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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . The MX Linux project has published a new update to the 25.x series. Along with importing new security fixes and firmware from its Debian parent, the MX Linux project includes a number of new changes: "On the MX side, we have pushed most of our updates as we’ve....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . Clonezilla Live is a Debian-based live distribution containing Clonezilla, a partition and disk cloning software. The project's latest release, version 3.3.3-37, includes several updates from its parent, along with new boot options: "The underlying GNU/Linux operating system has been upgraded, this release is based on the Debian 'S…

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . The Parted Magic project has published a new release. The new version, 26.09, has moved its base from Slackware 15.0 to Slackware's development (Current) branch. The release announcement, available on the distribution's news page states: "There is a new disk cloner in this release. Wipe Free Space has....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . The AlmaLinux project has published a new beta snapshot for the 9.x series. "AlmaLinux 9.9 beta introduces new compiler toolsets, new module streams, and improved security. This release adds GCC Toolset 16 alongside updated LLVM and Rust toolsets and brings Node.js 26 and PHP 8.4 as new module....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . Simon Long has announced the release of a new feature update of Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for the Raspberry Pi range of single-board computers. The latest version brings an updated look for the Raspberry Pi Desktop and also introduces a new icon dock: "Today....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . The Fedora project has announced the release of a development snapshot, Fedora 45 Beta. The new beta release introduces some new security features and package upgrades: "Fedora Linux 45 replaces the legacy in-kernel console with kmscon, bringing smooth rendering, better Unicode/font support, and enhanced system stability. Fedora Li…

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Vanilla OS 3 "Reunion" News: Asahi Linux working on M3-powered Apple computers, FreeBSD testing a new service manager, Arch seeks help triaging bugs, openSUSE introduces tool to compare package versions, Linux Mint updates XApp, Debian publishes media update Questions and answers: The smalle…

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . Utkarsh Gupta has announced an update to the Ubuntu 24.04 long-term support (LTS) branch of Canonical's operating system. The project's new update, 24.04.5, introduces fixes and improvements. "Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS, codenamed "Noble Numbat", is here. This release continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greates…

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . Spaced Linux 9.26 has been released. Spaced Linux is a desktop Linux distribution based on Devuan's "Unstable" branch and featuring the MATE desktop environment with the Compiz compositing window manager. "Spaced Linux 9.26 is a major production release focused on upgrade reliability, graphics-driver recovery, desktop startup resil…