The development team is pleased to announce the release of the new version of the operating system based on Kubuntu 24.04.1 LTS. After months of development and testing, the new version of Linuxfx is available for download, codenamed “Winux” or “Windows Theme Over Linux”. This release brings the latest technology available to the Long Term Support (LTS) release. Windows 10 and Windows 11 themes are now unified in the same image and selectable in the control panel, kernel 6.8 LTS is available to support newer hardware, Microsoft’s OneDrive and Copilot are available natively, Wine 9.20 guarantees a Enhanced support for Windows applications, Active Directory compatibility, Android emulation with graphics acceleration and Google Play support, and an interface with graphics and settings screens heavily based on Microsoft Windows are also available in this new version. BUG FIXED: Fixed LibCurl vulnerability affecting OneDrive performance. LibCurl has been updated directly from the Ubuntu 24.10 base
Both BlueSky and Mastodon available via the bluestar repository for anyone who needs them (bluesky, mastodon). Both are part of the Fediverse, but because of the Twitter connection through Jack Dorsey, who is also responsible for BlueSky, I'll probably be including bluesky in future releases. I'll watch mastodon downloads, and if it's more popular I'll switch them out, or include mastodon in desktop/deskpro/developer (it is a more solid/mature piece of software, but it won't do you much good if it's not what you use).
Q4OS has released the 5.7 Aquarius LTS update, incorporating the latest Debian Bookworm 12.8 base, an updated stable Debian kernel, and essential security and bug fixes. This release includes Q4OS-specific enhancements and a cumulative update of changes from the previous stable version. New installation media are available on the Q4OS website, and existing users will receive the updates automatically through the system's update process.
Debian 12.8, the latest update to the stable "bookworm" distribution, was released on November 9, 2024. This point release focuses on security fixes and addresses a few critical issues without introducing a new version. Users who regularly update via security.debian.org will already have many of these patches, so only minimal updating may be needed. Installation media for "bookworm" remains usable, as packages can be upgraded directly after installation from an updated Debian mirror. New installation images reflecting this update will soon be available on Debian’s official download sites.
A key highlight of RELIANOID 7.5.0 is the addition of Secure Boot support, which offers an enhanced layer of security, ensuring only trusted software is loaded during the boot process. This update strengthens RELIANOID’s reliability on modern hardware and aligns with security best practices for deployments that demand robust protection from boot-level threats. Additionally, this release is now built on Debian Bookworm 12.8, bringing improved stability, performance, and compatibility across a variety of environments. Users will also benefit from further refinements to the upgrade process to the Enterprise Edition, making transitions from Community to Enterprise Edition smoother and more efficient. The GUI has received several updates to improve usability, delivering a more responsive and user-friendly experience when configuring and monitoring your load balancing setups. Alongside these upgrades, we have optimized system profile file handling, ensuring configuration settings are managed with precision and reliability.
Red Hat, Inc. today announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5, the latest version of the world's leading enterprise Linux platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux helps organizations deploy applications and workloads more quickly and with greater reliability, enabling them to lower costs and more effectively manage workloads across hybrid cloud deployments while mitigating IT risks, from the datacenter to public clouds to the edge. Red Hat Enterprise Linux management tools continue to simplify system administration, enabling organizations to automate manual tasks, standardize deployment at scale and reduce system complexities. In addition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 now offers new file management capabilities to the web console, allowing users to perform routine file management tasks without using the command line....
The new release 24.04.1.6 of Starbuntu presents the new Linux kernel 6.8.0-48. In addition, the color design of the Rox file manager has been reprogrammed and thus optimized for light and dark GTK themes.
Debian 12.8, the latest update to the stable "bookworm" distribution, was released on November 9, 2024. This point release focuses on security fixes and addresses a few critical issues without introducing a new version. Users who regularly update via security.debian.org will already have many of these patches, so only minimal updating may be needed. Installation media for "bookworm" remains usable, as packages can be upgraded directly after installation from an updated Debian mirror. New installation images reflecting this update will soon be available on Debian’s official download sites.
We have backported from the 6.13 Kernel the THP Shrinker, which allows splitting hugepages earlier, reducing memory usage when transparent_hugepages is set to 'always', while maintaining the same performance. Also, we have added the AMD Cache Optimizer, which can be modified at runtime to the preferred mode - cache or frequency. This changes the AMD preferred core ranking. This should help in games using the wrong CCD, for example. You can find instructions in the wiki on how to use this. Additionally, we have backported the AMD-pstate performance fixes for Strix Point laptops. This should generally improve the performance of these laptops.
The new release 24.04.1.5 of Starbuntu presents the new kernel 6.8.0-47. In addition, some problems regarding the execution programs open-with and run have been solved.