New SKUDONET release 7.1.0 Community edition. New features: added DHCP to NIC and VLAN; added support for FQDN as backend IP in HTTP farms; added a new directive TLSv1.3 for HTTPS farms. Improvements: added more 100Continue modes; added QEMU hypervisor in the dashboard; added a UDP check using nc; added CSR Key Get call; move the migrating scripts to old version; sort logs files and reverse content; add retries when restarting farms in Let's Encrypt renewal action; disable TLS versions logic has been improved; HTTP proxy uses SSLv3 libraries. Bug fixes: fixed nftables package dependency; fixed Farm graphs when the farm name starts with 'dev'.
SysLinuxOS is updated to version 12.4. In this version, several bugs have been fixed and it also brings with it several improvements to make it much more intuitive and easy to use. Solved problems with the repository and the new 6.7 Linux kernel are the biggest news items. Many changes are under the hood, while others are purely aesthetic and they improve the menu in both GNOME and MATE desktop environments. SysLinuxOS is a distribution for system integrators and network administrators, it must be chameleonic and therefore have tools that help to interface in a mixed Windows/GNU/Linux environment. Added: Linux kernel 6.7; solved problems with the repository (https); upgraded conky.conf; menu improvements; bug fixes. Removed: Teams-for-Linux.
The new Starbuntu version 22.04.4.7 was released. In addition to the new Linux kernel 6.5.0-41, it contains a significant improvement to the routine for Starbuntu installation and new user setup as well as extensive bug fixing.
Alpine Linux 3.20.1 has been released as a maintenance update for the 3.20 series, featuring various bug fixes and security updates. Key security patches include fixes for CVE-2024-4741 in OpenSSL and CVE-2023-42364 and CVE-2023-42365 in busybox. The update also brings numerous package upgrades and improvements across different components such as PHP, .NET, Plasma, Minio, and many others. For a complete list of changes, please refer to the git log.
The packages in 6.0 were compiled in OpenEmbedded (OE) Scarthgap-release, with my 'meta-quirky' layer. The Scarthgap release of OE/Yocto is a new LTS series, supported until April 2028. See their announcement. My meta-quirky layer adds an additional approximately 240 package build recipes, not in the official OE/Yocto project, as well as many patches for the official build recipes. EasyOS 6.0 continues the practice of including a very large number of packages built-in, including Celluloid, Chromium, Dia, Flowblade, Geany, Gimp, Gparted, Grisbi, Inkscape, LibreOffice, NoteCase, Osmo, Planner, SolveSpace, Symphytum, as well as myriad smaller applications and utilites.
The Tails 6.4 release, dated June 18, 2024, introduces several new features and updates. Notably, it now stores a random seed on the USB stick to enhance cryptographic strength. Key updates include switching to HTTPS for APT repositories, updating Tor Browser to 13.0.16, the Tor client to 0.4.8.12, and Thunderbird to 115.12.0. Various issues have been fixed, such as problems unlocking the Persistent Storage, connecting to mobile broadband, and an error in Tor Browser’s homepage. Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later, and manual upgrade instructions are provided for various operating systems.
NuTyX 24.06.1, along with cards 2.7.4, has been released, featuring the new LXQt 2.0 based on Qt6. Significant package updates include SysV 3.09, systemd 253.0, glibc 2.39, gcc 14.1.0, and python 3.12.4. Various desktop environments have been updated, such as XFCE 4.18.3, MATE 1.28.1, GNOME 46.1, and KDE Plasma 6.0.5. The release also includes updated software like Firefox 126.0.1, Telegram-desktop 5.0.1, and LibreOffice 24.2.4.2. Core NuTyX ships with multiple LTS kernels, including the latest stable version 6.9.5. Bug fixes are implemented, and a new upgrade process is outlined for KDE5 users. Special thanks are given to the BLFS Team and Spiky for their support.
The Fatdog team has released Fatdog64-902 Final on June 15, 2024, specifically addressing the Linux kernel bug CVE-2024-1086. Users can find details on downloading, changes from previous versions, and installation or upgrade instructions in the release notes. Notably, this version allows the reuse of save files from Fatdog64-900/901. The previous releases, Fatdog64-901 and Fatdog64-900, addressed the glibc bug CVE-2023-4911 and marked the first final release in the 900 series, respectively. Users who downloaded the early 900 ISO are advised to re-download due to last-minute fixes.
Peropesis 2.6 has been released with numerous updates to its software components. Key updates include versions: cmake 3.29.5, dhcpcd 10.0.8, gcc 14.1.0, glib 2.80.2, linux 6.9.4, and python 3.12.4, among others. The release also features the addition of the full grub 2.12 package. The total volume of Peropesis 2.6 is 278 MB, and it is available for download. A complete list of the bundled software can be found on the distribution's bundle page.
As always we target the most recent Alpine release. In case of v24.06 it is the excellent Alpine Linux 3.20. User Interfaces (UIs): GNOME Shell on Mobile 46_git20240610 replaces 45_git20230908 from v23.12. This version allows triggering the keyboard with double-tap on the bottom bar, and it has a new scheduling manager that improves UI smoothness. Thanks to @verdre, @azisu and all the GNOME contributors! KDE Plasma Mobile 6.0.5 replaces version 5.27.10 from v23.12. After nearly 10 years since the first release of Plasma 5, the KDE MegaRelease 6 brings a huge number of improvements across the whole stack. Among other things, the homescreen has been rewritten for Plasma Mobile 6 and now allows users to customize pages with apps, folders and widgets, as well as using an app drawer and search. There is also a new welcome screen on first launch for setting up Wi-Fi, timezones, etc. Thanks to @EspiDev and all the KDE contributors! Phosh 0.39 replaces version 0.33 from v23.12. Some of the highlights are folders in the app overview, better handling of devices with notches, selecting Wi-Fi networks via the quick settings and opening the on-screen keyboard via a long press on the bottom bar. Thanks to @agx and all the Phosh contributors!