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Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses 'pacman', its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking. Operating on a rolling release system, Arch can be installed from a CD image or via an FTP server. The default install provides a solid base that enables users to create a custom installation. In addition, the Arch Build System (ABS) provides a way to easily build new packages, modify the configuration of stock packages, and share these packages with other users via the Arch Linux user repository.

Talos is a specialist Linux-based operating system for running Kubernetes, an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling and management of containerised applications. Minimal, immutable and hardened, it does not offer any shell or interactive console; instead, all system management is done via remote Application Programming Interface (API) calls, where messages sent from a client application are protected with mutual Transport Layer Security TLS (mTLS) authentication. Talos also delivers atomic updates, thus maintaining the Linux and Kubernetes versions up-to-date. Talos is developed in the USA by Sidero Labs, Inc.

Linus Torvalds released the 6.18 kernel as expected on November 30, closing the last full development cycle of 2025. It was another busy cycle, featuring a record number of developers. The time has come for a look at where the code came from for this kernel release, but also for the year-long long-term-support cycle which has also reached its conclusion with this release.

Madrid_Linux, or MAX for short, is an GNU/Linux distribution created by the Council of Education of Madrid, Spain. It is a live operating system based on Ubuntu. Besides the ability to boot the operating system on any computer, the distribution includes a graphical installer with an option to resize FAT or NTFS partition and create space for installing MAX on a hard disk.

ExTiX is a desktop Linux distribution and live DVD based on Ubuntu, offering a choice of alternative desktop environments.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (bind9.18, cups, gimp, ipa, kernel, libssh, mingw-expat, openssl, pcs, sssd, tigervnc, and valkey), Debian (gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect, mistral-dashboard, pagure, python-mistralclient, pytorch, qtbase-opensource-src, sogo, tryton-server, and unbound), Fedora (cef, drupal7, glib2, linux-firmware, migrate, pack, pgadmin4, rnp, and unbound), Slackware (libxslt), SUSE (cpp-httplib, curl, glib2, grub2, kernel, libcoap-devel, libcryptopp, libwireshark19, postgresql15, and postgresql17), and Ubuntu (edk2).

Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 6.17.10, 6.12.60, and 6.6.118 stable kernels. As usual, each contains a number of important fixes throughout the tree. Users are advised to upgrade.

Dr.Parted Live is a bootable GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian's "Testing" branch. It is a live image featuring a lightweight Openbox window manager and useful applications for disc partitioning as well as data backup, restore and recovery.

Kiro is an Arch Linux-based distribution with the goal of being an intuitive and customisable ISO image builder. It provides a simple way to build a custom Arch-based installation medium with a choice of packages, settings and scripts. Kiro uses the Xfce desktops, includes the Calamares system installer, and has a modular structure.

DynFi is a firewall platform based on FreeBSD. The project provides utilities for VPN, IDS, proxy, anti-virus, and packet filtering. Support is provided in several languages, including French, English, and German. DynFi is designed to be deployed on both physical hardware and in virtual environments.

Version:6.17.10 (stable) Released:2025-12-01 Source:linux-6.17.10.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.17.10.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.17.10

Version:6.12.60 (longterm) Released:2025-12-01 Source:linux-6.12.60.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.12.60.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.12.60

Version:6.6.118 (longterm) Released:2025-12-01 Source:linux-6.6.118.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.6.118.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.6.118

Ultimate Edition, first released in December 2006, was a fork of Ubuntu and Linux Mint though recent versions (starting in 2024) have been based on Arch Linux. The goal of the project is to create a complete, seamlessly integrated, visually stimulating, and easy-to-install operating system. Single-button upgrade is one of several special characteristics of this distribution. Other main features include custom desktop and theme with 3D effects, support for a wide range of networking options, including WiFi and Bluetooth, and integration of many extra applications and package repositories.

Version:next-20251201 (linux-next) Released:2025-12-01

Linus has released the 6.18 kernel, as expected.

So I'll have to admit that I'd have been happier with slightly less bugfixing noise in this last week of the release, but while there's a few more fixes than I would hope for, there was nothing that made me feel like this needs more time to cook. So 6.18 is tagged and pushed out.

Headline changes in this release include the ability to manage namespaces with file handles, support for the AccECN congestion-control protocol, initial support for signing of BPF programs, improved memory management with sheaves, the Rust binder driver, better control over transparent huge pages, and a lot more. This release also saw the removal of the bcachefs filesystem.

See the LWN merge-window summaries (part 1, part 2) and the KernelNewbies 6.18 page for more information.

Version 25.11 of the NixOS distribution has been released. "The 25.11 release was made possible due to the efforts of 2742 contributors, who authored 59430 commits since the previous release". Changes include 7,002 new packages, GNOME 49, LLVM 21, a new COSMIC desktop environment beta, firewalld support, and more; see the release notes for details.

Version:6.18 (mainline) Released:2025-11-30 Source:linux-6.18.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.18.tar.sign Patch:full

KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the KDE desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages which are available from in-house repositories. KaOS employs a rolling-release development model and is built exclusively for 64-bit computer systems.

Armbian is a Linux distribution designed for ARM development boards. It is usually based on one of the stable or development versions of Debian or Ubuntu and it supports a wide variety of popular ARM-based devices, including Banana Pi, Cubieboard, Olimex, Orange Pi, Odroid, Pine64 and others. Armbian includes a menu-driven configuration tool along with stock Debian utilities, the Bash shell, and a choice of Cinnamon or Xfce desktop.