Canaima GNU/Linux 8.1 "Kavanayen": What's New and Installation

Yesterday, August 9th, was the long-awaited launch of Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie”, which has been a great event, not only because of the new features (changes and improvements) incorporated, but because before and after its release, many projects and their developers have taken advantage of releasing their GNU/Linux Distros created based on it, taking advantage of the boom of its great reputation as a universal and stable operating system. And precisely, one of those projects that has done so in advance has been the GNU/Linux distro of Venezuelan origin called Canaima GNU/Linux by releasing your First maintenance release under the name and number: 8.1 "Kavanayen".

But, before going into the details of Technical updates and the installation process for “Canaima GNU/Linux 8.1 “Kavanayen””, it is worth briefly highlighting the most important technical innovations of the launch of Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie”, so we don't miss out on them. And some of the many new features are: It includes more than 14116 new packages, for a total of more than 69830 packages; and additionally, it has 4326 updated packages (63% more than the predefined packages in its previous version). In addition, it has more than 8844 (12% less than those in Bookworm) that have been removed for various reasons. Finally, it now includes desktop environments GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, LXDE 13, LXQt 2.1.0 and XFCE 4.20, and includes software packages such as Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, Bash, 5.2.37 and LibreOffice 25.

But, before starting this new post about the recent launch of the Distribution "Canaima GNU/Linux 8.1 “Kavanayen”"We recommend you explore our previous related post with this project, after reading this:

Canaima GNU/Linux 8.1 "Kavanayen": What's New and How to Install the Educational Edition

Highlights of Canaima GNU/Linux 8.1 “Kavanayen”

According to him officially announced the launch of said maintenance version called «Canaima GNU/Linux 8.1 “Kavanayen”» Among its most notable new features are some such as:

• It integrates various improvements into its own software center (graphical package and application manager capable of installing updates and performing basic operating system maintenance).
• Adds a new control panel whose objective is to be a tool capable of facilitating the customization and optimization of the equipment (computers) where it is used.
• It includes four new editions called Creative, Essential, Development, and Gaming, which are added to the existing educational edition (called Scientific Seedbed).
• It features an innovative voice assistant designed to interact with users through voice commands, offering a hands-free interface.
• It offers ISO images with the GNOME, Plasma, XFCE, Cinnamon, Mate and LXDE desktops, all with Calamares as the main installer.
• It is now based on Debian 13 “Trixie” instead of Debian Testing, but continues under the “Rolling Release” model.
• An official Docker image is available on Dockerhub.

To download it, you can go to the following official link on their website, or more directly about this another official link to download faster than any of the available ISO images.

Canaima GNU/Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and of Venezuelan origin. It offers a free operating system developed by Venezuelan talent. It is also conceived and designed as a platform accessible to everyone, facilitating access to quality software and seeking to generate knowledge through the appropriation, use, development, and promotion of free technologies. Among its main objectives is to be used primarily within the computers of the National Public Administration of its country of origin (Venezuela), both in administrative areas and in the public education sector. About Canaima GNU/Linux

Installation process for your educational edition: Scientific Seedbed

And so that you know more about this interesting Distribution and new version «Canaima GNU/Linux 8.1 “Kavanayen”», below we show you how the installation process is, taking as an example, its educational edition called Scientific Seedbed:

Booting into a Virtual Machine

Starting the installation process

Testing and exploring the installed operating system

Canaima GNU/Linux 8.1 has been optimized to the maximum extent possible to make it ideal for restoring computers that are part of a very old technology fleet, with the goal of giving new life to machines that many might already consider obsolete. Furthermore, it is conceived and designed to be a platform accessible to everyone, with the goal of facilitating access to quality software and seeking to generate knowledge through the appropriation, use, development, and promotion of free technologies.

Summary

In short, surely «Canaima GNU/Linux 8.1 “Kavanayen”» It has been a well-received release by the majority of the free and open community, passionate about GNU/Linux distros in Venezuela, since the new features have been numerous, interesting, and useful. Furthermore, the offering has now been expanded through new ISOs with more Desktop Environments and specialized Editions for different types of users according to their use. And given that one of these editions is an educational version, we hope even more that this project continues to expand, internationalize, and improve, not only for us adult users, but also for our beloved and valuable children and adolescents, both in that country, Venezuela, and in many others, where it can be known, tested, and used for that or other purposes.

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