Manjaro Linux 17.0 beta 3 released in KDE flavor

Not long ago Developer team behind Manjaro Linux released second beta of version 17.0 code named 'Gellivara'. Few hours ago Manjaro team released third beta of 17.0. This release comes with many fixes and changes as well as new features.This release is in KDE flavor while Xfce flavor is been also released in beta 3.

According to official sources, Linux kernel is been updated to 4.9 LTS. Xorg-stack is also updated to 1.19. All the themes are updated to work with latest version on Manjaro. EFI installation process is been improved and fixed. KDE Plasma is updated to 5.9.1, KDE Apps are updated to 16.12.2. Manjaro Hello is updated to 0.4.10. Fixed Xorg-server crashes. Meta is still on 13.0.4 as it was on beta 2. Various changes are made in partitions and netinstall process.

So what will be the features of the new release series:

• We updated the stock kernel to linux49 4.9 LTS - Done with Alpha1
• We will update the Xorg-Stack to v1.19 series - Done with Beta1
• We will enhance and improve Luks and LVM support in CAL - Partly done with CAL v3.0
• We will enhance and improve our Manjaro Tools & Profiles - Ongoing within v0.14 branch
• We will enhance and improve our MHWD and MSM - Almost completed for Xorg 1.19
• We will update our themes - Done with Beta3

Changes since Beta2 release:

• Plasma 5.9.1
• KDE Apps 16.12.2
• VLC Nightly added
• Manjaro Hello 0.4.10
• Fixed some crashing issues with Xorg-Server
• [CAL] partition: use always double click to activate a partition tree view item
• [CAL] netinstall: moved module to a tree based UI
• [CAL] welcome: Add fallback check for internet connection
• [CAL] partition: Don't hardcode /dev/sd* as device path.
• [CAL] packages: Make try_{install,remove} more robust.

With the release of third beta, final version of Manjaro 17.0 is coming closer and closer. While many of us would stick to stable releases, there are also some people who want to try out it as early as possible. Try out the latest beta if you want to help developers or experience new features beforehand of final release.

To download click here.

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AntiX 17 alpha2 is out for testing

AntiX is Debian based Linux distribution. It is originated in Greece and lightweight distribution. AntiX is especially designed for old systems to provide lightweight but fully functional environment to work on. Few hours ago developer team released AntiX 17 alpha2 for testing purpose. there are many changes made in this release.

According to official announcement, there is a custom AntiX kernel based on 4.9.6. The installation media is available for both 32 bit and 64 bit systems. Live kernel updater and live usb maker included. The installation will now be done by cli-installer. Currently only MBR scheme is supported for installation of grub.

What's on the iso?

• New! 4.9.6 custom antiX kernel and headers (not libre)
• cli-installer
• antiX live system and persistence
• cli remastering
• live-kernel-updater
• live-usb-maker
• nano for editing
• rsync
• eudev - let me know how well this works
• sysvinit as init default. No systemd or libsystemd0
• gettext-base, lockfile-progs, xz-utils, (bugfix)
• console-date and lsb-release will get installed during the installation stage (bugfix)
• libudev1 and libudev-dev to avoid dependency issues after installation since we ship with eudev

Well, AntiX is not only a lightweight distro but it is also lightweight in size. It is only 150mb in size. So guys if you want to help the developers then try and test the latest alpha of AntiX.

To download click here.

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NuTyX 8.2.94 is available for public

Few hours ago, NuTyX team announced release of new version named NuTyX 8.2.94. This Linux distribution is based on LFS project and it has a custom package management called Cards. New version on NuTyX comes with lots of updates and fixes.
According to official announcement, Cards are now updated to 2.1.106.  Cards configuration files are now corrected resulting in adaptation of new lists of collections. Linux kernel is updated to 4.9.8. glibc 2.22, gcc 6.3.0, binutils 2.27, python 3.6.0, xorg-server 1.19.1, qt 5.8.0are also updated. In case of looks, KDE plasma 5.9.0, kf5 5.30.0, gnome 3.22.2, mate 1.16.1, xfce4 4.12.3 are also updated to keep your desktop beautiful.All the available packages are recompiled for this new version due to split in qt5 and rename pf python3 in python. NuTyX is available for both 32 bit and 64 bit systems.

According to official source,

• The base-extra collection is now integrated in the base collection.
• The /usr/lib64 -> /usr/lib and /lib64 -> /lib links are removed.

The /usr/lib64 directory should not exist anymore. 

Main Updated Package List

• cards 2.1.94 -> 2.1.106
• kernel lts 4.4.21 -> 4.9.8
• gcc 6.2.0 -> 6.3.0
• python 3.5.1 -> python 3.6.0
• alsa 1.1.2 -> 1.1.3
• cups 2.1.4 -> 2.2.1
• xorg-server 1.18.4 -> 1.19.1
• qt5 5.7.0 -> qt 5.8.0
• gtk3 3.20.9 -> 3.22.7
• firefox 49.0.2 -> 51.0.1
• thunderbird 45.3.0 -> 45.7.0
• chromium 53.0.2785.116 -> 56.0.2924.76
• libreoffice 5.2.1.1 -> 5.2.5.1
• kf5 5.26.0 -> 5.30.0
• plasma 5.7.95 -> 5.9.0

 To Download latest version CLICK HERE

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KDE Plasma 5.9.1 BugFix update released

KDE Plasma Desktop, a very feature rich Linux Desktop Environment(DE), I would say one of its kind. Recently, around 8 days before KDE team has announced the release of their new build KDE Plasma 5.9 and as said earlier features are always the main attractions, KDE Plasma 5.9 was focused on leveling up the productivity and they did so by allowing users to give interaction facility with the Notification flashes and more, they are called Interactive Notification Previews.

Well, Many new things came in and the comeback of Global Menus, but many users and developers came to see some minor and some markable fix-needy places, and here is the KDE team with the very first point release of KDE Plasma 5.9, i.e KDE Plasma Desktop 5.9.1.
What's Fixed in here?
Breeze, Plasma Addons, KScreen, Kwin, Plasma Desktop Audio Volume Control, KDE workspaces have found a line in fixed listing. You may check the full Changelog to get more information.
If you have upgraded to KDE Plasma 5.9 then you must update it to the latest version to get bug-fixes.