Latest releases

Snal Linux 1.33, an update based on Arch Linux, was released on July 13, 2024. This version supports the x86_64 architecture and includes Linux kernel 6.9.9 and Firefox 128.0. Users can download it from SourceForge. Key package updates include alsa-lib 1.2.12-1, gcc 14.1.1, and docker 1:27.0.3-1. Th... Read more

The latest release includes significant updates and improvements. Kicksecure has been updated, and the default connection is now to the public Tor network, eliminating the Anon Connection Wizard popup at first boot. The Whonix-Firewall has been ported from iptables to nftables with enhanced code qua... Read more

The 6.1 release includes several updates and fixes, including a new version of the yff audio, video, and image converter, and updates to the Chromium browser and Linux kernel. Key changes are the introduction of yff on July 13, 2024, the compilation of Linux kernel 6.6.39 on the same day, removal of... Read more

This release adds the various installation options - basic, desktop, deskpro, developer - as it did before. It now also performs software updates on the installation. Going forward, you may not see any graphical differences for a time while I restore much of the underlying logic from what I had adde... Read more

The underlying GNU/Linux operating system was upgraded. This release is based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2024/Jun/28). Linux kernel was updated to 6.9.7-1. Partclone was updated to 0.3.31. Removed package cpufrequtils from lists of live system. It's not in the Debian repo anymore. Removed t... Read more

Dragonfish benefits from OpenZFS, Linux, SAMBA improvements, and some TrueNAS optimizations. The performance changes may not be obvious for smaller systems, but larger systems need software performance that scales with core and drive count. Dragonfish has significant improvements in IOPS (virtualiza... Read more

New features: Connections management page: adds interface for managing active network connections tracked by conntrack. MultiWAN add sticky option in rules: introduces sticky option in MultiWAN rules for connection persistence. Great enhancements on LDAP remote database authentication: improves auth... Read more

This release enables immediate, complete language switching during a work session without the need for a new login. In addition, the bookmark management for the file manager has been improved.... Read more

A Calamares developer, Adriaan DeGroot, fixed the installer bug recently. Since then, efforts have been made to create a basic working installer, resolving issues with /boot/vmlinuz-linux, the basic kernel setup, and changing the default session type from Wayland to X11, which took three days. A bas... Read more

Q4OS 5.5 Aquarius has been released as a major update to the Q4OS 5 Aquarius LTS series. This update integrates recent Debian Bookworm 12.6 updates, the updated Debian stable 6.1.0-22 kernel, and important security and bug fixes. It includes Q4OS-specific improvements, a cumulative upgrade from the ... Read more