14 DAY TRIAL // Puppy Linux creator Barry Kauler announced the release of Quirky Linux 8.7.1 as the first in the new "Quirky Beaver" series, which is built with DEB packages from Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS (Bionic Beaver).
Being built using DEB packages from Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, Quirky Linux 8.7.1 codename "Quirky Beaver" is binary-compatible with the Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system and it's available only for 64-bit (x86_64) hardware architectures. However, Quirky Linux 8.7.1 is quite similar to the Quirky Linux 8.6 "Xerus" series, but with upgraded components.
"Quirky Linux 8.7.1 is the first in the "Beaver" series, binary-compatible with x86_64 Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, though built with woofQ and architecturally very different from Ubuntu," Barry Kauler wrote in the release announcement. "Quirky is an experimental distribution, that forked from Puppy Linux a few years ago, and has followed a different path, exploring some new ideas."
Powered by the Linux 4.18 kernel series
One of the cool things about Quirky Linux is that it's completely different from Ubuntu Linux despite the fact that it was built using its DEBs. For example, the Quirky Linux 8.7.1 release ships with the Linux 4.18.9 kernel instead of Linux kernel 4.15 that's used in the Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system. Also, it uses a much lighter desktop environment, JWM (Joe's Window Manager).
Quirky Linux 8.7.1 also includes updated networking and display firmware, as well as various small bug fixes. Other than that, the Quirky Linux 8.7.1 "Beaver" release is pretty much the same as the Quirky Linux 8.6 "Xerus" release announced just last month. Forked from Puppy Linux a few years ago, Quirky Linux is a lightweight operating system for old PCs. Download Quirky Linux 8.7.1 right now!