Today the PC/OS Open Source development team is pleased to announce Freespire 9.0, our newest release based on Canonical’s Xubuntu 22.04 LTS. With stability and functionality in mind, our team has been working to make this optimal for both open source enthusiasts and desktop users. Some of the changes included : XFCE 4.18 5.15 Linux kernel Firefox Web Browser Thunderbird 102.42 OnlyOffice Desktop Editors GIMP 2.10.32 Transmission 3.00 Balena Etcher We also include all security updates up to January 17 2023 Freespire 9.0 does not include any proprietary codecs or software code that is not open source - though if needed, these are available in the Ubuntu repositories; it does, however, include all relevant security updates.
Our first update of the year brings Kodi v19.5, which is the final version of Kodi 19.x (Matrix). We are now working on preparing Kodi v20 (Nexus) for OSMC users. This update brings the last stable version of Kodi v19 with a few improvements to improve the upgrade process.
We are sorry that Tails 5.8 affected many of you so badly. Thanks to your patience and feedback, we were able to solve most of these new issues. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 102.7. Update the Tor client to 0.4.7.13. Simplify the error screen of the Tor Connection assistant when connecting automatically. Improve the wording of the backup utility for the Persistent Storage. Remove the confirmation dialog when starting the Unsafe Browser.
ArchLabs Release 2023.01.20 is now available. This is our first release of 2023 and it comes a couple of weeks after our 6th birthday. There isn't a lot new with this release; we have added dwm back to the installer and you will see that booting the ISO image no longer will take you to a live session. The live session was always just an experiment and to try something new, really. Our live session still exists, so for those of you who want to check out dk in all its glory, just type startx and hit enter. We have given the live session a nice tweak and some improvements. Also, an epic new default wallpaper from our own Will. We have tweaked the themes, updated the ArchLabs iconset, Tint2 has had some tweaks. Nate has been chipping away at dk making it better and better with each update. We now offer downloads from Cloudflare R2, please be aware that the download will start instantly. As usual, if you encounter any bugs or issues, please seek help at ArchLabs Forum.
There is a new, an extra release of Sparky 2023.01 of the (semi-)rolling line out there. A next, regular rolling released is planned in March, as every 3 mounts I do, but I decided to publish 2023.01 MinimalGUI to let you test a new feature just implemented to Sparky rolling only so far. The Sparky tool that creates Live USB disk (sparky-live-usb-creator) has gotten a new feature which lets you make a live USB disk with persistence. It means, you can boot Sparky Live system from a USB disk and save your work, new installed applications, etc. to the same USB disk. The ‘sparky-live-usb-creator’ 0.2.1 is available to Sparky rolling (7) users so far, and it works with Sparky 2023.01 MinimalGUI iso image only so far.
bluestar-linux-6.1.7-2023.01.21-x86_64 has been released and is available for download
Apart from all the great KDE apps included in Netrunner, the new release also comes with the latest ESR (Extended Support Release) versions of the Mozilla Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client, the LibreOffice office suite VirtualBox virtualization software, VLC media player, Audacious audio player, HandBrake video transcoder, Pidgin IM client, Transmission BitTorrent client.
After a six year hiatus Legacy OS is back, now based on antiX and Debian 'Bullseye' 64-bit. After a long development period, Legacy OS 2023 is now available for download. As with previous releases, Legacy OS uses the Ice Window Manager (IceWM) and ROX/PCmanFM file managers. All the included Ice window manager themes have been created for this release. A useful selection of applications are included by default. VLC, MPV, Strawberry, Peek, FreetuxTV, OnlyOffice, Scribus, GIMP, Inkscape, Firefox-ESR, Thunderbird and Transmission, just to name a few. Also available for download through the Synaptic package manager are the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge web browsers. Unlike previous releases, Legacy OS 2023 will receive regular updates.
Version 23.1, release date 2023-01-16. Changelog: Linux kernel not updated because of hang problems with NVIDIA graphic cards; fixed 32-bit size of time on 32-bit systems - problems with GnuTLS causing 'The certificate has not yet been activated' on wget; build tools / update-os.tar.gz - to update glibc, also a static build for ARM added; Filezilla removed from 32-bit builds because of compile problem with the current GCC - float16 is not supported on this target; EFI directory to upper case; added EFI image to the ISO image - EFI/efiboot.img; build scripts updated; 183 packages updated.
New version of Lakka has been released! We are happy to announce the new and updated version of Lakka. Release summary - changes since version 4.2: RetroArch updated to 1.14.0. Cores updated to their most recent versions: fake-08 added new libretro core (Pico-8); mojozork: added new libretro core (Z-Machine); puae2021 added new libretro core (Amiga, less demanding version of the core). Mesa updated to 22.1.7. Added image for Orange Pi 4 LTS (Rockchip RK3399). Added support for more Nintendo Switch variants (Hekate 6.0.1+ is required, on Nintento Switch Lite use touchscreen to change the default input device: Settings - Input - Port 1 Controls - Device Index - top most item).