Open Source Stories
LibreOffice 6.1 shows the power of large and diverse community contributors
The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 6.1. It is a major release with contributions from hundreds of community contributors around the world. TDF showcases this release as...
Netrunner Rolling 2018.08 released with seamless Gtk Integration
The Netrunner team has announced the availability of Netrunner 2018.08, the latest stable release of Arch-based rolling GNU/Linux distribution. This release includes multiple improvements including the Plasma 5.13.3 and other...
Korora team is back on Korora 28 development after the vecation
Closing the uncertainties on the future of Korora project, Korora team has started working on Korora 28. Earlier, the team had planned to go on an indefinite vacation because of...
Lubuntu is taking a new direction with LXQt
With the migration to LXQt ecosystem, Lubuntu team is planning to revise their initial design goals and to take a new direction. The initial design goal of Lubuntu was to...
Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition becomes first OEM hardware with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptops are now available in the US with pre-installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This is the first major OEM’s hardware that ships Ubuntu 18.04 since...
ArchLabs Linux 2018.07 released with a brand new dark theme
The ArchLabs team has announced the release of ArchLabs 2018.07. It is the latest stable release of Arch-based GNU/Linux distribution inspired by the design principles of Bunsenlabs. The main focus...
Neptune 5.4 released with a fresh look and feel
Mr. Leszek of the Neptune project has announced the release of Neptune 5.4. It is the latest updated snapshot in Neptune 5.x series. It brings a set of updated packages...
Peppermint OS 9 is a good for some, not for all distribution
Peppermint OS a hybrid operating system that integrates many web-based applications. It is built on top of Ubuntu and uses a blend of LXDE and Xfce with some components from...
ReactOS 0.4.9 released with stability & usability improvements
Mr. Colin Finck on behalf of ReactOS project has announced the release of ReactOS 0.4.9. It is the latest stable release in ReactOS tri-monthly release series. The ReactOS tri-monthly release...
ArchLabs opts for a new default dark theme
The ArchLabs team has announced the availability of a new default theme for testing. This will be the default theme in upcoming ArchLabs releases. Currently, the team is focusing on...
Arya Linux 1.0 Xfce spin beta released
The Arya Linux team has announced the release of Arya Linux 1.0 Xfce spin beta. It is the latest development release of from scratch GNU/Linux distribution. The Arya Linux 1.0...
Managing multi-cloud services using Juju
Deploying an application to a single cloud platform is not a very difficult task. But, it can be very challenging when we are dealing with multiple public clouds. It becomes...
MX Linux 17.1 stands out because of simplicity
MX Linux 17.1 is a stable release of Debian based GNU/Linux distribution featuring Xfce desktop environment. The main purpose of this distribution is to provide a simple user experience to...
Ubuntu 18.04 final beta images are availabe now
Mr Steve Langasek on behalf of Ubuntu team has announced the availability of Ubuntu 18.04 final beta images. This the second beta image release in this series and gives a...
Fedora 28 beta released with initial support for modular repositories
Mr Eduard Lucena, on behalf of Fedora Project, has announced the release of Fedora 28 beta, a development release of upcoming Fedora 28 which is scheduled to release in May...
Nitrux 1.0.10 released with package updates from Bionic
The Nitrux team has announced the immediate availability of Nitrux 1.0.10, the latest stable release of Ubuntu based GNU/Linux distribution featuring Nomad desktop. This release includes various package updates from...
TrueOS 18.03 released with Spectre & Meltdown fixes
Mr Ken Moore, on behalf of TrueOS team, has announced the availability of TrueOS 18.03, a special release from the TrueOS project. This release was essential to address various issues...
Qubes OS 4.0 released with security & functionality improvements
Mr Andrew Wong on behalf of Qubes OS team has announced the release of Qubes OS 4.0, the latest stable release of a security-oriented operating system that runs applications in...
Slax 9.4 Final released with single click installation launchers
The Slax team has announced the release of Slax 9.4 Final, the latest stable release of GNU/Linux distribution that follows a minimalistic and fully modular approach. This release includes package...
KDE Neon 5.12 is a cool release with a lot of potential and hope
KDE Neon is a distribution developed to showcase the real potential of Plasma Desktop. It is built on top of solid Ubuntu base and brings latest and greatest applications from...