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Systemd-Free Devuan GNU/Linux 6.0 Distro Is Out Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”
Based on the latest Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series, Devuan GNU/Linux 6.0 is powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series for the best possible hardware support for both existing users and new installations.
New features in this release include restoring support for /run/utmp for registering sessions, support for the PipeWire media server, reduced support for the i386 architecture by no longer providing an i386 installer ISO, as well as a merged-/usr file system.
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Devuan 6 Excalibur Release Notes
This document includes technical notes relevant to Devuan 6 Excalibur.
Devuan 6 Excalibur is based on Debian 13 Trixie. Much of the information in [Debian's Release Notes](https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/releasenotes) is relevant and useful. They should be consulted alongside this document.
More information and support on specific issues can be obtained by:
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Devuan 6.0 released
Version 6.0 ("Excalibur") of the systemd-averse Devuan distribution has been released. It is based on Debian 13 ("trixie"), and includes some of the significant changes from that release, including the merged /usr hierarchy.
Jordan Gloor (Valnet):
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Not a fan of systemd? This alternative init Linux distro just got a big update
Devuan, a Linux distribution with a goal of offering a reliable alternative to Debian Linux without systemd, announced this week a major point release. Devuan 6.0 is here with several improvements, including a new kernel, a package manager upgrade, and more.
Devuan 6, which carries the nickname "Excalibur," arrives on the heals of its base, Debian 13 "Trixie" which released back in August. Several of the upgrades that came with Trixie are here for Excalibur, including an upgrade to Linux kernel 6.12, which introduced such notable features as kernel panic QR codes for quick reference and hibernation on RISC-V processors. The update also moves Xfce to 4.20, and the APT package manager has been upgraded to the major 3.0 release, which comes with better depenency-resolving techniques.
The Register:
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When Debian won't do, Devuan 6 'Excalibur' Linux makes the grade
This is essentially the same OS as Debian 13, but with Agent P's sprawling "system and service manager" surgically removed, along with any packages that are so dependent upon it that they can't be separated. Like Trixie, it uses kernel 6.12 – currently the latest LTS kernel – and the PipeWire audio server. As with Debian since version 12 "Bookworm", the installation media contains proprietary firmware files, mainly for Wi-Fi controllers. That can be removed post-install, if you wish.
Perhaps as a consequence, although there are lots of supplementary GNOME tools in Devuan's repositories, the GNOME desktop isn't included. Debian 13 includes GNOME 48, which was released in March, a few months before the GNOME project announced stronger dependencies on systemd. We will venture a prediction: GNOME probably will not be returning in Devuan 7, which is codenamed Freia and will follow Debian 14 sometime in 2027.
DW:
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Distribution Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 6.0.0
Devuan GNU+Linux 6.0.0, code name "Excalibur", has been released. This latest version of the project's systemd-free Linux distribution forked from Debian in 2015 is based on Debian 13: [...]