The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. SteamOS, an Arch-based Linux distribution developed by Valve Corporation, has been updated to version 3.8.10. The new release comes with an updated base system and a large number of improvements and bug fixes: "SteamOS 3.8.10 has just been released for all users with the following changes: updated Arch....

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Review: TBlock
News: Arch responds to more AUR attacks, Fedora's growing community, reasons to avoid immutable desktops, Ubuntu 26.10 to get speech recognition, Canonical updates its beta policy, highlights of KDE Plasma 6.7
Questions and answers: What is the significance of the AUR being compromised?
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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The PorteuX project has published a new release, version 2.7. The new release includes updates for several desktop environments, including GNOME, COSMIC and Plasma. "First of all, apologies for the long delay. There were some upstream issues that were preventing a stable PorteuX release, most notably the ntfs3....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Home Assistant OS, or HAOS for short, has been upgraded to version 18.0. HAOS is an independently-developed, Linux-based operating system optimised to run Home Assistant, an open-source home automation tool. It is available for several popular platforms, including Raspberry Pi and ODROID, as well as generic x86_64 and....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Univention team have published a new version of the project's Debian-based Univention Corporate Server. The latest release updates handling of group mailboxes and makes it easier to identify objects in the management interface. "The latest patch-level release of Univention Corporate Server bundles all new features and improvements....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Colin Percival has announced the release of FreeBSD 15.1, the second release in FreeBSD's latest stable branch: "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE. This is the second release of the stable/15 branch. Some of the highlights: the iwlwifi(4) and other....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Barry Kauler has announced the release of EasyOS 7.4. The new version focuses on polishing classic software options, providing X11 support, fixes for the ROX-filer file manager, and improving video playback by swapping out Celluloid for SMPlayer. "Version 7.4 is a 'milestone' release, consolidating EasyOS as supporting 'legacy'....

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News: Ubuntu MATE updates status of distribution, Asahi Linux fixes dual-boot issue with MacOS 27, Antergos gets new life, Arch Linux suffers repeat incidents in AUR repository
Questions and answers: Setting variables across multiple shells
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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The AnduinOS team has announced the availability of a development snapshot of AnduinOS 2.0.0, the upcoming major update of the project's Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring a highly customised GNOME desktop. This version is derived from the long-term supported Ubuntu 26.04: "Today, AIURSOFT Limited is thrilled to announce the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Gaming Linux FR has announced the release of GLF OS Quasar, a major update of the project's NixOS-based distribution focused on gaming. This version updates the GNOME desktop to version 50 and introduces numerous enhancements: "Based on NixOS 26.05, Quasar delivers a major update to the GLF OS....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Alpine Linux development team has announced the release of Alpine Linux 3.24.0, a significant update of the project's independently-developed, general purpose Linux distribution designed primarily for power users: "We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.24.0, the first release in the 3.24 stable series.....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Franco Conidi has announced the release of SysLinuxOS 13.2, an updated build of the project's Debian-based distribution made primarily for system integrators and network administrators. The new version uses the Btrfs filesystem on new installation and integrates the Snapper utility for managing snapshots of Btrfs subvolumes. "SysLinuxOS 13.2....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. eXybit Technologies has announced the release of RefreshOS 3-0, a major update of the project's beginner-friendly, desktop Linux distribution based on Debian 13 and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop: "RefreshOS 3 'Colorful Cosmos' is officially here, bringing the biggest visual and usability upgrade the project has seen so....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. RELIANOID, a Debian-based Linux distribution featuring an open-source load-balancer, has reached version 7.10.0: "We are glad to present both RELIANOID 7.10.0 Community edition and RELIANOID 8.6 Enterprise edition, delivering significant improvements in security, system stability, observability, and load balancing capabilities. Both versions share a modernized Debian 12.14 base....

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News: Red Hat account linked to compromised npm repositories, COSMIC desktop to get Frosted Glass effect, openSUSE demonstrates a system extension manager, Origami merges with RakuOS
Questions and answers: The problem with minimal system requirements
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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Terry Fage has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Koozali SME Server 11.0, the upcoming major release of the project's Rocky Linux-based server distribution for small and medium enterprises: "The Koozali SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of SME Server 11.0....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. T2 Linux SDE is an independently-developed open-source system development environment (or distribution build kit). It enables the creation of custom distributions with bleeding-edge technology. The project's latest release, version 26.6, polishes the KDE Plasma build and expands RISC-V support. "This T2/Linux release continues to polish our flagship KDE....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Clonezilla Live is a Debian-based live CD containing Clonezilla, a partition and disk cloning software. The project's latest announcement brings Clonezilla Live up to date with Debian's "Unstable" repository: "Stable Clonezilla Live 3.3.2-31 released. This release of Clonezilla live includes major enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements and changes....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The MocaccinoOS development team has announced the release of MocaccinoOS 26.06, the latest version of the project's set of Gentoo-based Linux distributions featuring a number of popular desktop environments and a custom package manager called "Luet". This release provides a new live image with the COSMIC desktop and....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Jerry Bezencon has announced the release of Linux Lite 8.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution which makes getting set up and started easy for beginners. "Linux Lite 8.0 final is now available for download. Series 8 represents 14 years of community-driven purpose culminating in Linux Lite's largest development cycle ever:....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Ron Henderson has announced the release of Network Security Toolkit (NST) 44-15105, a major new version of the project's Fedora-based Linux distribution featuring a collection of best-of-breed, open-source network security applications: "We are pleased to announce the latest NST release - NST 44 SVN:15105. Based on Fedora 44....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Armbian, which is a set of Debian and Ubuntu-based Linux distributions designed primarily for ARM development boards, has been updated to version 26.5.1: "Armbian 26.5.1 delivers another strong round of improvements across the project, focusing on expanded hardware support, desktop and userland refinements, build framework modernization, and infrastructure....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The NixOS project has published a new snapshot of its distribution: NixOS 26.05. The new version updates initrd to be based on systemd, plans for the retirement of x86_64-darwin, and updates GNOME to version 50. "We are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 26.05 'Yarara.....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Aleksey Samoilov has announced the release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 26.04, a major update of the project's unofficial Ubuntu variant featuring the popular Sway tiling compositor. It is intended for Linux beginners who are interested in the keyboard-oriented interface of tiling window managers and also for advanced Linux....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Andreas Mueller has announced the release of Gnoppix Linux 26_6, the latest version of the project's privacy-focused and AI-optimised Linux distribution. This version is based on Debian's "Testing" branch and showcases the latest Xfce desktop: "We are excited to announce the release of Gnoppix Linux 26.6. This release....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Rocky Linux project has announced the release of Rocky Linux 9.8 which retains 1:1 compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The release notes share highlights of the new version: "Major changes: This document highlights major changes between Rocky Linux (RL) 9.7 and RL 9.8. If this is....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. OviOS Linux is an independent, storage operating system. The project's latest release, version 6, makes some significant changes behind the scenes. One of the key changes is swapping out SysV init in favour of systemd: "The most fundamental change in OviOS v6 is the transition of the init....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The IPFire team have announced the release of a new version, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 202. The new version mostly places a focus on addressing kernel security bugs. "We would like to encourage to install this update as soon as possible to be protected against the unusually large....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The AlmaLinux project has published two new versions of its distribution - AlmaLinux OS 10.2 and 9.8. The combined release announcement shares new features: "AlmaLinux 10.2 introduces updated compiler toolsets, new language and database packages, and improved security. This release adds Python 3.14, PostgreSQL 18, MariaDB 11.8, Ruby....