Latest releases

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 relea... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 enab... Read more

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; s... Read more

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... Read more

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 gr... Read more

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... Read more

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 manag... Read more

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,... Read more

This is the most significant release of Parted Magic since the introduction of the original Secure Erase GUI in 2013. The new Secure Erase GUI addresses the full range of compliance gaps and feature requests we’ve received over the years. An all-new Mount GUI and integrated File Manager are directly... Read more