https://os.watch OS.watch is exploring the world of Operating Systems http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen https://os.watch/static/images/favicon.png https://os.watch 48 48 en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:05:57 +0000 https://os.watch/releases.rss We would like to encourage to install this update as soon as possible to be protected against the unusually large amount of vulnerabilities that have been discovered recently in the Linux kernel as we We would like to encourage to install this update as soon as possible to be protected against the unusually large amount of vulnerabilities that have been discovered recently in the Linux kernel as well as lots of other software components. Ensure to reboot your IPFire system afterwards. In this release, the IPFire kernel has been rebased on Linux 6.18.32 which most notably fixes a couple of prominent security vulnerabilities: Dirty Frag - a local privilege escalation flaw disclosed on May 7, 2026 in the kernel module providing support for ESP, one of the protocols used for IPsec, allowing an unprivileged local user to escalate to root; Copy Fail - a logic flaw in the Linux kernel's cryptographic subsystem, specifically within the algif_aead module of the AF_ALG interface, disclosed April 29, 2026, that lets any unprivileged local user gain root via a tiny exploit on essentially every distribution shipping kernels built since 2017. While these vulnerabilities are serious for Linux systems in general, IPFire is by design not exposed to the most common attack paths. Both flaws require an unprivileged local user with shell access to the system, and IPFire does not provide unprivileged shell accounts on the firewall. https://os.watch/ipfire/2.29_core_202 Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://os.watch/releases.rss AlmaLinux 10.2 introduces updated compiler toolsets, new language and database packages, and improved security. This release adds Python 3.14, PostgreSQL 18, MariaDB 11.8, Ruby 4.0 and PHP 8.4 as new AlmaLinux 10.2 introduces updated compiler toolsets, new language and database packages, and improved security. This release adds Python 3.14, PostgreSQL 18, MariaDB 11.8, Ruby 4.0 and PHP 8.4 as new packages, alongside SDL3, libkrun, trustee and FIDO Device Onboard tooling. The desktop sees GNOME 49. Container and virtualization support is updated with the latest versions of Podman, Buildah, libvirt, QEMU-KVM and skopeo. Security is improved with updates to OpenSSL, OpenSSH, SSSD, SELinux policies, crypto-policies, and Keylime. AlmaLinux 10.2 also brings i686 userspace packages - enabling legacy 32-bit software, CI pipelines, and containerized workloads on AlmaLinux 10. We first landed i686 in Kitten 10 back in April; 10.2 is where it crosses into stable. 10.2 continues to ship AlmaLinux's deviations from upstream that we've written about before: Btrfs support including the ability to boot from a Btrfs volume, the CRB repository enabled by default, and a parallel x86_64_v2 build with matching EPEL coverage for older hardware. https://os.watch/almalinux/10.2 Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://os.watch/releases.rss The most fundamental change in OviOS v6 is the transition of the init system from SysVinit to systemd. This was not a decision made lightly - it reflects a clear and unavoidable shift in the Linux eco The most fundamental change in OviOS v6 is the transition of the init system from SysVinit to systemd. This was not a decision made lightly - it reflects a clear and unavoidable shift in the Linux ecosystem. Why we moved: SysVinit has been in maintenance-only mode for years. Distribution maintainers, package authors, and upstream projects have progressively dropped SysVinit support in favour of systemd's native unit files. Shipping a modern storage appliance on a legacy init system would have meant maintaining an ever-growing pile of compatibility shims - a cost that ultimately falls on you, the administrator. Specifically: new versions of Samba, NFS utilities, iSCSI tools, and security daemons ship with systemd unit files only. Backporting SysVinit scripts for each new upstream release added fragility and delayed security updates. The move to systemd eliminates this entirely. https://os.watch/ovios/v6 Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://os.watch/releases.rss Major changes: This document highlights major changes between Rocky Linux (RL) 9.7 and RL 9.8. If this is your first time migrating to RL 9, you might want to review the release notes for previous ver Major changes: This document highlights major changes between Rocky Linux (RL) 9.7 and RL 9.8. If this is your first time migrating to RL 9, you might want to review the release notes for previous versions to get a feel for all the changes you will encounter. For a complete list of major changes, see the upstream listing here. Security: Listed below are security-related highlights in the latest RL 9.8: GnuTLS 3.8.10 providing ML-KEM hybrid key exchange and ML-DSA post-quantum (PQ) algorithms; OpenSSH 9.9 with extensive improvements over OpenSSH 8.7; upgraded p11-kit packages to upstream version 0.26.1, providing support for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) definitions in PKCS #11 headers clevis-pin-trustee package providing a new Clevis pin trustee that enables automatic; encryption and decryption of LUKS-encrypted volumes, by using remote attestation through the Trustee Key Broker Service (KBS); fapolicydpackages rebased to upstream version 1.4.3, providing filtering rules. https://os.watch/rockylinux/9.8 Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://os.watch/releases.rss We are excited to announce the release of Gnoppix Linux 26.6. This release focuses heavily on stabilizing our underlying build system, securing repository pipelines, cleaning up the desktop user exper We are excited to announce the release of Gnoppix Linux 26.6. This release focuses heavily on stabilizing our underlying build system, securing repository pipelines, cleaning up the desktop user experience, and introducing highly requested live boot capabilities. The build system fix: root cause resolved - the root cause of previous build failures was identified and fixed, auto/config and auto/build were not marked as executable, causing lb config to silently skip core configurations; Debian Installer removal - the legacy Debian installer has been completely removed from the build system to prioritize a streamlined, modern live environment; per-distribution build targets - added dedicated package list directories for stable, testing, unstable, agent, pro and KDE targets. The system now automatically handles custom security updates, backports and mirrors per distribution, and features automated cache cleaning when switching targets. https://os.watch/gnoppixng/26.6 Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://os.watch/releases.rss This is a stable release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 26.04 'Resolute Raccoon'. Whats new? PCManFM is replaced by Thunar, as it maintains much better and contains nice improvements; lximage-qt is replaced by This is a stable release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 26.04 'Resolute Raccoon'. Whats new? PCManFM is replaced by Thunar, as it maintains much better and contains nice improvements; lximage-qt is replaced by Ristretto; Engrampa is replaced by Xarchiver; removed Thunderbird and Audacious from base system; custom notification's script is replaced with SwayOSD; Vulkan renderer is enabled by default for NVIDIA GPUs; arm64 ISO image is available for UEFI-compatible ARM computers, e.g. Ampere Altra, Lenovo with Snapdragon CPU or virtual machines on Apple Silicon; various improvements for the Raspberry Pi image. https://os.watch/ubuntu-sway/26.04 Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://os.watch/releases.rss Armbian 26.5.1 delivers another strong round of improvements across the project, focusing on expanded hardware support, desktop and userland refinements, build framework modernization, and infrastruct Armbian 26.5.1 delivers another strong round of improvements across the project, focusing on expanded hardware support, desktop and userland refinements, build framework modernization, and infrastructure enhancements. This release introduces new board images and platform updates, improves Ubuntu 26.04 'Resolute' integration, refines Bianbu desktop support, adds firmware and driver updates including AX210 wireless support, and continues ongoing work to strengthen the build system, CI pipelines, and developer tooling. https://os.watch/armbian/26.5.1 Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://os.watch/releases.rss We are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 26.05 'Yarara. This release will receive bug fixes and security updates for seven months (up until 2026-12-31). The old release 25.11 'Xa We are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 26.05 'Yarara. This release will receive bug fixes and security updates for seven months (up until 2026-12-31). The old release 25.11 'Xantusia' is now officially deprecated and will reach its end-of-life and stop receiving security updates after 2026-06-30. ... systemd stage 1 - stage 1 (a.k.a. initrd) is now based on systemd by default and the old scripted implementation is deprecated and scheduled for removal in 26.11. Deprecation of x86_64-darwin - this will be the last release of Nixpkgs to support x86_64-darwin. Platform support will be maintained and binaries built until Nixpkgs 26.05 goes out of support at the end of 2026. For 26.11, due to Apple's deprecation of the platform and limited build infrastructure and developer time, we will no longer build packages for x86_64-darwin or support building them from source. GNOME 50 - GNOME has been updated to version 50 'Tokyo', introducing accessibility enhancements, display handling improvements and more. https://os.watch/nixos/26.05 Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://os.watch/releases.rss This release presents the new Linux kernel 7.0.9 as well as the new versions 148.0.7778.178-1 of the web browser Google-Chrome-Stable and 46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1 of the PDF reader Evince. In addition, among This release presents the new Linux kernel 7.0.9 as well as the new versions 148.0.7778.178-1 of the web browser Google-Chrome-Stable and 46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1 of the PDF reader Evince. In addition, among other things, Starbuntu has added a home-brew e-book reader for the e- book format EPUB. https://os.watch/starbuntu/24.04.4.15 Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://os.watch/releases.rss Linux Lite 8.0 final is now available for download. Series 8 represents 14 years of community-driven purpose culminating in Linux Lite's largest development cycle ever: a brand-new installer, new perf Linux Lite 8.0 final is now available for download. Series 8 represents 14 years of community-driven purpose culminating in Linux Lite's largest development cycle ever: a brand-new installer, new performance driven kernels, end-to-end GTK4 theming, plentiful customisation, a game center that gives you all the tools you need to get up and running in minutes, a slew of new in-house applications and unprecedented translation coverage at every level of the system. Series 8 will continue to build on this foundation with improved usability, expanded applications, more choice, more control and ongoing performance refinements to our custom kernels. Platform changes: new Linux Lite high-performance custom kernels; all Linux Lite applications have been translated into 22 languages; all GUI applications ported to GTK4 (from GTK3/WebKit2); APT sources migrated to DEB822 .sources format (replaces .list files); installer - Calamares replaces Ubiquity; Firefox returns; Python 3.14.4 (up from 3.12); Btop replace Htop.... https://os.watch/linuxlite/8.0 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000