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| 2012-08-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: OS4 1.0 "OpenDesktop" |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 1.0 "OpenDesktop" edition, a Xubuntu-based distribution targeting legacy 32-bit hardware, ultrabooks and netbooks: "Today we are proud to announce the general availability of OS4 OpenDesktop 1.0. OS4 OpenDesktop is a 32-bit offering that runs on all legacy 32-bit hardware as well as the newer ultrabooks and netbooks. With this release we focus on mobility and cloud computing. Along with this release the system comes with Audacious, Totem, and Google Chrome. Some of the web applications that come bundled with the system are: Angry Birds, Pandora, Netflix, Flixter, GMail and offline GMail, Google Drive, eBuddy, Weather Channel, Google Books, Google Music, Google Calendar, New York Times, Hotmail and WebCam toy. All multimedia codecs are supported as is DVD playback." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. The OS4 1.0 "OpenDesktop" release is available for free download from the ibiblio.org server: os4-od-1-0.iso (847MB).
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| OS4 is a user-friendly desktop and server Linux distribution based on Xubuntu. Some of its most interesting features include support for popular browser plugins, addition of packages for multimedia production, content creation and software development, and an innovative desktop layout.
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| 2013-05-13 |
Distribution Release: OS4 4.1 "Enterprise" |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 4.1 "Enterprise" edition, an Ubuntu-based commercial distribution for small and medium-size enterprises: "Today we are pleased to announce the release of OS4 Enterprise 4.1. With this release we bring many advancements to the world's premier enterprise Linux platform. We learned a lot from our release of Enterprise 4.0 and this release is based on customer feedback. Starting with the user interface. Many of our Enterprise customers coming from Red Hat and Oracle Linux wanted a consistent user interface that they had become accustomed to with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Linux and we believe we have achieved that and with some of the flare that OS4 is famous for. Some of these features include: Linux kernel 3.2; Jakarta Tomcat, ZFS 0.6.2 for Linux, support for Microsoft Hyper-V, Webmin...." Read the release announcement for more information. The pricing starts at US$100 per copy, but a live-only demo is available for download from SourceForge: os4-ent-41-demo.iso (1,473MB, MD5). |
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| 2013-05-06 |
Distribution Release: OS4 13.4 "KDE" |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of a "KDE" edition of OS4 13.4, a desktop Linux distribution with KDE 4.10.2, based on Ubuntu's latest long-term support release (version 12.04): "Today we released the KDE release of OS4 OpenDesktop 13.4. With this we bring you the very best the K Desktop Environment offers along with the ease of use that people have come to expect with OS4 OpenDesktop. This release includes: all core updates to the OS4 OpenDesktop 13.4 release; KDE 4.10; Calligra as the default office suite, LibreOffice 4.0 is available in the repositories; Muon software center; Synaptic; GDebi KDE; Firefox 20; Thunderbird with the Lightening extension; Clementine music player; VLC. We are very happy to add the KDE desktop to our line-up of desktops that we support. If you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to ask us." Here is the brief release announcement. Download from SourceForge: os4-13-4-64.iso (1,559MB, MD5). |
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| 2013-04-06 |
Distribution Release: OS4 13.4 |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 13.4, an updated release of the user-friendly, Xubuntu-based Linux distribution: "Today we are pleased to announce the release of OS4 OpenDesktop 13.4. With this releases we bring in a lot of updates as well as some new functionality to enhance one of the most popular Linux distributions around. OS4 OpenDesktop 13.4 comes in a 32-bit release as well as 64-bit release. Since the 32-bit release is still somewhat popular we decided to keep producing the 32-bit release. With this release we bring in over 200 updates to applications and as well as the core system. With this release we include: Linux kernel 3.2 which provides new drivers as well as stability enhancements to the kernel; Firefox 20.0; Thunderbird 17.0.4; Google Maps replacing Nokia Maps...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: os4-13-4-64.iso (1,559MB, MD5). |
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| 2013-03-01 |
Distribution Release: OS4 13.3 |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 13.3, an updated version of the project's Xubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution: "Today we are pleased to announce the update of OS4 OpenDesktop. OpenDesktop is the leading provider of cutting-edge Linux desktop technology to the masses. With this release we encompass stability and functionality. Some of the changes we have made in OS4 OpenDesktop 13.3 is that we have cleaned it up quite a bit, so legacy kernels and older versions of software have been removed. Some of the improvements in OS4 OpenDesktop 13.3 are: over 300 application and system updates; Google Chrome 25; Linux kernel 3.2; Cheese webcam booth for webcam users; Google Voice web application which provides SMS and telephony services to OS4; disk utility to manage partitions and prepare partitions for installation...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details and a screenshot. Download: os4-opendesktop-133-64.iso (1,412MB, MD5). |
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| 2013-02-14 |
Distribution Release: OS4 4.0 "Enterprise" |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 4.0 "Enterprise" edition, an Ubuntu-based distribution for desktops and servers with special enterprise features: "Today we are pleased to release OS4 Enterprise 4.0 for the general public. What is OS4 Enterprise 4.0 vs OS4 OpenDesktop 13? OS4 Enterprise is built with enterprise customers in mind. OS4 Enterprise 4.0 is built on LTS technologies and the release schedule is a little more spread out than our community-driven distribution, OS4 OpenDesktop. With OS4 Enterprise 4.0 customers get a full Microsoft-compatible office suite, a groupware suite as well as complete development environments. In OS4 Enterprise 4.0, we are delivering a system that uses Roles. Roles are what specific task you want your OS to perform. Right now we have two, desktop and server." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. OS4 4.0 "Enterprise" is available for purchase from the project's online store for US$50.00. |
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| 2013-01-09 |
Distribution Release: OS4 13.2 "OpenDesktop" |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 13.2 "OpenDesktop" edition, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution with a customised Xfce desktop: "Today we are pleased to announce the release of OS4 OpenDesktop 13.2. This release brings a long-awaited update to our next-generation desktop operating system platform. With this release we have also refreshed our pre-installed hardware line. Some of the advancements brought to OpenDesktop 13.2 are: Linux kernel 3.2, the 3.5 kernel is still available in the repositories; Thunar 1.6.3; Fogger for creating we-based desktop applications; parental controls; support for Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD and Nook-based tablets; a new system profiler and benchmark utility. It also brings updates to applications and device drivers as well as bug fixes in the kernel itself." Read the full release announcement for additional information. Download the live DVD image from SourceForge: os4-opendesk132-64.iso (1,510MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-30 |
Distribution Release: OS4 13.1 "OpenDesktop" |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 13.1 "OpenDesktop", an updated build of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu: "Today the OS4 team is pleased to announce the much-anticipated update of OpenDesktop 13 with OS4 OpenDesktop 13.1. With this release we bring new features and bug fixes to OpenDesktop. OS4 OpenDesktop 13.1 still continues to revolutionize the Linux user experience with an excellent interface and easy-to-use applications, and it comes with new options to enhance your OS4 user experience. Superior functionality with some great new options. Some of the new features include: the Xfce workspace has been upgraded to 4.10 with Thunar upgraded to 1.5.3; we are introducing a revolutionary deskbar interface, enhanced icon set and window manager theme users will find familiar from our early days...." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional notes a video presentation. Download: os4-opendesktop131-32.iso (1,471MB, MD5), os4-opendesktop-131-64.iso (1,503MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-02 |
Distribution Release: OS4 13 "OpenDesktop" |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 13 "OpenDesktop" edition, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop: "Today we are pleased to announce the arrival of the next generation of desktop operating systems, OS4 OpenDesktop 13. With this release we bring a lot of new functionality and bug fixes to the OS4 family. OS4 OpenDesktop 13 is the most capable Linux desktop featuring an easy-to-use interface and including a vast array of hardware support, WiFi support, along with all the multimedia codecs, Blu-Ray and DVD playback. OS4 OpenDesktop 13 is the premier Linux distribution for the home or business user. Our unprecedented commitment to cloud computing and Internet technologies makes OS4 OpenDesktop 13 the best platform for consumption of cloud services." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download: os4-opendesk13-32.iso (1,290MB, MD5), os4-opendesk13-64.iso (1,404MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-07-11 |
Distribution Release: OS4 12.5 |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 12.5, a custom Linux distribution previously known as PC/OS that is based upon Ubuntu and is built for fun, compatibility, security, and mobility: "OS4 12.5 has been designed from the ground up to satisfy the needs of casual PC users all the way to the professional user. It is available in 32 and 64 bit releases. Built for the professional: With OS4 you have a quality multi processing core in your system, and with support for 3D graphics and audio, everyone from the digital animator, video editor, musician all the way to the researchers studying DNA sequencing to working in clusters, OS4 will fit your needs. With a fine set of standard applications, to the extensibility of installing thousands of more applications, OS4 was built for you." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download: os4-12-5x86.iso (1,405MB, MD5), os4-12-5-x64.iso (1,548MB, MD5).
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| 2010-03-30 |
Distribution Release: PC/OS 10.1.1 |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of PC/OS 10.1.1, a bug-fix update of the Ubuntu-based desktop distribution: "We are pleased to announce the delivery of PC/OS OpenWorkstation 10.1.1 PC/OS GNOME 10.1.1 as well as PC/OS WebStation 10.1.1. With this release we bring many bug fixes and enhancements to the platform. This release is a bug fix and precursor to the release of PC/OS 11. Some of the highlights of this release include: Linux kernel 2.6.31 PAE, with physical address extensions, users of 32-bit PC/OS can now use more RAM on 64-bit systems; Gigolo is replaced with pyNeighborhood; FileZilla is now included; Empathy has been upgraded to version 2.29.93; Empathy has been replaced with Meebo; GNOME Games has been replaced with FlashChess3...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: pc-os-openworkstation-10-1-1.iso.zip (1,077MB), pc-os-gnome-10-1-1.iso (1,198MB, MD5).
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| 2010-03-11 |
Distribution Release: PC/OS 10.1 |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of PC/OS 10.1, a Xubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution: "We are very pleased to announce the delivery of PC/OS OpenWorkstation 10.1 as well as PC/OS WebStation 10.1. With this release we bring many bug fixes and enhancements to the platform. This release is the last release before the LTS release of PC/OS 11. Some of the highlights of this release include: Linux kernel 2.6.31, OpenOffice.org 3.2, Firefox 3.5.8, Amazon MP3 downloader, Empathy for IM, GnomeBaker for burning CDs and DVDs, VLC as the default video player, WINE 1.2, Google Gears, new simplified menu structure, USB Creator can now be used to create a bootable USB drive, UI design is now unified with the GNOME release. With the last release we introduced the Developer Kit and Office Kit which proved popular and they are available for this release as well." Refer to the release announcement for further details. Download: pc-os-openworkstation10-1.iso (1,082MB, MD5).
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| 2010-03-03 |
Distribution Release: PC/OS 10.1 |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of PC/OS 10.1 "OpenWorkstation GNOME" edition, an Ubuntu-based distribution for the desktop: "The developers of PC/OS are excited to bring you this new installment in the PC/OS family. Users and customers have demanded it so we have now delivered it. This release is based on the GNOME desktop. We are targetting this release at a more high-performance crowd. What's included? GNOME 2.28, Linux kernel 2.6.31, Empathy replaces Pidgin, OpenOffice.org 3.1, Exaile, Gambas 2, WideStudio, full multimedia codecs, Sun Java 6, Evolution groupware suite, GnomeBaker, Exaile, VLC, GIMP (with all plugins), Google Chrome, Nimbus GTK+ theme and Metacity. As we continue to improve this release we will continue to add software and tools for everyone." Here is the full release announcement. Download: pc-os-10-1-gnome.iso (1,110MB, MD5).
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| 2010-02-20 |
Development Release: PC/OS 10.1 Beta 2 |
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Roberto Dohnert has released the second beta build of PC/OS 10.1 "OpenWorkstation", a Xubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution: "We have released beta 2 of PC/OS 10.1. With this release we have updated to the Ubuntu 9.10 base. We have removed Xsplash and GDM 2.28 and went to GDM 2.20; this is until GDM 2.28 has its many bugs fixed and becomes more stable. The beta has a better install success rate; we had some complaints on beta 1 where install was hit or miss. Inconsistent icons have been fixed. Broadcom drivers have been included. Firefox 3.5.8 has been included; users and customers have stated that they like Firefox with OpenWorkstation since Moonlight and other plugins work better with Firefox vs Google Chrome. Most Ubuntu branding has been removed for more consistency." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional notes and a list of known issues. Download: pc-os-openworkstation10-1b2.iso (1,096MB, MD5).
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| 2010-02-09 |
Distribution Releases: PC/OS 10a |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the availability of two special editions of PC/OS, a Xubuntu-based distribution - "Open64 Workstation" and "OpenServer": "We are very pleased to announce the delivery of PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10a, as well as PC/OS OpenServer System 8.5. PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10a is our release of PC/OS for the 64-bit platform. This release is targeted at the end user and is geared towards simplicity. Some of the differences from the first offering include: all applications and core system bug fixes have been applied; we now bundle Google Chrome as the default browser; full multimedia codec support is included; user interface for the 32-bit and 64-bit releases are now common. For PC/OS OpenServer System 8.5, which is our release targeting small business and home office users, we have made incremental changes." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: pc-os-open6410.iso (1,750MB, MD5), pc-os-openserver.iso (639MB, MD5).
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| 2010-02-03 |
Development Release: PC/OS 10.1 Beta |
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Just one week after a new stable release, the developers of PC/OS, a user-friendly desktop distribution based on Xubuntu, present a new development version to their users: "This beta offers a look at what PC/OS 10.1 will look like. With this release there are several enhancements: Linux kernel is updated to version 2.6.29; core applications have been updated; OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 is included. This beta is nowhere near ready for a production environment. Things like simple installation to a hard disk could fail. As always, if you install this beta but suffer from data loss or hardware failure, we are blameless." Here is the brief release announcement. Interested beta testers can download the live DVD image from here: pc-os-openworkstation10-1beta.iso (1,113MB, MD5).
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| 2010-01-27 |
Distribution Release: PC/OS 10 |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of PC/OS 10, a user-friendly desktop distribution based on Xubuntu: "We are proud to announce that we have just released the newest release of PC/OS. PC/OS OpenWorkstation and PC/OS WebStation are the two editions released. These replace PC/OS 2009 OpenWorkstation and WebStation. This release is based on the Ubuntu 9.04 series. Some of the highlights are: 2.6.28 kernel series; Skype client on both the OpenWorkstation and WebStation release; Google Chrome is the default browser for WebStation; all security and bug fixes applied; updated OpenOffice.org in OpenWorkstation; support and recovery tools for the BFS file system; aTunes is the default media player on OpenWorkstation." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: pc-os-openworkstation10.iso (1,129MB, MD5, torrent), pc-os-webstation10.iso (686MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2009-08-10 |
Distribution Release: PC/OS 2009.3 |
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Roberto J. Dohnert has announced the release of PC/OS 2009.3, a desktop Linux distribution based on Xubuntu: "PC/OS 2009.3 has been released to the general public. This release fixes many of the hardware issues that users had with PC/OS 2009v2 series. With this release we went ahead and installed all updates so all security updates since PC/OS maintenance pack 3 have been applied. The changes to PC/OS 2009.3 application wise are common across all releases except that Xfce 4.6 was not included in WebStation due to some issues that are being explored right now on some models of netbooks. OpenOffice.org 3.1, Pidgin 2.5.8, Firefox 3.0.12, Mozilla Thunderbird and many more application updates have been applied." Read the complete release announcement for more information. Download: pc-os-ow20093.iso (1,613MB, MD5).
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| 2009-05-28 |
Distribution Release: PC/OS 10 |
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Roberto J. Dohnert has announced the release of PC/OS 10 "Open64 Workstation" edition, a desktop distribution based on Ubuntu 9.04 and designed for 64-bit workstations: "Today we are pleased to announce the availability of PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10. This release targets specifically 64-bit hardware systems. It is based on the Ubuntu 9.04 base system and has been updated with all the security and bug patches as of May 25, 2009. Some of the new features include: Xfce 4.6, OpenOffice.org 3.1, Qt 4, MonoDevelop, VLC, Exaile, Sun Java, 64-bit Flash plugin; multimedia and development tools and libraries; all multimedia codecs. Known issues: no usplash; on the live DVD the panel launchers do not work, this is due to Xfce including a working directory structure to panel launchers." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: pc-os-open64wstation.iso (1,789MB, MD5).
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| 2009-03-10 |
Distribution Release: PC/OS 2009v2a |
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Roberto J. Dohnert has announced the availability of an updated release of PC/OS, a user-friendly desktop Linux distribution based on Xubuntu: "PC/OS 2009v2a has been released for the general public. This release fixes many of the application stability issues that users had with PC/OS 2009v2. With this release we went ahead and installed all updates, so all security updates since PC/OS 2009v2 have been applied. The changes to PC/OS 2009v2a applications are common across all releases: Asunder 1.6.2, Audacity 1.3.7, Brasero 0.8.4, GIMP 2.6.5, Gufw 0.20.7, Pidgin 2.5.5, Murrine Engine 0.60.1 SVN143, WINE 1.1.16, Opera 9.64. The OpenWorkstation no longer has the Qt designer application or Qt developer tools, it now includes the Qt SDK with Qt Creator 1.0." Read the full release announcement for further information. Download either the OpenDesktop (live CD) or OpenWorkstation (live DVD) from here: pc-os2009v2a-opendesktop.iso (685MB, MD5), pc-os2009v2aopenworkstation.iso (1,463MB, MD5).
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| 2009-02-27 |
Distribution Release: PC/OS 2009v2 |
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Roberto J. Dohnert has announced the release of PC/OS 2009v2, a Xubuntu-based distribution providing an easy-to-use, simplified user interface and out-of-the-box support for popular media codecs: "Today we are happy to announce the general availability of PC/OS 2009v2. The new release also introduces the new PC/OS WebStation 1.0. PC/OS OpenDesktop 2009v2 and PC/OS OpenWorkstation 2009v2 have been fully tested and are ready for broad consumer adoption. Changes include a slightly tweaked user interface and updated packages, and all important security updates. Some of the updated packages are Opera 9.63, Skype 2.0 and VLC 0.9.8." Read the brief release announcement for more details. The OpenWorkstation edition, which is targeted at developers, content creators and IT professionals, is a commercial release available from On-Disk.com for US$14.99, while the OpenDesktop edition, targetted at home users is provided as a free download: pc-os2009v2opendesktop.iso (685MB, MD5).
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| 2008-11-20 |
Distribution Release: PC/OS 2009 |
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of PC/OS 2009, a user-friendly desktop distribution based on Xubuntu: "Today we are happy to announce the newest release of PC/OS. The new release follows PC/OS OpenCore 1.0. PC/OS OpenDesktop 2009 and PC/OS OpenWorkstation 2009 have been fully tested and are ready for broad consumer adoption. This release updates the PC/OS 2008 line of products. Some of the changes include a newly laid-out user interface and updated packages, and all important security updates applied. Some of the updated packages are as follows: Firefox 3.0, AbiWord 2.6.4, GIMP 2.6, Pidgin 2.5, Skype 2.0, VLC 0.9.5, OpenOffice.org 3.0, Eclipse, Qt Designer, Songbird 0.7, Wammu, Mobile Phone Manager, TrueCrypt." Here is the brief release announcement. Download PC/OS 2009 OpenWorkstation (os2009ow) and OpenDesktop (od2009) from here: pc-os2009ow.iso (1,061MB, MD5), pc-os-od2009.iso (690MB, MD5).
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| 2008-08-31 |
Distribution Release: PC/OS 2008v2 |
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PC/OS is a user-friendly distribution based on Xubuntu, with out-of-the-box support for popular multimedia formats, Flash and Java, and addition of packages for content creation and software development. An updated release, version 2008v2, was announced yesterday: "We are proud to announce the general availability of PC/OS 2008v2. This update brings to PC/OS all the bug fixes and distribution updates for Ubuntu 8.04.1, as well as separate application updates for some of the installed packages. Some of the highlights of the client release are: Linux kernel 2.6.24; Flock browser replaces Firefox; MPlayer and GNOME MPlayer replace Movie Player; Audacious and gtkpod replace Rhythmbox; Screenlets 1.4 are now included; for dial-up users GNOME PPP is included. We have also included Picasa for photo management and Google Gears for offline access to Google Applications." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download the OpenWorkstation DVD from here: pc-os2008v2dvd.iso (1,033MB, MD5).
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