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EasyOS 5.8.2, released on May 13, 2024, by BarryK, introduces a significant update, but with a known issue: the "Rollback to previous version" menu item in the initrd is non-functional due to busybox grep not recognizing the "-A" option. Despite careful code checking and a successful upgrade from ve... Read more

Adds release based on Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble), Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic) and Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar) for best support of new hardware. Upgrades to latest partclone release v0.3.27 (released October 2023) from v0.3.20 (which was released in April 2022). This should improve issues with BTRFS filesystems, as it ... Read more

Below is a summary of the feature improvements included in this release: Access to the Spiderfoot reconnaissance tool that automatically queries over 100 public data sources (OSINT) to gather intelligence on IPv4 Addresses, Domain Names, E-mail Addresses, Names and more can be run as a Docker contai... Read more

Major changes in EuroLinux 9.4. Security - key security-related highlights: Rsyslog log processing system introduces customizable TLS/SSL encryption settings and additional capability dropping options. The OpenSSL TLS toolkit adds a provider-specific configuration directory. The Linux kernel cryptog... Read more

From Rocky Linux 9.4 forward, you can specify arbitrary custom mount points except for specific paths that are reserved for the operating system. Creation of different partitioning modes is now available including auto-lvm, lvm, and raw. Customize tailor options for a profile and add it to your blue... Read more

The most important technical change with Plasma 6 is the default setting of Wayland as the display server instead of the previous X11 display server. We have already described the differences between X11 and Wayland in an article in our knowledge base. The new display protocol promises, among other ... Read more

Perl Crypt::Blowfish added to improve Deezer plugin performance. Streaming plugins tested to work for now: Spotty v4.10.1; TIDAL v1.4.6; Qobuz v3.5.0; Deezer v2.81.4; YouTube v0.212. WAV output file option added to CD ripping. CDDB replaced with Gnudb. SMB3 and WebDAV support into Storage Network dr... Read more

The latest version of Sparky CLI Installer provides a few changes, such as autopartitioning option and so, autosetting the target system a little faster. The Nala [package manager] doesn't upgrade packages properly as APT, so I recommend to uninstall Nala on Sparky Testing. There is also issue of li... Read more

Starbuntu's latest release, 22.04.4.4, introduces significant updates to both the command entry program and list programming. These revisions aim to enhance user experience and streamline processes within the operating system. Users can expect improved functionality and efficiency in executing comma... Read more

In the latest release (11.01, 2024-05-04), the kernel has been upgraded to the Long-Term-Supported linux-6.6.30 version. Notable additions include a helper script facilitating ZFS support integration into custom SystemRescue ISOs (#359) and the inclusion of firmwares for Qlogic Cards with the packag... Read more