Earlier this month, the Linux kernel 6.19 was released, and that was a good excuse to refresh our ISO. And as you can read from the title, the changes for this one were big enough to turn it into a major release with a name that really covers this ISO. Named after the second-largest moon in our solar system, Titan. So, we borrowed Saturn’s largest moon to orbit around our purple Linux space for now. ... For this release, we cleaned up and streamlined the installation process and added some new big features alongside: improved mirror ranking support, including providing an optimised mirror list when the installer is offline; added hardware detection for all GPUs and VMs; we are now installing additional drivers for all GPUs, including Vulkan drivers and the needed packages for hardware-accelerated video decoding when applicable; GPU drivers are now being loaded early by default; this release also introduces a new tool, eos-hwtool.
With the latest updates for the connectors for Samba 4 and Active Directory, we have completed the planned functionality of the Recycle Bin feature of Univention Nubus on UCS. The Recycle Bin makes it possible to keep deleted objects in an intermediate storage location from which they can be restored. If a user or group is accidentally deleted, it can be fully restored from this intermediate storage. All internal technical attributes such as identifiers or password hashes are reset to their original state. The user can continue working immediately, and all connected systems retain the same technical information. With the latest errata updates, the Samba 4 Connector, which is part of the 'Active Directory-compatible Domain Controller' app, as well as the 'Active Directory Connector' for connecting to Microsoft Active Directory, have been extended with a restoration function. This can be used both with the 'tombstone' implementation that is active by default in Active Directory and with the optionally activatable Recycle Bin functionality, which serves there as intermediate storage for deleted objects.
This release presents the new Linux kernel 6.19.4 as well as an upgrade of python 3.12. In addition, Starbuntu has improved the embedding of the display manager SDDM into its system and, moreover, from now on detects a new kernel by means of the excellent bash script "ubuntu-mainline-kernel".
updated error handling for Calamares installer; updated Plymouth; using version 10.9 for Budgie desktop (X11); using version 10.10 for Budgie desktop (Wayland); updated installers; installers set to environment categories; added Conky support; added script to detect virtual machine for picom/xcompmgr; improved live ISO image for ease of use; updated applications menu for all window managers; updated terminal configurations for installer; added option to change screen resolution on live ISO image; added display managers for all window manager monitor settings; updated Welcome and Config apps; updated terminals on all desktops/window managers; updated main installer screen; due to all the changes we are moving to version 3.1.5.
The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE. This is the fifth release of the stable/14 branch. Some of the highlights: OpenSSH has been upgraded to version 10.0p2 and now uses the hybrid post-quantum algorithm mlkem768x25519-sha256 by default. OpenZFS has been upgraded to version 2.2.9. Significantly improved cloud-init compatibility in nuageinit. Bhyve virtual machines can now share a filesystem with the host via the new p9fs(4). Significant improvements in manual page tooling and content. FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, aarch64, armv7, powerpc, powerpc64 and riscv64 architectures.
The Zentyal development team today announced the availability of Zentyal Server Development Edition 8.1. Zentyal Server 8.1 is based on Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS and comes with the latest versions of all integrated software. This release focuses on improving overall performance, security hardening and system stability, and includes a large number of internal improvements and bug fixes across the platform. The most important highlights include: numerous bug fixes and reliability improvements across networking, mail, Samba and core system components; improved system security with expanded AppArmor protection across multiple services; better dashboard and UI, including a new license widget and usability improvements; improved network configuration reliability with better validation and cleanup of VLAN, bridge and bond configurations. Zentyal Server provides an easy-to-use Linux alternative to Windows Server.
First, the installer now shows animated GIF/WebP previews in the Desktop Selection to showcase each desktop environment. This is currently enabled for Plasma, GNOME, niri and COSMIC, giving users a much better idea of what to expect before making their choice. And also, added support for JPEG XL in the Desktop Selection to reduce image sizes. The Desktop Environment list has also been sorted from easy and accessible setups to more advanced ones like window managers. Cachy-Update is now enabled by default for GNOME and KDE installations. The microcode installation logic has been improved - it will now detect the hardware and install the proper microcode instead of installing both and then removing the unneeded one. The error message when the EFI partition is too small has also been improved.
This major release marks the transition to Zen Package Manager (ZPM), unifying software installation, system management and utility tools. Core changes: transitioned from 'Zenclora Commands' to the unified Zen Package Manager (ZPM); package installation, system management and utility tools are now centralized under zpm. Zen Package Manager (ZPM) expansion: added support for external packages - librewolf, mullvad-browser, signal, mullvad-vpn, rust, docker, pacstall, nvidia-driver; new bundle installs - gaming-pack, editor-pack, producer-pack, office-pack, dev-pack; new system management - optimize, mitigations, info, services, packages, logs, netfix, aptfix; integrated utility tools: formatusb, debinstaller, filemanager; added automatic NVIDIA driver installation support. System and aesthetics: full visual redesign: updated login screen, Plymouth and Debian Installer themes; significant desktop changes for better usability and a more refined appearance; improved kernel-level optimizations....
This month, iodéOS 7.3 arrives with a thrilling evolution-blending Material 3 Expressive design with unparalleled customization. Built on LineageOS 23.2, this update transforms your interface with dynamic colors and intuitive interactions. Every swipe and tap now feels more alive and personal. Meet the smarter Quick Settings panel! Swipe down to discover customizable tiles that adapt to your workflow. Expand icons for labels, then collapse them once familiar. And unlike mainstream Android, iodéOS offers you the option of separate Wi-Fi and cellular controls - because you deserve precision. Enjoy a richer dark theme and enhanced file utilities for private spaces - because your data deserves both beauty and security. The LineageOS team has revamped Twelve (music), DeskClock, and ExactCalculator with the new design, with more apps on the way!
This release presents the new Linux kernel 6.19.0-6 as well as the new version 145.0.7632.159-1 of the web browser google-chrome-stable. Moreover, Starbuntu has improved the embedding of its language setting in the system.