Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 15 of the year 2026
To this fifteenth (15) week of the year 2026 (05/04/26 to 11/04/26) 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 “Ventoy, NetBSD and Deepin”, 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 15 of 2026».
Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 14 of the year 2026
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 15 of the year 2026», we recommend you explore the previous related post from this same series of publications, at the end of it:
4MLinux is a custom, minimalist Linux distribution that is not a branch of other projects and uses a JWM-based graphical environment. Furthermore, it can be used not only as a live environment for playing multimedia files and troubleshooting user issues, but also as an operating system for crash recovery and as a platform for launching LAMP servers (Linux, Apache, MariaDB, and PHP). Finally, another feature that makes it stand out is its simplicity, which results in low RAM and CPU usage. About 4MLinux
The Top 3 Linuxverse Distros Updated During Week 15 of 2026
windy 1.1.11
- Official Web site
- Official repository: SourceForge.
- Official launch announcement: April 5th 2026.
- Download Links: windy 1.1.11.
- Featured newsThis new stable and maintenance version of the Ventoy Project, called "Ventoy 1.1.11", includes interesting and useful new features (additions, fixes and improvements), among which some stand out, such as the inclusion of a correction Regarding the display problem when booting a Windows/WinPE ISO using UEFI. Another notable change is the addition of the VT_WINDOWS_DISK_NONVTOY_CLOSEST_XXX and VT_LINUX_DISK_NONVTOY_CLOSEST_XXX options to the AutoInstall plugin. Finally, other well-known changes include the inclusion of...Improvements to the Ventoy2Disk.sh and Porteus-hook.sh scripts, as well as improvements to T2SDE startup and compatibility with the KylinSecOS operating system..
windy It is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Porteus Kiosk, of Chinese origin, offers a operating system in format Live CD, which is presented as minimalist and single-purpose, is designed to install the Ventoy application on Windows systems. It is based on Porteus Kiosk and uses the Openbox window manager. Therefore, it is ideal for cases where the standard installation of Ventoy on Windows fails due to specific Windows restrictions and some low-level operations. Ventoy is an open-source application that simplifies the creation of bootable USB drives from ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD(x), and EFI files. Therefore, it's a practical utility for those who frequently install or test Linux distributions or other open-source operating systems. About Ventoy
NetBSD 11.0 RC3
- Official Web site
- Official repository: GitHub.
- Official launch announcement: April 6th 2026.
- Download Links: NetBSD 11.0 RC3.
- Featured newsThis new stable version of the NetBSD Project, called "NetBSD 11.0 RC3," includes interesting and useful new features (additions, fixes, and improvements), among which the implementation of a new adaptation to the RISC-V processor architecture stands out. NetBSD 11.0 aims to be the first stable version to include support for 64-bit RISC-V platforms, including a range of StarFive JH71XX-based devices such as VisionFive 2, PINE64 STAR64, and QEMU. Furthermore, it also incorporates greater compatibility with the POSIX.1-2024 and C23 programming interface standards, improved support for Linux system calls in compat_linux, including epoll (implemented around kqueue), POSIX message queues, statx, readahead, close_range, waitid, renameat2, clone3, sync_file_range, syncfs, and inotify; and initial support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite platform. Finally, among many others, some highlights include improvements to the NPF firewall, including Layer 2 and user/group filtering; a new MICROVM kernel for x86, compatible with i386 and amd64; and a dedicated MICROVM kernel, designed for extremely fast virtual machine boot times.
NetBSD is an open source Unix-like operating system that is free, fast, secure, and highly portable. It is available for many platforms, from 86-bit x64 servers and PC desktop systems to ARM- and MIPS-based embedded devices. Its clean design and advanced features make it excellent in both production and research environments, and it has fully sourced user support. Many applications are readily available through pkgsrc, the NetBSD package collection. About NetBSD
Download Deepin 25.1.0
- Official Web site
- Official repository: GitHub.
- Official launch announcement: April 10th 2026.
- Download Links: Download Deepin 25.1.0.
- Featured newsThis new stable version of the Deepin Project, called "Deepin 25.1.0", includes interesting and useful new features (additions, fixes and improvements), among which some of the most notable are the inclusion of new Claw Mode for its native AI on the operating system, which fully integrates with the interfaces of major instant messaging applications, such as Lark, DingTalk, and QQ. This means users can now use natural language commands to have the AI automatically control the computer and complete complex system tasks. Another highlight is the Incorporation of a major Kernel update, going from version 6.12 to 6.18, fully integrating the main functional features of 6 major versions, such as, for example, an improved gmanagement of reconstructed memory and a greater File system acceleration means that, on Ext4 and XFS file systems, there is now a significant improvement in read/write speeds and file loading. Finally, among many other things, it's worth mentioning that it includes many new functions and features, such as the fact that now the The taskbar supports the display of split icons when an application opens multiple windows, and that the Control Center includes settings to configure the size of the mouse pointer.
Deepin is Ua GNU/Linux Distro based on Debian GNU/Linux and sourced Chinese, which offers a operating system Focused on providing beautiful, user-friendly, secure, and stable services to users worldwide, it has consistently been the highest-rated Linux distribution developed by a Chinese team. Furthermore, it is currently built on the Debian base to deliver an elegant, intuitive, and reliable operating system. And it doesn't just typically include the best of with It is not only free and open source, but also offers interesting and useful proprietary developments such as the DDE desktop environment or Deepin Desktop Environment, based on the Qt 5 toolkit; and others such as Deepin Software Centre, DMusic and DPlayer, which are designed for the average user. About Deepin
Other interesting Linuxverse distros updated during week 15 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
- Voyager 26.04-beta2: 11 for April.
- Quirinux 2.2-Rev1: 11 for April.
- Easy OS 7.2.4: 11 for April.
- openKylin 2.0-SP2-20260407: 10 for April.
- VailuxOS 1.6.0.6: 10 for April.
- Triskel 12.0: 10 for April.
- deepin 25.1.0: 10 for April.
- MODES 13: 9 for April.
- openmamba 20260409: 9 for April.
- ENux 5.2.1: 8 for April.
- BRGV-OS 08042026: 8 for April.
- Tails 7.6.1: 8 for April.
- pearOS 26.4: 8 for April.
- GParted 1.8.1-3: 8 for April.
- HAOS 17.2: 7 for April.
- Expiration 6.4-260407: 7 for April.
- Snal 1.40: 7 for April.
- CentOS 10-20260406: 7 for April.
- Plop 26.2: 7 for April.
- linuxfx 11.26.04: 6 for April.
- Berserk Arch 2026.04.05: 6 for April.
- NetBSD 11.0_RC3: 5 for April.
- windy 1.1.11: 5 for April.
- AbeirOS 20260405: 5 for April.
- AfagOS 20260405: 5 for April.
- AgarimOS 20260405: 5 for April.
On ArchiveOS
- Unibix Lubuntu: 10 for April.
- Linux+ Live: 8 for April.
- Ångström: 6 for April.
Summary
In short, we hope that this fifteenth publication (week 15) 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 “Ventoy, NetBSD and Deepin”, which we have highlighted today.
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