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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . SparkyLinux is a Debian-based distribution with a variety of desktop editions. The project's latest version, SparkyLinux 8.4, reintroduces 32-bit support for x86 machines. "A year ago, Debian dropped support for 32-bit Live/Install ISO images, so Sparky dropped it as well. This decision has been reassessed, as it turns....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . The CachyOS project has published a new snapshot. The distribution's August release features improvements to the system installers, the welcome window, and handheld device detection. "CachyOS Welcome got a DNS rework, so the speed-test based server ranking now correctly picks the fastest DNS server. In chwd, improved handheld....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Battle of the Children of Void News: Commits to the AUR paused, Mageia highlights useful applications, Proxmox introduces ARM support Questions and answers: Why is Linux free of charge? Released last week: NetHydra 1.1.0, Soplos Linux 2026.08, Murena 4.1.1, TitalcruiseOS 5.4 Torrent corner: …

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . iDeal OS, an MX Linux-based desktop distribution with focus on privacy and security, has been updated to version 2026.08.08. This release replaces Firefox with Waterfox as the new default web browser: "2026.08.08 - iDeal OS 4.4. The release of iDeal OS 4.4 is a major upgrade on the....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . Titalcruise E.A. has announced the release of TitalcruiseOS 5.4, a major update of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution designed primarily for system administrators, developers and power users. Developed in Argentina, it is localised into the Spanish language. The English translation of the original announcement provides t…

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . Murena is an umbrella name for the /e/OS operating system, associated open source powered smartphones, and cloud-based services. Murena has published /e/OS 4.1.1 which introduces new tools, including a backup option to make migration to new devices easier. "Fairphone 6 is now available on AOSP 16 Backup &....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . Sergi Perich has announced the release of Soplos Linux 2026.08, a new stable release of the project's set of desktop Linux distributions based on Debian's "Testing" branch. It ships with a number of custom applications, such as Soplos Theme Manager, Soplos Plymouth Manager, Soplos Docklike and Soplos GRUB....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . The NetHydra project has published a new update of the Debian-based distribution. The latest version includes a handful of new tools and enables running as the root user by default. "In this update we decide to make MATE as the default desktop for NetHydra (for SONAR it would....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Mageia 10 News: FreeBSD to get Dockerbox, Haiku can redistribute Firefox port, Garuda revamps FireDragon, Ubuntu plans virtualization upgrades Questions and answers: Multiple questions from Linux beginners Released last week: Emmabuntüs DE6-1.02, ZimaOS 1.7.0, MakuluLinux 2026-07-28, NethSec…

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . The AerynOS team have published an update to the experimental distribution. Snapshot 2026.08 includes improved filesystem support, including providing OpenZFS for data pools: "From a development story arc perspective, AerynOS has been deliberately kept under a very tight leash over the last year, as we have focused on....