Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 6 has been released, marking its first availability based on Debian 13.2 "Trixie." This version, announced by Patrick d’Emmabuntüs of the Emmabuntüs Collective, targets refurbishing old computers, and comes two and a half years after Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 5.
This release utilizes the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel to ensure improved hardware support. The dual desktop setup remains with Xfce as the primary graphical environment and LXQt as a lighter alternative. The edition includes Xfce 4.20 and LXQt 2.1, emphasizing accessibility enhancements.
Key accessibility features activated upon user request include speech synthesis during navigation, support for three Orca profiles, and a script that displays battery levels. New features also support MBROLA and Piper speech synthesizers, offer an accessible window for unmounting USB drives, and integrate LIOS (Linux-Intelligent-OCR-Solution) to assist blind users.
The update includes nmap for local printer detection, espeakup for speech synthesis in the Linux console, and additional scripts to enhance accessibility for visually impaired users. Improvements were also made to Braille display support and the system update mechanism.
One significant change in this edition is its drop of support for 32-bit systems due to upstream changes in Debian. Users can download Emmabuntüs DE 6 now from the official website as a live ISO image for 64-bit systems only.
For more detailed information, you can visit the release announcement page.