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The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Vanilla OS 3 "Reunion" News: Asahi Linux works on M3-powered Apple computers, FreeBSD tests new service manager, Arch seeks help triaging bugs, openSUSE introduces tool to compare package versions, Linux Mint updates XApp, Debian publishes media update Questions and answers: The smallest possible Linux Released last week: FreeBSD 14.5, Spaced Linux 9.26, Ubuntu 24.04.5 Torrent corner: TUXEDO OS, Ubuntu Upcoming releases: Fedora 45 Beta Opinion poll: How small was the smallest Linux you have used? Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....

The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Genuen 6.0.0 News: Multikernel Linux, bots swarm the kernel repository, Debian being deployed at CERN, Debian 11 reaches its end of life Questions and answers: Avoiding LLM-written code Released last week: Linux From Scratch 13.1, Grml 2026.09, Talos Linux 1.14.0, Zenwalk GNU Linux 260905, NetBSD 9.5 Torrent corner: NetBSD Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 14.5, GLF OS Quasar Quake Opinion poll: Debian's decision regarding LLM-generated contributions Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....

The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: The littlest web server News: New version of COSMIC, Debian decides LLM issue, Asahi Linux makes progress, Linux turns 35 Questions and answers: What distributions do not work in virtual machines? Released last week: Vanilla OS 3, Armbian 26.8, NawaOS 2.0, Butterbian 0.4.0, Ubuntu 26.04.1, EndeavourOS 2026.08.15, openKylin 3.0, Liya Linux 2026.08.29, ReactOS 0.4.16 Torrent corner: EndeavourOS, Haiku, Ubuntu Opinion poll: Would you be able to use Haiku as your main operating system? Website news: Donations and sponsors Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....

The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: umbrelOS 1.7.4 News: Fairphone 6 sold in USA, Bazzite updates Deck images, performance improvements in Linux 7.2, RPM fixes lock issue Questions and answers: Follow-up questions about free and open-source software Released last week: Mainstream OS 1.3.0, Garuda Linux 260819, FydeOS 23.0, DragonOS Resolute_R1, PorteuX 2.8 Torrent corner: BigLinux, Garuda Linux Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 14.5-RC1 Opinion poll: Interface for managing home server Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....

The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Helwan Linux 5.0 News: Mint develops new kernel manager, NetBSD gets updated Enlightenment port, Redox OS updates system installer, KDE Plasma 6.6 to gain long-term support Questions and answers: Why distributions mostly use Bash Released last week: CachyOS 260809, SparkyLinux 8.4, Manjaro Linux 26.1.0, Omarchy 4.0.0, PrismLinux 2026.08.15 Torrent corner: CachyOS, Manjaro Linux, SparkyLinux Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 14.5-BETA3 Opinion poll: What is the default shell on your distribution? Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....

The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Battle of the Children of Void News: Commits to AUR paused, Mageia highlights useful applications, Proxmox introduces ARM support Questions and answers: Why is Linux free of charge? Released last week: NetHydra 1.1.0, Soplos Linux 2026.08, Murena 4.1.1, TitalcruiseOS 5.4 Torrent corner: Armbian, BigLinux, TitalCruiseOS Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 14.5 BETA2 Opinion poll: Alternatives to AUR Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....

The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Mageia 10 News: FreeBSD to get Dockerbox, Haiku can redistribute Firefox port, Garuda revamps FireDragon, Ubuntu plans virtualization upgrades Questions and answers: Multiple questions from Linux beginners Released last week: Emmabuntüs DE6-1.02, ZimaOS 1.7.0, MakuluLinux 2026-07-28, NethSecurity 8.8.0, 4MLinux 52.0, Archcraft 2026.08.01, NetBSD 11.0, AerynOS 2026.08 Torrent corner: BigLinux, Emmabuntus, NetBSD, TUXEDO OS Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 14.5 BETA1 Opinion poll: What do you think Debian will decide about accepting LLM-generated content? Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....

The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Package Forge and Soar News: GNOME OS on smart phones, openSUSE fixes expired repository key, Ubuntu Pro users get new Enterprise Store, Debian begins Perl upgrade and votes on LLM use, FreeBSD freezes port tree Questions and answers: Games which teach Linux Released last week: Shadowfetch Linux 2.0.1, UBports 24.04-2.0, Helwan Linux 5.0, StartOS 0.4.0 Torrent corner: IPFire, Helwan Linux, Shadowfetch Opinion poll: What is your preferred type of package manager? Website news: Donations and sponsors Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....

The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Smaller, community-oriented, open source solutions News: Haiku ports the NetBSD Virtual Machine Monitor, GNOME OS makes it easier to test experimental features, FreeBSD removes the last of the GPL code from its base Questions and answers: Installing software when the root filesystem is full Released last week: OSINT VM 2026.5, OPNsense 26.7 Opinion poll: Do you think anyone will make an AI-free fork of Linux? Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....

The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Artix 20260419 News: Google locks down Android, TUXEDO OS moves to Debian foundation, Mint updates Cinnamon on Wayland, Redox OS gets USB gamepad support, OpenMandriva recovers from repository deletion, OSNews author compares Windows and Linux Questions and answers: Making migration to Linux easier Released last week: deepin 25.2.0 Torrent corner: Debian, Debian Edu, deepin Opinion poll: Google blocking side-loaded apps on Android Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....