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AerynOS 2025.03 Released with GNOME 48, Mesa 25, and Linux Kernel 6.13.8
That’s right, AerynOS is one of the first distros to package and deliver the recently released GNOME 48 desktop environment to its users. GNOME 48 is a huge update featuring HDR support, dynamic triple buffering, Wayland color management protocol, a Wellbeing feature, battery charge limiting, and more.
While still considered alpha quality, AerynOS 2025.03 is powered by Linux kernel 6.13.8 (with Linux kernel 6.14 on the pipelines) and features the latest and greatest Mesa 25.0.2 open-source graphics stack. The updated toolchain consists of LLVM 19.1.7, Vulkan SDK 1.4.309.0, and many of the latest tools.
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AerynOS 2025.03 Alpha Released with GNOME 48, Mesa 25, and Linux Kernel 6.13.8
AerynOS 2025.03 has officially been released, introducing a variety of exciting features for Linux users. The release includes the highly anticipated GNOME 48 desktop environment, which comes with significant improvements like HDR support, dynamic triple buffering, and a Wayland color management protocol. Other updates include a battery charge limiting feature and a Wellbeing option aimed at improving user experience.
This release, while still in alpha, incorporates Linux kernel 6.13.8 and the updated Mesa 25.0.2 graphics stack, alongside tools like LLVM 19.1.7 and Vulkan SDK 1.4.309.0. Additionally, the Moss package manager now integrates os-info to generate more detailed OS metadata via a JSON file.
The Serial Slopper seems to have made a real article about it:
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Forget Windows 11 and try AerynOS instead -- this new Linux distro just got a fresh ISO and powerful updates
The folks behind Serpent OS have completed their rebrand, and the result is something you must check out. Now called “AerynOS,” this Linux distribution just dropped a new ISO (AerynOS 2025.03) and it might soon be time to forget all about Windows 11. Seriously.
This isn’t some clunky science project or a quirky Linux offshoot that breaks every other week. AerynOS is shaping up to be a serious daily driver.
True, it’s technically still alpha, but regular updates, modern software, and real progress make this one stand out. For instance, the new ISO brings a bunch of goodies like GNOME 48.0, Linux kernel 6.13.8, Firefox 136.0.2, Mesa 25.0.2, the Vulkan SDK 1.4.309.0, and LLVM 19.1.7. Basically, if you like to live on the edge, this release is calling your name.
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AerynOS (former Serpent OS) Makes Its Debut with 2025.03
AerynOS might not ring a bell just yet (we cover the backstory in our article “No More Snakes: Serpent OS Rebrands as AerynOS“), but chances are we’ll be hearing more about it soon. The newly rebranded distro has just dropped its first release, 2025.03, under its new name.
For those unfamiliar, it is a still-in-development stateless (atomic updates, instant rollbacks, built-in deduplication, and seamless rolling updates) Linux distro targeted mainly at advanced users and developers.