The status of the 4MLinux 52.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Edit your documents with LibreOffice 26.2.5 and GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.8, GIMP 3.2.4, Gnumeric 1.12.61), surf the Internet with Firefox 153.0 or Chrome 151.0 and send emails via Thunderbird 153.0. Enjoy your music collection with Audacious 4.6.1, watch your favorite videos with mpv 0.41.0 or VLC 3.0.23, and play games powered by Mesa 26.0.3. You can also set up a very lightweight HTTP/FTP server (based on BusyBox 1.37.0). PHP 8.5.4, Perl 5.42.1, Python 3.14.3 and Ruby 3.4.8 are also available. As always, the new major release has some new features, including simplified Wi-Fi configuration and improved support for legacy graphics cards. Rocks'n'Diamonds (a classic platform game), Elvis (an old vi clone), PDF Tricks (a Ghostscript GUI for handling PDF images) are available as downloadable extensions, while ksh (KornShell) and audioconvert (a command-line utility) are included out of the box. Support for Ultra HDR images (via libultrahdr and ImageMagick) has also been added. And finally, the Linux kernel in 4MLinux has been upgraded to its latest LTS version, i.e. 6.18.
August 2026 ISO image of Archcraft is now available for download. A release focused on stability, compatibility and polish. From a completely revamped installation experience to improved desktop sessions, better VirtualBox support and countless bug fixes, this is one of the biggest Archcraft updates yet. Highlights: brand new Qt6 SDDM theme; new Sway Wayland session; reliable encrypted installations across installers; restored Btrfs and XFS installation support (Calamares); updated to archiso 88-1; improved VirtualBox compatibility; better GTK/GNOME application integration; hundreds of small fixes and improvements. One of the biggest additions in this release is the introduction of Sway, providing another lightweight Wayland session alongside the existing window managers.
New port to the RISC-V processor architecture. NetBSD 11.0 is the first stable release to include support for 64-bit RISC-V platforms, including a range of StarFive JH71XX-based devices such as the VisionFive 2, PINE64 STAR64, as well as QEMU. Enhanced compliance with POSIX.1-2024 and C23 programming interface standards. Enhanced support for Linux system calls in compat_linux(8), including epoll (implemented around kqueue), POSIX message queues, statx, readahead, close_range, waitid, renameat2, clone3, sync_file_range, syncfs, and inotify. Initial support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite platform. Improvements to the npf(7) firewall, including layer 2 and user/group filtering. New MICROVM kernel for x86, supporting both i386 and amd64, NetBSD 11.0 introduces a dedicated MICROVM kernel designed for extremely fast virtual machine boot, leveraging PVH boot, VirtIO MMIO, and multiple kernel optimizations, it can boot in about 10 ms on 2020-era x86 CPUs. New virt68k port, for running the Motorola 68000 port in QEMU using paravirtualized devices.
This release presents the new Linux kernel 7.1.4 as well as the new version 150.0.7871.181-1 of the web browser Google-Chrome-Stable. In addition, among other things, Starbuntu has improved its installation and backup software.
We are pleased to announce the release of NethSecurity 8.8.0. This version is a major platform update: NethSecurity 8.8.0 is based on OpenWrt 25.12.5, while version 8.7.2 was based on 24.10.5. The rebase introduces significant updates to the system, kernel, main networking and VPN components, as well as numerous security fixes. NethSecurity 8.8.0 introduces a major update to the system base; this includes: update of the Linux kernel to version 6.12; update of many system and networking components; switch from the opkg package manager to the new apk package manager; update of OpenVPN to version 2.7.4; update of IPsec/strongSwan to version 6.0.3; numerous vulnerabilities fixed in base components, the kernel, network services and system libraries; general improvements in stability, compatibility and hardware support. The new package manager is one of the most relevant changes: apk replaces opkg as the package management system.
ZimaOS 1.7.0. Added: redesigned App Store with a new UI for a more modern and clearer app browsing experience; added an app management page to manage installed apps, update status, and common actions in one place; added an app discovery page with improved app recommendations, category browsing, and content presentation; added native YAML support for a better configuration editing and parsing experience. Fixed: fixed overlapping file counts on the backup page; fixed lag when backing up large files. Improved: improved the display experience for app lists, category pages, and app detail pages; improved container log display for better readability and troubleshooting efficiency; improved container terminal operations with clearer execution status and interaction feedback; improved commercial license detection logic for better compatibility and accuracy; improved the page cache cleanup strategy for a smoother browsing experience; improved OneDrive connection experience with support for work or school account sign-in.
Every other Linux distro gives you an AI plugin. A chatbox. A sidebar widget. Something you open, use once, and close. AI-OS is different. The artificial intelligence isn't a feature - it's the spine of the entire operating system. Every part of the desktop, every workflow, every task you perform has AI woven directly into it. From the moment you boot, you have a full-stack intelligent assistant that knows your system, remembers your history, speaks your language, and executes your intentions. Type one sentence and watch your computer manage itself. That's AI-OS. At the top of the screen, always visible, always ready. The Electra Bar is a floating AI input widget that sits quietly on your desktop. One sentence. Press Enter. The right thing happens, every time. The Electra Bar feeds every input through an intelligent routing agent, a built-in AI that reads your intent and automatically decides what to do. Writing a blog post? It opens Writer mode. Debugging code? Coder mode. Changing WiFi? Command mode. Asking a question? Chat mode.
This new evolution of our distribution mainly focuses on accessibility improvements, developed as part of our collaboration with our friends at A.S.I. YOVOTOGO and the Togolese Federation of Associations of Persons with Disabilities (FETAPH). The goal is to soon equip specialized centers for people with visual impairments across Togo including the Saint Augustine Multipurpose Center in Lomé and the Maison du Handicap initiated by Mutualistes Sans Frontières. This development concerns the implementation of the Piper text-to-speech engine, which now benefits from improved support. It was used during the first training session held at the Saint-Augustin Multi-Purpose Centre in Lomé by our friends Jean-Pierre LOGOVI and Elias AMAH for 11 future coordinators representing the 10 specialized organizations serving people with visual impairments in Togo.
This release presents the new versions 4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.6 of the Office Suite LibreOffice and 150.0.7871.128-1 of the web browser Google-Chrome-Stable. In addition, among other things, Starbuntu has improved its search software for items in complex nested lists as well as its refreshing program for obsolete or missing universally unique identifiers (UUID) in essential system files.
Deblinux 6.2 "Fast Edition" is a performance-focused release based on Debian 13 "Trixie", featuring extensive system and kernel optimizations for faster responsiveness on both old and modern hardware. It introduces a new graphical installer, the Deblinux Toolkit for system management, a simplified updater, enhanced zRAM support, improved process handling, automatic cleanup, and broad hardware compatibility, while offering six preconfigured desktop environments ranging from lightweight IceWM to full-featured KDE Plasma.