October 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 October 2023».
And as usual, in it, we will offer 3 recent release news to explore and 3 Alternative GNU/Linux Distros to know.
September 2023: GNU/Linux news event of the month
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:
Informational event for October 2023: News of the month
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Spiral Linux 12.231001
For our first Distro Release review of the month we have SpiralLinux. GNU/Linux Distro that, coincidentally, we recommended knowing last month in our previous publication of the news events corresponding to the month of September 2023. And that this month has surprised us with this grateful update news based on Debian 12.
Being our recommendation and invitation to know last month this great and solid GNU/Linux Distro Linux project based on the fact that, today, there are many small Distros and Respines projects directed by a single person or too small teams that do not or will not remain over time, leaving their users abandoned.
And precisely, for Don't be "Crazy about Linux" trying to use projects so small and ephemeral that at some point they will cease to exist, and in case of not being able/wanting to create their own Distro or Respin project, whether based on Debian, MX, antiX, Devuan, Ubuntu, Mint or other large Distributions, similar or different; SpiralLinux is an excellent option based on Debian GNU/Linux to know and try.
SpiralLinux is a great and solid GNU/Linux Distro project that focuses on perfecting, polishing and optimizing each of the best and most well-known graphical environments on Debian. Making it an excellent option, both for old computers and those with low hardware resources (XFCE/LXQt/Mate/Budgie) like modern computers with vast hardware resources (GNOME/Plasma/Cinnamon).
And since, this great project has a lot to contribute to GNU/Linux Distros users, and we have never made a publication about it, soon we will dedicate a special entry to it, and the features and benefits of this great Linux project.
SpiralLinux is a selection of Linux releases built on top of Debian GNU/Linux, focusing on simplicity and out-of-the-box usability in major desktop environments. SpiralLinux serves as an alternative live installation method for a highly reliable custom Debian system using only official Debian package repositories. What is Spiral Linux? - Official Web site
GnoppixNG 23.10
Another GNU/Linux Distro that has brought us news at the beginning of the month is gnoppix with your version GnoppixNG 23.10. Which stands out, according to its official launch announcement, for including and introducing a KDE Plasma desktop environment along with bug fixes and security updates for the usual XFCE desktop.
Therefore, now users will be able to choose between a powerful customization based on KDE Plasma or the efficiency of the traditional and light graphical interface XFCE.
Gnoppix 23.10 is a great choice for users who want a stable and reliable Linux distribution with a wide range of features and applications. It is also a good option for users new to Linux as it is easy to install and use. official launch announcement
ArcLinux 23.10
And finally, we inform you that the latest update or version of the great GNU/Linux Distribution project called ArcoLinux is now available, which is named ArcLinux 23.10.01, according to him official launch announcement.
The most outstanding thing about it is the fact that said version now introduces the option to install Hyprland (wayland) in the ArcoLinuxD ISO, even for newer Nvidia card users, with the help of nvidia-dkms. Also offers improvements to the ArchLinux Tweak Tool app, which are aimed at lightdm slickgreeter users and add support for ParchLinux. And finally, the Calamares installer has been updated to version 3.3.0 alpha 7, from a version dated September 2, 2023 on GitHub.
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
Alternative and interesting Distros and Respines to know this month
Summary
In short, we hope this new roundup of news about the start of the «information event for October 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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