Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 44 of the year 2024
To this Week 44 of the year and last of the month of October (28/10 to 03/11) of the year 2024 in the Linuxverse, we offer you our timely and customary weekly summary on the news of releases of Distributions based on Linux and BSD. Such as the Raspberry Pi OS, Fedora and TrueNAS distributions, which we will highlight this week.
And as you know, many of these release news we bring directly from the websites of «DistroWatch, OS.Watch y FOSS Torrent». While, from the website of «Archive OS» We mentioned at the end the announcements about the recovery and dissemination of ISO files of discontinued GNU/Linux Distros. So, without further ado, we will now address the releases of the «GNU/Linux Distros of the Linuxverse for Week 44 of the year 2024».
Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 43 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 44 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 44 of the year 2024
Raspberry Pi OS 2024-10-22
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: 28th October 2024.
- Download Links: Raspberry Pi OS 2024-10-22.
- Featured news:This new update called “Raspberry Pi OS 2024-10-22” includes interesting and useful improvements, changes and fixes, among which the following stand out: Full Wayland implementation by default on Raspberry Pi OS for all Raspberry Pi models. Which is largely due to the fact that, For most of this year, their development team has been working very hard on porting Labwc (Wayland Compositor) to the Raspberry Pi desktop. Also with the developers of WLroots. Finally, and among many other things, it has been saidImproved touchscreen support, allowing the virtual keyboard to be automatically shown and hidden and supporting right-click and double-click equivalents on touchscreens. In addition, visual and technical improvements to the remote access software Connect.
Raspberry Pi OS is an operating system Raspberry Pi OS is a free, Debian-based operating system optimized for Raspberry Pi hardware. It supports over 35 Debian packages and is highly recommended for most Raspberry Pi use cases. And since it is derived from Debian, it offers a staggered release under the Debian release cycle, and consequently, releases happen roughly every 000 years. Thus, currently, the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS is based on Debian Bookworm, while the previous version was based on Debian Bullseye. About Raspberry Pi OS
Fedora 41
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: 29th October 2024.
- Download Links: Fedora 41.
- Featured news: This new update called “Fedora 41”, includes interesting and useful improvements, changes and fixes, among which the following stand out: The implementation of a new major version of the DNF command-line package management tool as the default option. It is worth noting that this new version is faster, smaller and requires fewer support packages. Which eliminates the need for “microdnf” for the use of containers and systems with memory limitations; since, now, the same DNF can be used in containers, servers, desktops and devices. And also, the implementation of GNOME 47 and KDE Plasma 6.2. Lastly, and among many others, a new edition called Fedora Milagro (Miracle) is now offered, which, is differentiated by the use of the novel Desktop Environment created with Mir and Wayland called Milagro. Which, has a good management of tiled windows., the use of eye-catching graphics and the utilization of fluid window animations.
Fedora is currently a project that encompasses several editions of an operating system, developed by the community that supports the Fedora project, which in turn is owned by Red Hat. Therefore, this ecosystem and community brings together not only the operating system but also a set of programs and technologies distributed under a free and open source license that aims to be at the forefront of them. Therefore, this GNU/Linux Distribution has an excellent and solid reputation, earned by focusing on innovation, the integration of new technologies and close work with its user community. And although it focuses on the use of the GNOME desktop environment, it also offers official and community editions with the KDE Plasma, XFCE, LXDE, MATE and Cinnamon desktops, and others; with a set of slightly different software tools. About Fedora
TrueNAS 24.10.0
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: 30th October 2024.
- Download Links: TrueNAS 24.10.0
- Featured news: This new update, called “TrueNAS 24.10.0. XNUMX”, includes some interesting and useful improvements, changes, and fixes, including: Full migration of the backend functionality of TrueNAS applications from Kubernetes to Docker, in order to streamline the deployment and management of applications on the operating system. Also, the ability to extend a RAIDZ vdev with individual disks has been enabled, the ability to run new TrueCloud backup jobs with optimized functionality for Storj iX cloud backups and restores, and the ability to perform a new global search to find pages and settings in the TrueNAS UI. Lastly, and among many others, it now includes a redesigned dashboard with more widgets, data reports, and customization; better UI support for NVMe SMART testing; and improvements to the I/O code.TrueNAS installer to better support future development efforts.
TrueNAS is a free and open source network attached storage (NAS) operating system produced by iXsystems. TrueNAS has three versions. TrueNAS CORE is the free public version, formerly known as FreeNAS. TrueNAS Enterprise is a licensed edition of CORE for enterprise support. TrueNAS CORE is based on FreeBSD. TrueNAS SCALE is a Linux version of TrueNAS that offers additional features such as Linux containers and clusters. About TrueNAS
Other interesting Distros from the Linuxverse updated in week 44 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
- OS 24.10: 30 for October.
- Pop! _OS 22.04: 30 for October.
- BackBox Linux 9: 31 for October.
- Linux Lite 7.2: 31 for October.
- ArcLinux 24.11: 31 for October.
- Tails 6.9: 31 for October.
- Pisi Linux 2.4: November 1.
- Dr.Parted-Live 24.11: November 1.
- TUXEDO OS 4: November 1.
- 4MLinux 46.1: November 1.
Archive OS
- ARMed Linux: 28 for October.
- Möbius: 30 for October.
Summary
In short, we hope that this Forty-fourth publication (week 44) of this series dedicated to «News from the Linuxverse Distros for each week of the year 2024 » I hope you liked it and found it useful, both informatively and technically. Especially regarding the latest releases of the Raspberry Pi OS, Fedora and TrueNAS distributions, which we have highlighted today.
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