Open Source Stories

LibreOffice 6.0.7 and LibreOffice 6.1.3 released with stability & security improvements

LibreOffice 6.0.7 and LibreOffice 6.1.3 released with stability & security improvements

06 Nov 2018
The Document Foundation has announced the release of LibreOffice 6.0.7 and LibreOffice 6.1.3. These releases bring various issue fixes and security patches to provide a more robust and secure experience....
Neptune 5.6 brings improved gaming experience and hardware compatibility

Neptune 5.6 brings improved gaming experience and hardware compatibility

05 Nov 2018
The Neptune OS team has announced the release of Neptune 5.6. This is an incremental release in Neptune 5.x series and brings a set of updated packages along with some...
GhostBSD 18.10 released with the TrueOS base

GhostBSD 18.10 released with the TrueOS base

02 Nov 2018
Mr Eric Turgeon of the GhostBSD project has announced the release of GhostBSD 18.10. This is the first release of the GhostBSD project with the TrueOS, a core operating system...
Linux Mint 19.1 will feature Cinnamon 4.0 with a modern layout

Linux Mint 19.1 will feature Cinnamon 4.0 with a modern layout

01 Nov 2018
From the beginning itself, the main goal of Linux Mint project is providing a familiar user experience to the users. Over the years, the definition of familiar user experience has...
Linux Lite 4.2 released with updated packages and minor tweaks

Linux Lite 4.2 released with updated packages and minor tweaks

01 Nov 2018
Mr. Jerry has announced the release of Linux Lite 4.2. This is a minor update in Linux Lite 4.x series and brings some updated packages along with other minor improvements....
Fedora celebrates 15th birthday with Fedora 29 release

Fedora celebrates 15th birthday with Fedora 29 release

31 Oct 2018
It has been almost 15 years since the release of Fedora Core 1, the first most release under the brand name Fedora. Over the years Fedora has grown more than...
Manjaro 18.0 Illyria introduces Xfce 4.13 and Plasma 5.14

Manjaro 18.0 Illyria introduces Xfce 4.13 and Plasma 5.14

31 Oct 2018
Mr. Philip Müller of Manjaro team has announced the availability of Manjaro 18.10 Illyria. This a stable snapshot of beginner-friendly Arch-based GNU/Linux distribution. Manjaro Illyria brings a set of updated...
Nitrux 1.1.0 brings an innovative deployment tool and MauiKit UI Framework

Nitrux 1.1.0 brings an innovative deployment tool and MauiKit UI Framework

27 Oct 2018
The Nitrux project has announced the release of Nitrux 1.1.0, the latest major release of beginner-friendly GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. This is the first release in Nitrux 1.1.x series...
Tails 3.10.1 release fixes multiple security issues

Tails 3.10.1 release fixes multiple security issues

25 Oct 2018
The Tails GNU/Linux team has announced the availability of Tails 3.10.1, the latest update of the amnesic incognito live system. This release fixes various security issues observed in the previous...
Illumos based OpenIndiana Hipster 2018.10 released.

Illumos based OpenIndiana Hipster 2018.10 released.

24 Oct 2018
Mr. Alexander Pyhalov of OpenIndiana project has announced the release of OpenIndiana Hipster 2018.10. It is a stable snapshot of the rolling operating system using Illumos kernel. This release includes...
Ubuntu publishes the user statistics for Ubuntu 18.04 <em>Artful Aardvark</em>

Ubuntu publishes the user statistics for Ubuntu 18.04 Artful Aardvark

24 Oct 2018
In past years, Ubuntu has faced a lot of criticism for collecting user information and sharing it with 3rd parties for the commercial purpose. This forced the Ubuntu team to...
Feren OS October snapshot brings major improvements

Feren OS October snapshot brings major improvements

21 Oct 2018
The Feren OS team has published a snapshot for projects rolling distribution. This snapshot comes 3 months after the previous snapshot and brings significant improvements. It includes a set of...
GhostBSD 18.10 RC1 released with TrueOS base

GhostBSD 18.10 RC1 released with TrueOS base

20 Oct 2018
Mr. Eric Turgeon of GhostBSD project has announced the availability of GhostBSD 18.10 RC1. It is a development release of GhostBSD 18.10, which will be the first GhostBSD release that...
Lubuntu <em>Cosmic Cuttlefish</em> is the first Lubuntu release with LXQt and Calamares

Lubuntu Cosmic Cuttlefish is the first Lubuntu release with LXQt and Calamares

20 Oct 2018
The Lubuntu community has announced Lubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish, the latest stable release of lightweight Ubuntu community flavor. This Lubuntu release will be marked in the history as the first...
Ubuntu MATE 18.10 <em>Cosmic Cuttlefish</em> ships a more stable MATE experience

Ubuntu MATE 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish ships a more stable MATE experience

19 Oct 2018
The Ubuntu MATE team has published Ubuntu MATE 18.10, a stable release of Ubuntu MATE project. This release ships a set of updated packages from the Ubuntu base and bug...
Ubuntu Budgie 18.10 <em>Cosmic Cuttlefish</em> brings early glimpses of Budgie 10.5

Ubuntu Budgie 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish brings early glimpses of Budgie 10.5

19 Oct 2018
Mr David Mohammed, founder of Ubuntu Budgie project has announced Ubuntu Budgie 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish. It is the latest stable release of Ubuntu official community flavor featuring Budgie Desktop. The...
Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish released with a fresh desktop theme & improved snap integration

Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish released with a fresh desktop theme & improved snap integration

19 Oct 2018
The Canonical has unveiled Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish. It is the latest stable release of the world’s most popular free operating system. Ubuntu 18.10 ships multiple major improvements like a...
Kubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish brings beautiful Plasma 5.13.5 Desktop

Kubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish brings beautiful Plasma 5.13.5 Desktop

19 Oct 2018
The Kubuntu team has released Kubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish, the latest stable release of Ubuntu community flavor featuring Plasma Desktop. This release includes the Plasma Desktop 5.13 by default and...