The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Purism has announced the release of PureOS 11, code name "Crimson". PureOS is a privacy-respecting, Debian-based Linux distribution made for laptops, tablets, PCs and phones. The project's latest version is based on Debian 12 and is available in both GNOME and KDE Plasma flavours. "The moment we have....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Stefan Zipproth has announced the release of Ditana 0.9.3, a major update of the project's Arch-based Linux distribution that boots into a custom system installer with advanced configuration options. The new release updates the distribution's configuration setup and adds new desktop choices, including COSMIC, Xfce, niri and Wayfire.....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Quarkos, a desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support branch (and a sister project of the Q4OS distribution), has been updated to version 26.04. This initial release comes with the KDE Plasma desktop 6.6: "Quarkos 26.04 'Resolute' LTS is now officially stable and available for download. This....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialised products based on Debian GNU/Linux. One of the products, "Virtual Environment", has received a new update and is based on Debian 13 "Trixie". "Proxmox VE 9.2 is built on the robust Debian 13.5 'Trixie' and ships with Linux kernel 7.0 as....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Red Hat, Inc. has announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.2 and 9.8, updated builds in RHEL's current and legacy branches: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.2 and 9.8 are here, evolving the operating system from a foundation to a powerful engine for critical applications,....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Aleksey Samoilov has announced the release of TileOS 2.0, a major update of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution featuring several popular Wayland tiling compositors, including Sway and River, as well as the newly-added Qtile, niri and miracle-wm: "Final stable release of TileOS 2.0 'Sauropod'. What's new? The package....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Marja Van Waes has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Mageia 10, the upcoming major update of the project's general-purpose desktop Linux distribution: "You may have noticed that Mageia 10 RC1 was released a few days ago. It contains the new Mageia 10 artwork, like....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OpenBSD project, which developes a famously security-oriented operating system, has published OpenBSD 7.9. The new version features several improvements to scheduling, LibreSSL 4.3.0, and many fixes for tmux. The project has also introduced new features and fixes for the OpenSSH utilities: "ssh(1): validation of shell metacharacters in....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Nixovena Linux & AI Labs has announced the release of Zenclora OS 3.0, the latest version of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch and featuring a unified package management system called Zen Package Manager (ZPM). This release offers two desktop variants - GNOME and....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The NetHydra team has announced the release of NetHydra 2026.2. Formerly knowns as HydraPWK GNU/Linux, NetHydra is a Debian-based Linux distribution with a collection of penetration-testing tools, including tools for information gathering, scanning, stress testing, exploitation, cracking, reversing engineering and forensics. Besides the standard edition called NetHydra "Express",....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Shasheen Ediriweera has announced the release of Rescuezilla 2.6.2, the latest version of the project's Ubuntu-based specialist distribution with tools for system recovery. This version is based on Ubuntu 26.04. From the changelog: "Adds release based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute' for best support of new hardware; the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. RakuOS is an immutable Linux distribution based on Fedora, with a choice of KDE Plasma, GNOME and COSMIC desktops. The project's latest release is based on Fedora 44 and introduces some key changes. "The old behavior (RakuOS Linux 43): On every image update, your overlay was wiped. The....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Aditya Shakya has announced the release of Archcraft 2026.05.12, an updated build of the project's lightweight, rolling-release distribution based on Arch Linux and featuring the Openbox and bspwm window managers. From the release announcement: "May 2026 ISO image of Archcraft is now available to download. Changelog: updated ISO....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Lime Technology, Inc. has announced the release of Unraid OS 7.3.0, the latest version of the company's Linux-based commercial operating system designed for Network-Attached Storage (NAS) deployments. The new version brings critical security updates and a redesigned onboarding wizard for new installations: "New users getting started with 7.3.0....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The UBports developers have announced the latest version of their project's continuation of the Ubuntu Touch operating system. Version 24.04-1.3 introduces a number of fixes and improves the handling of X11 desktop applications. "Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.3 is a maintenance release of the 24.04-1.x series. This release contains mostly....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Parrot project has announced the availability of Parrot 7.2. The new version of the Debian-based Linux distribution includes a fix for the Copy Fail Linux kernel exploit, automates handling of Flatpak updates, and applies updates from the upstream Debian branch. "Parrot 7.2 released. Significant updates have also....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The TROMjaro project has announced the availability of the latest update of TROMjaro, a Manjaro-based Linux distribution with a customised Xfce desktop. Version 2026.05.08 updates the Linux kernel to the latest long-term supported version (6.18.26) which fixes the Copy Fail kernel vulnerability. It also ships with a new....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. A new addition to DistroWatch, ZenLake OS is a user-friendly Linux distribution featuring a customised GNOME desktop and a built-in ability to restore the system to a previous state in case of a boot or system failure. The just-released ZenLake OS 26.04 is based on Ubuntu 26.04: "ZenLake....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The PrismLinux team has announced the release of PrismLinux 2026.05.05, a significant update of the project's Arch-based Linux distribution that boots into a KDE Plasma desktop and provides a custom system installer: "We are pleased to announce PrismLinux 2026.05.05, a substantial stable release, bringing a fully redesigned installer,....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. David Heinemeier Hansson has announced the release of Omarchy 3.7.0, the latest stable version of the project's Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the Hyprland Wayland compositor. This version comes with a "Gaming Edition" tag as it ships with the Steam client installer and menus populated with links to popular....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OmniOSce Association has announced the release of a new version of OmniOS, an open-source operating system for servers, with support for many popular Solaris and OpenSolaris technologies. The new release is labelled as version r151058 and comes with tool updates, new features and additional hardware support: "On....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Jerry Bezencon has announced the availability of the initial release candidate for the upcoming Linux Lite 8.0, a major update of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop. The release delivers a new high-performance Linux kernel, the Calamares system installer, and a custom distribution builder: "Linux Lite....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Genode has announced the release of Sculpt OS 26-04, the latest version of the project's independently-developed open-source operating system for PC hardware, the PinePhone, and the MNT Reform laptop: "Sculpt OS 26.04 gives the user unprecedented transparency and interactive control over all components underpinning the operating system. Version....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Grml project, which develops a Debian-based distribution, has published a new snapshot, Grml 2026.04. The new version provides a base which is up to date with Debian's "Testing" branch and offers builds for x86_64 and arm64 machines. The blog post reports: "We are proud to announce our....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. A new version of the Commodore OS Vision Linux distribution has been released with a focus on greatly reducing the size of the project's ISO image file. "I am pleased to announce the official release of Commodore OS 3.1 today, which is available as an installable ISO, now....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Francesco Caracciolo has announced the release of Nyarch Linux 26.04, the latest update of the project's Arch-based Linux distribution designed for "weebs" (non-Japanese persons interested in anime, manga, cosplay and other aspects of the Japanese culture). This version brings a new edition, with a themed KDE Plasma desktop:....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Kyle Gospodnetich has announced the release of Bazzite 44, a major update of the project's Fedora-based immutable distribution with atomic updates and an integrated Steam client, designed primarily for Linux gamers. The new version synchronises the Bazzite system and packages with the just-release Fedora 44: "The Bazzite 44....