The Neptune development team is pleased to announce the release of Neptune 8.0 “Juna”. This major update brings a number of new features and improvements to the popular Debian-based Linux distribution.

New Features

• Neptune 8.0 is based on Debian 12 “Bookworm”, the latest stable release of Debian. This brings a number of new features and improvements to Neptune, including the latest Linux kernel, updated packages, and security fixes.
• Neptune 8.0 also includes a number of new features and improvements of its own. These include:
  • A new KDE Plasma desktop environment with a modern and user-friendly design - 5.27
  • A new software management system based on Plasma Discover
  • Support for Flatpak packages
  • A number of new applications and utilities
• Chromium 115
• Thunderbird 102
• VLC 3.0.18.

Improvements

In addition to the new features, Neptune 8.0 also includes a number of improvements over the previous version. These include:

• Improved performance and stability
• Improved security
• Improved compatibility with hardware and software

Download and Installation

Neptune 8.0 is available for download now from the Neptune website. It can be installed on a variety of hardware platforms, including desktop computers, laptops, and servers.