This release adds support for Web Apps and latest updates

Jan 14, 2019 22:15 GMT  ·  By

The development team behind the Netrunner Linux project announced today the official release and general availability of the Debian-based Netrunner 19.01 operating system.

Dubbed Blackbird, Netrunner 19.01 comes ten months after the Netrunner 18.03 "Idolon" release with a fresh, dark new look and feel with a more 3D-looking design, which was created using the Kvantum theme engine and the Alpha-Black Plasma theme. The new theme comes with some bling too as there's now a light glow for the "Minimize all Windows to show Desktop" function.

"Around this time of the year, we thought we could try something more vivid and colorful to lighten up the shortened days. So instead of going with the previously used “material look”, we thought of something different. Blackbird ships with a new Look and Feel Theme called “Netrunner Black” that is based on a dark, yet not too harsh contrasting visual," reads today's announcement.

In addition to the new dark look and feel, the Netrunner 19.01 "Blackbird" release adds support for Web Apps, which are links to websites that can be easily added as launchers from the applications menu, the Plasma-Integration addon to the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which enables media controls and visual feedback  for downloads, as well as Plasma integration for GTK+ apps.

Updated components, unified settings

Updated components present in the Netrunner 19.01 "Blackbird" release include the KDE Plasma 5.14.3 desktop environment, accompanied by the KDE Frameworks 5.51 and KDE Applications 18.08 software suites, Qt 5.11.3, Mozilla Firefox 64.0 web browser, Mozilla Thunderbird 60.3 email and news client, as well as the Krita 4.1.1 digital painting software.

Under the hood, Netrunner 19.01 is powered by the Linux 4.19.0 kernel. Last but not least, this release unifies all of the settings and UI-related KCM modules under the main section called "Plasma Tweaks," accessible using the sidebar layout. You can download Netrunner 19.01 "Blackbird" right now through our free software portal or directly from the official website.

Netrunner 19.01 with new dark look
Netrunner 19.01 with new dark look
A new look and feel
A new look and feel
Plasma-Integration Add-on
Plasma-Integration Add-on

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