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The DistroWatch Weekly news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: RakuOS 44 and TROMjaro 2026.05.08 News: Ubuntu MATE updates status of distribution, Asahi Linux fixes dual-boot issue with MacOS 27, Antergos gets new life, Arch Linux suffers repeat incidents in AUR repository Questions and answers: Setting variables across multiple shells Released last week: RELIANOID 7.10.0, RefreshOS 3-0, SysLinuxOS 13.2, GLF OS Quasar Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 15.1 Opinion poll: Do you use more than one shell on a regular basis? New additions: butrelinux, Abora OS New distributions: StryxOS, CobaltX, Lumina Linux, Illogical Impulse ISO 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: Redcore Linux 2601 News: Red Hat account linked to compromised npm repositories, COSMIC desktop to get Frosted Glass effect, openSUSE demonstrates a system extension manager, Origami merges with RakuOS Questions and answers: The problem with minimal system requirements Released last week: Network Security Toolkit 44-15105, Linux Lite 8.0, MocaccinoOS 26.06, Clonezilla Live 3.3.2-31, T2 Linux SDE 26.6 Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 15.1, GLF OS Quasar Opinion poll: Do you check minimum system requirements? 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 PineTab2 with various operating systems News: Canonical is shutting down Ubuntu's Pastebin, Murena nears 100k users Questions and answers: Less commonly shared pieces of advice Released last week: Rhino Linux 2026.1, MX Linux 25.2, AlmaLinux 10.2 and 9.8, IPFire 2.29 Core 202, OviOS Linux 6, Rocky Linux 9.8, Gnoppix Linux 26_6, Ubuntu Sway Remix 26.04, NixOS 26.05 Torrent corner: IPFire, Linux Lite, MX Linux, Rocky Linux Opinion poll: Which of the PineTab2 operating systems do you think looks the most promising? Site news: DistroWatch turns 25! 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: Solus 4.9 News: Haiku boots on Apple M1 processors, Fedora drops Deepin desktop packages, Azure Linux becomes more widely available, Mint improves Nemo performance Questions and answers: Running Linux on tablets Released last week: NetHydra 2026.2, Zenclora OS 3.0, OpenBSD 7.9, TileOS 2.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 and 9.8, Proxmox 9.2, Quarkos 26.04, PureOS 11 Torrent corner: PureOS Opinion poll: Do you own a tablet? Site 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: Sylve on FreeBSD News: Debian commits to reproducible builds, Debian publishes updated install media, Haiku introduces SMP support on ARM64 processors, Rocky Linux creates opt-in security repository, Fedora reconsiders AI tools, KDE receives generous donation Questions and answers: The benefit of BleachBit Released last week: Unraid OS 7.3.0, Archcraft 2026.05.12, RakuOS 2026.05.16, Rescuezilla 2.6.2 Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 15.1-RC1 Opinion poll: How do you clean your system? Site news: The Slow Death of the Power User 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: Fedora 44 News: Fedora plans to provide AI tools, problems with Ubuntu's new coreutils, TrueNAS extends development cycle, postmarketOS improves boot splash screen, Redox ports tmux Questions and answers: What to do about all the extra fonts? Released last week: OmniOS r151058, Omarchy 3.7.0, Parrot 7.2, PrismLinux 2026.05.05, ZenLake OS 26.04, TROMjaro 2026.05.08, UBports 24.04-1.3 Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 15.1-BETA3 Opinion poll: How many fonts are on your system? 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: Xubuntu 26.04 News: Ubuntu plans AI features, Devuan developer creates GTK2 fork, Mint introduces hardware enablement install media, Linux runs on PlayStation 5 consoles, distributions patch local kernel flaw Questions and answers: Extending memory using a video card Released last week: Talos Linux 1.13.0, umbrelOS 1.7.0, Fedora 44, ToaruOS 2.3.0, Bazzite 44, Nyarch Linux 26.04, Commodore OS Vision 3.1, Grml 2026.04 Torrent corner: Commodore OS Vision, Fedora, Parrot Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 15.1-BETA2 Opinion poll: Discrete vs integrated video cards 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: ENux 5.2.1 News: AlmaLinux expands CPU architecture support, FreeBSD publishes Status Report, Ubuntu MATE skips the 26.04 launch Questions and answers: Picking a second distribution Released last week: Redcore Linux 2601, Ubuntu 26.04, CachyOS 260426 Torrent corner: CachyOS, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, TUXEDO OS, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Kylin Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 15.1-BETA1 Opinion poll: How long do you usually stick with a distro? Site 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: Lakka 6.1 News: FreeBSD Foundation publishes list of compatible laptops, Haiku makes progress on ARM64 port, Mint to extend its development cycle, Linux reaches 7.0 milestone, Debian elects new Project Leader Questions and answers: Free software distributions and source-based distributions Released last week: Raspberry Pi OS 2026-04-13, Zorin OS 18.1, RakuOS 2026.04.15, ZimaOS 1.6.0, Solus 4.9, GhostBSD 26.1 Torrent corner: GhostBSD, Raspberry Pi OS, Solus Upcoming releases: Fedora 44, Ubuntu 26.04 Opinion poll: Do you have a dedicated gaming console? 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: pearOS 2026.03 News: Arch Linux adjusts firewall packages, Linux dropping i486 support, Red Hat extends its lifecycle, Debian's APT introduces rollbacks, Redox improves CPU scheduler Questions and answers: Which distributions are adopting age verification? Released last week: deepin 25.1.0, Trisquel 12.0 Torrent corner: deepin, Trisquel Upcoming releases: Fedora 44 Opinion poll: What desktop layout do you prefer? Reader comments Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....