Commodore OS Vision 3.0 is the largest, games oriented, Linux distribution ever produced, featuring 200+ free linux compatible games as well as an assortment of classic Commodore games and demos that will undoubtedly scratch your nostalgic itch. Commodore OS now has its own BASIC. Commodore OS BASIC V1 is a modern BASIC implementation featuring 3D graphics, built-in sprites, built-in tilemaps, 2D and 3D physics and user types. Future development will be geared towards compiling software for the original C64 and Amiga hardware. With Commodore emulation all set up, a plentitude of pixel based graphics editors (including C64 sprite and charset editors), as well as Amiga MOD and C64 SID trackers, why not build you dream retro game on Commodore OS?
This release presents the new Linux kernel 6.8.0-58. Moreover, as to system wide and user-specific ones, the environment variables have been reorganized and a little bug in the calendar software has been fixed.
CRUX 3.8 comes with a multilib toolchain which includes glibc 2.40, GCC 14.2.0 and Binutils 2.43.1. Kernel: Linux 6.12.23 (LTS). CRUX 3.8 ships with X.Org 7.7 and X.Org Server 21.1.16. CRUX 3.8 includes Wayland 1.23.1. Ports continue to default to X.Org, but Wayland can easily be installed along and run in either pure Wayland or Xwayland mode. If you decide to run a Wayland session, you will need to enable the 'contrib' collection and rebuild a few ports (for example xorg/mesa) to make it fully available. The ISO image is processed with isohybrid and is suitable for burning on a DVD or putting on a USB drive. UEFI support is available during installation with dosfstools, efibootmgr and grub2-efi/syslinux available during installation. Because all bootloaders are in our opt collection now, no bootloader is installed as a core port by default. To give the possibility to select a bootloader, we have added a new menu to setup. Important notes: glibc depends on libxcrypt now, we have added libxcrypt to our core repository; latest shadow depends on libbsd or libmd, we have added both to core....
The key focus for the team for this cycle has been the conversion of our distribution to a Wayland-based distribution. We have been working closely with our fellow Buddies Of Budgie maintainers. Excellent progress has been made towards this huge effort - we are almost there and we will be making available a 25.04 PPA specifically for our fantastic community to try and feedback. We will be shortly announcing the when-how-why in a dedicated blog post. Note - we intend to ship version 10.10 of budgie-desktop as a stable release for 25.10; this will be wayland only. For 25.04 budgie-desktop is X.Org Server-based and this PPA will give 25.04 users an easy way to try and give feedback. We are no longer including Thunderbird as part of our default application set. With many users now using webmail we have decided the choice of email clients should rightly be put into our community hands.
I am excited to share our latest release, the Ubuntu Cinnamon 25.04 'Plucky Puffin'. It comes with Cinnamon 6.4.8 and features bug fixes, new features and improvements to the user interface. Our 24.10 'Oracular Oriole' release used Cinnamon 6.0.4. The 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' release uses Cinnamon 6.4.8. Here is what's new, aside from bug fixes, tweaks and minor enhancements: the profile picture can now be displayed with the user applet; the Cinnamon user interface has been modernized in general; the power applet supports more devices and their labels; nightlight configuration in Display settings; the main menu is now controllable with the arrow keys on the numpad; Cinnamon Control Center 6.4.1; Cinnamon Screensaver 6.4.0 - the lock screen can now have delay increments of 5 and 10 seconds; Cinnamon Settings daemon 6.4.2 - new audio device selection dialog....
I present you Voyager 25.04 final version. A version 2-in-1 with GNOME and Xfce desktops unified in a single distribution: Voyager. Select your preferred session. Everything is presented in a colorful style completely redesigned for this combination, the GNOME 48 desktop coupled with the lighter desktop of Xfce 4.20. In summary, two unified systems, GNOME and Xfce, are light, fast, modern, fluid, secure and powerful in a hybrid environment for PCs and tablets. The two desktops are very distinct and their respective applications are mostly seamless, for either environment. Once installed, you can also remove GNOME or Xfce entirely or reinstall. For the first time, we will be integrating ChatGPT, one AI Chatbot in the terminal without the need for API key in version 3.5, plus the ChatGPT 4th version mini GNOME extension and an option to remove AI. This version is based on the kernel Linux 6.14 and Ubuntu 'Plucky Puffin'. Version 25.04 is an intermediate version with 9 months of updates while preparingfor the future LTS that will provide 5 to 10 years of updates.
We are glad to let you know that we've released Edubuntu 25.04 and we've replaced some of our apps that were no longer supported with similar applications so you can still get the same wonderful experience. New features: this release includes GNOME 48; for Qt-based/KDE apps, we now include themes via Kvantum, mostly as a workaround for the inability to change the accent color in those applications; this theme is based on GNOME's libadwaita, on which the default Ubuntu theme (Yaru) is based; GNOME Notes is dead upstream, for that reason, we have switched to the resurrected GNote; likewise, GNOME Dictionary is also dead upstream and we have replaced it with Artha, which is more of a thesaurus but does dictionary operations as well. Known issues: upon first boot, the system will reboot - this is normal and is the mechanism to set the logo for the login screen; Artha will not launch on a Wayland session.
Ubuntu Unity 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' has now been released. A bug affecting Ubuntu Unity, Kubuntu and Lubuntu was discovered a few hours prior to the release wherein manual partitioning installs on BIOS systems result in unbootable installations. As it could not be fixed in time for the release, we recommend that you do not attempt a manual partitioning install if your computer only has a BIOS. Upgrades from Ubuntu Unity 24.10 will usually be enabled within a few weeks of the release, upon which you should receive a notification prompting you to upgrade to 25.04.
Toolchain ipgrades: GCC: Snapshot of upcoming GCC 15; binutils: Updated to 2.44; glibc: Updated to 2.41; Python: Updated to 3.13.3; LLVM: Defaults to version 20; Rust: Default toolchain is 1.84; Golang: Updated to 1.24; OpenJDK: Versions 24 GA and 25 Early Access Snapshot are now available. Package management: APT has been updated to 3.0. A new dependency solver is automatically used when the classic solver cannot find a solution. It may also be triggered to provide more context in failure cases or to evaluate performance. UKUI desktop environment: Ubuntu Kylin 25.04 features the UKUI desktop environment, designed for visual elegance and ease of use. It provides a wide range of personalized settings, enabling users to build desktop layouts that match their preferences - making daily work more efficient and comfortable.
Google Pixel 8 is now available on AOSP 14 for Community builds. It's now possible to export your Notes to a .md file on your device. Mullvad DNS All has been implemented as Parental Control's default DNS and Kids DNS0 is implemented as a fallback. Location is now requested from supported Hotspot by default, so now you can be located while connected to the train's Wi-Fi for instance. LineageOS 21 latest bug fixes and security updates have been merged (list). Browser has been updaded to upstream version v134.0.6998.89. Web Calendar Manager has been updaded to upstream version v2.2.6. Web Calendar Manager no longer crashes while editing an already added entry. Icon display for PWA and open source apps has been fixed. Common apps are not visible anymore when disabled in the settings and are displayed systematically among searched results when enabled in the settings. F-Droid and Google Play Store links open in App Lounge.