The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The IPFire team have released IPFire, version 2.29 Core Update 204. The new release focuses on fixing DNS issues with the distributions new Knot resolver: "IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204 is now available for download. It is a housekeeping release that brings a healthy dose of updates across....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Robert Spiteri has announced the release of ZEPHIX 9, the latest stable version of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch. Unlike ZEPHIX's ultra lightweight releases of the past, the new version, which features the LXDE desktop, is a 9.4 GB live ISO image containing....

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Released last week: Emmabuntüs DE6-1.03, Kodachi OS 10.0.3, OpenMandriva Lx 26.09 "ROME", Nitrux 7.0.0, umbrelOS 2.0.0,....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Besgnulinux team has announced the release of a new edition of its Debian-based Linux distribution - Besgnulinux 1.0 which features the Openbox window manager: "It had been a long time since I last tested Openbox. I initially created this version for testing purposes. However, once it turned....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. 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, version 7.4, includes several changes, including a new onboarding tool: "A new tool has been added to our collection -....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Qubes team has announced the release of Qubes OS 4.3.2, an updated build of the project's security-oriented operating system for single-user desktop computing: "We're pleased to announce the stable release of Qubes OS 4.3.2. This patch release aims to consolidate all the security updates and bug fixes....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Greg Martin has announced the release of Mainstream OS 3.0.0, a milestone version of the project's Arch-derived desktop and gaming Linux distribution with a highly customised Hyprland-based desktop. The new release comes with a long list of improvements: "A rebuilt Welcome app, smoother gaming with a new Gaming....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Terry Fage has announced the release of Koozali SME Server 11.0. The latest release of the server distribution shifts its base from CentOS to Rocky Linux and introduces an overhaul of the web interface. "The Koozali SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of SME....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Umbrel, Inc. has announced the release of umbrelOS 2.0.0, an updated version of the company's Debian-based Linux distribution designed for home servers, with a web-based user interface and an online app store. It is available for standard 64-bit and Raspberry Pi computers. "umbrelOS 2.0 is the biggest update....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Utkarsh Gupta has announced a beta snapshot of Ubuntu 26.10, which carries the code name "Stonking Stingray". "The Ubuntu Release team is pleased to announce the Beta release of the Ubuntu 26.10 Desktop, Server, WSL, and Cloud products. Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed "Stonking Stingray", continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Uri Herrera has announced the release of Nitrux 7.0.0, a significant update of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution featuring an immutable base and the Hyprland Wayland compositor: "We are pleased to announce the launch of Nitrux 7.0.0. This new version combines the latest software updates, bug fixes, performance....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OpenMandriva Lx project has released new live and installation media for its rolling-release "ROME" edition. Labelled as version 26.09, the new snapshot comes with a large number of package upgrades: "The glibc library has been enhanced with support for interchangeable malloc implementations. Choosing the appropriate implementation can....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Warith Al Maawali has announced the release of Kodachi OS 10.0.3, an updated version of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution with integrated privacy and security features on top of a highly customised Xfce desktop: "The first stable release of Kodachi 10. It contains everything in the Kodachi 10....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Emmabuntüs project has published a new update with a focus on improving accessibility options and features. "Our goal was to preserve the spirit of this approach: making accessibility features immediately available without requiring users to memorize numerous keyboard shortcuts. Easy Menu: one key for simple access to....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The openSUSE project has published a new release candidate for the upcoming Leap 16.1 release. Among the various changes is a new immutable mode for Leap: "Leap 16.1 is the first Leap release to offer an Immutable Mode, a transactionally updated system with a read-only root filesystem. This....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The NetBSD project has announced the release of NetBSD 10.2, which introduces several fixes and small improvements to the highly portable operating system. "Changes since NetBSD 10.1 - Userspace: calendars: updated dates of moving holidays for 2026. build.sh: fixed various compilation issues with newer GCC versions. build.sh: add....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Univention project has published an update for Univention Corporate Server which introduces new security options, selecting password hashes, performing Keycloak monitoring and simplifies managing Microsoft 365 Classroom tools. "The latest patch-level release of Univention Corporate Server bundles all new features and improvements from the past months onto....

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Released last week: Raspberry Pi OS 2026-09-15, Parted Magic 26.09, Clonezilla....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The MX Linux project has published a new update to the 25.x series. Along with importing new security fixes and firmware from its Debian parent, the MX Linux project includes a number of new changes: "On the MX side, we have pushed most of our updates as we’ve....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Clonezilla Live is a Debian-based live distribution containing Clonezilla, a partition and disk cloning software. The project's latest release, version 3.3.3-37, includes several updates from its parent, along with new boot options: "The underlying GNU/Linux operating system has been upgraded, this release is based on the Debian 'Sid'....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Parted Magic project has published a new release. The new version, 26.09, has moved its base from Slackware 15.0 to Slackware's development (Current) branch. The release announcement, available on the distribution's news page states: "There is a new disk cloner in this release. Wipe Free Space has....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The AlmaLinux project has published a new beta snapshot for the 9.x series. "AlmaLinux 9.9 beta introduces new compiler toolsets, new module streams, and improved security. This release adds GCC Toolset 16 alongside updated LLVM and Rust toolsets and brings Node.js 26 and PHP 8.4 as new module....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Simon Long has announced the release of a new feature update of Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for the Raspberry Pi range of single-board computers. The latest version brings an updated look for the Raspberry Pi Desktop and also introduces a new icon dock: "Today....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Fedora project has announced the release of a development snapshot, Fedora 45 beta. The new release introduces new security features and package upgrades: "Fedora Linux 45 replaces the legacy in-kernel console with kmscon, bringing smooth rendering, better Unicode/font support, and enhanced system stability. Fedora Linux 45 now....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Utkarsh Gupta has announced an update to the Ubuntu 24.04 long-term support (LTS) branch of Canonical's operating system. The new update, version 24.04.5, introduces fixes and improvements: "Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS, code-named 'Noble Numbat', is here. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, together with the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Spaced Linux 9.26 has been released. Spaced Linux is a desktop Linux distribution based on Devuan's "Unstable" branch and featuring the MATE desktop environment with the Compiz compositing window manager. "Spaced Linux 9.26 is a major production release focused on upgrade reliability, graphics-driver recovery, desktop startup resilience, signed....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The FreeBSD project has published an update to FreeBSD's 14.x series. The new version, 14.5, provides several fixes and introduces some changes to the userland utilities. "The rc.firewall script now supports reading IP addresses or subnets from on-disk files for the firewall_allowservices and firewall_trusted list variables. Elements that....