Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 11 of the year 2024
To this eleventh week of the year and third of the month of March (11/03 to 17/03) 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 reference the websites of «DistroWatch and OS.Watch», 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 11 of the year 2024», where we highlight the current releases of CachyOS, Void and ALT Linux.
Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 10 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 11 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 11 of the year 2024
CachyOS 240313
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: March 12th 2024.
- Download Links: CachyOS 240313.
- Featured news: This new version called CachyOS 240313, includes interesting and useful improvements, changes and fixes, such as the elimination of the official ISO with GNOME and the update of the Plasma-based ISO to version 6 of said desktop environment, which also, It will also have Wayland enabled by default. However, X11 can continue to be used at will or need. The Calamares 3.3.5 version has also been updated, which also comes built by default with QT6 instead of QT5, to continue with Plasma 6. Finally, and thanks to its Arch Linux base, it includes many solid and modern updates, improvements and fixes thereof.
CachyOS is an easy-to-use and highly optimized distribution based on Arch Linux. Our distribution offers a seamless installation process and a range of customization options to personalize your computing experience. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced user, CachyOS offers optimized performance while maintaining its simplicity. About CachyOS
void 20240314
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: March 14th 2024.
- Download Links: void 20240314.
- Featured news: This new version called Void 20240314, includes many interesting and useful improvements, changes and fixes, such as including a keymap selector in LightDM in XFCE images and enabling it by default in live images of the daemon NTP Chrony. Additionally, ISO images for Raspberry Pi can now be installed over non-SD card storage without manual configuration on models that support booting from USB or NVMe. And finally, and in these same images for Raspberry Pi, a partition is now included by default
/boot256 MB instead of 64 MB.
Void is a standalone, rolling-release Linux distribution, developed from scratch rather than a fork, with a focus on stability over cutting edge. It features a hybrid binary-source package management system that helps users to quickly install, update or remove programs or to build software directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source package collection. About Void Linux
ALT Linux 10.2
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: March 13th 2024.
- Download Links: ALT Linux 10.2.
- Featured news: This new version called ALT Linux 10.2, includes interesting and useful improvements, changes and fixes, such as the inclusion of Timeshift 23.12, to provide a program focused on creating snapshots of files and system configurations, and including them within the installer, more specifically in the disk preparation stage, support for the creation of BTRFS subpartitions. Changes have also been made to the user license agreement text and to the installation profiles for the Group Policies section, where it will now be possible to adjust the set of packages that will be installed.
ALT Linux is a veteran (2021) independent operating system with support for multiple architectures created from the merger of two Russian free software projects. Which is currently maintained by the company Basealt LLC, which has more than 20 years of experience in software development, and has a large work team (120 developers, programmers and technical specialists). In addition, it offers images for desktop computers for home and office, as well as corporate servers and pocket computers. About ALT Linux
Other interesting Distros from the Linuxverse updated in week 11 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:
- Live Raizo v15.24.03.09i: March 11.
- KaOS 2024.03: March 11.
- Whonix 17.1.3.1: March 12.
- Univention Corporate Server 5.0-7: March 14.
- Dr.Parted Live 24.03.1: March 14.
- Athena OS 23.11: March 15.
Summary
In summary, we hope that this eleventh publication in this series dedicated to News from the Distros of the "Linuxverse for Week 11 of the year 2024" you liked it and it was useful informatively and technically, especially regarding the latest releases of the CachyOS, Void and ALT Linux Distros. And also, that allows us to continue contributing efficiently to the dissemination and massification of the various free and open operating systems projects, which are continually updated for the benefit of all the passionate Free Software, Open Source and GNU / Linux Community.
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