Also includes GNOME 3.22 and Xfce 4.12 desktop environments

Dec 8, 2016 01:30 GMT  ·  By

On December 7, 2016, the development team behind the Fedora-based Korora Linux operating system proudly announced the release and general availability of Korora 25.

Dubbed Gurgle and based on the recently released Fedora 25 Linux distribution, Korora 25 arrives today, approximately five months after the release of Korora 24 "Sheldon," and ships with up-to-date GNU/Linux technologies and Open Source software projects, including the Linux 4.8 kernel.

Due to popular demand, it looks like Korora 25 ships with a KDE edition, which is built around the KDE Plasma 5 desktop environment and designed to offer users an out-of-the-box vanilla look and feel, but includes the usual Korora extras. Korora 25 also features GNOME 3.22, Xfce 4.12, Cinnamon 3.2, and MATE 1.16 editions.

Only available in 64-bit flavors

As you might have guessed, Korora 25 remains a 64-bit only operating system and there is no 32-bit installation medium available anymore. However, the good news is that if you're still running a 32-bit Korora system, you'll be able to upgrade to Korora 25 by following the instructions provided by the developers in the release notes.

"If you have been running 32-bit Korora on 64-bit hardware we strongly encourage you to install the 64-bit version instead," said the devs in the release announcement. We don't build Korora inside a box. We need your help! Bug reports are especially helpful - if you encounter any issues, please report them."

That being said, you can download Korora 25 KDE, Korora 25 GNOME, Korora 25 Cinnamon, Korora 25 MATE, or Korora 25 Xfce editions right now from our website. There are Live ISO images so you can test drive the distribution before installing it on your personal computer.