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StratOS 2026.02.09

StratOS Linux is an Arch-based Linux distribution which uses scripts from Bedrock Linux to include various packages and repositories from other Linux distributions. It provides several desktop variants featuring the GNOME desktop as well as the Hyprland and the Niri Wayland compositors. The project also develops several custom tools, such as StratVIM (a fork of the Neovim text editor), Rockers (a custom package manager wrapper able to fetch and install binary and source packages from other Linux distributions and from Flatpaks), Stratmacs (a custom Emacs configuration), grab (a fetch script), and Maneki-Neko (a Welcome application).
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CentOS 10-20260209

CentOS as a group is a community of open source contributors and users which started in 2003 and has been sponsored by Red Hat since 2014. CentOS Linux versions up to CentOS Linux 8 are 100% compatible rebuilds of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in full compliance with Red Hat's redistribution requirements. In 2020 it was announced CentOS Linux is being discontinued and replaced with CentOS Stream, a developer-focused distribution which acts as a middle-stream between Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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Linux Kernel 6.19 Released with Many New Hardware Support

Linux Kernel 6.19 was released! Linus Torvalds announced the kernel release on Sunday afternoon:

No big surprises anywhere last week, so 6.19 is out as expected – just as the US prepares to come to a complete standstill later today watching the latest batch of televised commercials. The betting man would expect them all to be AI-generated, but maybe some enterprising company decides to buck the trend? Doubtful, but there’s always a slight chance.

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What’s New in Kernel 6.19

The new kernel added initial support for Tenstorrent Blackhole, the high-performance AI processor and PCIe accelerator family designed by Tenstorrent.

It also added 32-bit version of LoongArch processors support, initial support for Black Sesame C1200 SoC designed for integrate intelligent driving.

For Intel, the new kernel added audio support for the upcoming Core Ultra Series 4 processors (Nova Lake). It added new imh_edac EDAC driver for Xeon Diamond Rapids processors, Linear Address Space Separation (LASS) hardware security feature, as well support the Intel microcode staging feature to deal with large microcode binary.

AMD now has Zen 6 RAS (Reliability, Availability and Serviceability) preparation, and Smart Data Cache Injection (SDCI) support, allows for data to be inserted from the I/O devices into the L3 cache directly. And, it improved AES-GCM crypto performance for up to 74% faster for AMD Zen 3 processors.

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For ARM64, it features new MPAM driver for managing shared memory resources useful for servers with multi-user virtual machines. RISC-V now supports CPU hot-plugging in parallel for secondary CPU cores, so it can dynamically enable/disable CPU cores while the system is running.

The Linux graphics now supports Color Pipeline API for hardware-accelerated and standardized color management.

It added initial Intel Xe3P graphics support, initial GPU Support For Snapdragon X2 Elite and Adreno X2-85 GPUs. And, it now uses AMD GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 GPUs by default to the AMDGPU driver rather than the legacy Radeon DRM driver.

Other hardware support include:

  • Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2.
  • Logitech G13 gaming keypad.
  • Legion Go 2 handheld
  • StarFive VisionFive 2 Lite.
  • XP-PEN Artist 24 Pro drawing tablet.
  • Realtek RTL8125K, RTL8922DE, RTL8852AU and RTL8852CU.
  • Lenovo ThinkBook 16 with the Snapdragon X Plus X1P42100 SoC
  • Acer WMI driver for the PH16-72, PHN16-72, and PT14-51 laptop models.
  • ASUS Zenbook A14 with Snapdragon X Plus X1P42100 SoC
  • Backlight brightness control for Logitech G510 keyboard.
  • Enhance support for ROG Ally gaming handhelds and other ASUS enthusiast/gaming devices.
  • Fan control on the Dell G5 5505.
  • Hardware monitoring support for Apple Silicon SMC.
  • Rapid Charge mode support for ThinkBook/IdeaPad laptops.
  • Real Time Clock (RTC) driver support for Apple and NVIDIA hardware.
  • Uniwill laptop driver for battery charge rate limiting, RGB light-bar control, and hardware monitoring. better hotkey handling.
  • USB3 support for Apple Silicon devices.
  • Temperature monitoring for Steam Deck.
  • Monitoring support for ROG STRIX X470-I GAMING, ROG STRIX X870-F GAMING WIFI, ROG STRIX X870E-H GAMING WIFI7, and Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI, ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-H GAMING WIFI7.

For more about Kernel 6.19, see the great review on phoronix.com.

How to Install Linux Kernel 6.19

The source tarball for the new kernel is available to download in kernel.org.

For Ubuntu, there’s a testing purpose mainline PPA though it’s not updated at the moment of writing. The next will be Linux Kernel 7.0, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will likely to ship that kernel out-of-the-box.

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EasyOS 7.1.4

EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution which uses many of the technologies and package formats pioneered by Puppy Linux. The distribution features custom container technology called Easy Containers which can run applications or the entire desktop environment in a container. Packages, desktop settings, networking and sharing resources over the network can all be controlled through graphical utilities.
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AxOS 25.08-1

AxOS is an Arch-based Linux distribution for the desktop. It features a custom package manager called Epsilon and it strives to present a modern and elegant look while remaining powerful, lightweight and customisable. The project offers two desktop options - Calla (a custom desktop environment based on the Awesome window manager) and Sleex (a custom desktop environment based on the Hyprland compositor).
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