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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Auxtral 3News: Ubuntu speeds up Snap load times, Qubes experiments with Debian reproducible builds, DragonFly BSD publishes fix for Let's Encrypt issueQuestions and answers: Terminal velocityReleased last week: Ubuntu 21.10, OpenBSD 7.0, KaOS 2021.10Torrent corner: Archcraft, Archman, Bluestar, Devuan, KaOS, OpenBSD, openmamba,....

Kubuntu is a community edition of the Ubuntu family which features the KDE Plasma desktop. The project's new release is Kubuntu 21.10 which offers nine months of support and runs the KDE Plasma 5.22 desktop. "The Kubuntu Team is happy to announce that Kubuntu 21.10 has been released,....

Version 21.10 of Xubuntu, a distribution that integrates Ubuntu's base system with the latest version of the Xfce desktop, has been released: "The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 21.10. Xubuntu 21.10, code-named Impish Indri, is a regular release and will be supported....

Dan Simmons has announced the release of Lubuntu 21.10, the new stable version of the project's Linux distribution featuring the LXQt desktop: "Lubuntu 21.10 has been released. With the code name 'Impish Indri', Lubuntu 21.10 is the 21st release of Lubuntu and the seventh release of Lubuntu with....

Ubuntu Budgie is a community edition of the Ubuntu family featuring the Budgie desktop environment. The project has published Ubuntu Budgie 21.10 which offers nine months of support. "We are pleased to announce the release of the next version of our distro, 21.10. This is a regular release....

Ubuntu Studio is a community edition of Ubuntu featuring the KDE Plasma desktop and a focus on audi oand video production. The project's latest release is version 21.10 which will be supported for nine months. "This release includes Plasma 5.22.5, the full-featured desktop environment made by KDE. The....

Martin Wimpress has announced the release of Ubuntu MATE 21.10. The new version will receive nine months of support and features MATE 1.26.0 as the default desktop environment. "A significant effort has been invested in fixing bugs in MATE Desktop 1.26.0, optimising performance and plugging memory leaks. MATE....

Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu 21.10. This version includes GNOME 40, enables Wayland sessions for NVIDIA cards, and offers a new Activities overview. The release announcement says: "Ubuntu 21.10, codenamed 'Impish Indri', is here. This release continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest....

Devuan GNU+Linux is a Linux distribution forked from Debian in 2015. The project's primary goal is to provide a variant of Debian without the complexities and dependencies of systemd. The latest version of Devuan includes options for running the SysV, runit, and OpenRC init software implementations. "What's new....

OpenBSD is a member of the UNIX family of operating systems which places a focus on portability, code correctness, security, and accurate documentation. The project's latest release, version 7.0, introduces RISC64 architecture support, drivers for Apple M1 systems, adds several driver improvements, and the timeout utility from NetBSD....

KaOS is a rolling release distribution which features cutting edge versions of the KDE Plasma desktop and the Qt toolkit. The project's latest snapshot is KaOS 2021.10 which includes updates to Plasma's Kickoff and new Wayland features. "Highlights of Plasma 5.23 include Kickoff receiving a code overhaul with....

This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Pyabr OSNews: Alternative Snap implementation, Redcore provides a solution for Portage issue, elementary OS outlines software centre improvements, Debian publishes install media updatesQuestions and answers: Benefits to building your own kernelReleased last week: IPFire 2.27 Core 160, Feren OS 2021.10Torrent corner: EasyOS,....

Zebradots Software has announced the release of Redo Rescue 4.0.0, a major update of the project's specialist distribution for bare metal backups and system restoration tasks. Although the version number does not indicate it, the release is considered beta quality software, the first build based on Debian 11....

Feren OS is a desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop. The project's latest snapshot is Feren OS 2021.10 which includes a new lock screen, new splash screen, and a customized Firefox experience. "The once scrapped configuration for Firefox has now made its....

Red Hat has announced the release of a new update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x series, an enterprise-class Linux distribution with a range of support options. This version introduces new Ansible roles and provides live kernel patching options through the web administration console: "RHEL's web console,....

The developers of MX Linux have released the latest development snapshot of the upcoming version 21 for testing. As with the second beta, it is available in Xfce, KDE Plasma and Fluxbox flavours: "MX 21 RC1 is now available for testing. MX 21 is built from Debian 'Bullseye'....

IPFire is a Linux distribution that focuses on easy setup, good handling and high level of security, intended for use in firewalls and routers. The project has published a new update which focuses on improving network throughput. "In recent days and months, the development team has spent a....

This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Getting started with AnsibleNews: A case against portable packages, diving into the status of Btrfs, multiple projects fixing certificate issuesQuestions and answers: Wayland and clearing up historyReleased last week: Q4OS 4.6Torrent corner: 4MLinux, Bluestar, GhostBSD, KDE neon, Linux Kodachi, Nitrux, Q4OS, SystemRescue,....