PikaOS IV 2025 5th ISO has updated Linux kernel 6.14.5, Mesa drivers, firmware, and over 180,000 other packages. PikaOS Linux is a gaming- and optimization-focused Linux distribution built on a Debian base with cherry-picked and custom-compiled packages. PikaOS Linux provides a seamless gaming setup, exceptional performance, and strong compatibility with both the Debian SID base and custom patches. PikaOS is open-source and available on Gitea. Key features include a charming bird mascot, video game setup, desktop computer support, and performance-tuned packages.
Linus Torvalds has announced the release of the fifth release candidate for Linux kernel 6.15, emphasizing routine updates. The kernel is positioned within the typical statistics for the release candidate 5 timeframe, featuring several drivers that have undergone multiple lines of modifications. The diffstat appears to be predominantly even, with the majority of changes consisting of minor one- and few-line modifications.
This release features significant updates, particularly in the area of self-tests, which account for approximately 20% of the overall changes. The modifications primarily involve drivers and have a significant emphasis on networking. However, changes related to the GPU are minimal this time. The remaining modifications encompass a combination of networking enhancements and various minor adjustments, including architecture improvements, tracing updates, and several core refinements.
AnduinOS 1.3, a Linux distribution inspired by Windows 11 and based on GNOME 48 and the Ubuntu operating system, has been released.
The stable release of 4MLinux 48.0 has been released, providing a range of features including LibreOffice, GNOME Office, Firefox, Chrome, Thunderbird, Audacious, VLC, SMPlayer, Mesa, and Wine. The release additionally encompasses Perl, Python, and Ruby. The latest updates encompass Kino, VVenC, FreeTube, and Bristol, alongside an upgrade of the LTS Linux kernel to version 6.12. The latest major release introduces features such as Kino, VVenC, FreeTube, and Bristol.
The change log includes fixes for various problems, such as adding Sierra Wireless EM9291, making conditional changes to kvm_rip_read() in KVM tracepoints, improving compatibility for X1E80100, fixing race conditions in MNT_TREE_BENEATH handling, and correcting multiplication overflow when reading timestamps. Additional modifications consist of eliminating redundant checks in pds_core, restructuring fiemap processing into an extent helper and struct, and incorporating a note into the fwnode.h file.