How to Build Custom Distributions from Scratch

by George Whittaker

Introduction

In a world teeming with Linux distributions — from Ubuntu to Arch, Debian to Fedora — the idea of building your own may seem daunting, if not redundan…

Distribution Release: ALT Linux 11.0

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Maria Fokanova has announced the release of ALT Linux 11.0 “Workstation”, an independently-developed Linux distribution with RPM package management and (newly) GNOME as the default deskt…

Ubuntu finally Made NVIDIA 570 for 24.04 | 22.04 Desktop

For NVIDIA users, Ubuntu finally backported the latest NVIDIA 570 driver for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 24.10 desktop. NVIDIA 570 is so far the latest production branch driver for Linux that was initially released in February. The driver features variable refresh rate (VRR) support on multiple monitors, systemd suspend-then-hibernate sleep method, […]

BSD Release: DragonFlyBSD 6.4.1

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The DragonFlyBSD project has published its first update in over two years. The update to the 6.4.x branch introduces several fixes in the kernel, userland, and package manager. “6.4.1 fi…

GNU Health: GNU Health Hospital Information System 5.0 enters alpha

We are very happy to announce that the upcoming version of GNU Health Hospital Information System has entered feature-complete alpha stage. This upcoming version of GNU Health HIS 5.0 supposes over a year of work and is the largest release in terms o…

FOSS Weekly #25.18: Linux Magazine, Modern Terminals, Muse Pi, apt Guide and More

Going retro, going futuristic.

Exploring Firefox Tab Groups: Has Mozilla Redeemed Itself?

Firefox’s Tab Groups help you organize tabs efficiently. But how efficiently? Let me share my experience.

Calculating Mathematical Expressions in Shell Scripting – Part 5

The post Calculating Mathematical Expressions in Shell Scripting – Part 5 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .By now, you must be feeling a bit more confident writing and understanding basic shell scripts. If you’ve followed th…

Linux App Release Roundup (April 2025)

April brought a solid set of software updates to an assortment of different apps. In this post, I run through recent releases that didn’t get the “whole article” treatment on this blog. Sometimes, it’s a challenge to cover everything …

openSUSE Leap 16 Enters Public Beta Testing with Agama Installer, Linux 6.12 LTS

openSUSE Leap 16 is now available for public beta testing with the new Agama installer and based on SUSE’s Adaptable Linux Platform (ALP).
The post openSUSE Leap 16 Enters Public Beta Testing with Agama Installer, Linux 6.12 LTS appeared first on 9to5L…

Free Software Foundation completes its board member review

Source: FSF News

FSF News: Free Software Foundation completes its board member review

Source: Planet GNU

Track Moon Phases From Your Ubuntu Desktop With Luna

Luna brings moon phases to your Ubuntu desktop with a simple GNOME Shell extension. Track current phase, illumination percentage, and upcoming changes right from your panel.
You’re reading Track Moon Phases From Your Ubuntu Desktop With Luna, a blog po…

Development Release: openSUSE 16.0 Beta

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The openSUSE project has announced the availability of openSUSE 16.0 beta, a development snapshot previewing features coming in the next version of the project’s stable Leap branch. Many…

Distribution Release: Mabox Linux 25.04

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Daniel Napora has announced the release of Mabox Linux 25.04, the latest monthly update of the Arch-based Linux distribution with a customised desktop based on the Openbox window manager…

System76 Releases COSMIC Alpha 7

With scores of bug fixes and a really cool workspaces feature, COSMIC is looking to soon migrate from alpha to beta.

Distribution Release: AnduinOS 1.3.0

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. AnduinOS is an Ubuntu-based distribution which provides a GNOME desktop which has been themed and styled to resemble Windows 11. The project’s latest release, AnduinOS 1.3.0, is based on…

LibreOffice 25.2.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 68 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 25.2.3 is now available for download as the third point release to the latest LibreOffice 25.2 office suite series with 68 bug fixes.
The post LibreOffice 25.2.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 68 Bug Fixes appeared first on…

Simon Josefsson: Building Debian in a GitLab Pipeline

After thinking about multi-stage Debian rebuilds I wanted to implement the idea. Recall my illustration:

Earlier I rebuilt all packages that make up the difference between Ubuntu and Trisquel. It turned out to be a 42% bit-by-bit identical sim…

RetroArch 1.21.0 is out with PipeWire & FFmpeg Camera Driver

The 1.21.0 release of the popular free open-source RetroArch game emulator frontend is available to download! The new RetroArch release introduced 2 new camera drivers to use. Previously, it uses V4L2 (Video for Linux 2) the kernel-level framework to interact with cameras. Now, user can choose to use ffmpeg multimedia framework with high-level functionalities, such […]