Based on Xubuntu 22.04 LTS, a new version of Freespire has been made available.

Freespire 9.0 Released

Today the PC/OS Open Source development team is pleased to announce Freespire 9.0, our newest release based on Canonical’s Xubuntu 22.04 LTS. With stability and functionality in mind, our team has been working to make this optimal for both open source enthusiasts and desktop users. 

Some of the changes included : 

XFCE 4.18 

5.15 Linux kernel 

Firefox Web Browser 

Thunderbird 102.42 

OnlyOffice Desktop Editors 

GIMP 2.10.32 

Transmission 3.00 

Balena Etcher 

We also include all security updates up to January 17 2023 Freespire 9.0 does not include any proprietary codecs or software code that is not open source - though if needed, these are available in the Ubuntu repositories; it does, however, include all relevant security updates.

Freespire 9.0 is free of charge to download and redistribute. If you have bandwidth constraints or feel more comfortable using physical media to install, it can be purchased below. You can download the ISO and the MD5 file, here

https://distro.ibiblio.org/blacklab/free12/freespire-901-desktop-amd64.iso

https://distro.ibiblio.org/blacklab/free12/freespire-901-desktop-amd64.md5

Freespire 9.0 Released