We are excited to announce the release of MocaccinoOS 25.09. With this milestone, we've updated our versioning scheme to better reflect our rolling-release nature. From now on, MocaccinoOS will follow the year.month format (YY.MM). This makes it clearer when a snapshot was published, while keeping the system continuously up to date. Changes since 1.8.4: Linux kernel is upgraded to 6.12.45 (LTS), Mesa version 25.1.9, NVIDIA drivers version 570.181 (available in repository). Issues and improvements: MocaccinoOS 25.09 builds upon the entire 1.8.x series, encapsulating significant refinements without reintroducing old issues. Highlights include: performance enhancements - across releases, binaries have been rebuilt with more aggressive compiler flags for better speed and leaner size; improved hardware and compatibility support....
Today I have something very exciting to share - the alpha release of KDE Linux, KDE's new operating system. KDE Linux is a new operating system intended for daily driving that showcases Plasma and KDE software in the best light, and makes use of modern technologies. Today we're releasing KDE Linux's 'Testing' edition. This edition provides unreleased KDE software built from source code, a preview of what will become the next stable release. In practice, we're being quite conservative, and it's already pretty darn stable for daily use. In fact, I've had KDE Linux on my home theater PC for about six months, and it has been on my daily driver laptop for one month.
Kamuriki Linux 4 (RURH-1), released on September 6, 2025, represents the second generation of the distribution, aiming to stay lightweight while providing a modern look and feel through LXQt and KWin. It comes preinstalled with essential applications such as a web browser, word processor, and music player, while continuing to feature the Discover software center and introducing the simplified Nako command for efficient package management. The system requires an AMD64/Intel64 CPU, at least 512MB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. Two editions are available: Professional (a paid DVD release with 30 days of installation support) and Standard (a free ISO download). Updates from version 3 are not yet supported, but further guidance will be provided in the support section.
This release presents the latest upgrade of the web browser google-chrome-stable (version 140.0.7339.80-1). In addition, Starbuntu now offers a brandnew application for comfortably updating its databases. Moreover, the applications for mounting storage media and the two-instances file manager have been improved.
Linux Mint 22.2 features a brand new XApp called Fingwit. This application is dedicated to fingerprint authentication. Fingwit detects if your computer has a fingerprint reader and lets you record your fingerprints. It then configures your system to use fingerprint authentication for: The screensaver, sudo commands, admin apps (pkexec). Note: If like most users you use home directory encryption or a keyring, the login screen still requires you to type a password. If you don't, you can configure Fingwit to also use fingerprint authentication in the login screen.
The Linux From Scratch community announces the release of LFS Version 12.4. Major changes include toolchain updates to binutils-2.45, gcc-15.2.0, and glibc-2.42. In total, 49 packages were updated since the last release. Changes to the text have also been made throughout the book. The Linux kernel has also been updated to version 6.16.1. Packages that have security updates include: glibc, coreutils, expat, perl, Python, systemd, vim, and xz. See the Security Advisories for details. Overall there have been 146 commits to LFS since the previous stable version of the book. You can read the book online, or download to read locally. You can read the systemd version of the book online at LFS-systemd, or download-systemd to read locally.
Closing out August 2025, we are proud to announce our third release of the year. This release follows an intense development period where the team has reevaluated its priorities and timelines, and refocused efforts on 'delivering core Linux distribution tooling that will simplify our ability to scale out over time'. We have documented some of our progress in our last two blog posts and spent the last two months further progressing towards these goals. We have implemented a basic version of virtual packages (Package Sets), continued our hardware (and VM) enablement efforts and have selectively been growing our repository where we feel it's beneficial to our users. What's new? Whilst not an exhaustive list, some of the top line repository updates include: GNOME 48.4, Plasma 6.4.4, Sway 1.11, Cosmic Alpha 7, Linux 6.15.11, Mesa 25.2.1, LLVM 20.1.8....
This release presents the new Linux kernel 6.8.0-79 and the latest upgrade of the web browser google-chrome-stable (version 139.0.7258.154-1). In addition, Starbuntu has improved its programs for ubgrading Starbuntu as well as its software for installing Starbuntu and for the administration of users and groups.
Debian 13 'Trixie' disk images now available. Debian made a new stable release 13 'Trixie' on August 9th, 2025. FreedomBox images with this release are now available. If you are making fresh installations, please use these images. Some notes: i386 architecture installations are no longer supported (by Debian and consequently FreedomBox); old installations should disable distribution upgrades; security updates will continue for a few more years; amd64 images now work with secure boot and only work with UEFI systems; iff you are using virtual machines or physical hardware, please enable UEFI booting; BIOS compatibility has been dropped.
The new MODICIA O.S. 6.12.41, code-named 'Caravaggio', marks a remarkable leap forward in the Linux experience. Now based on Debian 13, this release not only inherits the stability and reliability of its solid foundation, but also introduces revolutionary changes that enhance every aspect of the system, making it faster, more stable and more functional than ever. Default mounting of tmpfs in RAM dramatically speeds up system operations such as installing or updating software. The Linux 6.12.41 real-time kernel ensures maximum responsiveness and perfect compatibility with next-generation hardware, including upcoming Intel CPUs and GPUs, Wi-Fi modules and storage controllers. The Cinnamon 6.4.10 desktop environment has been redesigned and reconfigured to offer a smoother, more modern macOS-style interface, with improved Wayland support and optimized window and multitasking management.