Tails 7.9: new stable release of the anonymous OS with Tor Browser 15.0.16
Tails 7.9 is out: Tor Browser 15.0.16, updated firmware for newer hardware and a Secure Boot notification fix. Download the latest stable version.
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Qubes OS 4.3.1: New Stable Release with Reinforced Security
Qubes OS 4.3.1 is now available: consolidated security updates, bug fixes and a Fedora 43 template in the most secure operating system based on compartmentalization.
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Alpine Linux 3.24.0: New Stable Series with GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6 and COSMIC
Alpine Linux 3.24.0 is here: it ships GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6, the COSMIC desktop, plus Limine boot loader and IPv6 support in the installer.
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Rocky Linux 10.2 Released: Post-Quantum Cryptography and Flatpak by Default
Rocky Linux 10.2 arrives with OpenSSH ML-KEM, Flatpak for Firefox and Thunderbird, GCC 14.3, Podman with Sequoia-PGP and support until 2035.
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AlmaLinux OS 10.2 "Lavender Lion" Is Now Available
AlmaLinux 10.2 ships with kernel 6.12, GNOME 49, PHP 8.4, PostgreSQL 18 and i686 support. Discover everything new in this stable release.
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MX Linux 25.2 «Infinity»: text-mode installer and Debian 13.5 base
MX Linux 25.2 «Infinity» arrives with a new text-mode TUI installer, kernel 6.12.90, a Debian 13.5 base and mesa 26.0.1 on AHS editions. What's new and download.
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OpenBSD 7.9: the 60th release of the security-focused OS
OpenBSD 7.9, released May 19, 2026, improves the kernel scheduler, expands arm64 support, hardens pledge and unveil, and enables IPv6 SLAAC by default.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 is now available
RHEL 10.2 arrives with kernel 6.12, the Red Hat Lightspeed AI assistant, post-quantum cryptography and improved image mode. Discover all the new features.
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EndeavourOS Titan Neo is here: kernel 6.19, Calamares 26.03 and Nvidia improvements
EndeavourOS Titan Neo arrives on May 1, 2026 with Linux kernel 6.19.14, Calamares 26.03.2.3 and improved Nvidia support for KDE Plasma.
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Fedora Linux 44 Released: GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6 and Kernel 6.19
Fedora Linux 44 arrives on April 28, 2026 with GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6, Linux kernel 6.19, MariaDB 11.8 and improved Wine compatibility.
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' Is Now Available
Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' with Linux kernel 7.0, GNOME 50, Python 3.14 and support until 2036. Here's everything that's new.
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Zorin OS 18.1: an easier leap from Windows
Zorin OS 18.1 ships with Linux kernel 6.17, LibreOffice 26.2, better Windows app detection and support until June 2029.
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Kali Linux 2026.1: kernel 6.18, BackTrack Mode and 8 new tools
Kali Linux 2026.1 arrives with Linux kernel 6.18, the annual visual refresh, the nostalgic BackTrack Mode for its 20th anniversary and eight new tools.
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Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" Is Now Available
Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" arrives with Cinnamon 6.6, improved Wayland support, new XSI icons and long-term support until 2029. Here's what's new.
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Manjaro 26.0 'Anh-Linh' Is Now Available
Manjaro 26.0 'Anh-Linh' ships with Linux 6.18 LTS kernel, KDE Plasma 6.5 and GNOME 49 on Wayland, Xfce 4.20, and support for COSMIC.
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elementary OS 8.1: Wayland Session by Default and ARM64 Support
elementary OS 8.1 is here: Wayland-based Secure Session by default, first ARM64 builds, Linux kernel 6.14 and over 1,100 improvements.
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Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS: COSMIC, System76's Rust desktop, arrives
Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS is now stable: it debuts COSMIC, its new desktop written in Rust, with kernel 6.17, advanced tiling and native applications.
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FreeBSD 15.0: new stable release brings packaged base and post-quantum cryptography
FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE is out: install the base with pkg, OpenZFS 2.4, OpenSSH 10 with post-quantum crypto and native inotify support.
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NixOS 25.11 'Xantusia' is now available
NixOS 25.11 'Xantusia' arrives with GNOME 49, LLVM 21, Docker 28, PostgreSQL 17 by default and thousands of updated packages. Discover all the news.
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openSUSE Leap 16.0: New Era with Agama Installer and SLES Base
openSUSE Leap 16.0 is here: kernel 6.12, the new Agama installer, SELinux by default, PipeWire and 24 months of support built on the SUSE Linux Enterprise base.
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Debian 13 "trixie": new stable release available
Debian 13 "trixie" is now stable: Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, riscv64 support and 5 years of maintenance.
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Void Linux 20250202: new stable image with expanded ARM64 support
Void Linux ships its 20250202 image set with Linux kernel 6.12, Xfce 4.20 and ARM64 UEFI support for Apple Silicon, ThinkPad X13s and Pinebook Pro.
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NetBSD 10.1: the new stable release of the most portable OS
NetBSD 10.1 is now available. Discover what's new: AMD Zen 5 support, RAID improvements, ZFS on Xen and key security patches.
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Slackware 15.0: the oldest Linux distribution gets modern
Slackware 15.0 ships with Linux kernel 5.15 LTS, KDE Plasma 5, PAM, Wayland and UTF-8 support. Discover what's new in the oldest Linux distro.
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