Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 52 of the year 2024
To this Week 52, last of the year 2024 and the month of December (23/11 to 29/12) 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 Siduction, MakuluLinux and 4MLinux 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. In addition, many of these recent versions may already be available on the website of «DistroSea» for your review and evaluation. So, without further ado, we will now address the releases of the «GNU/Linux Distros of the Linuxverse for Week 52 of the year 2024».
Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 51 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 52 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 52 of the year 2024
Siduction 2024.1.0
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: December 24th 2024.
- Download Links: Siduction 2024.1.0
- Featured news: This new update called «Siduction 2024.1.0», includes interesting and useful improvements, changes and fixes, among which the following stand out: The different editions available now include KDE Plasma 6.2.4.1, LXQt 2.1.0-1, XFCE 4.20, Xorg and noX. Meanwhile, GNOME, MATE and Cinnamon have not reappeared, since there is no one responsible for their maintenance within the Siduction project. In addition, and specifically for the Plasma 6 Desktop Environment, X11 has been chosen as the default, replacing Wayland, since the Calamares Installer currently does not accept the desired keyboard layout in Wayland. However, it can be changed to Wayland in SDDM at any time. Finally, it offers support for the Btrfs file system, thus allowing the management of snapshots generated with the tool developed by SUSE Snapper.
Siduction is an operating system based on the Linux Kernel and the GNU Project. It also offers applications and libraries from Debian GNU/Linux, since it is based on it. Its name "Siduction" comes from the play on two words (combination) that are "Sid", the codename for Debian Unstable, and Seduction, in the sense of seduce. As a result, this operating system and distribution is a rolling release due to its coupling with Debian Sid. In concrete terms, this means that the release of a new version does not require reinstalling the system to obtain updated packages. Instead, updates are regularly incorporated into the system through software updates. About Siduction
MakuluLinux 2024-12-22 (MakuluLinux LinDoz 2025)
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: December 25th 2024.
- Download Links: MakuluLinux 2024-12-22
- Featured news: This new update called «MakuluLinux 2024-12-22 (MakuluLinux LinDoz 2025)», includes interesting and useful improvements, changes and fixes, among which the following stand out: The inclusion of a new base for the operating system (for the first time, it is based on Debian instead of Ubuntu), which includes improved features and cutting-edge artificial intelligence integrations. Reason why, LinDoz 2025 is now designed to bring more convenience, functionality and modern aesthetics to the average user. And lastly, among many others, it now includes Cinnamon 6.2.0 and the Linux Kernel 6.10, for improved performance and compatibility.
MakuluLinux is a Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution that offers a smooth, glitch-free and stable user experience on any computer. It comes with pre-installed multimedia codecs, device drivers and programs for everyday use. Its main goal is therefore to be designed to offer a perfect combination of familiarity and innovation. That is, to be welcoming to Windows users while maintaining the flexibility and power that Linux enthusiasts appreciate. It is not a Windows clone, but a bridge between the worlds of Windows and Linux. About MakuluLinux
4MLinux 47.0
- Official Web site
- Official launch announcement: December 25th 2024.
- Download Links: 4MLinux 47.0
- Featured news: This new update called «4MLinux 47.0», includes interesting and useful improvements, changes and fixes, among which the following stand out: The update and inclusion of various programs such as LibreOffice 24.8, GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.5, GIMP 2.10.38, Gnumeric 1.12.57), Mozilla Firefox 133.0, Chrome 131.0, Thunderbird 128.5, Audacious 4.4.2, VLC 3.0.21, SMPlayer 24.5.0, Mesa 24.1.5, and Wine 9.21. While, at the level of development tools there are some like a lightweight HTTP/FTP Server (based on BusyBox 1.36.1), Perl 5.38.2, Python 2.7.18, Python 3.12.5 and Ruby 3.3.4. Finally, and among many others, it is worth mentioning that it now includes Gnome CD Master (graphical user interface for cdrdao), Dia (program for drawing diagrams), GLiv (OpenGL image viewer), XRoar (Dragon and Tandy 8-bit computer emulator) as well as many MOD/MIDI players for the CLI. And, Gnubik (famous puzzle game) and GNU Backgammon have been added to the 4MLinux GamePack (downloadable extension).
4MLinux is a custom, minimalistic distribution that is not a branch of other projects and uses a JWM-based graphical environment. Moreover, it can be used not only as a live environment for playing multimedia files and solving user problems, but also as an operating system for recovering from failures and as a platform for launching LAMP (Linux, Apache, MariaDB and PHP) servers. Finally,Another feature that makes it stand out is its simplicity, which makes it have low RAM and CPU consumption. About 4MLinux
Other interesting Distros from the Linuxverse updated in week 52 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
- Postmarket OS 24.12: December 23th.
- ArcLinux 25.01: December 25th.
- Starbuntu 24.04.1.12: December 27th.
Archive OS
- UNIX System V: December 23th.
- O/OS: December 27th.
Summary
In short, we hope that this Fifty-second publication (week 52) 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 informative and technically. Especially regarding the latest releases of the Siduction, MakuluLinux and 4MLinux distributions, which we have highlighted today.
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