Category: Distro
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OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 “ROME” Launches with KDE Plasma 6.1 and Linux Kernel 6.10
The OpenMandriva team today announced the release and general availability of OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 as a new snapshot in the OpenMandriva Lx “ROME” rolling-release branch targeted at bleeding-edge users. OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 “ROME” is one of the very first Linux distros to be powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.10 kernel series, built with…
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Exciting New Update: Raspberry Pi OS Introduces Enhanced UI and Expanded Settings
The Raspberry Pi Foundation today released a new update to their Debian-based Raspberry Pi OS operating system for the Raspberry Pi single-board computers adding numerous UI improvements and new settings. The new Raspberry Pi OS release, versioned 2024-07-04, updates the panel and the PCManFM file manager with support for customizing more than two desktops. The…
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Explore the New Features: Linux Mint 22 Beta Released with Cinnamon 6.2 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Base
The Linux Mint team has released today the beta version of the upcoming Linux Mint 22 operating system series, which can be downloaded and tested right now. Linux Mint 22 is codenamed “Wilma” and it’s planned for release in late July 2024. The beta version is here to give us an early glimpse at the…
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New EndeavourOS Release Features KDE Plasma 6.1 and Restores ARM Support
The EndeavourOS team announced today the release and general availability of EndeavourOS “Endeavour” the latest stable snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro that features the KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment. Powered by Linux kernel 6.9, the new EndeavourOS release ships with the latest and greatest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment series, along with updated components…
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Debian 12.6 “Bookworm” Launches: Addressing 162 Bugs and Enhancing Security with 84 Updates
The Debian Project announced today the release and general availability of Debian 12.6 as the fifth ISO update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series. Debian 12.6 is here four and a half months after Debian 12.5 as the fifth point release of Debian Bookworm, because Debian 12.3 was never released, and…
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postmarketOS 24.06: Linux Mobile OS Welcomes KDE Plasma 6 and GNOME Mobile 46
The postmarketOS devs released today postmarketOS 24.06 as the latest stable version of this Alpine Linux-based operating system for mobile devices and computers that introduces support for new devices and the latest versions of supported graphical interfaces. Highlights of postmarketOS 24.06 include support for the Google Nexus 10 tablet, the Lenovo ThinkPad X13s laptop, the…
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Ubuntu’s App Center Update: Local DEB Package Installation Now Supported
Some good news today for Ubuntu users running the latest Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) or Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) releases as the App Center application has been updated to allow installation of locally downloaded DEB packages. When Canonical replaced the Ubuntu Software Center with the App Center application, which acts as a graphical interface…
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IPFire Linux Firewall Introduces Experimental Btrfs Support and Intel RFDS Mitigations
The IPFire Project recently announced a new update to their robust open-source GNU/Linux distribution, commonly used as a router or firewall. Known as IPFire 2.29 Core Update 186, this release incorporates various changes, introduces experimental support for the Btrfs file system, and updates multiple components. The IPFire 2.29 Core Update 186 features an upgraded kernel…
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AlmaLinux OS Extends Support to the Newly Released Raspberry Pi 5
AlmaLinux developer Koichiro Iwao shared some exciting news today for those who want to run the free Red Hat Enterprise Linux alternative on a Raspberry Pi computer as the latest Raspberry Pi 5 model is officially supported. It has been a long-awaited development and challenging for the developers, but Raspberry Pi 5 support is now…
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Parrot OS 6.1 Enhances Support for Raspberry Pi 5 with Focus on Security Enhancements
Parrot Security unveiled Parrot OS 6.1 today, marking the most current stable release of their Debian-based distribution tailored for ethical hacking and penetration testing. This new version boasts updated tools and enhancements. Arriving over four months following Parrot OS 6.0, this update continues to use the Linux 6.5 kernel series across its 64-bit (x86_64) generic…