Privacy-focused, AI-infused Gnoppix Linux 26.6 now available

Back from the shadows in 2021, Gnoppix remains around as it was: Debian-based, AI-infused, lightweight, and available in a free Core edition alongside a Pro flavor (members that get access to all the exclusive goodies have to pay $2.5 per month).

This week's release takes the current version number up to 26.6 and, according to the official release notes (see the source link below the screenshot gallery at the end of the article), "focuses heavily on stabilizing our underlying build system, securing repository pipelines, cleaning up the desktop user experience, and introducing highly requested live boot capabilities."

The list of changes includes the following:

• A complete removal of the legacy Debian installer from the build system, leaving room for a streamlined, modern live environment. 
• The root cause of previous build failures has been found and ironed out.
• A secure HTTPS repository infrastructure alongside an early SSL certificate injection system.
• Support for Copy2RAM.
• Added localized French and Spanish localized boot entries.
• Multiple desktop environment and experience fixes and improvements.
• LibreWolf now configured system-wide with the Gnoppix Search page as its mandatory home page, and also set as the default web browser.
• Betterbird is the default mail client.
• The lockscreen is now disabled for a seamless live-user testing environment.

The ISO images are available on SourceForge. For now, only the Xfce ISO is listed. The Core KDE version should follow in the coming days (the KDE screenshots below are from version 26).