Deblinux 6.2.1 “Fast Edition” is a lightweight 64-bit GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian 13 “Trixie”, focused on speed, responsiveness, and extending the life of older computers. This release brings a fully updated Gambas-based software suite, an enhanced Toolkit with maintenance, backup and cleanup tools, and a simpler Updater, while retaining multiple desktop options, advanced zRAM, an optimized kernel, Secure Boot support, and essential software preinstalled.
This release presents the new Linux kernel 7.2.4 as well as the new version 153.0.8010.36-1 of the web browser Google-Chrome-Stable. In addition, among other things, Starbuntu has improved its notification app about the upgradable system software.
Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS, code-named 'Noble Numbat', is here. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, together with the community and our partners, to introduce new features and fix bugs. 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 rc.firewall script now supports reading IP addresses or subnets from on-disk files for the firewall_allowservices and firewall_trusted list variables. Elements that look like absolute paths are read line by line, skipping comments and blank lines, and the first word on each line is treated as an address or subnet. The default history size in sh(1) has been increased from 100 to 128, complying with the POSIX.1-2024 minimum requirement. LTO-10 and LTO-10P density codes and cartridge specifications have been added to mt(1) and libmt, enabling detection and reporting of the new tape formats. The default behaviour of pwd(1) has changed from -P to -L, aligning with POSIX semantics. The ipfw(8) binary now includes a fallback mechanism to support the new kernel interface introduced in FreeBSD 15.0. When running with a 15.0+ kernel, ipfw(8) automatically invokes a bundled ipfw15 binary to load firewall rules, ensuring compatibility during upgrade procedures. The daemon(8) utility now supports the -m option to specify the output file mode, allowing non-root log collectors to access log files.
Spaced Linux 9.26 is a major production release focused on upgrade reliability, graphics-driver recovery, desktop startup resilience, signed package delivery, and substantially stronger automated release validation. System updates and upgrade reliability: reworked Spaced Update to handle complete operating system upgrades more safely and predictably; added a dedicated APT transaction guard so package changes are protected during the actual locked package-management operation rather than only during preliminary checks; improved handling of package refreshes, native package upgrades, Flatpak updates, release-marker changes, and error reporting; added explicit testing for upgrades from earlier Spaced Linux installations to reduce the chance of regressions affecting existing users; added package-payload validation to confirm that the packages delivered by the production repository match the expected release; added release-identity checks so the built ISO, installed release metadata, package repository, and release version cannot silently drift apart...