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BinToo GNU/Linux
BinToo GNU/Linux was a full-featured binary distribution based on Gentoo Linux.
Status: Discontinued
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| 2021-06-09 |
NEW • Development Release: Rocky Linux 8.4 RC1 |
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Rocky Linux is a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The project's latest version is a release candidate for Rocky Linux 8.4. A focus has been placed on kernel improvements, networking, and security. "The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) is pleased to announce the availability of the Rocky Linux 8.4 release candidate for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64). Please note that a release candidate is not suitable for production use. The upgrade from Rocky Linux 8.3 RC1 to Rocky Linux 8.4 RC1 is not supported, meaning it will not be tested nor documented. Major changes: IPsec VPN provided by Libreswan now supports TCP encapsulation and security labels for IKEv2; the scap-security-guide packages have been rebased to version 0.1.54 and OpenSCAP has been rebased to version 1.3.4; these updates provide substantial improvements, including improved memory management; the fapolicyd framework now provides integrity checking, and the RPM plugin now registers any system update that is handled by either the YUM or the RPM package manager." Further information can be found in the distribution's release announcement and release notes. Download (SHA256, pkglist): Rocky-8.4-x86_64-minimal.iso (1,889MB), Rocky-8.4-x86_64-dvd1.iso (9,506MB, torrent), Rocky-8.4-x86_64-boot.iso (720MB). |
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| 2021-06-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Redcore Linux 2101 |
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Ghiunhan Mamut has announced the release of Redcore Linux 2101, the latest stable release of the project's Gentoo-based distribution whose goal is to "bring the power of Gentoo Linux to the masses": "More than a year after our previous stable release, I'm happy to announce that Redcore Linux Hardened 2101 ('Orion') has reached the stable milestone. Changelog: rsync with Gentoo's testing tree as of 2021-05-31; built using Gentoo's new profiles, for details read here; Linux kernel 5.11.22 as the default, 5.10.40 LTS and 5.4.122 LTS Legacy in repositories; glibc 2.32, GCC 10.2.0, Binutils 2.35 and&& LLVM 12.0.0 toolchain; Mesa 21.1.1, libdrm 2.4.106, X.Org Server 1.20.11 graphics stack; ALSA 1.2.5, PulseAudio 13.0, GStreamer 1.16.3 audio stack (no pipewire, as per our testing it breaks audio or bluetooth or both); KDE Plasma 5.21.5, KDE Frameworks 5.82, KDE Applications 21.04.1 desktop stack; rich web browser selection with Firefox 89.0, Chromium 91.0.4472.77, Google Chrome 91.0.4472.77, Opera 76.0.4017.154, Vivaldi 3.8.2259.42, Microsoft Edge 91.0.864.37, Falkon-3.1.0; Flatpak is supported out of the box, just enable Flathub in Discover (do not follow any 'flatpak on Gentoo' guides you find online, Flatpak support is built-in in Redcore); no more passwords for the live environment, the ISO image will boot straight into Plasma...." Continue to the release announcement for a full changelog and errata. Download: Redcore.Linux.Hardened.2101.KDE.amd64.BETA.iso (3,656MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2021-06-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GeckoLinux 153.210608 |
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GeckoLinux is a Linux spin based on the openSUSE distribution, with a focus on polish and out-of-the-box usability on the desktop. The project's latest release is based on openSUSE 15.3 which offers binary compatibility with SUSE Linux Enterprise. "GeckoLinux is pleased to announce the 153.210608 update to its full range of STATIC and NEXT editions. These updated editions are now based on the new openSUSE Leap 15.3 release, which in turn is built from SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) packages. The Linux kernel is still at version 5.3.18, but additional backports are included for better compatibility with newer hardware. GeckoLinux in turn continues to refine its package selection and unique configuration to provide a simple, clean system that works out of the box. For this GeckoLinux STATIC release, the Calamares installer is now at version 3.2.36, and has been configured to use the Btrfs filesystem with LZO transparent compression by default for the guided partitioning options, although of course all other modern Linux filesystems are also available with the custom partitioning option." Additional information can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): GeckoLinux_STATIC_Cinnamon.x86_64-153.210608.0.iso (1,412MB), GeckoLinux_STATIC_XFCE.x86_64-153.210608.0.iso (1,409MB), GeckoLinux_STATIC_Gnome.x86_64-153.210608.0.iso (1,426MB). |
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| 2021-06-07 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 920 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: openSUSE 15.3
- News: Nemo gets new search capabilities, Rocky publishes status update and seeks volunteers, tips for protecting against out of memory termination
- Questions and answers: Writing an ISO directly from the web to a thumb drive
- Released last week: CentOS 8.4.2105, openSUSE 15.3, Kali 2021.2
- Torrent corner: 4MLinux, Arch, CentOS, Clonezilla, Kali, Lakka, NixOS, MakuluLinux, openSUSE, OviOS, Rescuezilla, Septor, Tails
- Opinion poll: Writing an ISO/IMG file to a thumb drive
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2021-06-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: CentOS 8.4.2105 |
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Johnny Hughes has announced the availability of an updated release of CentOS, a Linux distribution compiled from the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The new version is labelled as CentOS 8.4.2105 and is derived from RHEL 8.4: "We are pleased to announce the general availability of the latest version of CentOS Linux 8. Effectively immediately, this is the current release for CentOS Linux 8 and is tagged as 2105, derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 source code. Updates released since the upstream release are all posted, across all architectures. We strongly recommend every user apply all updates, including the content released today, on your existing CentOS Linux 8 machine by just running 'dnf update'. Of particular note, this release adds the following new versions of software in optional module streams: Python 3.9, SWIG 4.0, Subversion 1.14, Redis 6, PostgreSQL 13, MariaDB 10.5. Several rolling AppStream have been rebased to newer versions: LLVM Toolset 11.0.0, Rust Toolset 1.49.0, Go Toolset 1.15.7." See the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download (mirrors, SHA256, signature): CentOS-8.4.2105-x86_64-dvd1.iso (9,469MB, torrent, pkglist), CentOS-8.4.2105-x86_64-boot.iso (723MB, torrent). |
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| 2021-06-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Rescuezilla 2.2 |
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Rescuezilla is a specialist Ubuntu-based distribution designed for system rescue tasks, including backups and system restoration. The project's latest version is Rescuezilla 2.2 which introduces, among other features, support for working with virtual machine disks. "Flash the Rescuezilla image to a USB stick using balenaEtcher (this will erase all data on your USB stick). Reboot your PC and boot from USB. Rescuezilla v2.2 adds the highly-requested 'cloning' feature, support for virtual machine images and more. Here is a partial list of what's changed: Implemented cloning (direct 'device-to-device' mode). Added ability to restore and explore all virtual machine image formats supported by qemu-nbd. (VirtualBox's VDI, VMWare's VMDK, Qemu's QCOW2, HyperV's VHDx, raw .dd/.img and many more). Added ability to restore and explore images created by all remaining open-source imaging frontends. (Redo Rescue, Foxclone, FSArchiver, Redo v0.9.2 and very-early handling of FOG Project images). Added ability to customize compression format (gzip, zstandard, uncompressed) and compression level. Implemented remaining Clonezilla image restore logic to improve handling of many corner cases." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): rescuezilla-2.2-64bit.hirsute.iso (903MB, pkglist). |
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| 2021-06-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 21.05 |
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NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In NixOS, the entire operating system, including the kernel, applications, system packages and configuration files, are built by the Nix package manager. The distribution's latest release is NixOS 21.05 "Okapi" features significant upgrades to the Linux kernel and GNU Compiler Collection, along with the GNOME, Cinnamon and KDE Plasma desktops. "Support is planned until the end of December 2021, handing over to 21.11. In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: Core version changes: GCC 10.3.0, glibc 2.32, default Linux kernel 5.10 - all supported kernels available, MESA 20.1.7 21.0.1; desktop environments - GNOME 3.40, Plasma 5.21.3, KDE Applications 20.12.3, Cinnamon: 4.8.1; programming languages and frameworks - Python optimizations were disabled again; builds with optimizations enabled are not reproducible; optimizations can now be enabled with an option; the 'linux_latest' kernel has been updated to the 5.12 series - it currently is not officially supported for use with the ZFS filesystem" The release announcement and release notes provide more details. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-plasma5-x86_64-linux.iso (1,401MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (1,890MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso (665MB, SHA256). |
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| 2021-06-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kali Linux 2021.2 |
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Kali Linux is a Debian-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools. The distribution's team have released Kali Linux 2021.2 which includes two new significant tools: Kaboxer and Kali-Tweaks. Kaboxer allows the developers to package troublesome software in containers which are presented in a transparent fashion to the user like any other package. Kali-Tweaks helps the user customize the distribution. "Announcing Kali-Tweaks! This is our little helping hand for Kali users, with the idea to help customize Kali to your own personal taste quickly, simply, and the correct way. This should help you to stop doing repetitive tasks. Currently Kali-Tweaks will help out with: Meta packages - Installing/removing groups of tools, which may not have been available while installing Kali if you did not use the installer image. Network Repositories - Enabling/disabling 'bleeding-edge' and 'experimental' branches. Shell and Prompt - Switch between two or one line prompt, enable/disable the extra line before the prompt, or configure Bash or ZSH as the default shell..." Further information is available in the project"s release announcement. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): kali-linux-2021.2-live-amd64.iso (3,693MB), kali-linux-2021.2-installer-netinst-amd64.iso (378MB). |
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| 2021-06-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 2.7.2-38 |
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Steven Shiau has announced the release of Clonezilla Live 2.7.2-38, a new stable version of the project's Debian-based utility live CD for partitioning, backups and disk-cloning tasks: "Stable Clonezilla Live 2.7.2-38 released. This release includes major enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements and changes since 2.7.1-22: the underlying GNU/Linux operating system has been upgraded - this release is based on the Debian 'Sid' repository as of 2021-05-30; Linux kernel has been updated to 5.10.40; the systemd package was updated to 248.3 and this might have fixed this issue; added 'VGA with large font and To RAM' (using nomodeset) to the boot menu and moved 'KMS with large font and To RAM' to submenu - this can be an alternative solution for jfbterm not working in KMS mode for some VGA cards; added ocs-park-disks before rebooting or halting in Clonezilla Live; improved to process the volume header of Veracrypt; added '--force' for vgcfgrestore to force metadata restore even with thin pool LVs; added boot parameter echo_ocs_repository, so that when it's assigned as 'no', the prompt about mounting image repository can be hidden...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full changelog. Download (SHA512, signature, pkglist): clonezilla-live-2.7.2-38-amd64.iso (305MB), clonezilla-live-2.7.2-38-i686.iso (294MB), clonezilla-live-2.7.2-38-i686-pae.iso (294MB). |
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| 2021-05-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: JingOS 0.9 |
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JingOS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution for tablet computers. It can run desktop Linux applications like VS Code and LibreOffice. The project's latest release is JingOS 0.9 which features a number of key interface changes: "JingOS v0.9 updates: . Adaptive layouts: JingOS can now run perfectly on different resolution devices with adaptive layouts. Users can adjust resolutions in the Settings app. 2. Preview version of Sogou Input Method with virtual keyboard support. 3. Wallpaper settings. 4. Complex password settings: support character+number+symbol mixed password. 5. Gaussian blur effect of Notification Center and Control Panel. 6. The superposition and fusion mode of status bar and window, and solved the problem of status bar flashing when switching between apps. 7. The Files app adds support for compression and decompression (support zip, tar, 7zip, AR), also support tag, collection, sorting, OTG, etc. 8. Charging process will show on the lock screen. 9. System pop-up frame for Volume and Brightness adjustment. 10. Multi-languages support, including Chinese and English." Further details can be found in the project's release notes. Downloads can be request free of charge by visiting the download page. (ISO image size: 3,017MB, pkglist). |
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| 2021-05-31 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 919 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: EndeavourOS 2021.04.17
- News: PureOS updates its user interface, Kali provides seamless application containers, Valve plans new Steam gaming device
- Myths and misunderstandings: Does physical access mean root access?
- Released last week: VzLinux 8.3, AlmaLinux OS 8.4, Univention Corporate Server 5.0-0
- Torrent corner: 4MLinux, ALT, Bluestar, KDE neon, MakuluLinux, OSGeoLive, Raspberry Pi OS, Univention, VzLinux
- Upcoming releases: Tails 4.19, openSUSE 15.3
- Opinion poll: Guarding against intruders with physical access
- DistroWatch turns 20 years old!
- New additions: VzLinux
- New distributions: eznixOS
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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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 (372MB). |
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