Slackware-Based Zenwalk ISOs Updated With Linux 7.1, Flatpak Integrated + Xfce 4.20

It's been over four years since the original release of Zenwalk 15.0 while released today is a new Zenwalk Current Milestone snapshot. This Slackware-based Linux distribution with a long history has an exciting update out for testing this weekend.

Following the February 2022 release of Slackware 15.0 was the Zenwalk 15 release for that Linux distribution that's also been around for many years. Here's what Zenwalk looked like twenty years ago when covered on Phoronix:

Or Phoronix at the time in 2006 on Zenwalk:

Lots of fond memories with Zenwalk (and Slackware), so fun to see today the new current milestone release for an updated experience of this distribution. The Zenwalk Current Milestone ships the latest Slackware upstream paired with Zenwalk's own system improvements and desktop enhancements. It was just last month that they were pursuing some low-latency desktop enhancements on Zenwalk with the BORE scheduler.

The Zenwalk Current Milestone completely integrates Flatpak package support into the distribution, the Linux 7.1 kernel is used by default with the new BORE scheduler, and Xfce 4.20 provides the default desktop base. There is also a new graphical system toolbox with Zenwalk, improved media support, and various other changes.

And for what Zenwalk is looking like in 2026:

Downloads and more details on the Zenwalk Current Milestone 2026 release via Zenwalk.org.