 1.7.0. Added: redesigned App Store with a new UI for....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Emmabuntüs project has published an update to its Debian Edition 6 branch, which is based on Debian 13 "Trixie". The latest version focuses on accessibility improvements and is available in Core and Full editions. "This new evolution of our distribution mainly focuses on accessibility improvements, developed as....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Aiden McClelland has announced the release of a major new version of StartOS, a Debian-based Linux distribution optimised for personal servers, available for AArch64, riscv64 and x86_64 architectures: "Version 0.4.0 is a complete rewrite of StartOS. After six years of building, we believe we have arrived at the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Saeed Badreldin has announced the release of Helwan Linux 5.0, a significant update of the project's Arch-based distribution designed primarily for developers: "We are proud to announce the launch of Helwan Linux 5.0, a version that marks a qualitative leap in our distribution philosophy and development. What's new....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The UBports project has published a new feature update, UBports 24.04-2.0, which introduces web browser updates and support for "notch" areas in output displays. "Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 is a feature update under the same Ubuntu 24.04 base as the previous release. Nonetheless, this release contains exciting updates and....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Shadowfetch Linux distribution is a Debian-based project which features the Plasma desktop. The latest release of Shadowfetch, version 2.0.0, enables automatic Btrfs snapshots prior to package changes, making rolling back to working snapshots easier. The project has also revamped its welcome screen. "Boot straight into a working....

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Questions and answers: Installing software when the root filesystem is full
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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OPNsense project develops a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system (and a fork of pfSense) designed for firewalls and routers. The latest version of OPNsense is 26.7 which is based on FreeBSD 15.1 and introduces a number of behind-the-scenes changes: "The first implementation of the new Interface Assignments framework....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Trace Labs has announced the release of OSINT VM 2026.5, the latest version of the project's Debian-based distribution with specialist open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools to help find missing persons and reunite them with their families, designed exclusively to run on virtual machines. Unlike the previous release, which were....