Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 09 of the year 2024
To this ninth week of the year and first of the month of March (26/02 to 03/03) of the year 2024, as is customary, we bring you a timely Weekly summary solely dedicated to all the news and updates related to each of the existing and known free and open operating systems.
Of course, taking as a reference, the “DistroWatch and OS.Watch” websites, which are usually the most relevant in this aspect of the announcements of the releases of new versions and new GNU/Linux Distros, and other similar ones. So, without further ado, we leave you with this new summary with the «News related to the GNU/Linux Distros of the Linuxverse for Week 09 of the year 2024 ».
Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 08 of the year 2024
But, before starting to comment on each of these new GNU/Linux Distros releases that have happened in the «Linuxverse during Week 09 of the year 2024 », we recommend you explore a previous related post with this same series of publications, at the end of it:
Linuxverse distros that have been updated during Week 09 of the year 2024
Tails 6.0
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: February 27th 2024.
- Download Links: Tails 6.0.
- Featured news: This new version called Tails 6.0, now includes improvements, changes and corrections, among which some stand out such as being the first version of Tails based on Debian 12 (Bookworm) and GNOME 43. And for this reason, it also brings new versions of the largest part of the software traditionally in it. And just as in the last beta of this version, they remained interesting improvements for users such as the use of a default light mode with cooler colors and more brightness, a night light mode with warmer colors and less brightness, and finally, a traditional dark mode.
Tails is a Debian-based operating system whose objective is to offer a solution for protection against Surveillance and censorship when browsing the Internet to anyone. And to do this, it relies on the use of the Tor network, so that you can enjoy the Internet as it should be. In addition, it includes a selection of applications to work with confidential documents and communicate securely. And all of this is included out of the box using safe defaults. About Tails
Zentyal Server 8.0
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: February 26th 2024.
- Download Links: Zentyal Server 8.0
- Featured news: This new version called Zentyal Server 8.0, now includes improvements, changes and corrections, among which some stand out such as being based on Ubuntu Server 22.04.3 LTS, and the inclusion of the most recent versions of all the integrated software, such as Samba 4.15.13. And among many others, it offers Netplan instead of the old interfaces/networks, new Docker and Webserver modules and, finally, the latest stable version of SOGo.
Zentyal Server is a free and open operating system that offers a unified network server with the aim of achieving easy and efficient administration of computer networks for small and medium-sized businesses. Therefore, it is ideal for use as an exit portal, infrastructure manager, unified threat manager, office server, communications server, or a combination of these. Since, these functionalities are closely integrated with the objective of automating most tasks, avoiding errors and saving time for system administrators. About Zentyal Server 8.0
Kali Linux 2024.1
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: February 28th 2024.
- Download Links: Kali Linux 2024.1
- Featured news: This new version called Kali Linux 2024.1, now includes improvements, changes and corrections, among which some stand out such as the usual annual update of the visual theme that includes all the new wallpapers and the GRUB theme, plus some new adjustments to the environments defaults offered. And among many others, the NetHunter Rootless software for Android 14 and the inclusion of new technical tools, such as: Blue-hydra (Bluetooth device discovery service), Opentaxii (EclecticIQ TAXII server implementation, Readpe (Line tools command to manipulate Windows PE files) and Snort (Flexible Network Intrusion Detection System).
Kali Linux is a free and open operating system based on Debian, which is aimed at various information security tasks, such as penetration testing, security research, computer forensics and reverse engineering. Therefore, it is a multiplatform solution, accessible and freely accessible for information security professionals and enthusiasts. About Kali Linux
Other interesting Distros from the Linuxverse updated in week 09 of 2024
And so as not to leave any out, it is also worth mentioning the official announcement of other well-known GNU/Linux Distros releases during this period of time:
- BluestarLinux 6.7.6: February 26st.
- grml 2024.02: February 28st.
- KDE neon 20240228: February 28st.
- GParted Live 1.6.0-1: February 28st.
- ArcoLinux v24.03: February 28st.
- Murena 1.20: February 29st.
- Linux From Scratch 12.1: March 01.
- Open Media Vault 7.0: March 03.
Summary
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