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Ravenports is available in MidnightBSD for the amd64 architecture. The initial installation process will prompt you to bootstrap Ravenports. This will initialize it in /raven/, and you will be able to install software packages using /raven/sbin/ravensw. By default, /raven/bin, /raven/sbin, and so on... Read more

The 6.1.1 release includes several notable improvements: Xvkbd is now available in the system tray as of July 24, 2024, and both Xvkbd 4.1 and Limine 7.12.0 have been compiled in OpenEmbedded (OE) on July 23, 2024. Additionally, Chinese language PETs were added on the same date. Enhancements to the ... Read more

Linux Mint 22 "Wilma" is a long-term support release with updates and new features, supported until 2029. Notable improvements include a reduced shutdown timeout, enhanced VirtualBox settings, and thinner Ubuntu fonts. The default sound server is now Pipewire, with an option to revert to PulseAudio ... Read more

Uploaded release 22.04.4.10 of Starbuntu contains the new Linux kernel 6.8.0-38. Its bug, namely that the LAN doesn't work with it, has been corrected with a workaround. Additionally, some minor bugs have been fixed in Starbuntu's own software. ... Read more

The Alpine Linux team has announced the release of Alpine Linux 3.20.2, a maintenance update in the 3.20 series. This release features various bug fixes and security updates, including a low-severity security fix for OpenSSL (CVE-2024-5535). Detailed changes are available in the git log.... Read more

No big changes other than the large number of kde/plasma/qt/system updates. I looked into a failure I'm seeing with the network time daemon (ntpd) when starting the live and installed systems, and realized that my own system did the same thing. Apparently, though, it's set to always restart, which i... Read more

Switch to the KDE Plasma 6 desktop by default. Spins featuring LXQt (2.0.0 Qt 6) and GNOME (46.3). Also provided is a ROME Plasma 6 Wayland ISO, however we believe Wayland still not to be mature enough to replace X11 by default for most users. Please note the Wayland ISO in VirtualBox almost always ... Read more

KaOS has released its July 2024 ISO, featuring the latest Plasma 6.1.3, KDE Gear 24.05.2, and Frameworks 6.4.0, all built on Qt 6.7.2. Notable updates include enhanced remote desktop capabilities, a revamped Edit Mode with smooth animations, and session restoration on Wayland. The release adds suppo... Read more

The ‘Update System’ App has been completely remade into a Python GUI application. No more monolithic bash script. The ‘Update System’ App has been better integrated with Nobara Package manager (yumex-ng) and now provides a service which runs as a system tray app for receiving update notifications. T... Read more

Clonezilla live version 3.1.3-16 brings significant enhancements and bug fixes. The underlying GNU/Linux OS has been upgraded based on the Debian Sid repository as of July 15, 2024, and now includes the Linux kernel 6.9.9-1 and Partclone 0.3.32. Notable changes include the addition of the "-f" optio... Read more