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EssoraWM 0.1

EssoraWM is a lightweight window manager based on JWM 2.4.7, created for the Essora ecosystem. It maintains the original JWM structure and compatibility while introducing task previews, cleaner panel behavior, integrated wallpaper management, ROX desktop support and modern Essora integration.

Essora Eos Essora 1.4 K7

New ISO release built around the Essora Desktop experience, powered by EssoraFM on JWM/X11, with Devuan, OpenRC, Kernel 7 and the native Essora toolset.

Essora Eos LXDE K7

A lightweight Essora edition based on Devuan, OpenRC, XLibre and Kernel 7, featuring the new Essora Panel, a fork of LXPanel integrated with Pymenu, along with the native Essora toolset.

EssoraFM 0.4.26-2

Core Essora file manager and desktop layer, with wallpaper management, desktop icons, mounted drives, previews, network support and EssoraFM Picom integration for shadows, rounded corners and transparency.

Essora Installer

Graphical installation tool for Essora Linux, with BIOS and UEFI support, rsync-based system installation, user setup and automatic GRUB configuration.

Essora Store 4.3-1

Changelog for Essora Store 4.3-1, with improved AppImage support, per-app icons, faster catalog updates and fixes for the AppImage tab.

Oply 2.2-1

Integrated multimedia suite for Essora Linux featuring audio playback, YouTube downloads, IPTV support, Internet radio and MPV-powered video playback.

Essora Firewall 2.1.6

Official release of Essora Firewall, a lightweight and user-friendly security tool for managing network traffic inside Essora Linux.

Essora VPN 1.2.1

Official release of Essora VPN, a lightweight privacy-focused tool integrated with Essora Linux and built around the Riseup VPN network.

Essora CPUFreq 1.2-1

CPU frequency and temperature manager for Essora Linux, with governor control, per-core settings, real-time monitoring and GTK3 integration.

Lumivio

Screen capture and recording tool for Essora Linux, with screenshots, GIF creation, desktop video recording and a lightweight GTK3 interface.

Essora VM

Lightweight virtual machine manager for Essora Linux, built with Python3 and GTK3, with QEMU/KVM support and architecture profiles for amd64, ARM, AArch64 and RISC-V.

EssoraKB — Graphical Kernel Builder

A graphical tool for building custom Linux kernels on Essora Linux, with DOTconfig profiles, ccache support, automatic and interactive compilation modes, and ready-to-install Debian packages.

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A new place for publishing Essora Linux announcements, screenshots, development notes and project updates.