Zenwalk released its 2026 snapshot on September 5, 2026, with Linux 7.1, Xfce 4.20 and integrated Flatpak support. Separately, Slackware moved to version 16 Alpha 1 with upgraded GNU toolchain components including GCC 16.2.0 and glibc 2.44.
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Zenwalk GNU Linux released its Current Milestone 2026 snapshot, updating the Slackware-based desktop distribution with Linux 7.1.x, Xfce 4.20 and integrated Flatpak support [distrowatch.com#1][lxer.com#1][linuxiac.com#1]. The project rebuilt the release on current Slackware packages while keeping Zenwalk-specific desktop and system components designed to make Slackware more accessible as a daily d
It's been over four years since the original release of Zenwalk 15.0 while released today is a new Zenwalk Current Milestone snapshot. This Slackware-based Linux distribution with a long history has an exciting update out for testing this weekend...
Slackware moved its current branch to Slackware 16 Alpha 1 after Patrick Volkerding upgraded the GNU toolchain to GCC 16.2.0, Binutils 2.47 and glibc 2.44, rebuilt the package set with them, and included Linux 6.18 LTS as the alpha kernel [phoronix.com#1]. Phoronix reported that the alpha also kept the LILO bootloader and upgraded packages including Firefox, Thunderbird and libxml2 for security an