Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 01 of the year 2026
To this first (01) week of the year 2026 (28/12/25 to 03/01/26) in the LinuxverseWe offer you our timely and customary weekly summary of the news contained in the various News about the release of distributions based on Linux, BSD and others. Such as, that of the Distributions “Canaima GNU/Linux, Drauger and Peropesis”, which we will highlight today during 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 OSAs mentioned at the end, there are announcements regarding the recovery and distribution of ISO files of discontinued GNU/Linux distributions and other well-known operating systems. Furthermore, many of these recent versions may already be available on the website ofDistroSea» for your review and evaluation. So, without further ado, we will now address the releases of the «Linuxverse distros for Week 01 of 2026».
Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 52 of the year 2025
But, before starting to comment on each of the new developments related to these new releases of Distros *Linux, *BSD and others, which have happened in the «Linuxverse during this week 01 of the year 2026», we recommend you explore the previous related post from this same series of publications, at the end of it:
Synex is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian, originating in Argentina, that offers an innovative, minimalist, and stable operating system designed to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as individual users seeking a simple computing experience. Therefore, it prioritizes simplicity without compromising performance, ensuring that each user can focus on what truly matters. Furthermore,It offers four independent desktop options with GNOME, LXDE, KDE Plasma and XFCE for home and office users, plus a "SERVER" version for enterprise servers; all comprised of a fairly simple set of applications in their default state, without development tools or office suites. Some of the main features of the distribution include the BIOS and UEFI compatible Calamares installer, CUPS integration for printing and networking support, out-of-the-box Flatpak application support, an official NVIDIA driver installation wizard compatible with X11 and Wayland, and additional repositories including Microsoft Edge, OnlyOffice, and Zabbix. About Synex
The Top 3 Linuxverse Distros Updated During Week 01 of 2026
Canaima GNU / Linux 8.3
- Official Web site
- Official repository
- Official launch announcement: December 28th 2025.
- Download Links: Canaima GNU / Linux 8.3.
- Featured newsThis new stable version of the Canaima GNU/Linux Project, called "Canaima GNU/Linux 8.3," includes interesting and useful new features (additions, fixes, and improvements). Among the highlights is the inclusion of a new tool called Canaima Transcriptor, which converts speech into editable text and instantly translates it into any language using advanced speech recognition. This is ideal for accessible classes, lectures, and videos, especially for people with hearing impairments. It also includes another new tool called Canaima Media Creator, which offers an intuitive graphical interface that automates the creation of multiboot USB drives with Ventoy, thus enabling and facilitating the management of Canaima ISO images from official or local repositories. Furthermore, it includes a revamped graphical application called Voice Assistant, which facilitates more precise and accessible hands-free interaction with the operating system. Finally, among many other improvements, this update now includes support for the architecture. ARM (32 bits / 64 bits)Expanding compatibility with low-power hardware, but only with the LXQt desktop. Among the desktops used, some have been updated, these being the following: CINNAMON 6.4.13-1, KDE Plasma 4:6.5.3-1, MATE 1.28.2-1 and LXQt 33.2.
Canaima GNU/Linux is a Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution of Venezuelan origin. It offers a free operating system developed by Venezuelan talent and is designed as an accessible platform for everyone, facilitating access to quality software and fostering knowledge through the appropriation, use, development, and promotion of free technologies. Among its main objectives is its use primarily on computers within the Venezuelan National Public Administration, both in administrative areas and in the public education sector. Furthermore, it is one of the world's longest-running and most active government projects, having celebrated 18 years of full operation and development on October 18, 2025. About Canaima GNU/Linux
Drauger 7.8-beta1
- Official Web site
- Official repository
- Official launch announcement: December 28th 2025.
- Download Links: Drauger 7.8-beta1.
- Featured newsThis new stable version of the Drauger Project, called "Drauger 7.8-beta1," includes interesting and useful new features (additions, fixes, and improvements). Among the highlights are the use of Ubuntu 26.04 KDE Plasma with the Linux 6.17 kernel as the operating system base, improvements to the backend for ISO generation, and the use of the Firefox web browser via Flatpak, in its standard version instead of the ESR version. Also noteworthy is the availability of newer, more up-to-date versions of the kernel, Mesa, Vulkan, and NVIDIA drivers. Finally, among other things, it now includes some recent Ubuntu design changes, such as the transition from "sudo" to "sudo-rs" to improve security and modernize internal components. However, it does not adopt others, such as the replacement of the "GNU coreutils" package with its Rust equivalent, and the replacement of the "initramfs-tools" package with "Dracut". All of this is aimed at prioritizing compatibility, stability, and predictable behavior in a system focused on gaming.
Drauger OS is a US-based GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS, offering an operating system specifically designed for running desktop games. Its goal is to provide a platform for gamers to achieve high performance without compromising security. From keyboard and mouse support to a full flight simulator, it makes it easy for anyone to quickly start playing their favorite games. Furthermore, it is secure, stable, and receives timely, regular updates. About Drauger OS
peropesis 3.1
- Official Web site
- Official repository: Unknown.
- Official launch announcement: January 01, 2026.
- Download Links: peropesis 3.1.
- Featured newsThis new stable version of the Peropesis Project, called "Peropesis 3.1", includes interesting and useful new features (additions, fixes and improvements), among which some stand out, such as the inclusion of a significant amount of new software, including the following: php 8.5.1 libxml2 2.15.1 dosfstools 4.2 pciutils 3.14.0 tgpt 2.11.0 make-ca 1.16.1 libtasn1 4.20.0, p11-kit 0.25.5 y hyfetch 2.0.5. Finally, among a few others, It features an update to a good amount of traditionally included software, including the following: auto make 1.18.1; bash 5.3; binutils 2.45.1; brotli 1.2.0; cmake 4.2.1; coreutils 9.9; curl 8.17.0; dhcpcd 10.3.0; e2fsprogs 1.47.3; ed 1.22.2; elfutils 0.194; expat 2.7.3; gdbm 1.26; gettext 0.26; glib 2.86.3; guile 3.0.11; iana-etc 20251215; iproute2 6.18.0; iw 6.17; krb5 1.22.1; moins 685; libcap 2.77; libedit 20251016-3.1; libffi 3.5.2; libnl 3.12.0; libunistring 1.4.1; libxcrypt 4.5.2; lighttpd 1.4.82; Linux 6.18.2; Meson 1.10.0; Nano8.7; ninja 1.13.0; openssh 10.2p1; openssl 3.6.0; pcre2 10.47; python 3.14.2; readline 8.3; sqlite 3.51.1; squashfs-tools 4.7.4; util-linux 2.41.3; xz 5.8.2.
Peropesis is an independent, Lithuanian-based GNU/Linux distribution that offers a minimalist, small-scale, command-line-based Linux operating system. It is still under development but is constantly improving. Furthermore, it is a free operating system, as it is built from free software and distributed mostly under the GNU GPL or BSD licenses. It is a good way to learn the command line and the most common programs in Linux operating systems. It is also a very small system, which allows you to easily understand how Linux file systems are built, and it includes the GNU gcc and g++ compilers, with which you can compile programs written in the C and C++ programming languages. About Peropesis
Other interesting Linuxverse distros updated during week 01 of 2026
And so as not to leave any out, it is also worth mentioning the official announcement of other well-known GNU/Linux Distros releases and from old and obsolete versions of various operating systems, during this period of time:
On DistroWatch, OS.Watch and FOSS Torrent
- AgarimOS 20260101: January 1.
- Arch 2026.01.01: January 1.
- KDE neon 20260101: January 1.
- Manjaro 26.0-rc3: January 1.
- Side 0.1.4: January 1.
- peropesis 3.1: January 1.
- Dr.Parted 26.01: January 1.
- Kiro 26.01.01.01: January 1.
- Calam 2026-01: January 1.
- Gentoo 20251231: December 31th.
- MidnightBSD 4.0.1: December 31th.
- Lite 7.8-rc1: December 30th.
- Loc-OS 24: December 29th.
- Green 22.3.0: December 29th.
- Ultimate 2025.12.28: December 28th.
- SliTaz 20251228: December 28th.
- Drauger 7.8-beta1: December 28th.
- canaima 8.3: December 28th.
On ArchiveOS
Summary
In short, we hope that this first post (week 01) from our useful and current series dedicated to the «News from the Linuxverse Distros for each week of the year 2026 » you liked it and found it useful, both informatively and technically. Especially regarding the latest release of the Distributions “Canaima GNU/Linux, Drauger and Peropesis”, which we have highlighted today.
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