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08.05.2026 22:50 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . The TROMjaro project has announced the availability of the latest update of TROMjaro, a Manjaro-based Linux distribution with a customised Xfce desktop. Version 2026.05.08 updates the Linux kernel to the latest long-term supported version which fixes the Copy Fail kernel vulnerability. It also ships with a new....

08.05.2026 17:50 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . A new addition to DistroWatch, ZenLake OS is a user-friendly Linux distribution featuring a customised GNOME desktop and a built-in ability to restore the system to a previous state in case of a boot or system failure. The just-released ZenLake OS 26.04 is based on Ubuntu 26.04: "ZenLake....

07.05.2026 17:30 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . The Parrot project has announced the availability of Parrot 7.2. The new version includes a fix for the Copy Fail Linux exploit, automated handling of Flatpak updates, and applies updates from the upstream Debian branch. "Significant updates have also been implemented for parrot-menu, as the migration to the....

05.05.2026 03:21 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . David Heinemeier Hansson has announced the release of Omarchy 3.7.0, the latest stable version of the project's Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the Hyprland Wayland compositor. This version comes with a "Gaming Edition" tag as it ships with the Steam client installer and menus populated with links to popular....

04.05.2026 22:52 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . The OmniOSce Association has announced the release of a new version of OmniOS, an open-source operating system for servers, with support for many popular Solaris and OpenSolaris technologies. The new release is labelled as version r151058 and comes with tool updates, new features and additional hardware support: "On....

04.05.2026 04:00 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Xubuntu 26.04 News: Ubuntu plans AI features, Devuan developer creates GTK2 fork, Mint introduces hardware enablement install media, Linux runs on PlayStation 5 consoles, distributions patch local kernel flaw Questions and answers: Extending memory using a video card Released last week: Talos Linux 1.13.0, umbrelOS....

01.05.2026 22:31 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . Jerry Bezencon has announced the availability of the initial release candidate for the upcoming Linux Lite 8.0, a major update of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop. The release delivers a new high-performance Linux kernel, the Calamares system installer, and a custom distribution builder: "Linux Lite....

01.05.2026 03:50 The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by . Genode has announced the release of Sculpt OS 26-04, the latest version of the project's independently-developed open-source operating system for PC hardware, the PinePhone, and the MNT Reform laptop: "Sculpt OS 26.04 gives the user unprecedented transparency and interactive control over all components underpinning the operating system. Version....