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Download Voyager Linux 24.10 now!

Posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Oct 16, 2024,

updated Oct 17, 2024

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Voyager 24.10 has officially arrived, and it’s quite the intriguing release for Linux enthusiasts. This unique distribution offers a 2-in-1 experience, combining both GNOME and Xfce desktops into one. The design has been revamped to give users a vibrant and colorful interface, blending GNOME 47 with Xfce 4.18. The result is a hybrid system that feels modern, light, fast, secure, and highly efficient, whether you’re on a PC or tablet.

What sets Voyager apart is how it manages these two distinct environments. Despite the integration, the applications tied to each desktop remain mostly invisible to the other, maintaining a clean separation. This setup allows you to switch between the desktops seamlessly. If you prefer to stick with just one, you can easily remove the other without any hassle.

Voyager 24.10 is based on the Linux 6.11 kernel, running atop Ubuntu’s “Oracular Oriole” distribution. This is an intermediate 9-month release, which means it paves the way for the next LTS version.

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Ubuntu 24.10-based Voyager Live 24.10 brings together GNOME and Xfce once again

Hailing from France and released yesterday, Voyager Live 24.10 is, as its name suggests, based on Ubuntu 24.10. What its name does not reveal is that this distro brings together GNOME and Xfce (versions 47 and 4.19, in the case of this last update) in what they describe as a "light, fast, modern, fluid, secure and efficient" hybrid environment that caters to both PC and tablet users. The list of changes is quite generous, and beyond those that come thanks to the Ubuntu 24.10 foundation, Voyager Live 24.10 also integrates a bunch of changes of its own.

Based on the Linux kernel with version number 6.11, Voyager Live 24.10 comes with a special gaming profile in Xfce, many themes, wallpapers, icons, Conky customizable widgets, as well as a generous list of software. This list of apps includes Firefox and Thunderbird, GIMP, LibreOffice, Nautilus, VLC, and more. There are also multiple updated system components, such as xfdesktop (4.19.3), xorg-server (21.1.13), mesa (24.2.3), gtk (4.16.2), alsa-lib (1.2.12), bash (5.2.32), and more.