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During LinuxTag 2004 the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the company credativ unveiled the Linux Government Desktop. The Linux Goverment Desktop has been developed within the scope of the project ERPOSS which evaluates Open Source Software in government environments. Composed entirely of free software the distribution was available as a live CD as well as an install CD. One of the highlights brought by the Government Desktop was the fact that it saves the whole data on encrypted filesystems. Furthermore KMail was preconfigured to send and receive encrypted e-mail (GnuPG and S/MIME) and to make use of all kinds of authority certificates. The package was completed by integrated spam and virus protection and a preconfigured personal firewall.
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| 2025-06-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Rocky Linux 10.0 |
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The Rocky Linux project has published Rocky Linux 10.0, which mirrors the changes and updates from upstream's Enterprise Linux product line. Some of the key changes in version 10.0 include dropping X11 in favour of Wayland for the GNOME desktop session and introducing a RISC-V branch. "All 32-bit packages have been removed from Rocky Linux 10. This means that 32-bit applications will no longer run on this version of Rocky Linux. Please use 64-bit libraries or containers with 32-bit dependencies instead. Users will have administrative privileges by default, unless you deselect the option. The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is now the default for graphical remote access, replacing VNC. The DHCP client in RL 10 is implemented as an internal subsystem of NetworkManager. The legacy dhcp-client package is no longer supported upstream and has been removed. The ISC DHCP server is end-of-life upstream and is replaced by its successor, Kea DHCP, in RL 10. In RL 10, Wayland replaces the X.Org Server. Xwayland will support most X11 clients that have not yet been ported to Wayland. Some desktop applications and components are also replaced in RL 10." Details can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): Rocky-10.0-x86_64-dvd1.iso (7,305MB, SHA256, torrent), Rocky-10.0-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,680MB, SHA256, torrent), Rocky-10.0-x86_64-boot.iso (816MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2025-06-11 |
NEW • Development Release: deepin 25 Beta |
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The project has published a new development snapshot, deepin 25 beta, which introduces a few new features and several fixes. The release announcement shares the details: "The stable release of Linyaps 1.8.1 has been officially pushed to the repository. This update primarily focuses on build toolchain optimizations, expanded multi-system support, and stability improvements. It also newly supports distributions including deepin 25, Fedora 41 and AnolisOS 8. Installer - added support for 17 global languages; App Store - integrated the Deepin App Store for ARM64 and Loong64 architectures to address application distribution issues on these platforms; UOS AI - added support for creating new chat sessions and viewing chat history and enabled online updates for local models; DDE - the Control Center update module now supports the beta channel, allowing users to join and receive beta updates; fixed an issue where the Bluetooth toggle remained clickable when Airplane Mode was enabled; fixed overlapping rounded and right-angle corners in the clipboard, notification center and launcher window when window effects were disabled; fixed incorrect scaling of the screenshot/recording and system monitor icons in the quick settings panel; fixed truncated display of output device names when excessively long...." Download: deepin-desktop-community-25-beta-amd64.iso (5,601MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-06-10 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeBSD 14.3 |
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Colin Percival has announced the release of FreeBSD 14.3, the project's latest point release which will be supported until 30 June, 2026. The release brings support for the 802.11ac networking standard in the iwlwifi network card driver and updates several packages, notably OpenSSH to version 9.9p2 and OpenSSL to version 3.0.16. "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE. This is the fourth release of the stable/14 branch. Some of the highlights: 802.11ac is now supported by the iwlwifi driver for modern chipsets found in many laptops; OCI container images are now published in Docker and GitHub repositories; LLVM and associated tools have been upgraded to version 19.1.7; OpenZFS has been updated to version 2.2.7; OpenSSH has been upgraded to version 9.9p2; xz has been upgraded to version 5.8.1; expat has been upgraded to 2.7.1. FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, aarch64, armv7, powerpc, powerpc64 and riscv64 architectures." See the release announcement and the release notes for further information. Download (mirrors): FreeBSD-14.3-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso (1,242MB, SHA512, signature, pkglist), FreeBSD-14.3-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (1,093MB, SHA512, signature), FreeBSD-14.3-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso (1,033MB, SHA512, signature). |
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| 2025-06-09 |
NEW • Development Release: Emmabuntüs DE6 RC1 |
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Emmabuntüs is a lightweight, Debian-based distribution. The project has published a development snapshot which is based on Debian's upcoming version 13 "Trixie" launch. The release announcement shares the following details: "This new version of our distribution mainly concerns updates of its embedded software following the release of Debian 13 RC 1, as well as the update of the excellent Debian beginner's handbook for Trixie which now includes a German version, this language being also supported by our distribution. You will also find in this release the Debian standard reference manuals supporting the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. For this RC 1 version, the following fixes and improvements have been made: based on the Debian 13 RC 1; removed AbiWord and Gnumeric; implemented the new Debian source management format deb822; added Debian Beginners Handbook 13; improved Italian translation. Updates: Firefox 128.11.0esr, Thunderbird 128.11.0esr, Ventoy 1.1.05, CTparental 5.1.23, gSpeech 0.13, deb-get 0.4.5. Accessibility feature updates: Ocrizer 1.4, Elograf 0.6.0." Download: emmabuntus-de6-amd64-13.rc1-rc1.iso (4,146MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-06-09 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1125 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0
- News: Murena partners with phone markers, Redox developer ports X11 and GTK, GNOME testing its own distro on real hardware, Linux Mint tests fingerprint authentication
- Questions and answers: Seeking a distribution for long-term use
- Released last week: Oracle Linux 9.6, Murena 3.0, UBports 20.04 OTA-9, Rocky Linux 9.6
- Torrent corner: BigLinux, KDE neon, Rocky Linux
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 14.3, Ubuntu 25.10 Snapshot 2
- Opinion poll: Are you concerned with your distribution's longevity?
- New additions: FydeOS, GLF OS, GNOME OS, MocaccinoOS, Oreon, RED OS
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2025-06-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Rocky Linux 9.6 |
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Rocky Linux 9.6 has been released. Rocky Linux is a community-driven enterprise Linux distribution and a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. With this release, the project continues to focus on improving its KIWI image-building utility: "We are pleased to announce the general availability of Rocky Linux 9.6. Notable new features and changes: PHP 8.3 and 8.4, nginx 1.26, MySQL 8.4, Valgrind 3.24.0, SystemTap 5.2, elfutils 0.192, libabigail 2.6, Performance Co-pilot 6.3.2, Grafana 10.2.6, LLVM toolset 19.17, Rust toolset 1.84.1, Go toolset 1.23. With the release of Rocky Linux 9.6, the process of building and delivering our images continues to improve. KIWI, a modern image-building tool that allows for a more consistent and maintainable workflow, created most of the images for this release. A new image type is available in this release, Windows Subsystem for Linux (or WSL), compatible container archives can be downloaded and run on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 system with ease. Utilities for Oracle Cloud images have been updated to the most recent versions." See the release announcement and the release notes for more information. Here are the links to download the installation DVD images for the x86_64 and Aarch64 architectures: Rocky-9.6-x86_64-dvd.iso (12,256MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist), Rocky-9.6-aarch64-dvd.iso (10,255MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2025-06-04 |
NEW • Development Release: GLF OS Omnislash Beta |
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Gaming Linux France has announced the availability of a beta release of GLF OS Omnislash, a NixOS-based Linux distribution designed primarily for gamers: "The development of the new version of GLF OS is complete and the result exceeds all our expectations. Although we still qualify it as a 'beta' version due to lack of hindsight, it is fully functional. This success is the result of incredible teamwork, which together has transformed GLF OS from an ambitious project into one that is poised to deliver on its promise: to become the most accessible distribution for beginners and anyone wishing to switch from Windows to Linux. New features: new editions - Mini, Studio and Studio Pro, all also available with KDE; extended steering wheel compatibility - support for Thrustmaster, Fanatec and Logitech; improved gaming experience - added Oversteer and the MangoHud presets tool; performance and stability - transition to the GLF OS kernel (vanilla Nix with Cachy improvement); controller management - Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and 8BitDo controllers are now managed...." Read the release announcement for further information. The new release of GLF OS is available for download via BitTorrent: GLF-OS-BETA-OMNISLASH.iso (6,344MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-06-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UBports 20.04 OTA-9 |
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The UBports team has released an update to the project's mobile operating system, 20.04 OTA-9. The new update focuses on three main improvements: "Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-9 contains only minimal changes due to our current focus on Ubuntu base OS upgrade. Still there are interesting changes: VoLTE support is updated so that it works out-of-box with more carriers (Thanksb to Nikita (@Notkit) from Volla), Please note that we've tested VoLTE on a few Volla devices only. Other ports may have VoLTE support enabled; such support is experimental and may not always function correctly. Waydroid has been updated to version 1.5.1, containing initial support for upcoming official Android 13 images, among other fixes (Thanks to Jami (@deathmist) from Volla). Font for emoji is switched from Emoji One to Noto Color Emoji, with improved support for some of newer emojis. (Thanks to Alfred (@fredldotme))." A complete list of changes along with upgrade instructions can be found in the project's release announcement. A list of supported devices and install instructions can be found on the UBports devices page. |
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| 2025-06-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Murena 3.0 |
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The Murena organization has announced a new release of their mobile operating system, /e/OS, along with a series of new features. "/e/OS's Advanced Privacy feature now offers users a comprehensive overview of how their data is handled. New Weekly Reports provide detailed insights into invasive apps, aggressive trackers, and an overall Privacy Score. Users can even share these reports on social media to raise awareness. In addition, users can now customize app geolocation access, distinguishing which apps see true vs. fake locations. We unveil an ultra powerful tool to protect users' data on our Murena Workspace at murena.io: a user-friendly and end-to-end encrypted Online Vault, powered by the CryptPad technology, now in beta. This feature allows users to store sensitive files with end-to-end encryption—including for real-time editing and collaboration. This new test service helps explore how ultra-strong encryption can be integrated into the Murena ecosystem with minimal impact on user experience. With Find My Device via SMS in /e/OS 3.0, users can locate their device even when they're far from it—no internet connection required. This simple yet effective feature uses standard text messages (SMS) to help users geolocate their device, securely and with ease." A list of supported devices along with install instructions can be found on Murena's devices page. |
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| 2025-06-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Oracle Linux 9.6 |
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Gursewak Sokhi has announced the release of Oracle Linux 9 Update 6, the new stable build of Oracle's Linux distribution built from the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). This version upgrades Oracle's default Linux kernel to the long-term-supported 6.12 version: "The Oracle Linux team is pleased to announce the general availability of Oracle Linux 9.6 for 64-bit Intel and AMD (x86_64) and 64-bit Arm (aarch64) platforms. This release includes the following kernel options: Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8 (UEK 8) 6.12 for the x86_64 and aarch64 platforms and Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK) 5.14 for the x86_64 platform. The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8, the latest release of Oracle's purpose-built Oracle Linux kernel, is included as the default kernel in Oracle Linux 9.6 installations. UEK 8 delivers advancements in memory management, enhanced file system support, networking optimizations and platform-specific improvements. Based on the latest upstream long-term stable kernel, UEK 8 features a wide range of enhancements from Oracle and the upstream Linux community. Oracle Linux 9.6 also delivers new capabilities and enhancements spanning security, networking, container technologies, and the developer experience." See the release announcement and the release notes for more information. Download: OracleLinux-R9-U6-x86_64-dvd.iso (13,015MB, pkglist), OracleLinux-R9-U6-aarch64-dvd.iso (11,075MB). |
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| 2025-06-02 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1124 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Picking up a Pico
- News: Rhino Linux tests Plasma session and presents updated package manager, Arch installer offers options for Btrfs snapshots, new features landing in UBports, Ubuntu introduces regular snapshots
- Questions and answers: Protecting privacy procedures
- Released last week: AlmaLinux OS 10.0, Armbian 25.05.1, KaOS 2025.05, Alpine Linux 3.22.0, PorteuX 2.1, Network Security Toolkit 42-14476
- Torrent corner: AlmaLinux OS, Armbian, BigLinux, KDE neon, Tails
- Upcoming releases: UBports 20.04 OTA-9, Murena 3.0
- Opinion poll: Do you install any special software to protect your privacy?
- Site news: Distribution by Country of Origin page updated
- New additions: AerynOS, UOS, MODICIA O.S., Adélie Linux, Parch GNU/Linux, Lingmo OS
- New distributions: TravelerOS
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2025-06-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Network Security Toolkit 42-14476 |
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The Network Security Toolkit (NST) project has released a new major version of the distribution. NST 42-14476 features several new improvements which are listed in the project's release announcement. "The NST WUI Network Packet Capture pages have integrated ntop nDPI (Deep Packet Inspection) tools for post capture analysis. The image below: ntopng nDPI graphic and a q text as data query demonstrate example nDPI capabilities. The RGraph Charting Library is used to generate the nDPI graphic using output from the ndpiReader testing tool. The command line nDPI analysis displays packet protocols using the q - Text as Data tool in an NST Shell Console. ntopng has be refactored and now is run as a docker container. Added a new NST WUI page for network speed testing: LibreSpeed. Added a new NST WUI page for Node-RED as a docker container. This design tool is for the creation of event-driven applications by wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways. A new Environmental Science menu has been added featuring access to earth weather, space weather and earthquake seismology. An enhanced NST WUI page for viewing up to 4 simultaneous Blitzortung Lightning Signals has also been developed." Download (MD5): nst-42-14476.x86_64.iso (5,080MB, pkglist). |
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3CX Phone System is a specialist, Debian-based Linux distribution designed to run a complete unified communications platform. The 3CX client, included in the distribution, can also be installed separately on most hardware as well as the cloud. It provides a complete open standards-based IP PBX and phone system that works with popular SIP trunks and IP phones. It will automatically configure all supported peripherals and it also comes with clients for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android. The ISO image includes a free license for the 3CX PBX edition. The ISO image contains the standard Debian installer which installs a minimal system with the nginx web server, PostgreSQL database, iptables firewall and Secure Shell. Options not relevant to 3CX have been removed from the distribution. Download the installation ISO image from here: debian-amd64-netinst-3cx.iso (628MB). |
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