Solus 4.4 and BlendOS 3: News from their official releases
The day to day in the Linux world, as in everything that is related to technology, does not stop almost any day to bring us news. Either on operating systems and applications, computers and mobile phones, as well as online platforms on various services. And since we are always aware of the various and constant news of new releases of GNU/Linux Distros, today we will address 2 that have occurred on this same day; and these are: "Solus 4.4 and BlendOS".
In addition, already on previous occasions, we have addressed the news of both Distros. So it is logical to keep them informed, from time to time, of their progressive advances in favor of free software and open source massification, in homes and offices, and people of all ages and environments.
BlendOS V3 “Bhatura” Beta: New immutable version available
But, before starting this post about the news of the recently released GNU/Linux Distros, that is, "Solus 4.4 and BlendOS 3", we recommend that you then explore the previous related post one of them:
July 2023 releases: Solus 4.4 and BlendOS 3
What's new in Solus 4.4 and Blend OS 3
BlendOS 3 “Bhatura”
Among the latests Moravia's compositions new functions or features that this new release brings us according to its official announcement The following stand out briefly and directly:
- Improvements in the ability to achieve reproducible systems (via containers and dotfiles).
- It includes the Linux 6.3 Kernel and new background, atomic and seamless updates.
- The ability to switch between 7 desktop environments with System Track functionality.
- It now offers support for up to 10 distributions via containers and Nix package manager.
- New developer-friendly CLI utilities for system administrators and power users.
Also, if you are passionate about the increasingly famous and used Immutable Distros, BlendOS is one of the most emblematic and innovative in this field. Since, BlendOS according to his Official website, is a modern Linux distribution based on Arch Linux and GNOME with Wayland, which includes well-integrated Distrobox application. Which, in turn, is a tool that allows you to quickly install and run any Linux distribution in a container and ensure its integration with the main system.
Solus 4.4" Harmony
Among the latests Moravia's compositions new functions or features that this new release brings us according to its official announcement The following stand out briefly and directly:
- Includes essential application updates such as Firefox 114.0.1, LibreOffice 7.5.3.2 and Thunderbird 102.12.0.
- In its edition with Budgie it comes with the latest version of the 10.7 series of the Budgie Desktop environment, 10.7.2. Besides, now comes with the Nemo file manager by default instead of Nautilus. Which has been ported to GTK4 and libadwaita causing its appearance to no longer match the appearance of the rest of the desktop environment, among many other disadvantages or problems.
- For audio and video media playback, it offers in its Budgie, GNOME and MATE editions Rhythmbox for audio playback, with the latest version of the Alternate Toolbar extension. While, for video playback in Budgie and GNOME Celluloid is offered, in Mate VLC is included, and in Plasma Elisa for audio playback and Haruna for video playback.
- It includes Kernel Linux 6.3.8, which makes it easier for us to support a wider range of hardware, such as AMD Radeon RX 7600, 7900 XT and 7900 XTX Cards, Intel Arc Cards and NVIDIA 40 series cards. In addition, better compatibility and support with laptops that default their NVMe controllers to RAID mode, with laptops with ATH11K Wi-Fi and various light sensors and accelerometers.
- Finally, and among many various corrections and improvements, the following stand out: Notification popups will no longer steal focus. Whereas, a n is now includedNew app called Budgie Screenshot for screenshots.
For more information and download of this cool Distro you can explore its Official website directly.
Summary
In short, these 2 new releases on "Solus 4.4 and BlendOS 3" They come to continue, not only reinforcing the development of their current free and open operating systems, but also contributing with good improvements and appropriate changes to the increasingly better ecosystem of GNU/Linux Distros available. Both for current users and for all those new ones who are looking for modern alternatives, for their increasingly heavy and problematic proprietary, closed and commercial operating systems.
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