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| 2026-08-16 |
NEW • Development Release: TUXEDO OS 20260813 |
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TUXEDO Computers, a German-based manufacturer of Linux desktop and laptop computers, has announced the release of the initial public beta build of its Debian-based TUXEDO OS. While the past releases of the distribution were based on Ubuntu, the project has recently decided to switch to Debian's "Testing" branch for all future releases: "Welcome to the open beta of the next generation of TUXEDO OS. TUXEDO OS is moving to a new foundation - Debian 'Testing'. With this open beta, we are opening up the development process and inviting you to try the new system, use it in real-world scenarios and help us shape the final release. This is not just about finding crashes or obvious bugs. We want to know how the system feels. If something surprises you, confuses you, slows you down or simply does not behave the way you expected: please tell us. Future versions of TUXEDO OS will use Debian 'Testing' as their permanent base. We call this approach 'Continuous Debian'. It allows us to keep the hybrid release model of TUXEDO OS while working on a more flexible and continuously updated foundation. For everyday use, much of TUXEDO OS will remain familiar. The system continues to use Debian's package management ecosystem and KDE Plasma as its desktop environment." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Interested testers cand download this beta build from here: TUXEDO-OS-DEBIAN-202608131141.iso (4,759MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). (Disclosure: TUXEDO Computers is one of the sponsors of DistroWatch.com.) |
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| 2026-08-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PrismLinux 2026.08.15 |
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PrismLinux, an Arch-based Linux distribution with a custom system installer and support for Cinnamon, GNOME and KDE Plasma desktops, as well as the niri Wayland compositor, has been updated to version 2026.08.15: "After more than two months without a release, PrismLinux Reborn 1.0 is finally here. This release represents a major round of redesign, migration, optimization and ecosystem cleanup across the distribution. The installer has been comprehensively redesigned and polished as part of its migration away from web technologies to a native implementation. New and improved installer features include: keyboard language selection during installation; optional Chaotic-AUR support; boot manager selection between GRUB, systemd-boot and rEFInd; GRUB as the default boot manager; firmware-aware choices — systems without systemd-boot or rEFInd support, including legacy BIOS installations, will only offer GRUB; Flatpak enabled by default for every supported desktop environment. Driver handling has been optimized. The installer now detects the system and installs the drivers and related packages appropriate for that hardware." Continue to the release announcement for a detailed list of changes. Download: PrismLinux-Desktop-2026.08.15-x86_64.iso (2,639MB, pkglist). |
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| 2026-08-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Omarchy 4.0.0 |
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David Heinemeier Hansson has announced the release of Omarchy 4.0.0, a major update of the project's Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the Hyprland Wayland compositor: "Omarchy 4 aka 'Quattro' is the biggest release since the project started. The entire desktop shell has been reimagined in Quickshell - the bar, launcher, menus, notifications, on-screen displays, control panels, lock screen, and polkit agent now all live inside a single long-running shell process with a plugin architecture. That means Waybar, Walker, Mako, SwayOSD, hyprlock, hypridle, swaybg and polkit-gnome are all gone, replaced by one coherent, fully-themed, IPC-scriptable shell. Headline features: reimagine the entire desktop shell in Quickshell; move Omarchy internals from git to system packages for safely separating user modifications; offer dual-boot installation when free space is available; setup a machine for a new owner during install, so OEMs and gift givers can prepare a machine for others; allow for factory reset from new Quattro installs for safe resale/gifting of your machine; shrink the ISO image by over a gigabyte (now under 6GB); speed up installation by +30%; convert all Hyprland configurations to lua for full 0.56 compatibility...." Continue to the release notes for a full list of changes and new features. Download: omarchy-4.0.0.iso (5,982MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2026-08-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 26.1.0 |
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Philip Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 26, the new stable build of the project's set of rolling-release distributions with a choice of GNOME, KDE Plasma and Xfce desktops. This release updates the GNOME desktop to version 50 and KDE Plasma to version 6.7: "Manjaro 26.1 'Bian-May' released. Since we released 'Anh-Linh' in January 2026 we worked hard to get the next release of Manjaro out there. We call it 'Bian-May'. The GNOME edition has received several updates to the GNOME 50 series. This includes a lot of fixes and polish when GNOME 50 originally was released in March 2026. GNOME's parental controls have made a massive leap forward in GNOME 50. For the first time it is now possible for parents and guardians to monitor screen time and set limits for child accounts, including bedtime schedules. The new features allow automatically locking the screen when a screen limit or bedtime is reached. Parents and guardians also have the ability to extend screen time past the limit when needed. We also ship Big Parental Controls 1.0 from our sister-project Big Linux from Brazil, to comply with recent laws there." See the release announcement for more information. Download (pkglist): manjaro-gnome-26.1.0-260812-linux71.iso (5,054MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), manjaro-kde-26.1.0-260812-linux71.iso (5,278MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), manjaro-xfce-26.1.0-260812-linux71.iso (4,904MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2026-08-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 8.4 |
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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 SparkyLinux dropped it as well. This decision has been reassessed, as it turns out there are still a significant number of people in the world who own “really old,” still functional computers with 32-bit processors. That's why SparkyLinux 8.4 restores support for 32-bit machines, offering, in addition to x86_64 and Aarch64 editions, also i686-pae live/install images as a ultra-light Openbox and CLI editions for self-configuration as you wish. Main changes: all packages updated from the stable Debian and SparkyLinux repositories as of August 9, 2026; PC 64-bit Linux kernel 6.12.101 LTS (7.1.8, 6.18.43-LTS, 6.12.102 LTS in SparkyLinux repositories); Arm64 Linux kernel 6.18.39; PC 32-bit Linux kernel 6.12.102 LTS; LibreOffice 25.2.3 (26.2.4 in Debian backports repository); KDE Plasma 6.3.6...." Additional information on the new version can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): sparkylinux-8.4-x86_64-kde.iso (2,418MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.4-x86_64-lxqt.iso (2,211MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.4-x86_64-mate.iso (2,214MB, SHA512, signature, torrent), sparkylinux-8.4-x86_64-xfce.iso (1,993MB, SHA512, signature, torrent). |
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| 2026-08-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: CachyOS 260809 |
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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 detection via particular board name matching, and added Bulgarian localization. The kernel-manager backend was rewritten from C++ to Rust and integrated directly into chwd-kernel. Cachy-Update was rebased onto Arch-Update v4.x, with its systray applet rewritten in Rust. New --check --enable option turns on automated update checks and starts the systray in one step, tray now has configurable pagination via TrayUpdatesPerPage, and default check interval was raised to 6 hours. Shelly, our default GUI package manager, was rewritten from C# to Zig for its major release, dropping the managed runtime for native binaries with lower memory use and faster startup. The desktop app got a new first-run welcome screen, list and grid package browsing, AUR PKGBUILD previews with build output, and a Utilities page for database sync, cache cleanup and orphan removal." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download: cachyos-desktop-linux-260809.iso (3,041MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2026-08-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: iDeal OS 2026.08.08 |
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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 footsteps of MX Linux 25.2 and Debian 13.6. We are pleased to introduce the new official iDeal OS repository. The entire operating system and all custom applications are now maintained as native .deb packages via APT, offering clear benefits. Automatic updates - simply run sudo apt upgrade to get the latest features and bug fixes; clean system - everything integrates perfectly with the traditional APT package manager; verified security - all packages are cryptographically signed by the iDeal OS RD team; future-ready - apps and system bug fixes, configuration files, wallpapers, themes, icons will be published through the same repository over time. The new Liquorix kernel offers improved responsiveness for interactive systems, enabling low-latency computing for audio/video production and reducing frame-time deviation in games. Waterfox is the new default web browser, a fork of Firefox with enhanced privacy features." Visit the project's news page to read the complete release announcement. Download: 2026.08.08_iDeal_OS_Emerald_x64.iso (4,324MB, SHA512, pkglist). |
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| 2026-08-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: TitalcruiseOS 5.4 |
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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 the release information: "Today is a truly special day for the entire team and for those who have closely followed every build, every proof of concept, and every tweak to our system images. We are proud to announce the general availability of TitalcruiseOS 5.4 (build 20260806), a cumulative update that not only redefines our operating system's capabilities but also marks the official conclusion and pinnacle of the Fifth Generation (Gen 5). What began as a quest for an agile, low-latency desktop experience has evolved, with version 5.4, into a full-fledged software engineering workstation. What makes TitalcruiseOS 5.4 the most ambitious release of Gen 5? This 7.0 GB release is no mere patch; it represents a major architectural leap designed to deliver security and compatibility with the most demanding hardware on the market. We are moving beyond the limitations of the previous version to adopt the new Debian 14 'Forky' base." Here is the download (SHA256) link: TitalcruiseOS 5.4 20260806-gnome50-amd64.iso (7,154MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2026-08-06 |
NEW • Mobile OS Release: Murena 4.1.1 |
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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 & Restore (beta) - /e/OS can now automatically back up your apps and their data to your Murena Workspace and restore them on a new device or after a reset. Backups run automatically when your device is idle, and can be limited to Wi-Fi only, paused when the battery is low, and retried automatically if an upload fails. You can see your last backup time and status at a glance, with clear per-app information showing exactly what is backed up and what can be restored. /e/OS Passwords, a brand-new built-in password manager - save, automatically generate and autofill your passwords across apps and websites. An off-line cache lets you retrieve your passwords even without a connection, and your vault can be securely backed up and synced. Voice to Text (off-line) - Murena Voice to Text can now run entirely on your device, so you can dictate without an internet connection. The language model is downloaded on demand. Now available to all users, no premium account required." Additional information on version 4.1.1 can be found in the release notes. A list of supported devices and install options can be found on the company's devices page. |
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| 2026-08-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Soplos Linux 2026.08 |
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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 Editor, and it offers a choice of three desktop environments - GNOME ("Boro"), KDE Plasma ("Tyson") and Xfce ("Tyron"). The English translation of the original release announcement (in Spanish) offers all the details: "The day has finally arrived. Soplos Linux 2026.08 is now available as a stable version. After months of betas and release candidates, the project takes the final leap. The three variants of the distribution, 'Tyron', 'Tyson' and 'Boro', are published at the same time. Not one has been left behind. Likewise, the core of the system advances in the three ISO images. The custom Soplos kernel goes up to version 7.1.5. Consequently, mesa-vulkan-drivers is also added in version 26.1.5, improving the standard Vulkan graphical support. Likewise, openssh-common is added, reinforcing the network tools available from the first boot. However, the most striking change in this version is something else. Soplos Linux 2026.08 completely removes the proprietary NVIDIA drivers from the ISO image." Download (SHA256, pkglist): soplos-linux-tyron-2026.08.iso (2,887MB, Xfce), soplos-linux-tyson-2026.08.iso (3,442MB, KDE Plasma), soplos-linux-boro-2026.08.iso (3,049MB, GNOME). |
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