This release presents the new Linux kernel 7.3.1 as well as the new version 156.0.8078.47-1 of the web browser Google-Chrome-Stable. In addition, among other things, Starbuntu has completely rewritten its installation routine so that this program runs much more user-friendly and reports every step going to be accomplished.
Slax 2026.11 is out. For a while I honestly thought there would never be another Slax release. And yet, here we go again. I wanted a Linux desktop I could take anywhere and actually enjoy using. This is the one I wanted to make. The desktop got a proper rebuild. Hold Alt and tap Tab and you can see the windows you're switching between. Hover over a taskbar icon and you get live previews of all the windows from that app. Click the one you want. Alt+F3 shows all four workspaces at once, so you can find that window you were absolutely sure you’d left right here. You can keep files and folders on the desktop, switch keyboard layouts from the taskbar, and adjust the volume by scrolling over the speaker. It finally looks like one desktop. Linux apps often look like they arrived from different decades, sometimes in the same afternoon. In Slax, apps share a consistent look. Open the file manager, an older utility and a newer app side by side. They look like they belong on the same computer. I'm ridiculously pleased about this.
This release adds a second edition of Parted Magic for ARM computers, six new programs and Linux kernel 7.3. Erase verifies drives much faster and clears memory cards the way IEEE 2883 asks. Parted Magic now comes in a second edition for 64-bit ARM computers. Its ISO image sits beside the PC ISO in the downloads at no extra cost - everyone who can download this release can download both. It is made for ARM servers that start with UEFI and for Snapdragon X laptops, and it starts with Secure Boot on. I tested it on an Ampere Altra server and a Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6. It is not made for Macs or for boards such as the Raspberry Pi. It has Erase, VisParted, Clone, Rescue, Boot Repair and the other new programs below, with Google Chrome as its web browser. The USB Installer writes it to a USB drive. The ARM edition also has the USB Installer built in, so an ARM computer can make Parted Magic drives for PCs too.
Marsh, Pup and Snout 2.0.0 are available for download. Series 2 is not Series 1 with newer packages. It is a rebuild on Fedora 45, and almost everything you see has moved or been redone. Never reinstall again - this is the change that changes daily life the most. From Series 2 on, CapivaraOS upgrades in place - 2.0 to 2.1, and Series 2 to Series 3 when the time comes. No formatting, no reinstalling, no copying your files to another disk first. It works through Discover, GNOME Software or dnf, like any other update, because that is exactly what it is - our repository is signed and upgrades go through the same verification as everything else. And before each upgrade Snapper takes a snapshot, so rolling back is one command. Series 1 does not have this path. If you are on it, you need to install 2.0 from scratch - this is the last time.
The OpenIndiana Hipster 2026.10 snapshot is available, visit the Downloads page for the Live, Text and Minimal installation images, dated 30 October 2026. Existing installations can continue to update through IPS. Notable changes: UEFI framebuffer support on the Live image; the illumosfb X.Org driver is now enabled, installed in the X server's module path and included on the live image, with automatic configuration on illumos framebuffer consoles; updated browsers and mail, Firefox and Thunderbird reach version 159.0; development tools - Python 3.15.2 and Perl 5.44.0 are added, alongside Rust 1.99.0, Clang 23.1.4 and GCC 15.3.0; interpreter additions are listed separately from the many module updates below; virtualization updates - QEMU reaches 11.1.2 and VirtualBox 7.2.22; the QEMU guest agent is split into its own package; new applications - TeX Live 2026 and the Foliate 3.2.1 ebook reader join the collection, along with the zoxide shell navigation tool; other changes include OpenSSH 10.6p1, OpenSSL 3.5.9, MariaDB 12.3.3 and further SPARC build support for applications including OpenJDK 11/17, ripgrep and Claws Mail.
XXRI OS 2.7 is here. This release brings substantial improvements across the system, focusing on stability, hardware compatibility, desktop usability and the continued evolution of our 64-bit platform. Here's what's new: improved x86_64 architecture support; separate application catalogs for 32-bit and 64-bit systems; improved 64-bit AppImage integration; added packaged application catalog support for more reliable Store access; improved hardware detection, including eMMC-based devices; improved boot initialization and root-device detection. XXRI Store: faster catalog loading through a new indexing system; fixed search and scrolling crashes; fixed installation progress indicators; improved application installation and integration; fixed missing application icons; added clearer installation status and diagnostic logging; improved update handling and Store responsiveness. Desktop and display: added a new system tray; improved multi-monitor window positioning....
This release presents the new Linux kernel 7.3.3 as well as the new versions 157.0.8103.38-1of the web browser Google-Chrome-Stable and 3.2.1ubuntu0.1 of the command line package manager apt. In addition, among other things, Starbuntu has further improved its installation routine so that this program can deal better with the different write speed of USB 2.0 and USB 3.0.
Version 2.17: add wallpaper carousel as a modern alternative to the wallpaper selector, open it with SUPER + W or with the new button to the left of the search field in the wallpaper selector; toggle floating for all windows of the workspace (SUPER + SHIFT + T) now arranges the floating windows in a grid with a 16px gap inside the free area of the monitor (respecting status bar and dock) instead of keeping their tiled or full screen size; add 'Window Mode' switch to the sidebar to select the window mode - off uses Tiling (default), on uses Floating; the packages listed in setup, packages, packages (default apps - Kitty, Neovim, Nautilus, GNOME Text Editor, Firefox) are installed with the initial installation only and not with updates, this enables a safe replacement of selected default apps, e.g. after uninstalling Firefox and switching to another browser, an update will not install it again; add mute toggle to the volume icon of the sidebar; add audio output menu to the volume module of the status bar....
Bazzite is now based on Fedora 45. GNOME 51.1 and KDE 6.8.2. Updated OGC kernels to 7.2.15 and 6.18.60 for NVIDIA LTS images. Mesa 26.2.6 (editor note - the package manager reports Mesa is at version 26.2.4). Latest and greatest InputPlumber. Optional gaming networking optimization via bpftune and bpfrag services. ROCM OpenCL is now used over Mesa OpenCL on all non-NVIDIA images. XWaylandVideoBridge has been removed, fixing an entire class of bugs on our KDE images. Acer Predator Atlas 8 initial support - InputPlumber support, Quick Access Menu tap action, and M1/M2 rear-button mappings from. Ally X20 support lands on stable. A fix for a reported custom TDP issue is still pending on our testing branch but will hit stable in the very near future. Logitech TrueForce wheel support - additional racing wheels now supported out of the box. Btrfs maintenance now available from the Btrfs Assistant GUI.
RakuOS 45 'Chojiro' is here. It moves RakuOS to Fedora 45, and it brings the biggest change to how RakuOS handles your software since we introduced rum - package layers. If you're on the stable channel, your next update moves you to RakuOS 45. RakuOS 45 is the first RakuOS release with a code name. Chojiro is named after Chōjirō, the founder of raku ware, the Japanese pottery RakuOS takes its name from. From now on, every major RakuOS release will carry a code name, each referencing raku ware or origami. You'll see it in About pages, the boot menu and tools like Fastfetch - 'RakuOS KDE 45 (Chojiro)'. RakuOS is fully atomic again, without compromises. The writable layer made RakuOS 43 and 44 a hybrid - an atomic image with a changeable /usr on top. On RakuOS 45, /usr is read-only, and every change to it goes through rum as one transaction that applies completely or not at all, and can be rolled back.