Siduction is an operating system based on the Linux kernel and the GNU project. In addition, there are applications and libraries from Debian.
The name siduction is a play on two words. The word sid, which is the codename of Debian Unstable, and seduction in the sense of seduce.
Siduction is a rolling release due to its coupling with Debian sid. Specifically, this means that the release of a new version does not require reinstalling the system to get updated packages. Instead, updates are regularly incorporated into the system through software updates.
Note: since siduction uses the so-called unstable branch of Debian, users should familiarize themselves with the basic use of a terminal.
During holiday season we present to you our new release siduction 2022.1. This edition for obvious reasons has been given the code name »Masters of War«. This goes back to a Bob Dylan song of the same name from 1962. Users that have been with us for a while will remember that we used to use rock songs as code names for our releases. Well, today we are returning to that tradition. The wallpaper of this release combines the artwork for Debian GNU/Linux 12 »Bookworm« with this Bob Dylan song, that is as fresh today as it was in 1962.
With that out of the way, let’s cut to the chase. »Masters of War« has quite a few new features to offer that we hope you will find exiting enough to try out. But before that, let’s get to the basics first. »Masters of War« uses Linux 6.1 as kernel and offers images with KDE Plasma as our main offering, along with LXQt, Xfce, Xorg and noX. We will continue to offer unofficial builds for GNOME, Cinnamon and MATE on testbuilds.siduction.org.
KDE Plasma is included in version 5.26.4, accompanied by KDE Frameworks 5.101 and KDE Gear 22.12. Xfce 4.18 was released about two weeks ago, and we are happy to be able to include it in our release. LXQt stands at v1.2.0.
Credits for siduction 2022.1 Core Team:
Torsten Wohlfarth (towo) Hendrik Lehmbruch (hendrikL) Ferdinand Thommes (devil) Vinzenz Vietzke (vinzv) Axel Konrad (akli)
Former contributors:
Alf Gaida (agaida) (eaten by the cat) Axel Beu 2021† Markus Meyer (coruja)
Code, ideas and support:
der_bud se7en davydych
Many thanks to all involved!
This is also thanks to you, our users. We would also like to thank Debian, as we stand on the shoulders of giants. And now have fun!
