Since we released 'Sikaris' in December 2022, we worked hard to get the next release of Manjaro out there. We call it 'Talos'. The GNOME edition has received several updates to GNOME 43 series. It includes a lot of fixes and polish when GNOME 43 was originally released in September 2022. It comes with a redesigned system status menu, which allows quickly changing commonly-used settings. Settings which previously required digging into menus can now be changed with a click of button. The new design also makes it easy to see the status of your settings at a glance. Our in-house Layouts Switcher application has gained some new features as well as various improvements and fixes - now you can create your own dynamic wallpaper. With Gradience you can customize your theme from within the application. There are many presets available to choose from or you can create your own.
In addition to the apps available in containers, it’s now possible to install apps straight from the system Arch repos and the Chaotic-AUR repository, on the base itself. This is extremely useful if you want to install a third-party VPN app, for example, or some missing drivers. distrobox has been replaced in favor of our own implementation, using podman directly, built as part of blend, as it was impossible to implement certain features mentioned below using distrobox. Applications and binaries installed in containers now automatically and instantaneously appear on the base system, as expected from a blend of distributions.
bluestar-linux-6.2.12-2023.04.21-x86_64 has been released and is available for download.
April 2013 is when KaOS started, a nice way to celebrate ten years of KaOS is by releasing KaOS 2023.04. Not only is there a new stable ISO released, but to look forward to the next ten years, there is also a Plasma 6 preview ISO available. This ISO is not installable, only meant to test in Live mode. The installer Calamares is not ready for Qt 6/Plasma 6, nor are there many KDE Applications available in their Qt6 version. Plasma 6 This ISO is only linked in the News item, not available from the Download page. Autologin is not enabled, since it varies greatly, depending on hardware whether X or Wayland is the better session. So, sddm will show you an empty username. Login name & password are live/live. Download Plasma 6 ISO.
I introduce you Voyager 23.04in final version. A 2 in 1 version with always the same idea, to unify the Gnome and Xfce desktops in a single distributionVoyager, à sélectionner à votre session. Le tout dans un style coloré complètement repensé pour ce duo, Gnome 44 desktop coupled with Xfce 4.18 desktop . With the promise finally realized, to have 2 unified systems Gnome and Xfce, light, fast, modern, fluid, secure and efficient in a hybrid environment for PC and Tablet. The 2 offices are quite distinct and their respective applications are for the most part invisible, for one or the other environment. This version is based on the Linux kernel 6.2 and the Ubuntu distribution “ Lunar Lobster ” with its novelties.Voyager 23.04 a été compressé en zstd au lieu de xv pour plus de rapidité en clé USB. 23.04 is an intermediate release with a 9-month update that prepares the future 5-year LTS – Long-term support – release that will arrive shortly for Gnome and Xfce. With integrated, options grouped in the Box Voyager like Conky Control , Effects , Repair ,Screencast, Switch Ubuntu , Wine development and Steam Gaming and Gnome extensions selected according to PC needs. A Special Gaming type GS profile has been created in xfce. With numerous Themes and Wallpapers and essential software . This release contains Software – Gnome Software, which was preferred over Ubuntu's, to manage Deb, Snap and Flatpack packages together . firefox was installed in deb for better compatibility with gnome extensions and many other new features to discover like Scrcpy to have your smartphone screen on PC. As you can see, the new theme will be much sunnier than the old version for wanting to put color in the spotlight, but you will still have the possibility to change it with its many already integrated themes.
New features Data deletion when deactivating a feature of the Persistent Storage After you turn off a feature of the Persistent Storage, you can now click the Delete Data button to delete the data stored for this feature. Persistent Storage settings with message: Persistent Folder. The data of this feature is still saved. Delete Data? Passphrase suggestion when creating the Persistent Storage When creating the Persistent Storage, a random and very secure passphrase is now displayed as a suggestion: We recommend a long passphrase of 5 to 7 random words. For example: XXX This passphrase uses the diceware method to give very strong security guarantees while being possible to memorize. For example, a six-word passphrase like we suggest would take 3 505 years to crack at a trillion guesses a second.
Ubuntu MATE 23.04 is the least exciting Ubuntu MATE release ever. The good news is, if you liked Ubuntu MATE 22.10 then it is more of the same; just with better artwork! I entered this development cycle full of energy and enthusiasm off the back of the Ubuntu Summit in Prague, but then I was seriously ill and had a long stay in hospital. I'm recovering well and should be 100% in a couple of months. This setback and also changing jobs a few months ago has meant that I've not been able to invest the usual time and effort into Ubuntu MATE. I'm happy to say that I've been able to deliver another solid release with the help of the Ubuntu community. What changed since the Ubuntu MATE 22.10? Both MATE Desktop and Ayatana Indicators have seen some version bumps that fix an assortment of minor bugs; Flatpak is no longer installed by default, but can still be installed should you want to use it....
The Kubuntu team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 23.04 has been released, featuring the 'beautiful' KDE Plasma 5.27 simple by default, powerful when needed. Codenamed 'Lunar Lobster', Kubuntu 23.04 continues our tradition of giving you Friendly Computing by integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. Under the hood, there have been updates to many core packages, including a new 5.19-based kernel, KDE Frameworks 5.104, KDE Plasma 5.27 and KDE Gear 22.12. Kubuntu has seen many updates for other applications, both in our default install, and installable from the Ubuntu archive. Krita, Kdevelop, Yakuake, and many many more applications are updated. Applications for core day-to-day usage are included and updated, such as Firefox, VLC, and LibreOffice. PipeWire also replaces PulseAudio as the default audio server.
Astrologers will be excited to discover a new constellation has appeared in the night sky ahead of the Ubuntu 23.04 launch next month. A rising Lunar Lobster is rumoured to bring good luck to IT managers looking to deploy and manage Ubuntu Desktop at scale. Also ascendant are Ubuntu gamers as the Steam snap moves closer to a stable release. The legacy Ubuntu Desktop installer is beginning its descent this year to be replaced by Subiquity, a new installer that aligns the desktop and server codebases alongside a refined first time user experience. Finally, the desktop environment will soon complete its transition to GNOME 44 to ensure good health and usability improvements for all users.
This is a standard release supported for 9 months packed full of all sorts of new capabilities. If you want a well tested and longer term support then our 22.04.2 LTS version is supported for 3 years. New with this release is a full backport of all the budgie components for our 22.04 LTS user community. We warmly recommend this combination - great stability with the very latest 'everything budgie'. The new release has many new core updates as well as the latest version of budgie itself: The kernel is v6.2; GNOME 44 stack with mutter 12; budgie-desktop is 10.7.1; enhanced hotcorner capabilities with edge support; superb and intuitive tiling support using either/both mouse and keyboard.