Debian

Debian demands Rust or rust in peace for legacy ports

Memory safety trumps retro computing: Alpha, PA-RISC, m68k, SH4 face the chop in 2026

OSes03 Nov 2025 | 65

Mobian makes Debian's latest 'Trixie' release pocket-sized

Another phone Linux? The Reg attempts to disentangle the options

OSes21 Oct 2025 | 30

Raspberry Pi OS, LMDE, Peppermint OS join the Debian 13 club

Downstream Linux projects line up behind the latest release

OSes15 Oct 2025 | 21

Linux Mint picks up the pace with LMDE 7 and Wayland-ready Cinnamon

Devs sketch plans for two more releases this year, blending Debian foundations with modern display tech

OSes16 Sep 2025 | 38

RefreshOS 2.5: The Debian remix that borrows from every desk in the house

A remarkable mixture of different components, but it works

OSes29 Aug 2025 | 14

Debian 13 'Trixie' arrives: x86-32 and MIPS out, RISC-V in

Aside from glam, includes cool features like standalone GNOME Flashback session with no GNOME shell

OSes12 Aug 2025 | 28

Star leaky app of the week: StarDict

Fun feature found in Debian 13: send your selected text to China – in plaintext

Software08 Aug 2025 | 18

MX Linux 25 loses systemd toggling power as Debian 13 looms

Upstream changes force users to pick an init system at install instead of boot

OSes06 Aug 2025 | 45

Debian isn't waiting for 2038 to blow up, switches to 64-bit time for everything

We say everything... just not the oldest hardware. Unix Epochalypse less than 13 years away

OSes25 Jul 2025 | 96

Neptune OS is Debian made easy but, boy, does it need some housekeeping

A media-ready remix with KDE, codecs, and clutter from its BeOS-flavored past

OSes22 May 2025 | 37

FreeBSD fans rally round zVault upstart

Community fork picks up where TrueNAS CORE left off

The State of Storage12 May 2025 | 15

The final bookworm-based Raspberry Pi OS update arrives

Last big release until trixie shows up

OSes08 May 2025 | 11

MX Linux 23.6 brings Debian freshness, without the systemd funk

Bookworm 12.10-based release is a few steps ahead of upstream

OSes17 Apr 2025 | 61

FuriPhone FLX1: A Debian-powered brick that puts GNOME in your back pocket

Fun with a FOSS-focused Phosh fondleslab

Personal Tech03 Feb 2025 | 86

Debian 12.9 arrives, quickly followed by MX Linux 23.5

The eighth point-release of Bookworm – yes, you read that right – and the latest MX with new Xfce

OSes16 Jan 2025 | 37

Double Debian update: 11.11 and 12.7 arrive at once

But Bullseye's days are numbered and it's time to think about upgrading

OSes04 Sep 2024 | 10

Hong Kong's Furi Labs shakes up smartphone scene with dash of Debian

DEVCONF.CZ The FLX1 runs its own build of 'Trixie' but has an Android layer

Personal Tech26 Jun 2024 | 26

In Debian, APT 3 gains features – but KeepassXC loses them

'Sid' is looking a little sickly of late, but it will pass

OSes22 May 2024 | 28

Qualcomm warms bed for Linux on Arm PCs

One eye on Windows, the other winking at penguins

Personal Tech15 May 2024 | 8

Debian spices up APT package manager with a dash of color, squishes ancient bug

2.9 gives a taste of what's to come

OSes18 Apr 2024 | 39

TrueNAS CORE 13 is the end of the FreeBSD version

Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE is the future primary focus

Storage18 Mar 2024 | 95

Raspberry Pi OS 5.2 is here, with pleasant tweaks to Wayland-based desktop

Kernel 6.6 and small refinements, plus less visible, but meaningful adjustments

OSes15 Mar 2024 | 38

SparkyLinux harbors a flamboyant array of desktops

Both stable and rolling releases, Pi versions, and some very unusual customizations

OSes28 Jan 2024 | 60

Debian preps ground to drop 32-bit x86 as separate edition

Bad news for several downstream distros, but good news for NetBSD

OSes19 Dec 2023 | 22

Kernel kerfuffle kiboshes Debian 12.3 release

A mis-merged patch causing corruption on ext4 volumes is to blame

OSes12 Dec 2023 | 29

Raspberry Pi OS goes goth

First post-Pi 5 update brings dark mode among numerous bug fixes

Personal Tech07 Dec 2023 | 18

Revamped Raspberry Pi OS boasts Wayland desktop and improved imager tool

Complete rebuild of Debian distro optimized for diminutive computer

OSes03 Nov 2023 | 41

Trinity desktop's latest release snaps into action on Q4OS 5.3

It's already available on this lightweight Debian spin

OSes02 Nov 2023 | 12

Mozilla treats Debian devotees to the raw taste of Firefox Nightly

Handle with care, but a native package is still a good sign

Software01 Nov 2023 | 19

Window Maker Live: When less is more, but more is also ... more?

New version of Debian-based live distro boasts added GNUstep, too

OSes25 Oct 2023 | 22

Mint freshens up its Linux garden for Ubuntu and Debian fans

One version's edgier than the other

OSes04 Oct 2023 | 27

Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 hits beta with reassuringly little drama

Think Debian 12 plus Mint's polish and a friendlier UX for non-techies

OSes13 Sep 2023 | 14

antiX 23: Anarchic for sure, but 'design by committee' isn't always the best for Linux

Still, it's blisteringly fast and systemd-free too

OSes01 Sep 2023 | 55

Xebian is the Marie Kondo of Linux distros – it's here to declutter

Clean, simple, quick, and an example of how less can give you more

OSes24 Aug 2023 | 19

Version 5 of systemd-free Debian remix Devuan is here

Debian Bookworm without the controversial init – or the platform support, or the polish

OSes21 Aug 2023 | 71

30 years on, Debian is at the heart of the world's most successful Linux distros

August 16 was an especially big day for this island of stability

OSes17 Aug 2023 | 89

Middleweight champ MX Linux 23 delivers knockout punch

Debian 12-based version should be your first choice for a non-systemd distro

OSes03 Aug 2023 | 78

Debian 12.1 released with bug fixes aplenty and excitement still in short supply

The next version, 'Trixie', is starting to take shape and boasts an additional official CPU architecture

OSes25 Jul 2023 | 10

Debian 12 'Bookworm' is the excitement-free Linux you've been waiting for

If Ubuntu is getting you down, check out its grandad

OSes05 Jun 2023 | 54

A new version of APT is coming to Debian 12

Like 'Bookworm' itself, software manager will have improved handling of non-free packages

OSes08 Mar 2023 | 25

Official: Lomiri desktop now runs on Debian

Converged environment formerly known as Unity 8 breaks free from Ubuntu – and indeed, from tablets

OSes27 Feb 2023 | 4

Debian-based siduction gains snapshots, new recovery tools and more

Where you want to be for the latest and greatest, but not for the faint of heart

OSes05 Jan 2023 | 9

Zinc: An Ubuntu remix that dares to be different

Impressive distro is somewhere between a tech demo and a power user's tool

OSes13 Oct 2022 | 14

Big changes coming in Debian 12: Some parts won't be FOSS

Vote result good news for new users, but might be bad for remixes

OSes03 Oct 2022 | 27

MX Linux 21.2: Middleweight Debian-based distro is well worth a look

Special report We took our first official test drive and became a little infatuated

OSes31 Aug 2022 | 20

Ubuntu 22.04.1: Slightly late, but worth the upgrade

Latest shine on the Jammy Jellyfish brings ton of fixes to keep you working smoothly

OSes12 Aug 2022 | 13

Tavis Ormandy ports WordPerfect for UNIX to Linux

Two ways to run the classic word processor on a modern open-source box

Offbeat20 Jul 2022 | 62

Disentangling the Debian derivatives: Which should you use?

More flavors than than an ice cream shop means something for just about everyone

OSes18 Jul 2022 | 88

x86 Raspberry Pi Desktop is a great way to revive an old PC

The OS Formerly Known As Raspbian isn't just for the diminutive computer

OSes11 Jul 2022 | 28

SpiralLinux: Anonymous creator of GeckoLinux puts out new Debian remix

Yes, yet another Debian downstream, but a particularly interesting one

Software20 Jun 2022 | 16

Sick of Windows but can't afford a Mac? Consult our cynic's guide to desktop Linux

For your consideration: A reasonable list of the least bad distros

OSes31 May 2022 | 302

Debian faces firmware furore from FOSS freedom fighters

Convenience or purity? You can only choose one

OSes25 Apr 2022 | 103

Raspberry Pi OS update beefs up security

Default user gone, Bluetooth pairing during setup, and latest LTS Linux kernel

OSes08 Apr 2022 | 45

Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 is here

Whether it's Mint-flavoured Debian or Debian-flavoured Mint, it's tasty

OSes19 Mar 2022 | 74

Out of beta and ready for data: 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS is here

Now you just need a compatible device...

OSes03 Feb 2022 | 51

Another Debian dust-up with Firefox dependencies – but there is an annoying and awkward workaround

El Reg, as ever, helps you to get back in the game

OSes10 Dec 2021 | 77