Trisquel GNU/Linux 8.0 release: GNU operating system, with the Linux-libre kernel

Trisquel GNU/Linux is a distribution of the GNU operating system, with the Linux-libre kernel, derived from another distribution, Ubuntu. The project aims for a fully free software system without proprietary software or firmware and uses a version of Ubuntu’s modified kernel, with the non-free code (binary blobs) removed. Trisquel relies on user donations. Its logo is a triskelion, a Celtic symbol. Trisquel is listed by the Free Software Foundation as a distribution that contains only free software.

Trisquel GNU/Linux consists of three versions: Trisguel (a GNOME-based family-oriented distribution), Trisguel PeME (GNOME-based office-optimized distribution), and Triskel (a generic KDE-based distribution). The project was developed by the Universidad de Vigo and sponsored by the Local Government Council for Industrial Innovation of the Province of Galicia, Spain.

What’s new on Trisquel 8.0?

• Linux-libre 4.4 LTS kernel
• switches from the GNOME 2 desktop to the MATE fork
• use of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for its base packages

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Further reading

• GNU Linux-Libre 4.16 kernel release

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