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Bayanihan Linux
Bayanihan Linux was a complete open source-based desktop solution for office and school use. It was a package that includes an operating system, a word processor, spreadsheet program, presentation software, email facility, an internet browser, and a graphics editor. This complete system was packaged in a single easy-to-install CD. The word "Bayanihan" relates to a Filipino tradition where people in a community help their neighbour in physically moving their house to a different place. The most recent versions of Bayanihan Linux are based on Debian GNU/Linux; previous releases (3.1 and earlier) were based on Fedora Core and Red Hat Linux.
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| 2023-02-21 |
NEW • Development Release: Neptune 7.9 Beta 1 |
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Neptune is a GNU/Linux distribution for desktops, based on Debian. The project has published a new testing snapshot, Neptune 7.9 beta 1. The release announcement reads: "As by our tradition, the Neptune 7.9 beta 1 ISO image is now available on time for the Carnaval. This one comes based on Debian 'Testing' with the latest Plasma 5.27 (beta) as well as Linux kernel 6.1.8. For the first time we ship Plasma Wayland as session as well as Flatpak with activated Flathub repository for a vast amount of apps available for Linux. This version is a bit bigger, 3GB in size, due to some apps relying on Qt 5 libraries and the default being Qt 6. We are looking into it if we can reduce the size further but we did already some tweaking to reduce the size. Known bugs: a Btrfs installation ends up with a read-only mount after installation (this still needs fixing in Calamares). Linux kernel 6.1.8 has issues with AMD GPUs and external displays staying black after stand-by and wake-up; this is fixed in kernel 6.1.9 and higher - Debian 'Sid' has 6.1.11 already so it should be fixed soon." Download: Neptune79-20230218.iso (2,927MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| Neptune is a GNU/Linux distribution for desktops. It is based on Debian's Stable branch, except for a newer kernel, some drivers and newer versions of popular applications, such as LibreOffice. It also ships with the latest version of the KDE desktop. The distribution's main goals are to provide a good-looking general-purpose desktop with pre-configured multimedia playback and to offer an easy-to-use USB installer with a persistence option.
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| 2023-07-23 |
Distribution Release: Neptune 8.0 |
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Neptune is a GNU/Linux distribution for desktops. It is based on Debian's Stable branch. The project has released Neptune version 8.0 which is based on Debian 12 and which features version 6.1 of the Linux kernel. The project's release announcement reads: "We are proud to announce the release of Neptune 8.0 (Juna). This is the first major release of version 8.0 based on Debian 12 (Bookworm). This version comes with the latest major underlying changes from Debian 12 (Bookworm). The Linux kernel has been updated to Version 6.1 to provide support for new hardware and better compatibility with current hardware. Additionally, KDE Plasma has been upgraded to version 5.27 along with all KDE applications present in version 22.12.3. In Neptune 8.0, we rely entirely on the software management of Plasma Discover, which is now mature enough for us to provide it with Flatpak support and the Flathub repository. As a result, the package management tool Muon has been removed. Other software updates include Chromium 115 as well as Thunderbird 102 and VLC 3.0.18." Download (SHA256): Neptune8-20230628.iso (2,941MB, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2022-08-20 |
Distribution Release: Neptune 7.5 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of Neptune 7.5, an updated build of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's latest stable version and with KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop environment: "We are proud to announce the release of Neptune 7.5 'Ada', the first service release of the Neptune 7 series. This version comes with the updates provided by Debian 11.4 'Bullseye' that offer the latest and greatest in terms of security. We updated the Linux kernel to version 5.18 to provide better support for modern hardware and fixed some bugs with existing hardware support. We put effort in optimizing the performance of Neptune by providing tweaks to kernel that improve the write speed on USB thumb drives. Neptune 7.5 also provides a new solution for a complete system backup called Timeshift. It allows you to save a whole snapshot of your system and restore it even if your system is totally broken. You can even restore from a live system as long as you have the backup saved somewhere accessible. Some slight tweaks make it easier to work on the terminal." See the release announcement for further information. Download: Neptune75-20220814.iso (2,658MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2022-01-01 |
Distribution Release: Neptune 7.0 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of Neptune 7.0, a major new version of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's latest stable release and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop: "We are proud to announce the release of Neptune 7 'Faye' named after the member of the Bebop crew in the Cowboy Bebop anime. This version comes with a new Debian base (11 'Bullseye') that offers newer and better hardware support as well as newer software and applications. KDE Plasma 5.20.5 ships with a new Neptune-specific theme that embraces the Breeze widget style for maximum compatibility and it also introduces a new subtle but modern flat look and feel to Neptune. We also updated the icon theme to our own variation of the Tela icon theme to fit with the new look of the system. The default panel has been modernized to allow pinning more apps and tasks to it as well as offering a new bigger and easier look to the eyes. Besides that, Linux kernel 5.10 offers modern hardware support as well as bug fixes." Here is the complete release announcement with screenshots. Download (SHA256): Neptune7-20211223.iso (2,567MB, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2020-07-08 |
Distribution Release: Neptune 6.5 |
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Neptune is a Linux distribution for desktops. It is based on Debian's Stable branch, except for a newer kernel, some drivers and newer versions of popular applications. The project has published an update to its current version, Neptune 6. The new 6.5 release offers security updates, a newer kernel, and and updated systemd package. Some other desktop packages have been brought up to date too: "It is the first maintenance release of Neptune 6 which is also available as update for all Neptune 6 users. This version features more modern hardware support by providing Linux kernel 5.6 together with updates to proprietary firmware blobs as well as updated systemd 245.6. Neptune is now bootable on UEFI Secure Boot machines. With the newly activated buster-backports repositories you can enjoy newer software updates for LibreOffice in version 6.4.5 and Inkscape in version 1.0. Updated are also the browser Chromium to version 83 and Thunderbird to version 68.10. When it comes to multimedia VLC got an update to version 3.0.11, FFmpeg to version 4.1.4 and PulseAudio to version 13." Further details and screenshots can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download (SHA256): Neptune65-Plasma5-20200707.iso (2,491MB, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2019-08-17 |
Distribution Release: Neptune 6.0 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of Neptune 6.0, the distribution's first stable release based on Debian 10, featuring the KDE Plasma desktop with assorted desktop improvements: "We are proud to announce the release of Neptune 6.0. This new version is based upon Debian 10 "Buster" and it comes with the typical Neptune tweaks and configurations. The base of the system is Linux kernel in version 4.19.37 which provides the necessary hardware support. Plasma 5.14.5 features the stable and flexible KDE-made desktop that is loved by millions. New in this version is an improved display handling which allows switching between different output methods and can be handy for presentations. The lockscreen is now invoked when changing users. Plasma Discover is now able to upgrade firmware and features a more modern and polished look and feel. New improved desktop effects and handling of compositing in the KWin window manager result in a better and more fluid user experience. In terms of applications, version 6.0 uses Chromium 76 as the default web browser." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download: Neptune6-Plasma5-20190816.iso (2,462MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2018-11-05 |
Distribution Release: Neptune 5.6 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of Neptune 5.6, the latest stable version of the project's Debian-based desktop Linux distribution featuring the KDE Plasma 5.12 desktop: "We are proud to announce version 5.6 of Neptune. This update represents the current state of Neptune 5 and renews the ISO image so if you install Neptune, you don't have to download tons of updates. In this update we have improved hardware support further by providing Linux kernel 4.18.6 with improved drivers and bug fixes. Updated the DDX drivers for AMD/ATI and Intel as well, providing Mesa 18.1.9. The X.Org Server has been updated to version 1.19.6 which fixes several bugs and brings speed improvements. Other main changes in this version are the update of systemd to version 239 and KDE Applications to version 18.08.2. Network-Manager has been updated to 1.14 to improve WiFi network stability and speed. Plasma Desktop has been updated to 5.12.7 to provide bug fixes. It includes fixes for Krunner to allow setting the web shortcuts and spell-checking options for its plugins. connections with sftp via KIO are now more stable and reliable even after reconnecting to a device." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: Neptune5-Plasma5-20181103.iso (2,142MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2018-07-22 |
Distribution Release: Neptune 5.4 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of Neptune 5.4, an updated build of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "stable branch" and featuring the KDE Plasma 5.12 desktop: "We are proud to announce version 5.4 of Neptune. In this update we introduce a new look-and-feel package called 'Neptune Dark'. It comes together with a modified icon theme, called 'Faenza Dark'. We improved hardware support further by providing Linux kernel 4.16.16 with improved drivers and bug fixes. Other main changes in this version are the update of KDE Frameworks to version 5.48 and KDE Applications to version 18.04.3. As the new KF5 version is not compatible with Qt 5.7 anymore we had to backport its patches to version 5.45. VLC has been updated to 3.0.3 to provide more speed and lots of bug fixes. Thunderbird 52.9 fixes issues with encrypted HTML e-mails. The Excalibur menu is now available in version 2.7 which provides some bug fixes in regards to multiple activities and moving favorites around. KWin, the default window manager for Plasma, got an update to version 5.12.5 which is now the real version and which we adjusted to be compiled against Qt 5.7." See the release announcement and changelog for further details. Download (SHA256): Neptune5-Plasma5-20180721.iso (2,120MB, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2018-03-10 |
Distribution Release: Neptune 5.0 |
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Neptune is a Linux distribution based on Debian's Stable branch. The project's latest release, Neptune 5.0 "Refresh", is based on Debian 9 Stretch and includes KDE's Plasma 5.12 LTS desktop. Version 4.14 of the Linux kernel has been backported to provide additional hardware support: "This version marks a new iteration within the Neptune universe. It switches its base to the current Debian Stable "Stretch" version and also changes slightly the way we will provide updates for Neptune. We will no longer strive to bring in more recent versions of Plasma, kernel or other software on our own. With Snaps, Flatpaks and AppImages being more and more popular and mature these days we strongly believe these are the ways to go if you want to try out bleeding edge software. We on the other hand strive to provide the most stable and best desktop user experience out there. This is why we decided you to provide the latest LTS release of Plasma version 5.12 together with KDE Applications 17.12 as well as KDE Frameworks 5.43." Further information and screen shots can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): Neptune5-Plasma5-20180310.iso (2,112MB, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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