Gnoppix 23.11, released on October 27, 2023, introduces the latest KDE Plasma desktop environment, featuring KDE Plasma 5.27, a new Linux 6.X Kernel for improved performance and stability, and the latest KDE Frameworks 5.110. This Linux distribution is known for its user-friendliness and is suitable for those who want to experience the latest open-source technologies. Gnoppix 23.11 also updates various applications like Firefox and LibreOffice. It's available for download starting November 1, 2023, and is an excellent choice for users seeking a modern Linux distribution with a contemporary desktop environment.
Simply Linux 10.2, a user-friendly operating system for home use, is now available for x86_64, AArch64, and i586 on platform 10 (p10 Aronia branch). This minor release offers several enhancements and updates, including a system environment built on Linux kernel 5.10 and 6.1, Glibc 2.32, GCC 10, systemd 249.16, and XFCE 4.18. Notable improvements have been made to the interface, installer, desktop, and menu design. The release also includes Nvidia driver support and updates to key applications, such as LibreOffice 7.5, GIMP 2.10, Inkscape 1.2, Audacious 4.3, Chromium 117.0, and Pidgin 2.14. Additionally, it features Java OpenJDK 17 Runtime Environment and verified license agreements. This release is compatible with the stable branch of Platform 10 and is available for free download from the BaseALT Ltd. website. More details can be found on the project's wiki page and download sites.
The SCALE 23.10 release, also known as Cobia, brings several significant updates and improvements to TrueNAS SCALE. It offers a redesigned app interface, enhanced storage pool creation with support for larger deployments, optimizations for up to 1255 disks, Samba updates, SMB/NFSv4 multiprotocol dataset sharing, simplified feedback and bug reporting, Linux Kernel 6.1, improved hardware support, OpenZFS 2.2 with many iXsystems contributions, NVIDIA 535.54.03 driver updates, and more. Users are advised to be cautious when upgrading, particularly if using TrueCommand clustering. The release also introduces new OpenZFS feature flags, including block cloning and dRAID pool layouts. Notable changes in this release include support for SMB/NFSv4 multiprotocol sharing of the same dataset and improvements in the Apps screens. However, some ongoing issues are reported, particularly related to NIC configurations when upgrading from TrueNAS SCALE Bluefin to Cobia.
PBXware version 7 is a culmination of hard work and our constant strive to bring the best product possible to our customers. Although at first glance it might seem like version 7 does not offer a large number of new features, like it was the case with previous new releases, PBXware backend went through a major overhaul. We have updated the base OS and upgraded all core system services PBXware relies on, starting with the most important one - Asterisk 18. In addition, we also implemented support for TLS 1.3, all with the goal of enhancing stability and ensuring security is at the highest level possible. Although our v7 development was so far mostly focused on stability and security, we certainly have no intentions to stop there, as all the backend upgrades are also expanding our ability to bring a number of exciting new features to our customers with the future v7 updates.
One change that began to be introduced in a past point-release and has now been completed is the change of themes in the quick settings screen, which is now 100% functional with the right to view and everything, with this, unfortunately the Breeze themes were disabled, when clicking on them nothing will happen, however, the Breeze theme can still be used by clicking on the Kubuntu Theme, and can be changed between light and dark in advanced settings. There has been an improvement in the stability of the integration with ChatGPT, we are working on the possibility of integrating other artificial intelligences, preferably free, so that the user can choose which one to use, this update should come out in the near future and is another step towards the implementation of Tricia (our AI).
bluestar-linux-6.5.7-2023.10.19-x86_64 has been released and is available for download
Plop Linux 23.5 was released on October 21, 2023, addressing a critical GMP/compile issue and resolving it, ensuring improved stability and performance in the release.
We are pleased to offer MX Linux 23.1 for your use. MX 23.1 is the first refresh of our MX 23 release, consisting of bug fixes, kernel and application updates since our original release of MX 23. If you are already running MX 23, there is no need to reinstall. Packages are all available through the regular update channel. Highlights include: Debian 12.2 'Bookworm' base; new and updated applications. Some highlights include: installer updates addressing swap file, hibernation and OEM install improvements; the KDE release features an updated sddm init script that eliminates the 'restart' of sddm on SySVInit boot; the AHS Xfce release features the 6.5 kernel, updated firmware and MESA libraries; Fluxbox has a new key binding reference script displaying default hotkeys.
In cron(8) and crontab(5), add support for random offsets when using ranges with a step value in cron. This extends the random range syntax to support step values. Instead of choosing a random number between the high and low values, the field is treated as a range with a random offset less than the step value. This can be used to avoid thundering herd problems where multiple machines contact a server all at the same time via cron jobs.
NomadBSD 132R-20231013 is the latest release, featuring several updates. The base system has been upgraded to FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE-p4. Additionally, the release includes the graphical file search tool Catfish and Turkish translations for the NomadBSD setup. Furthermore, the uniemoji input method has been incorporated into IBus.