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📢 Helwan Linux Al-Amal "Momo" v5.1 – Major Feature Expansion

Date: 10 July 2025

Helwan Linux 5.1 is a major release that introduces a full suite of custom tools developed to make the Arch-based experience more powerful, user-friendly, and complete. This version lays the groundwork for the upcoming 6-month release cycle, starting with v6.0 in early 2026.

• hel-tutorial: Interactive Linux tutorials for beginners
• hel-welcome-app: First-time user guide and tips
• hel-insight: View and analyze statistics from CSV and Excel files
• hel-ai-gate: Lightweight AI assistant bridge
• hel-markdown: Simple markdown editor for documentation
• hel-process: GUI task and process manager
• hel-usb-writer: Tool to burn ISO images to USB drives
• hel-blocks: Simple Tetris game
• helfetch-ng: Enhanced system info fetch tool
• hel-store: Minimal GUI app store
• hel-terminal: Customizable terminal emulator (demo version)
• helufw: GUI firewall configuration tool
• hel-sec-audit: Quick system security scan
• hel-web-server: Local dev server tool with GUI
• hel-builder: Tool to create and edit PKGBUILD files
• hel-text-editor: Lightweight code and text editor
• hel-diagram: Diagram creation tool for developers
• hel-bootfix: A tool to fix boot issues in Helwan Linux
• Hel System Manager: A comprehensive tool for managing your Helwan Linux system.
• hel-rescue-toolkit: A powerful graphical toolkit for troubleshooting and repairing Helwan Linux systems.

Next major release: Helwan Linux 6.0 – planned for early 2026 with a new structured release cycle.