Many changes have been implemented to the installer Calamares in the last few months, so it is fitting to start with listing all that is new or has changed. It is now possible to do a typical install entirely from a touchpad or mouse, a keyboard is no longer needed. A virtual keyboard has been implemented for those modules that need text input. For those who prefer PulseAudio over Pipewire, a module has been added (KaOS only), that gives users the option to select which sound server they prefer (with Pipewire set as default). Dracut is the new default for the initramfs image creation (mkinitcpio is no longer in use for new installs). To accommodate that change, the Dracut module in Calamares had to be adjusted, so it now supports version-less kernels.
Changes between Sparky 2022.07 and 2022.10: – all packages updated from Debian and Sparky testing repos as of October 5, 2022 – Linux kernel 5.19.11 (6.0.0 & 5.15.72-LTS & 4.9.330-LTS49 in sparky unstable repos) – GCC compiler v12 installed , GCC v11 removed from iso images – added new ‘sparky7-theme’ with support of GTK2/3/4; it’s a package with a light and a dark theme to choose – added a dark theme to ‘sparky5-lxqt-theme’ package so you can choose between Sparky light and dark themes now in LXQt desktop – replaced Lightdm with SDDM session/login manager to all GTK based desktop iso images; the KDE and LXQt features SDDM as before; added a new SDDM theme ‘sddm-theme2-sparky’ to all live media; an older theme ‘sddm-theme-sparky’ is also installed; so all live media of the rolling line use SDDM now – ‘sparky-upgrade’ can be launched as a short command now: ‘spu’ (SParkyUpgrade) – LXQt 1.1.0 – Openbox 3.6.1 – KDE Plasma 5.25.5 – Xfce 4.16 – MATE 1.26.0 – Calamares 3.2.61 – Firefox 105.0.2 – Thunderbird 102.3.0 – VLC 3.0.17 – LibreOffice 7.4.1 – GRUB 2.06
October seems to be our month, as the previous stable release was launched just shy of 1 year ago. Today, I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of Redcore Linux Hardened 2201 (codename Rastaban) stable. This cycle had ups and downs, but at the end of it, we have the best release to date, and a very up to date one. Redcore Linux has been a rolling release distribution from the very beginning, but it used to lag behing Gentoo Linux by a few, usually 5 to 7, days. At times the lag was considerably longer, due to time constraints on my part (my bad, I have a dissertation to write). But, the old, fluctuating pattern is gone. Starting mid-July, I implemented some changes, and now Redcore Linux resyncs itself with Gentoo Linux every 6 hours.
Fatdog64 Linux version 813
Snal 1.22 was released October 4, 2022. It is available for download.
ArcoLinux v22.10
Parrot 5.1is powered by Linux kernel 5.18 as a significant update from Linux kernel 5.16 used in the previous release. It also ships with the in-house built AnonSurf 4 anonymity tool that provides users with a solution to automatically route all the system traffic through the anonymous Tor network. The new version features a new user interface with an improved system tray icon and settings dialog window, fully supports Debian GNU/Linux systems without the old resolvconf setup, and offers a better overall user experience. Parrot 5.1 includes updates to various security-oriented tools like Metasploit and Exploit-DB, as well as to key components like parrot-menu, which adds extra launchers for newly imported tools, and parrot-core, which introduces a new Firefox profile with improved security hardening.
It is with great pleasure that we announce the release of Linuxfx version 11.2.22.04.3. This release is based on Ubuntu 22.04.3 'Jammy Jellyfish'. Support for .exe and .msi applications has been improved with Wine 7.18; Linux kernel 5.15 is also present in this release, improving support for more modern hardware. We updated KDE and the entire application base which is now downloaded directly from the Neon repositories. WxDesktop, all its tools and themes have also been updated. Support for Android games and apps has been improved. What's new in this version: system base up to 22.04.2 LTS; Linux kernel up to 5.15; KDE up to 5.25.5; Wine (Windows .exe/.msi application support) up to 7.18; WxDesktop tools is updated to 11.7; all system packages updated.
The SpiralLinux project is pleased to announce the 11.220925 release with some fixes and improvements. Many thanks to all the users that reported issues and suggested improvements! SpiralLinux offers individual live installable ISO images for the Cinnamon, XFCE, Gnome, Plasma, Mate, Budgie, and LXQt desktop environments.
bluestar-linux-5.19.11-2022.09.27-x86_64 has been released and is available for download