Latest releases

We are pleased to announce the latest NST release NST 38 SVN:13644. This release is based on Fedora 38 using Linux kernel 6.3.12. This release brings the NST distribution on par with Fedora 38. This is mostly a maintenance release with improved NST WUI functionality. Below is a summary of the featur... Read more

We are proud to announce the release of Neptune 8.0 (Juna). This is the first major release of version 8.0 based on Debian 12 (Bookworm). This version comes with the latest major underlying changes from Debian 12 (Bookworm). The Linux kernel has been updated to Version 6.1 to provide support for new... Read more

Whonix 17 has been released. Major changes: port to Debian 12 'Bookworm'; update Tor Browser to 12.5.1; use Tor packages from Debian stable instead of Tor Project repository; enable zsh by default for new builds (might get reverted depending on ticket Qubes-Whonix issue 8343; replacing initramfs-too... Read more

LibreELEC 11.0.3, the final stable version, has been released with significant updates and fixes. Notably, it includes Kodi v20.2 (Nexus) and Linux kernel version 6.1.38. The release introduces a Generic-Legacy image that supports nVidia GPUs, the Chrome Browser add-on, and older hardware. Additiona... Read more

bluestar-linux-6.4.3-2023.07.17-x86_64 has been released and is available for download... Read more

Sparky 2023.07 is the latest update of the Sparky rolling iso images, released on July 17, 2023, by pavroo. This version is built on Linux kernel 6.3 and includes updated packages from both the Debian 'trixie' and Sparky 'sisters' testing repositories. Notable features and updates include the inclus... Read more

This update brings significant enhancements to the system, including the option to specify the supported NFS protocol versions, ensuring better compatibility and flexibility for network storage. Additionally, the Debian security repository cleanup has been improved, streamlining the maintenance proc... Read more

An edge case related to bug #13138, which caused IPsec root/host certificate generation to fail on the first attempt only, has been fixed. While editing OpenVPN static IP address pools, spaces are now handled correctly again. udev rules for LVM volumes have been fixed, allowing for configured LVM vo... Read more

Slick Greeter, which is in charge of the login screen, was given support for multiple keyboard layouts. The indicator located on the top-right corner of the screen opens a menu which lets you switch between layouts. System layouts defined in /etc/default/keyboard are listed first for easy access. Be... Read more

Captive portal and limiters moved from ipfw to pf: pf is the default packet filter in pfSense software. These changes leverage L2 features previously added to pf and upstreamed to FreeBSD, and improve performance and stability of the captive portal by eliminating the need for packets to traverse bot... Read more