The creators of the Fedora-based Ultramarine Linux distribution have released the ISO images for Ultramarine 41, also codenamed “Cyberia,” which builds on Fedora Linux 41 and is available for existing users.
Ultramarine 41 introduces WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) support and new default applications for the Budgie desktop in the Flagship Edition, including the Evince document viewer and Lollypop music player. A new command-line tool, um, provides advanced users with an overview of their installation.
The GNOME edition now features GNOME 47 and new default applications: Showtime video player, Papers document viewer, and Decibels music player. The KDE Plasma edition features the latest KDE Plasma 6.3, while the Xfce edition includes the Xfce 4.18 desktop environment.
Notable updates in Ultramarine 41 include support for x86 Surface devices, initial Chromebook support, and enhancements for Raspberry Pi devices. Many applications now use the Flatpak sandboxed format.
While still using Fedora’s Anaconda installer, Ultramarine developers are working on a new installer and a Welcome app for an improved out-of-the-box experience, included in this release. The documentation has also been enhanced, with many components and applications updated from the Fedora repositories, and the kernel updated to Linux 6.13. For more details, check the release announcement page.
You can download the Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, or Xfce editions of Ultramarine Linux 41 now from the official website. All versions support both 64-bit and AArch64 (ARM64) architectures.
