RefreshOS 3.1 builds on RefreshOS 3.0 'Colorful Cosmos', incorporating updated Debian packages, RefreshOS repository integration, improved package management, and system configuration fixes. Debian 13 updates: updated the underlying Debian 13 'Trixie' system from the original Debian 13.4 build to include updates available through Debian 13.7; installed current Debian package updates and removed obsolete packages and older kernel files as part of the release preparation; updated the system to use Linux kernel 6.12.113for the final ISO build. RefreshOS repository and package management: introduced integration with the official RefreshOS APT repository; established the Stable, Testing and Experimental repository channels for distributing and testing RefreshOS-specific packages; added the refreshos-release package to the RefreshOS 3.1 installation, enabling future updates to RefreshOS branding and system configuration through the package manager....
Lightweight (~400MB idle RAM), zRAM optimization, Antifork stability service, updated Gambas-based Deblinux Toolkit & Updater, and 6 pre-configured desktop choices (IceWM, LXQt, XFCE, MATE, KDE, Cinnamon).
This release presents the new version 1:10.2p1-2ubuntu3.8 of the secure shell (SSH) server and client Openssh. In addition, among other things, Starbuntu has established a new format of its live image that allows to invoke it directly from GRUB2 menu entry. Moreover, Starbuntu has adjusted the graphics of its GUI programs to the new default Ubuntu font.
After extensive testing and polishing, the full ZelixOS Aurora 1.0.0 release is here. It refines our monochrome desktop, updates core tools, and provides a clean Arch Linux foundation. Aurora 1.0.0 is a complete release focused on a polished out-of-the-box desktop, more capable Zelix utilities, and a lightweight foundation that leaves software choices in your hands. A calmer, more consistent workspace: Monochrome KDE Plasma - OLED-friendly dark styling has been retuned with bright accents and more consistent contrast across panels and widgets; a streamlined desktop - default launchers have been cleaned up to keep the initial workspace focused and minimal; 90 curated wallpapers - the Zelix Extras wallpaper collection joins the default minimal wallpaper, ready to choose from desktop settings; updated boot and login themes GRUB, Plymouth, and SDDM carry the Aurora look from boot selection through startup to the login screen.
Maze Linux 2026.10.26 - Qlam 2, Maze wallpaper and gaming out of the box. Highlights: Qlam 2.0 - a new antivirus service with real-time protection that warns instead of getting in your way; Maze Wallpaper - live wallpapers, your own videos, and a media mode with synced lyrics; Maze Store - every Maze app in one place, browse them, read what each one does and install it from a single window; maze-gaming - faster Steam shader compilation, bigger shader caches, GameMode, MangoHud and Gamescope out of the box; Maze Connect 1.5 - unlock the computer and approve sudo with your phone's fingerprint; Maze AI 1.23 - redesigned interface, a Quick Ask command bar, personalities and command rules; AI Usage widget - plan limits for Claude, Codex, Gemini, Copilot and OpenCode in the panel; second security round in Maze Cloak, Maze Guard, HazeDrop, Haze, Entropy Shield, Maze AI, Qlam, Linux Chan AI, Secure Boot and the installer, including a privilege escalation fix in Maze Cloak.