Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 31 of the year 2024
To this thirtietha first week of the year and first week of August (29/07 to 04/08) of the year 2024, we offer you our timely and customary weekly summary on the news of releases of Distributions based on Linux and BSD. Such as the Emmabuntüs, Storm OS and Nitrux Distributions, which we will highlight today during this week.
And as you already know, We bring many of these launch news directly from the websites of «DistroWatch, OS.Watch y FOSS Torrent». While, from the "ArchiveOS" website we mention at the end, the news about the recovery and dissemination of ISO files from discontinued GNU/Linux Distros. So, without further ado, below we will address the releases of the «GNU/Linux Distros of the Linuxverse for Week 31 of the year 2024».
Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 30 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 31 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 31 of the year 2024
emmabuntüs DE5-1.02
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: July 29, 2024.
- Download Links: emmabuntüs DE5-1.02.
- Featured news: This new update called Emmabuntüs DE5-1.02, includes interesting and useful improvements, changes and fixes, among which the following stand out: The use of Debian 12.6 Bookworm as a base and the availability of editions with the XFCE/LXQt desktop environments. In addition, this new version includes some accessibility apps/improvements (Orca, MouseTweaks, eBook-speaker, Daisy-player, Kiwix, Ocrizer, Elograf, Tux Typing voice and NatBraille), among others. Finally, it is worth noting that the developers included these new capabilities, for a request made to the developers in order to donate 90 computers with said system for the Togolese association of disabled people (FETAPH), destined to equip its 11 centers of training.
Emmabuntus is an operating system based on a Linux Distribution that has two versions, one that is based on Xubuntu and another version that is based on Debian. In addition, it stands out for being friendly to new users and being reasonably light on resources to be able to be used on older computers. Emmabuntüs is a GNU/Linux Distro that is designed to facilitate the reconditioning of computers donated to Emmaus communities. About Emmabuntüs
Storm OS 2024.07
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: July 29, 2024.
- Download Links: Storm OS 2024.07.
- Featured news: The initial release of this new GNU/Linux Distribution, called Storm OS, includes interesting features, among which the following stand out: A Desktop Environment based on a fully customized XFCE, the use of the Octopi Package Manager, the Yay program AUR Helper, Squid Installer, and many more apps to make the user experience fun and easy. Finally, it includes a few tools specific to the StormOS operating system to make its use even easier.
StormOS is a beginner-friendly distribution based on Arch Linux. It is developed by Ben Fitzpatrick, Seeker, rayzer1981, yugiohmaster88, xerolinux, linuxtechgeek, fishmanloveslinux and others. The goal of this distribution is to help attract new users to the world of Arch Linux by offering an easy-to-install, out-of-the-box Arch Linux experience. About StormOS
Nitrux 3.6.0 "IE"
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: July 25, 2024.
- Download Links: Nix OS 3.6.0.
- Featured news: This new update called NixOS 3.6.0, includes the latest software updates, bug fixes, performance improvements and hardware support available, to create a better and more complete operating system, ready to use. Additionally, it includes software such as: The Firefox web browser 128.0.3, the NVIDIA Linux x64 (AMD64/EM64T) driver 560.28.03, the MESA 3D Graphics Library version 24.1.3 and the Nitrux Update Tool System software version 2.1.5. . Finally, it is interesting to know that the codename of this version is «IE»Or«EImproved efficiency», which seeks to highlight changes to improve battery efficiency and performance of computers that use the distribution.
Nitrux is a Linux distribution based on the Unstable (sid) branch of Debian with additional packages extracted from the Ubuntu LTS repositories. Nitrux strives to be a suitable distribution for laptops and desktops. Its main desktop environment is NX Desktop, a KDE Plasma desktop enhanced with “plasmoids” to create a special combination of aesthetics and functionality. The project also focuses on the use of redistributable and portable applications that use the AppImage format. About Emmabuntüs
Other interesting Distros from the Linuxverse updated in week 31 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:
On DistroWatch, OS.Watch and FOSS Torrent
- RebornOS: July 29.
- NutyX 24.07.0: July 30.
- BluestarLinux 6.10.0: July 30.
- T2 BDS 24.8: July 30.
- Starbuntu 22.04.4.11: July 31.
- Whonix 17.2.0.1: July 31.
- Dr.Parted 24.08: August 01.
Archive OS
Summary
In short, we hope that this thirty-first publication (week 31) of this series dedicated to «News from the Linuxverse Distros for each week of the year 2024 » you liked it and it was useful, informative and technically. Above all, regarding the latest releases of the Emmabuntüs, Storm OS and Nitrux Distributions, which we have highlighted today.
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