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| 2026-02-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UBports 24.04, 20.04 OTA-12 |
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The UBports project has announced updates for the mobile distributions 20.04 and 24.04 branches. The new updates, labeled OTA-12, improve the stability of VoLTE connections, fixes some issues with dual-SIM devices, and deleted on-line accounts no longer linger in the Calendar application. "Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.2 is a maintenance release of 24.04-1.x series. This release contains mostly bug fixes and small improvements. The notable ones are: Booting Ubuntu Touch on Sony Xperia X has been broken since Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0. It is now fixed, extending life to this old device. Improves mobile data stability when VoLTE is active on some carrier. Fixes receiving "cell broadcast" messages on multiple devices. Fixes deleting online accounts leaving calendars behind in Calendar app. Fixes switching mobile data SIM on some dual-SIM devices. Further fixes for importing .ics calendar event files. General bug fixes and security updates." A complete list of changes can be found in the project's release announcement. A list of supported devices, along with install instructions, can be found on the project's devices page. |
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| 2026-02-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NuTyX 26.02.2 |
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The NuTyX distribution has published a new version, 26.02.2, which switches the default init software from SysV to systemd. "Spiky and me are happy to announce the new version of NuTyX 26.02.2 and cards 3.4.3. SysV is at the end of its life, only one initialization system - systemd; switching from SysV to systemd without reinstalling is not a good idea; NuTyX SysV maintained until the end of 2026; three ISO image graphics - Xfce, GNOME and KDE; one basic non-graphic ISO image for professionals. After nearly 19 years, NuTyX slowly abandoned the SysV init system developed more than 40 years ago (1983). This means concretely that only the following packages will continue to receive updates until December 2026: the Linux kernels, note that Linux kernels 5.10, 5.15, 6.6 and 6.12 also come to the end of their lives in December 2026; Firefox and Thunderbird; Discord and Telegram; Xfce 4.20; security updates. Now, the distribution focuses on a single init system - systemd. The two main desktops, GNOME and KDE, will soon no longer be operational under SysV." The project's release announcement recommends performing a fresh install of NuTyX to handle the migration from SysV to systemd. Download (SHA1, pkglist): NuTyX_x86_64-systemd-26.02.2-XFCE4.iso (1,823MB), NuTyX_x86_64-systemd-26.02.2-GNOME.iso (2,119MB), NuTyX_x86_64-systemd-26.02.2-BASE.iso (1,112MB). |
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| 2026-02-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 8.2 |
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The SparkyLinux project has announced the release of SparkyLinux 8.2, a snapshot update of the project's Stable branch. "There is the second update available for Sparky 8 - 8.2. This is a quarterly update of the Sparky 8 Seven Sisters stable release. Sparky 8 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 13 Trixie. Main changes: All packages updated from the stable Debian and Sparky repositories as of February 14, 2026; Linux kernel: 6.12.69-LTS (6.19.1, 6.12.72 LTS, 6.6.125-LTS in sparky repositories); LibreOffice 25.2.3; KDE Plasma 6.3.6; LXQt 2.1.0; MATE 1.26.0; Xfce 4.20; Openbox 3.6.1; Firefox 140.7.0esr (firefox-latest 147.0.4 in Sparky repositories); Thunderbird 140.7.1esr; fixed a small bug in the Openbox edition that prevented to launch a terminal emulator from a package manager." The release announcement offers additional details. The project's announcement notes there may be a bug in the ARM64 builds which will prevent wireless networking from functioning, but a reboot should resolve the issue. Download: sparkylinux-8.2-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,989 MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.2-x86_64-lxqt.iso (2,208 MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.2-x86_64-mate.iso (2,210 MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| 2026-02-16 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1160 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Noid Linux 20260120 and AgarimOS 2026.01.17
- News: KDE Linux introduces delta updates, Redox used to develop Redox OS, Linux Mint develops own account manager, sudo project seeks sponsorship
- Questions and answers: Command-line tips and tricks for 2026
- Released last week: Tiny Core Linux 17.0, Parrot 7.1, Ubuntu 24.04.4, REMnux 8
- Torrent corner: Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Parrot, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Kylin, Xubuntu
- Opinion poll: Most commonly used command line program
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2026-02-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: KaOS 2026.02 |
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The KaOS distribution has traditionally focused on providing one desktop (KDE Plasma), desktop tools built using one toolkit (Qt), for one CPU architecture (x86_64). This mission is being adjusted with a move away from the Plasma desktop: "You will not find Plasma or Kwin on this ISO, though KaOS has always been a KDE Plasma only distribution. Instead, you will find a niri/Noctalia based system. For those wondering why this change, it has come into play because of a desire to move away from systemd. Work is ongoing to see if a move to Dinit is viable for this distribution, that also meant, looking for an alternative to Plasma, since Plasma pretty much demands systemd, and will be fully mandatory soon. This ISO still uses systemd fully though. Trials to use niri with the Noctalia shell have proven to be a nice option. Using these means, KaOS can stay a Qt focused distribution. This ISO is still GTK free, still ships Qt/KDE based applications. The change for this ISO however doesn't mean it is permanent. Plasma 6 is still fully available in the repositories. Using an ISO though for wider testing and gauging general response for such a move, was deemed a needed option." Additional details are provided in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): KaOS-2026.02-x86_64.iso (3,888MB, pkglist). |
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| 2026-02-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: REMnux 8 |
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Lenny Zeltser has announced the release of REMnux 8, a major update of the project's Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring a curated collection of free reverse-engineering and malicious software analysis tools: "REMnux 8 is now available. It's a free, open-source Linux toolkit with over 200 tools for analyzing malicious software. You can run it as a virtual machine, a docker container, or install it onto an existing system. I released the first version of REMnux in 2010 to package the utilities I needed for teaching malware analysis and to share the toolkit with the community. Fifteen years and eight major releases later, the toolkit continues to evolve in step with malware trends and analysts' needs. The most notable change in REMnux 8 is the support for AI-assisted malware analysis. The new REMnux MCP server connects AI agents to the distro's tools with practitioner guidance built in. The toolkit's documented tools and predictable interfaces also make it particularly useful to AI agents. The updated documentation includes a new 'Use Artificial Intelligence' tool category that lists OpenCode as a terminal-based AI coding agent, GhidrAssistMCP for AI-assisted reverse engineering in Ghidra, and the r2ai and decai plugins for Radare2." Continue to the release announcement for further information. REMnux 8 can be installed on top of an existing Ubuntu 24.04 installation or it can be loaded into a virtual machine; here are the download links (SHA256, pkglist) to VirtualBox "ova" and Proxmox "qcow2" virtual appliances: remnux-noble-amd64-virtualbox.ova (8,126MB), remnux-noble-amd64-proxmox.qcow2 (7,721MB). |
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| 2026-02-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu 24.04.4 |
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Florent 'Skia' Jacquet has announced an update to Ubuntu's 24.04 LTS branch. The new version, 24.04.4, continues the latest long-term support branch of the distribution while updating hardware support and applying security patches. "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support. As usual, this point release includes many updates and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-severity bugs, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS." The release notes provide additional information. Download: ubuntu-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (6,347MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), kubuntu-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (4,574MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (3,292MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntukylin-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (5,382MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-mate-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (4,309MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-budgie-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (4,198MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntucinnamon-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (5,857MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), edubuntu-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (6,151MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-unity-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (3,481MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), xubuntu-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso (4,196MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntustudio-24.04.3-dvd-amd64.iso (7,830MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2026-02-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parrot 7.1 |
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The Parrot team have announced the release of Parrot 7.1, an update to the project's 7.x series. The new version includes additional desktop editions along with updated tools: "All the updates released over the past few weeks following the launch of Parrot 7 have now been consolidated into this minor release. While Parrot 7.0 is already stable and fully usable, with version 7.1 we have investigated and improved several issues reported by our users during their daily experience with the OS. You'll also find updates to our security toolset, along with a few small new features that we hope will make your journey in cybersecurity - and beyond - even more enjoyable. Some known GRUB bugs affecting certain laptops, preventing the OS from booting, have now been fixed. We have also reintroduced the i386 architecture, but only for those dependencies required by specific tools, such as Steam. As we mentioned in the previous release, we can now build additional images as we see fit. Following community requests, we decided to provide Parrot 7.1 ISO images featuring the MATE and LXQt desktop environments, along with a new spin based on the Enlightenment window manager." The release notes offer additional information. Download (SHA512, pkglist): Parrot-home-7.1_amd64.iso (3,382MB, torrent), Parrot-security-7.1_amd64.iso (7,090MB, torrent). |
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| 2026-02-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 17.0 |
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The Tiny Core Linux project develops one of the world's most minimalist Linux distributions, with the smallest edition requiring less than 30MB of space. The latest release of Tiny Core is version 17.0 which mostly focuses on package updates. The release announcement shares the details: "Changelog for 17.0: Linux kernel updated to 6.18.2; glibc updated to 2.42; GCC updated to 15.2.0; Binutils updated to 2.45.1; e2fsprogs base libs/apps updated to 1.47.3; util-linux base libs/apps updated to 2.41.2; provides.sh - update scripts to work with https mirrors from mbartlett21; tce-update - undo changes around fetchzsync from mbartlett21; tc-functions - update https checking from mbartlett21; tc-functions - change subshell from mbartlett21; update-everything - add /usr/local/bin to PATH from mbartlett21; shutdown.sh - handle empty lines in /opt/.xfiletool.lst from mbartlett21; 50-udev-default.rules - expanded input device permissions from bdantas." The distribution is offered in three editions: "Core", which is command line only, "TinyCore", which provides a minimal graphical interface, and "CorePlus", which provides additional tools. Download (pkglist): CorePure64-17.0.iso (24MB, MD5), TinyCorePure64-17.0.iso (41MB, MD5), CorePlus-17.0.iso (275MB, MD5). |
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| 2026-02-08 |
NEW • Development Release: NetBSD 11.0 RC1 |
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The NetBSD project has announced the release of NetBSD 11.0 RC1. The new release candidate introduces 64-bit RISC-V support, firewall improvements, and a wider range of support for Linux syscalls. "New port to the RISC-V processor architecture. NetBSD 11.0 is the first stable release to include support for 64-bit RISC-V platforms, including a range of StarFive JH71XX-based devices such as the VisionFive 2, PINE64 STAR64, as well as QEMU. Enhanced compliance with POSIX.1-2024 and C23 programming interface standards. Enhanced support for Linux system calls in compat_linux(8), including epoll (implemented around kqueue), POSIX message queues, statx, readahead, close_range, waitid, renameat2, clone3, sync_file_range, syncfs, and inotify. Initial support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite platform. Improvements to the npf(7) firewall, including Level 2 and User/Group filtering. New MICROVM kernel for x86, supporting both i386 and amd64, NetBSD 11.0 introduces a dedicated MICROVM kernel designed for extremely fast virtual machines boot, leveraging PVH boot, VirtIO MMIO, and multiple kernel optimizations, it can boot in about 10 ms on 2020-era x86 CPUs. New virt68k port, for running the Motorola 68000 port in QEMU using paravirtualized devices." Additional information can be found in the release announcement. Download: NetBSD-11.0_RC1-amd64.iso (657MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2026-02-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lilidog 26.02.06 |
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The developers of Lilidog, a lightweight desktop Linux distribution based on Debian "Stable" and featuring a customised Openbox window manager, have announced the availability of a new release, version 26.02.06: "New release 26.02.06 for all editions. As noted in a previous thread, I'm pleased to announce that Lilidog has been added to DistroWatch. Current Lilidog and Beardog changes: added a Wine installer with Wine and Winetricks for easy GUI access, also adjusted several other installers for formatting; created ld-keys to show the keybinds for both Openbox and sxhkdrc, 'Super + F1' will show the current list for all builds; some keybinds have also been changed slightly to standardize the different builds moving forward, Mainly, Thunar changed to 'Super + t' and dmenu to 'super + F3'; added a full screen toggle to Openbox. (Super + f); created xdmenu, a wrapper for dmenu that cuts out all the extra cruft in the dmenu output, allows for opening terminal items, and shows scripts placed in ~/bin and ~/.local/bin for ease of use...." Continue to the release announcement for a full list of changes. Lilidog is available in "Lilidog" (X.Org with Openbox), "Beardog" (barebones without display manager) and "Waydog" (Wayland with labwc or Sway) variants; download from SourceForge (MD5, pkglist, username/password: user/live): Lilidog-Trixie-26.02.06-amd64.hybrid.iso (2,172MB), Beardog-Trixie-26.02.06-amd64.hybrid.iso (1,773MB), Waydog-Trixie-26.02.06-amd64.hybrid.iso (1,806MB). |
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