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PelandukOS is a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "Testing" branch and featuring the GNOME desktop. It supports installation of extra software in various formats, including the native DEB packages, as well as packages created by AppImage, Flatpak and snap technologies. The distribution uses the Calamares system installer and also includes the Steam launcher (a minimal Steam gaming client with a self-update mechanism that can download the full client) and WPS Office (an all-in-one, AI-powered office suite with MS Office compatibility).

Version:next-20260113 (linux-next) Released:2026-01-13

Synex is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch, developed with the official Debian Live Build tool. It offers four separate desktop options with GNOME, LXDE, KDE Plasma and Xfce, all of which are composed of a rather frugal set of applications in its default state, without any development tools or offices suites. Some of the distribution's main features include Calamares installer with support for both BIOS and UEFI, CUPS integration for printing and network support, out-of-the box support for Flatpak applications, official NVIDIA driver installation assistant with support for both X11 and Wayland, and additional repositories containing Microsoft Edge, OnlyOffice and Zabbix.

StormOS is a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. The project's goal is to build an operating system which is easy-to-install, beginner-friendly and usable out of the box in order to attract new users over to the world of Arch Linux.

Linuxfx (also known as Winux or Wubuntu) is a Brazilian Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It ships with an intuitive Cinnamon desktop user interface designed to facilitate migration of users from Windows. It includes a video management system called Sentinela, a computer vision software with video analytics and software for access control (facial recognition and automatic number plate recognition), object detection, gender, age and mood detection. Other features of the distribution include a new personal assistant, a WX theme for desktop and system applications, and compatibility with software written for Windows (.exe and .msi) through a Wine port. Following the release of Linuxfx 10.6 the distribution became a commercial offering.

MX Linux, a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch, is a cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS Linux communities. Using Xfce as the default desktop (with separate KDE Plasma and Fluxbox editions also available), it is a mid-weight operating system designed to combine an elegant and efficient desktop with simple configuration, high stability, solid performance and medium-sized footprint.

In open-source circles there are many situations, such as bug reports, demos, and tutorials, when one might want to provide a play-by-play of a session in one's terminal. The asciinema project provides a set of tools to do just that. Its tools let users record, edit, and share terminal sessions in a text-based format that has quite a few advantages compared to making and sharing videos of terminal sessions. For example, it is easy to use, offers the ability to search text from recorded sessions, and allows users to copy and paste directly from the recording.

Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium and sogo), Fedora (chromium, foomuuri, libpng, libsodium, mariadb10.11, musescore, nginx, python-pdfminer, python-urllib3, python3.12, seamonkey, wasmedge, and wget2), Mageia (curl, libpcap, sodium, wget2, and zlib), Slackware (lcms2), SUSE (chromedriver, chromium, noopenh264, coredns, curl, dcmtk, fontforge, gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif, gimp, kernel, libheif, libpng16, libsoup-2_4-1, libvirt, mariadb, php8, poppler, python-filelock, python-tornado6, python311-aiohttp, qemu, sssd, and traefik), and Ubuntu (libheif, libtasn1-6, linux-azure-nvidia, linux-kvm, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-realtime, and php7.2, php7.4, php8.1, php8.3, php8.4).

Br OS is a Brazilian Linux distribution based on Debian and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop. It is designed as an intuitive, easy-to-use, general-purpose operating system for web navigation and content creation, providing a selection of useful applications for daily use.

LinuxCNC is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed to control computer numerical control (CNC) machines. It can drive milling machines, lathe machines, 3D printers, laser cutters, plasma cutters, robot arms, hexapods and more. It is compatible with many popular machine control hardware interfaces and it supports rigid tapping, cutter compensation, and many other advanced control features. LinuxCNC boots into an Xfce desktop with a custom CNC menu containing CNC software, wizards and documentation.

Version:6.19-rc5 (mainline) Released:2026-01-12 Source:linux-6.19-rc5.tar.gz Patch:full (incremental)

The 2026 edition of the Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit will be held May 4-6 in Zagreb, Croatia. The call for proposals has gone out for anybody who would like to attend this invitation-only meeting. "We are asking that you please let us know you want to be invited by February 20, 2026".

Window Maker Live is a Debian-based Linux distribution that applies the Window Maker window manager as the default graphical user interface and integrates well-known open-source components in an attractive and usable user interface. The distribution includes integrated GNOME components.

The 6.18.5, 6.12.65, 6.6.120, and 6.1.160 stable updates have been released. They all contain a small patch set fixing a scheduling regression associated with idle balancing; the 6.6.120 and 6.1.60 updates also contain a large set of other important fixes.

Version:6.18.5 (stable) Released:2026-01-11 Source:linux-6.18.5.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.18.5.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.18.5

Version:6.12.65 (longterm) Released:2026-01-11 Source:linux-6.12.65.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.12.65.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.12.65

Version:6.6.120 (longterm) Released:2026-01-11 Source:linux-6.6.120.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.6.120.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.6.120

Version:6.1.160 (longterm) Released:2026-01-11 Source:linux-6.1.160.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.1.160.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.1.160

Bluestar Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution that is based on Arch Linux. The Bluestar distribution features up to date packages, a full range of desktop and multimedia software in the default installation and a live desktop DVD.

MODICIA O.S. is a Linux multimedia distribution designed primarily for musicians, graphic designers and video makers. It is based on Debian's "stable" branch, but uses the Cinnamon desktop and a recent Linux kernel. MODICIA O.S. comes with a set of carefully-selected, open-source multimedia software and tools, such as Audacity (audio editor), Brasero (disc-burning utility), Cheese (webcam application), Curlew (multimedia converter), GIMP (graphics editor), HandBrake (video transcoder), Kdenlive (video editor), MediaInfo (tool that provides technical data about media files), mpv (media player), Peek (animated GIF recorder), RawTherapee (photo processor), XnView (image viewer), and many others. The distribution also integrates the OnlyOffice software suite for general office tasks.