KDE Linux is a user-focused, general-purpose Linux distribution. It is built by KDE and it is meant to showcase the best implementation of everything KDE has to offer, using the most advanced technologies. The distribution's base packages come from Arch Linux, while everything else is either compiled by the kde-builder tool or included as Flatpak packages. KDE Linux does not come with any traditional package manager, but supports installing Flatpak, Snap or AppImage applications. As it has an immutable base, system updates involve replacing the operating system image with an entirely new one. EN-OS is an Arch Linux-based distribution with a customised KDE Plasma as the preferred desktop and a large range of KDE-centric software, including the Calligra office suite and KDE Gear set of applications. Designed for the desktop, it also includes the Calamares system installer and a good selection of popular applications for work, multimedia and development. AgarimOS is a desktop Linux distribution based on Void. It comes in several popular desktop flavours, including Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE and Xfce, all with a limited set of applications in their default states. Like its parent, AgarimOS does not use the systemd service manager, relying instead on the runit init scheme. It employs the XBPS package management system, together with a graphical front-end called OctoXBPS. The distribution also includes various optimisations, custom themes and some interesting software selection, such as the WezTerm terminal emulator, the Neofetch system information utility, the hBlock ad blocker, and the aria2 download tool. Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses 'pacman', its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking. Operating on a rolling release system, Arch can be installed from a CD image or via an FTP server. The default install provides a solid base that enables users to create a custom installation. In addition, the Arch Build System (ABS) provides a way to easily build new packages, modify the configuration of stock packages, and share these packages with other users via the Arch Linux user repository. Side GNU/Linux is an independently-developed lightweight Linux distribution featuring the PiSi package manager. It uses the Simple Desktop Environment (SDE, a fork of LXDE) together with the Openbox window manager and the text-mode Lynx web browser. The distribution, designed for more experienced Linux users, offers a choice between a simple text-mode system installer and the graphical Calamares installation program. Peropesis (personal operating system) is a small-scale, minimalist, command-line-based Linux operating system. It's an incomplete system, but it's constantly being improved. Also, it is a free operating system created from free software, mostly distributed under the GNU GPL or BSD licenses. Dr.Parted Live is a bootable GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian's "Testing" branch. It is a live image featuring a lightweight Openbox window manager and useful applications for disc partitioning as well as data backup, restore and recovery. Kiro is an Arch Linux-based distribution with the goal of being an intuitive and customisable ISO image builder. It provides a simple way to build a custom Arch-based installation medium with a choice of packages, settings and scripts. Kiro uses the Xfce desktops, includes the Calamares system installer, and has a modular structure. Calam Arch Installer is an Arch-based Linux distribution created to facilitate the installation of an Arch Linux system to a hard disk. It is also a full-featured live Linux system with Xfce as the preferred desktop. The Calamares system installer offers a choice of several popular desktop environments and window managers, including Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, MATE, Openbox and Xfce. The distribution also offers support for both BIOS and UEFI boot, as well as hard disk encryption with LUKS.I roundup a crop of December's smaller Linux app releases, including the Clapper media player, QEMU virtualisation tool, Scribus DTP and ONLYOFFICE.
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Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free Linux distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more.Beaucoup de nos services numériques du quotidien sont propulsés en partie voire entièrement par les GAFAM. Les risques de cette dépendance s'illustrent de plus en plus fréquemment dans l'actualité : représailles envers l'ex-Commissaire européen Thierry Breton et des ONG luttant contre la désinformation en ligne, clôture de la boite de courriel du procureur de la Cour Pénale Internationale, …
Ces vulnérabilités mettent en danger le fonctionnement des démocraties européennes.
On peut être tenté d'attendre une nouvelle législation européenne, cependant le carburant de ces plateformes est en premier lieu nos données personnelles : quitter ces plateformes réduit à la fois notre exposition personnelle et notre contribution collective à ce système néfaste.
C'est le sens de l'appel lancé à Hambourg lors du 39ème CCC : le 4 janvier (puis chaque 1er dimanche du mois), faites migrer vos connaissances d'une des plateformes et faites le savoir en utilisant les mots clés #DiDay ou #iDidIt sur le Fediverse.
Cet appel est soutenu notamment par Wikimedia, Nextcloud et Mastodon, et l'information a été relayée par la 1ère chaîne de TV allemande. Espérons que des acteurs de l'espace francophone s'y joignent rapidement !
Linux est bien sûr une des alternatives, dont la progression est en bonne voie « grâce » à Microsoft (mouvement qui s'inscrit parfaitement dans les initiatives existantes Adieu Windows ou End Of 10). Mais l'initiative concernent tous les services dépendants de ces plateformes toxiques : messageries instantanées, stockage en ligne, librairies en lignes, … dont la gratuité ou les prix au rabais reposent sur l'exploitation de nos données personnelles.
Le succès dépend donc de vous qui lisez cet article, et des relais « physiques » qui pourront accompagner ces migrations : cafés réparation, GULLs, librairies physiques, bibliothèques, … mois après mois !
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MidnightBSD is a FreeBSD-derived operating system. A critical goal of the project is to create an easy-to-use desktop environment with graphical ports management, and system configuration using GNUstep. The vast majority of the operating system will maintain a BSD license. MidnightBSD was forked from FreeBSD 6.1 beta.
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