KaOS Linux Celebrates 10 Years with New ISO Release Featuring Pre-Release KDE Plasma 6

9to5Linux reports: KDE-focused and Arch Linux-inspired independent distribution KaOS Linux celebrates today 10 years of existence with a new stable ISO release that brings some of the latest GNU/Linux technologies and a preview of the upcoming KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment.

Yes, you're reading it right, KaOS is one of the very first GNU/Linux distributions to offer you a live ISO image with a pre-release version of the KDE Plasma 6 desktop, which, of course, is compiled against the latest Qt 6 open-source application framework...

Since this is a special ISO release, the devs also added an option to play music during the installation process.
"KaOS uses the Systemd-provided Systemd-boot for UEFI installs," according to the release notes.

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[JackieBrown]

Honestly, most of the issues with systemd have been fixed. I haven't had any problems with it in years.

This knee jerk reaction to systemd is getting redundant.

All I can say is

[93 Escort Wagon]

Any Linux distribution named after the villains from Get Smart deserves a look!

Username & Password?

[bjwest]

I'd love to give this a try, but I can't because the damn live image is password protected. Who the fuck makes a live image with a default username and password? Hell, put the damn thing right on the screen if you feel the need to make me log into a fucking live image, or at least in a FAQ on your web page, if not on the front page somewhere so I don't have to waste time trying to find it.

I just wasted time downloading and booting this shit, only to have to delete it.

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[Waccoon]

Not the first time this happened to me with a Linux distro.

Frankly, I'm not impressed that they shoved out a "pre-release" version of a DE before everyone else. Sounds like nothing is being properly tested before it goes out the door.

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[drinkypoo]

I just wasted time downloading and booting this shit, only to have to delete it.

If you were qualified to screw with a prerelease KDE (which is frankly one of the worst ideas I can imagine) then you'd be able to figure out how to get into the system with or without the password.