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| 2026-03-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Elive 3.8.50 |
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The Elive project has pubished a new stable release of its Debian-based distribution featuring the Englightenment desktop. The new version uses Debian 12 (Old Stable) as a base and offers both versions 16 and 27 of the Enlightenment interface. "Unique features on this release: OpenRC: Included optional init system available during installation for users who prefer a SystemD alternative that adheres closely to the UNIX philosophy. Synthwave Player: An impressive new music player developed for months by Elive is now showing to the world and included by default. Voice Control: An extremely-light application for hands-free interaction (no-AI), always optional. Desktop Clock: A simple, lightweight desktop clock that we made for the E16 desktop. Enlightenment 27: A preview of the last Enlightenment E27 with a few Elive features included is included by default to use and play. Debian 12 base: This will be the last build of Elive including the very solid Debian 12 + Backports with all the stability reached during this time in an extremely polished system, a perfect LTS snapshot of Elive Stable." Note to clarify the release announcement: Elive 3.8.50 runs systemd by default, but users can optionally run SysV init instead with the selection made during the install process. When SysV init is selected, OpenRC runs as the service manager on top of SysV init. OpenRC-init is not used as the init process. Download (MD5): elive_3.8.50_stable_hybrid_amd64.iso (4,117MB, pkglist). |
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| 2026-03-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: 4MLinux 51.0 |
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The 4MLinux project has published an update for its lightweight distribution. 4MLinux 51.0 includes a few key changes, including new media playing options. "The status of the 4MLinux 51.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Edit your documents with LibreOffice 26.2 and GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.7, GIMP 3.0.8, Gnumeric 1.12.60), surf the Internet with Firefox 149.0 and Chrome 146.0, and send emails via Thunderbird 140.9. ... As always, the new major release introduces several new features, including improved support for ZX Spectrum and Atari music via the AY/YM emulation library. Midori (web browser) and cmus (ncurses-based music player) have been added as downloadable extensions. 4MLinux now features a comprehensive suite of drivers: Mesa 25.3.1 (with VAAPI and Vulkan for modern GPUs), Mesa 21.3.9 (providing VAAPI and VDPAU for legacy adapters), Intel VAAPI (both i965 and iHD), and the latest firmware for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA accelerators. Additionally, the system now intelligently identifies your hardware and applies the optimal settings for your machine." A summary of changes and package updates can be found in the release announcement. Download (MD5): 4MLinux-51.0-64bit.iso (2,111MB, pkglist). |
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| 2026-03-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SystemRescue 13.00 |
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François Dupoux has released SystemRescue 13.00, a significant update of the project's Arch-based specialist Linux distribution designed primarily to repair installed systems and to rescue data from damaged drives. This is the distribution's first release that features Linux kernel 6.18, the latest long-term supported kernel branch, and it also synchronises the included packages with upstream repositories. The included web browser is updated to Firefox 140.9.0 ESR. "SystemRescue 13.00 - 2026-03-28. Updated the Linux kernel to the long-term-supported Linux 6.18.20; updated bcachefs tools and kernel module to version 1.37.3; updated yay-prepare script to fix errors causing the script to fail; use default font from the kernel to avoid tiny font on HiDPI screens; script to change the scaling factor on HiDPI screens depending on configuration; added yq command-line utility for processing YAML, XML, TOML; replace Python version of iotop with iotop-c; added various packages - fatsort, nss-mdns; updated GParted to version 1.8.1." Visit the project's changelog page for details of all the recent changes and updates. This new version of SystemRescue is available for download from SourceForge: systemrescue-13.00-amd64.iso (1,258MB, SHA512, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2026-03-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Plop Linux 26.1 |
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Elmar Hanlhofer has announced the release of Plop Linux 26.1, an updated build of the project's independently-developed Linux distribution for desktops and servers, designed for advanced Linux users. It is available for the i486, x86_64 and armv6l architectures. The distribution's changelog page provides details about all the recent updates. "Version 26.1, release date 2026-03-27. Updates: group and user IDs updated, affected files - /etc/group,passwd,shadow. Pipewire: ~/.bash_profile set XDG_RUNTIME_DIR; start PipeWrite in ~/xfce4, ~/fluxbox, ~/mate. DBUS: ~/.xinitrc start DBUS with 'export $(dbus-launch)'. Thunar: movie thumbnails enabled. GCC: default to -fPIE instead of -fPIC. Sysklogd: pdated from 1.5.1 to 2.7.2, /etc/syslog.conf updated. BIND (named): configuration in /var/named updated. Replaced: cron replaced with Fcron, NTP replaced with NTPsec, ISC DHCP client/daemon replaced with dhcpcd, tftp-hpa replaced with atftp, wol replaced with wakeonlan. 303 packages updated. Added: Bluez, PipeWire, GoCryptFS. Alternatives added to prepare removing GTK 2 in the future: Simple Scan for XSane, FileZilla for gFTP. Two new scripts for updating Plop Linux desktop, location /usr/share/plop/: update-etc - update the /etc directory, set the 'keep' variable to keep your own files and directories...." Download (MD5, pkglist): ploplinux-26.1-x86_64.iso (4,779MB), ploplinux-26.1-i486.iso (4,514MB). |
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| 2026-03-27 |
NEW • Development Release: Edubuntu 26.04 Beta |
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The Edubuntu team, along with other members of the Ubuntu official editions, published a development snapshot for the projects' upcoming 26.04 release. The new beta previews technologies which will appear in the upcoming long-term support (LTS) release. The Edubuntu release announcement shares highlights for the community edition: "This release includes GNOME 50. Edubuntu Installer completely rewritten from the ground up in Python with dual GTK 4 and Qt 6 UI backends. The application automatically detects your desktop environment and launches the appropriate interface. It also includes a new Cockpit module for web-based remote administration of Edubuntu’s age-group configuration. Translations are available for 21 languages including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Estonian, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian." Additional information is provided in the Ubuntu release notes. Download: kubuntu-beta-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso (4,906MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-beta-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,809MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntucinnamon-beta-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso (5,242MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-budgie-beta-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso (4,072MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), xubuntu-beta-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso (5,023MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntustudio-beta-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso (7,142MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-unity-beta-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,973MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), edubuntu-beta-26.04-desktop-amd64.iso (7,326MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2026-03-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2026.1 |
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The Kali Linux team has published a new version of its distribution with the launch of Kali Linux 2026.1. The new version includes a classic theme which makes the desktop resemble the project's first release, which happened 20 years ago. There are also several new tools included in the 2026.1 release. "New year, new release - Kali 2026.1 is here. There is everything from a fresh coat of paint to a nod to our roots, with normal ongoing improvements. Building on from December's 2025.4, the summary of the changelog: 2026 theme refresh - our yearly theme refresh; BackTrack mode for Kali-Undercover - a new mode celebrating BackTrack's 20th anniversary; Kali’s 13th birthday event - a little community event; new tools - 8 new programs. 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of BackTrack Linux, the predecessor to Kali. To celebrate this milestone, we wanted to bring back some nostalgia for longtime users of this legendary cybersecurity distribution by adding a 'BackTrack mode' to kali-undercover. This mode transforms the desktop to recreate the look and feel of BackTrack 5, with the same wallpaper, colors and window themes. You can run it directly from the menu or by running kali-undercover --backtrack in the terminal." Additional details and screenshots can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): kali-linux-2026.1-installer-amd64.iso (4,509MB, torrent), kali-linux-2026.1-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (712MB, torrent). |
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| 2026-03-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ML4W OS 2.12.0 |
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Stephan Raabe has published a new version of ML4W OS, an Arch Linux-based distribution featuring a heavily customised Hyprland tiling compositor and with advanced configuration of Hyprland using its "dotfiles". The new release, version 2.12.0, delivers a new Welcome App, several new keybindings and a variety of minor improvements. It also updates Hyprland to version 0.54.2. "Version 2.12.0: Flatpak ML4W Welcome App, Settings App, Sidebar App and Calendar App replaced with Quickshell; wlogout replaced with a Quickshell widget; ML4W Hyprland Settings application can be installed optionally from the Welcome app or as described here; new snapshot script for timeshift and grub-btrfs supporting Arch- and Fedora-based distributions and openSUSE Tumbleweed; new Pacman update script for Arch to enable colors, parallel downloads and ILoveCandy; new keybinding to toggle the active window to floating and pin - SUPER+ALT+T; new keybinding to toggle the calendar widget - SUPER+CTRL+C; Quickshell Overview added, can be toggled with CTRL+TAB." Visit the project's changelog page for a complete list of updates and improvements. Download: ml4w-os-2.12.0-x86_64.iso (2,386MB, pkglist). |
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| 2026-03-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Exton Linux 260322 "ExLight" |
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Arne Exton has announced the release of an updated build in the "ExLight" branch of Exton Linux. Based on Debian 13, it features the Enlightenment 0.27.1 window manager: "I've made a new version of ExLight with the Enlightenment 0.27.1 desktop environment, Refracta Snapshot (to create your own Debian 'Trixie' system) and Calamares 3.3.14 installer framework. ExLight build 260322 uses Linux kernel 6.19.8 built from Debian kernel sources with Debian patches. What's new in ExLight build 260322? ExLight is now based on Debian 13.4 'Trixie'; I have upgraded the Enlightenment desktop environment ('Beauty at your fingertips') to version 0.27.1, which is the stable version of Enlightenment; I have replaced kernel 6.14 with kernel 6.19.8; ExLight's ISO file is now a ISO-hybrid image, which means that it can very easily be transferred to a USB pen drive, you can then even run ExLight from the USB stick and save all your system changes on the stick, i.e. you will enjoy persistence; another big improvement is that ExLight can run from RAM - use boot alternative 2 (load to RAM) and when the system has booted up you can remove the disc or the USB stick...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: exlight-64bit-trixie-efi-e-0.27.1-refracta-calamares-2660mb-260322.iso (2,677MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2026-03-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: antiX 26 |
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The antiX project has published a new stable release, version 26, which offers five init implementation options and several window managers. "antiX 26 'Stephen Kapos' is a new release based on Debian 'Trixie' and which includes 5 init systems (runit, SysV, dinit, s6 and s6-66). The default init is runit. We continue using window managers and the following are included: IceWM (default), Fluxbox, JWM and the Herbstluftwm tiling window manager. There are two flavours - Full (2 GB) and Core (66 0MB) for 64-bit and 32-bit architectues. What's included on antiX-26-full? Based on Debian 13 'Trixie' but without systemd/libsystemd0 nor elogind/libelogind0; eudev instead of udev; customised 5.10.240 Linux kernel, customised 6.6.119 Linux kernel (x64 full only) LibreOffice, Firefox ESR, Claws Mail, CUPS for printing, PipeWire/WirePlumber default on 64-bit, ALSA on 32-bit, XMMS for playing audio; Celluloid, mpv and Xine for playing video; gtk-pipe-viewer - play YouTube videos without using a browser; Evince PDF reader; Qogir icon theme...." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): antiX-26_x64-full.iso (2,198MB, SHA256), antiX-26_x64-core.iso (645MB, SHA256), antiX-26_386-full.iso (2,015MB, SHA256), antiX-26_386-core.iso (575MB, SHA256). |
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| 2026-03-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Emmabuntüs DE6-1.01 |
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The Emmabuntüs project has published an update to its Debian Edition 6 branch, which is based on Debian 13 "Trixie". The new release splits the distribution into two editions: Core and Full. "The Emmabuntüs Collective is pleased to announce the release, on March 20, 2026, of the update to Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 6 1.01 64-bit, based on Debian 13.4 'Trixie' and featuring the Xfce/LXQt desktop environments. This new evolution of our distribution now comes in two versions: a Core version, which includes the essential components of Emmabuntüs for personal use, and the previous version, which is now renamed Full version. This choice aims to offer a lighter and more modular version, intended for users who do not wish to install, for example, the educational software or accessibility features that were included by default in previous versions. When using the Core version, thanks to a new dedicated interface, users will be able to select and install the software available in the Full version that they wish to add to their own system." The release announcement offers additional details and screenshots. Download (SHA256, pkglist): emmabuntus-de6-core-amd64-13.4-1.01.iso (2,687MB, torrent), emmabuntus-de6-full-amd64-13.4-1.01.iso (4,342MB, torrent). |
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BeleniX was a UNIX distribution built from the OpenSolaris source base. It includes all the features of OpenSolaris, but also adds a whole variety of open source packages. It was a live CD that can also be installed to a hard disk. BeleniX was free to use, modify and distribute.
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