The Debian project has released the final update for Debian 11 ("bullseye"), version 11.11, on August 31st, 2024. This update primarily addresses security issues and includes critical fixes for various packages. Users who regularly update from security.debian.org will find minimal changes, as most updates are included. Notably, the new shim 15.8 in this release may impact Secure Boot on systems running other operating systems with older versions of shim. New installation images will soon be available, and upgrading can be done through Debian's mirrors.
The Debian project has released the final update for Debian 11 ("bullseye"), version 11.11, on August 31st, 2024. This update primarily addresses security issues and includes critical fixes for various packages. Users who regularly update from security.debian.org will find minimal changes, as most updates are included. Notably, the new shim 15.8 in this release may impact Secure Boot on systems running other operating systems with older versions of shim. New installation images will soon be available, and upgrading can be done through Debian's mirrors.
Armbian's latest release introduces several key upgrades, including enhanced stability for RK3588 hardware, 4K60p video acceleration on Gnome and KDE, and a kernel update to 6.10.y, which improves performance and security. New hardware support is added for boards like BigTreeTech CB1 and others, while older devices continue to receive long-term support. The release also expands desktop options and supports ZFS 2.2.5. Armbian emphasizes community contributions and recommends using platinum-supported hardware for production environments. The team extends gratitude to contributors who made this release possible.
The release of bslx-6.10.7-1-2024.08.30-x86_64 is now available for download. This update includes the debugging and addition of two older installer modules: hardwarecfg, responsible for sound initialization, and postcfg. The postcfg module streamlines the installation process by removing unnecessary initcpio modules, setting up autostart for kalu, eliminating virtualbox guest modules when not installing from a virtual machine, and configuring an installation-specific dock setup tailored for different user profiles (basic, desktop, deskpro, developer).
Our Setup Wizard has just gotten a whole lot better, and we offer something for both regular and power users. We have added a signifcant number of containerization options, a new package manager, and even the option to add night shift. You can now select these additional options in the rhino-setup wizard: Nix, the package manager (note: rhino-pkg/rpk does not currently support Nix). Docker, for rapid containerization and development. Podman, a daemon-less, drop-in replacement for Docker. Flatseal, a GUI application for managing permissions on installed Flatpaks. Distrobox, a program that uses Docker or Podman to deploy containers for other distributions on top of Rhino. Apptainer, for developing smaller application containers. VirtualBox, a GUI virtual machine application. QEMU, a free and open source emulation backbone. Redshift, adjust the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings.
This release, dated August 29, 2024, includes an update to the Long-Term-Supported kernel, now at version 6.6.47. Additionally, it features updates to several custom packages: blocksync-fast has been upgraded to version 1.0.5, firefox-esr to version 128.1.0, and nwipe to version 0.37.
Improved Cinnamon application menu update when modules are activated/deactivated. Improved GCC flags for better performance. Changed CPU governor to performance for amd-pstate-epp CPUs also in stable. Changed changes cheatcode to EXIT: by default -- this will improve session performance considerably when using slow storage units. Removed texinfo from 05-devel. Updated kernel to 6.10.6. Updated Nvidia driver to 560.35.03. Updated Cinnamon to 6.2.9 (current). Updated GNOME to 46.4 (current). Updated KDE to 6.1.4 (current).
NethSecurity has released version 8.2, marked by significant new features and improvements focused on firewall management, threat protection, and user experience. Key updates include host and domain set objects for enhanced firewall control, free Threat Shield lists for community users, and expanded remote backup access for all subscriptions. Additionally, the system has been upgraded to OpenWrt 23.05.4, with new features like a package update script, enhanced OpenVPN IP reservation, and limited support for USB adapters. This release also includes over 15 bug fixes, ensuring a smoother and more secure user experience.
As always, the new major release has some new features. The 4MLinux Server is now available out of the box (meaning that there is no separate 4MServer for download). Support for Windows Enhanced Metafiles (EMF images) as well as raw files from digital cameras (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG images) has been added. Support for old audio formats (originating from Amiga, Commodore and the like) has been greatly improved. New applications: DVDAuthor (set of DVD authoring tools), qv4l2 (Qt-based application for testing V4L devices), VCDImager (set of VCD/SVCD authoring tools). Classic GNU Go game has been added to the 4MLinux GamePack package (downloadable extension). And finally, this is the first release that includes GTK version 4.
Relianoid 7.4.0 (Community Edition), released on August 27, 2024, introduces UEFI support and enhances various system components, including improved web GUI, seamless upgrades to Enterprise Edition, and better memory management for large file downloads. It also applies advanced QA practices, refines configuration file parsing, and streamlines the installation process. Additionally, the release addresses multiple bugs, including fixing a "fdpoll bad file descriptor" warning and other broad warnings, alongside a comprehensive rebranding of the core system.