Today is a truly special day for the entire team and for those who have closely followed every build, every proof of concept, and every tweak to our system images. We are proud to announce the general availability of TitalcruiseOS 5.4 (build 20260806), a cumulative update that not only redefines our operating system's capabilities but also marks the official conclusion and pinnacle of the Fifth Generation (Gen 5). What began as a quest for an agile, low-latency desktop experience has evolved, with version 5.4, into a full-fledged software engineering workstation. What makes TitalcruiseOS 5.4 the most ambitious release of Gen 5? This 7.0 GB release is no mere patch; it represents a major architectural leap designed to deliver security and compatibility with the most demanding hardware on the market. We are moving beyond the limitations of the previous version to adopt the new Debian 14 'Forky' base.
A year ago, Debian dropped support for 32-bit live/install ISO images, so SparkyLinux dropped it as well. This decision has been reassessed, as it turns out there are still a significant number of people in the world who own “really old,” still functional computers with 32-bit processors. That's why SparkyLinux 8.4 restores support for 32-bit machines, offering, in addition to x86_64 and Aarch64 editions, also i686-pae live/install images as a ultra-light Openbox and CLI editions for self-configuration as you wish. Main changes: all packages updated from the stable Debian and SparkyLinux repositories as of August 9, 2026; PC 64-bit Linux kernel 6.12.101-LTS (7.1.8, 6.18.43-LTS, 6.12.102-LTS in SparkyLinux repositories); Arm64 Linux kernel 6.18.39; PC 32-bit Linux kernel 6.12.102-LTS; LibreOffice 25.2.3 (26.2.4 in Debian backports repository); KDE Plasma 6.3.6....
2026.08.08 - iDeal OS 4.4. The release of iDeal OS 4.4 is a major upgrade on the footsteps of MX Linux 25.2 and Debian 13.6. We are pleased to introduce the new official iDeal OS repository. The entire operating system and all custom applications are now maintained as native .deb packages via APT, offering clear benefits. Automatic updates - simply run sudo apt upgrade to get the latest features and bug fixes; clean system - everything integrates perfectly with the traditional APT package manager; verified security - all packages are cryptographically signed by the iDeal OS RD team; future-ready - apps and system bug fixes, configuration files, wallpapers, themes, icons will be published through the same repository over time. The new Liquorix kernel offers improved responsiveness for interactive systems, enabling low-latency computing for audio/video production and reducing frame-time deviation in games. Waterfox is the new default web browser, a fork of Firefox with enhanced privacy features.
This release presents the new Linux kernel 7.1.5 as well as the new version 150.0.7871.186-1 of the web browser Google-Chrome-Stable. In addition, among other things, Starbuntu has improved its upgrade software.
In this update we decide to make MATE as the default desktop for NetHydra (for SONAR it would still be using Xfce), classic and technical feel. As with every NetHydra release, this update also introduces several new tools and package additions to complement and expand the scope of NetHydra: Fluxion - a security auditing and social-engineering research tool; ligolo-ng - an advanced, yet simple, tunneling/pivoting tool that uses a TUN interface; chisel - fast TCP/UDP tunnel, transported over HTTP, secured via SSH with a single executable; Evilginx2 - standalone man-in-the-middle attack framework used for phishing. Also, we've added some old tools into NetHydra ISO image, including cisco-auditing-tool (CAT), cisco-global-exploiter, cisco-torch, 0trace, unix-privesc-check and smtp-user-enum.
From a development story arc perspective, AerynOS has been deliberately kept under a very tight leash over the last year, as we have focused on strengthening our core tooling and infrastructure code bases. Whilst we are nowhere near “done” with our vision for our tooling, now that our ability to seamlessly deliver updates to our on-disk repository and file formats has been secured, you will see AerynOS deliberately transitioning into a more open and collaborative space for those of you who want to get involved with the project and work on areas that you find fun, interesting and engaging. This shift in approach has already been evident over the last couple of months, as engagement around the project continues to grow through all of our social media platforms and particularly in our Zulip server. Reilly has worked on adding OpenZFS data drive support in AerynOS. This means that we now support Btrfs, bcachefs and OpenZFS drives for user-managed data drives. Reilly has tested OpenZFS on one of his drives; however we need help from you all, our community of early adopters, to test OpenZFS on your drives and provide feedback that we can then use to iterate.
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.
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.
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.
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.