November 2023: Informational event of the month about GNU/Linux
Today, as usual, at the beginning of each month, we offer you our great, timely and brief linuxer news summary with some of many recent and relevant information. In order to keep up to date with the «information event for November 2023».
And as usual, in it, we will offer 3 recent release news to explore and 3 Alternative GNU/Linux Distros to know.
October 2023: Informational event of the month about GNU/Linux
And, before starting this present post on the «information event for October 2023», we recommend you explore the previous related post, at the end of it:
November 2023 informational event: News of the month
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GarudaLinux 231029
The current Garuda Linux Distro, which today occupies position number 12 on DistroWatch, offers us for the beginning of this month of November 2023, a great and timely update called Garuda Linux 231029, codenamed “Spizaetus". And according to its development team in its official announcement, this release, whose exact date was 29 October of 2023, It focuses on the inclusion of many usability improvements. Although, together with it, they have taken the opportunity to present a new community edition based on Hyprland, and close the cycle of some editions that are missing a maintainer.
Lastly, and with respect to Garuda“Spizaetus", among many changes and new features, it stands out for offering users a new software tool called "garuda-updatE". Which should be able to handle any conflicts that have recently occurred due mainly to certain name changes in various Arch packages. And it also serves to run a successful Arch Linux repository migration that occurred since the previous version created, in addition to correcting some more possible problems related to updates.
An Arch Linux-based Rolling Release distribution that ensures you always get the latest software updates. Which also has an additional repository on top of Arch Linux repositories, which makes it easier for us not to have to install the system via terminal (CLI). About Garuda Linux
ArcoLinux v23.11
Last month, in our October issue we mentioned the launch of ArcoLinux v23.10. And this current month, once again said GNU/Linux Distribution offers us a new release under the name of ArcoLinux v23.11, according to their respective official announcement. And this release stands out for present the DK tiled window manager with advanced features such as dynamic workspaces, dynamic tile layouts, and improved mouse support.
Additionally, its Pamac package manager has been updated to offer visual synchronization with the used GNOME theme, through the option to enable a Dark Theme. Also, now heUsers can choose between advanced and easy installation options.
ArcoLinux is a GNU/Linux Distribution project based on Arch Linux that offers many ways to install an operating system based on Arch Linux (x64). Therefore, it currently has 33 ISO files based on the ArcoLinux project (squid), 1 iso based on the Carli project (squid), 1 iso based on the Ariser project (without squid – dashes), 7 isos based on the Alci project (calamari), 1 iso based on the ArchLinux iso – installation in arch – without calamari, 1 iso based on the ArchLinux iso – archinstall – without calamari. About ArcoLinux
Tails 5.19
And finally, we have the launch of the version 5.19 of the GNU/Linux Tails Distro (The Amnesic Incognito Live System (The Live System in Incognito with Amnesia, in Spanish). Which, as many surely already know, is a Distro optimized to work on a live CD/USB, which is based on Debian and whose objective is to provide complete anonymity on the Internet to whoever uses it.
And in this new update, according to your official announcement, the following changes stand out: A new feature that allows close a given Tor circuit from the Onion Circuits interface. Which is very useful when you want or need the replace a particularly slow Tor circuit or troubleshoot the Tor network itself. Furthermore, it was added, to request from people who use SecureDrop, the sq-keyring-linter package to improve the cryptographic parameters of PGP keys stored on your air-gapped machines.
Tails is a portable operating system that protects you from surveillance and censorship. About Tails
Alternative and interesting Distros and Respines to know this month
- Distros: Tux N Mix, SpoinkOS y plot.
- Respins: CuerdOS Beta (Bodhi), Vendefoul Wolf Linux 23 (Devuan) and Loc-OS 23 (Debian/antiX).
Summary
In short, we hope this new roundup of news about the start of the «information event for November 2023», as usual, continue to help them to be better informed and educated about the field of free software, open source and GNU/Linux.
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