Latest releases

New functions etc. in ExTiX 24.8 'Deepin': 1. VirtualBox Guest Additions are not pre-installed. No real need for them since you can run ExTiX in full screen in VirtualBox by just changing the screen resolution. 2. You can run ExTiX from RAM. Use boot alternative 2 (load to RAM) or Advanced. A wonder... Read more

The system repository packages have been comprehensively upgraded to enhance stability and security, and better support new hardware and architectures such as ARM64, RISC-V, and LoongArch64. Established a new V23 repository for the upgrade of over 8,000 core packages. Introduced a new installation a... Read more

bslx-6.10.4-2-2024.08.14-x86_64 has been released and is available for download.... Read more

EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.8.4, released on August 14, 2024, by BarryK, includes minor fixes, an updated kernel (5.15.164), and a switch from Chromium to Firefox as the default browser. While support for the Kirkstone-series will continue with minor updates into 2024 and possibly 2025, users ... Read more

Fixed problems: Persistent storage: Increase the maximum waiting time to 4 minutes when unlocking the Persistent Storage before returning an error. Made the creation of the Persistent Storage more robust after starting a Tails USB stick for the first time. Prevent the Persistent Storage settings fro... Read more

The latest Sparky semi-rolling ISO images for the Debian testing line have been updated, featuring significant improvements. These include an option for home partition encryption in the CLI installer, the Midori web browser with AstianGo as the default search engine, and comprehensive package update... Read more

New in these ISOs since 2023-01-16: Only 64-bit ISOs are made as QtWebEngine refuses to build in 32 bit chroots. Config files in packages built by checkinstall are correctly marked as config files. Files from the build process are all part of packages, and are not ophaned. The number of potential fi... Read more

Since IPFire is very commonly deployed in data centres where denial-of-service attacks happen on a regular basis, we now have added better protection against those kinds of attacks. Formerly, the system protected itself rather well against (D)DoS attacks, but this was only limited if TCP connections... Read more

bslx-6.10.3-1-2024.08.07-x86_64 has been released and is available for download.... Read more

Release 24.08, based on the Debian testing repository as of August 1, 2024, features the Linux kernel 6.9.10-1. It introduces new packages such as firmware-realtek and firmware-mediatek, and includes the Openbox window manager. Key applications added are GParted, PCManFM, Xfce Terminal, and Netsurf.... Read more