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NEW • Distribution Release: Peropesis 2.1


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Peropesis (personal operating system) is a small-scale, minimalist, command-line-based Linux operating system. The project’s latest release, Peropesis 2.1, introduces a number of new software development tools (including automake and autoconf), the Perl interpreted scripting language, and two new compression utilities. “

Peropesis 2.1 Linux OS is released. In the new edition part of the old software was updated and several new packages was installed. Most newly installed packages consist of tools assigned to the GNU Autotools category and additional equipment needed to keep these tools running smoothly. The perl language interpreter and compressors lzip and zstd was also installed in the new edition. New software installed: 1. automake 1.16.5. GNU Automake is a tool for automatically generating ‘Makefile.in’ files from ‘Makefile.am’ files. The generated ‘Makefile.in’ may be used by configure scripts to generate a working ‘Makefile’. Automake is written in perl and must be used with GNU Autoconf. 2. autoconf 2.71. GNU Autoconf is a tool for generating a configuration script from a TEMPLATE-FILE if given, or ‘configure.ac’ if present, or else ‘configure.in’. The instructions in these files are written in the M4 language, so producing configuration scripts using Autoconf requires GNU M4….

” Additional information is provided in the project’s release announcement. Download: Peropesis-2.1-live.iso (205MB, MD5, pkglist).

NEW • Distribution Release: blendOS 2023.04.22

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blendOS is an Arch Linux-based, rolling release distribution which automates installing software from supported distributions (Arch, Fedora, and Ubuntu) into containers. The project’s latest snapshot replaces distrobox containers with podman. It is now also easier to install software from Arch straight onto the host distribution. “

In addition to the apps available in containers, it’s now possible to install apps straight from the system Arch repos and the Chaotic-AUR repository, on the base itself. This is extremely useful if you want to install a third-party VPN app, for example, or some missing drivers. distrobox has been replaced in favor of our own implementation, using podman directly, built as part of blend, as it was impossible to implement certain features mentioned below using distrobox. Applications and binaries installed in containers now automatically and instantaneously appear on the base system, as expected from a blend of distributions.

Additional information can be found in the project’s release announcement. Download (MD5), pkglist): blendOS-2023.04.22-x86_64-plasma.iso (3,029MB), blendOS-2023.04.22-x86_64-gnome.iso (2,843MB).

NEW • Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 22.1.0

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Philip Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 22.1.0, an updated build of the project’s rolling-release distribution set with a choice of KDE Plasma, Xfce and GNOME desktops, as well as several community flavours (with Budgie, Cinnamon, i3, MATE and Sway): “

Since we released ‘Sikaris’ in December 2022, we worked hard to get the next release of Manjaro out there. We call it ‘Talos’. The GNOME edition has received several updates to GNOME 43 series. It includes a lot of fixes and polish when GNOME 43 was originally released in September 2022. It comes with a redesigned system status menu, which allows quickly changing commonly-used settings. Settings which previously required digging into menus can now be changed with a click of button. The new design also makes it easy to see the status of your settings at a glance. Our in-house Layouts Switcher application has gained some new features as well as various improvements and fixes – now you can create your own dynamic wallpaper. With Gradience you can customize your theme from within the application. There are many presets available to choose from or you can create your own.

” Continue to the release announcement for more information. Download (pkglist): manjaro-kde-22.1.0-230421-linux61.iso (3,981MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), manjaro-xfce-22.1.0-230421-linux61.iso (3,857MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), manjaro-gnome-22.1.0-230421-linux61.iso (3,893MB, SHA256, signature, torrent).

NEW • Distribution Release: Voyager Live 23.04

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Voyager Live is an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the GNOME and Xfce desktop environments. The project’s latest release merges its two desktop editions into one which allows the user to select their session at login time. An English translation of the French release announcement reads: “

This version is based on the Linux kernel 6.2 and the Ubuntu distribution ‘Lunar Lobster’ with its novelties. Voyager 23.04 has been compressed with zstd instead of xv for more speed on USB keys. 23.04 is an intermediate release with 9 months of support that prepares for the future 5 year LTS (long-term support) release that will arrive shortly for GNOME and Xfce. With integrated options grouped in the box like Conky Control, Effects, Repair, Screencast, Switch Ubuntu, WINE development and Steam gaming, and GNOME extensions selected according to PC needs. A Special Gaming type GS profile has been created in Xfce. With numerous themes and wallpapers and essential software. This release contains Software – GNOME Software, which was preferred over Ubuntu’s, to manage Deb, Snap and Flatpack packages together. Firefox was installed as a Deb package for better compatibility with GNOME extensions and many other new features to discover like Scrcpy to have your smartphone screen on the PC.

” Download (MD5): Voyager-23.04-amd64.iso (4,291MB, pkglist).

NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 23.04

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Ubuntu Kylin is an Ubuntu community edition optimized for Chinese speakers. The project’s latest release, version 23.04, offers nine moths of support, version 6.2 of the Linux kernel, and an updated Mesa graphics driver. The release announcement (Chinese, English) reads: “

On April 21, 2023, the Ubuntu Kylin team announced the release of Ubuntu Kylin open-source operating system, version 23.04. As a short-term support release, Ubuntu Kylin 23.04 comes with Linux 6.2 kernel and Mesa 23.0 graphics driver by default, and is fully upgraded with a series of core system software and base libraries. This version is mainly used to provide a development and testing platform for developers and you are welcome to download and use it. Full core software upgrade: Mozilla Firefox 111; Thunderbird 102; LibreOffice 7.5; Shotwell 0.30.17; Remmina 1.4.29; Transmission 3.0. Comprehensive upgrade of the base libraries: Python 3.11; Binutils 2.40; Ruby 3.1; golang 1.20; glibc 2.37; GCC 13; LLVM 16.

” Download: ubuntukylin-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso (6,208MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

NEW • Distribution Release: Lubuntu 23.04

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The Lubuntu team have announced the launch of Lubuntu 23.04, an interm release which will receive nine months of updates. Several of the changes in version 23.04 include the visual look and effects offered by the LXQt desktop: “

Lubuntu previously used the PulseAudio audio system to provide rich audio functionality to our users. However, recently Ubuntu and its flavors have been gradually shifting to using the PipeWire audio server in place of PulseAudio. PipeWire offers several advantages over PulseAudio, including improved Bluetooth support, and more powerful management features for complex audio-related workloads. In order to offer these improved features to our users, Lubuntu has replaced the PulseAudio audio system with PipeWire in Lubuntu 23.04. Since Lubuntu 20.04, the default screensaver has been ‘Flurry’. Due to reports of screensaver glitches on certain hardware, we have switched the default screensaver in Lubuntu to GL Matrix. This screensaver features a 3D “digital rain” effect that we have found to be aesthetically pleasing.

” Additional information is provided in the project’s release announcement and in the release notes. Download: lubuntu-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,956MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Unity 23.04

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Rudra Saraswat has announced the availability of Ubuntu Unity 23.04, a new version of the official Ubuntu flavour featuring the Unity desktop. The new release upgrades Unity to version 7.7: “

Ubuntu Unity 23.04 ‘Lunar Lobster’ has now been released. It is the first distribution to ship Unity 7.7 out of the box, and brings many improvements to the table, including: a brand-new dash, similar to that displayed in the concepts designed for Ubuntu 16.04; a slightly bigger panel, that is translucent by default and looks much better in light mode; indicator-notification is installed by default, and allows you to see any notifications that may have popped up while you were away; the official widgets implementation, UWidgets, is now supported. And some changes: the Settings app’s shell UI has been drastically improved; the launcher BFB is now half-transparent, and fits in with the rest of the default Yaru icons, similar to Ubuntu Unity’s custom BFB for Unity 7.5 in 21.04.

” Continue to the release announcement for further information. Download: ubuntu-unity-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,141MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

NEW • Distribution Release: Edubuntu 23.04

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Amy Eickmeyer has announced the availability of Edubuntu 23.04, a brand-new release from the project that seeks to bring the freedom of the Linux desktop and the vast library of open source education software into the classroom. Edubuntu has been revived after a 9-year hiatus. The release announcement, which includes several screenshots, lists some of the more interesting features: “

By default, Edubuntu’s application overview is alphabetized, which makes it a learning tool out-of-the-box so students can see an example of alphabetization and cataloging. Additionally, educational applications are grouped into folders by subject, making the application overview easy to navigate. Using Edubuntu Installer, you can configure the system for a certain age group, whether that be preschool, primary (elementary), secondary (middle/high school) or tertiary (college/university). Each configuration comes with a different set of applications and a different layout and default wallpaper. Using Edubuntu Menu Administrator, administrators can configure which applications are hidden for non-administrator users with the check of a box.

” Download link: edubuntu-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso (5,312MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

NEW • Distribution Release: Xubuntu 23.04

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Sean Davis has announced the release of Xubuntu 23.04, the latest version from the project integrating the Xfce desktop with a base Ubuntu system. This release revives the concept of a “minimal” Xfce system (formerly known as “Xubuntu Core”): “

The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 23.04. Xubuntu 23.04 features the latest Xfce 4.18. Xfce 4.18 delivers a stable desktop environment with a number of performance improvements and new features to enjoy. In particular, the Thunar file manager benefits from a new image preview feature, undo and redo functionality, file highlights and recursive search. Xubuntu 23.04 also welcomes Xubuntu Minimal as an official subproject. Xubuntu Minimal is a slimmed-down version of Xubuntu that only includes the bare essentials: the desktop, a few Xfce components and the Xubuntu look and feel. Long-time Xubuntu fans may better know this as Xubuntu Core. After nearly eight years of being a supported, but community-built project, we’re happy to finally publish downloads along with the main Xubuntu edition.

” See the release announcement and the detailed release notes for more information. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): xubuntu-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,101MB, torrent), xubuntu-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso (1,770MB, torrent).

NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Studio 23.04

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Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia-focused commuity edition of Ubuntu. The project has published a new release, Ubuntu Studio 23.04, which offers nine months of support. The new version includes KDE Plasma 5.27 and the PipeWire audio server. The distribution also includes a new system installer: “

Ubuntu Studio Installer has been completely rewritten from the ground-up and works better on high-DPI displays. It utilizes the Zenity GTK interface to give users a choice of package selection and is even capable of uninstalling entire groups of packages. Ubuntu Studio Installer can still be used to add or remove the Ubuntu Studio Backports PPA as well as switch between the new PipeWire configuration or the traditional PulseAudio/JACK configuration of past releases (which also installs Studio Controls). Wayland is available and installed by default to select upon login and test but is still unsupported. We have done this at the request of KDE so that it can gain more testing and bug reports. We have done our best to configure it with the default theming and to make sure it picks up your settings, but it is possible some things will be missed and not work quite right. However, it has undergone extensive real-world testing and works well on non-NVIDIA systems.

” Additional details are presented in the project’s release announcement and in the release notes. Download: ubuntustudio-23.04-dvd-amd64.iso (5,429MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist).

Featured Distribution: 3CX Phone System

3CX Phone System is a specialist, Debian-based Linux distribution designed to run a complete unified communications platform. The 3CX client, included in the distribution, can also be installed separately on most hardware as well as the cloud. It provides a complete open standards-based IP PBX and phone system that works with popular SIP trunks and IP phones. It will automatically configure all supported peripherals and it also comes with clients for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android. The ISO image includes a free license for the 3CX PBX edition. The ISO image contains the standard Debian installer which installs a minimal system with the nginx web server, PostgreSQL database, iptables firewall and Secure Shell. Options not relevant to 3CX have been removed from the distribution. Download the installation ISO image from here: debian-amd64-netinst-3cx.iso (378MB).