ENux is a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch. It integrated Bedrock Linux, a project developing scripts that mix-and-match components from various Linux distributions and integrate them into one largely cohesive system. ENux's main claim to fame is support for a large range of popular package management tools that exist in the Linux ecosystem, including apk (Alpine Linux), dpkg/apt (Debian), emerge/portage (Gentoo), nix (NixOS), pacman (Arch Linux), rpm/dnf (Fedora), xbps (Void) and zypper (openSUSE) via the unified pmm tool (from Bedrock Linux). The distribution uses the Xfce desktop and substitutes Debian's long-term supported Linux kernel with a more up-to-date version.

ArchBang Linux is a lightweight distribution based on Arch Linux. Using the labwc Wayland compositor, it is fast, up-to-date and suitable for both desktop and portable systems. Besides GreenBANG, the project also develops a distribution called SwayBang featuring the Sway Wayland compositor.

The venerable text editor feels timeless and timely in the age of AI and enshittification. A novelist argues that it is perhaps because Emacs is the embodiment of FOSS ideals

FluxLinux is a lightweight distribution based on Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) branch and using the Xfce desktop. Some of its features include fast boot and snappy desktop interaction, curated defaults with sensible power-user options, modern package workflow, rollback-friendly upgrade, and privacy-respecting telemetry. With minimal resource overhead and efficient process management, FluxLinux is suitable for installation even on older and low-specification computers.

Talos is a specialist Linux-based operating system for running Kubernetes, an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling and management of containerised applications. Minimal, immutable and hardened, it does not offer any shell or interactive console; instead, all system management is done via remote Application Programming Interface (API) calls, where messages sent from a client application are protected with mutual Transport Layer Security TLS (mTLS) authentication. Talos also delivers atomic updates, thus maintaining the Linux and Kubernetes versions up-to-date. Talos is developed in the USA by Sidero Labs, Inc.

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FreeBSD is a UNIX-like operating system for the i386, amd64, IA-64, arm, MIPS, powerpc, ppc64, PC-98 and UltraSPARC platforms based on U.C. Berkeley's "4.4BSD-Lite" release, with some "4.4BSD-Lite2" enhancements. It is also based indirectly on William Jolitz's port of U.C. Berkeley's "Net/2" to the i386, known as "386BSD", though very little of the 386BSD code remains. FreeBSD is used by companies, Internet Service Providers, researchers, computer professionals, students and home users all over the world in their work, education and recreation. FreeBSD comes with over 20,000 packages (pre-compiled software that is bundled for easy installation), covering a wide range of areas: from server software, databases and web servers, to desktop software, games, web browsers and business software - all free and easy to install.

ChromeOS Flex, developed by Google, is a free and lightweight Linux distribution based on Gentoo-derived ChromeOS. Unlike ChromeOS which is designed specifically for Chromebook computers, ChromeOS Flex can be installed on most x86_64 devices with a AMD or Intel processors, offering a Chromebook-like experience. The product's functionality can be further extended by installing a Debian-based Linux subsystem with a complete Linux development environment. ChromeOS Flex is available as a BIN image that can be transferred to a bootable USB Flash drive; it can be used in a "live" mode or it can be permanently installed to a computer's hard disk.

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GCompris, KDE’s educational software suite, released new 26.0 version few days ago.

The new version introduced official companion tool for teachers, added two new activities, and fixed various bugs.

For those who don’t know about the software, it’s a free open-source educational software for children aged 2 to 10, which works on Linux, Windows, BSD, macOS, and Android.

It includes 190+ activities, some of them are game orientated but nonetheless still educational, providing training exercises within and outside the classroom.

With the new 26.0 version, the official teachers tool is introduced. It allows teachers to create and manage pupils groups, create specific work plans, connect and send a work plan to pupils, visualize the work results per group and pupil, and analyse pupils answers.

The GCompris-teachers app is so far only available for Linux and Windows, and teachers should use the same version of the main GCompris application.

The new version also introduced two new activities. They include “Drawing wheels”, an activity to make beautiful drawings by rolling the gear in the cogwheel.

Pupils can choose wheel size, gear size, pen settings and color, and finally click play to roll the gear to start drawing. An eye icon is available to hide the gear and the cogwheel to view the final drawing. And, it supports saving image as SVG along with PNG, and load again (SVG only) from the activity.

Another one is “Multiple choice questions“, a MCQ activity that’s hidden by default. It’s only visible after teacher created the questions and sent to clients. Pupils need to click an answer to select then press OK to answer the questions sent by teacher. After validating, a feedback text (if set by teacher) panel will be displayed, and click anywhere will close it.

Other changes include two new Kannada and Tamil languages support, as well as bug-fixes and improvements. See the NEWs page for details.

How to Get GCompris 26.0

The software provides official installer packages for Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, and Raspberry Pi, which are available to download in its website:

For Linux, either download the .sh installer and follow the guide in the link above, or select install the Flatpak package or Snap package (from App Center).

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PeaZip 10.9 open-source archive manager is now available for download with an improved user experience and other enhancements. Here's what's new!

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NetBSD is a free, secure, and highly portable UNIX-like Open Source operating system available for many platforms, from 64-bit AlphaServers and desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices. Its clean design and advanced features make it excellent in both production and research environments, and it is user-supported with complete source. Many applications are easily available through The NetBSD Packages Collection.

KDE Linux distribution is gearing up for a beta release with Plasma login manager, KDE initial setup, and better hardware support. Here's what to expect!

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BigLinux is a Brazilian Linux distribution localised into Brazilian Portuguese (with support for English). It is was originally based on Kubuntu, but starting from 2017 the distribution was re-born based on deepin. It then offered two desktop environments - Cinnamon and Deepin. In 2021 the distribution switched bases and desktop environments again, migrating to Manjaro Linux and using the KDE Plasma desktop.