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....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The MX Linux project has announced the release of MX Linux 25.2, which carries the code name "Infinity". The release announcement offers highlights: "MX Linux 25.2 is now available. All releases feature updated 6.12.90 Debian kernels, except for Xfce-AHS which has a 7.0.9 Liquorix kernel. In addition, the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Rhino Linux team has announced the release of Rhino Linux 2026.1, a significant update of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution designed for personal computers as well as mobile devices, with a choice of Xfce or Lomiri user interfaces: "We are happy to announce the release of our 2026.1....

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Besgnulinux development team has announced the release of Besgnulinux 4-0, the latest update of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution featuring the lightweight JWM window manager: "This version is a major release developed as a result of meticulous work carried out since version 3-0. Particular emphasis was placed....

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....