The T2 Linux team has announced the release of T2 Linux SDE 25.4, dubbed “It Only Does Everything.” This new version introduces significant updates for the source-based Linux distribution, enhancing its portability and functionality.
Key highlights of T2 Linux SDE 25.4 include support for the latest AMD ROCm for 64-bit RISC-V and ARM64 architectures, emphasizing its capabilities for High Performance Computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). Users can also expect updates to popular desktop environments such as KDE Plasma, GNOME, and Xfce, plus the inclusion of a web installer for sys-root and container bootstrapping, and OpenCL available by default. Additionally, this version introduces Rust and QEMU support for SPARC64/32 architectures.
The update brings back support for the ReiserFS file system and Orinocco (AirPort) Wi-Fi drivers, and it also includes a new method of handling packages such as libjpeg-turbo and SDL-compat. Among its technological upgrades, T2 Linux SDE 25.4 features notable versions of GNU/Linux tools like GCC 14.2, LLVM/Clang 20.1, Glibc 2.41, Musl 1.2.5, uClibC 1.0.49, Mesa 25.0.3, and Linux kernel 6.14.
This release is significant as it marks the first time AMD’s ROCm for RISC-V and ARM64 is included in a distribution, made possible by collaboration between DeepComputing and ExactCODE GmbH to port AMD’s HPC and AI solutions onto these architectures. This advancement could pave the way for independent AI and HPC solutions on open hardware platforms.
Developers will benefit from changes designed to support fully dynamic DEPs, making the priority tag optional and separating DirectX headers from the Mesa package. Overall, T2 Linux SDE 25.4 includes 3728 changesets, resulting in about 4558 package updates, 483 bug fixes, 527 new packages or features, 138 removals, and 25 additional improvements.
For further information, visit the release notes. The new version is available for download for numerous architectures, showcasing T2’s versatility in supporting various systems including x86-64 (64-bit), i586 (32-bit), IA64, and more.
T2 Linux also functions as a package manager, enabling reproducible and cross-compilation of thousands of popular open-source packages into custom Linux operating systems, demonstrating its flexibility across major C libraries, CPU architectures, GUI systems, and desktop environments.