Neptune, formerly known as zevenos , an Ubuntu-based GNU / Linux distributions, designed to provide a quick and easy to use system, and with a similar BeOS user interface and support for older hardware.
Neptune 6.0 (Spike) based on Debian 10 (Buster), and comes with a typical configuration of Neptune.
Basis for the new version of the system is Linux Kernel 4.19.37, which provides the necessary hardware support. And Plasma 5.14.5 stable and flexible KDE desktop.
New in this version includes improved display process, allowing switching between different output methods, and can easily be demonstrated. Now, when you change the user calls the lock screen.
Plasma Discover can now upgrade firmware, hardware, and has a more modern look and feel.
In addition, in the new window manager KWin desktop effects and improved synthetic process can lead to better, more fluid user experience.
On the application side, using Chromium 76 version 6.0 as the default web browser.
Thunderbird email application version 60.8. Multimedia Player is done by VLC 3.0.7, music management remains Amarok, which is based on KDE Frameworks 5 build.
Office work for LibreOffice 6.1.5.2, Gimp 2.10 provides image editing features. You can use Audacity 2.2.2 or Ardor 5.12 editing audio. You can also use Kdenlive 18.08.2 video clips.
Neptune 6.0 provides 2.4 GiB 64 Wei ISO, available from the download page: https://neptuneos.com/en/download.html
Neptune 5.x users can upgrade with the help of the upgrade to version 6.0 of the script, or as long as you can support Debian Stretch remain on Neptune 5.x. Only after the backup existing systems to upgrade to version 6.0.
There are two known issues with the following:
- 64 Uefi Safe Boot may not work correctly
- After running the upgrade script, you must manually install mariadb-server-core-10.3 database so Amaroks work (Amaroks database migration need to copy the ~ / .kde / share / apps / amarok to ~ from older versions of non-kf5 / .local / share / amarok)
For details, see the announcement: https://neptuneos.com/en/news-reader/neptune-6-0-release-170.html