The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The ReactOS project develops an open-source operating system which is designed to be compatible with software and drivers created for Microsoft Windows. The project's latest release combines its two editions into one and introduces a new graphical system installer. "We are pleased to announce the release of ReactOS....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Abora OS is general-purpose Linux distribution based on NixOS. The project's latest release, version 2026.08.28 (also tagged as version 4.0.0 and carrying the codename "Everest"), is available in five desktop editions and introduces non-destructive installs onto an existing partition. "Everest ships as five editions: Cosmic, Hyprland, GNOME, KDE....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Liya Linux is an Arch Linux-based, rolling-release distribution. The project's latest snapshot, version 2026.08.29, introduces a new versioning scheme, removal of AI content and tools, and a switch from X.Org to XLibre. "AI-generated content and tools have been removed from the default Liya Linux experience. While AI can....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The openKylin project has announced the release of openKylin 3.0, a major upgrade of the project's Linux distribution for desktops and servers, with a custom desktop environment called UKUI and available for x86_64, AArch64 and Loong64 architectures: "OpenAtom openKylin (hereafter referred to as "openKylin") version 3.0 is officially....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The EndeavourOS project has a new release, which is acting as a filler between two major releases. EndeavourOS 2026.08.15 "Titan Nova" fixes some keyboard setup issues, improves support for NVIDIA GPUs, and removes the Budgie desktop environment as an install-time option. "Titan Nova's live environment and offline installer....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Oliver Reiche has announced the release of Ubuntu 26.04.1, an update to the distribution's latest long-term support release. "Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS, code-named 'Resolute Raccoon', is here. This release continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open-source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Butterbian project has announced the availability of Butterbian 0.4.0, the latest stable release of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution with out-of-the-box support for the Btrfs filesystem and pre-configured Timeshift that takes incremental snapshots of the installed filesystem at regular intervals. The new version of the distribution updates....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Ahmed Abdulla has announced the release of NawaOS 2.0, a new stable build of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution designed primarily for gamers. It includes Steam, Lutris, Wine and RetroArch pre-installed and configured. This new release comes with snapshots, a setup wizard, and various user-friendly gaming enhancements: "NawaOS....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Haiku project has released a new development snapshot of the lightweight, single-user operating system. Haiku R1 Beta 6 introduces support for multiple web browsers and features a port of the NetBSD Virtual Machine Manager (NVMM), which provides hardware virtualization on x86_64 machines. "A few months after the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Armbian distribution is designed for ARM development boards and a range of other machines. The project's latest release, version 26.8.3, introduces a few key change, including a new system installer. "Most releases are a long list of small improvements. This one had three larger pieces landing at....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Vanilla OS team has announced the release of Vanilla OS 3, a brand-new version of the project's immutable Linux distribution based on Debian's "Testing" branch. Code-named "Reunion", this major release arrives with support for two processor architectures - x86_64 and AArch64: "Two years after the release of....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. PorteuX is a Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. The project's latest version, PorteuX 2.8, introduces a new union filesystem and new compositing for Xfce. "This release is built around two new in-house projects: aufs-ng and xfwm4-gl. aufs-ng is our new union filesystem, written from scratch to replace....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The DragonOS project has announced the release of a major update to DragonOS, a specialist Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed for those interested in software-defined radio (SDR). It ships with a suite of some of the most powerful and accessible open-source SDR software. The latest version, labelled as "Resolute_R1"....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The FydeOS project has announced the release of FydeOS 23.0, a significant update of the project's ChromeOS-based Linux distribution that aims to bring a Google Chromebook-like experience to standard PCs. This new version upgrades the Android subsystem to Android 13: "We are delighted to announce the release of....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Garuda Linux project has published a new release. The new version, 260819 "Temeraire", introduces a refined way to handle disk sectors and switches the default kernel to match CachyOS. "When creating new disk layouts, the installer will pick the biggest sector size a disk supports, and for....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Mainstream OS, an Arch-based, user-friendly Linux distribution with a highly customised desktop that uses the Quickshell toolkit on top of the Hyprland compositor, has been updated to version 1.3.0. The project's changelog provides details about the latest round of desktop interface improvements and bug fixes: "Put the dock....

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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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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....