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Some distributions like Debian tend to separate tools into different packages – usually stable release, development release, documentation and debug. Also counting the source package number varies. For debian and rpm based entries it is just the base to produce binary packages, so the total number of packages is the number of binary packages.
Solus 4.2 was released on February 3, 2021. [40] Solus 4.3 was released on July 11, 2021. [41] Solus 4.4 "Harmony" was released on July 8, 2023. [42] Solus 4.5 "Resilience" was released on January 8, 2024, and included the new Calamares installer, PipeWire as a replacement for PulseAudio, and a version using the Xfce desktop environment. [43] [44]
DistroWatch is a website that provides news, distribution pages hit rankings, and other general information about various Linux distributions as well as other free software/open source Unix-like operating systems. It now contains information on several hundred distributions [1] and a few hundred distributions labeled as active. [2]
Debian is one of the most popular Linux distributions, and many other distributions have been created from the Debian codebase. [245] As of 2021, DistroWatch lists 121 active Debian derivatives. [246] The Debian project provides its derivatives with guidelines for best practices and encourages derivatives to merge their work back into Debian.
In late 2021, the Arch Linux developers released Pacman 6.0, which enabled parallel downloads. [31] In February 2022, the Arch Linux developers began offering debug packages. [32] In September 2024, Valve partnered with Arch Linux developers to support ongoing development efforts with the focus on build service infrastructure and secure signing ...
A light-weight Linux distribution is a Linux distribution that uses lower memory and processor-speed requirements than a more "feature-rich" Linux distribution. The lower demands on hardware ideally result in a more responsive machine , and allow devices with fewer system resources (e.g. older or embedded hardware ) to be used productively.
Pop OS (stylized as Pop!_OS) is a free and open-source Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu, and featuring a customized GNOME desktop environment known as COSMIC.The distribution is developed by American Linux computer manufacturer System76.