AlmaLinux 10.2 Lavender Lion Beta supports older CPUs while RHEL moves on
AlmaLinux 10.2 Beta Lavender Lion is here with Linux kernel 6.12, x86-64-v2 support, i686 userspace, Btrfs boot support, and updated developer tools.
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Linus Torvalds announces Linux 7.0-rc1
Linux 7.0-rc1 is out, but Linus Torvalds says the new major version is more about numbers than drama. Drivers dominate, Rust grows, and testing begins.
AlmaLinux 10.1 Beta ‘Heliotrope Lion’ roars with Btrfs support, x86_64_v2 builds, and updated toolchains
AlmaLinux 10.1 Beta “Heliotrope Lion” is now available with Btrfs filesystem support, new toolchains, and extended hardware compatibility across multiple architectures.
Alpha release of KDE Linux debuts with immutable Arch foundation
KDE has released the Alpha version of KDE Linux, a new immutable operating system built on Arch packages that showcases Plasma and KDE apps while focusing on safety, stability, and modern distribution methods.
HeliumOS 10 is released with secure boot, BTRFS by default, and an experimental Edge edition
HeliumOS 10 arrives with Zsh, secure boot, Docker, and BTRFS out of the box. The new Edge Edition supports newer kernels and NVIDIA GPUs.