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| 2012-12-31 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeBSD 9.1 |
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FreeBSD 9.1 has been released: "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE. This is the second release from the stable/9 branch, which improves on the stability of FreeBSD 9.0 and introduces some new features. Some of the highlights: new Intel GPU driver with GEM/KMS support; netmap(4) fast userspace packet I/O framework; ZFS improvements from Illumos project; CAM Target Layer, a disk and processor device emulation subsystem; optional new C++11 stack including LLVM libc++ and libcxxrt; jail devfs, nullfs, zfs mounting and configuration file support; POSIX2008 extended locale support, including compatibility with Darwin extensions; oce(4) driver for Emulex OneConnect 10Gbit Ethernet card...." Read the release announcement for highlights and the release notes for a detailed description of new features. Download: FreeBSD-9.1-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso (2,407MB, SHA256), FreeBSD-9.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso (2,551MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-12-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: AgiliaLinux 8.1.1 |
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AgiliaLinux 8.1.1 has been released. AgiliaLinux is a Russian Slackware-derived distribution with a custom, dependency-resolving package manager and support for several pre-configured desktop environments. Changes in this release include: fixed problems with dBUS in Openbox causing nm-applet to work incorrectly; fixed dcron - now it creates pid-file and rc-service crond restart works correctly; fixed the PHP build on x86_64 architecture; fixed calculation of required space during installation; added phonon-gstreamer to KDE without which there were problems with sound; support for fbdev video driver and modesetting in live mode; fixed a problem with hostname and NetworkManager; fixed problem with "grey faces" in YouTube and updated libvdpau to 0.5; Firefox now uses the default system language, not English; the mpkg package manager now always uses "safe" mode to update packages; updated Linux kernel to 3.6.11, Qt to 4.8.4 and KDE to 4.9.4.... Read the release announcement (in Russian) for a full list of bug fixes and other changes. Download: AgiliaLinux-8.1.1-x86.iso (3,011MB, MD5), Agilialinux-8.1.1-x86_64.iso (3,108MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GParted Live 0.14.1-6 |
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Curtis Gedak has announced the release of GParted Live version 0.14.1-6, a new version of the specialist Debian-based live CD designed for data rescue and disk partitioning tasks: "The GParted team is proud to announce a new stable release of GParted Live. The big news with this release is the added ability to boot the live image on UEFI firmware computers, while maintaining boot ability on traditional PC/BIOS computers. This means that GParted Live can now boot on newer Windows 8 computers. In addition to supporting UEFI firmware, two more GNU/Linux operating system images have been released: i686-PAE (Physical Address Extension) and AMD64 (x86_64). These new images permit addressing more than 4 gigabytes of RAM, and enable using multiple processor cores. Other items of note include: updated Linux kernel to 3.2.35-2; based on the Debian 'sid' repository as of 2012-12-23." Visit the project's news page to read the release announcement. Download (MD5): gparted-live-0.14.1-6-i486.iso (133MB), gparted-live-0.14.1-6-amd64.iso (134MB). |
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| 2012-12-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Toorox 01.2013 "KDE" |
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Jörn Lindau has announced the release of Toorox 01.2013 "KDE" edition, a Gentoo-based distribution and live CD featuring the KDE 4.9.4 desktop environment: "Toorox 01.2013 'KDE' has been finished and you can download it as 32-bit or 64-bit image. This release is based on the latest Linux kernel 3.7.1. All packages have been updated. KDE has been updated to the latest version, 4.9.4. The release also contains X.Org Server 1.13.0, LibreOffice 3.6.4.3, Chromium 24.0.1312.45, VLC 2.0.5, WINE 1.5.20, GIMP 2.8.2. With this release, Toorox makes use of UUIDs instead of simple device names in the fstab file. So a ramdisk (initramfs) is now necessary after the installation for booting the system from hard disk. The hard disk installer has been enhanced as to that. Have fun with Toorox." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5) the live DVD image for your preferred architecture from here: Toorox_01.2013-32bit_KDE.iso (2,395MB), Toorox_01.2013-64bit_KDE.iso (2,589MB). |
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| 2012-12-30 |
NEW • Development Release: Snowlinux 4 RC |
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Lars Torben Kremer has announced that the release candidate for Snowlinux 4, a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution with MATE, is now ready for testing: "The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 4 'Glacier'. Snowlinux 4 is based upon Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 'Wheezy' and uses Linux kernel 3.5. MATE 1.4 is the default desktop environment and LightDM as the new default login manager that replaces GDM 3. Many new features were introduced, like snowMenu, the Snowlinux menu and snowMount, the Snowlinux mount tool for drives. The Snowlinux Metal theme was colored blue and the icon set was updated with the latest Faience icons. Snowlinux now uses Pidgin as the default IM client. This release comes with Firefox 17 and Thunderbird 17, LibreOffice, Rhythmbox and Shotwell." See the release announcement for more details and a screenshot. Download links (MD5): snowlinux-4-glacier-i386-rc.iso (980MB), snowlinux-4-glacier-amd64-rc.iso (1,008MB). |
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| 2012-12-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 13 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 13, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers: "We are proud to announce the final release of Calculate Linux 13. Main changes and fixes: meta-packages are no longer used to manage default dependencies; Portage files will be unpacked when booting for the first time; better identification of NTFS partitions; fixed the user profile configuration for VMware; Composite enabled by default for VMware; should you want to replace main applications, their launch icons will be created correctly; in case the user modified the local Portage overlay repositories, those can now be restored; Calculate Utilities were updated to 3.1; full French translation now available...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full list of changes. Get your preferred edition from the distribution's mirrors or download the default "KDE" variants from here: cld-13-i686.iso (2,016MB, MD5, torrent), cld-13-x86_64.iso (2,233MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-26 |
NEW • BSD Release: NetBSD 6.0.1 |
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Jeff Rizzo has announced the release of NetBSD 6.0.1, the first security and bug-fix update of the project's 6.0 branch: "The NetBSD project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.0.1, the first security and bug-fix update of the NetBSD 6.0 release branch. It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons. Please note that all fixes in security and bug-fix updates (i.e., NetBSD 6.0.1, 6.0.2, etc.) are cumulative, so the latest update contains all such fixes from the corresponding minor release (in this case, 6.0). Major changes: posix_spawn() - fix processes with attributes; resolve races between vget() and vrele() resulting in vget() returning dead vnodes...." For more details please read the comprehensive release notes. Download the installation CD images for your preferred architecture from the NetBSD FTP server or one of its mirrors. Quick links to the i386 and amd64 variants (MD5): NetBSD-6.0.1-i386.iso (313MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.0.1-amd64.iso (330MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Finnix 107 |
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Ryan Finnie has announced the release of Finnix 107, a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian's testing branch: "Today I am pleased to announce the release of Finnix 107, only two months from the previous release, but packed with new functionality and bug fixes. Finnix 107 includes Linux kernel 3.6, and includes a fix for the (overhyped, it seems) ext4 corruption bug. Average Finnix startup times have been reduced even further by the cleanup of legacy code. In addition, the shutdown procedure, which largely has not changed in years, got a revamp and is now noticeably quicker. The x86 ISO is now being built with the isohybrid method, meaning you can now write the ISO directly to a USB flash drive at the block level to boot it." Read the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download (MD5): finnix-107.iso (117MB, torrent), finnix-ppc-107.iso (117MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-25 |
NEW • Development Release: Porteus 2.0 RC1 |
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Ira McDaniel has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Porteus 2.0, a set of Slackware-based live images with a choice of KDE 4, LXDE, Razor-qt and Xfce desktop environments: "The Porteus community is excited to announce Porteus 2.0 RC1, the first development release of a new version for our standard and Xfce editions. Porteus is a lightweight, highly configurable and flexible live distribution based on Slackware that is optimized to run from USB drives, flash cards, CDs or other storage media. The 32-bit standard edition now ships with Razor-qt as the desktop environment, replacing Trinity/LXDE. Some of the more important changes from Porteus 1.2 include: bumped Linux kernel to 3.7.1 and userland to Slackware 14.0; switched to initramfs and added a second initramfs for PXE booting...." Visit the Porteus forum to read the full release announcement. Download: Porteus-v2.0-rc1-i486.iso (235MB), Porteus-XFCE-v2.0-rc1-i486.iso (198MB), Porteus-v2.0-rc1-x86_64.iso (224MB), Porteus-XFCE-v2.0-rc1-x86_64.iso (186MB).
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| 2012-12-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 0.8.3 |
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Carl Duff has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.3, an Arch-based distribution with a choice of Cinnamon 1.6.7, KDE 4.9.4, MATE 1.4.2 and Xfce 4.10 desktops: "Manjaro Linux 0.8.3 has been unleashed. The core system has been upgraded to boost performance and responsiveness, resulting in even faster start-up, shut-down, and operational speeds. The official Manjaro repositories have been transformed with an abundance of updated and brand-new packages. Many software packages themselves have been exclusively patched by the Manjaro team for stability. Accessibility has also been enhanced. New user-friendly desktop tools have been added to easily manage user accounts and to configure the system. A full and comprehensive 66-page user guide has been produced." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. All Manjaro 0.8.3 flavours are available for download from SourceForge; quick links to the Xfce edition (SHA256): manjaro-xfce-0.8.3-i686.iso (779MB), manjaro-xfce-0.8.3-x86_64.iso (902MB). |
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| 2012-12-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Slax 7.0.1 |
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Tomáš Matějíček has announced the release of Slax 7.0.1, a bug-fix update of the Slackware-based live CD: "For those who can't leave their computers even during Christmas (as I am apparently one of them), here is an update for Slax, version 7.0.1. Changes include mostly bug fixes, kernel upgrade, Broadcom SoftMac support, and textmode support for keyboard mapping and fonts. Raw changelog: Fixed double-click on location bar in Firefox; fixed Slax buildscript download, it was not working in a subdirectory with spaces; introduced bashrc with colors for Konsole; Xterm no longer needs helper in xterm.bin,; allow underscore and plus sign characters in buildscript names; fixed deactivation of modules which were activated automatically during boot; upgraded to Linux Kernel 3.6.11...." Read the brief release announcement for a complete changelog. Download (MD5): slax-English-US-7.0.1-i486.iso (213MB), slax-English-US-7.0.1-x86_64.iso (220MB). |
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| 2012-12-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 14 "KDE" |
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Following the recent release of the "Xfce" flavour of Linux Mint 14, the project's latest "KDE" edition is now also available: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 14 KDE. KDE is a vibrant, innovative, advanced, modern looking and full-featured desktop environment. This edition features all the improvements from the latest Linux Mint release on top of KDE 4.9 which features many improvements. Dolphin: back and forward buttons; ability to show metadata such as ratings, tags, image and file sizes, author, date; grouping and sorting by metadata properties; better Places panel; improved search support; synchronization with terminal location. Konsole: ability to search for a text selection using KDE web shortcuts; new 'Change Directory To' feature when a folder is dropped on the Konsole window...." Read the release announcement and visit the what's new page for additional details. Download (SHA256): linuxmint-14-kde-dvd-32bit.iso (1,047MB, torrent), linuxmint-14-kde-dvd-64bit.iso (1,045MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-23 |
NEW • BSD Release: Jibbed 6.0 |
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Zafer Aydogan has announced the release of Jibbed 6.0, a live CD built from the recently-released NetBSD 6.0: "Announcing Jibbed 6.0. The new version of the live CD is ready for download. A novelty is that this release contains only an image for 64-bit systems (amd64). Everything else remains the same. Jibbed is a bootable live CD based on the NetBSD operating system that works directly from a CD without the need for a hard drive. Automatic hardware detection provides support for a wide variety of graphics cards, sound cards, network interfaces, and USB devices. This live CD showcases a complete NetBSD environment, including compiler sets, and provides features like tmpfs to simulate read-write access on read-only media. The capabilities range from use by experts as a rescue environment to first-time users learning UNIX. The live CD runs fine in VirtualBox, VMware or QEMU." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): jibbed-6-amd64-LiveCD.iso (695MB). |
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| 2012-12-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Wifislax 4.3 |
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Wifislax 4.3 has been released. Wifislax is a Slackware-based live CD containing a variety of security and forensics tools. The current release has been in development for six months, during which time the product underwent significant improvements in terms of system scripts, clean-up and hard disk installation. Wifislax also boasts an impressive range of WiFi utilities and drivers. The live system offers a choice of three different desktops - KDE 4 (the default), Xfce and Openbox, and it provides a choice between standard and PAE kernels. The Linux kernel is at version 3.5.7, well tested for support of the included wireless network card drivers. Additionally, the project develops a number of extra modules (in XZM format) that can extend the system capabilities as desired. For more information please see the full release announcement (in Spanish only) with useful links and screenshots. Download the live CD image (with support for Spanish and English) from here: wifislax-4-3-final.iso (552MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.0.5 |
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Klaus Knopper has announced the release of KNOPPIX 7.0.5, the final update of the KNOPPIX 7.0 line: "Version 7.0.5 of KNOPPIX is based on the usual picks from Debian stable and newer desktop packages from Debian testing and Debian unstable. It uses Linux kernel 3.6.11 and X.Org 7.7 (Core 1.12.4) for supporting current computer hardware. Optional 64-bit kernel via boot option 'knoppix64', supporting systems with more than 4 GB of RAM and chroot to 64-bit installations for system rescue tasks (DVD edition only). LibreOffice 3.6.4, GIMP 2.8, Chromium 22.0.1229.94 and Iceweasel 10.0.11, LXDE (default) with the PCManFM 1.0 file manager, KDE 4.8 (boot option 'knoppix desktop=kde'), GNOME 3.4 (boot option 'knoppix desktop=gnome'). Wine version 1.5 for integration of Windows-based programs...." Read the rest of the release notes for boot options, re-mastering notes and other details. Download: KNOPPIX_V7.0.5DVD-2012-12-21-EN.iso (3,917MB, MD5, torrent), KNOPPIX_V7.0.5DVD-2012-12-21-DE.iso (3,917MB, MD5, torrent), KNOPPIX_V7.0.5CD-2012-12-21-EN.iso (697MB, MD5, torrent), KNOPPIX_V7.0.5CD-2012-12-21-DE.iso (697MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Netrunner 12.12 |
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Clemens Toennies has announced the release of Netrunner 12.12, a new version of the Kubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution featuring the KDE desktop with integrated GNOME applications: "Netrunner 'Dryland' third edition (version 12.12) has arrived. It is based on Kubuntu 12.10 and comes with the following features: GNU/Linux OS kernel 3.5, KDE 4.9.3, Mozilla Firefox 17 with KDE integration, Mozilla Thunderbird 17, VLC 2.0.4, LibreOffice 3.6.2, GIMP 2.8, Krita 2.5.3, Gwenview 4.9.3, Skype 4.1, Kdenlive 0.9.2, Telepathy Messenger, Samba Mounter (easy NAS setup), Webaccounts (social accounts integration), Runners-ID (free and libre cloud storage and music streaming), Muon Discover 1.4, VirtualBox 4.1.18, WINE 1.5.19, and much more. If you have any questions or need further help, please use our forums." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5) links: netrunner-12.12-i386.iso (1,411MB, torrent), netrunner-12.12-amd64.iso (1,509MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-21 |
NEW • BSD Release: pfSense 2.0.2 |
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Chris Buechler has announced the release of pfSense 2.0.2, an updated version of the project's specialist FreeBSD-based operating system for firewalls: "pfSense 2.0.2 is a maintenance release with some bug and security fixes since the 2.0.1 release. You can upgrade from any previous release to 2.0.2. Base OS updated to 8.1-RELEASE-p13 to address FreeBSD security advisories. Added a warning to PPTP VPN configuration page - PPTP is no longer considered a secure VPN technology because it relies upon MS-CHAPv2 which has been compromised. If you continue to use PPTP be aware that intercepted traffic can be decrypted by a third party, so it should be considered unencrypted. We advise migrating to another VPN type such as OpenVPN or IPsec. Fix reference to PPTP secondary RADIUS server shared secret. PPTP 1.x to 2.x configuration upgrade fixes." See the detailed release announcement for a complete list of security and bug fixes. Download: pfSense-2.0.2-RELEASE-i386.iso.gz (76.2MB, SHA256), pfSense-2.0.2-RELEASE-amd64.iso.gz (87.6MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-12-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 14 "Xfce" |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 14 "Xfce" edition: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 14 Xfce. Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment which aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. This edition features all the improvements from the latest Linux Mint release on top of an Xfce 4.10 desktop. It comes with some of the popular applications found in other Linux Mint editions such as Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice, GIMP, Banshee, Pidgin and XChat, but it also replaces many aspects of the desktop with more lightweight Xfce alternatives: Thunar is the default file browser; Xfce Terminal is the default terminal application; Xfburn is the default CD/DVD burner application; Ristretto is the default image viewer; Blueman is used by default for Bluetooth support." Read the release announcement and visit the what's new page for further information. Download (SHA256): linuxmint-14-xfce-dvd-32bit.iso (872MB, torrent), linuxmint-14-xfce-dvd-64bit.iso (875MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-21 |
NEW • Development Release: Cinnarch 2012.12.21 |
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Alex Filgueira has announced the release of Cinnarch 2012.12.21, a desktop Linux distribution that combines Arch Linux with Cinnamon (a fork of GNOME Shell): "Cinnarch 2012.12.21 released. This is a minor release with minor changes, including: automatic selection of fastest mirror; launch GParted from the CLI installer; removed deprecated hooks in mkinitcpio; fixed wrong behaviour with keymap selection on installed system; removed some packages that aren't necessary - Eye of GNOME image viewer (Shotwell already does that), Totem video player (Xnoise already does that and also people tend to use other video player solutions), Cheese (not necessary); fixed touchpad configuration to have vertical scroll from the start. Packages in Live medium updated to: Linux kernel 3.6.10; X.Org Server 1.13.1, GNOME 3.6.2, Cinnamon 1.6.7, Nemo 1.1.2, pacmanXG 4.13.9." Here is the release announcement with screenshots. Download (MD5): cinnarch-2012.12.21-i686.iso (642MB), cinnarch-2012.12.21-x86_64.iso (682MB). |
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| 2012-12-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Gentoo Linux 20121221 |
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Robin Johnson has announced the release of Gentoo Linux 20121221, an up-to-date live DVD showcasing the current cutting-edge state of the popular source-based distribution: "Gentoo Linux is proud to announce the availability of a new live DVD to celebrate the continued collaboration between Gentoo users and developers, ready to rock the end of the world (or at least southern solstice). The live DVD features a superb list of packages: Linux kernel 3.6.8, X.Org Server 1.12.4, KDE 4.9.4, GNOME 3.4.2, Xfce 4.10, Fluxbox 1.3.2, Firefox 17.0.1, LibreOffice 3.6.4, GIMP 2.8.2, Blender 2.64a, Amarok 2.6.0, MPlayer 2.2.0, Chromium 24.0.1312.35 and much more. There is no new FAQ or artwork the 20121221 release, but you can still get the 12.0 artwork plus DVD cases and covers for the 12.0 release. Special features: ZFSOnLinux; writable file systems using Aufs so you can emerge new packages." The release announcement. Download: livedvd-x86-amd64-32ul-20121221.iso (3,913MB, SHA256), livedvd-amd64-multilib-20121221.iso (4,004MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-12-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zentyal 3.0-1 |
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José Antonio Calvo has announced the release of Zentyal 3.0-1, an updated build of the project's server distribution based on Ubuntu: "We are glad to let you know that a new Zentyal 3.0-1 installer is now available. This installer includes a new compilation of packages with all the bug fixes and Ubuntu system updates since the release of the first 3.0 installer. Moreover, we would like to highlight the following: this installer already includes the final Samba 4.0.0 package; it comes with improved UTF-8 support - this is specially useful for those who are not using Zentyal in English, but please note that if you are already experiencing issues with UTF-8, upgrading may not be enough and probably you need to re-install the server in order to fix them; this installer also allows to introduce your Zentyal account credentials from the beginning of the installation to automatically register your server." See the release announcement for more information and upgrade instructions. Download: zentyal-3.0-1-i386.iso (628MB, MD5), zentyal-3.0-1-amd64.iso (641MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-20 |
NEW • Development Release: CRUX 3.0 RC1 |
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Juergen Daubert has announced the availability of the first release candidate for CRUX 3.0, a keep-it-simple Linux distribution designed for more advanced Linux users: "The CRUX team is pleased to announce the first release candidate of the upcoming CRUX 3.0. More than 11 years after the release of CRUX 0.5 for i686, CRUX 3.0 will be the first release for the x86_64 architecture. We do not have release notes yet, so some notes below: an update from 2.8 i686 to 3.0 is possible but you have to rebuild all installed packages that are not part of the ISO image - we will continue to update the CRUX 2.8 repositories for the near future but encourage all users to update to 3.0; a 32-bit compatibility ports tree is available but not enabled by default; enable CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION in your kernel configuration, without that option you are not able to build 32bit stuff, even a chroot into a 32bit system, e.g. CRUX 2.8, is not possible without it! Please give it a try and report any issues!" Here is the brief release announcement. Download: crux-3.0-rc1.iso (252MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ROSA 2012 "Desktop.Fresh" |
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Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced the release of ROSA 2012 "Desktop.Fresh" edition, a desktop-oriented Linux distribution with the latest KDE desktop and a variety of home-made applications, utilities and tweaks: "ROSA is pleased to announce a new operating system for desktops - ROSA Desktop.Fresh 2012. The product is targeted at enthusiasts who are likely to appreciate the wide choice of fresh software components. ROSA Fresh edition is a non-commercial product distributed free of charge. The name underlines the fact that the system contains 'fresh' versions of user software and system components (compared to enterprise editions of ROSA). Among the major advantages one should mention excellent state of all repositories, stable work and fast boot of the system as a whole." See the full release announcement which includes a large number of screenshots and other information. Download links: ROSA.Desktop.Fresh.2012.i586.iso (1,488MB, MD5, torrent), ROSA.Desktop.Fresh.2012.x86_64.iso (1,524MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-19 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 3 Beta 1 |
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Anne Nicolas has announced that, after a brief delay, the first beta release of Mageia 3 is ready testing: "Mageia 3 beta 1 is finally here. This first beta release was a bit tricky as it comes with some major new features in the installer. GRUB 2 has been included as an option. Using DVDs with the classic installer you will be proposed to install some proprietary drivers and/or firmware. Just choose to add 'nonfree' media. QA team is waiting for your bug reports. Please help us to make Mageia 3 meet high-quality level." This beta release ships with the brand-new Linux kernel 3.7 with systemd 195 and it also includes the second beta of the upcoming KDE 4.10 series and GNOME 3.6.2. Read the release announcement and release notes for more information and a list of known issues. Quick links to the installation DVDs (please see the Mageia mirrors page if you prefer one of the live CD/DVD images with GNOME or KDE in your preferred language): Mageia-3-beta1-i586-DVD.iso (3,845MB, MD5), Mageia-3-beta1-x86_64-DVD.iso (3,797MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SparkyLinux 2.0.1 |
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Paweł Pijanowski has announced the release of SparkyLinux 2.0.1, a lightweight Debian-based distribution featuring a customised LXDE desktop and plenty of games: "SparkyLinux 2.0.1 'GameOver'. No, it's not the end of the project. It's brand new release. This idea was waiting in my Tomboy for the whole year. Finally I got back to work and three weeks later it's ready to go. It was built on the latest release of SparkyLinux 2.0 and it's designed for games players. Many applications have been removed from the system and replaced by games. The main system is based on Debian 'Wheezy' and has LXDE as the default desktop. All packages has been synchronised with Debian's 'testing' repositories as of 2012-12-12. What's under the hood: Linux kernel 3.2, LXDE, Iceweasel, VLC, Leafpad, Pidgin, Transmission, XChat, Flash, Java, multimedia codecs, VLC plugin for Iceweasel...." See the release announcement for a full list of included games and a screenshot. Download: sparkylinux-2.0.1-gameover-i386.iso (3,913MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.11 Core 65 |
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Michael Tremer has announced the release of IPFire 2.11 Core 65, the latest update of the project's specialist firewall distribution: "Today, the last core update for IPFire 2.11 in this year has been released. It is the 65th of the IPFire 2 series and comes with some new features and bug fixes. Alexander Marx developed a graphical interfaces with help of which one can configure OpenVPN roadwarrior clients individually. It is possible to add routes, different DNS servers, static IP addresses to individual roadwarrior clients. One may also add networks from which IP addresses may be assigned to clients. Those subnets and static IP addresses can be used to create firewall rules and permit clients only to access certain parts of a network. More work in this area will be released in the future." More information on new features can be found in the release announcement. Download: ipfire-2.11.i586-full-core65.iso (77.9MB, torrent), ipfire-2.11.2gb-ext2.armv5tel-full-core65.img.gz (126MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-19 |
NEW • BSD Release: PC-BSD 9.1 |
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Kris Moore has announced the release of PC-BSD 9.1, a new version of the project's desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD: "The PC-BSD team is pleased to announce that version 9.1 is now available. This release includes many exciting new features and enhancements, such as a vastly improved system installer, ZFS 'Boot Environment' support, TrueOS (a FreeBSD-based server with additional power-user utilities), and much more. Highlights: FreeBSD 9.1; new system installer, greatly simplified for desktop and server installs; support for ZFS mirror during installation; support for SWAP on ZFS, allowing entire disk ZFS installation; support for setting additional ZFS data-set options, such as compression, noexec; Warden jail management integrated into system; support for Warden to create Linux jails...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: PCBSD9.1-x86-DVD.iso (3,571MB, SHA256), PCBSD9.1-x64-DVD.iso (3,675MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-12-18 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 12.3 Milestone 2 |
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Milestone 2 of openSUSE 12.3 is out and ready for testing: "A month's work since milestone 1 shows that the new release team is hitting its stride, as they it reviewed and checked in more than 470 updated packages. The biggest update is in LibreOffice, which jumps from 3.5.4 to 3.6.3. This new version of the office suite fixes a lot of annoying bugs and improves DOCX compatibility. Also this release includes a lot of new functionality, like adding the Lanczos image algorithm for resizing, which reduces aliasing in resized images. In Calc, there are several new functions, like support for color scales and data bars in XLSX and ODS document formats. In a change to policy, KDE 4.10 Beta 2 has been added to Factory already." Here is the full release announcement. Download (mirrors): openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0260-i686.iso (641MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0260-i686.iso (629MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0260-x86_64.iso (645MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0260-x86_64.iso (636MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 2.0.1-15 |
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Steven Shiau has announced the release of Clonezilla Live 2.0.1-15, a new stable release of the distribution's live CD with specialist open-source utilities designed for disk cloning tasks: "This release of Clonezilla live (2.0.1-15) includes minor enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements and changes: the underlying GNU/Linux operating system was upgraded, this release is based on the Debian 'sid' repository as of 2012-12-17; Linux kernel was updated to 3.2.35; module floppy was listed in the blacklist, the floppy is normally useless but if it exists, it might cause the disk detection delay, if floppy is required, a user still can run 'modprobe floppy' to load it; Catalan language was added and language files were updated. Bug fixes: force to run command 'partprobe' after local disk is inserted in prep-ocsroot; to avoid a GRUB 1 on ext4 issue, running the grub-install from the restored OS should be tried first...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full changelog. Download (MD5) links: clonezilla-live-2.0.1-15-i486.iso (111MB), clonezilla-live-2.0.1-15-i686-pae.iso (112MB), clonezilla-live-2.0.1-15-amd64.iso (114MB). |
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| 2012-12-14 |
NEW • Development Release: Qubes OS 2 Beta 1 |
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Joanna Rutkowska has announced the availability of the first beta build of Qubes OS version 2, a Fedora-based desktop Linux distribution whose main concept is "security by isolation" by using domains implemented as lightweight Xen virtual machines: "It's my pleasure to announce that the first beta for Qubes Release 2 is now available for download. This release introduces generic support for fully virtualized AppVMs (called HVMs in Xen parlance), and specifically initial support for Windows-based AppVMs integration. Generic support for HVMs means you can now install many different OSes as Qubes VMs, such as various Linux distros, BSD systems, and, of course, Windows. Essentially all you need is an installation ISO and the whole process is similar to creating a VM in a program like Virtual Box or VMware Workstation (although we believe the underlying architecture for this is more secure in Qubes)." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download: Qubes-R2-Beta1-x86_64-DVD.iso (1,694MB). |
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| 2012-12-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Univention Corporate Server 3.1 |
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Univention has announced the release of Univention Corporate Server 3.1, a Debian-based server operating system for enterprises: "The IT infrastructure software specialist Univention has published version 3.1 of its server operating system Univention Corporate Server (UCS). With UCS 3.1, the Bremen-based manufacturer of open-source software is offering organisations an easy-to-use operating and management solution for internal or cloud-hosted IT infrastructures. Thanks to the newly integrated component Univention App Center, it is now even easier to expand these infrastructures with additional applications. In addition, UCS 3.1 also includes an updated version of Samba 4 for the provision of Active Directory-compatible domain services and a tool for the simple migration of Microsoft Active Directory to UCS." Here is the full press release with additional links. Download the free-for-personal-use edition from here: UCS_3.1-0-i386.iso (1,860MB, MD5), UCS_3.1-0-amd64.iso (1,858MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-13 |
NEW • Development Release: Calculate Linux 13 Beta 1 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the availability of the first beta release of Calculate Linux 13, a distribution based on Gentoo Linux: "We are happy to announce the release of the first Calculate Linux 13 beta version. Main changes: meta packages are no longer used to manage default dependencies; each Calculate Linux edition is now featuring its own appearance theme; Portage files will be unpacked when booting for the first time; Calculate Utilities were updated to 3.1 beta 2; a new tool, calculate-update - for the time being, it only handles the world file, but will be able to do much more soon; KDE was updated to 4.9.4; GNOME was updated to 3.4; AxeMenu replaced the standard menu; the Parcellite clipboard will be used from now on...." Read the full release announcement for more information. Download: cld-20121211-i686.iso (2,014MB, MD5), cld-20121211-x86_64.iso (2,220MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GParted Live 0.14.1-1 |
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Curtis Gedak has announced the release of GParted Live 0.14.1-1, a bug-fix update of the project's utility live CD containing tools for disk management and data rescue tasks: "The GParted team is proud to announce the stable release of GParted Live 0.14.1-1. This is a maintenance release that includes important bug fixes and it also adds more language translation updates. Two important bugs fixed in this release are: fix Linux software RAID device detection; fix logical partition grow overlaps extended partition end. The GParted Live 0.14.1-1 image is based on the Debian 'sid' repository as of 2012-12-13." Visit the project's news page to read the full release announcement and which also contains a link to the GParted 0.14.1 release notes. Download the live CD image from SourceForge: gparted-live-0.14.1-1.iso (127MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Superb Mini Server 2.0.2 |
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Superb Mini Server (SMS) 2.0.2, another minor update of the Slackware-based server distribution, has been released: "Superb Mini Server version 2.0.2 released (Linux kernel 3.2.35). This is a bug-fix and security release, featuring security enhancements, packages upgrades, new features and the latest 3.2.x branch kernel. In this release we focus, amongst other things, on two recent SMS reviews. We fixed a few bugs in smsconfig and added new features and improvements. Services now force start/stop even if they are disabled, except Sendmail, but beware if services are not enabled they will not auto-start at boot. The same force start/stop feature added in Webmin also. The smsconfig utility also features a backup option, which backs up /etc with xz by date and restores it upon selection by date. SMS 2.0.2 features a secure wizard function to help you secure and optimize your server." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: SMS.Native.CD-2.0.2-Install.iso (692MB, MD5), SMS64.Native.CD-2.0.2-Install.iso (675MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: LuninuX OS 12.10 |
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Emmanuel Appiah has announced the release of LuninuX OS 12.10, an Ubuntu-based distribution with a customised GNOME Shell desktop interface: "It has been a long long long journey but we have made progress. The task to improve already good quality does not mean stop when it's good enough, it simply means make it better and with the release of LuninuX OS 12.10 'Quite Quail', you will see how much better it has been made. Some of the major changes are Opera as the default web browser with privacy plugins, boxes for virtual machines, OpenJDK and many more. You can download the release on the download page and as an option to purchase a USB/DVD media that will be mailed to you." Here is the brief release announcement. Download the live DVD images from SourceForge: LuninuXOS-12.10-Desktop-i386.iso (1,460MB, MD5), LuninuXOS-12.10-Desktop-amd64.iso (1,383MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Webconverger 16.0 |
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Kai Hendry has announced the release of Webconverger 16.0, a Debian-based live Linux distribution designed solely for accessing web applications: "Webconverger 16.0 showcases the proven DOOH Neon Web signage OS, under the new chrome=neon switch to Webconverger users. The only difference now really between the Neon and Webconverger products, is the extra monitoring offered in Neon, which would not be appropriate in Webconverger for privacy reasons. What's new: new chrome=neon and black background Neon theme; New homepage= expansions for WEBCID, WEBCVERSION and finally USBID for simple physical authentication in POS use cases; new noescape option for further locking down of install boot; update Firefox 17.0.1 and Flash update; bug fixes for https_proxy, xinput and disabling add-ons. Those using the install version, your will enjoy safely and silently upgrading to these new features and fixes." See the full release notes for additional details and links to relevant resources. Download: webc-16.0.iso (311MB). |
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| 2012-12-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Slax 7.0 |
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Tomáš Matějíček has announced the final release of Slax 7.0, a Slackware-based live CD with KDE 4.9.4 that fits onto a 220 MB CD: "I'm happy to announce the final release of Slax version 7.0, code name 'Green Horn'. After more than three years of silence Slax is back in action and is better than ever before. Slax 7.0 is the major update of the Slax Linux live operating system. It includes the newest Linux kernel, KDE 4 desktop, GCC compiler and lots of other stuff in a 210 MB download. Furthermore it's available in more than 50 localizations, so you can get a Slax that speaks your language. Big thanks to everybody who helped with development and testing. The work didn't end now, actually it rather just started. I'm going to prepare a modules section for the website and bring Software Center in Slax to life. The next step, however, is to start supporting buildscripts." Here is the brief release announcement with a screenshot. Download (MD5): slax-English-US-7.0-i486.iso (212MB), slax-English-US-7.0-x86_64.iso (219MB). |
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| 2012-12-10 |
NEW • Development Release: Frugalware Linux 1.8 Pre 2 |
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James Buren has announced the availability of the second preview release of Frugalware Linux 1.8, code name "Cinna", a general-purpose distribution designed for intermediate Linux users: "The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware Linux 1.8pre2, the second technical preview of the upcoming 1.8 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements, fixes and updates since 1.8pre1: package updates - Linux kernel 3.6.6, X.Org Server 1.13.0, KDE 4.9.3, GNOME 3.6. New features: CPU scaling on i686 and x86_64 now works out of the box for most hardware; cpupower is now only needed if you want to change the default behavior; video decoding acceleration libraries have been enabled in most multimedia programs." Here is the brief release announcement with a link to a more detailed changelog. Those interested in testing the release can download the 64-bit installation DVD image from here: frugalware-1.8pre2-x86_64-dvd1.iso (4,281MB, SHA1). |
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| 2012-12-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: siduction 12.2.0 |
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Ferdinand Thommes has announced the final release of siduction 12.2.0, a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's unstable branch and offering four separate editions with KDE, LXDE, Razor-qt and Xfce desktops: "We are very happy to present to you the final release of siduction 2012.2 - Riders on the Storm. Siduction is a full live distribution with an integrated installer, based on Debian's unstable branch, and we try to release snapshots quarterly. The released images are a snapshot of Debian unstable from 2012-12-09. They are enhanced with some useful packages and scripts, our own installer and a custom-patched version of the Linux kernel 3.6.9, accompanied by X.Org Server 1.12.4." Read the detailed release notes for a list of recent changes and bug fixes. Download the KDE editions from here (for the other edition please visit the project's download page): siduction-12.2.0-kde-i386.iso (1,010MB, SHA256), siduction-12.2.0-kde-amd64.iso (1,013MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-12-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Toorox 11.2012 "GNOME" |
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Jörn Lindau has announced the release of Toorox 11.2012 "GNOME" edition, a Gentoo-based distribution and live DVD featuring the GNOME 3.6 desktop environment: "A new version of the GNOME edition is finished and is ready for download. It is based on the Linux kernel 3.5.7. This edition now provides support for 11 languages. It contains the latest GNOME 3.6.2, X.Org Server 1.12.4, Mesa 9.0.1, LibreOffice 3.5.5.3, GIMP 2.8.2, Wine 1.5.17 and the Chromium 24.0.1312.14 web browser. All packages have been updated. Toorox 11.2012 is available as 32-bit and 64-bit images and can be burnt on DVD, but you can also create an USB pen drive from the image file. The following applications have been tested successfully: Linux Live USB Creator and UNetbootin." Here is the brief release announcement. Download links: Toorox_11.2012-32bit_GNOME.iso (1,815MB, MD5), Toorox_11.2012-64bit_GNOME.iso (2,007MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-09 |
NEW • Development Release: Semplice Linux 3.0 RC |
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Eugenio Paolantonio has announced the availability of the release candidate for Semplice Linux 3.0, a lightweight desktop distribution with Openbox, Linux kernel 3.2, Chromium 22, the GNOME office suite and other lightweight applications, all derived from Debian's unstable branch: "The Semplice project is proud to announce the immediate release of the release candidate (RC) of the 3.0 branch (code-named 'pulse') of Semplice Linux. This hopefully will be the last development image before the final 3.0.0 release. Why should I care? The installer is now greater than ever. You can now enable the root account in two clicks. And with the automatic partitioning, dropping Windows is easier. Also, the 'save space' feature mentioned some time ago has been integrated directly into the installation wizard." See the brief release announcement and read the detailed release notes for further information. Those interested in testing this release candidate can download (MD5) it from SourceForge: semplice_3.0rc_290.0.iso (530MB), semplice64_3.0rc_290.0.iso (526MB). |
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| 2012-12-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2012.12 |
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Stan McLaren has announced the release of ArchBang Linux 2012.12, a new stable version of the project's lightweight desktop distribution based on Arch Linux: "ArchBang Linux 2012.12 is out in the wild. If you are already running ArchBang smoothly on your system then you don't need to install the new release. This 2012.12 release is a full systemd version with our latest set of minimal packages and Openbox for the competent Linux user. A few changes for this release: Linux kernel 3.6.8; GnomishDark theme with Shakey-Stapler-Dark widget; updated Openbox menu; dbus-launch removed. ArchBang still plans to have four major releases per year. Due to upgrades and improvements to the Arch Linux system, ArchBang will continue to release unofficial test images between official releases to address changes and prevent excessive workarounds in installing and updating newly installed systems." Here is the brief release announcement with a screenshot. Download (MD5): archbang-2012.12.03-i686.iso (545MB), archbang-2012.12.03-x86_64.iso (548MB). |
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| 2012-12-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Comfusion 4.1 |
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A new version of Comfusion, a desktop Linux distribution that combines Ubuntu with LXDE and Compiz Fusion in order to deliver some of the best 3D desktop effects available anywhere, has been released: "Now available for download, the new version of Comfusion. New in this version: added full MATE desktop 1.4.2 (GNOME 2 desktop clone, seamlessly integrates with Compiz in Comfusion 4); added wbar with Token icons, individualized for each session; wbarconf, wbar configurator; TvenLinux, a script to view our online TV on Linux, also able to show programming; updated the Skype installer to install the latest version; Picapy, an excellent image manager for Picasa Web; Darktable, a free alternative to Adobe Lightroom for Comfusion 4; Launchy, a simple application launcher for Comfusion 4; Angry Bots, a shooter game with a new game engine Unity3D; added Apt-Fast, faster downloads; added Xscroll Overlays, a modern bar like in the latest Ubuntu." Here is the full release announcement. Download the compressed DVD image from SourceForge: Comfusion4.1.7z (828MB). |
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| 2012-12-08 |
NEW • Development Release: ROSA 2012 RC "Desktop" |
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The release candidate of the "Desktop" edition of ROSA 2012 is out and ready for testing: "The ROSA team is pleased to announce the release candidate of the ROSA Desktop 2012 operating system. Less than three weeks remain until the final release of the distribution. The work on the new generation of the ROSA desktop operating system is coming to its end. This release candidate is the fourth and the last test version of the distribution. Since the alpha release in August, 2012 developers have significantly improved stability of the system, fixed all critical issues and added support for a wide range of modern hardware. Among the changes implemented by company engineers especially for the release candidate of ROSA Desktop 2012, one should highlight significant updates in the semantic desktop tool (TimeFrame) and improvements in the GRUB 2 boot loader." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information and images of the new icon set. Download: ROSA.2012.Desktop.RC.i586.iso (1,492MB, MD5), ROSA.2012.Desktop.RC.x86_64.iso (1,536MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.12 |
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Anke Boersma has announced the release of Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.12, the fourth update of the project's "Claire" series featuring the latest KDE desktop: "With this fourth and final 'Claire' release (a code name that followed the KDE SC 4.9 series and dedicated to the memory of Claire Lotion), the Chakra project team would like to make this final ISO announcement of the year, and also report on the state of the project. With this release we offer: KDE 4.9.4; Linux kernel 3.6.6 (3.0.43 optional); DVD image, including all locales and a nice selections of applications; Kapudan, Chakra's desktop greeter and all-round first setup tool; artwork theme called 'Dharma'; the latest GRUB 2.00, including graphical Dharma theme, Qt 4.8.4; enhancements to Chakra tools; updated systemd, kmod, mkinitcpio, file system, latest proprietary graphics drivers; the latest toolchain with GCC 4.7.2, updated libpng, libtiff and glew stack." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: chakra-2012.12-Claire-x86_64.iso (1,614MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-06 |
NEW • Development Release: Kubuntu 13.04 Alpha 1 |
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Stéphane Graber has announced the availability of the first alpha release of Kubuntu 13.04: "The first alpha of the 'Raring Ringtail' (to become 13.04) has now been released. This alpha features images for Edubuntu and Kubuntu. At the end of the 12.10 development cycle, the Ubuntu flavour decided that it would reduce the number of milestone images going forward and the focus would concentrate on daily quality and fortnightly testing rounds known as cadence testing. Based on that change, the Ubuntu product itself will not have an Alpha-1 release. Its first milestone release will be the final beta release on the 28th of March 2013. Other Ubuntu flavours have the option to release using the usual milestone schedule." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download (SHA256): raring-desktop-i386.iso (972MB, torrent), raring-desktop-amd64.iso (954MB, torrent). Alpha 1 images for Edubuntu 13.04 (download, release notes) are also available. |
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| 2012-12-06 |
NEW • Development Release: Slax 7.0 RC3 |
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Tomáš Matějíček has announced the availability of the third release candidate for Slax 7.0, a Slackware-based minimalist live CD with KDE: "You can download Slax 7.0-rc3. The interesting changes include: Slax is now translated to more than 50 languages; added 'slax' use like 'slax activate'; avoid unwanted error warnings about missing devices; bootinst script fixes and improvements; added some firmware including Radeon and some WiFi drivers; support from=/path/slax.iso boot parameter to load Slax data from the given ISO image; Firefox style improvements, Slax software center; added module tools, such as sb2dir, deb2sb, txz2sb; added development module; total Slax size is now around 210 MB (for the 32-bit edition); new wallpaper, hooray! I expect that the final version will not have any more changes and this RC3 will become final on Monday, 10th of December 2012." See the full release announcement for more details and a screenshot. Download: slax-English-US-7.0.rc3-i486.iso (212MB), slax-English-US-7.0.rc3-x86_64.iso (219MB). |
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| 2012-12-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ZevenOS 5.0 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 5.0, a Xubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution featuring the Xfce desktop environment and a BeOS-like desktop theme: "I am proud to announce the release of ZevenOS 5.0 and thank you all for funding this release. In this release we made the switch from our deskbar tool to the Xfce panel 'deskbar' mode which introduces many new features, like extensible plugin support and the ability to configure your desktop. This release is based on Xubuntu 12.10 and is compatible with the Ubuntu repositories; it brings in many changes, such as Linux kernel 3.5, X.Org 7.7 and PulseAudio 2.1. Changes: OpenShot 1.4.3 with YouTube upload support and a lot more features; AbiWord 2.9.2, the current edge of development; Audacity 2.0, Claws-Mail 3.8.1, Firefox 17, GIMP 2.8, Inkscape 0.48." Here is the brief release announcement with an embedded video. Download (MD5) from here: zevenos5-desktop.iso (700MB). |
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| 2012-12-04 |
NEW • Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Beta |
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Red Hat, Inc. has announced the availability of the beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4: "Today, Red Hat announced the beta availability of the next minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4. This release includes a broad set of updates to the existing feature set and provides rich new functionality in the areas of identity management, file system, virtualization, management, storage and productivity tools. System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) enhancements extend the interoperability experience with Microsoft Active Directory by providing centralized identity access control for Linux/Unix clients in a heterogeneous environment. pNFS client remains in technology preview, however, now delivers performance improvements with the addition of Direct I/O for faster data access." See the press release and the release notes for more details. RHEL customers wishing to test this release can download the installation DVD images from Red Hat's Software & Download Center. |
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| 2012-12-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bridge Linux 2012.12 |
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Dalton Miller has announced the release of Bridge Linux 2012.12, an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution available in four separate desktop flavours with GNOME 3.6, KDE 4.9.3, LXDE and Xfce: "Announcing Bridge Linux 2012.12. This time all the editions are released at the same time, because doing them separately was a mess. Update overview: fixed the /etc/hosts file; switched to systemd; switched from ConsoleKit to Polkit; installer now changes the locale settings on the installed system based on selection at beginning of installation; added Russian, Italian, Czech, Spanish and Catalan translations; updated (U)EFI boot method; updated configuration options and only run mkinitcpio once; use xdg-user-dirs to create personal directories (documents, etc.) with proper icons; minor application changes." Here is the brief release announcement. Quick links to download (MD5) the Xfce edition (see the project's page on SourceForge for links to download the other three Bridge Linux flavours): bridge-xfce-2012.12-i686.iso (664MB), bridge-xfce-2012.12-x86_64.iso (698MB). |
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| 2012-12-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.4 "Slacko" |
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Barry Kauler has announced the release of Puppy Linux 5.4 "Slacko" edition, a small and lightweight distribution with packages "borrowed" from the latest Slackware Linux release: "It's out! Slacko is one of our flagship puppies, built with the latest Woof from Slackware 14.0 binary packages. It is all-puppy right through, with the advantage of binary compatibility with Slackware 14.0 and access to the Slackware package repositories. Changes: significant improvements in using the Aufs layered file system; improved automatic detection and configuration of analog and 3G modems; Samba printing issues resolved; the X.Org wizard has improved detection and configuration options; many improvements and bug fixes for boot-up and shut-down scripts...." Read the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download: slacko-5.4-firefox-4g.iso (162MB, MD5), slacko-5.4-opera-4g.iso (155MB, MD5), slacko-5.4-opera-PAE.iso (156MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-12-04 |
NEW • Development Release: siduction 12.2.0 RC2 |
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Ferdinand Thommes has announced the availability of the second release candidate for siduction 12.2.0, a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's unstable branch and featuring four desktop environments - KDE, LXDE, Razor-qt and Xfce: "We are happy to present to you the second release candidate of siduction 2012.2. Siduction is a distribution based on Debian's unstable branch and we try to release snapshots quarterly. Please report any bugs you find in this RC to our forum or Chili. We have fixed a number of bugs that turned up in RC1: the bluewater manual is now available in Romanian; fw-detect works again as expected for installing non-free firmware; creation of sources.list during the building of the images got an overhaul; new upstream for wbar, wbar-config added; added correct firmware-link for AR7010+AR9287 devices to fw-detect...." See the detailed release notes for further information. Quick links to download the KDE variant (for other editions please see the project's download page): siduction-12.2.0~rc2-kde-i386.iso (1,010MB, SHA256), siduction-12.2.0~rc2-kde-amd64.iso (1,013MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-12-03 |
NEW • BSD Release: NetBSD 5.2 |
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Jeff Rizzo has announced the release of NetBSD 5.2, an updated version of the project's legacy branch: "The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce that version 5.2 of the NetBSD operating system is now available. NetBSD 5.2 is the second feature update of the NetBSD 5.0 release branch. It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed critical for security or stability reasons, as well as new features and enhancements. Users running NetBSD 5.0.3 or earlier are encouraged to upgrade to either NetBSD 5.2 or NetBSD 6.0, depending upon their specific requirements. Please note that all fixes in security/critical updates (i.e. NetBSD 5.0.2, 5.1.2, etc.) are cumulative, so the latest update contains all such fixes since the corresponding minor release. These fixes will also appear in future minor releases (i.e. NetBSD 5.3, etc.), together with other less-critical fixes and feature enhancements." See the brief release announcement and the detailed release notes for more information. For downloads please visit the NetBSD's main FTP server or one of its mirrors. Quick links to the i386 and amd64 installation images (SHA512): i386cd-5.2.iso (242MB, torrent), amd64cd-5.2.iso (241MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-12-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: aptosid 2012-01 |
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Stefan Lippers-Hollmann has announced the release of aptosid 2012.1, a new version of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's unstable branch. From the release notes: "New features in aptosid 2012-01 are Linux kernel 3.6 and numerous integration and stabilisation fixes. Special focus has been cast upon improving system compatibility with new hardware platforms like AMD Bulldozer or Intel Ivy-Bridge and reworking the live system environment. Kernel 3.6 doesn't only improve and stabilise hardware support for newer devices, it also adapts ASPM heuristics for better power-saving and improved battery runtimes. Another topic has been the kernel's entropy gathering framework, both improving its performance and quality for systems providing little entropy by themselves." Download (SHA256): aptosid-2012-01-kde-full-i386-amd64.iso" (2,054MB), aptosid-2012-01-xfce-i386.iso (509MB), aptosid-2012-01-xfce-amd64.iso (515MB). |
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| 2012-11-30 |
NEW • 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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| 2012-11-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Rocks Cluster Distribution 6.1 |
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Philip Papadopoulos has announced the release of Rocks Cluster Distribution 6.1, a CentOS-based open-source toolkit for real and virtual clusters: "The latest update of Rocks, code name 'Emerald Boa', is now released. Emerald Boa is available for CentOS 6.3 (Rocks 6.1). The Rocks-supplied OS rolls have all updates applied as of November 27, 2012. New features: host-based SSH authentication is now the default, this eliminates the requirement the users have password-less SSH keys and/or mounted home area on remote nodes; two-factor SSH authentication using Google Authenticator Apps for Android and iPhone is supported for all users; New ZFS Linux roll to support the ZFS file system via the ZFS on Linux; new kernel roll to more easily support vanilla Linux kernels." See the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (MD5) the "jumbo" DVDs containing the OS and all available "rolls": area51...6.1.i386.disk1.iso (2,516MB), area51...6.1.x86_64.disk1.iso (2,580MB). |
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| 2012-11-30 |
NEW • Development Release: OpenELEC 3.0 Beta 2 |
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Stephan Raue has announced the availability of the second beta of OpenELEC 3.0, a Linux-based embedded system built to run the XBMC entertainment media hub: "The OpenELEC team is proud to release the second beta of OpenELEC 3.0!. Internally this is known by the less-catchy name OpenELEC 2.95.2. This beta fixes some issues found in our beta 1 release, primarily fixing a non-working video output on our ATV builds. NVIDIA has decided to remove GeForce 6xxx and 7xxx support from newer drivers. For this beta we added NVIDIA's 304.64 driver as a legacy version for use with our ATV builds. Users who are using our generic builds together with GPUs older then GeForce 8xxx should switch to our Generic_OSS build or decide to change their graphic card to a newer model. Beta 2 also includes a new setting to change the amount of time before a hard disk goes into standby as well as some fixes for MCE compatible remotes." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): OpenELEC-ION.i386-2.95.2.tar.bz2 (104MB), OpenELEC-ION.x86_64-2.95.2.tar.bz2 (106MB). |
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| 2012-11-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 0.15 |
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A new version of Tails, a Debian-based live system with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user, has been released: "Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System, version 0.15, is out. All users must upgrade as soon as possible. Changes: Tor upgrade to 0.2.3.25. Major new features: persistence for browser bookmarks; support for obfsproxy bridges. Minor improvements: add the Hangul (Korean) Input Method Engine for SCIM; preliminary support for some OpenPGP SmartCard readers; support printers that need HPIJS PPD and/or the IJS driver; optimize fonts display for LCD; update TrueCrypt to version 7.1a. Bug fixes: Fix gpgApplet menu display in Windows camouflage mode; fix Tor reaching an inactive state if it's restarted in 'bridge mode', e.g. during the time sync process. Iceweasel update to 10.0.11esr." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full list of new features. Download: tails-i386-0.15.iso (854MB). |
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| 2012-11-27 |
NEW • Development Release: Fedora 18 Beta |
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The much-delayed beta release of Fedora 18 is finally ready for testing: "The Fedora project team is excited to announce the beta release of its free, fully-functional Linux operating system, Fedora 18, code-named 'Spherical Cow.' Explore what's new in the Fedora 18 beta, including these highlighted release features: Fedora 18 offers a brand-new version of the GNOME desktop, version 3.6, straight from the upstream development process; updates have also been made to the KDE, Xfce and Sugar desktop environments; additionally, the MATE desktop is available for the first time in Fedora; Fedora's new installer user interface enhances the anaconda installer with improvements in ease of use and installation." Read the full press release for more details. Download (torrents): Fedora-18-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso (757MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-18-Beta-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso (786MB, SHA256, torrent). Live images featuring KDE, LXDE, Xfce and SoaS (Sugar on a Stick), as well as installation DVDs, are also available. |
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| 2012-11-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 2.0.1-5 |
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Steven Shiau has announced the release of Clonezilla Live 2.0.1-5, a new stable build of the project's live CD with specialist open-source software for disk backup and cloning tasks: "Stable Clonezilla Live (2.0.1-5) released. This release of Clonezilla Live includes minor enhancements and bug fixes: the underlying GNU/Linux operating system was upgraded, this release is based on the Debian 'sid' repository (as of 2012-11-26); Linux kernel was updated to 3.2.32; package drbl was updated to 2.1.34-drbl1, and Clonezilla was updated to 3.1.22; a KMS mode was added in the boot menu; Partclone was updated to 0.2.56; packages tcplay and mpg123 were added; boot parameter 'ocs_lang' is now replaced by 'locales' from live-config; boot parameter 'ocs_live_keymap' is now replaced by 'keyboard-layouts' from live-config...." Read the full release announcement for a detailed changelog. Download (MD5) links: clonezilla-live-2.0.1-5-i486.iso (111MB), clonezilla-live-2.0.1-5-i686-pae.iso (111MB), clonezilla-live-2.0.1-5-amd64.iso (113MB). |
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| 2012-11-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Salix OS 14.0 "Xfce" |
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George Vlahavas has announced the release of Salix OS 14.0 "Xfce" edition, a Slackware-based distribution featuring the Xfce 4.10 desktop environment: "Salix Xfce 14.0 is ready. With Xfce 4.10 being the centerpiece of this release, CD images for the i686 and x86_64 architectures are available for immediate download. Apart from Xfce 4.10, software that comes installed includes Linux kernel 3.2.29, Midori 0.4.7 as the default web browser, Claws-Mail 3.8.1 as the application to use for accessing your e-mail accounts, LibreOffice 3.6.3 for all your office needs, GIMP 2.8.2 for everything that has to do with image editing and manipulation, Viewnior 1.3 as the default image viewer, Parole 0.3.0.3 as the default movie player, Exaile 3.3.0 as the application to use for managing your music collection and more." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional details and MD5 checksums. Download the installation CD images from here: salix-xfce-14.0.iso (664MB, torrent), salix64-xfce-14.0.iso (680MB). |
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| 2012-11-26 |
NEW • Development Release: OpenELEC 3.0 Beta 1 |
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Stephan Raue has announced the availability of the first beta build of OpenELEC 3.0, a major new update of the project's Linux-based embedded operating system built specifically to run the XBMC entertainment media hub: "The OpenELEC team is proud to release the first beta of OpenELEC 3.0. Internally this is known by the less-catchy name OpenELEC 2.95.1. Shortly after our OpenELEC 2.0 release we are proud to present our first OpenELEC 3.0 beta. With this new version come many exciting updates. Based on XBMC 12.0 Frodo, OpenELEC 3.0 brings official support for our first ARM devices, the Raspberry Pi, Linux kernel 3.6, improved PVR support and of course, the long-awaited audio engine. This new version of OpenELEC also includes many driver updates, including new support for many DVB and wireless devices. The new boot to RAM option allows PXE systems and slow devices to boot even faster than before." Read the full release announcement for a detailed list of new features and screenshots. Download (MD5): OpenELEC-ION.i386-2.95.1.tar.bz2 (103MB), OpenELEC-ION.x86_64-2.95.1.tar.bz2 (106MB). |
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| 2012-11-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Lite 1.0.2 |
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Jerry Bezencon has announced the release of an updated build of Linux Lite 1.0.2, an Ubuntu-based, beginner-friendly Linux distribution with Xfce as the preferred desktop environment: "Proud to announce the release of Linux Lite 1.0.2. With a number of enhancements, changes and additions Linux Lite 1.0.2 is smaller, leaner and has capitalized on the fantastic feedback it has received from the global computing community to produce a step up from the previous version. Changelog: all system software updated; Firefox 17.0; Linux kernel 3.2 PAE; reduced size of ISO image by maximizing compression of file system; added LibreOffice Impress; added ability to 'dd' the ISO image file; added tool tips for applications; added support for VMware; added libopenal1 for extra sound support; added keyboard shortcuts; PrintScreen key opens the screenshot tool; fixed bug where laptops unplugged from mains power source lost use of USB mouse...." See the full release announcement for a full changelog and system requirements. Download: linux-lite-1.0.2-i386.iso (744MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UberStudent 2.0.4 |
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Stephen Ewen has announced the release of UberStudent 2.0.4, an Ubuntu-based live distribution with software for learning and teaching at the higher education and advanced secondary levels: "After many months of hard work, I'm pleased to announce the immediate availability of UberStudent 2.0.4. As many are already aware, Linux desktop environments have undergone a period of significant change since UberStudent 1.0 was released. GNOME took a hard turn towards the tablet market, injecting much discontent among users, a few forks, and a few new projects, only one which is mature, Unity, which has both its fans and haters (I myself dislike it). UberStudent 2.0.4 retains a traditional desktop environment by choice. Both Xfce and MATE are boot options, with Xfce being the default. I won't bore you with further descriptions. You can take the tour. And you might do well to read the release notes." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: uberstudent-2.0.4-desktop-amd64.iso (3,562MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-24 |
NEW • Development Release: GhostBSD 3.0-RC4 |
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Eric Turgeon has announced the availability of the fourth release candidate for GhostBSD 3.0, a FreeBSD-based operating system for the desktop: "A fourth development release candidate for GhostBSD 3.0 is now available for testing. The last development release was too buggy due to some last minute changes. I decide to release another testing release which might contain some bugs and other problems, which have not been discovered during beta tests so we still only encourage you to run it only on non-critical systems. All /home/user file and folder have been fixed (this was causing LibreOffice and other application to fail). We downsized the i386 Openbox image to fit on a CD." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: GhostBSD-3.0-RC4-gnome2-i386.iso (974MB, SHA256), GhostBSD-3.0-RC4-lxde-i386.iso (609MB, SHA256), GhostBSD-3.0-RC4-gnome2-amd64.iso (1,029MB, SHA256), GhostBSD-3.0-RC4-lxde-amd64.iso (663MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-11-23 |
NEW • Development Release: Cinnarch 2012.11.22 |
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Alex Filgueira has announced the release of an updated version of Cinnarch, an Arch-based Linux distribution with Mint's Cinnamon as the default desktop interface: "Here it is, a new release of Cinnarch. This is a list of changes: multilingual access from boot menu in syslinux, and redesign (based on Manjaro's work); available languages: English, Spanish, Galician and German; multilingual welcome message; unmuted ALSA channels; fixed screenshot button; support for USB modems and VPN in NetworkManager; Nemo as Cinnarch's new default file manager (chosen by the community); default folders (Downloads, Desktop, Images); support for VIA graphic cards; installed missing dosfstools on Cinnarch Live; option to install GRUB 2 or any UEFI bootloader; LightDM replaces LightDM-Ubuntu; Pantheon greeter replaces Unity greeter...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full changelog a brief list of major components. Download (MD5): cinnarch-2012.11.22-i686.iso (669MB), cinnarch-2012.11.22-x86_64.iso (708MB). |
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| 2012-11-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bio-Linux 7.0.3 |
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Tim Booth has announced the release of Bio-Linux 7.0.3, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution with specialist software for use in the field of bioinformatics: "Bio-Linux 7 is a full-featured, powerful, configurable and easy-to-maintain bioinformatics workstation. Bio-Linux provides more than 500 bioinformatics programs on an Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS base. There is a graphical menu for bioinformatics programs, as well as easy access to the Bio-Linux bioinformatics documentation system and sample data useful for testing programs. Bio-Linux 7 adds many improvements over previous versions, including the Galaxy analysis environment. There are also various packages to handle new generation sequence data types. You can install Bio-Linux on your machine, either as the only operating system, or as part of a dual-boot setup which allows you to use your current system and Bio-Linux on the same hardware." Visit the project's home page to read the release announcement. Download: bio-linux-7.0.3.iso (2,692MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.11 Core 64 |
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Michael Tremer has announced the release of IPFire 2.11 Core 64, a specialist firewall distribution, with updated intrusion detection software and fixed MAC rules: "Today, we are releasing the 64th Core Update for IPFire 2.11. The Intrusion Detection program Snort has been updated to version 2.9.3.1, the corresponding daq library to version 1.1.1. This enables Snort to work with the latest VRT rule set. Outgoing firewall - the broken MAC rules have been fixed. It was impossible to use the MAC rules to allow hosts to access the Internet. A bigger rewrite of the code fixes this problem and makes the outgoing firewall a bit more performing. Minor bugs and feature enhancements: update accelerator - the path to the delete icon has been fixed; pakfire can now use the XZ compression." See the release announcement for more details and a note on the upcoming IPFire 2.13. Download: ipfire-2.11.i586-full-core64.iso (77.8MB, torrent), ipfire-2.11.2gb-ext2.armv5tel-full-core64.img.gz (126MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Redo Backup & Recovery 1.0.4 |
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Redo Backup & Recovery 1.0.4 has been released. Redo is an Ubuntu-based live CD featuring backup, restore, and disaster recovery software, with an easy-to-use graphical program for running bare-metal backup and recovery of hard disk partitions. What's new in this release? "Base upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS; percent complete now based on part sizes rather than total number of parts; Windows now have title bars to ease minimizing, maximizing and closing; time is now synced to localtime (hardware clock) after boot; widget theme changed to Bluebird for GTK+ 3 compatibility; now has a helpful beep to indicate when long processes are finished; added alsamixergui to enable mixer button on volume control; drive reset utility can now operate on multiple drives simultaneously; removed Synaptic and boot-repair packages to reduce image size." See the project's download page on SourceForge for a full changelog. Get the live CD image from here: redobackup-livecd-1.0.4.iso (249MB). |
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| 2012-11-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 14 |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the final release of Linux Mint 14, code name "Nadia", in MATE (version 1.4) or Cinnamon (version 1.6) editions: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 14 'Nadia'. For the first time since Linux Mint 11, the development team was able to capitalize on upstream technology which works and fits its goals. After 6 months of incremental development, Linux Mint 14 features an impressive list of improvements, increased stability and a refined desktop experience. We're very proud of MATE, Cinnamon, MDM and all the components used in this release, and we're very excited to show you how they all fit together in Linux Mint 14." For more information please visit the following pages: release announcement, what's new and release notes. Download (SHA256) links: linuxmint-14-mate-dvd-32bit.iso (966MB, torrent), linuxmint-14-cinnamon-dvd-32bit.iso (884MB, torrent), linuxmint-14-mate-dvd-64bit.iso (968MB, torrent), linuxmint-14-cinnamon-dvd-64bit.iso (881MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Vyatta 6.5 |
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Stephen Harpster has announced the release of Vyatta 6.5, an updated version of the project's specialist distribution for firewalls and routers: "I'm pleased to announce that Vyatta Core (VC) release 6.5 is now available for download. Release 6.5 of the Vyatta Network OS adds significant enhancements including: support for Microsoft Hyper-V; Policy-Based Routing (PBR) which allows incoming packets to be forwarded based on policies, rather than just on the destination address; Virtual Tunnel Interface (VTI) which is a way to represent policy-based IPsec tunnels as virtual interfaces; BGP Multipath enables the installation of multiple BGP paths to a destination into the IP routing table; IPsec support for IPv6 using Internet key management protocol IKEv1; the VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) operational mode commands have been modified to improve usability...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download (MD5): vyatta-livecd_VC6.5R1_i386.iso (213MB), vyatta-livecd_VC6.5R1_amd64.iso (223MB). |
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| 2012-11-20 |
NEW • Development Release: siduction 12.2.0 RC1 |
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Ferdinand Thommes has announced the availability of the first release candidate for siduction 12.2.0, a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's unstable branch and featuring four desktop environments - KDE, LXDE, Razor-qt and Xfce: "We are happy to present the first release candidate of siduction 2012.2 - 'Riders on the Storm'. Siduction 2012.2 ships with four desktop environments: KDE, Xfce, LXDE and Razor-qt, all in 32-bit and 64-bit variants. Razor-qt is the latest flavour that joins our regular release cycle after seeing a development release earlier this year. The released images are a snapshot of Debian unstable from 2012-11-19. As the freeze for Debian 7 will still last some months, we take the opportunity to update and consolidate our package base with this new release." Read the detailed release notes for a complete list of new features. Quick links to the KDE edition (for other editions please see the project's download page): siduction-12.2.0~rc1-kde-i386.iso (1,005MB, SHA256), siduction-12.2.0~rc1-kde-amd64.iso (1,008MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-11-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zorin OS 6.1 "Educational" |
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Artyom Zorin has announced the release of Zorin OS 6.1 "Educational" edition, an Ubuntu-based distribution for schools: "The Zorin OS team has released Zorin OS 6.1 Educational, the education-oriented version of our operating system designed for Windows users making the switch to Linux. Zorin OS 6.1 Educational builds on top of our popular previous release of Zorin OS 6 Educational with newly updated software and a newer kernel. As Zorin OS 6.1 is based on Ubuntu 12.04 it is an LTS (Long-Term Support) release, provided with 5 years of security updates. Users who already have Zorin OS 6 Educational installed do not need to get Zorin OS 6.1 Educational as all the aforementioned updates and improvements in 6.1 can be applied by installing the latest updates from the Update Manager. We hope that you enjoy using Zorin OS!" Here is the release announcement. Download (MD5): zorin-os-6.1-educational-32.iso (1,920MB). |
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| 2012-11-20 |
NEW • Development Release: ZevenOS 5.0 Beta 1 |
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The first beta release of ZevenOS 5.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution with a BeOS-like user interface, is ready for testing: "ZevenOS used the deskbar for ages to create a slick and nice looking tasklist and main menu panel. With the current struggle in development on ZevenOS I decided to give the deskbar mode in the Xfce pane a go and I really have to say I am impressed. It works almost flawlessly. There are still some glitches like not being able to setup the panel to move under windows (so it doesn't behave like a panel but more like the deskbar used to) and some confusing configuration settings but the Xfce panel brings in the advantage of plug-ins and you can configure a lot with them. So I decided for the 5.0 release of ZevenOS to simply ship the Xfce panel. Currently I am not sure if I would stop development of the deskbar completely or if we implement a tasklist on our own." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: ZevenOS5B1.iso (717MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 0.8.2 "LXDE" |
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Philip Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.2 "LXDE" edition, an lightweight desktop distribution based on Arch Linux: "The culmination of substantial refinements and exciting new developments, Manjaro 0.8.2 is the most polished, feature-rich, and accessible release yet. A lot of people asked me for a LXDE edition. Here it is. It has the same look and functionality as our Xfce edition. With this release you get a better EFI-support through rEFInd, it includes support for Steam gaming, automatic desktop notifications for new system updates, and -- developed exclusively for Manjaro -- a user-friendly graphical interface to easily manage and maintain the system. A more detailed overview of the improvements in the 0.8.2 release is as follows: the default Linux kernel series has been changed to 3.4-longterm for better upstream support; LXDE got updated to 0.5.5...." Read the full release announcement for more details, screenshot and a link to the changelog. Download (SHA256): manjaro-lxde-0.8.2-i686.iso (1,095MB), manjaro-lxde-0.8.2-x86_64.iso (1,253MB). |
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| 2012-11-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kwort Linux 3.5 |
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David Cortarello has announced the release of Kwort Linux 3.5, lightweight distribution based on CRUX with a custom package management tool: "Finally Kwort Linux 3.5 has arrived. We have been testing this release for a month and it needed just one public release candidate to get a known bug-free system. Those who installed RC1 can upgrade to the final version with kpkg. In this version our system received a complete update, from the toolchain to the latest X11 applications. This might be the last i686 version as we are planning to move to x86_64 for our next release. We are rolling this release with Linux kernel 3.5.4, the latest stable version of Chromium (Firefox is available on the CD image in more/xapps). The latest LibreOffice is also available on the CD image for you to install with kpkg. Most noticeable changes are in the installer and kpkg, as both got a speed up and also I gave kpkg the ability to upgrade a single package or the whole system." Visit the project's home page to read the complete release announcement. Download: kwort-3.5.iso (337MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 3.1 |
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Canaima GNU/Linux is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution from Venezuela. An updated build, version 3.1 based on "Squeeze", was released a couple of days ago. According to the project's website, the distribution is built in the spirit of social and technological policies leading to increased knowledge, innovation and technological independence in Venezuela and is meant for use in government organisations and communities of users. Some of the changes in this release include: software updates to LibreOffice 3.4, Cunaguaro 8.0 web browser with complete support for HTML 5, Turpial 1.6.6, Amigu 0.7.2; new applications, such as Ucumari - a control centre based on Ailurus Centro, Canaima Instalador - a new system installer written in Python.... Read the release announcement and also the detailed release notes (both links in Spanish) for further information. Download links: canaima-popular-3.1~estable_i386.iso (672MB, MD5), canaima-popular-3.1~estable_amd64.iso (696MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GALPon MiniNo 2.0 |
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Miguel Anxo Bouzada has announced the release of GALPon MiniNo 2.0, a Debian-based distributions for legacy computers - the ones made twelve (or more) years ago: "On 16 November 2002 the Pontevedra Linux Users Group, Grupo de Amigos Linux de Pontevedra 'GALPon', was formed in Vigo, a city in the province of Pontevedra, in Galicia in north-west Spain; its objective was to promote the use of GNU/Linux and free software in general, while offering a meeting point for all enthusiasts for this software. Today, 10 years later, to commemorate that day, we are releasing the latest version of our 'distro' GALPon MiniNo v_2.0 aka 'Ártabros' and we are launching this new website which we hope will be more user friendly than the earlier one. It is our hope that this latest version of GALPon MiniNo will be useful and we look forward to your continuing support and your suggestions for further enhancements." Visit the distribution's news page to read the brief release announcement. Download: minino-artabros-2.0.iso (644MB, MD5).
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| 2012-11-16 |
NEW • Development Release: PC-BSD 9.1-RC3 |
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Dru Lavigne has announced the availability of the third release candidate for PC-BSD 9.1: "The RC3 images for the upcoming PC-BSD 9.1 are now available for i386 and amd64 architectures. This is expected to be the last snapshot before 9.1-RELEASE, so report any bugs to the testing mailing list so that they can be fixed in time for RELEASE. Note that the included handbook is still a draft version - it should be finalized and released to translators within the next week or so. Notable changes since the previous release candidate: PC-BSD handbook has been updated for 9.1; fixed bug where some keyboard layouts were not being displayed; multiple functionality and stability improvements for EasyPBI; multiple functionality and stability improvements for TrueOS; new functionality improvements including better detection added to the mount-tray...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full list of changes. Download: PCBSD9.1-RC3-x86-DVD.iso (3,819MB, SHA256), PCBSD9.1-RC3-x64-DVD.iso (3,922MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-11-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Dream Studio 12.04.1 |
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Dick MacInnis has announced the release of Dream Studio 12.04.1, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring a collection of open-source applications for creating graphics, videos, music and websites: "Dream Studio 12.04.1 has been officially released. New features include: upgraded base system, based on the Ubuntu 12.04.1 install disc; many upgraded packages, such as Ardour, Blender, and GIMP; the Dream Studio audio indicator by default, instead of QJackctl; the addition of a hardware-specific software installer for some audio hardware; the addition of all the KXStudio repositories; the addition of slowmovideo by default, as well as a new graphics repository; many, many, small tweaks and performance upgrades. This is the latest release in the 12.04 series for Dream Studio. Any current 12.04 users will be upgraded automatically." Here is the brief release announcement. Download the live DVD images from here: DreamStudio-12.04.1-i386.iso (2,460MB, torrent), DreamStudio-12.04.1-amd64.iso (2,391MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-15 |
NEW • Development Release: elementary OS 0.2 Beta 1 |
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Cassidy James has announced the availability of the first public beta release of elementary OS 0.2, a beginner-friendly desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 12.04 and featuring a custom GNOME Shell called "Pantheon": "Developers and testers, today we are happy to announce the first beta release of elementary OS 'Luna'. Luna is our greatest undertaking yet, and along with it have come many new applications, features and development libraries. By integrating and innovating with the latest technologies, we're building a platform that free software developers can be excited about. Pantheon is our new desktop environment and shell. It consists of the greeter, panel, app launcher, dock, window manager, settings app, and theme. Our primary focus during our development of Pantheon has been to provide a clean but powerful stage for great applications." See the full release announcement for more details and screenshots. Download: elementaryos-beta1-i386.iso (621MB), elementaryos-beta1-amd64.iso (642MB). |
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| 2012-11-15 |
NEW • Development Release: NetBSD 5.2 RC1 |
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Jeff Rizzo has announced the availability of the first release candidate for NetBSD 5.2, the project's legacy branch. "The first release candidate of NetBSD 5.2 is now available. NetBSD 5.2 is intended for those who have an application using NetBSD 5.0.x or 5.1.x who don't want the churn of upgrading to NetBSD 6.0, but would like bug fixes and some stable new features. There have been a number of changes since 5.1. Those of you who prefer to build from source can continue to follow the netbsd-5 branch, but the netbsd-5-2-RC1 tag is available as well. Please help us test this and any upcoming release candidates as much as possible. Remember, any feedback is good feedback. We'd love to hear from you, whether you've got a complaint or a compliment." Here is the brief release announcement with information on where to find a complete changelog. The installation ISO images for a large number of processor architectures are ready for download from the NetBSD FTP server; quick links to the i386 and amd64 CD images: i386cd-5.2_RC1.iso (242MB, torrent), amd64cd-5.2_RC1.iso (241MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-14 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 3 Alpha 3 |
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Anne Nicolas has announced the availability of the third alpha release of Mageia 3: "Finally the bug hunt was successful and the alpha 3 release is now available for tests. We hope you will enjoy this new one. Upgrade from Mageia 2 is now possible and we need your feedback to make it smooth for final Mageia 3. Major new features: the first stage of the installer will now automatically pass the right URL to stage2; RPM has been upgraded to 4.10.1; urpmi has been re-factored and cleaned, various bugs have been fixed; base system - Linux kernel 3.6.5, systemd 195, Perl has been upgraded to 5.16.1; graphical environments - KDE 4.9.2, Qt 5 beta, GNOME 3.6.1, LibreOffice 3.6...." See the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download the installation DVD images (live CD and DVD images with KDE and GNOME are also available): Mageia-3-alpha3-i586-DVD.iso (3,864MB, MD5, torrent), Mageia-3-alpha3-x86_64-DVD.iso (3,884MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-14 |
NEW • Development Release: Slax 7.0 RC2 |
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Tomáš Matějíček has announced the availability of the second release candidate for Slax 7.0, a minimalist Slackware-based live CD with KDE 4: "I've been mostly fixing and improving the RC 1 build of Slax. The boot installer script has been fixed and updated. One of the most common problems nowadays is the strange behavior of some auto-mounting programs, such as udisks, which mounts FAT file system with the 'showexec' parameter. Due to that, only files with Windows extensions (BAT, COM, EXE) are treated as executable. To make it simpler, I wrote a bootinst.bat script so it executes in both Linux and Windows. This should make things easier. I've added ModemManager and related dependencies, including broadband provider info data, so it should be now easier to connect to the Internet using a modem. The KDE desktop was updated to 4.9.3." The release announcement. Download (MD5): slax-7.0-kde4-2012-11-14-i486.iso (183MB), slax-7.0-kde4-2012-11-14-x86_64.iso (189MB). |
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| 2012-11-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 |
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Alan Baghumian has announced the release of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0, a desktop Linux distribution with GNOME Shell, based on Debian's 'testing' branch: "Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 (code name 'Gloria') brings tons of updated packages, faster live boot, improved installer system and quality new features. This version has been synchronized with Debian testing repositories as of November 7, 2012 and brings lot of updated packages compared to Parsix 3.7. Parsix Gloria is the project's first release with the GNOME 3 series and it ships with LibreOffice productivity suit by default. Gloria has a brand-new software manager package. Highlights: GNOME 3.4.2, X.Org 7.7, GRUB 2, GNU Iceweasel 16.0.2, GParted 0.12.1, Empathy 3.4.2.3, LibreOffice 3.5.4, VirtualBox 4.1.18 and a brand-new kernel based on Linux 3.2.28 with TuxOnIce, BFS and other extra patches. The live DVD has been compressed using Squashfs and xz." See the detailed release notes for more information. Download: parsix_4.0r0-i386.iso (1,030MB, MD5), parsix_4.0r0-amd64.iso (1,027MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Peppermint OS Three-20121105 |
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Kendall Weaver has announced the release of an updated build of Peppermint OS Three, a lightweight Linux distribution with Openbox, based on Ubuntu 12.04: "We're proud and happy to announce the first re-spin of Peppermint Three in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions. The downloads are live now via our standard download links and are also available for purchase in both CD and USB format. The re-spins offer a fully updated install as of November 5th, 2012, so you aren't left needing to download hundreds of megabytes of updates immediately after the install. In addition, we changed the desktop notifications back to the way they were in Peppermint Two after several users noted that the way they were implemented in Three seemed to be a bit of a step backward compared to the previous iterations. For users already running Three that also want this, it's actually quite simple: simply install the packages 'notify-osd' and 'notify-osd-icons'." Continue reading the release announcement for further details. Download (MD5): Peppermint-3-20121105-i386.iso (536MB), Peppermint-3-20121105-amd64.iso (542MB). |
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| 2012-11-13 |
NEW • Development Release: GhostBSD 3.0-RC3 |
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Eric Turgeon has announced the availability of the third release candidate for GhostBSD 3.0, a FreeBSD-based operating system for the desktop with GNOME or LXDE: "The third release candidate of GhostBSD 3.0 now supports GNOME 2, LXDE and Openbox desktops and it is now available for testing. This is the last development release. While this is a release candidate, it might contain some bugs and other problems, which have not been discovered during beta tests so we still only encourage you to run it only on non-critical systems. Changes since RC2: FreeBSD 9.1-RC2 to FreeBSD 9.1-RC3; bwi and bwn firmware for Broadcom has been added to the default system; Openbox is now part of GhostBSD development; Mixmos have been added to LXDE...." See the release announcement for further information and known issues. Download: GhostBSD-3.0-RC3-gnome2-i386.iso (974MB, SHA256), GhostBSD-3.0-RC3-lxde-i386.iso (609MB, SHA256), GhostBSD-3.0-RC3-gnome2-amd64.iso (1,029MB, SHA256), GhostBSD-3.0-RC3-lxde-amd64.iso (663MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-11-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 0.14 |
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Tails 0.14 has been released. Tails is a Debian-based live system with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. From the release announcement: "Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) version 0.14 is out. All users must upgrade as soon as possible. Notable user-visible changes include: Tor upgrade to 0.2.3.24-rc, enable stream isolation; upgrade Iceweasel to 10.0.10esr, with anonymity enhancing patches from the TorBrowser applied; fix Iceweasel's file associations No longer should you be prompted to open a PDF in the GIMP; hardware support - upgrade Linux kernel to 3.2.32, support more than 4 GB of RAM, support more than one CPU core; fix memory wiping at shutdown; gpgApplet can now handle public key cryptography; add a persistence preset for NetworkManager connections; better support setting up persistence on large USB sticks...." Download link: tails-i386-0.14.iso (817MB). |
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| 2012-11-13 |
NEW • Development Release: Haiku 1 Alpha 4 |
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Alexander von Gluck IV has announced the availability of the fourth alpha release of Haiku 1, an open-source operating system that targets personal computing, inspired by BeOS: "The Haiku project is excited to announce the availability of our fourth official alpha release. A year and four months have passed since the alpha 3 and the Haiku project has been busy. The main purpose of this release is to provide interested third-party developers with a stable version for testing and development. To aid with that, Haiku includes a rich set of development tools. This release features many improvements across the board, including: over 1,000 bugs have been fixed since the alpha 3 release; new native debugger application; BFS is more robust; improved NTFS support; better Blu-ray disc support; Improved USB OHCI Drivers and CPU identification...." See the release announcement and release notes for a full list of changes and improvements. Download (MD5): haiku-r1alpha4.1-iso.zip (244MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ROSA 2012 "Enterprise Linux Server" |
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Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced the release of ROSA 2012 "Enterprise Linux Server", a server distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux: "The ROSA team is happy to announce ROSA Enterprise Linux Server (RELS) 'Helium' 2012 server operating system. RELS 2012 is based on a combination of a package base from Red Hat, the world leader in the server operating system market, modern open technologies from upstream and brand-name ROSA tools and applications. This allows to achieve binary-level compatibility with popular enterprise applications and at the same time extend the system functionality, e.g., for easier integration with existing corporate networks, visual server configuration and management, etc." Read the rest of the release announcement for features, technical specifications and other information. Download: ROSA-Server-2012-i386-DVD.iso (2,456MB, SHA256, torrent), ROSA-Server-2012-x86_64-DVD.iso (3,293MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-12 |
NEW • BSD Release: m0n0wall 1.34 |
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Manuel Kasper has announced the release of m0n0wall 1.34, a tiny FreeBSD-based operating system for firewalls: "m0n0wall 1.34 released. m0n0wall 1.34 is a maintenance release with low-priority security fixes for CSRF/XSS issues in the webGUI. Changes in this release: eliminate modifying GETs from webGUI pages; make rule moving and deletion on shaper rules page work like for firewall rules; add csrf-magic for CSRF protection in webGUI; fix potential XSS in diag_ping.php and diag_traceroute.php; increase key size of auto-generated webGUI certificates to 2,048 bits; update default webGUI certificate/key; remove domain name handling from dhclient-script and change ARP command not to use sed (not used/available in m0n0wall); change virtualHW version to 7 for VMWare image to avoid errors in ESX 4." Visit the project's download page to read the full changelog. Download from here: cdrom-1.34.iso (17.8MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-11-11 |
NEW • Development Release: Linux Mint 14 RC |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the availability of the release candidate for Linux Mint 14 - in the usual MATE and Cinnamon flavours: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 14 Nadia RC. For the first time since Linux Mint 11, the development team was able to capitalize on upstream technology which works and fits its goals. After six months of incremental development, Linux Mint 14 features an impressive list of improvements, increased stability and a refined desktop experience. We're very proud of MATE, Cinnamon, MDM and all the components used in this release, and we're very excited to show you how they all fit together in Linux Mint 14. New features: MATE 1.4 comes with numerous bug fixes, Bluetooth and mate-keyring are now functional and caja features support for Dropbox...." Read the release announcement, release notes and what's new page for more information, known issues and screenshots. Download (SHA256): linuxmint-14-mate-dvd-32bit-rc.iso (966MB, torrent), linuxmint-14-mate-dvd-64bit-rc.iso (961MB, torrent), linuxmint-14-cinnamon-dvd-32bit-rc.iso (879MB, torrent), linuxmint-14-cinnamon-dvd-64bit-rc.iso (873MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 0.8.2 |
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Carl Duff has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.2, an Arch-based Linux distribution provided in four different desktop flavours (Xfce 4.10, KDE 4.9.2, GNOME 3.4.2 and Cinnamon 1.6.4): "Manjaro Linux 0.8.2 has been released. The culmination of substantial refinements and exciting new developments, Manjaro 0.8.2 is the most polished, feature-rich and accessible release yet. Just a few of the new features provided includes support for Steam gaming, automatic desktop notifications for new system updates, and -- developed exclusively for Manjaro -- a user-friendly graphical interface to easily manage and maintain the system. Experienced users can also take advantage of support for new features, including the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), B-Tree File System (btrfs)...." Read the release announcement for further details. Quick links to download the default Xfce edition: manjaro-xfce-0.8.2-i686.iso (1,128MB, SHA256), manjaro-xfce-0.8.2-x86_64.iso (1,286MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-11-10 |
NEW • Development Release: Kwort Linux 3.5 RC1 |
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David Cortarello has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Kwort Linux 3.5, a CRUX-based lightweight Linux distribution that uses the GTK+ toolkit and the Openbox window manager: "Today I'm rolling out a new release of our system. We have been testing this release for over a week and it looks pretty stable. Our system got a complete update, from the toolchain to the latest X11 applications. We are rolling this release with Linux kernel 3.5.4, the latest Chromium (Firefox is available in the ISO image in more/xapps). The latest LibreOffice is also available in the ISO image (more/xapps) for you to install with kpkg. Most noticeable changes are in the installer and kpkg as both got a speed-up and I also gave kpkg the ability to upgrade a single package or the whole system. Ext4 has become the default file system." Visit the distribution's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: kwort-3.5rc1.iso (337MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-10 |
NEW • Development Release: Pentoo 2012.0 Beta 3 |
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Michael Zanetta has announced the availability of the third beta release of Pentoo 2012.0, a specialist Gentoo-based live DVD containing a collection of penetration testing tools: "Today we are releasing the 64-bit edition of beta 3. The Pentoo Linux team really isn't accustomed to failure, but every single 32-bit build I've done has resulted in complete failure. Issues have ranged from horrifying and unexplained build failures, to building perfectly but being completely unbootable. That said, for those of you that don't have computers from 2003 will LOVE the updates in beta 3. The installer has been reworked so that it, ahem, works. Additionally a number of tweaks to improve updating and system customization have been made. We have shiny new WiFi drivers, shiny new video card drivers, and all your favorite password crackers updated and ready to rock out." Here is the full release announcement. Download: pentoo-x86_64-2012.0_beta3.iso (1,614MB, SHA512). |
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| 2012-11-10 |
NEW • Development Release: antiX 12.5 Alpha 2 |
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A new alpha release of antiX 12.5, a lightweight Linux distribution based on Debian's testing branch, is now ready for download: "antiX-12.5-alpha2 available for public testing. New: 64-bit editions of core, base and full. The i486 flavours are bug-fix and development releases from antiX 12. Since Debian 'Testing' is relatively quiet development changes are predominantly taking place on the antiX side. Basic features: base and full use the latest 3.6.6-antix kernel; core is 'libre' using the latest 3.6.6-gnu-antix kernel; live scripts changes mean faster boot; introduction of a dynamic fstab for running live; latest applications include SpaceFM 0.8.2 and udevil 0.3.4; GCC 4.7.1; X.Org Server 1.12.4. All applications apt-get dist-upgrade on 9 November 2012." Visit the project's news page to read the release announcement. Download: antiX-12.5-full-alpha2-486.iso (692MB, MD5), antiX-12.5-full-alpha2-amd64.iso (691MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-08 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 12.3 Milestone 1 |
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Will Stephenson has announced the availability of Milestone 1, which is the second official test build on the way to the stable openSUSE 12.3: "News fresh from the Factory - the openSUSE release team has made the openSUSE 12.3 Milestone 1 available for testing and feedback. There has been lots of plumbing in the infrastructure, with most prominently the removal of SuSEconfig - the capitalization of its name should give a hint about its age. If you want to get a taste of the upcoming release or want to help test and develop this awesome, green Linux distribution - come and get it! With Milestone 1, things start getting interesting. For starters, the init system continues to evolve rapidly. SysVinit has now been removed, following some discussion." Read the rest of the release announcement to learn more. Download (mirrors): openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0166-i686.iso (628MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0166-i686.iso (619MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0166-x86_64.iso (632MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0166-x86_64.iso (625MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zorin OS 6.1 |
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Artyom Zorin has announced the release of Zorin OS 6.1, an updated build of the project's Ubuntu-based, user-friendly Linux distribution designed for newcomers to the popular open-source operating system: "The Zorin OS team is pleased to announce the release of Zorin OS 6.1 Core, our operating system designed for Windows users and those who are dissatisfied with the Unity and GNOME Shell offerings. Zorin OS 6.1 Core builds on top of our popular previous release of Zorin OS 6 Core with newly updated software and a newer kernel. As Zorin OS 6.1 is based on Ubuntu 12.04 it is an LTS (Long-Term Support) release, provided with 5 years of security updates. Users who already have Zorin OS 6 Core installed do not need to get Zorin OS 6.1 Core as all the aforementioned updates and improvements in 6.1 can be applied by installing the latest updates from the Update Manager." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5) links: zorin-os-6.1-core-32.iso (1,391MB), zorin-os-6.1-core-64.iso (1,491MB). |
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| 2012-11-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Alpine Linux 2.5.0 |
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The Alpine Linux development team has announced the release of Alpine Linux 2.5.0, a community-developed operating system designed for x86 routers, firewalls, VPNs, VoIP boxes and servers: "We are pleased to announce Alpine Linux version 2.5. Since version 2.4, among the various bug fixes, several packages have been upgraded: Linux kernel upgraded to 3.6.6 with the grsecurity patch; Asterisk 11.0.1; Xen 4.2 Dom0 support; Freeswitch 1.2.0; PostgreSQL 9.2.1; Ruby 1.9.3; libvirt 1.0. Some of the updated packages available from the HTTP repositories are: X.Org Server 1.13, Mesa 9 and much more. The full lists of changes can be found in the git log and bug tracker." Here is the brief release announcement. Download the installation CD images from here: alpine-2.5.0-x86.iso (237MB, SHA256), alpine-2.5.0-x86_64.iso (246MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-11-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 3.1.1 |
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An updated build of SystemRescueCd, version 3.1.1, is out. What's new? "Standard kernels is long-term supported Linux 3.2.33 (rescuecd + rescue64); alternative kernels updated to latest stable 3.6.6 (altker32 + altker64); re-introduced support for Reiser4 file system in the alternative kernels; fixed the 'rootpass=' boot option by updating USE flags for shadow; fixed bugs in the installation scripts for USB sticks; updated NetworkManager to 0.9.6.4; updated btrfs-progs utilities to recent upstream version; updated e2fsprogs to 1.42.5, GParted to 0.14.0, linux-firmware 20120924, tcpdump 4.3.0, Coreutils 8.16, util-linux 2.21.2, dd-rescue 1.28, Midori 0.4.7, X.Org Server 1.12.4, ClamAV 0.97.6, SpaceFM 0.7.10; added zerofree 1.0.1 (a utility to zero out all free space on a file system); the 'docache' boot option must also cache the boot and EFI directories; fixed bugs in the installation scripts for USB sticks." Here is the full changelog. Download from SourceForge: systemrescuecd-x86-3.1.1.iso (350MB, MD5).
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| 2012-11-07 |
NEW • Development Release: Slax 7.0 RC1 |
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Tomáš Matějíček has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Slax 7.0, a brand-new version of the project's minimalist Slackware-based live CD with KDE 4: "I'm releasing the newest Slax 7 build as a release candidate 1. It has KDE 4 with many applications from the KDE network, KDE multimedia, KDE games, Pidgin IM, Firefox, MPlayer and more. The entire system fits to 183 MB for the 32-bit and 188 MB for the 64-bit variant and runs perfectly fine on boxes with 256 MB of RAM and more. This is most likely the version which contains all the programs for the final Slax release. Development tools are still missing though. Before I show you the download links, I'd like to remind you about the opportunity to get Slax on a cool USB device when it is released." See the release announcement for more details, screenshot and a video. Download (MD5): slax-7.0-kde4-2012-11-06-i486.iso (183MB), slax-7.0-kde4-2012-11-06-x86_64.iso (188MB). |
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| 2012-11-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: openSUSE 12.2 "ARM" |
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Jos Poortvliet has announced the release of openSUSE 12.2 "ARM" edition, an openSUSE build designed for BeagleBoard, Panda Board and other ARM-based boards devices: "As was promised last week, the openSUSE ARM team has released openSUSE 12.2 for the ARM architecture. Almost all of the usual openSUSE distribution (more than 5000 packages) builds and runs on all the ARM hardware it has been tested on. Initiated at the openSUSE Conference in 2011 in Nürnberg, the openSUSE ARM team has managed to bring one of the most important Linux distributions to the ARM architecture in a little over a year. At this point, the team is confident openSUSE 12.2 can be installed and used on the following devices: BeagleBoard (xM), Panda Board, Versatile Express (QEMU), chroot. Four more devices are supported as a 'best effort'." Here is the brief release announcement. For download links and installation instructions please read the openSUSE on your ARM board page on the project's Wiki. |
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| 2012-11-06 |
NEW • Development Release: Mandriva Linux 2012 Alpha 2 |
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Per Øyvind Karlsen has announced the availability of the second alpha release of the new "Moondrake GNU/Linux" which is a possible new name for the venerable Mandriva Linux distribution: "Yet again keeping up the tradition of delays, a new prerelease is out: Moondrake GNU/Linux 2012 Alpha 2. Some highlights of this release are: ISO image creation tool has been rewritten in Python, made several times faster and merged with DrakX; dual-architecture ISO image features a complete set of all LXDE packages; new, complete sound theme; initial work on rewriting installer and libraries in C++ has been started; installer stage 1 and rescue mode merged; much extended set of packages built for uClibc environment; GRUB 2 has replaced isolinux for the installer; KDE 4.9.2." See the full release announcement for further notes. Download: moondrake-2012-alpha2-dual-cd.iso (704MB, MD5), moondrake-2012-alpha2-x86_64-dvd.iso (3,838MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Superb Mini Server 2.0.1 |
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Superb Mini Server (SMS) 2.0.1, a minor update of the Slackware-based server distribution, is now available: "Superb Mini Server version 2.0.1 released. This minor release upgrades the Linux kernel to version 3.2.33, upgrades server packages to latest stable versions and introduces smsconfig, a powerful script for managing services, resetting passwords and performing various tasks. New packages in this release are qpdf - a dependency of cups-filters, lightsquid - a light and fast Squid report generator, and php-suhosin - a PHP security extension (disabled by default). New packages in the 'extra' ISO image are php_suhosin, a PHP built with suhosin-patch, rutorrent - another web front-end to rTorrent, and OpenSSH built with PAM support. A 'pasture' directory has been added, with packages often required by third-party applications." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: SMS.Native.CD-2.0.1-Install.iso (687MB, MD5), SMS64.Native.CD-2.0.1-Install.iso (670MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Webconverger 15.1 |
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Kai Hendry has announced the release of Webconverger 15.1, a minor update of the project's specialist Debian-based distribution for web kiosks featuring the latest Firefox web browser: "Webconverger 15.1. Our new automatic upgrade feature released in version 15 works well. Git-FS has helped us develop, debug and test better, and deliver to you an experience that improves every day. Just like the web does. Install users don't have to do anything to get these new features. Live users should download 15.1 and ideally switch to the install version by installing it to your hard drive. What's new: new hosts= feature for simple Internet blacklist and whitelist filtering; font hinting for smoother page rendering; faster browser boot times; feature and security updates to Firefox to 16.0.2; security update to Adobe Flash player 11.2.202.243; various updates to the underlying Progress Linux system" Read the complete release notes for further information. Download: webc-15.1.iso (308MB).
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| 2012-11-05 |
NEW • Distribution Releases: Snowlinux 3 "MATE", "Cinnamon & GNOME" |
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Lars Torben Kremer has announced the release of two new editions of Snowlinux 3 featuring the MATE, Cinnamon and GNOME 3 (fallback mode) desktop interfaces: "The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 3 'White' MATE & Cinnamon & GNOME. Snowlinux 3 'White' is based upon Ubuntu 12.10. The default desktop environment is MATE 1.4. Also Cinnamon 1.6 is available besides the GNOME 3.6 Fallback mode. Our own menu, called snowMount, and a mount tool, called snowMount, has been added. Nemo 1.0.9, a fork of Nautilus 3.4, is used as the default file manager. The release uses Linux 3.5 and it comes along with Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice, Shotwell and Banshee. Read the release announcement for further information and screenshots. Download (SHA256) from here: snowlinux-3-white-i386.iso (789MB), snowlinux-3-cinnamon-i386.iso (724MB), snowlinux-3-white-amd64.iso (812MB), snowlinux-3-cinnamon-amd64.iso (752MB). |
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| 2012-11-05 |
NEW • Development Release: LuninuX OS 12.10 Beta 2 |
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Emmanuel Appiah has announced the availability of a public beta release of LuninuX OS 12.10, an Ubuntu-based distribution with a customised GNOME Shell user interface: "I have fixed a few things with the previous release and now have a working beta 2 release. A few applications are missing but overall the build works well for daily use, the boot animation has been fixed, auto-login for live session now work with 10 seconds auto-load for the 'luninux' user, Internet connection and many drivers have been added, more stable software selection. As always the installer is in the 'Examples' folder on the desktop and the sideshow has been partially updated. Please download this release a soon as possible, I ensure you that you will love it. Here is the brief release announcement. Download: LuninuXOS-12.10-Desktop-i386-Beta-2.iso (1,358MB, MD5), LuninuXOS-12.10-Desktop-amd64-Beta-2.iso (1,204MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-04 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 9.1-RC3 |
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Ken Smith has announced the availability of the third release candidate for FreeBSD 9.1: "The third release candidate of the 9.1-RELEASE release cycle is now available on the FTP servers for the amd64, i386, powerpc64 and sparc64 architectures. This is expected to be the last release candidate. Unless a majorshow-stopper is discovered within the next few days the final release builds will be started. If you notice any problems you can report them through the normal Gnats PR system or on the -stable mailing list. If you want to do a source-based update to an existing system using SVN the branch to use is releng/9.1. If you would like to use CVS instead use RELENG_9_1." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and upgrade instructions. Quick download links for the i386 and amd64 architectures: FreeBSD-9.1-RC3-i386-disc1.iso (572MB, SHA256), FreeBSD-9.1-RC3-amd64-disc1.iso (686MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-11-03 |
NEW • BSD Release: DragonFly BSD 3.2.1 |
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Justin Sherrill has announced the release of DragonFly BSD 3.2.1, an updated version of the BSD operating system originally forked from FreeBSD 4: "The 3.2.1 release of DragonFly BSD is available now. Significant work has gone into the scheduler to improve performance, using postgres benchmarking as a measure. See the PDF of graphed results to see the improvements. DragonFly should be now one of the best selections for PostgreSQL and other databases. USB4BSD has been incorporated into this release. More USB devices are compatible with DragonFly, and xhci (USB 3.0) users may be able to take full advantage of their newer hardware. Since this is a new feature, it is available in 3.2 but not built by default. See the release announcement and the release notes for further information. Download (mirrors, MD5) the standard CD or the "GUI" DVD images from here: dfly-i386-3.2.1_REL.iso.bz2 (184MB), dfly-i386-gui-3.2.1_REL.iso.bz2 (918MB), dfly-x86_64-3.2.1_REL.iso.bz2 (203MB), dfly-x86_64-gui-3.2.1_REL.iso.bz2 (942MB). |
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| 2012-11-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.11.01 |
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Pierre Schmitz has announced the availability of Arch Linux 2012.11.01, the latest of the regular installation CD images that the project providing a popular rolling-release Linux distribution now makes available at the beginning of each month. This is mostly a bug-fix release. From the release announcement: "The latest snapshot of our install and rescue media can be found on our download page. The 2012.11.01 ISO image mainly contains minor bug fixes, cleanups and new packages compared to the previous one: first media with Linux kernel 3.6; copytoram=n can be used to not copy the image to RAM on network boot - this is probably unreliable but an option for systems with very low memory; cowfile_size boot parameter mainly for persistent COW on VFAT, see the README file for details." Download: archlinux-2012.11.01-dual.iso (417MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-11-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 4.7 |
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Robert Shingledecker has released version 4.7 of Tiny Core Linux, a minimalist but extensible graphical Linux distribution for desktop computers. From the release announcement: "I am pleased to announce the release of Core 4.7. Change log: updated ondemand to support scm extensions and icons from both tcz and scm; updated wbar - to support scm ondemand icons; updated scmapps GUI for new ondemand maintenance and download option; updated scm-load - new option -wo ondemand download; updated tc-functions - added new support functions; updated scm to interface to updated scmaps GUI; new scm-run to support scriptable load and launch scm style extensions; updated filetool - new GUI access to filetool.lst, .xfiletool.lst, and backup options; updated filetool.sh to interface to updated filetool GUI; updated apps GUI - New Check Onboot Unneeded and changes required by ondemand scm support...." Download links: TinyCore-4.7.iso (12.0MB, MD5), CorePlus-4.7.iso (66.0MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-11-01 |
NEW • BSD Release: OpenBSD 5.2 |
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Bob Beck has announced the release of OpenBSD 5.2, a free, multi-platform BSD-based UNIX-like operating system: "We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 5.2. This is our 32nd release on CD-ROM. We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of more than ten years with only two remote holes in the default install. As in our previous releases, 5.2 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly all areas of the system. The most significant change in this release is the replacement of the user-level uthreads by kernel-level rthreads, allowing multithreaded programs to utilize multiple CPUs/cores. Some highlights: GNOME 3.4.2, KDE 3.5.10, Xfce 4.10, MySQL 5.1.63, PostgreSQL 9.1.4, Postfix 2.9.3, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.19, 3.6.28 and 13.0.1, Mozilla Thunderbird 13.0.1, LibreOffice 3.5.5...." See the OpenBSD 5.2 release page which includes a detailed list of all changes and improvements. Download links: i386/install52.iso (226MB, SHA256, torrent), amd64/install52.iso (241MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Slackel KDE-4.9.2 |
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Dimitris Tzemos has announced the release of Slackel KDE-4.9.2, a live Slackware-based distribution with the very latest KDE desktop environment: "Slackel Live KDE-4.9.2 has been released. A collection of two KDE live DVD images are immediately available that can be burned to a DVD or used with a USB drive. The Slackel live DVD images include Linux kernel 3.2.29. Slackel Live KDE-4.9.2 includes the current tree of Slackware Linux and KDE 4.9.2, accompanied by a rich collection of KDE-centric software. Firefox 16.0.2, KMail, KTorrent, Akregator, Kopete, OpenJRE 7u9, Pidgin, gFTP, GParted, wicd, slapt-get and Gslapt, sourcery. In the multimedia section Bangarang 2.1, Clementine 1.0.1, K3b 2.0.2 are all included. See the release announcement to find out more about the release. Download (MD5) the installation DVD images from SourceForge: slackellive-kde-4.9.2-32.iso (1,002MB), slackellive-kde-4.9.2-64.iso (1,011MB). |
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| 2012-10-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parabola GNU/Linux 2012.10.17 |
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André Fabian Silva Delgado has announced the release of Parabola GNU/Linux 2012.10.17, a new version of the project's Arch-based distribution containing strictly free software only: "There is a new install medium available. We plan to release new installation media monthly. The live system can be used for new installs or as a rescue system. We have updated packages, fixed bugs and we have done the following visible changes: first medium with Linux-libre 3.6 (3.6.2) with Atheros AR8162 (ALX driver) support; the script boot parameter works again; when booting via PXE and NFS or NBD the ISO will be copied to RAM to ensure a more stable usage; the live medium contains usb_modeswitch and wvdial which allows to establish a network connection using an UMTS USB dongle; the newest version of systemd and netcfg are included.... Read the remainder of the release announcement for further details. Download from here: parabola-2012.10.17-dual.iso (368MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Finnix 106 |
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Ryan Finnie has announced the release of Finnix 106, a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian's testing branch: "Today I am pleased to announce the release of Finnix 106, which contains an important kernel update as well as minor fixes and improvements. Finnix 106 includes Linux kernel 3.5, and notably fixes a major bug observed in Finnix 105 where booting would freeze if the system's disk included an extended partition. With Finnix 105, Project NEALE was announced - an effort to build Finnix releases in a completely automated and normalized way. Finnix 105 was the first release to be produced with NEALE, but the build infrastructure was not available to the public at the time. For Finnix 106, the build infrastructure has been finished and released to the public. See the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download (MD5): finnix-106.iso (116MB, torrent), finnix-ppc-106.iso (118MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.10 |
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Anke Boersma has announced the release of Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.10, an updated release of the KDE-centric desktop Linux distribution: "The Chakra project team is proud to announce the third 'Claire' release. It took a good six months of preparations to get to this point, but the full switch to systemd is here. To do so udev is merged into systemd, with systemd being updated to 194. This meant a first .so file jump for libudev, meaning many packages depending on libudev were updated and rebuilt. It also meant the removal of ConsoleKit, handled now by Polkit and logind. Among all the other updates on this release, KDE 4.9.2, Linux kernel 3.5.6, kmod 0.10, CUPS 1.6.1, D-Bus 1.6.4, Qt 4.8.3, Calligra 2.5.3 to name a few." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and a screenshot. Download (64-bit computer systems only): chakra-2012.10-Claire-x86_64.iso (1,573MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-27 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeNAS 8.3.0 |
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Josh Paetzel has announced the release of FreeNAS 8.3.0, a free and open-source Network-Attached Storage (NAS) operating system based on FreeBSD: "The FreeNAS development team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of FreeNAS 8.3.0-RELEASE. FreeNAS 8.3.0 is based on FreeBSD 8.3 with version 28 of the ZFS file system. This is a major milestone in FreeNAS development, bringing in the plugin system with ZFS version 28. Development of the FreeNAS 8.2 branch has come to a halt, as both ZFS version 15 as well as FreeBSD 8.2 are no longer supported. There have been no major changes between 8.3.0-RC1 and RELEASE, mostly bug fixes and minor usability improvements to the GUI." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download (SHA256): FreeNAS-8.3.0-RELEASE-x86.iso (103MB) FreeNAS-8.3.0-RELEASE-amd64.iso (112MB). |
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| 2012-10-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Lite 1.0.0 |
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Jerry Bezencon has announced the release of Linux Lite 1.0.0, a beginner-friendly Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution with Xfce as the preferred desktop environment: "Linux Lite 1.0.0 'Amethyst' final for 32-bit systems with PAE support has been released. This distro was created for three reasons. One, to show people just how easy it can be to use a Linux-based operating system and to dispel myths about how scary Linux operating systems are. Two, to help create awareness about Linux-based operating systems. And three, to help promote this community. Linux Lite is free for everyone to use and share, and suitable for people who are new to Linux or for people who want a lightweight environment that is also fully functional." Read the rest of the release announcement for other interesting information. Download (MD5): linux-lite-1.0.0-i386.iso (874MB). |
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| 2012-10-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: CRUX 2.8 |
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Matt Housh has announced the release of CRUX 2.8, a small, independent and customisable Linux distribution designed for more advanced Linux users: "The CRUX team would like to announce that CRUX 2.8 x86 has been released." What's new? "Toolchain updates - CRUX 2.8 includes glibc 2.16.0, GCC 4.7.2 and Binutils 2.22; Linux kernel 3.5.4; the ISO image is processed with isohybrid and is suitable for burning on a CD and putting on a USB drive; important libraries have been updated to new major versions which are not ABI compatible with the old versions, we strongly advise against manually updating to CRUX 2.8 via ports, since these changes will temporarily break the system; the oldest kernel supported by glibc is 2.6.39; module-init-tools has been replaced by kmod; some deprecated video drivers have been removed from X.Org (radeonhd, i128, mach64, tdfx, voodoo)...." See the release notes for more details. Download the installation CD image: crux-2.8.iso (254MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-25 |
NEW • Development Release: ROSA 2012 Beta "Desktop" |
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Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced that the first beta build of ROSA Desktop 2012, a Linux distribution targeting desktop users with leading-edge features, wide range of system customisation options and a large variety of applications, is ready for testing: "The ROSA team is pleased to announce a beta version of ROSA Desktop 2012 operating system. The system is ready for testing on a wide range of desktop and mobile devices. The work on ROSA Desktop 2012 is coming to an end. Developers have 'frozen' the main repository, performed mass rebuild of system packages to ensure their compatibility (using our own development and build system - ABF) and fixed several compatibility issues found earlier." Read the rest of the release announcement for information on new features and bug fixes, as well as a video demonstration. Download: ROSA.2012.Desktop.Beta1.i586.iso (1,441MB, MD5, torrent), ROSA.2012.Desktop.Beta1.x86_64.iso (1,483MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.0 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 3.0, a specialist Ubuntu-based live DVD designed for penetration testing and forensic analysis tasks: "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the major release of BackBox Linux, version 3.0. The major release include features such as Linux kernel 3.2 and Xfce 4.8. Apart from the system major upgrade, all auditing tools are up to date as well. What's new: system upgrade; bug corrections; performance boost; improved start menu; improved Wi-Fi drivers (compat-wireless aircrack patched); new and updated hacking tools. System requirements: 32-bit or 64-bit processor; 512 MB of system memory; 4.4 GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800x600 pixel resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: backbox-3.0-i386.iso (1,099MB, MD5), backbox-3.0-amd64.iso (1,100MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Proxmox 2.2 "Virtual Environment" |
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Martin Maurer has announced the release of Proxmox 2.2 "Virtual Environment" edition, an open-source virtualisation platform for running virtual appliances and virtual machines, based on Debian GNU/Linux: "Hi all. We just released Proxmox VE 2.2, including countless improvements and a lot of exiting new features, like live snapshots for KVM guests. Version 2.2 release promotion: Get a reduction of 22% on your Premium, Standard or Basic Support subscriptions. You can easily host all your virtualized servers with Proxmox VE 2.2 and get a replacement for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V or Citrix XenServer. No license costs, no vendor lock-in, affordable support and full open-source system. Support is available in English and German." See the release announcement and release notes for additional details. Download the 64-bit installation CD image from here: proxmox-ve_2.2-7f9cfa4c-28.iso (397MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: DEFT Linux 7.2 |
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Stefano Fratepietro has announced the release of DEFT Linux 7.2, an Ubuntu-based live distribution with a large collection of free and open-source tools for incident response, cyber intelligence and computer forensics tasks: "Today we are happy to announce the latest DEFT Linux release, version 7.2. This is the last 32-bit release but it will have bug-fix support until 2020. Please note that the next release will be for 64-bit systems only. What's new in this release? Virtual appliance based on VMware 5 with USB 3 support; Linux kernel 3.0; Autopsy 3 beta 5 (using WINE, please note that you will need a minimum of 1 GB of RAM); Log2tmeline 0.65; guymager 0.6.12; VMFS support; some minor fixes. Thank you for choosing DEFT Linux and enjoy the project!" Here is the brief release announcement. Finally, a quick link to download the live DVD image: deft7.2.iso (2,570MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.4 "Precise" |
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Barry Kauler has announced the release of Puppy Linux 5.4 "Precise" edition, a small Linux distribution built from Ubuntu 12.04.1 and compatible with Ubuntu 12.04 DEB packages: "This is it, the very first official release of Precise Puppy. Precise Puppy is built from Ubuntu 'Precise Pangolin' 12.04.1+ binary DEB packages, hence has binary compatibility with Ubuntu and access to the vast Ubuntu package repository. Couple that with Puppy's tiny size, speed and ease of use, and this is one incredible pup. It is assigned version 5.4 to indicate its position relative to the other puppies, such as Wary 5.3 and Slacko 5.3.3 (5.4 coming soon). A lot of work has happened at the 'Woof level' since the release of Wary 5.3 in April 2012 - of particular importance to Precise are the many enhancements to the Puppy Package Manager (PPM)." See the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download: precise-5.4.iso (158MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.2 "Live" |
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The "Live" edition of Zenwalk Linux (also known as "Zenlive" and based on the latest version of Slackware Linux), version 7.2, has been released: "I am happy to finally announce the release of Zenlive 7.2 - just a few days after Zenwalk Linux 7.2 standard edition was official launched. A lot of fine-tuning and testing was necessary and a lot of packages have been upgraded since the last beta 3 to reflect recent changes in upstream Zenwalk. Under the hood: new xz compression Squashfs 4.0 (now in vanilla kernel); all new simple installer and live scripts; on-the-fly optional live module activation during the running live session; persistent changes feature is now supported, even over network shares; additional packages for more functionality; additional language packs and full Japanese language input support...." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download the live DVD image from here: zenlive-7.2-dvd.iso (922MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-20 |
NEW • Development Release: Slax 7.0 Preview |
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Tomáš Matějíček has announced the availability of a public preview release of Slax 7.0, a Slackware-based live CD with KDE 4 in under 180 MB: "So here it is. A small lightweight KDE, recompiled with as few dependencies as possible. I've partially completed my battle with the KDE desktop environment. There is a lot of work waiting in the queue, since there are no applications yet except Konsole; however, it is ready for wider public testing. I am convinced it was worth the effort. Both 32-bit and 64-bit variants are ready for testing. I've configured four workspaces. Try to switch between them using your mouse - simply move your mouse pointer to the very top left of the screen. No clicking needed. You should see the effect." Here is the full release announcement with screenshots. Download (MD5): slax-7.0-kde4-2012-10-20-i486.iso (177MB), slax-7.0-kde4-2012-10-20-x86_64.iso (183MB). |
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| 2012-10-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.11 Core 63 |
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Michael Tremer has announced the release of IPFire 2.11 Core 63, a bug-fix version of the project's specialist distribution for firewalls: "Today, we are releasing the 63rd Core update for IPFire 2.11. This update fixes some minor problems and fixes two security issues in Apache. Software updates: Apache 2.2.23 - because of CVE-2012-2687 aka CVE-2008-0455 and CVE-2012-0883; DHCP 4.2.2 - because the older version got confused with VLANs; fireinfo 2.1.6 - ignore some more invalid ID strings. Other bug fixes: the long awaited OpenVPN fragment/mssfix bug has been fixed and the network VLANs initscript is not too noisy any more. Despite that, some invalid HTML output was generated by the index.cgi script." Here is the brief release announcement. Download for the i586 or ARM architectures: ipfire-2.11.i586-full-core63.iso (77.9MB, torrent), ipfire-2.11.2gb-ext2.armv5tel-full-core63.img.gz (126MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Pear Linux 6 |
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David Tavares has announced the release of Pear Linux 6, an easy-to-use Ubuntu-based distribution for the desktop. What's new? "Based on ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS without Unity and the GNOME panel; new Pear Linux Shell (6.0); new Pear Linux Panel (1.0.4); new Pear Aurora 1.0.5 - a new window manager for Pear Linux; new Pear Linux theme and new icon theme; new Dock - the dock is no longer based on Docky (Mono code has been removed), it is now faster and uses fewer resources; new boot splash and login screen; new desktop notifications; new Pear Appstore 6.1.0; new Pear WiFi 1.0 (installer for Windows WiFi drivers); new Mission Control; new Virtual Desktop Switcher; new social applications for Facebook, Twitter and Google+; new version of the Alt-F2 command...." See the release announcement for additional details. Download: pearlinux-6-x86.iso (822MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Studio 12.10 |
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Ubuntu Studio 12.10, a new version of the official Ubuntu variant compiled to give sound, video and graphics artists a free computing platform on which to unleash their creativity, is out and ready for download: "Ubuntu Studio is the Ubuntu flavour designed for content creation. Improved interface: a new web page, the help button on the main menu points there; Task Manager has been switched to System Monitor for better memory use display; a main menu tool has been added to setting to allow the user to change their menu; add/fix text Plymouth theme; set up Software Centre menu items for our workflows; fixed submenu icons for accessories, education and network. New software include: Xfce updated to version 4.10; Linux kernel (low latency) is now version 3.5." See the complete release notes for more details. Download (SHA256): ubuntustudio-12.10-dvd-i386.iso (2,130MB, torrent), ubuntustudio-12.10-dvd-amd64.iso (2,165MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Edubuntu 12.10 |
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Edubuntu 12.10, a special flavour of Ubuntu designed for educational institutions, was also released yesterday as part of the Ubuntu product family: "The Edubuntu development team is proud to announce the release of Edubuntu 12.10. Edubuntu 12.10 is a regular release bringing updated software and a few improvements. For larger deployments and environments where a stable, well tested system is preferred, the Edubuntu development team strongly recommends staying on the long-term support releases (current release is 12.04.1). LTSP users should also remain on Edubuntu 12.04 LTS as 12.10 is lacking Unity support for LTSP and has been reported to be much slower than 12.04. This new release is well suited for home users and users who wish to use the latest versions of the available software." Read the release announcement and release notes for further info. Download (SHA256): edubuntu-12.10-dvd-i386.iso (2,558MB, torrent), edubuntu-12.10-dvd-amd64.iso (2,584MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lubuntu 12.10 |
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Lubuntu 12.10, a new version of the lightweight Ubuntu variant featuring the LXDE desktop environment, is out: "Lubuntu 12.10 is now available. Features: based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment; PCManFM, a fast and lightweight files manager; Openbox, the fast and extensible, default window manager of LXDE; LightDM, using the simple GTK+ greeter; Chromium, the open-source version of Google Chrome. Improvements since Lubuntu 12.04: update of the visual identity of Lubuntu, including a completely new icon theme, a new wallpaper and improvements to the current theme, a selection of community wallpapers, and Improved integration of many applications with the new artwork. A new version of the session manager is available, including more customizations and integration options." For more information please see the release announcement and the release notes. Download (SHA256): lubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso (692MB, torrent), lubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.iso (699MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Xubuntu 12.10 |
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Xubuntu 12.10, an official Ubuntu project providing a desktop operating system with Xfce as the distribution's preferred desktop, has been released: "The Xubuntu team is glad to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 12.10, code-named Quantal Quetzal. Xubuntu 12.10 will be supported for 18 months. New features: Xfce 4.10; completely rewritten offline documentation; in the application menu, all settings-related launchers are now grouped under the Settings Manager; updated artwork, including new wallpaper, documentation looks and updates to LightDM, Greybird and Ubiquity slideshow; new versions of Catfish and Parole. Notable bug fixes: no more window traces or 'black on black' in installer." Read through the brief release announcement and the more detailed release notes for additional details and known issues. Download (SHA256): xubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso (693MB, torrent), xubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.iso (694MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 12.10 |
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Following the release of Ubuntu 12.10 earlier today, Kubuntu 12.10 is the brand-new version of the project's Linux distribution showcasing the latest KDE desktop: "The Kubuntu community is proud to announce the release of 12.10, the Quantal Quetzal. This is the first release to burst free from the limits of CD sizes giving us some more space for goodies on the image. It also does away with the alternate installer images, adding advanced partitioning options to the desktop image. Built on Ubuntu's core and polished with KDE's applications and workspaces, Kubuntu 12.10 is a grand example of friendly, fast and beautiful software." See the full release announcement and read through the detailed release notes to learn more. Download (SHA256): kubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso (953MB, torrent), kubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.iso (934MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu 12.10 |
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Ubuntu 12.10 has been released. Featuring many popular open-source applications, up-to-date Unity desktop and new cloud-related features, the latest version of Canonical's Linux distribution for desktops and servers is ready for download: "Ubuntu 12.10 introduces innovations that bring together desktop and cloud-based experiences, representing the next stage in the transition to a multi-device, cloud-based world. New Previews give large, clear previews of content as it appears in the Dash search results, giving users a quick way to get more information to help find what they are looking for. The new Web Apps feature makes frequently used web applications available through the desktop." Read the release announcement and see the release notes for further information. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso (753MB, torrent), ubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.iso (763MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-17 |
NEW • BSD Release: NetBSD 6.0 |
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NetBSD 6.0, a major new update of the free and highly portable UNIX-like operating system available for a large number of platforms and processor architectures, has been released: "The NetBSD project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.0, the fourteenth major release of the NetBSD operating system. Changes from the previous release include scalability improvements on multi-core systems, many new and updated device drivers, Xen and MIPS port improvements, and brand new features such as a new packet filter. Some NetBSD 6.0 highlights are: support for thread-local storage (TLS), Logical Volume Manager (LVM) functionality, rewritten disk quota subsystem, new subsystems to handle Flash devices and NAND controllers...." Read the full release announcement and release notes for more information. Quick links to download the installation CD images for the i386 and amd64 architectures: NetBSD-6.0-i386.iso (313MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.0-amd64.iso (330MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: OpenELEC 2.0 |
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Stephan Raue has announced the release of OpenELEC 2.0, a Linux-based distribution featuring the XBMC media centre and designed for home theatre PCs: "We are happy to announce to our users and partners the release of the OpenELEC 2.0 operating system with embedded XBMC V11. OpenELEC is a Linux distribution that aims to allow people to use their Home Theatre PC (HTPC) in the same manner as any other device attached to a TV - like a DVD player or Sky box. Turn on your box, and OpenELEC is ready for usage in less than 10 seconds - as fast as some DVD players. A simple remote control is all you need to complete the experience. With OpenELEC you do not need to worry about updating, as the whole operating system will seamlessly self-update everything automatically when connected to the Internet (this includes XBMC)." See the release announcement for a detailed list of features and some screenshots. Download (MD5): OpenELEC-Generic.i386-2.0.0.tar.bz2 (162MB). |
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| 2012-10-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BlankOn 8.0 "Sajadah" |
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Ainul Hakim has announced the release of BlankOn Linux 8.0 "Sajadah" edition, an Indonesian distribution with a collection of Islamic software, based on Ubuntu. Some of the new features of the release include: Manokwari BlankOn desktop; QiOO - Al Quran in LibreOffice; Zekr - Al Quran translations and voice Tartil online; Minbar - prayer time reminder; Stellarium - an application to see the solar system and a planetarium; support the writing of Arabic alphabet; calculator Zakat Indonesia; Nawala DNS - a DNS domain filter; Hijra - an Islamic calendar; Monajat - a prayer viewer applet; Thawab - an encyclopedia and ebook viewer and books.... Read the release announcement (in Indonesian) for more details. Download: BlankOn-sajadah-8.0-desktop-i386.iso (1,674MB, SHA256, torrent), BlankOn-sajadah-8.0-desktop-amd64.iso (1,666MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-15 |
NEW • Development Release: CrunchBang Linux 11 R20121015 |
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Philip Newborough has announced the availability of a new development build of CrunchBang Linux 11, a lightweight Debian-based distribution with Openbox: "Updated Waldorf images are available now. These new images were built to address an issue with the live session, whereby under certain conditions the live session would spawn two X sessions. Whilst this bug only affected live sessions and was not present once an installation had been performed, I still figured it was worth addressing to ensure any live users can more accurately evaluate the system, before performing an installation. Other changes have been kept to an absolute minimum and any existing Waldorf users should not need to perform a new installation, unless they wish to help with testing the install process." See the release announcement for information about other notable changes. Download (MD5): crunchbang-11-20121015-i686.iso (765MB), crunchbang-11-20121015-i486.iso (765MB), crunchbang-11-20121015-amd64.iso (735MB). |
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| 2012-10-15 |
NEW • Development Release: Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 Test 3 |
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Alan Baghumian has announced that the third public test release of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0, a Debian-based distribution for the desktop, is now ready for download and testing: "This is the third and last test version of the upcoming Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 release. Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 (code name 'Gloria') has been synchronized with Debian's testing repositories as of October 8, 2012 and brings lot of updated packages compared to Parsix 3.7. Parsix Gloria is the project's first release with the GNOME 3 series and it ships with the LibreOffice productivity suit by default. It has a brand new software manager package. Highlights: GNOME 3.4.2, X.Org 7.7, GRUB 2, GNU Iceweasel 15.0.1, GParted 0.12.1, Empathy 3.4.2.3, LibreOffice 3.5.4, VirtualBox 4.1.18 and a brand new kernel based on Linux 3.2.28 with TuxOnIce, BFS and other extra patches." Read the complete release notes for further information. Download: parsix_4.0r0-test-3-i386.iso (1,028MB, MD5), parsix_4.0r0-test-3-amd64.iso (1,025MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-14 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 3 Alpha 2 |
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Anne Nicolas has announced the availability of the second alpha release of Mageia 3: "After some days spent on bug hunting with the QA team, the alpha 2 ISO images are finally ready to be tested. Alpha 3 comes as a full set of ISO images. As usual you will find 2 DVDs using classical installer and a dual-architecture CD. Live ISO images are also available, now using OverlayFS: two 32-bit live CDs only in English and 4 multilingual live DVDs (32-bit and 64-bit). This is a result of a discussion in Mageia community to rethink our current set of ISO images. We still have some work to do on the installer to propose non-free driver installation. We need your report now to improve this new version." The release announcement and release notes have more information. Quick links to download the installation DVD images: Mageia-3-alpha2-i586-DVD.iso (3,662MB, MD5, torrent), Mageia-3-alpha2-x86_64-DVD.iso (3,676MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Slackel 14.0 |
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Dimitris Tzemos has announced the release of Slackel 14.0, a Slackware-based Linux distribution featuring the KDE 4.8.5 desktop and a good collection of KDE-centric software applications: "Slackel KDE 14.0 has been released. A collection of four KDE ISO images are immediately available, including 32-bit and 64-bit installation images as well as 32-bit and 64-bit live images that can be burned to a DVD or used with a USB drive. The software included in live images is exactly the same as that present in the standard Slackel KDE 14.0 installation DVDs. The Slackel live DVD images includes Linux kernel 3.2.29 and were built using SaLT (Salix Live Technology). Slackel KDE 14.0 includes the stable 14.0 tree of Slackware Linux and KDE 4.8.5 accompanied by a very rich collection of KDE-centric software." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download links (MD5): slackel-kde-14.0.iso (993MB), slackel64-kde-14.0.iso (941MB), slackellive-kde-14.0-32.iso (994MB), slackellive-kde-14.0-64.iso (1,003MB). |
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| 2012-10-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.2 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 7.2, a Slackware-based desktop Linux distribution with Xfce as the preferred desktop environment: "We are happy to release Zenwalk Linux 7.2. After several months of rescheduling we think it's time to let this new jet fly. Zenwalk 7.2 is loyal to its design - providing 1 application per task, everything needed to work, play, code and create, in a single 700 MB CD image, through a 10 minutes automatic install process on any recent computer. Zenwalk 7.2 runs on kernel 3.4.8 with BFS scheduler. The Zenwalk desktop is based on the Xfce 4.10, GTK+ 2.24.10 and 3.4.4, with unique look and feel and perfect ergonomic integration of the application set - LibreOffice 3.6.2, Firefox and Thunderbird 15.0.1, GIMP 2.8.2 and much more. The Netpkg package manager has been improved with multiple mirrors support and better performance." Here is the full release announcement. Download: zenwalk-7.2.iso (679MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GParted Live 0.14.0-1 |
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Curtis Gedak has announced the release of GParted Live 0.14.0-1, a new stable version of the project's utility live CD containing tools for disk management and data rescue tasks: "The GParted team is proud to announce a new stable release of GParted Live. The big news with this release is the added ability to move, resize, check, create, and delete physical volumes under Logical Volume Management - LVM2 PV. This major addition to GParted 0.14.0 is thanks to work by Mike Fleetwood. Other bugs fixed in this release include: fix crash when ESCape key pressed in dialogs containing number entry spin buttons; fix mounted file system size and usage determination for ext2/3/4; Fix ReiserFS UUID reading issues on Fedora and CentOS. The GParted Live 0.14.0-1 image is based on the Debian 'Sid' repository as of 2012-10-11." Visit the project's news page to read the full release announcement. Download: gparted-live-0.14.0-1.iso (127MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parted Magic 2012_10_10 |
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Patrick Verner has announced the release of Parted Magic 2012_10_10, a specialist Linux live CD providing utilities for disk management and data rescue tasks: "Parted Magic 2012_10_10. This version of Parted Magic includes GParted 0.14.0 with LVM support and X.Org Server 1.13.0 with the latest drivers. I noticed some Reiser4 patches for the 3.5 kernel so it was included again. The reiser4progs package was patched to work with GParted and the 3.x kernels. Rdesktop was removed in favor of FreeRDP and its GUI Remmina. Two plugins were added to SpaceFM so you can mount Samba shares and use ClamAV directly from the file manager. Several minor bugs have been addressed. A large number of programs have been updated: Python 2.7.3, Mesa 9.0, Firefox 16.0, Linux kernel 3.5.6...." Visit the project's news page to read the release announcement. Download (MD5): pmagic_2012_10_10.iso (236MB), pmagic_2012_10_10_i486.iso (236MB), pmagic_2012_10_10_x86_64.iso (237MB). |
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| 2012-10-11 |
NEW • Development Release: PC-BSD 9.1-RC2 |
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Joshua Smith has announced the availability of the second release candidate for PC-BSD 9.1: "The RC2 images for the upcoming PC-BSD 9.1 are now available for i386 and amd64 architectures. This release candidate provides both users and developers a means to test out new features in the upcoming PC-BSD 9.1 release. This snapshot may contain buggy code and features, so users are encouraged to run it only on non-critical systems. Changes since the previous release: fixed multiple bugs where mice freeze or behave incorrectly; fixed language selection to be displayed as native language; compatibility improvements for PS2 mice; fixed time-out issues with external DVD / USB drives; updated system proxy paths and functionality; updated sound detection functionality; added MP3 and OGG encoders to CD rippers; added detection for NVIDIA Optimus systems...." Here is the full release announcement. Download: PCBSD9.1-RC2-x86-DVD.iso (3,694MB, SHA256), PCBSD9.1-RC2-x64-DVD.iso (3,789MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-10-10 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 9.1-RC2 |
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Ken Smith has announced the availability of the second release candidate for FreeBSD 9.1: "The second release candidate of the 9.1-RELEASE release cycle is now available on the FTP servers for amd64, i386, ia64, powerpc, and powerpc64. A third RC build has been decided on, currently scheduled for a week from now. The release builds themselves will begin about a week after RC3. There was enough 'community push-back' from the decision to not export the 9.1 release branch activity to CVS that the decision has been reversed. A firm decision has been made that 10.X release activity will not be exported to CVS. It hasn't been decided yet if the upcoming 8.X and/or 9.X (past 9.1) release activity will be exported. More information about that will get posted as decisions get made." Read the full release announcement for more information and upgrade instructions. Download: FreeBSD-9.1-RC2-i386-disc1.iso (571MB, SHA256), FreeBSD-9.1-RC2-amd64-disc1.iso (685MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-10-10 |
NEW • Development Release: ROSA 2012.1 Alpha 2 |
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Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced the availability of the second alpha release of ROSA Desktop 2012.1: "The ROSA team is pleased to present an alpha 2 of the ROSA Desktop 2012.1 operating system. Major changes from the first alpha release include basic UEFI support and update of key system components and user applications. We have also significantly improved functionality of ROSA brand-name applications: SimpleWelcome, RocketBar, StackFolder, KLook and TimeFrame. In modern computers BIOS is replaced with a new interface between an operating system and platform firmware - Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). Basic UEFI support was added to the alpha 2 of ROSA Desktop 2012.1 to allow launching the system on a broad range of modern desktop machines." Read the rest of the release announcement for a list of major software components and a handful of screenshots. Download: ROSA.2012.Desktop.Alpha2.i586.iso (1,489MB, MD5, torrent), ROSA.2012.Desktop.Alpha2.x86_64.iso (1,516MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Webconverger 15 |
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Kai Hendry has released Webconverger 15, a specialist Debian-based distribution for web kiosks featuring the latest Firefox web browser: "Webconverger 15 realises a design goal to seamlessly upgrade. A feature that no other Linux distribution has. Currently upgrades only works on the writable install version, not the live / read-only version that you will try at first. You might be wondering what 486: and 686-pae: mean. You should be safe with the default 686-pae: live kernel choice, though if it doesn't work on ancient hardware, that is what the 486 kernel is for. In the future we will endeavour to reduce these options and make the kernel choice automatic. What else has changed? Firefox 15.0.1; xinput= touch screen calibration API; log= debug API; restored i486 support for old PC hardware; chrome=debug for browser debugging and testing; fix PDF support which was accidentally broken in 14.1; restore printing support with CUPS." Read the rest of the release notes for more details. Download: webc-15.0.iso (310MB). |
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| 2012-10-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.10.06 |
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Pierre Schmitz has announced the release of Arch Linux 2012.10.06, the latest release of the project's installation CD image - now with systemd as the service manager: "The October release of the Arch Linux install medium is available for download and can be used for new installs or as a rescue system. It contains a set of updated packages and the following notable changes: systemd is used to boot up the live system; initscripts are no longer available on the live system but are still installed by default on the target system - this is likely to change in the near future; EFI boot and setup has been simplified; Gummiboot is used to display a menu on EFI systems; the following new packages are available on the live system: ethtool, FSArchiver, Gummiboot, Midnight Commander, Partclone, Partimage, rEFInd, rfkill, sudo, TestDisk, wget, xl2tpd." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: archlinux-2012.10.06-dual.iso (415MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: AriOS 4.0 |
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Mahdi Fattahi has announced the release of AriOS 4.0, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution with a highly customised and enhanced GNOME Shell: "I'm happy to announce that AriOS 4.0 final has been released. Built upon the solid base of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, AriOS comes with GNOME Shell as the default desktop, carefully modified and enhanced using a number of extensions to offer a better and more familiar user experience. AriOS is not a yet-another Ubuntu remaster. It comes with a slew of features, some of them unique. A beautiful, productivity-oriented desktop session using Avant Window Navigator + Compiz/Metacity; a script to auto-detect NVIDIA Optimus chips and install Bumblebee software; a GUI to turn on/off auto-mounting of partitions at boot; a handpicked selection of multimedia, graphics and office software." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download: AriOS-4.0-i386.iso (1,458MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-05 |
NEW • Development Release: Cinnarch 2012.10.01 |
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Alex Filgueira announced the release of Cinnarch 2012.10.01 earlier this week. As the name suggests, Cinnarch is an Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the user-friendly Cinnamon (a fork of GNOME Shell) as the graphical desktop; it is also a live CD image with a simple text-mode installation program. From the release announcement: "Cinnarch 2012.10.01 released. Changelog: systemd as a system and service manager, no initscripts, the boot process is now faster with the parallelization capabilities; Welcn, the new welcome screen for Cinnarch is present, but the graphical installer button is de-activated; quiet boot; CLI installer - other operating systems added to GRUB, fixed Intel drivers in Lenovo laptops; cinnarch-wallpapers now contains some wallpapers from deviantART; changed the default wallpaper; packages - Linux kernel 3.5.4, Cinnamon 1.6.1, LightDM 1.3.3, Xnoise 0.2.11, Pantheon-files 0.1, Hotot 0.9.8.8, Chromium 22." Download (MD5) links: cinnarch-2012.10.01-netinstall-i686.iso (624MB), cinnarch-2012.10.01-netinstall-x86_64.iso (653MB). |
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| 2012-10-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: CAINE 3.0 |
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Nanni Bassetti has announced the release of CAINE 3.0, an Ubuntu-based live DVD offering a complete digital forensic environment in a friendly graphical interface: "CAINE 3.0 is out! CAINE (Computer Aided INvestigative Environment) is an Italian GNU/Linux live distribution created as a project of digital forensics. Changelog: Linux kernel 3.2; MATE desktop 1.4; rbfstab - a utility that writes read-only entries to /etc/fstab so devices are safely mounted for forensic imaging/examination; mounter - a GUI mounting tool that sits in the system tray, left clicking the system tray drive icon activates a window where the user can select devices to mount or un-mount; scripts that are activated within the Caja web browser designed to make examination of allocated files simple; root file system spoofing patch...." Visit the project's home page to read the release announcement and to see a few screenshots of the new release. Download: caine3.0.iso (1,252MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-03 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 12.3 Milestone 0 |
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Jos Poortvliet has announced the availability of the initial development build of openSUSE 12.3: "Milestone 0 of openSUSE 12.3 is out! While we're still discussing the schedule and won't be deciding anything before the openSUSE Conference in Prague later this month, development is picking up steam. Changes: KDE is updated to 4.9.1 release; glibc is updated to 2.16 release; Linux kernel is updated to 3.6.0-rc7; X.Org updated to 1.13 release and all X.Org video drivers are updated to latest stable release; Mesa updated to upcoming v9 snapshot; DRM libraries updated to 2.4.33 release; Qt updated to 4.8.2 release; Emacs updated to 24.2 release; OpenJDK updated to 1.7.0.6 release; Banshee media player is updated to 2.5.1 release...." Here is the complete release announcement. Download (mirrors): openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0050-i686.iso (608MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0050-i686.iso (603MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0050-x86_64.iso (613MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0050-x86_64.iso (611MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-10-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Absolute Linux 14.0 |
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Paul Sherman has announced the release of Absolute Linux 14.0, a major new version of the project's lightweight desktop distribution based on Slackware Linux and featuring the IceWM window manager: "Absolute Linux 14.0 released. Coincides with the Slackware 14.0 release, keeping in step with libraries, toolchain and basic applications. Absolute has moved away from udisks to use the lighter SpaceFM file manager, which takes advantage of native kernel polling. So as always, Absolute will run fast on modest hardware. NetworkManager is taking care of Internet connections by default. Java and multimedia add-ons need to be installed (via system tools, as root) post-installation. Chrome browser is now the default (taking the place of chromium and/or Firefox). I distribute the browser with several plugins and the Chrome browser comes with a more up-to-date Flash release than what is available as a generic plugin for Linux machines." Visit the distribution's home page to read the release announcement. Download (MD5): absolute-14.0.iso (700MB). |
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| 2012-10-02 |
NEW • 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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| 2012-10-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Fuduntu 2012.4 |
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Andrew Wyatt announced the release of Fuduntu 2012.4, an updated version of the project's rolling-release distribution forked from Fedora: "The Fuduntu team is proud to announce the immediate availability of Fuduntu 2012.4. This is the fourth quarterly release for 2012. Like all previous Fuduntu releases, this release follows our tradition of making small incremental distribution improvements that don't sacrifice the stability of our Linux distribution. Existing Fuduntu users have already rolled up to 2012.4, as all of the updates available are released to our stable repository. This release comes with several changes, new features, and improvements. There have been changes to the way TMPFS works. With this update, the management of TMPFS mount points has been optimized. Several mount points have been mounted under /run to reduce disk I/O, increasing speed and battery life." Here is the full release announcement with details about the new features. Download (SHA1): Fuduntu-2012.4-i686-LiveDVD.iso (962MB, torrent), Fuduntu-2012.4-x86_64-LiveDVD.iso (957MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-09-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Hanthana Linux 17 "LXDE" |
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Danishka Navin announced the release of Hanthana Linux 17 "LXDE" edition, a lightweight live CD built from Fedora 17 and featuring the LXDE desktop environment: "Hanthana Linux live CD, the newest member of the Hanthana Linux family comes out today. While our regular DVD release is a complete software repository with the latest 3D-accelerated desktop, the live CD will cater to the needs of low-resource requirements, personalized software selection and simplicity. It comes with all the goodness of Hanthana and Fedora version 17, including Mozilla Firefox, LibreOffice Writer, Calc and Impress, and loads of more lightweight applications. LXDE is a lightweight and customizable desktop environment, which is designed to work with older hardware, although it also works perfectly well with modern 3D-accelerated graphics hardware." Here is the full release announcement which includes a screenshot of the default desktop. Download the installable live CD image from SourceForge: Hanthana-17-i386-livecd.iso (683MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-09-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Slackware Linux 14.0 |
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After more than two months of testing, Patrick Volkerding has finally announced the release of Slackware Linux 14.0: "The long wait is finally over and a new stable release of Slackware has arrived! Since our last stable release, a lot has changed in the Linux and FOSS world. The kernel has moved on to major version 3 (we're using the long-term supported 3.2.29 kernel for this release), X.Org has released X11R7.7, and Firefox has had a whopping 11 major releases to arrive at version 15.0.1! We've brought together the best of these and other modern components and worked our magic on them. You'll find new compilers (including the LLVM/Clang compiler that's becoming a popular alternative to GCC), development tools, libraries, and applications throughout, all prepared with our careful and rigourous testing. If you've used Slackware before, you'll find the system feels like home." Consult the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download: slackware-14.0-install-dvd.iso (2,345MB, MD5, torrent), slackware64-14.0-install-dvd.iso (2,299MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-09-27 |
NEW • Development Release: Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2 |
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The second and final beta release of Ubuntu 12.10, code name "Quantal Quetzal", is ready for testing: "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the final beta release of Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. Some of the new features available since beta 1 are: Quantal beta 2 includes the 3.5.0-15.23 Ubuntu Linux kernel which is based on the 3.5.4 upstream Linux kernel; Unity has been updated to version 6.6 which contains the new default web application in the launcher, a new shopping lens, improvements to the dash and multiple bug fixes; GNOME has been updated to 3.5.92 for most components (some to 3.6.0); accessibility is turned on by default." Read the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-12.10-beta2-desktop-i386.iso (751MB, torrent), ubuntu-12.10-beta2-desktop-amd64.iso (756MB, torrent). Updated CD and DVD images for Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntu (download, announcement), Lubuntu (download), Edubuntu (download) and Ubuntu Studio (download) are also available. |
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| 2012-09-27 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeNAS 8.3.0-BETA3 |
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The fast and furious development of FreeNAS, a FreeBSD-based operating system designed to provide free Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services, continues with a new beta: "The FreeNAS development team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeNAS 8.3.0-BETA3. This is the last planned public beta of 8.3.0 as it moves towards the final. This beta includes a re-factoring of the Active Directory and LDAP integration. It has a rework of serial port support, adding the ability to set the serial port speed. The NFS sharing was re-factored in BETA2 with an eye towards maintaining compatibility with sharing schemes set up in previous FreeNAS releases. The re-factored sharing is more powerful and flexible than in previous releases, while enforcing the OS-based rules. Support for the LSI 'skinny' RAID controllers was added, including the 9265/9285." Here is the full release announcement. Download: FreeNAS-8.3.0-BETA3-x86.iso (160MB, SHA256), FreeNAS-8.3.0-BETA3-x64.iso (170MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-09-25 |
NEW • Development Release: CrunchBang Linux 11 R20120924 |
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Philip Newborough has released a new development build of CrunchBang Linux 11, a lightweight Debian-based distribution featuring the Openbox window manager: "Updated 'Waldorf' images are available now. The updated images include the Debian installer 7.0 beta 2 release. The main bug fix in the installer that concerns CrunchBang is #683849. This bug affected a number of users and rendered the previous images as uninstallable. Other changes have been kept to an absolute minimum and any existing Waldorf users should not need to perform a new installation unless they wish to help with testing the install process. The only changes of minor note are: due to improvements and fixes applied upstream, the previous Compton/VLC workaround package is now rendered obsolete; some basic example templates have been included for Thunar; some depreciated syntax in the default Openbox menu...." Continue reading the release announcement for more details. Download (MD5): crunchbang-11-20120924-i486.iso (760MB), crunchbang-11-20120924-i686.iso (761MB), crunchbang-11-20120924-amd64.iso (731MB). |
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| 2012-09-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ArtistX 1.3 |
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Marco Ghirlanda has announced the release of ArtistX 1.3, an Ubuntu-based live DVD packed with free software for creating audio, video and graphics media files: "After nearly ten years of development and more than ten versions, the ArtistX 1.3 multimedia studio on a DVD is finally here. It's an Ubuntu 12.04-based live DVD that turns a common computer into a full multimedia production studio. ArtistX 1.3 includes the 3.2 Linux kernel, GNOME 3 and KDE 4.8 and about 2,500 free multimedia software packages, nearly everything that exists for the GNU/Linux operating system organized in the GNOME menu. Main features: based on Ubuntu 12.04 without Unity and with all updates (from April 2012); most of GNU/Linux multimedia packages and the very easy Ubiquity installer. A partial list of software included in the DVD: graphic software - GIMP, Inkscape, Nip2, Krita, Synfig, Rawstudio, Skencil, Hugin, Blender, Wings3D, K3D...." Visit the distribution's home page to read the brief release announcement. Download: artistx_1.3_live_dvd.iso (3,800MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-09-22 |
NEW • Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Beta |
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The legacy release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), version 5, is getting one more "Production Phase 1" update on its 10-year life cycle road. A beta build of version 5.9 is now available for download and testing. From the release announcement: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the beta of the next minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9. Included in this minor release are a broad set of updates to the existing features. The beta release also provides new functionality in the areas of virtualization and networking, and new support for standards, certifications and security, as well as new features that support certificate-based Red Hat Subscription Management. Also included are additions to capabilities for developers and support for some of the latest platforms from our hardware partners. With new drivers for Microsoft Hyper-V that have recently been accepted by the upstream Linux community, customers can now run Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 as a virtual guest on Hyper-V with improved performance." Existing RHEL customers can download this beta release from Red Hat's Software & Download Center. |
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| 2012-09-21 |
NEW • Development Release: NetBSD 6.0 RC2 |
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Jeff Rizzo has announced the availability of the second release candidate for NetBSD 6.0: "On behalf of NetBSD's developers, I'm happy to announce the availability of the second release candidate of NetBSD 6.0. Adding a little more polish before the 6.0 release, RC2 fixes these additional issues: the vax port shared library issue is resolved, and vax is once again bootable; ntpd(8) broadcast transmission is fixed; i486 support is fixed in the i386 port; interrupt issues on some PowerPC machines are fixed; X.Org display on a Xen amd64 DOM0 is now working again; a pmap_growkernel() issue which causes some systems to reset very early in the boot process is fixed; CVE-2012-4244 was addressed by updating BIND to 9.9.1-P3...." Here is the full release announcement. Installation CD images for nearly 50 processor architectures can be downloaded from the project's FTP server; quick links to the i386 and amd64 ISOs (MD5): NetBSD-6.0_RC2-i386.iso (313MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.0_RC2-amd64.iso (330MB, torrent). |
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| 2012-09-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 0.8.1 |
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Roland Singer has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.1, an Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the latest Xfce desktop: "Exactly one month after we released our first beta of Manjaro Linux, here is our first point-release in our 0.8 series. Most people criticized that Manjaro wasted to much RAM. We replaced LightDM with LXDM, specially patched to have a better theme support. Of course we needed a nice Manjaro theme for LXDM. The only problem is that there are no LXDM themes available. So I sat down last night with a cup of coffee and started coding. To have a nice login interface I wanted to add a transparent black background to the login area. This required some patching in the LXDM greeter. I am really happy with the result and I hope you like the new LXDM Manjaro theme." Read the release announcement for a list of enhancements in this version. Download links: manjaro-xfce-0.8.1-i686.iso (1,461MB, SHA256), manjaro-xfce-0.8.1-x86_64.iso (1,663MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-09-20 |
NEW • Development Release: Slackware Linux 14.0 RC5 |
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Slackware Linux 14.0 is getting very close to being released, but Patrick Volkerding has decided to play it safe and offer one more release candidate for testing: "Here we go one more time with Slackware 14.0 release candidate 5. Really, this time it is not a drill! Everything is in place and ready to release at this point, and unless there's some kind of showstopper found, the release can be expected soon. After careful consideration and a considerable amount of internal testing I did relent to give the kernel one more bump to 3.2.29, so of course 3.2.30 was released a couple of hours ago. But that's not a showstopper, and it seems to be time to get off the never-ending kernel upgrade treadmill until the next cycle begins. Speaking of kernels, I added sample .configs for all the 3.x kernel branches in /testing." See the distribution's changelog for a full list of recent changes. If you'd like to give it one last round of testing then download Eric Hameleers' unofficial DVD images from here: slackware-current-install-dvd.iso (2,320MB, MD5), slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso (2,275MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-09-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GeeXboX 3.0 |
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GeeXboX 3.0, a free and open-source Linux media centre distribution for embedded devices and desktop computers, has been released: "A shiny new GeeXboX release has arrived. GeeXboX 3.0 is a major upgrade that integrates XBMC 11 'Eden' and adds the long-requested PVR functionality. This means that you can finally use GeeXboX to watch and record live TV. In addition to our usual x86 ISO images, this release is also available for several embedded platforms, with working Full HD video and graphics acceleration for most of them. New features: XBMC Media Center 11 'Eden' frontend; PVR support for DVB Digital TV to watch and record live TV; improved remote control support; support for Full HD videos on PandaBoard and Cubox; improved hard disk installation; installation support for (U)EFI systems; installation support for SSDs." Read the complete release announcement for information on supported platforms and other details. Download: geexbox-3.0-i386.iso (136MB), geexbox-3.0-x86_64.iso (138MB). |
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| 2012-09-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Snowlinux 3 "E17" |
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Lars Torben Kremer has announced the release of Snowlinux 3 "E17" edition, a Debian-based distribution featuring the latest Enlightenment 17 desktop: "The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 3 E17. Today is a very important day for Snowlinux. It is getting a new project with the latest E17 build desktop environment. Snowlinux 3 E17 is based upon Debian 7.0 'Wheezy' and is powered by the Linux 3.5 kernel. We're using DuckDuckGo as the default search engine. It has Firefox 14.0.1, Thunderbird 14, AbiWord, Shotwell, Audacious and GNOME MPlayer installed by default. New features: desktop profiles (SnowOSX, Snowlinux Classic, Snowlinux GNOME 2); live installer; Snowlinux LightDM theme; Plymouth; Neptune E17 theme and Faenza icons; terminal colors; Linux non-free firmware...." See the release announcement for more information, system requirements and screenshot. Download: snowlinux-e17-crystal.iso (699MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-09-19 |
NEW • Development Release: Mandriva Linux 2012 Alpha |
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Per Øyvind Karlsen has announced the availability of the first alpha release of Mandriva Linux 2012: "As many of you might already be aware of, our first Mandriva Linux 2012 alpha has been ready for release for almost a week now, yet it only made its way to the public mirrors today, so with that I declare it as officially released! Some of the highlights since 2012 Tech Preview include: faster, smaller and much improved installer; installer text-mode is now working again; a slimmer, much-improved and fixed rescue mode; dual architecture CD image has been improved with a more complete set of packages filling it and also LXDE now shipped with it and installed by default; switch to Linaro's GCC 4.7 branch has been completed; HAL has finally been put to rest for good...." For more details please read the release announcement and release notes. Download the installation DVD images from here: mandriva-2012-i586-DVD.iso (4,165MB, MD5), mandriva-2012-x86_64-DVD.iso (4,201MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-09-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 0.13 |
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An updated release of Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), a Debian-based live DVD with a strong focus on Internet privacy, is ready for download: "Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System, version 0.13, is out. All users must upgrade as soon as possible. Notable user-visible changes include: use white-list principle of least privilege approach for local services; allow to modify language and layout in the 'Advanced options' screen of the greeter; enable four workspaces in the Windows XP camouflage; Claws Mail now saves local and POP emails in its dot-directory by default; add support for wireless regulation; hide the TailsData partition in desktop applications; Tor upgrade to 0.2.2.39; upgrade Iceweasel to 10.0.7esr; upgrade Linux kernel to 3.2.23; upgrade I2P to version 0.9.1; install GNOME System Monitor; upgrade WhisperBack to 1.6 with many UI improvements and new translations...." Here is the full release announcement. Download: tails-i386-0.13.iso (769MB).
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| 2012-09-18 |
NEW • Development Release: Fedora 18 Alpha |
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The delayed alpha build of Fedora 18 has been released: "The Fedora 18 'Spherical Cow' alpha release is plumping up! This release offers a preview of some of the best free and open-source technology currently under development. Features: NetworkManager hotspots improve the ability to use a computer's WiFi adapter to create a network hot spot; the redesigned installation system adds flexibility to the installation process while simplifying the user interface; desktop updates galore - GNOME 3.6, KDE Plasma Workspace 4.9, Xfce 4.10, Sugar 0.98, and the introduction of the MATE Desktop in Fedora." Read the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download (torrents): Fedora-18-Alpha-i686-Live-Desktop.iso (747MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-18-Alpha-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso (775MB, SHA256, torrent). Live images featuring KDE, LXDE, Xfce and SoaS (Sugar on a Stick), as well as installation DVDs, are also available. |
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| 2012-09-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Superb Mini Server 2.0.0 |
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Superb Mini Server (SMS) 2.0.0, a major new version of the Slackware-based server distribution, has been released: "Superb Mini Server version 2.0.0 released (Linux kernel 3.2.29). SMS 2.0.0 core is based on Slackware 'current' which means that Slackware packages are compatible with SMS as long as they are not dependant on Qt 4 as SMS uses qQt 3. SMS packages are not compatible with Slackware though. Once more we choose Apache HTTPD 2.2.23 and PHP 5.3.17 as our default web server for greater stability and compatibility with all web applications. Apache httpd 2.4.3 and PHP 5.4.7 are available under testing. Major changes include switch to OpenSSL 1.0.x and GnuTLS 3.x. For our print server we move to CUPS 1.6.1, so you may need to modify settings in your already installed printers with new Gutenprint drivers." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: SMS.Native.CD-2.0.0-Install.iso (685MB, MD5), SMS64.Native.CD-2.0.0-Install.iso (643MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-09-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Hanthana Linux 17 |
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Danishka Navin has announced the release of Hanthana Linux 17, a Fedora-based distribution on a 3.5 GB live DVD with a large number of applications, media codecs and custom artwork: "Hanthana Linux 17 (Sithija) is released. Hanthana Linux 17, the latest release of Hanthana was published on the 3rd anniversary of the Hanthana Linux project. In addition to the host of applications, the new release has the official LibreOffice guide provided by The Document Foundation added as well. Hanthana Linux is not just another Fedora respin. As a project it facilitates the deployment of free and open-source software amongst the every-day PC user as well as the localization of FOSS software and documentation, and it provides training workshops as well." Read the release announcement for additional information and a screenshot. Download the live DVD image from here: Hanthana-17-i386-dvd.iso (3,671MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-09-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lightweight Portable Security 1.3.6 |
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Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) is a Linux live CD with a goal of allowing users to work on a computer without the risk of exposing their credentials and private data to malware, key loggers and other Internet-era ills. A minor maintenance update, version 1.3.6, was released yesterday: "Changes in Version 1.3.6 - maintenance release, released 14 September 2012: updated Firefox to 10.0.7 ESR; updated Firefox extension - HTTPS Everywhere 2.2.2; updated Firefox extension - NoScript 2.5.4; updated Thunderbird to 10.0.7 ESR (Deluxe only); updated Pidgin to 2.10.6 (Deluxe only); Flash not updated to 11.2.202.238 (it crashes with YouTube); updated Java to 6u35; updated OpenSSH to 6.1p1; removed Firefox extension blocklisting, which generated spurious warnings; minor bookmark updates." See the complete changelog for further details. Download (MD5): LPS-1.3.6_public.iso (181MB), LPS-1.3.6_public_deluxe.iso (391MB). |
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| 2012-09-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 10 |
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Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 10, a Gentoo-based distribution with a choice of four desktop environments (GNOME 3, KDE, MATE and Xfce): "We're once again here to announce the immediate availability of Sabayon Linux 10 in all of its tier 1 flavours. If you really enjoyed Sabayon 9, this is just another step towards world domination. Linux Kernel 3.5.4 with BFQ iosched, GNOME 3.4.2, KDE 4.9 (4.9.1 available in a few days), Xfce 4.10 and LibreOffice 3.6 are just some of the things you will find inside the box. Gentoo hardened kernels, improved Rigo - a new way of browsing and installing applications, more ZFS integration work, Mesa 9 stack, Amazon EC2 support, Infinality FreeType patches, and much more." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information and screenshots. Quick links to download the KDE edition (please see the project's mirrors page and torrent tracker if you'd like to try any of the other three flavours): Sabayon_Linux_10_x86_K.iso (1,976MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_10_amd64_K.iso (2,128MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-09-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: openSUSE 12.2 "Edu Li-f-e" |
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Lars Vogdt has announced the release of openSUSE 12.2 "Edu Li-f-e" edition, an openSUSE variant specifically tailored to schools: "The openSUSE Education team once again presents Li-f-e (Linux for Education), built on hot-new openSUSE 12.2, including all the post-release updates. As always, this edition of Li-f-e comes bundled with a lot of softwares useful for students, teachers, as well as IT administrators of educational institutions. Apart from stable versions of KDE and GNOME, Cinnamon is also available. The Sugar desktop suite makes a comeback. Li-f-e also gives full multimedia experience right out of the box without having to install anything extra. The live installable DVD image stands at 3.3 GB as an incredible array of software from the open source-world." See the release announcement for more details and screenshots. Download the live DVD image from here: openSUSE-Edu-li-f-e-12.2-latest-i686.iso (3,317MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-09-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bodhi Linux 2.1.0 |
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Jeff Hoogland has announced the release of Bodhi Linux 2.1.0, the latest update of the Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Enlightenment 17 desktop: "I'm happy to release to everyone our first scheduled update of Bodhi Linux's 2.x.y branch - version 2.1.0. There are a number of wonderful changes and improvements to this disc over our 2.0.1 disc released a couple of months ago. The first thing you will notice is four fresh themes along with the elegant E17 Black and White theme appearing on this version of Bodhi's live CD. We have a fresh build of Enlightenment and Terminology pre-installed on the disc. Beyond that our repositories contain the latest LibreOffice 3.6.1, Firefox 15 and Chromium 21 among a number of other current applications. The default kernel for this release is based on Linux 3.5." See the full release announcement for further details and screenshots. Download: bodhi-2.1.0-32.iso (504MB, MD5), bodhi-2.1.0-64.iso (535MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zentyal 3.0 |
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José Antonio Calvo has announced the release of Zentyal 3.0, a major new version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution for small business servers: "The Zentyal development team proudly presents Zentyal 3.0, a new stable version of the Linux small business server. This version introduces significant new features. Highlights: new distribution base - Ubuntu 12.04, providing new versions of all the packages and services managed by Zentyal; improved performance - there is now a global cache to speed up all the requests to the Redis configuration backend; improved reliability - new locking and transactions systems have been developed to avoid any risk of data incoherence or corruptions; Samba 4 integration - a full replacement of the Windows Server Active Directory, which allows Zentyal to join as additional controller of an existing AD domain." Read the detailed release notes for more information and upgrade notes. Download: zentyal-3.0-i386.iso (558MB, MD5), Download: zentyal-3.0-amd64.iso (572MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Super OS 11.10 |
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Joaquim Salvador has announced the release of Super OS 11.10, an Ubuntu-based distribution with extra applications, media codecs, browser plugins and other enhancements: "Super OS 11.10 released. New: improved multi-language support with additional translations and language-specific fonts; improved virtual machine support (VirtualBox and VMware); added programs - Audacity, Blender, OpenShot, PiTiVi, MyPaint, Pinta, Inkscape, Pidgin, GIMP, Synaptic, VirtualBox, Thunderbird, Gdebi, OpenJDK; removed Java (replaced with OpenJDK); Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera, all of them with support for webm and Adobe Flash content. Super OS (formerly Super Ubuntu) is a variant of Ubuntu 11.10 with added software and tools, with the goal of making it more usable, in particular for users without an Internet connection." See the project's release announcement and the features page for further information. Download: Super_OS_11.10_32_bits.iso (1,873MB), Super_OS_11.10_64_bits.iso (2,057MB).
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| 2012-09-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parted Magic 2012_09_12 |
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Patrick Verner has announced the release of Parted Magic 2012_09_12, a specialist live CD providing utilities for disk management and data rescue tasks: "Parted Magic 2012_09_12. GParted LVM support - this is a list of new LVM features: physical volume creation, checking, resizing (no compaction, just adjusting size above highest used block), moving (using GParted's offline move capability), activation and deactivation, deletion. A large number of programs have been updated: Midnight Commander 4.8.4, Firefox 15.0.1, kmod 10, ALSA libraries 1.0.26. OpenSSH 6.1p1, X.Org Server 1.12.4, Linux kernel 3.5.3. The split_initrdimg.sh has been updated so it works with atftpd again. There were actually two issues. The bigger initbase file was 41 MB and atftpd can only handle 32 MB maximum file size." See the project's news page for a complete list of bug fixes. Download (MD5): pmagic_2012_09_12.iso (238MB), pmagic_2012_09_12_i486.iso (237MB), pmagic_2012_09_12_x86_64.iso (239MB).
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| 2012-09-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.11 Core 62 |
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Michael Tremer has announced the release of IPFire 2.11 Core 62, a specialist distribution of Linux for firewalls: "Today, we are releasing the 62nd Core update for IPFire 2.11. This update fixes some security problems and also adds some new functionality. We recommend that you update your IPFire installations as soon as possible if you are using the outgoing firewall in mode Fixed: outgoing firewall permits hosts on BLUE to access the Internet. In earlier releases, it was possible for hosts on the BLUE network to access resources on the Internet which are allowed by the outgoing firewall although no permission has been granted to the host (blue access). This is a moderate risk." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional information. Download for the i586 or ARM architectures: ipfire-2.11.i586-full-core62.iso (77.6MB, torrent), ipfire-2.11.2gb-ext2.armv5tel-full-core62.img.gz (126MB, torrent).
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| 2012-09-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Epidemic GNU/Linux 4.0 |
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Version 4.0 of Epidemic GNU/Linux has been released. Epidemic is a Debian-based Brazilian desktop Linux distribution featuring the KDE desktop and a number of user-friendly enhancements. Some of the custom applications in this 64-bit only release include: eMod - a graphical utility for creating a custom build of Epidemic; eUpgrade - a graphical tool designed to perform a full system upgrade; eKwin - an application which allows single-click enabling or disabling of KWin effects; Einstaller - the distribution's intuitive system installer. The release also comes with newly added support for German (besides Portuguese, English and Spanish); new user manual; an integrated theme for GRUB, Plymouth, KDM and KSplash; Linux kernel 3.2.23. Read the full release announcement (in Portuguese) for more details and screenshots. Download the live DVD image from here: epidemic-4.0-2-amd64.iso (1,479MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PureOS 6.0 |
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Marc Poirette has announced the release of PureOS 6.0, a desktop Linux distribution with GNOME 3 based on Debian's "testing" branch: "PureOS 6.0 is a multilingual live CD/USB based on Debian 'testing' with GNOME. Supported locales: FR (France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland), EN (USA, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, India), others (Brazil, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey). Main features: Linux kernel 3.5.3 and GNOME 3.4.2 (GNOME Shell + GNOME Classic). Internet: Chromium 21.0 with Flash player. Multimedia: GNOME MPlayer. Graphics: Evince and Eye of GNOME. System: GParted, smxi/sgfxi scripts, scripts for modules management: activate, debs2lzm, debs2lzm-file, dir2lzm, lzm2dir and find2lzm." The release announcement includes the full package list and a list of download mirrors. Get the live CD image from here: PureOS_60.iso (683MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.09 |
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Anke Boersma has announced the release of Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.09, an updated build of the project's distribution featuring the new KDE 4.9.1 desktop: "The Chakra project team is proud to announce the second 'Claire' release. After the release of 2012.08 well over a thousand packages were updated, including a new sound stack, updated Poppler, OpenJPEG and OpenAl group, KDE 4.9.1, latest Calligra and LibreOffice. Because of all these changes, and to get back to having a release schedule that follows closely to the schedule KDE is using, 2012.09 is following the first 'Claire' ISO image rather quickly. It also gives us a chance to fix some issues found in that first release. Chakra is making the switch to PulseAudio as default with this release." See the complete release announcement for more details and a brief list of main features. Download (64-bit computer systems only): chakra-2012.09-Claire-x86_64.iso (1,589MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.09.07 |
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Pierre Schmitz has announced the availability of a new Arch Linux installer image, version 2012.09.07: "As is customary by now there is a new install medium available at the beginning of this month. The live system can be downloaded from the download page and used for new installs or as a rescue system. In addition to a couple of updated packages and bug fixes the following changes stand out: first medium with Linux kernel 3.5 (3.5.3); the script boot parameter works again; when booting via PXE and NFS or NBD the ISO image will be copied to RAM to ensure more stable usage; the live medium contains usb_modeswitch and wvdial which allows to establish a network connection using an UMTS USB dongle. Furthermore the newest versions of initscripts, systemd and netcfg are included." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: archlinux-2012.09.07-dual.iso (392MB, MD5, torrent). Don't miss the excellent installation guide that will guide you through the initial Arch Linux setup.
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| 2012-09-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PCLinuxOS 2012.09 "KDE FullMonty" |
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A new maintenance release of the PCLinuxOS "KDE Full Monty" edition, the project's Linux distribution with a special desktop layout and a large number of applications, is ready: "PCLinuxOS KDE FullMonty 2012.09 is now available for download. This is a 32-bit DVD image which can also be installed on 64-bit computers. KDE FullMonty is a regular PCLinuxOS KDE installation with special desktop layout and many applications and drivers pre-installed. FullMonty applies a new concept: activity-focused virtual desktop layout, which is designed to address typical user needs and tasks. KDE FullMonty features: Linux kernel 3.2.18, KDE 4.8.3 with many applications; all kinds of drivers and applications to deal with any kind of external hardware, like cell-phones, scanners, printers, webcams, TVs, Bluetooth devices, iPods, radios, etc; six activity-focused virtual desktop layouts, each with task-related desktop launchers of popular applications." See the brief release announcement and read the more detailed product description's page for further info and screenshots. Download: pclinuxos-kde-fullmonty-2012.09.iso (3,986MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Network Security Toolkit 2.16.0-4104 |
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Ronald W. Henderson has announced the release of an updated build of Network Security Toolkit (NST), a Fedora based live DVD with a good collection of open-source network security applications: "We are pleased to announce the latest NST release: version 2.16.0-4104. This release is based on Fedora 16 using Linux kernel 3.4.9. This is a interim release which includes all of the NST and Fedora 16 package updates since 2012-02-27 rolled into a fresh ISO image. If you are building your own NST yum repository or have a subscription to the NST PRO yum repository, you may not need this ISO image as you should be able to simply 'yum update' you NST system(s). The NST project team has worked with the CloudShark folks to facilitate uploading and viewing network packet captures generated by an NST system to either CloudShark.org or a CloudShark Appliance. A new CloudShark Upload Manager tool was created and embedded within the NST WUI to accomplish this." Visit the project's home page to read the full announcement. Download: nst-2.16.0-4104.i686.iso (1,441MB).
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| 2012-09-07 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 3 Alpha 1 |
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Anne Nicolas has announced that, after a brief delay, the first development build of Mageia 3 is ready for download and testing: "Mageia 3 is on the way and here is the first alpha release. We are now waiting for your tests. As usual, you will find installation DVD images and dual-architecture CD images. However, live CDs are not available. They rely on a specific file system, Unionfs, but Unionfs is not included in the upstream kernel and has to be rebuilt for every new kernel version. It seems that it does not work properly on the 3.5 kernel series. We are investigating the issue, but since Unionfs seems to be unmaintained upstream at the moment, we need to either fix it and maintain it ourselves or we need to switch to another file system like Aufs or OverlayFS." The first alpha release of Mageia 3 comes with Linux kernel 3.5.3, KDE 4.9.0, and GNOME 3.5.91. Read the release announcement and release notes for a brief feature list. Download: Mageia-3-alpha1-i586-DVD.iso (3,542MB, MD5, torrent), Mageia-3-alpha1-x86_64-DVD.iso (3,607MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-09-07 |
NEW • Development Release: Zentyal 3.0 RC2 |
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Heidi Vilppola has announced the availability of the second and final release candidate for Zentyal 3.0, an Ubuntu-based server distribution: "The Zentyal development team is glad to announce that the second release candidate of Zentyal 3.0 is now available for download and testing. This version is based on the new Ubuntu 12.04.1 installer and besides all the bug fixing done since the first release candidate, it features a new Samba 4.0 beta8 and lots of additional improvements and polishing. The release of the Zentyal 3.0 is almost here, so your help in finding bugs now is more important than ever to make Zentyal 3.0 the best release in history. So, don't forget to report any bugs you come up with, either through the bug tracker or the official Zentyal forum." See the release announcement to find out how to get a free Zentyal T-shirt. Download: zentyal-3.0-rc2-i386.iso (545MB, MD5), zentyal-3.0-rc2-amd64.iso (559MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-07 |
NEW • Development Release: Pentoo 2012.0 Beta 2 |
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Michael Zanetta has announced the availability of the second beta release of Pentoo 2012.0, a Gentoo-based distribution with a collection of utilities for penetration testing: "It's my favorite time of year again, the really short lul between Defcon and Derbycon. I've used my free time to polish up all the bug reports from our Defcon beta release and kick out a shiny new release. Many surprises await you, but I'm not building up a bug-fix beta more than I already have. New things: default hardened setup, torrent download. Live to hack, hack to live. If my dedication isn't obvious, today is my anniversary but here I am uploading betas, etc. You will not find a team of volunteers more dedicated than ours, so test the release and submit bugs so we can make it even better for you." Here is the brief release announcement with a link to the project's bug reporting page. Interested beta testers can download the live DVD image via BitTorrent: pentoo-x86_64-2012.0_beta2.iso (1,484MB).
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| 2012-09-06 |
NEW • Development Release: Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 1 |
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Kate Stewart has announced the availability of the first beta release of Ubuntu 12.10, code name "Quantal Quetzal": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. Some of the new features now available are: consolidated client images now support the logical volume manager (LVM) as well as full disk encryption; Update Manager has been renamed Software Updater and now checks for updates when launched; a new X.Org stack has been introduced which includes X.Org Server 1.13 candidate versions, Mesa 9.0, and updated X libraries and drivers; Unity has been updated to version 6.4 including support for dash previews and coverflow view." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-12.10-beta1-desktop-i386.iso (745MB, torrent), ubuntu-12.10-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso (758MB, torrent). Also released today were 12.10 beta 1 CD and DVD images for Kubuntu (download, release notes), Lubuntu (download), Edubuntu (download) and Ubuntu Studio (download).
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| 2012-09-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Christian Edition 12.04 |
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Jereme Hancock has announced the release of Ubuntu Christian Edition 12.04, an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution designed for Christians, as well as churches, Bible study schools and other religious organisations: "Ubuntu CE 12.04 has been released. What's new? Built of Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS; system management (dconf tools, Synaptic package manager, BleachBit, gAlternatives, gnome-tweak-tool with advanced settings, ubuntu-tweak); daily usage (WINE and WineTricks, Google Chrome, VLC, MyUnity, terminator, Nautilus scripts for better file management); Bible software (Quelea, Bibledit, Verse, Xiphos, OpneLP). Customizations ranging from artwork, themes and icons along with the PPAs added to enable more artwork installation. UCE also comes with the award-winning DansGuardian web content filter configured to block pornography and other questionable content." See the release announcement for more information. Download (MD5): uce-12.04-desktop-i386.iso (1,255MB), uce-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso (1,282MB).
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| 2012-09-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kiwi Linux 12.08 |
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Jani Mosones has announced the release of Kiwi Linux 12.08, an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution with many popular extras, such as browser plugins, media codecs, archiving tools, etc, included by default: "After exactly two years of neglect I released a new version of the Ubuntu remix with Romanian, Hungarian, German and English languages included by default. It is based on Ubuntu 12.04.1, and keeping in line with the traditional goals of the project, it targets Linux newbies who find some of the standard Ubuntu applications lacking or who are taken aback by anything too unfamiliar. It also targets lazy people who would otherwise change about the same things on a vanilla Ubuntu install. So it features the Classic GNOME 2 desktop, Chromium, VLC, Pidgin, Flash, multimedia codecs and the rar and p7zip archive format handlers." Read the rest of the release announcement for a few more details. Download (SHA1): kiwi-12.08.iso (700MB).
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| 2012-09-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: openSUSE 12.2 |
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openSUSE 12.2 has been released: "Dear users, developers, and geekos around the world -- openSUSE 12.2 is ready for you! Two months of extra stabilization work have resulted into a stellar release, chock-full of goodies, yet stable as you all like it. The latest release of the world's most powerful and flexible Linux distribution brings you speed-ups across the board with a faster storage layer in Linux 3.4 and accelerated functions in glibc and Qt, giving a more fluid and responsive desktop. The infrastructure below openSUSE has evolved, bringing in mature new technologies like GRUB 2 and Plymouth and the first steps in the direction of a revised and simplified UNIX file system hierarchy. Users will also notice the added polish to existing features bringing an improved user experience all over." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download links: openSUSE-12.2-KDE-LiveCD-i686.iso (671MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-12.2-GNOME-LiveCD-i686.iso (671MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-12.2-KDE-LiveCD-x86_64.iso (678MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-12.2-GNOME-LiveCD-x86_64.iso (680MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-09-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Qubes OS 1.0 |
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Joanna Rutkowska has announced the release of Qubes OS 1.0, a Fedora-based security distribution for the desktop with a number of isolated domains implemented as lightweight virtual machines running under Xen: "After nearly three years of work, I have a pleasure to announce that Qubes OS 1.0 has finally been released. Qubes OS is an advanced tool for implementing security by isolation on your desktop, using domains implemented as lightweight Xen virtual machines. It tries to marry two contradictory goals: how to make the isolation between domains as strong as possible, mainly due to clever architecture that minimizes the amount of trusted code, and how to make this isolation as seamless and easy as possible. Again, how the user is going to take advantage of this isolation is totally left up to the user." Read the release announcement and visit the project's security goals page to learn more. Download: Qubes-R1-x86_64-DVD.iso (1,668MB, torrent).
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| 2012-09-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 3.0.0 |
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François Dupoux has announced the release of SystemRescueCd 3.0.0, a live CD containing a large number of data rescue and disk management utilities, based on Gentoo Linux. What's new? "Added support for loading extra SRM module files (System Rescue Modules); added support for UEFI booting from the CD-ROM on x86_64 using GRUB 2.00 (efi.img); updated standard kernels to long-term supported Linux kernel 3.2.28 (rescuecd + rescue64); updated alternative kernels to long-term supported Linux kernel 3.4.9 (altker32 + altker64); the rescuecd kernel image has been renamed rescue32 for better consistency; configured isolinux to automatically use the 64-bit kernel if CPU is capable; automatically use 64-bit version of FSArchiver and memtester if CPU is capable; reorganized and updated isolinux configuration and help messages; updated e2fsprogs to 1.42.5, GParted to 0.13.1, Partclone to 0.2.50." Here is the complete changelog. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-3.0.0.iso (347MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Slackel KDE-4.8.5 |
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Dimitris Tzemos has announced the release of Slackel KDE-4.8.5, a Slackware-based desktop Linux distribution: "Slackel KDE-4.8.5, installation DVD images, 32-bit and 64-bit are immediately available. A new wallpaper theme image is included in this release. Slackel 'current' includes the latest 'current' tree of Slackware Linux and the latest KDE 4.8.5 accompanied by a rich collection of KDE-centric software. The Firefox 15.0 web browser, KMail and KTorrent are the main networking applications included in this release, followed by Akregator, an RSS reader for KDE, Kopete, the KDE instant messenger and more. Wicd is used for setting up your wired or wireless networking connections. In the multimedia section, Bangarang 2.1, Clementine 1.0.1, K3b 2.0.2 included." See the full release announcement for additional details. Download (MD5) the installation DVD images from SourceForge: slackel-current-kde-4.8.5.iso (1,008MB), slackel64-current-kde-4.8.5.iso (959MB).
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| 2012-09-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SolusOS 1.2 "Legacy" |
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Ikey Doherty has announced the release of SolusOS 1.2 "Legacy" edition, a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution with GNOME 2, released to address the needs of users with certain problematic hardware: "The SolusOS team is pleased to announce the release of SolusOS 1.2 Legacy. This is a maintenance release for the Eveline 1.x series. You can now download for 32-bit PAE or non-PAE, or 64-bit computers. This legacy release brings support for users of older chipsets or problematic hardware (such as nForce, Broadcom, etc.). Brief overview of software versions: Firefox 15.0, Thunderbird 15.0, LibreOffice 3.6.0, Linux kernel 3.0, iptables 1.4.8, ufw 0.31.1, hplip 3.12, VLC 2.0.1, Pidgin 2.10, GNOME 2.30. Many new applications are available in the software repository." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: SolusOS-x86-1-2-legacy.iso (994MB, MD5) SolusOS-amd64-1-2-legacy.iso (987MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux From Scratch 7.2 |
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Bruce Dubbs has announced the release of Linux From Scratch (LFS) 7.2, a book of instructions on how to build a base Linux system from scratch by utilising an existing Linux system or a live CD: "The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the release of LFS Version 7.2. It is a major release with toolchain updates to both glibc 2.16.0 and GCC 4.7.1. In total, 28 packages were updated from LFS 7.1 and changes to boot scripts and text have been made throughout the book." Other updates in this release include Linux kernel 3.5.2, GRUB 2.00, Perl 5.16.1, udev 188 (extracted from systemd 188), Coreutils 8.19 and most other GNU utilities, switch from module-init-tools to kmod. Visit the project's news page to read the release announcement. As always, the book is available as an online resource, but it can also be downloaded in PDF and HTML formats. The 352-page publication serves primarily as an educational exercise for those who would like to learn about Linux internals in a hands-on, practical manner.
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| 2012-09-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Liberté Linux 2012.3 |
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Maxim Kammerer has announced the release of Liberté Linux 2012.3, an updated version of the project's Gentoo-based live CD distribution with strong Internet privacy features: "A new release has been published on SourceForge. In this release (notable user-visible changes): Linux kernel 3.4.7 with better hardware support (e.g., brcmsmac) and UnionFS replaced by OverlayFS, which is expected to be eventually accepted into mainline; EFI boot binaries are signed for Secure Boot (tested in OVMF), establishing a trusted boot chain starting with a KEK / DB certificate (located in EFI directory); X.Org Server 1.12 and Mesa 8.0 with Gallium3D for Radeon cards, nouveau driver for NVIDIA cards, and support for accelerated VMware graphics virtualization; simplified boot parameters handling -- most previous parameters are now omitted; added 'blacklist' boot parameter for blacklisting kernel modules from auto-loading...." Read the full release announcement for more details. Download (MD5): liberte-2012.3.iso (213MB).
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| 2012-09-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zorin OS 6.1 "Educational Lite" |
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Artyom Zorin has announced the release of Zorin OS 6.1 "Educational Lite" edition, a lightweight Lubuntu-based distribution specially created for deployment in schools: "The Zorin OS team has released Zorin OS 6.1 Educational Lite, the latest evolution of the Zorin OS Educational Lite series of operating systems, designed specifically for Windows users using old or low-powered hardware for educational purposes. This release is based on Lubuntu 12.04 and uses the LXDE desktop environment to provide one of the fastest and most feature-packed interfaces for low-specification machines. This new release includes updated software, the newer Linux kernel version 3.2, as well as other improvements. We also include lots of educational software for primary, secondary and tertiary education students." The release announcement. Download (MD5): zorin-os-6.1-educational-lite.iso (1,157MB).
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| 2012-09-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: OLPC OS 12.1.0 |
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Daniel Drake has announced the release of OLPC OS 12.1.0, a Linux distribution created under the initiative of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project to provide children in developing countries with low-cost laptops: "We're pleased to announce the release of OLPC OS 12.1.0 for XO-1, XO-1.5 and XO-1.75. OLPC OS 12.1.0 is a new software release focusing on improving the XO-1.75 user experience, and undertaking a much-needed technological shift for Sugar's internals to GTK+ 3.x. Additionally, XO-1.5 and XO-1 continue to be supported in this release, and we include a variety of new features and fixes. Features: Sugar 0.96; transition of Sugar components to GTK+ 3; write to the journal any time; a new icon in the Sugar frame allows for any currently-selected text to be dictated by the internal speech engine; Browse, Wikipedia and Help have been moved from Mozilla to WebKit internally...." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download: 21021o0.img (656MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-01 |
NEW • Development Release: ROSA 2012.1 Alpha |
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Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced the availability of the first alpha build of ROSA 2012.1 "Desktop" edition, a desktop Linux distribution originally forked from Mandriva Linux: "In this alpha release the main emphasis was made on libraries and core system software. We have successfully rebuilt packages from the main repository with new libraries and adopted our package base to RPM 5.4.x requirements. Versions of system components included in the alpha release: RPM 5.4.9, GCC 4.7 Linaro, glibc 2.15, KDE 4.9.0, Perl 5.14, Linux kernel 3.5.1, systemd 189, Qt 4.8.2, GTK+ 3.4.4, FFmpeg 0.11.1, PHP 5.4.6. Currently GRUB 0.97 is used as bootloader, but it will be replaced with GRUB 2 at next stages of ROSA Desktop 2012 development. Note: this alpha release only supports KDE 4!" Read the complete release announcement for more details and relevant links. Download: ROSA.2012.1.Alpha.i586.iso (1,484MB, MD5), ROSA.2012.1.Alpha.x86_64.iso (1,495MB, MD5).
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| 2012-09-01 |
NEW • Development Release: Slackware Linux 14.0 RC4 |
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Release candidate four for Slackware Linux 14.0 is out: "Well, we fixed a lot of bugs and took some upgrades that we pretty much needed to take since they were important bug and/or security fixes, so it looks like we'll need to have a 14.0 release candidate 4 and another (last?) round of testing. Hopefully the fourth time is the charm!" One of the critical security patches were applied to glibc: "Patched multiple integer overflows in the strtod, strtof, strtold, and strtod_l functions in stdlib in the GNU C Library allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow." See the distribution's changelog for a full list of changes. Download links to the daily unofficial DVD installation images built by Eric Hameleers: slackware-current-install-dvd.iso (2,320MB, MD5), slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso (2,274MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-31 |
NEW • Development Release: NetBSD 6.0 RC1 |
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Jeff Rizzo has announced the availability of the first release candidate for NetBSD 6.0: "On behalf of NetBSD developers, I'm happy to announce the availability of the first release candidate of NetBSD 6.0. A number of improvements and fixes have been made since NetBSD 6.0_BETA2. Here's a sampling: fixed bugs in iscsid target handling and with large writes to iscsi devices; fixed some amd64 trap-handling issues; lots of fixes and improvements for npf(4); renamed wake(8) to wakeonlan(8); pass 'boothowto' from the bootloader to the kernel on sparc/sparc64; various PUFFS/libperfuse fixes in support of glusterfs on NetBSD; update BIND to 9.9.1-P2...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full changelog, list of known issues and bug reporting notes. Installation CD images for nearly 50 processor architectures can be downloaded from the project's FTP server; quick links to the i386 and amd64 ISOs (MD5): NetBSD-6.0_RC1-i386.iso (313MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.0_RC1-amd64.iso (330MB, torrent).
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| 2012-08-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: TurnKey Linux 12.0 |
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Liraz Siri has announced the release of TurnKey Linux 12.0, a library of Debian-based virtual appliances, integrating the best open-source software into ready-to-use solutions: "The 12.0 release is finally out after nearly 6 months of development and just in time to celebrate TurnKey's 4th anniversary. I'm proud to announce we've more than doubled the size of the TurnKey Linux library, from 45 appliances to over 100! So many innovations and competing ideas, all this free energy. We feel so privileged to have a front row seat and not just watch it all play out but also be able to play our own small role in showcasing so much high-quality open-source work while making it just a bit more accessible to users. Unlike previous releases this latest release is based on Debian, not Ubuntu. We realize this may upset hardcore Ubuntu fans but if you read on, I'll try to explain below why 'defecting' to Debian was the right thing for TurnKey." See the full release announcement and the project's virtual appliances page to learn more about the 106 ready-made solutions. Download from SourceForge.
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| 2012-08-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SchilliX 0.8 |
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Jörg Schilling has announced the release of SchilliX 0.8, an OpenSolaris-based (text mode-only) live CD. What's new in the project's first release in nearly two years? "SchilliX is no longer based on Illumos as Illumos decided to go into a direction of a codebase that is mostly usable only for file servers and that is only supporting IPS packages. This is not compatible with pursuing Solaris ideas. As Illumos does not support SVr4 packages, we are forced to create a more generalized OpenSolaris source base continuation project. SchilliX is now based on an OpenSolaris continuation project (SchilliX-ON) which is free of company interests and which tries to continue with UNIX ideas. SchilliX-ON tries to be as POSIX and SVr5 compatible as possible. The SchilliX-ON base is available as compressed SVr4 packages that can be installed directly from the network using only 'pkgadd'." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download: SchilliX-0.8.iso.xz (407MB).
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| 2012-08-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Descent|OS 3.0 |
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Brian Manderville has announced the release of Descent|OS 3.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the MATE (a fork of GNOME 2) desktop environment: "I am pleased to announce that Descent|OS 3 is officially available for download. It is 32-bit only for now, but the PAE kernel is supported after install. In terms of cosmetics, Qt now looks right, and all the packages have been updated. The MATE desktop has been great to work with, and it is stable. It uses the 3.2 series kernel, and is based on Ubuntu 12.04. All the packages have been updated since the release candidate, and it behaves just the way I want it to. I have included a Beginner's Guide for new people to learn how to use Synaptic and the custom keyboard shortcuts." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: Descent-OS3.0-i386.iso (1,061MB).
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| 2012-08-29 |
NEW • Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.2 RC5 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of the fifth release candidate for Zenwalk Linux 7.2, a Slackware-based desktop distribution: "Zenwalk Linux 7.2 RC5 is ready for testing. Lately we've been looking towards a better Slackware compatibility, which will make it easy to switch to 64-bit in a near future using the Slackware64 package base. In fact Pat has updated GTK+ 2 and many other packages, added GTK+ 3, making it possible to replace many Zenwalk packages with very little adaptation. The work may not be finished, it's up to you to find any remaining bugs. Main changes: Linux kernel 3.4.8 with BFS scheduler; Xfce 4.10, LibreOffice 3.5, GTK+ 2.24.10 and 3.4.4, Thunderbird 14, GIMP 2.8, Firefox 14.0.1; Netpkg 4.9.1 with multi-mirror support." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: zenwalk-7.2RC5.iso (654MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Turbolinux 12.5 |
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Turbolinux, Inc., one of the world's oldest surviving Linux companies, has announced the release of Turbolinux Client 12.5, a Japanese operating system for desktops and embedded systems. This is the first update of the distribution since the release of version 12 in November 2007 and, like its predecessor, it comes with extended support (three years of maintenance followed by four years of security support). Turbolinux 12.5 uses Linux kernel 3.1.10 and it includes KDE 3.5.9, X.Org Server 1.4.0.90, Firefox 14.0.1, Thunderbird 14.0 and more software found in the distribution's online repository, such as LibreOffice 3.5.5. Read the press release (in Japanese) for further information. A freely downloadable (and installable) live CD image of Turbolinux 12.5 is available from the project's download page (in Japanese), but users are encouraged to purchase the full version (¥9,300), which includes extra Japanese TrueType fonts and the Turbo media player. Download link: MagnyCours12.5-2012082910.iso (654MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-28 |
NEW • Development Release: GhostBSD 3.0-RC1 |
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Eric Turgeon has announced that the first release candidate for GhostBSD 3.0, a FreeBSD-based operating system for the desktop (with GNOME 2), is ready for testing: "The first release candidate of GhostBSD 3.0 is now available. This release provides users and developers a system to test out new installer features in the upcoming release. RC1 may contain buggy code and features, so we encouraged you to run it only on non-critical systems. Changes since BETA1: FreeBSD 9.1-BETA1 to FreeBSD 9.1-RC1; Bxpkg got fixed - it now use 9-stable packages instead of 9.0 packages; if the installation gives an error it will now tell you; WiFi configuration in /etc/rc.conf. Know issue: ZFS is not fully tested. Report bugs on the mailing list, the development portal or on the forum." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: GhostBSD-3.0-RC1-gnome-i386.iso (998MB, SHA256), GhostBSD-3.0-RC1-gnome-amd64.iso (1,049MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-08-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 4.6 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the release of Tiny Core Linux 4.6, a minimalist but extensible Linux distribution with a simple and fast graphical user interface: "Team Tiny Core is proud to announce the release of Core 4.6. Change log: new mirrorpicker GUI - select fastest mirror; updated Apps GUI to add first run and menu option for mirrorpicker GUI; updated ScmApps GUI to add first run and menu option for mirrorpicker GUI; updated tce-status, added -o option for orphan file checking on HTTPD mirrors; updated Apps GUI to add Orphan file check; updated tc-config improved PRETCE raid disk support; renamed ab to tce-ab to avoid Apache name conflict and allow to start without specifying a search target; updated BusyBox added lsof applet and link...." The release announcement includes a complete technical changelog. Download: TinyCore-4.6.iso (12.0MB, MD5), CorePlus-4.6.iso (65.0MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-27 |
NEW • Development Release: Zentyal 3.0 RC1 |
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José Antonio Calvo has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Zentyal 3.0, an Ubuntu-based server distribution for small and medium-sized businesses: "The Zentyal development team is proud to announce that you can now download the Zentyal 3.0-rc1 installer for testing. This is the first release candidate for the 3.0 stable series - the next stable Zentyal server version, Zentyal 3.0, will be published on the 13th of September. This version comes already with all the Zentyal 3.0 features. From now on, all the focus will be on bug fixing, polishing details and also preparing the migration process from 2.2 to 3.0. Changes: brand new look & feel of the user interface; new Samba module; improvements in Zarafa...." See the release announcement for further information. Download: zentyal-3.0-rc1-i386.iso (635MB, MD5), zentyal-3.0-rc1-amd64.iso (662MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.0.4 |
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Klaus Knopper has announced the release of KNOPPIX 7.0.4, a Debian-based live distribution with LXDE as the default desktop and a separate edition for visually impaired computer users: "Version 7.0.4 of KNOPPIX is based on the usual picks from Debian 'stable' and newer desktop packages from Debian 'testing' and Debian 'unstable'. It uses Linux kernel 3.4.9 and X.Org 7.7 (core 1.12.3) for supporting current computer hardware. Optional 64-bit Linux kernel via boot option 'knoppix64'; bug-fix update for 7.0.3 - the APT database now contains all necessary data in order to directly install software via Synaptic; LibreOffice 3.5.4, Chromium 21.0.1180.75 and Iceweasel 10.0.6; LXDE (default) with PCManFM 1.0 file manager, KDE 4.7.4, GNOME 3.4." Read the rest of the release announcement for information about the Adriane edition, as well as a complete list of boot options. Download the English or German variants from here: KNOPPIX_V7.0.4CD-EN.iso (695MB, MD5), KNOPPIX_V7.0.4DVD-EN.iso (3,895MB, MD5), KNOPPIX_V7.0.4CD-DE.iso (695MB, MD5), KNOPPIX_V7.0.4DVD-DE.iso (3,895MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Scientific Linux 6.3 "Live" |
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Urs Beyerle has announced the release of live CD and DVD images for Scientific Linux 6.3: "Scientific Linux 6.3 LiveCD, LiveMiniCD and LiveDVD are officially released. They are available in 32-bit and 64-bit variants and come with following window managers: LiveMiniCD - IceWM; LiveCD - GNOME; LiveDVD - GNOME, KDE, IceWM. Software was added from rpmforge, epel and elrepo (see EXTRA SOFTWARE) to include additional file system support (NTFS, ReiserFS), secure network connection (OpenVPN, VPNC, PPTP), file system tools (dd_rescue, ddrescue, GParted, gDisk), and better multimedia support (FFmpeg, Flash). Changes since 6.2: add boot parameter eject which ejects CD/DVD at shutdown." See the full release announcement for more details. Links to download the live CD and DVD images: SL-63-i386-LiveCD.iso (698MB, SHA256), SL-63-i386-LiveDVD.iso (2,308MB, SHA256), SL-63-x86_64-LiveCD.iso (695MB, SHA256), SL-63-x86_64-LiveDVD.iso (2,348MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-08-26 |
NEW • Development Release: Semplice Linux 3.0 Beta 1 |
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Eugenio Paolantonio has announced the availability of the first beta release of Semplice Linux 3.0, a lightweight Debian-based ("unstable" branch) distribution with Openbox: "The Semplice project is proud to announce the immediate release of Semplice Linux 3.0 Beta 1, the third development release of the 3.0 series. What has changed? We have an armel port now, we currently do not provide images, but you can already install it starting from a Debian 'sid' bootstrap. Also, our already-awesome installer just got better: it now has a graphical front-end. After high demand, Semplice 3.0 Beta 1 is now shipping uGet by default. We have a decent task manager now, LXTask; core boot files are now cached, so you get faster booting." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): semplice_3.0beta1_222.0.iso (532MB), semplice64_3.0beta1_222.0.iso (529MB).
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| 2012-08-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: wattOS R6 |
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Biff Baxter has announced the release of wattOS R6, a lightweight and energy-efficient, Ubuntu-based Linux distribution (with LXDE) designed for older computers: "wattOS R6 is based on Ubuntu 12.04.1 and the latest updates from the repositories. It is a simple and fast desktop that will likely bring your old computer back to; updated all packages to latest 12.04.1 version; updated to Linux kernel 3.2; changed to VLC for video player; added Xfburn for simple fast CD-ROM and image creation; updated all power management utilities; updated Jupiter and included the latest powertop and Xfce power manage; changed from Midori browser to Chromium with Flash support; added LXFinder - a simple search utility; added LXScreenshot utility...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: wattOS-R6x86.iso (675MB, MD5), wattOS-R6-AMD64.iso (695MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zorin OS 6.1 "Lite" |
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Artyom Zorin has announced the release of Zorin OS 6.1 "Lite" edition, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution for featuring the LXDE desktop: "The Zorin OS team has released Zorin OS 6.1 Lite, the latest evolution of the Zorin OS Lite series of operating systems, designed specifically for Windows users using old or low-powered hardware. This release is based on Lubuntu 12.04 and uses the LXDE desktop environment to provide one of the fastest and most feature-packed interfaces for low-specification machines. This new release includes updated software, the newer Linux Kernel version 3.2, as well as other improvements. We also include our innovative Zorin Look Changer, Zorin Internet Browser Manager, Zorin OS Lite Extra Software and other programs from our earlier versions in Zorin OS 6.1 Lite." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): zorin-os-6.1-lite.iso (641MB).
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| 2012-08-25 |
NEW • Development Release: Slackware Linux 14.0 RC3 |
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The third (and probably last) release candidate for Slackware Linux 14.0 is ready for testing: "This is Slackware 14.0 release candidate 3 and it is hopefully the last stop on our long road to a stable Slackware release soon. After hearing that the 3.4.x kernel series will have long-term support, I tested 3.4.9 hoping that it would prove stable enough to use that as the release kernel, but there are problems with an oops in clocksource.c every few boots. Given that the 3.2.x series has been very stable, it seems prudent to stick with that for release, and 3.2.28 is going to be the release kernel. So, one more round of testing." See the distribution's changelog for this announcement and notes about recent updates and several security corrections. Download links to the daily unofficial DVD installation images built by Eric Hameleers: slackware-current-install-dvd.iso (2,319MB, MD5), slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso (2,274MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.08 |
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Anke Boersma has announced the of Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.08, a major new release incorporating the KDE 4.9.0 desktop: "The Chakra project team is proud to announce the first 'Claire' release; this codename will follow the KDE SC 4.9 series and will be dedicated to the memory of Claire Lotion. Claire 2012.08 is bringing some exciting new features, like the port of the excellent Pardus tool 'Kaptan' to Chakra named 'Kapudan', it will allow the user to easily make all kinds of selections on first boot into their newly installed system. We are also very proud to show the excellent work the Art team has done with the new 'Dharma' theme, which even carries over into the latest GRUB 2, which now has a graphical theme. A Simple Pacman update notifier named 'spun' was also added." Check out the release announcement if you need more details or if you'd like to see the distribution's new default look. Download (64-bit computer systems only): chakra-2012.08-Claire-x86_64.iso (1,576MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-24 |
NEW • Development Release: PC-BSD 9.1-RC1 |
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Kris Moore has announced the availability of the first release candidate for PC-BSD 9.1: "The RC1 images for the upcoming PC-BSD 9.1 are now available for i386 and amd64 architectures. This release candidate provides both users and developers a means to test out new features in the upcoming PC-BSD 9.1 release. This snapshot may contain buggy code and features, so users are encouraged to run it only on non-critical systems. Changes since the previous beta: Based on FreeBSD 9.1-RC1; added new functionality to the warden client - you can now schedule daily or hourly creation of jail snapshots; improve the shutdown scripts to make sure we unmount, even if the jail was manually stopped; added Active Directory / LDAP backend and GUI utility...." Read the release announcement for a complete changelog and errata notes. Download: PCBSD9.1-RC1-x86-DVD.iso (3,962MB, SHA256), PCBSD9.1-RC1-x64-DVD.iso (4,058MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-08-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu 12.04.1 |
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Kate Stewart has announced the release of Ubuntu 12.04.1, the first of the regular updates planned throughout the product's life cycle: "The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (Long-Term Support) for desktop, server, cloud and core products. The Ubuntu LTS flavors are also being released today. In the 12.04.1 release, we've added support for the Calxeda ECX-1000 SoC family, so businesses can prepare for a data centre dominated by low-energy, hyperscale servers by testing their workloads on the new hardware now. The Ubuntu Cloud archive also makes its début." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-12.04.1-desktop-i386.iso (695MB, torrent), ubuntu-12.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso (694MB, torrent). All of Ubuntu's official sub-projects with long-term support status have also been updated to version 12.04.1; this includes Kubuntu (download), Xubuntu (announcement, download), Edubuntu (announcement, download) and Mythbuntu (download).
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| 2012-08-23 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 9.1-RC1 |
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Ken Smith has announced the availability of the first release candidate for FreeBSD 9.1: "The first release candidate of the 9.1-RELEASE release cycle is now available on the FTP servers for amd64, i386 and powerpc64. Current plans are for there to be one more RC build, followed by the release itself. If you notice any problems you can report them through the normal Gnats PR system or on the 'stable' mailing list. With both the doc and ports repositories now moved to SVN it has been decided to not export the 9.1 release branch activity to CVS. So csup/cvsup update mechanisms are not available for updating to 9.1-RC1. If you would like to use SVN the branch to use is releng/9.1. The freebsd-update(8) utility supports binary upgrades of i386 and amd64 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: FreeBSD-9.1-RC1-i386-disc1.iso (524MB, SHA256), FreeBSD-9.1-RC1-amd64-disc1.iso (637MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-08-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PCLinuxOS 2012.08 |
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PCLinuxOS 2012.08, a new version of the project's easy-to-use Linux-based operating system for x86 desktops or laptops, has been released: "PCLinuxOS KDE and KDE MiniME 2012.08 are now available for download. These are 32-bit quarterly update ISO images which can also be installed on 64-bit computers. Features: Linux kernel 3.2.18.2bfs for maximum desktop performance; full KDE 4.8.3 desktop; NVIDIA and ATI fglrx driver support; multimedia playback support for many popular formats; wireless support for many network devices; printer support for many local and networked printer devices; addlocale allows you to convert PCLinuxOS into over 60 languages; LibreOffice manager can install LibreOffice supporting over 100 languages; MyLiveCD allows you to take a snapshot of your installation and burn it to a live CD/DVD...." See the distribution's download page for more information about this version. Download: pclinuxos-kde-2012.08.iso (1,287MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-21 |
NEW • Development Release: SalineOS 2.0 Dev 1 |
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Anthony Nordquist has announced the availability of the first development build of SalineOS 2.0, a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian "Wheezy": "The first development release of the Debian Wheezy-based SalineOS 2.0 is now available for download. New in this release: an installer written from the ground up; a custom firewall utility; a brand-new backup suite to compliment Remastersys; a total of 32 Thunar custom actions; simple disk clean-up utility; new GTK+ theme and new icon theme; a simple GTK+ application for handling APT and pkgkit; Exaile is replacing Rhythmbox; Midori is replacing Chromium; Baobab and gedit have been removed from the default install; KVM is now included, a simple and straightforward KVM virtual disk creator and manager...." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional details and known issues. Download: SalineOS-2.0-Dev1-i686-pae.iso (868MB, torrent), SalineOS-2.0-Dev1-AMD64.iso (886MB, torrent).
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| 2012-08-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 0.8.0 |
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Philip Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 0.8.0, a user-friendly desktop distribution based on Arch Linux and featuring the latest Xfce desktop: "We are proud to announce our default Manjaro edition featuring Xfce 4.10, Linux kernel 3.4.9, X.Org 7.6 with X.Org Server 1.12.3 and GCC 4.7.1. Manjaro Linux targets beginners and advanced users at the same time. We provide user interface tools and scripts to make life easier. Manjaro supports NVIDIA's Optimus technology out of the box. You can choose between Nouveau/Intel or NVIDIA/Intel drivers combination. Manjaro hardware detection tool will configure your graphic cards automatically and with help of Bumblebee bbswitch it is possible to switch to your desired graphic mode." Here is the release announcement. Download (MD5): manjaro-xfce-0.8.0-i686.iso (633MB), manjaro-xfce-0.8.0-x86_64.iso (692MB). Separate editions showcasing the GNOME 3 desktop with the Cinnamon shell and KDE 4.8.4 are also available.
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| 2012-08-20 |
NEW • Development Release: Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 Test 2 |
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Alan Baghumian has announced the availability of the second test release of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0, a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's testing branch: "This is the second test version of the upcoming Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 release. Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 (code name 'Gloria') brings tons of updated packages, faster live boot and updated installer system. This version has been synchronized with Debian testing repositories as of August 12, 2012. Parsix 'Gloria' is the project's first release with GNOME 3 and it ships with LibreOffice productivity suite by default. It also has a new software manager. Highlights: GNOME 3.4.2, X.Org 7.7, GRUB 2, GNU Iceweasel 14.0.1, LibreOffice 3.5.4, VirtualBox 4.1.16 and a new kernel based on Linux 3.2.23 with TuxOnIce, BFS and other patches." See the release notes for more details. Download: parsix_4.0r0-test-2-i386.iso (1,027MB, MD5), parsix_4.0r0-test-2-amd64.iso (1,024MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Frugalware Linux 1.7 |
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Frugalware Linux 1.7, the latest version of the general-purpose distribution designed for intermediate Linux users, has been released: "The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware Linux 1.7, our seventeenth stable release. No new features have been added since 1.7rc2, but 157 changes have been made to fix minor bugs. Here are the most important changes since 1.6: updated packages - Linux kernel 3.4.8, X.Org Server 1.12.3, GNOME 3.4, KDE SC 4.9, LibreOffice 3.5.4, Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1; slocate was removed and replaced by mlocate; Catalyst has dropped support for all ATI Radeon HD hardware before the 5000 series; cpupower has replaced all CPU scaling daemons; all packages that still used SysVInit have been converted to use systemd; GRUB 0.x has been replaced by GRUB 2...." The release announcement. Download (SHA1): frugalware-1.7-i686-dvd1.iso (4,278MB), frugalware-1.7-x86_64-dvd1.iso (4,284MB).
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| 2012-08-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Snowlinux 3 "Xfce" |
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Lars Torben Kremer has announced the release of Snowlinux 3 "Xfce" edition, a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux 6.0: "The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 3 'Crystal' Xfce. Due to drastic changes with GNOME 3 and Unity, Xfce is growing up more and more. Xfce is quite similar to GNOME 2 and offers an alternative for all former GNOME 2 users. This is one of the reasons why Snowlinux Xfce got so many new features and improvements. It should not lack any features and functions which are available in the main edition. We are trying to let Xfce act like GNOME 2 and to offer an alternative for all former GNOME 2 users. New features: DuckDuckGo, Firefox 14.0.1, Thunderbird 14, Xfce 4.8, Linux kernel 3.2...." Here is the full release announcement with a screenshot. Download (SHA256): snowlinux-3-crystal-xfce-i386.iso (618MB), snowlinux-3-crystal-xfce-amd64.iso (626MB).
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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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| 2012-08-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Macpup 529 |
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Johnny Lee has announced the release of Macpup 529, a distribution featuring the Enlightenment 17 desktop and based on Puppy Linux: "Prit and I are proud to announce the release of Macpup 529,our newest Enlightenment 17 Macpup. Macpup 529 is based on 'Precise' Puppy 5.2.60, an official 'Woof' build of puppy Linux that is binary-compatible with Ubuntu 'Precise' packages. It contains all the applications from 'Precise' Puppy with the addition of Firefox 14.0.1. Macpup 529 also includes the Enlightenment E17 window manager. The EFL libraries version 1.2.0 and E17 version 71440 where compiled and installed from source. To keep your CPU cool and your fan quiet use the CPU Frequency Scaling Tool. The first time you run Macpup, the system will be running totally in RAM." Here is the release announcement as published on the distribution's user forum. Download the live CD image from here: macpup_529.iso (193MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 12.0.2 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the availability of a bug-fix release of Calculate Linux 12, version 12.0.2, a Gentoo-based distribution: "Calculate Linux 12.0.2 released. Here's the first update of Calculate Linux 12.0. Main changes and bug fixes: passing the root password has been modified; installation on LVM has been fixed; GRUB 2 settings have been fixed; Clt templates are now overlaid correctly; D-Bus now auto-starts as it should; no more lags when installing packages; Smaller ISO images; we have included KDE 4.9.0, Chromium 21.0.1180.57, LibreOffice 3.6.0 and Calculate Utilities 3.0.1 into the release." See the release announcement which includes a 5-minute video about installing Calculate Linux to a hard disk. Quick links to download Calculate Linux 12.0.2 desktop with KDE (for other editions please visit the project's download page): cld-12.0.2-i686.iso (2,060MB, MD5, torrent), cld-12.0.2-x86_64.iso (2,230MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-08-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ROSA 2012 RP 1 |
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Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced the release of an updated build of ROSA 2012, a Mandriva-based Linux distribution. Labelled as RP (Release Pack) 1, this is largely a bug-fix release with a handful of package updates. From the release announcement: "Today we are announcing the first update pack for the ROSA 'Marathon' 2012 release (Release Pack 1). The Release Pack 1 includes all LTS updates and bug fixes available at the moment: users can now avoid some graphical cards issues which prevented booting into live mode or into initial installation by using safe mode; Firefox was updated to the latest LTS version 10.0.4 and the default Yandex search issue was fixed; Linux kernel was updated to 3.0.38; KDE updated to 4.8.3...." Download: ROSA.2012.RP1.MARATHON.EE.i586.iso (1,441MB, MD5), ROSA.2012.RP1.MARATHON.EE.x86_64.iso (1,468MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SolusOS 1.2 |
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Ikey Doherty has announced the release of SolusOS 1.2, a beginner-friendly desktop Linux distribution based on the latest stable release of Debian GNU/Linux: "The SolusOS team is pleased to announce the release of SolusOS 1.2. This is a maintenance release for the 'Eveline' 1.x series. This release brings many fixes and updates to SolusOS 1, including better printer, GPU and Bluetooth support. Brief overview of software versions Firefox 14.0.1, Thunderbird 14.0, LibreOffice 3.6.0, Linux kernel 3.3.6, iptables 1.4.8, ufw 0.31.1, hplip 3.12, GNOME 2.30. Many new applications are available in the software repository. The main reason for an updated ISO image is so that users do not have to download hundreds of megabytes in updates for a new install of 'Eveline'." Here is the full release announcement. Download: SolusOS-x86-1-2.iso (995MB, MD5), SolusOS-amd64-1-2.iso (988MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BlankOn 8.0 |
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The BlankOn development team has announced the release of BlankOn 8.0, a Debian-based Indonesian distribution featuring the GNOME 3 desktop with a custom desktop shell called "Manokwari". Built with HTML 5 and CSS 3, Manokwari is an evolution from the project's earlier shell called "BlankOn Panel"; it features a standard panel with a number of common applets, as well as a comprehensive menu system for quick access to applications and utilities. Other features of this release include a new DVD edition with extra software (a CD edition is also available), support for six languages used in Indonesia, Stardict dictionary, the Chromium web browser version 21, and an online package repository developed specifically for BlankOn. See the full press release (in Indonesian) for further information. Download links: BlankOn-8.0-dvd-desktop-i386.iso (977MB, SHA256, torrent), BlankOn-8.0-dvd-desktop-amd64.iso (966MB, SHA256, torrent).
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| 2012-08-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: AV Linux 6.0 |
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Glen MacArthur has announced the release of AV Linux 6.0, a Debian-based distribution geared towards media production: "After a very turbulent development period AV Linux 6.0 is finally here. This will be the final release of AV Linux for a variety of reasons however don't stop reading at the word 'final', this is a state-of-the-art release that culminates over 5 versions and 5 years of experience and refinement into the best release to date. Changelog: update to Linux kernel 3.0.36; update to X.Org from 'Squeeze' backports; cleaned up and improved boot with dependency-based booting; allow all users access to X server; rolled Qt stack back to clean 'Squeeze' version to solve breakages from Qt 4.8; new Control Panel; move to Nautilus file manager; added new Hydrogen drum kits; added Nitrogen...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full changelog and screenshots. Download: avlinux6.0-lxde-i386-en.iso (2,523MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-08-16 |
NEW • Development Release: Slackware Linux 14.0 RC2 |
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The second release candidate for the upcoming Slackware Linux 14.0 is ready for testing. Patrick Volkerding in today's changelog: "Getting close! Hopefully we've cleared out most of the remaining issues and are nearly ready here. We'll call this release candidate 2. Unless there's a very good rationale, versions are frozen. Any reports of remaining bugs will be gladly taken, though." The changelog entry also includes a bug-fix rebuild of GNU grep, among other updates: "Merged upstream patches to fix problems with sparse or compressed files, and with file systems that store tiny files within the metadata. This should fix issues with compiling on file systems such as Btrfs and ZFS." Recent unofficial installation DVD images can be downloaded from here: slackware-current-14_Aug_2012-DVD.iso (2,329MB, MD5), slackware64-current-14_Aug_2012-DVD.iso (2,284MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Webconverger 14 |
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Kai Hendry has announced the release of Webconverger 14, a Debian-based speciality distribution designed for web kiosks: "We have been hard at work and 14.0 marks several major enhancements: new i686 kernel, which should show better performance on multi-core hardware; NVIDIA 302.17 support via Bumblebee and VirtualGL for easing deployment; Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1, using the official distribution; 'noclean' API option for deployments where the default clean slate is not desirable (e.g. Granny's bungalow); 'swarp' API for mouse positioning; critical Flash update 11.2.202.238; better XRandR screen handling; time synchronization doesn't alter the BIOS clock; logging tweaks to increase signal over noise; better lock down." Read the full release announcement which includes related links and credits. Download: webc-14.0.iso (459MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackTrack 5 R3 |
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Offensive Security has released BackTrack 5 R3, an updated version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution with a collection of security and forensics tools: "The time has come to refresh our security tool arsenal - BackTrack 5 R3 has been released. R3 focuses on bug fixes as well as the addition of over 60 new tools – several of which were released in BlackHat and Defcon 2012. A whole new tool category was populated - 'Physical Exploitation', which now includes tools such as the Arduino IDE and libraries, as well as the Kautilya Teensy payload collection. Together with our usual KDE and GNOME, 32/64-bit ISO images, we have released a single VMware Image (GNOME, 32-bit)." Here is the full release announcement. Download: BT5R3-GNOME-32.iso (3,142MB, MD5, torrent), BT5R3-KDE-32.iso (3,172MB, MD5, torrent), BT5R3-GNOME-64.iso (3,153MB, MD5, torrent), BT5R3-KDE-64.iso (3,194MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-08-10 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeNAS 8.3.0-BETA1 |
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Josh Paetzel has announced the availability of the first beta build of FreeNAS 8.3.0: "The FreeNAS development team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeNAS 8.3.0-BETA1. This is the first public release of the 8.3.0 branch of FreeNAS, which upgrades the underlying base system of FreeNAS to FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p7. This update brings with it Version 28 of the ZFS file system, as well as a number of updates to the drivers and utilities in the base system. FreeNAS 8.2.0 brought with it the ability to install plugins, this functionality is present in FreeNAS 8.3.0 as well. At the moment upgrading the plugin jail to the version included with FreeNAS 8.3.0-BETA1 will cause plugins to stop working and will require re-installation and reconfiguration of all plugins to resume normal operation. Our recommendation at this time is to avoid upgrading working components of the plugin system." See the release announcement for notes on new ZFS file system features. Download: FreeNAS-8.3.0-BETA1-x86.iso (156MB, SHA256), FreeNAS-8.3.0-BETA1-x64.iso (168MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-08-10 |
NEW • Development Release: Slackware Linux 14.0 RC1 |
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In the most recent changelog entry, Patrick Volkerding declares the Slackware "Current" tree, the distribution's development branch, release-candidate quality: "Good hello and happy Thursday! Mercury went direct early yesterday morning and it was like the bugs started to fix themselves. It's almost enough to get me believing in that hocus-pocus nonsense. So, here's a bunch of updates that fix all of the reported issues in the beta and we'll call this the 14.0 release candidate 1. Still some updates needed for the top-level documentation files, but we're clearly in the home stretch now (finally). Test away, and report any remaining bugs!" Today's changelog entry also includes a big update to KDE 4.8.5. Quick links to download recent unofficial installation DVD images: slackware-current-14_Aug_2012-DVD.iso (2,329MB, MD5), slackware64-current-14_Aug_2012-DVD.iso (2,284MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Untangle Gateway 9.3 |
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Untangle, Inc. has announced the release of Untangle Gateway 9.3, a Debian-based network gateway with pluggable modules for network applications: "Untangle, Inc., a network software company, today announced the release of Untangle 9.3, the latest version of its award-winning multi-functional firewall software. The new version includes full tunnel OpenVPN, performance improvements, and enhanced reporting. Support for full tunnel OpenVPN allows administrators to force all remote client or remote site traffic through Untangle before going out to the Internet. This new feature allows an unprecedented level of control for network administrators using Untangle to protect remote offices and employees. The connected VPN clients and sites can now benefit from Untangle's full suite of features, including web content filtering, application control, anti-virus, spam blocking and more." Read the press release for more details. Download (MD5): untangle_930_x32.iso (423MB), untangle_930_x64.iso (428MB).
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| 2012-08-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: LinHES 7.4 |
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Cecil Watson has announced the release of LinHES 7.4, an Arch-based distribution centred around MythTV and designed for Home Theatre PCs (HTPC): "It was nine years ago today that KnoppMyth R1 was first released. It was also 9 years ago when I first met R. Dale Thomas (rdt). Unfortunately, the good ones depart us all too soon. I miss my friend and so it is in his honor I release LinHES R7.4 to mark the ninth anniversary of KnoppMyth/LinHES. The changelog is sparse. This release is primarily to mark the anniversary and to remember our friend. ripD was originally written by me but he spruced it up a great deal. It originally only mirrored a DVD. Since MythTV no longer has menu entries for backup your DVD, I've added the functionality to LinHES. Also included is MythTV 0.25.2. If you are running LinHES R7.3, a simple 'pacman -Syu' will do." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: LinHES_R7.4.iso (693MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-09 |
NEW • Development Release: CrunchBang Linux 11 R20120806 |
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Philip Newborough has announced the availability of an updated set of CrunchBang Linux 11 (code name "Waldorf") development images. This is a lightweight distribution with Openbox based on Debian's testing branch. From the release announcement: "Updated 'Waldorf' images are available now. A good few months have passed since the initial 'Waldorf' images were made available and during this time I received lots and lots of comments, suggests and bug reports. I have done my best to work my way through this feedback and make the necessary changes to improve Waldorf's out-of-the-box experience. What's changed: ARandR has replaced grandr as the default tool to help with configuring multi-screen set-ups; a new GUI app has been developed to help configure the login manager; an additional 486 image has been made available for use on PCs with a single processor not supporting PAE...." Download (MD5): crunchbang-11-20120806-i686.iso (763MB, torrent), crunchbang-11-20120806-amd64.iso (733MB, torrent).
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| 2012-08-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Scientific Linux 6.3 |
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Connie Sieh has announced the release of Scientific Linux 6.3, an enterprise-class distribution built from source package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3: "Scientific Linux 6.3 i386/x86_64 is now available. Release notes: OpenAFS updated to version 1.6.1; yum-conf-rpmfusion has been added by popular request, end users must verify their own eligibility and license compliance before use; yum-conf-sl6x - updated GPG key list, CERN's key is now listed here too; xorg-x11-server changed to remove TUV's support URL; sl-bookmarks now includes links to useful non-SL provided resources; revisor support has been added for the upstream changes in Anaconda; sl-revisor-configs - the Kickstart files provided have been renamed for simplicity...." See the release announcement for a full list of changes. Download: SL-63-i386-Install-DVD.iso (3,482MB, SHA256), SL-63-x86_64-Install-DVD.iso (4,112MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-08-08 |
NEW • Development Release: Snowlinux 3 RC |
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Lars Torben Kremer has announced the availability of the release candidate for Snowlinux 3, a Debian-based distribution featuring the GNOME 2 desktop: "The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 3 'Crystal' RC. Due to drastic changes with GNOME 3 and Unity, Snowlinux is keeping GNOME 2. The new LTS (long-term support) Linux kernel was integrated. The Snowlinux Metal theme was made GTK+ 3 compatible. Dropbox integration for Nautilus and the possibility for sharing files with Nautilus was done. Also Firefox, Thunderbird and LibreOffice are available in this release. As a nice-to-have feature Snowlinux full HD backgrounds were integrated. Also non-free Linux firmware was integrated to support more hardware out of the box." Read the rest of the release announcement to learn more. Download (MD5): snowlinux-3-crystal-i386.iso (791MB), snowlinux-3-crystal-amd64.iso (804MB). Update: Snowlinux 3 final was released on 9 August.
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| 2012-08-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ROSA 2012 "GNOME" |
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Denis Koryavov has announced the release of ROSA 2012 "GNOME" edition, a Mandriva-based Linux distribution featuring the GNOME 2 desktop: "After a month since RC1 I'm glad to announce ROSA Marathon 2012 GNOME edition final release. RM 2012 GE is a community-driven release with the GNOME 2.32 on the board. This release is intended for people who have not powerful machines, but do not want to use LXDE, or for people who do not want use GNOME 3. Software included: Linux kernel 3.0.38 with the latest security fixes; GNOME 2.32 software pack with the GDM 2.20 and original ROSA theme; Chromium browser 21; LibreOffice 3.4.5 LTS; ROSA Media Player 1.0; Pidgin 2.10; FBreader; GIMP 2.6; EasyTag; Cantarell font used by default." Here is the complete release announcement with screenshots. Download links: ROSA.2012.MARATHON.GNOME.i586.iso (1,211MB, MD5), ROSA.2012.MARATHON.GNOME.x86_64.iso (1,236MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NetSecL OS 4.0 |
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Yuriy Stanchev has announced the release of NetSecL 4.0, an openSUSE-based Linux distribution featuring the LXDE desktop and a number of extra security features: "NetSecL OS 4.0 comes with LXDE. Grsecurity kernel is updated to 3.2.21. Here is the work we have done: name change NetSecL to NetSecL OS; ported the whole system to 64-bit architecture; updated Exploit-db repository; Metasploit with GUI; Firefox; 0install integrated; Mixer, LibreOffice, GIMP, Dia, Inkscape, Evolution, Brasero and other packages included to provide the necessary tools for your office needs; Putty, Remmina, FileZilla, Pidgin and other applications for remote access and management; obsolete penetrations tools are removed." Read the full release announcement for more details and relevant explanatory links. Download: NetSecL_OS.x86_64-4.0.3.preload.iso (1,870MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: antiX 12 |
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antiX 12, a Debian-based distribution designed to run efficiently on older and low-specification computers, has been released: "15 months on from the release of antiX M11 series, we are pleased to announce the release of our antiX 12 series. Three variants available: full (697 MB) - features 5 windows managers, base (356 MB) - features Fluxbox, JWM, wmii and dwm, core (135MB) - no X, CLI installer only. All use Debian 'Testing' repositories by default and all applications upgraded via Debian 'Testing' repositories up to 6 August 2012. All variants use the present latest stable kernel (3.5) customised for antiX to allow booting with PI and AMD K5/K6 CPUs. Vast improvements in running live persistence. Booting live/frugal with persistence from an NTFS (windows) partition should work, though it is not advised. Use FAT or ext instead." Visit the distribution's news page to read the release announcement. Download: antiX-12-486.iso (698MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.08.04 |
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Pierre Schmitz has announced the availability of a new installation CD/USB image for Arch Linux, version 2012.08.04: "The August snapshot of our live and install media comes with updated packages and the following changes on top of the previous iso image: GRUB 2.00 instead of the legacy 0.9 version is available; the installation guide can be found at /root/install.txt; ZSH with Grml's configuration is used as interactive shell to provide a user friendly and more convenient environment, this includes completion support for pacstrap, arch-chroot, pacman and most other tools; the network daemon, which will automatically setup your network if DHCP is available, is started by default. Note that all these changes only affect the live system and not the base system you install using pacstrap." Here is the brief release announcement. Download from here: archlinux-2012.08.04-dual.iso (384MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-08-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bridge Linux 2012.8 "Xfce" |
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Dalton Miller has announced the release of Bridge Linux 2012.8 "Xfce" edition, an Arch-based distribution and live CD: "Bridge 2012.8. It was requested a lot, and now it's here: GRUB 2 is the default bootloader in Bridge Linux 2012.8. There are a few notes about this - first, the bootloader install should detect all operating systems on the system, but it will change the root kernel parameter of Arch installs with a vanilla kernel. There are quite a few changes: fixed the /etc/hosts file; fixed the Xfce X respawn error; fixed some mkinitcpio issues; fixed the installer; added French and Turkish language support in the installer; added menu item to run post-install script after first run; added instructions for proprietary GPU drivers...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a complete list of changes. Download (MD5): bridge-xfce-2012.8-i686.iso (637MB), bridge-xfce-2012.8-x86_64.iso (658MB).
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| 2012-08-04 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.11 RC1 |
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Nearly four years after the last stable release, the Damn Small Linux distribution is once again being actively developed. Yesterday John Andrews announced the availability of the first release candidate version 4.11: "Here is the first release candidate for Damn Small Linux (DSL) 4.11. The changes in this release are a step toward making DSL a friendly alternative for older hardware. I've fixed some bugs, updated some applications, and replaced others. Applications: updated JWM to 2.1.0 (now supports rounding); updated Dillo to 3.0.2 (much improves CSS support); added XChat 1.8.9; added sic 1.1 IRC client; added XCalc-color. Modified desktop functionality: it is now possible to switch between JWM and Fluxbox without shutting down X; added menu items to switch between DFM and xtdesk icon engines or use none at all...." Here is the release announcement with a full changelog. Download: dsl-4.11.rc1.iso (50.6MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Toorox 08.2012 "Xfce", "Lite" |
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Jörn Lindau has announced the release of Toorox 08.2012 "Xfce" and "Lite" editions, a Gentoo-based live DVD. Both editions feature the Xfce desktop environment, but "Lite" includes fewer applications and lighter productivity program (AbiWord instead of LibreOffice). From the release announcement: "Toorox 08.2012 'Xfce' and 'Lite' have been finished and are ready for download. This release is based on Linux kernel 3.3.8-gentoo and contains the latest Xfce desktop environment, version 4.10. Compiz has been built into the Xfce edition for a little bit eye candy. The default applications for web and mail are now Chromium and Claws-Mail. All packages have been updated: X.Org Server 1.12.3, Mesa 8.0.4, Chromium 21.0.1180.55, GIMP 2.8.0, Audacious 3.3, Wine 1.5.9, LibreOffice 3.5.4.2. Toorox 08.2012 'Xfce' and 'Lite' now support 11 languages." Download (MD5): Toorox_08.2012-32bit_XFCE.iso (1,609MB), Toorox_08.2012-32bit_LITE.iso (938MB), Toorox_08.2012-64bit_XFCE.iso (1,777MB), Toorox_08.2012-64bit_LITE.iso (986MB).
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| 2012-08-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.3.0 "Community" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the release of ClearOS 6.3.0, a CentOS-based distribution for servers: "ClearOS Community 6.3.0 has arrived! Along with the usual round of enhancements, this release introduces new applications focused on the mail server stack. Anchored on the Zarafa for ClearOS solution, you can now implement an on-premise or private cloud mail server using ClearOS. This release includes the following new applications: Zarafa Community for ClearOS, Mail Antivirus, Mail Antispam, Antispam Updates, Greylisting, and more. For businesses and organizations, ClearOS Professional 6.3.0 also includes Zarafa Professional for ClearOS, Mail Antimalware Premium powered by Kaspersky and Gateway Antimalware Premium powered by Kaspersky." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download: clearos-community-6.3.0-i386.iso (596MB, MD5), clearos-community-6.3.0-x86_64.iso (633MB, MD5).
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| 2012-08-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.11 Core 61 |
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Michael Tremer has announced the release of IPFire 2.11 Core 61, a specialist Linux distribution for firewalls: "The IPFire development team has just released the 61st core update for IPFire 2.11. This update brings a lot of exciting changes, new features and several bug fixes. Since IPFire 2.11, OpenVPN net2net (N2N) or site2site (S2S) connections are supported. Here are some of the exciting new features: static routes may be defined for OpenVPN clients; connections can now be renamed when importing them; OpenVPN N2N connections are displayed with their status on the index page; optional client-config-dir (CCD) is supported which enables the option to add configuration parameters for a single client connection. On the connections page, you can now see how much traffic has been transfered over a single connection." The release announcement. Download: ipfire-2.11.i586-full-core61.iso (76.8MB, torrent).
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| 2012-08-02 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 12.2 RC2 |
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Will Stephenson has announced the availability of the second and final release candidate for openSUSE 12.2: "Today the openSUSE project makes available openSUSE 12.2 release candidate 2 for widespread testing, with a final release targeted for mid September. In the two weeks since the previous release candidate, a flurry of last-minute fixes have arrived, mostly in higher level packages as the basic stack has been stabilized and locked. In a late change to the layout of the release, it was decided to move many manuals and books off the DVD medium to save space. These are now part of a 'books' pattern which can be installed separately. Smaller low-level fixes were made to systemd, KIWI, clicfs and udev." See the full release announcement for further information. Download: openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0091-i686.iso (670MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0091-i686.iso (670MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0091-x86_64.iso (677MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0091-x86_64.iso (678MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-07-31 |
NEW • Development Release: Pentoo 2012.0 Beta |
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Michael Zanetta has announced the availability of the initial beta build of Pentoo 2012.0, a Gentoo-based live DVD featuring a collection of applications and tools designed to perform penetration testing: "The Pentoo team is pleased to announce public beta of Pentoo 2012. Yesterday at Defcon I was able to finally complete building of our brand new beta. I now present to you, the best pen-testing distro I was able to whip out in three days of heavy drinking and partying while walking around with my laptop all of Defcon constantly looking for a source of power to keep compile going. This ISO image has had nearly no QA at all, but I can promise it will rock your socks. I'm not going to say much here, except please try it. (Still 64-bit only for now, sorry.)" Visit the project's home page and its Blogspot page to read the two brief release announcements. Download: pentoo-x86_64-2012.0_betazero.iso (1,458MB, SHA512).
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| 2012-07-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Stella 6.3 |
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Stella 6.3 is a CentOS remix designed specifically for the desktop - with GNOME 2, working multimedia codecs and many popular desktop applications. The project released version 6.3 yesterday: "Following the release of CentOS 6.3 I finally managed to get Stella 6.3 out as well. This is more an issue of incrementing the numbers since people running Stella have already received the updates from CentOS 6.3. So, what's new in your favourite EL-based remix? Updated multimedia stack - new FFmpeg (0.10.4), MPlayer (1.0svn) and VLC (2.0.3); updated in nux-dextop repository - Clipgrab, Minitube, Audacity 2.0; new inclusions in nux-dextop repository -Megamario (SuperMario clone), Geeqie, Mumble suite, Phantomjs, Tarsnap and SCrypt. Also, as a bit of a news, pkgs.org is now indexing my repositories; as such, searching for EL6 RPMs might give you results from li.nux.ro." Here is the brief release announcement. Download links: Stella6.3_i386.1.iso (1,226MB, MD5), Stella6.3_x86_64.1.iso (1,236MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parted Magic 2012_07_28 |
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Patrick Verner has announced the release of Parted Magic 2012_07_28, a specialist live CD with a large collection of utilities for disk management and data rescue tasks: "The most ambitious release of Parted Magic to-date. LVM hang fixed; garbled Russian translation problem with Clonezilla fixed; added NFS 4 support for Clonezilla; TrueCrypt hang fixed; ROXTerm 2.6.5 replaces LXTerminal; fixed 'cryptsetup luksOpen' bug; SVG icons now look like they are supposed to; added LOG support to iptables kernel driver; HAL has been removed. You can now boot Parted Magic from Linux RAID partitions (/dev/md*). Device Mapper and LUKS Crypt should work in the next release. I'm hoping to get Parted Magic to boot from encrypted USB drives real soon." Visit the project's news page to read the release announcement which includes a brief changelog of updated software packages. Download (MD5): pmagic_2012_07_28.iso (235MB), pmagic_2012_07_28_i486.iso (234MB), pmagic_2012_07_28_x86_64.iso (236MB).
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| 2012-07-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Vine Linux 6.1 |
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Daisuke Suzuki has announced the release of Vine Linux 6.1, the oldest and most prominent community distribution of Linux in Japan. This release, code-named "Pape Clement", comes after about a year of development and includes the following software applications and features: Linux kernel 3.0.38 with long-term support; Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1 and Thunderbird 14.0; X.Org Intel driver with support for Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge microarchitectures; LibreOffice 3.5.5; Adobe Flash Player 11.2 and Adobe Reader 9.4; OpenJDK 1.6 runtime; MPlus Outline and Aoyagi fonts; all errata notices since the release of Vine Linux 6.0. It is recommended that all 6.0 users upgrade to the 6.1 release as soon as possible. Read the release announcement and release notes (both links in Japanese) for system requirements and other information. Download links: Vine61-DVD-i686.iso (1,879MB, SHA1), Vine61-DVD-x86_64.iso (1,911MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-07-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kororaa Linux 17 |
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Chris Smart has announced the release of Kororaa Linux 17, a Fedora-based distribution optimised for desktop computing: "It is my pleasure to announce the release of Kororaa 17 (codename 'Bubbles') which is now available for download. Derived from Fedora 17, this release comes with the usual Kororaa extras out of the box, such as: tweaked KDE and GNOME base systems; experimental support for Cinnamon desktop in GNOME; third party repositories (Adobe, Chrome, RPMFusion, VirtualBox); Firefox as the default web browser (with integration theme for KDE); instant messaging client (Kopete for KDE, Empathy for GNOME); micro-blogging client (Choqok for KDE, Gwibber for GNOME); full multimedia support; Adobe Flash plugin installable via package manager...." See the release announcement for additional information and screenshots. Download (SHA256): Kororaa-17-i686-Live-KDE.iso (1,612MB), Kororaa-17-i686-Live-GNOME.iso (1,365MB), Kororaa-17-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso (1,609MB), Kororaa-17-x86_64-Live-GNOME.iso (1,368MB).
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| 2012-07-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 12.0 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 12.0, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers: "Calculate Linux 12.0 released. Major changes: Calculate Utilities 3 are now used to install and set up your system - network client-server solutions via SOAP/WSDL are supported, both console and graphical interfaces are implemented, multiple installations are supported, system settings can now be configured either from the command line or in a graphical environment; Calculate Linux Xfce has a better appearance - the new Adwaita theme, a bigger menu, somewhat better response, Geeqie as the default image viewer; a new start page; GIMP was updated to version 2.8 and has now a one-window interface by default." Read the release announcement for more details and screenshots. Quick link to download the default (CLD) edition with KDE (for other flavours please visit the download page): cld-12.0-i686.iso (2,235MB, MD5, torrent), cld-12.0-x86_64.iso (2,400MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-07-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BigLinux 12.04 |
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Bruno Gonçalves has announced the release of BigLinux 12.04, a Kubuntu-based Brazilian distribution for the desktop (with support for Portuguese and English languages). The developers consider this a release candidate, but if no show-stopper bugs are reported within a week, it will become 12.04 final. Some of the changes in this release include: qBittorrent replaces KTorrent; soundKonverter replaces Big Audio Converter; Pidgin replaces Empathy as the preferred instant messaging client; included GIMP 2.8.0 with a single-window mode by default and several additional plugins; default theme remains unchanged, but most packages have been updated from upstream; includes KDE 4.8.4, Firefox 14.0.1, Chromium 18.0.1025.168, LibreOffice 3.5.4. Read the brief release announcement (in Portuguese) as published on the project's user forum. Download the live DVD image from here: BigLinux.12.04.iso (1,346MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zorin OS 6 "Educational", "Gaming" |
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Artyom Zorin has announced the availability of two new editions of Zorin OS 6, an Ubuntu-based distribution, designed for students and gamers: "The Zorin OS team has released Zorin OS 6 Educational and Gaming, the education and gaming-oriented editions of our operating system designed for Windows users and those who are dissatisfied with the Unity and GNOME Shell offerings. At the core of Zorin OS 6 lies our new, unique desktop environment named 'Zorin Desktop'. We also include our innovative Zorin Look Changer which allows users to choose between the Windows 7, XP and GNOME 2 graphical interfaces (in Educational) plus the Mac OS X, Unity and Windows 2000 interfaces in Zorin OS Gaming." Here is the full release announcement. The "Gaming" edition joins the project's premium flavours requiring a €7 donation before it can be downloaded, while the "Educational" variant is available free of charge: zorin-os-6-educational-32.iso (1,906MB).
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| 2012-07-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: LuninuX OS 12.00 |
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LuninuX OS 12.00, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring a customised GNOME 3 desktop with GNOME Shell, has been released: "Release 12.00 stable. Code-named 'Purple Possum', 12.00 is based on Ubuntu's 12.04 LTS with the latest software upgrade and modifications; this release have great improvements in beauty, speed, responsiveness and reliability. While it was a demanding task, all the feedbacks and recommendations that were gained through the releases of beta 1 and beta 2 helped LuninuX OS 12.00 LTS get better - it will meet more of your needs and essentials than before. You will get great support for software and hardware in the future as well. Here are a few of the software packages included in this release: Chromium, Emerillon, Liferea, Pinta. Thank you and enjoy!" Here is the brief release announcement. Download links: LuninuXOS-12.00-Desktop-i386.iso (1,291MB), LuninuXOS-12.00-Desktop-amd64.iso (1,354MB).
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| 2012-07-27 |
NEW • Development Release: GhostBSD 3.0-BETA1 |
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Eric Turgeon has announced that the first beta release of GhostBSD 3, a FreeBSD-based desktop-oriented operating system with GNOME 2, is now ready for testing: "The GNOME 2 beta 1 images for the upcoming GhostBSD 3.0 are now available. This release provides users and developers a system to test out new installer features in the upcoming release. This beta may contain buggy code and features, so we encourage you to run it only on non-critical systems. Changes since stable 1: FreeBSD 9.1-BETA1; new look - more clean and clear; major installer bug has been fixed; the installer bug swamping the entire disk has been fixed; Rhythmbox tray icon has been fixed. New implementation to GhostBSD 3.0 GNOME: FreeBSD 9.1; GNOME 2 and 3 (GNOME 3 will be released later); new graphical installer and new look; support for ZFS; improvements to WiFi...." See the release announcement for further information and bug reporting instructions. Download: GhostBSD-3.0-BETA1-gnome-i386.iso (987MB), GhostBSD-3.0-BETA1-gnome-amd64.iso (1,040MB).
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| 2012-07-26 |
NEW • Development Release: Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 3 |
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Kate Stewart has announced the availability of the third alpha release of Ubuntu 12.10, code name "Quantal Quetzal": "Welcome to the Quantal Quetzal alpha 3 image set, which will in time become the 12.10 release." Some of the features in this release include a streamlined Software Updater and X.Org Server 1.12: "Update Manager has been streamlined and renamed Software Updater. It also now checks for updates when launched. A new X.Org stack has been introduced which includes X.Org Server 1.12, Mesa 8.0.3, and updated X libraries and drivers. The new X.Org Server provides improved multiseat support, better smooth scrolling, and a large variety of bug fixes." See the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download (SHA256): quantal-desktop-i386.iso (764MB, torrent), quantal-desktop-amd64.iso (771MB, torrent). Also released today were 12.10 alpha 3 CD and DVD images for Kubuntu (download, release notes), Lubuntu (download), Xubuntu (announcement, download), Edubuntu (download) and Ubuntu Studio (download).
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| 2012-07-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bodhi Linux 2.0.0 |
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Jeff Hoogland has announced the release of Bodhi Linux 2.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution and live CD featuring the latest Enlightenment 17 desktop: "Bodhi Linux 2.0.0 released. Well boys and girls the wait is finally over. After two months in the making 2.0.0 is officially our stable release. This build features the stable Linux 3.2 kernel, PCManFM file manager, the latest version of the Midori browser and finally the brand spanking new Terminology terminal emulator. Bodhi 2.0.0 is our first stable release to be offered in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. The Bodhi team and I would like to extend our thanks to everyone who made this release possible. Most notably the E17 team and our community of testers!" Read the rest of the release announcement which includes a few screenshots. Download: bodhi-2.0.0-32.iso (449MB, MD5, torrent), bodhi-2.0.0-64.iso (472MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-07-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: VortexBox 2.1 |
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Andrew Gillis has announced the release of VortexBox 2.1, a Fedora-based distribution designed to turn an unused computer into an easy-to-use music server or jukebox: "This release is a roll-up of a lot of features and fixes we have been working on since the last release. This release includes Logitech Media Server 7.7.2. Backups now support more than 2.2 TB drives. This is great for 3+ TB VortexBoxes. We have the latest Fedora kernel with upgraded audio drives. The new ALSA drives now have better support for USB audio devices. We are now using ALBUMARTIST instead of BAND tag in the FLAC to MP3 mirroring. We have experimental support for some leading-edge features. VortexBox Player now has DSD support. You can play your DSD rips directly. We now support Bluetooth audio devices through VortexBox Player. Blu-Ray ripping is working well but it still not 100%. We added Plex Media Server to the applications available for installation." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): vortexbox-2.1.iso (698MB).
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| 2012-07-24 |
NEW • Development Release: antiX 12 RC2 |
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Release candidate two for antiX 12, a lightweight Linux distribution designed for older computers, is ready for final testing: "15 months on from the release of antiX M11 series, we are almost there to release our antiX 12 series. For 99% of users, these RC2 ISO images are ready, but we would also like to get the 1% sorted out before releasing the final. It features five windows managers. IceWM (default), Fluxbox, JWM (all with or without a Rox desktop) wmii (pre-configured to get users started) and dwm. LibreOffice replaces AbiWord and Gnumeric. Iceweasel 10 replaces Iceape, Claws-mail included as email client. Qmmp replaced by XMMS, Yad replaces Zenity, Thunar removed and replaced with SpaceFM and udevil, Cheese removed for Gucview, streamtuner2 replaces streamtuner, Synaptic kept for GUI package management, lots of useful scripts and many other changes." Visit the distribution's news page to read the rest of the release announcement. Download: antiX-12-rc2-486.iso (694MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 13 "KDE" |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of the "KDE" edition of Linux Mint 13: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 KDE. KDE is a vibrant, innovative, advanced, modern-looking and full-featured desktop environment. This edition features all the improvements from the latest Linux Mint release on top of KDE 4.8. The highlight of this edition is the latest KDE 4.8 desktop, which features the following improvements: Kwin optimizations; redesign of power management and integration with Activities; the first QtQuick-based Plasma widgets have entered the default installation of Plasma Desktop; new display engine in Dolphin; new Kate features and improvements; functional and visual improvements in Gwenview." Read the release announcement and check out the what's new page and the release notes to learn about the new features and known issues. Download (MD5): linuxmint-13-kde-dvd-32bit.iso (915MB, SHA256), linuxmint-13-kde-dvd-64bit.iso (892MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-07-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Peppermint OS Three |
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Kendall Weaver has announced the release of Peppermint OS Three, a major new version of the project's lightweight desktop Linux distribution based on Lubuntu: "We are proud to announce the release of Peppermint OS Three in both 32-bit and 64-bit builds. This version is based on Lubuntu 12.04 and, as always, uses some features from the ever-awesome Linux Mint. Here's a quick overview of some of the details associated with this release: the Chromium stable repository is now enabled by default; a very light theme and default artwork; fewer default web applications in the menu as we feel that we'd rather not clog everything up by default; ships with GWoffice by default - this is a desktop Google Docs client that is lightweight and runs completely independent of Chromium; GIMP 2.8 is in the Peppermint repository; Linux Mint's update manager...." See the full release announcement for further information. Download (MD5): Peppermint-3-20120722-i386.iso (533MB), Peppermint-3-20120722-amd64.iso (539MB).
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| 2012-07-23 |
NEW • Development Release: Frugalware Linux 1.7 RC1 |
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James Buren has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Frugalware Linux 1.7, code name "Gaia", an independently-developed general-purpose Linux distribution designed for intermediate and advanced Linux users: "Frugalware 1.7rc1 (Gaia) released. The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.7rc1, the first candidate of the upcoming 1.7 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements, fixes and updates since 1.7pre2: package updates - Linux kernel 3.4.4, GCC 4.7.1, KDE 4.8.4; new features - installer now supports Btrfs as an experimental feature, installer now supports JFS, grubconfig (our front-end to GRUB 2 installation) can now install to itself to RAID1 mdadm and raw drives with a single option. Please refer to the Frugalware Testing ChangeLog for more information." Here is the very brief release announcement. Download the installation DVD image for the x86_64 processor architecture from here: frugalware-1.7rc1-x86_64-dvd1.iso (4,262MB, SHA1).
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| 2012-07-23 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 466 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Reviews: An independent Fuduntu 2012.3
- News: Linux in PC-BSD jails, Fedora gains Unity, custom Debian images for Raspberry Pi, gaming coming to Linux users
- Questions and Answers: Getting older machines to boot once secure boot becomes standard
- Released last week: Linux Mint 13 "Xfce", Arch Linux 2012.07.15, Linux Deepin 12.06
- New distributions: AEROS, Airinux, Alien Section OS, LPinguy, Mandragora Linux, RayOS, webLinux OS
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....
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| 2012-07-23 |
NEW • Development Release: Slackware Linux 14.0 Beta |
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Slackware "Current" is now beta - that's according to Patrick Volkerding who wrote the following in today's changelog: "Howdy! Lots of shiny stuff here, including the long awaited Xfce 4.10. Thanks to Robby Workman for the initial set of build scripts, and lots of testing (plus some very helpful notes about things such as the proper build order). I'm calling this a beta (finally!), and it's really very close to what we expect to release. Test away." The changelog also includes a long note on udev: "Well, udev in this development cycle has certainly been interesting. A fair number of odd bug reports have been coming in, and we hadn't really been able to get a handle on the source of the issues. Quite some time ago we started testing udev-182, and noticed that it caused some issues with the persistent net and CD rules." As always, there are no official installation media, but recent builds of unofficial DVD images can be had from here: slackware-current-24_Jul_2012-DVD.iso (2,327MB, MD5), slackware64-current-24_Jul_2012-DVD.iso (2,281MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: openmamba GNU/Linux 2.0.10.1 |
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Silvan Calarco has announced the release of openmamba GNU/Linux 2.0.10.1, an updated version of the project's independently developed distribution featuring the KDE desktop and using the RPM package management format: "The openmamba maintainer is happy to announce the immediate availability of the milestone2 2.0.10.1 release of the openmamba distribution. Features: KDE-based live desktop system for standard personal computers (Intel x86 compatible hardware); top applications include LibreOffice, Chromium, Amarok, Kaffeine, WINE, GIMP, Kopete, Audacity and K3b; 3D graphical desktop support with open and proprietary drivers; automatic hardware detection and configuration; NTFS read and write support using NTFS-3G; fixed disk installation interface." Read the rest of the release announcement for a detailed description of the product and system requirements. Download the base live CD or the all-inclusive live DVD image: openmamba-livecd-en-milestone2-2.0.10.1.i586.iso (681MB, MD5, torrent), openmamba-livedvd-en-milestone2-2.0.10.i586.iso (2,615MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-07-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.07.15 |
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Pierre Schmitz has announced the release of Arch Linux 2012.07.15 "netinstall" CD image. Since Arch Linux is a strictly rolling-release distribution, this release merely provides an updated system installer and it does not represent a new Arch Linux "version" in the traditional sense of the word. From the announcement: "New CD images containing a current Arch Linux snapshot have been released. Most notable change is that AIF (the Arch Installation Framework) is no longer included but instead some simple install scripts are provided to aid in the installation process. This means that a menu driven installer is no longer available and we rely more on documentation to guide new users. Instead of six different images we only provide a single one which can be booted into an i686 and x86_64 live system to install Arch Linux over the network." Download the new Arch Linux "netinstall" CD image from here: archlinux-2012.07.15-netinstall-dual.iso (483MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-07-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 13 "Xfce" |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the availability of the Xfce edition of Linux Mint 13, codename Maya. From the what's new page: "The highlight of this edition is the latest Xfce 4.10 desktop, which features the following improvements: online documentation; application finder; multiple rows and deskbar mode in the panel; actions plugin; MIME type editor; single-click operation, automated background image cycling and thumbnail rendering on the desktop; edge-tiling in the window manager. In the past, the xfapplet plugin made it possible for Xfce users to run GNOME applets within the Xfce panel. After talking to the MATE and Xfce developers, we updated this plugin and it now supports MATE applets. Among the many MATE applets that can now run in Xfce, mintMenu is probably the most popular. Improvements were made to mintMenu so that it could support Thunar, the Xfce Settings Manager and other aspects of the Xfce desktop...." See the release announcement including upgrade instructions, and check the release notes for known issues. Download: linuxmint-13-xfce-dvd-32bit.iso (811MB, MD5, torrent), linuxmint-13-xfce-dvd-64bit.iso (795MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-07-21 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeNAS 8.2.0 |
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After four beta versions and one release candidate, FreeNAS 8.2.0 is available for download, which is a free, open-source, Network-Attached Storage (NAS) operating system based on FreeBSD. From the release announcement: "The FreeNAS development team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of FreeNAS 8.2.0-RELEASE. FreeNAS 8.2.0-RELEASE is the first release on new branch of code that incorporates tighter integration between the ZFS command line and the FreeNAS GUI. This release also features the ability to run arbitrary services and interact with them through the FreeNAS GUI in a FreeBSD jail. This jail allows a wide range of third party software to be run on top of FreeNAS, using the PBI format from PC-BSD or FreeBSD packages or ports, as well as official FreeNAS plugins. Additional features include: support for iSCSI target reload; GUI support for SAS and FC multipath hardware; WebShell accessible from the FreeNAS web interface; ZFS scrubs are configurable from the GUI...." Read the press release, the release notes, and an important update to 8.2.0-RELEASE-p1. Download: FreeNAS-8.2.0-RELEASE-p1-x86.iso (96MB, SHA256), FreeNAS-8.2.0-RELEASE-p1-x64.iso (104MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-07-19 |
NEW • Development Release: Scientific Linux 6.3 Beta 1 |
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Pat Riehecky has announced the availability of the first beta version of Scientific Linux 6.3, a distribution built from source packages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and enhanced with extra applications useful in academic environments: "There should be no expectation that a 'yum' upgrade to SL 6.3 will work. A new install is the recommended method to move from 'sl6rolling'(this alpha release) and the released 'SL 6.3'. Major changes the upstream vendor made: LibreOffice - OpenOffice.org has been replaced with LibreOffice. The LibreOffice packages 'provide' the right packages to maintain compatibility for Kickstart and yum installs; Anaconda - Anaconda now alerts users to the beta status of a release when it is tagged appropriately, upstream has added this functionality and we are taking advantage of it for the beta cycle...." Read the full release announcement. Download the DVD images: SL-6.3-i386-DVD.iso (3,464MB, SHA), SL-6.3-x86_64-DVD.iso (4,093MB, SHA).
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| 2012-07-19 |
NEW • Development Release: Zentyal 2.3-2 |
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José Antonio Calvo today announced a beta release of Zentyal 2.3, a small business server for managing various network services: "We are glad to let you know that Zentyal has already entered the feature freeze period for 3.0, meaning that from now on we will be focused on polishing and bugfixing until September. Some of the highlights included in this new version are: first version of the brand new HTTP proxy module, with a much simpler interface and improvements like now it is possible to apply different filter profiles on different time periods; new features on Samba4, allowing to set administrator account or edit general settings without having to disable the module; several improvements in Firewall, OpenVPN and Captive Portal modules, featuring support for SNAT rules, MAC filtering and Captive Portal objects and services exceptions...." Follow the full release announcement. Download: zentyal-2.3-2-i386.iso (614MB, MD5), zentyal-2.3-2-amd64.iso (625MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-18 |
NEW • Development Release: PC-BSD 9.1-BETA1 |
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Kris Moore today announced the first beta build of PC-BSD 9.1, a user friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD: "The BETA1 images for the upcoming PC-BSD 9.1 is now available for i386 and amd64 architectures! This beta provides both users and developers a means to test out new features in the upcoming PC-BSD 9.1 release. This snapshot may contain buggy code and features, so users are encouraged to run it only on non-critical systems. Highlights for the upcoming 9.1-release: FreeBSD 9.1; KDE 4.8.4; new system installer greatly simplified for desktop and server installs; new 'PC-BSD Server' installation option - includes command-line utilities like pbi-manager, warden, metapkgmanager and more...." Refer the (updated) release announcement for full information, including ways to upgrade online to this beta. Download the DVD images: PCBSD9.1-BETA1-x86-DVD.iso (3,341MB, SHA256), PCBSD9.1-BETA1-x64-DVD.iso (3,441MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-07-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 2.8.1 |
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SystemRescueCd 2.8.1, a Gentoo-based live CD with specialist utilities for data rescue and disk management tasks, has been released. From the changelog: "Updated standard kernels to Long-Term-Supported linux-3.2.23 (rescuecd + rescue64); updated alternative kernels to latest stable: linux-3.4.5 (altker32 + altker64); updated X.Org graphical environment and drivers to xorg-server-1.12.3; updated Grub2 bootloader to 2.00 (grub-0.97-r12 is also provided); updated Super-Grub2-Disk to version 2.00-beta1 (based on GRUB-2.00); updated lvm2 to 2.02.93, e2fsprogs to 1.42.4; updated GParted to 0.13.0, partclone to 0.2.49; removed Ranish floppy disk image; added spacefm-0.7.8 file manager." Download: systemrescuecd-x86-2.8.1.iso (381MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Deepin 12.06 |
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Linux Deepin, one of the most active community distributions in China, today released its version 12.06 that was originally scheduled for the end of last month. This project employs a half-year release cycle and is highly attractive to Chinese university students. The desktop environment in this release is Deepin GNOME Shell, which is the GNOME Shell adapted to the way users prefer to manage the desktop. Three extensions for Hide Message Tray, Kimpanel, and Panel Settings are introduced for better GUI experience. This release incorporates a number of device drivers, particularly for printers. More fonts were included and thus CJK rendering is better supported. This release can even be installed by running a special DeepWin.exe in a Windows operating system. Featured applications are Deepin Music Player, Deepin Media Player, and Deepin Software Center. Read the complete release announcement (in Chinese). Download (MD5): deepin_12.06_zh-hans_i386.iso (680MB), deepin_12.06_zh-hans_amd64.iso (692MB). Separate CD images with support for English and traditional Chinese are also available from SourceForge.
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| 2012-07-17 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 9.1-BETA1 |
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Although a bit behind the schedule, Ken Smith today announced the first beta version of FreeBSD 9.1, the upcoming release of the project's stable branch: "The first test build of the 9.1-RELEASE release cycle is now available on the FTP servers for amd64, i386, powerpc64, and sparc64. We hope this will be the only BETA build, to be followed by two Release Candidate builds and then the release itself. If you notice any problems you can report them through the normal Gnats PR system or here on the -stable mailing list. If you would like to use csup/cvsup mechanisms to do a source-based update of an existing system the branch tag to use is 'RELENG_9'. If you would like to use SVN instead use 'stable/9'. Note that if you do an update that way the system will call itself '9.1-PRERELEASE'." Check the full release announcement. Download: FreeBSD-9.1-BETA1-i386-disc1.iso (523MB, MD5), FreeBSD-9.1-BETA1-amd64-disc1.iso (637MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Sophos UTM 9 |
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Angelo Comazzetto has announced the release of Sophos UTM 9, a network security solution previously known as Astaro Security Gateway and now called Sophos Unified Threat Management: "UTM 9 is a major new version that offers over 60 new features and abilities. We now offer the ability to manage antivirus and device control on your desktops with the same finesse that has made our RED branch office product and integrated wireless management offerings so popular. There is a new captive portal system, allowing you to create wireless hotspots for guests in your company, hotels, coffee shops, or other public places. The Antivirus system has been bolstered with the addition of Sophos' enterprise-class scanner, while UTM 9 remains one of the only products to offer dual scanning engines in parallel to give you extra security and choice. We yet again lead the way with a totally new HTML5 VPN system that is a true clientless system for accessing desktops and servers remotely." Read the full release announcement and the 15-page release notes. Download: asg-9.000-8.1.iso (465MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GParted LiveCD 0.13.0-0 |
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Steven Shiau has released a new version of GParted Live, a live CD based on the Debian unstable release with graphical tools for disk management and data recovery. From the changelog and the release announcement: "The underlying GNU/Linux operating system is based on the Debian sid repository (as of 2012/Jul/14). The most significant enhancement is with GParted 0.13.0, which now shows when there is a difference between the file system size and the partition size. Thanks to work by Mike Fleetwood this resolves bug #499202 that has been open since 2007. With this new feature, users can learn if there is unallocated space within a partition that can then be put to good use. Another important application change is a fix for bug #678831 which resolves a problem with overlapping partitions when resizing an extended partition. Also new in this release: adds web browser icon to desktop; adds menu button keyboard shortcut to bring up Fluxbox root menu (bug #578842); useful when using GParted Live without a mouse; updates Linux kernel to 3.2.21-3." Download: gparted-live-0.13.0-1.iso (124MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: VectorLinux 7.0 64bit |
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For around a decade only the i386/i486 edition of VectorLinux has been available, which is a Slackware-based distribution optimised for business and office use. Today Robert Lange announced the first 64-bit edition of VectorLinux 7.0 Standard under the name "VLocity": "The main desktop is based on Xfce-4.8 with a custom theme and artwork unique to us. All the VectorLinux trademarks are included: DVD playback, audio and video codecs, multimedia and Java plugins are installed and working out of the box. The best of the open source world is included: GIMP, Inkscape for graphics; Firefox, Opera, for Internet Browsing; pidgin and xchat for instant messaging; Brasero for CD burning; MPlayer, Exaile for playing most available media formats. The office applications are Gnumeric, Abiword and Epdfviewer. Wireless networking has been extended with updated drivers and firmware, wicd has been employed to manage wireless and non-wireless networking. UFW is included for firewall protection and there is added support for several webcam makes and models." Check the forum for the announcement and feedback. Download: VL64-7.0-STD-FINAL.iso (699MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parted Magic 2012_07_13 |
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Parted Magic 2012_07_13, a live CD with utilities for disk management and data rescue, has been released: "Major GParted bugfix and feature release! From the GParted site: 'This release of GParted adds the ability to show if partition size differs from file system size. This new feature enables you to identify unallocated space within a partition and can suggest how you can put this space to good use. Also included are bug fixes and language translation updates. Key changes include: Show difference if partition size differs from file system size. Avoid end partition overlap when resizing extended partition.' There are also some other notable changes. Parted Magic now uses the Tango Icon Theme. It creates a very uniform look and feel. Btrfs-progs has been updated to the latest git version so it's possible to create smaller file systems. Udev has been updated to version 182." See the project's news page for the announcement. Download (MD5): pmagic_2012_07_13.iso (233MB), pmagic_2012_07_13_i486.iso (232MB), pmagic_2012_07_13_x86_64.iso (233MB).
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| 2012-07-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Finnix 105 |
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Ryan Finnie today announced the availability of Finnix 105, a live CD distribution for system administrators based on Debian's testing branch: "I am pleased to announce the release of Finnix 105, a major architectural update to the Finnix series. Finnix 105 brings major organizational changes to the build and boot systems, along with the usual assortment of software updates. Finnix 105 is the first Finnix release to be produced under Project NEALE (Normalized Extraction and Assembly of LiveCD Environments), a new set of procedures to build Finnix CDs from a minimal base Debian bootstrap. This allows for a consistent build process each time, and between architectures. It also allows for more future options, such as a native userland AMD64 release." See the release announcement and release notes for full information. Download (MD5) the live CD images for x86/amd64 and PowerPC architectures: finnix-105.iso (115MB, torrent), finnix-ppc-105.iso (116MB, torrent).
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| 2012-07-13 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 12.2 RC1 |
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Will Stephenson has announced the first release candidate of openSUSE 12.2: "Since Beta 2 the following changes have been made, from the bottom of the stack to the top. grub2 was updated to 2.0 final, notably fixing serial console support by respecting the console width. Its branding was also updated. There were fixes to udev, and to udisks and udisks2 to hide LVM RAID partitions, and many fixes came to autofs from an updated upstream patch. A lot of systemd fixes came in, including a crash and memleak fix when rotating journals. Many packages now include systemd unit files natively, so these were removed from the systemd package itself...." Read the release announcement with a few notes on next steps. Download the live CD images: openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-i686-Build0050-Media.iso (665MB, MD5), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-i686-Build0050-Media.iso (664MB, MD5), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-x86_64-Build0050-Media.iso (671MB, MD5), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-x86_64-Build0050-Media.iso (672MB, MD5). Torrent files for the i586 and x86_64 DVD image are also available on the download page.
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| 2012-07-11 |
NEW • 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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| 2012-07-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: CentOS 6.3 |
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Karanbir Singh has announced the release of CentOS 6.3, the latest version of the enterprise-class Linux distribution derived from the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3: "The CentOS team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of CentOS-6.3 for i386 and x86_64 Architectures. CentOS-6.3 is based on the upstream release EL 6.3 and includes packages from all variants. All upstream repositories have been combined into one, to make it easier for end users to work with. There are some important changes to this release compared with the previous versions of CentOS and we highly recommend reading this announcement along with the Release Notes. There is also a minimal install CD that will get you a very small base install that you can add to." Read the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download the installation DVD images from mirrors: CentOS-6.3-i386-bin-DVD1.iso (3,541MB, SHA256, torrent), CentOS-6.3-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso (4,091MB, SHA256, torrent).
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| 2012-07-06 |
NEW • Development Release: Descent|OS 3.0 Alpha 2 |
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Brian Manderville has announced the availability of the second alpha release of Descent|OS 3.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the MATE desktop environment: "I am pleased to announce that Descent|OS Alpha 2 has been released. Lots of packages are now updated, and the MATE desktop seems to be behaving nicely. That said, the only work really left to do until our projected release date of August 29th is mainly cosmetic. The Plymouth theme needs to be changed and branded into a Descent|OS boot screen, and the Ubiquity install slide show has to be done as well. Apart from that, I am confident it can be used daily, but am only calling it another alpha in case more bugs show up and the fact that cosmetics are not completely finished. Happy testing!" Here is the brief release announcement. Interested testers can download the new Descent|OS live DVD image from here: DescentOS-3-alpha2-i386.iso (930MB).
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| 2012-07-04 |
NEW • Development Release: Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 Test 1 |
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Alan Baghumian has announced the availability of the first test release of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0, a desktop Linux distribution and live DVD based on Debian's testing branch: "This is the first test version of the upcoming Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 release. This version has been synchronized with Debian's testing repositories as of July 1, 2012 and brings a lot of updated packages. Parsix 'Gloria' is the project's first release with GNOME 3 and ships with LibreOffice productivity suit. Gloria has a brand new software manager. Highlights: GNOME 3.4.2, X.Org 7.6, GRUB 2, GNU Iceweasel 13.0, GParted 0.12.1, Empathy 3.4.2.3, LibreOffice 3.5.4, VirtualBox 4.1.16 and a brand new kernel based on Linux 3.2.20 with TuxOnIce, BFS and other extra patches." Read the release notes a more detailed list of updated packages, known issues and repository information. Download: parsix_4.0r0-test-1-i386.iso (1,021MB, MD5), parsix_4.0r0-test-1-amd64.iso (1,017MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Porteus 1.2 |
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Jay Flood has announced the release of Porteus 1.2, a Slackware-based minimalist live CD set with a choice of KDE 3 (Trinity), KDE 4, Xfce and LXDE desktops: "The Porteus community is proud to announce the release of Porteus version 1.2. Major changes from Porteus 1.1 include: Linux kernel bumped to version 3.4.4; KDE upgraded to 4.8.4; Trinity upgraded to 3.5.13.1 (R14); LXDE upgraded to the latest stable components; Xfce (4.10) editions have been added for both architectures as standalone ISO images; Firefox upgraded to version 13.0.1; replaced wicd with NetworkManager; new and improved applications to handle system configuration; optimized boot time - with current implementation of rc scripts Porteus is one of the fastest booting live Linux distros out there...." Read the rest of the release announcement which includes links to full changelogs. Download: Porteus-v1.2-i486.iso (251MB, MD5), Porteus-v1.2-x86_64.iso (262MB, MD5), Porteus-XFCE-v1.2-i486.iso (206MB, MD5), Porteus-XFCE-v1.2-x86_64.iso (202MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-04 |
NEW • Development Release: Calculate Linux 12 Beta |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced that the first public beta release of Calculate Linux 12, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers, is available for testing: "We're happy to announce that Calculate Linux 12 has entered its final phase - a beta-testing version is now available. Main features: network client-server solutions via SOAP/WSDL are supported; both console and graphical interfaces are implemented; multiple installations are supported - you can install CL on several storage media at once, locally as well as remotely; system settings can now be configured either from the command line or in a graphical environment; the Xfce edition has a better appearance with the new Adwaita theme." See the release announcement for further details and screenshots. Quick links to download the desktop editions with KDE (CLD) or GNOME (CLDG); for other flavours please see the mirror list: cld-20120702-i686.iso (2,164MB, MD5), cld-20120702-x86_64.iso (2,332MB, MD5), cldg-20120702-i686.iso (1,740MB, MD5), cldg-20120702-x86_64.iso (1,904MB, MD5).
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| 2012-07-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.07 |
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Anke Boersma has announced the release of Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.07, the final update of the project's "Archimedes" series of distribution releases featuring the KDE 4.8 desktop: "The Chakra development team is proud to announce the final 'Archimedes' release, this codename has followed the KDE SC 4.8 series. With this release a big move to /usr/lib has occurred to prepare Chakra for a complete move to systemd, Linux kernel is updated to version 3.4.3, udev to 182, new initscripts used, kmod is at 8, mkinitcpio at 0.8.8, to name a few of the newer base packages included. These base updates made the third 'Archimedes' release no longer usable for simple updates, thus a new ISO image was needed to avoid a situation where new users are confronted with a need to force an update right away." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download (MD5): chakra-2012.07-Archimedes-i686.iso (1,471MB), chakra-2012.07-Archimedes-x86_64.iso (1,454MB).
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| 2012-07-03 |
NEW • Development Release: Commodore OS Vision 1.0 Beta 9 |
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Commodore USA has announced the availability of a new beta release of Commodore OS Vision 1.0, a Linux Mint-based distribution designed to appear like a modernised version of previous Commodore computer systems: "Commodore OS Vision beta 9 online update. Release notes: added the ability to restore the GRUB boot menu from live mode after a Windows install; fixed Plymouth animated loading screen problems for most (but not all) graphics cards; added functionality to turn animated wallpaper on and off, enabled by selecting in the menu; tweaked Firefox CSS rendering to no longer follow the Commodore OS theme, resulting in a more standard page render; tweaked user's Commodore OS theme for gedit to be more C64-like; added more classic retro freeware games; fixed Commodore OS official wallpapers...." Visit the project's download page to read the complete changelog. Download the live DVD image via BitTorrent (64-bit systems only): CommodoreOS_beta9.iso (3,882MB).
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| 2012-07-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: DoudouLinux 1.2 |
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The DoudouLinux development team has announced the availability of an updated stable release of DoudouLinux, a Debian-based distribution designed for children: "'Gondwana', the stable version of DoudouLinux, has been updated to version 1.2. The changes are the following: official support for Finnish, Galician, and Norwegian (Nynorsk) which increases the number of official languages to 28; the size of the application launcher icons in the advanced activities is now computed based on screen resolution; internal disk partitions of the computer are now mounted read-only at boot; translations and PDF documentation have been updated. This will be the last update to 'Gondwana'. The next stable release will be based on its successor." See the release announcement for more information. Download the English language edition from here: doudoulinux-gondwana-1.2-en.iso (691MB, SHA1). Separate CD images localised into one of the 29 supported languages are also available.
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| 2012-07-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Fuduntu 2012.3 |
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Andrew Wyatt has announced the release of Fuduntu 2012.3, a new quarterly update of the project's rolling-release distribution originally forked from Fedora: "I would like to announce the immediate availability of Fuduntu 2012.3, our third quarterly release for 2012. Like all previous Fuduntu releases, this release follows our tradition of making small incremental distribution improvements that don't sacrifice the stability of our Linux distribution. Existing Fuduntu users have already rolled up to 2012.3, as all of the updates available are released to our stable repository. This cycle focused on many improvements under the hood, including core platform updates like GCC 4.6.3 and Anaconda 16. In addition, Fuduntu now ships GRUB 2 as our default bootloader." Read the detailed release announcement for package updates and driver support notes. Download (SHA1): Fuduntu-2012.3-i686-LiveDVD.iso (931MB, torrent), Fuduntu-2012.3-x86_64-LiveDVD.iso (940MB, torrent).
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| 2012-07-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ultimate Edition 3.4 |
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Ultimate Edition 3.4, now based on Ubuntu 12.04 and featuring the GNOME 3 desktop, has been released: "Ultimate Edition 3.4 was built off Ubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin'. All updates fully applied, old kernels purged, new initrd and vmlinuz rebuilt. Ultimate Edition 3.4 is what 2.6 series was - a stable environment. GNOME, the default environment is rock solid. Ultimate Edition 3.4 has a new GTK+ 3 theme and a comprehensive set of software packages. I have really placed thought and diligence into what this product is. Ultimate Edition 3.4 takes things to a whole new level. It was developed with stability in mind, sorry KDE users, we will catch you in Ultimate Edition 3.5. This OS will be my primary OS for some time to come. That statement alone says a lot for my feeling on this operating system." Here is the brief release announcement with screenshots. Download (MD5): ultimate-edition-3.4-x86.iso (2,922MB), ultimate-edition-3.4-x64.iso (3,080MB).
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| 2012-06-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Oracle Linux 6.3 |
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Oracle has announced the release of Oracle 6.3, an enterprise-class distribution based on the recently-released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3: "Oracle is pleased to announce the general availability of Oracle Linux 6.3 for x86 (32-bit) and x86_64 (64-bit) architectures. Oracle Linux 6.3 ships with two sets of kernel packages: Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (kernel-uek 2.6.39), installed and booted by default; Red Hat Compatible Kernel (kernel-2.6.32), installed by default. By default, both the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and the Red Hat Compatible Kernel are installed. Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Release 2 shipped in this update has following driver updates: be2net to version 4.2.220o, bnx2 to version 2.2.1, bnx2x to version 1.72.00-0, cnic to version 2.5.10, cxgb3 to version 1.1.4-ko...." See the release announcement for a full list of updated network and storage drivers. Download: OracleLinux-R6-U3-Server-i386-dvd.iso (2,957MB, SHA1), OracleLinux-R6-U3-Server-x86_64-dvd.iso (3,505MB, SHA1).
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| 2012-06-28 |
NEW • Development Release: Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 2 |
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Kate Stewart has announced the availability of the second alpha release of Ubuntu 12.10, code name "Quantal Quetzal": "Welcome to the Quantal Quetzal Alpha 2 image set, which will in time become the 12.10 release. Quantal alpha 2 includes the 3.5.0-2.2 Ubuntu kernel which was based on the 3.5-rc4 upstream Linux kernel. Other notable changes with the Quantal alpha 2 kernel include a rework of the brcmsmac regulatory support, an extensive config review for the highbank kernel flavor, and misc bug fixes. The Quantal alpha 2 kernel continues to include the transitioning of the i386 generic PAE flavor to become the generic flavor offering, collapsing of the virtual flavor back into the generic flavor." Read the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download (SHA256): quantal-desktop-i386.iso (727MB, torrent), quantal-desktop-amd64.iso (725MB, torrent). Also made available today were CD/DVD images for Kubuntu (download), Lubuntu (download), Xubuntu (announcement, download), Edubuntu (download) and Ubuntu Studio (download).
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| 2012-06-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 1.2.12-67 |
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Steven Shiau has announced the release of Clonezilla Live 1.2.12-67, a new stable version of the project's utility live CD featuring specialist software for disk cloning tasks: "Stable Clonezilla Live (1.2.12-67) released. This release of Clonezilla Live (1.2.12-67) includes minor enhancements and bug fixes: the underlying GNU/Linux operating system was upgraded, this release is based on the Debian 'Sid' repository as of 2012-06-20; Linux kernel was updated to 3.2.20; Package drbl was updated to 1.12.14, and package Clonezilla was updated to 2.5.42; Partclone was updated to 0.2.49; gDisk was updated to 0.8.5; booting on UEFI machines via CD is supported in this release; package ddrescue was removed because it's no longer in Debian 'Sid' and we already have gddrescue; bug fix - the restored Fedora 17 failed to boot via GRUB 2." Here is the release announcement. Download (MD5) links: clonezilla-live-1.2.12-67-i486.iso (111MB), clonezilla-live-1.2.12-67-i686-pae.iso (112MB), clonezilla-live-1.2.12-67-amd64.iso (114MB).
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| 2012-06-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parted Magic 2012_06_26 |
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Patrick Verner has announced the release of Parted Magic 2012_06_26, an updated version of the project's specialist live CD with utilities for disk management and data rescue tasks: "Parted Magic 2012_06_26. Lots of little changes and some new programs added. The most noticeable additions are Samba and the proprietary binary video driver from NVIDIA. The NVIDIA driver doesn't come pre-installed, but it is available as a ready-to-go module. Make sure you grab the drivers that match the kernel in the version of Parted Magic that you are currently running. You must also disable the nouveau driver from the Fail Safe menu. The panel has been almost completely reworked. Clonezilla and our famous 'Erase Disk' program have been added to the desktop. ARandR replaces LXRandR." See the project's news page to read the release announcement. Download (MD5): pmagic_2012_06_26.iso (234MB), pmagic_2012_06_26_i486.iso (233MB), pmagic_2012_06_26_x86_64.iso (235MB).
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| 2012-06-27 |
NEW • Development Release: SolusOS 2 Alpha 5 |
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Ikey Doherty has announced that the fifth alpha release of SolusOS 2, a Debian-based desktop distribution, is ready for testing: "The SolusOS team is pleased to announce the release of SolusOS 2 alpha 5. This release uses the GNOME Classic desktop environment 3.4 (not fallback), which is heavily tweaked to behave and look the same as GNOME 2. What's new? This time we've gone all out to give you the best looking GNOME desktop we can, and it's increasingly difficult to tell the difference between our GNOME Classic and GNOME 2. We've gone to great lengths to improve the overall look and feel of the desktop whilst enhancing usability at the same time. Included software: Linux kernel 3.3.6, LibreOffice 3.5.4, Firefox and Thunderbird 13.0.1, Adobe Flash 11.2.202.235, VLC 2.0.1, Nautilus 3.4.2...." Here is the full release announcement with a handful of screenshots. Interested testers can download the live DVD image from here: SolusOS-2-A5.iso (989MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-06-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: siduction 12.1.1 |
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Ferdinand Thommes has announced the release of siduction 12.1.1, a minor update of the project's 12.1 version released a month ago, based on Debian's unstable branch: "Today we released the first fix release of siduction 2012.1 'Desperado', called 2012.1.1 'Desperado Reloaded'. Besides small enhancements the main reason for this fix release was to ship the full set of KDE SC 4.8.4. This version is shipped with three desktop environments - KDE SC, Xfce and LXDE, all in 32-bit and 64-bit variants. The released images are a snapshot of Debian 'Unstable' from 2012-06-24. They are enhanced with some useful packages and scripts, our own installer and a custom-patched version of the linux-kernel 3.4.4, accompanied by X.Org Server 1.12.1." See the release notes for further details. Download: siduction-12.1.1-kde-i386.iso (990MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1.1-kde-amd64.iso (993MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1.1-lxde-i386.iso (568MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1.1-lxde-amd64.iso (573MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1.1-xfce-i386.iso (708MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1.1-xfce-amd64.iso (713MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-06-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PureOS 5.0 |
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Marc Poirette has announced the release of PureOS 5.0, a multilingual live DVD/USB based on Debian's testing branch and featuring the GNOME 3 desktop: "PureOS 5.0. PureOS 5.0 is a multilingual live DVD/USB based on Debian testing with GNOME. Main features: Linux kernel 3.3.6, GNOME 3.4.2. Office: LibreOffice 3.5.4 - Calc, Draw, Impress and Writer. Internet: Iceweasel 13.0, Icedove 10.0, Transmission, FileZilla. Multimedia: Banshee, VLC, Brasero. Graphics: GIMP 2.8.0, Evince, Eye of GNOME. System: GParted, smxi/sgfxi scripts, scripts and Nautilus actions for modules management - activate, debs2lzm, debs2lzm-file, dir2lzm, lzm2dir et find2lzm." See the release announcement which includes the full list of packages included on the live DVD image and artwork credentials. Download: PureOS_50.iso (921MB, MD5).
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| 2012-06-22 |
NEW • Development Release: Linux Deepin 12.06 RC |
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The release candidate of Linux Deepin 12.06, a popular Chinese distribution based on Ubuntu, has paved the way for the official release scheduled in the end of June. This candidate focuses on improving the features introduced in the last beta version, while overall system compatibility is also taken into consideration. Deepin Music Player 1.0 RC, a full-fledged audio player dedicated to Chinese desktop Linux users, now has a configuration interface and command-line support, as well as decreased resource consumption. Deepin Media Player 1.0 RC, designed to be the most easy-to-use Linux video player, now has an added configuration interface and better support for video preview. Deepin User Interface and desktop environment are also enhanced with better performance and user experience. Check the complete release notes (in Chinese). Download (MD5): deepin_12.06_rc_zh-hans_i386.iso (646MB), deepin_12.06_rc_zh-hans_amd64.iso (658MB).
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| 2012-06-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Pinguy OS 12.04 |
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Antoni Norman has announced the release of Pinguy OS 12.04, an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution with a customised GNOME Shell user interface: "Here is the final release of Pinguy OS 12.04 LTS. We have fully embraced GNOME Shell here and wanted a modern, updated site to go with the new look of the desktop. In this release we have: Linux Kernel 3.2, GNOME 3.4.1, WINE 1.5.6, Skype 4.0, TeamViewer 7, XBMC-PVR 11.0 Eden, GNOME Shell Extension Updater and everything else that was present in the previous beta release. The GDM login is now themed to match the desktop. The distro comes with two menus - Cardapio (eefault) but also includes the Axe menu that is disabled." Read the release announcement which includes notes about known issues, including one about a problematic VLC player. Download the live DVD images from SourceForge: Pinguy_OS_12.04-shell-i686.iso (1,689MB, MD5), Pinguy_OS_12.04-shell-x86-64.iso (1,767MB, MD5).
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| 2012-06-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 |
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Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3, the latest update of the company's enterprise-class operating system: "Red Hat is proud to announce the global availability of the next minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 includes enhancements and new capabilities providing rich functionality particularly in the areas of developer tools, virtualization, security, scalability, file systems, and storage. Highlighted below is a small subset of the new features and enhancements in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3. In addition to OpenJDK 6 support in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, the newly introduced OpenJDK 7 allows customers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 to develop and test with the latest version of open source Java." Read the release announcement and release notes for a detailed description of the product. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 is available from access.redhat.com.
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| 2012-06-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Netrunner 4.2 |
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Clemens Toennies has announced the release of Netrunner 4.2, a Kubuntu-based distribution providing the very latest KDE 4.8.3 desktop: "Netrunner 4.2 'Dryland' - second edition released. These are some of the new features: KDE 4.8.3; Firefox KDE integration, GIMP 2.8 and Skype 4.0; Samba Mounter for easy NAS setup; web accounts for integrating your social accounts; Runners ID for free and libre cloud storage and music streaming; Muon Discover. Since this is a hybrid ISO, you can for example use UNetbootin or imagewriter for putting Netrunner on a USB stick. For 64-bit machines with EFI you may experience a crash during installation when trying to install the bootloader, it is advised to use imagewriter, as it does use another bootloader, which makes the ISO install fine." See the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download (MD5): netrunner-4.2-i386.iso (1,608MB, torrent), netrunner-4.2-amd64.iso (1,342MB, torrent).
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| 2012-06-20 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 12.2 Beta 2 |
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The delayed second beta of openSUSE 12.2 is finally ready for testing: "Stephan 'Coolo' Kulow has released beta 2 so it is time to start organizing these beta pizza parties. As you might know, openSUSE 12.2 is delayed while we search for ways to cope with the growth of our community so this makes our first second beta in a very long time. What's new? While the focus of the over 800 changes in Factory in June has been on stabilizing there are a few important updates we want to mention: Linux kernel 3.4.2, GCC 4.7.1 and the latest Google Go, Firefox and Thunderbird 13.0.1, KDE SC 4.8.4." Here is the release announcement with important notes about how to report bugs. Download links: openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0451-i686.iso (686MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0451-i686.iso (685MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0451-x86_64.iso (694MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0451-x86_64.iso (694MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-06-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Snowlinux 2 "KDE" |
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Lars Torben Kremer has announced the release of Snowlinux 2 "KDE" edition, a Debian-based distribution showcasing the KDE 4.4.5 desktop: "The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 2 'Ice' KDE. It comes with the Qt 4 theme Fushigi Plasma, the Icon set was set to Snowlinux Metal and the system font is Ubuntu by default. Also present in this edition is an improved live installer which detects country, offers keyboard variants and uses UUID in fstab. It has installed a firewall called gufw. To improve the difference between user and root terminal the terminal colors were introduced. To be more out-of-the-box OpenJDK 6 Java has been made available in the default installation. Snowlinux 2 'Ice' KDE comes with the Chromium browser, Icedove, Banshee, Shotwell." Here is the brief release announcement with a screenshot. Download (SHA256): snowlinux-2-kde-i386.iso (841MB), snowlinux-2-kde-amd64.iso (908MB).
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| 2012-06-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ROSA 2012 "LXDE" |
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Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced the release of ROSA 2012 "LXDE" edition, a Mandriva Linux fork featuring the lightweight LXDE desktop environment: "We are glad to announce the release of our community LXDE edition - ROSA LXDE 2012 LTS. The distro is based on ROSA Marathon packages and is 100% compatible with it. The only and main difference is the default graphic environment which is LXDE - Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment. This community release is designed primarily for users with old legacy hardware. Software versions: Linux kernel 3.0.28, LXPanel based on LXPanelx with some improvements from ROSA, PCManFM 0.9.10, LibreOffice, main European locales, Firefox 10, VLC 2, DeaDBeeF 0.5.2, LXDE Control Center, audio and video codecs by default." See the release announcement for system requirements and screenshots. Download: ROSA.2012.LTS.LXDE.i586.iso (791MB, MD5), ROSA.2012.LTS.LXDE.x86_64.iso (831MB, MD5).
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| 2012-06-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Salix OS 13.37 "Live MATE" |
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George Vlahavas has announced the release of Salix OS 13.37 "Live MATE" edition, a Slackware-based live CD featuring the MATE desktop: "Salix Live MATE 13.37 has been officially released and is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. This is another live release created using SaLT (Salix Live Technology) a new powerful system of live tools for Slackware-based distributions, developed in-house. This is also the first-ever Salix release to incorporate isohybrid technology. The Salix Live MATE 13.37 release, mirrors our previous 'standard installation' MATE release in terms of featured software. The MATE 1.2 desktop environment is included. MATE will be extremely familiar to every previous GNOME 2 user, as it is a direct fork of it, providing the user with all the functionality and work patterns they were accustomed to. All major GNOME 2 desktop applications have been ported and have been renamed." Read the full release announcement for additional details. Download (MD5): salixlive-mate-13.37-32.iso (690MB, torrent), salixlive-mate-13.37-64.iso (719MB, torrent).
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| 2012-06-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Superb Mini Server 1.6.6 |
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Superb Mini Server (SMS) 1.6.6, a new version of the project's Slackware-based distribution for servers, has been released: "Superb Mini Server version 1.6.6 released (Linux kernel 3.2.20). It's that time again, we have a new kernel, a lot of upgrades, security fixes and some new features. For our default web server we keep Apache HTTPD 2.2.22 and PHP 5.3.14, once again, to maintain stability and compatibility. New PHP 5.4.4 and HTTPD 2.4.2 packages are available though, under testing in Extra if someone wants to use them. MySQL has been upgraded to the 5.5.x branch so it needs your attention. If you are upgrading, be sure to backup your /var/lib/mysql folder containing your MySQL databases and restore it after and run mysql_upgrade. Perl has also been upgraded to 5.16, so if you have Perl modules installed by yourself, I would recommend that you remove them and install them again." See the release announcement for more warnings and recommendations. Download: SMS.Native.CD-1.6.6-Install.iso (711MB, MD5), SMS64.Native.CD-1.6.6-Install.iso (698MB, MD5).
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| 2012-06-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zorin OS 6 |
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Artyom Zorin has announced the release of Zorin OS 6, an Ubuntu-based distribution created with beginning Linux users in mind: "The Zorin OS team is proud to release Zorin OS 6 'Core' and 'Ultimate', the latest version of our operating system designed for Windows users and those who are dissatisfied with the Unity and GNOME Shell offerings. At the core of Zorin OS 6 lies our new and unique desktop environment named 'Zorin Desktop'. We also include our innovative Zorin Look Changer which allows users to choose between the Windows 7, XP and GNOME 2 graphical interfaces in Core as well as the Mac OS X, Unity and Windows 2000 interfaces in Zorin OS Ultimate. Zorin Desktop embraces all of the latest and greatest open-source software and technologies such as GTK+ 3 and other software applications from the GNOME 3 software stack, all without affecting the familiarity, usability and customizability of the desktop and retaining the Compiz window manager." See the full release announcement for more information. Download (MD5): zorin-os-6-core-32.iso (1,382MB), zorin-os-6-core-64.iso (1,474MB).
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| 2012-06-18 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 461 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Reviews: Mint mated with Cinnamon
- News: openSUSE 12.2 delay, Debian Multimedia controversy, Puppy multi-user variant, SolusOS interview
- Questions and Answers: Distributions for audio recording, multi-distro disk layout
- Released last week: Lightweight Portable Security 1.3.5, Tails 0.12, Liberté Linux 2012.2
- Upcoming releases: Mageia 3 roadmap
- New additions: iQunix OS
- New distributions: Adonis Linux, Bitrig, DeniX OS, Instant WebKiosk, JfLinux, Linux-Bro, Linux Regal, MLIPenguin-OS
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly....
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| 2012-06-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Liberté Linux 2012.2 |
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Maxim Kammerer has announced the release of Liberté Linux 2012.2, a secure, lightweight and easy-to-use Gentoo-based live medium with the primary purpose of enabling anyone to communicate safely and covertly in hostile environments: "Release: Liberté Linux 2012.2. A new release has been published on SourceForge. Summary of important changes since the previous release: no executables with PaX exceptions any more; better boot media support (including fixes for SD and USB 3.0); New microhttpd-based cables communication implementation (no protocol changes) - nginx / spawn-fcgi / fcgiwrap integration is gone; VIPS image manipulation toolkit (including nip2 GUI); fixed key retrieval in GNU Privacy Assistant; touchscreen calibration utility. In addition, many packages have been updated - e.g. LXPanel now has working thermal sensor support, and I2P has been upgraded to version 0.9." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: liberte-2012.2.iso (208MB), liberte-2012.2.zip (207MB).
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| 2012-06-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 0.12 |
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Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) is a Debian-based live DVD project with the goal of enabling users to surf the Internet anonymously. Version 0.12 was announced earlier this week: "Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System, version 0.12, is out. Notable user-visible changes include: the unsafe web browser, which has direct access to the Internet and can be used to login to captive portals usually found at libraries, Internet cafés and when using other publicly available Internet connections; Windows camouflage can now be enabled via a check box in Tails greeter - Tails' user interface is unfamiliar to most, which may attract unwanted attention when used in public places, this option makes Tails look more like Microsoft Windows XP in order to raise less suspicion; Tor upgrade to 0.2.2.37; upgrade Iceweasel to 10.0.5...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: tails-i386-0.12.iso (764MB).
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| 2012-06-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lightweight Portable Security 1.3.5 |
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Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) version 1.3.5, a Linux live CD with a goal of allowing users to work on a computer without the risk of exposing their credentials and private data to malware, has been released. What's new? "Updated Firefox to 10.0.5 ESR; updated Firefox extensions HTTPS Everywhere to version 2.0.5 and NoScript to version 2.4.6; updated Thunderbird to 10.0.5 ESR (Deluxe only); updated Flash to 11.2.202.236, including fixing the library support issue noted in release 1.3.4; updated Encryption Wizard application to 3.3.4; Updated OpenSSL to 0.9.8x; minor bookmark updates, including adding check for updates to major bundled software components; fixed problem with iPhone tethering introduced with iOS 5.1 update; updated Java to 6u33." Here is the complete changelog. Download links (MD5): LPS-1.3.5_public.iso (175MB), LPS-1.3.5_public_deluxe.iso (382MB).
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| 2012-06-16 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeNAS 8.2.0-BETA4 |
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Josh Paetzel has announced the availability of the fourth beta release of FreeNAS 8.2.0, a specialist FreeBSD-based operating system which provides free Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services: "The development team is pleased to announce FreeNAS 8.2.0-BETA4, to upgrade plugins, as well as the plugin jail itself. There have been numerous bug fixes and improvements over previous beta releases. The GUI upgrade format changed in 8.2.0-BETA3 from xz to txz. What this means is that if you are attempting to do a GUI upgrade to 8.2.0-BETA4 from 8.2.0-BETA3 use the .txz version of the GUI_Upgrade file. If you are upgrading from any previous version use the .xz file." Read the rest of the detailed release notes for more information. Download: FreeNAS-8.2.0-BETA4-x86.iso (153MB, SHA256), FreeNAS-8.2.0-BETA4-x64.iso (163MB, MD5).
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| 2012-06-15 |
NEW • Development Release: Mandriva Linux 2012 Tech Preview |
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Per Øyvind Karlsen has announced that a technical preview of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2012 is now ready for download and testing: "As several might have noticed, I already (unofficially) released ISO images for this release a few days ago, but we hesitated a bit about making it official quite yet. As no big blunders have been reported and the feedback has been pretty nice in general, I've now pushed the release to the public mirrors and now consider it as official. This also means that people may now start pushing more experimental stuff to the Cooker again." Here is the brief announcement. The release is built on top of Linux kernel 3.4.1 and includes KDE 4.8.4, GNOME Shell 3.4.1, Xfce 4.10, LXDE 0.5, LibreOffice 3.5.2, Firefox 12.0 and the usual range of open-source software applications. Download the installation DVD images from here: mandriva-linux-bernie-lomax-2012-i586-DVD.iso (4,156MB, MD5), mandriva-linux-bernie-lomax-2012-x86_64-DVD.iso (4,214MB, MD5).
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| 2012-06-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 2.8.0 |
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SystemRescueCd 2.8.0, a Gentoo-based live CD with specialist utilities for data rescue and disk management tasks, has been released. What's new? "Updated standard kernels to long-term supported Linux 3.2.19 (rescuecd + rescue64); updated alternative kernels to latest stable Linux 3.4.2 (altker32 + altker64); fixed USB installer script for Linux: usb_inst.sh; updated GPT fdisk to 0.8.5 (fdisk utility for GPT partition tables); updated FSArchiver to 0.6.15 to support recent features in Btrfs and ext4 file systems; updated firmware files in the initramfs from Linux firmware 20120502; Updated DBAN to 2.2.6 (hard drive disk wipe and data clearing program); updated GRUB 2 bootloader to 2.00beta6 (GRUB 0.97 is also provided); updated list of kernel modules to put in the initramfs (storage and network); do not attempt to find sysrcd.dat on extended partitions." Here is the complete changelog. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-2.8.0.iso (379MB, MD5).
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| 2012-06-10 |
NEW • Development Release: SolusOS 2 Alpha 3 |
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Ikey Doherty has announced the availability of the third alpha release of SolusOS 2, a Debian-based Linux distribution featuring a highly tweaked GNOME 3.4 desktop: "The SolusOS team is pleased to announce the release of SolusOS 2 alpha 3. This release uses the GNOME Classic Desktop Environment 3.4 (not fallback), which is heavily tweaked to behave and look the same as GNOME 2. Please note that this is a development release and is not intended for use on production machines. What's different about SolusOS' GNOME? In SolusOS 2 we will be using GNOME 3.4, which in its current state features a largely unusable fallback mode. We decided to patch various parts of GNOME to make our implementation look and act identically to our GNOME 2 setup seen in SolusOS 1. This has been done in a way that will ensure 100% upstream compatibility." Read the full release announcement for a list of main packages and known issues. Download: SolusOS-2-A3.iso (945MB, MD5).
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| 2012-06-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 9 |
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Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 9, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers: "We're once again here to announce the immediate availability of Sabayon 9 in all of its tier 1 flavours. If you really enjoyed Sabayon 8, this is just another step towards world domination. There you have it, shining at full bright, for your home computer, your laptop and your home server. Linux kernel 3.4, GNOME 3.2.3, KDE 4.8.3, Xfce 4.10, LibreOffice 3.5.3 are just some of the things you will find inside the box. Gentoo Hardened features, Rigo -- a new way of browsing applications, ZFS tech-preview, and PAE kernel for x86 editions." Here is the full release announcement. Download: Sabayon_Linux_9_x86_K.iso (2,283MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_9_x86_G.iso (1,758MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_9_x86_Xfce.iso (1,416MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_9_amd64_K.iso (2,503MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_9_amd64_G.iso (1,988MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_9_amd64_Xfce.iso (1,645MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-06-06 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 12.2 Beta 1 |
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Jos Poortvliet has announced the availability of the first beta release of openSUSE 12.2: "After a few delayed milestones (the fourth even got cancelled) there have been a few disruptive changes in our Factory development distribution, but we're starting to settle down and announce the availability of beta 1 today. A large number of major changes have finally landed: GCC 4.7, GRUB 2 (status update) and a new LibreOffice. On the graphical side this milestone now features GIMP 2.8 (with single window option) and the latest updates to GNOME and KDE packages (including Qt 4.8.1 and KDE SC 4.8.3, GNOME 3.4.2). Heavy work has been going on in the area of bringing X.Org Server 12.1 and split up X.Org packages to Factory." Read the full release announcement for more information. Download (mirrors): openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0398-i686.iso (577MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0398-i686.iso (599MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0398-x86_64.iso (584MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0398-x86_64.iso (606MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-06-06 |
NEW • Development Release: Linux Deepin 12.06 Beta 2 |
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Linux Deepin, an Ubuntu-based community distribution from China, has unleashed the second beta release for its version 12.06 scheduled for the end of this month. This test version boasts the debut of two multimedia applications. First, Deepin Music Player 1.0 beta claims to be a full-fledged audio player for Linux users in China and throughout the world. It incorporates functionalities like music discovery, audio conversion, and lyrics display. Second, Deepin Media Player 1.0 beta claims to be the most easy-to-use Linux video player, which supports playback, fast preview, and subtitle display. Deepin 12.06 beta 2 also features Deepin User Interface, optimized Gnome Shell, and significantly decreased booting time. Please refer to the complete release notes (in Chinese). Download (MD5): deepin_12.06_beta2_zh-hans_i386.iso (653MB), deepin_12.06_beta2_zh-hans_amd64.iso (665MB).
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| 2012-06-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: 2X OS 7.1 |
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2X Software has announced the release of 2X OS 7.1, a specialist Linux-based operating system for thin clients: "2X Software today announced the release of 2X OS 7.1 featuring a light, straightforward, efficient and visually pleasing Linux operating system offering a variety of connectivity clients including 2X RDP, Citrix ICA, VMware View, VNC and Linux NX and HTML. The new 2X OS v7.1 offers both simple and advanced desktop implementation depending on the user experience, requirements and hardware capacities. The Simple Desktop Manager for compact installations between 1 GB and 1.5 GB enables a full operating system to run on older hardware. This implementation has very little memory usage and is also suitable for very low specification thin clients. The Advanced Desktop Manager features local applications such as a media player, text editor, task manager, calculator and file manager." See the press release for further details. Download: TCSclientOS-generic.r2.iso (270MB).
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| 2012-06-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Snowlinux 2 "Cinnamon" |
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Lars Torben Kremer has announced the release of Snowlinux 2 "Cinnamon" edition, an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution: "The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 2 'Cream' 'Cinnamon'. Snowlinux 2 'Cream' is based upon the LTS edition Ubuntu 12.04 and is supported for 5 years until April 2017. New features: Linux kernel 3.2; Cinnamon 1.4-UP3; GNOME 3.4; Chromium browser 18; Thunderbird 13 and Firefox 13; Cinnamon themes; terminal colors; open as administrator; open in terminal; better software selection; improved speed and response; new look and feel; system improvements." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional information. Download (MD5): snowlinux-2-cinnamon-i386.iso (742MB), snowlinux-2-cinnamon-amd64.iso (718MB).
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| 2012-06-04 |
NEW • Development Release: Frugalware Linux 1.7 Pre 2 |
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James Buren has announced the availability of the second pre-release of Frugalware Linux 1.7, a general-purpose distribution for intermediate Linux users: "The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.7pre2, the second technical preview of the upcoming 1.7 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements, fixes and updates since 1.7pre1: package updates - Linux kernel 3.4.0, GCC 4.7.0, GNOME 3.4.2, KDE 4.8.2, Xfce 4.10, Firefox 12, Thunderbird 12, GIMP 2.8; LightDM has replaced SLiM as default display manager for Xfce; new default wallpaper. Please refer to the Frugalware testing changelog for more information. Don't forget to check the integrity of the install images before burning!" The release announcement. Download (for 64-bit computer systems only): frugalware-1.7pre2-x86_64-dvd1.iso (4,283MB, SHA1).
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| 2012-06-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ZevenOS 2.5 "Neptune" |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 2.5 "Neptune" edition, a Debian-based distribution with a choice of KDE, LXDE and Enlightenment desktops and a number of wireless network diagnostic tools: "The Neptune team is proud to announce the release of ZevenOS 'Neptune' 2.5. This release comes with Linux kernel 3.3.4 with lots of patches and drivers. As usual and for the last time we ship two official variants - 'full' edition with KDE 4.8.3 and 'minimal' edition with LXDE and Enlightenment 17. The full edition comes with Chromium 18, Icedove 10, GIMP 2.8, Kdenlive 0.9.2, Amarok 2.6, VLC 2.0.1 and many more updates. We ship with the latest and greatest multimedia codecs pre-installed. For wireless diagnosis we ship Wireshark, Aircrack-ng and Kismon." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): neptune-25-full.iso (1,364MB), neptune-minimal-25.iso (700MB).
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| 2012-06-03 |
NEW • Development Release: Kororaa Linux 17 Beta |
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Chris Smart has announced that the initial public beta of Kororaa Linux 17, a Fedora-based distribution with a large number of user-friendly enhancements, is ready for testing: "The first beta release of Kororaa Linux 17 has been released and is available for download, in 32-bit and 64-bit variants for KDE and GNOME. This new release includes major updates of most packages including the Linux kernel (3.3.7), office and desktops (KDE 4.8 and GNOME 3.4). The GNOME 3 desktop has a custom theme available, as well as several extensions to provide an enhanced user experience. The KDE desktop has specific default applications, such as Firefox and VLC." See the release announcement for upgrade notes, known issues and screenshots. Download (SHA256): Kororaa-17-Beta-i686-Live-KDE.iso (1,601MB), Kororaa-17-Beta-i686-Live-GNOME.iso (1,326MB), Kororaa-17-Beta-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso (1,600MB), Kororaa-17-Beta-x86_64-Live-GNOME.iso (1,328MB).
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| 2012-06-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SolusOS 1.1 |
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Ikey Doherty has announced the release of SolusOS 1.1, a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's stable branch but with a newer kernel and up-to-date software packages: "The SolusOS team is pleased to announce the release of SolusOS 1.1. This release brings greater hardware support and newer application versions, as well as support for hybrid GPUs, such as the NVIDIA Optimus. A new 3.3.6 kernel is at its core with the BFS patch, alongside the GNOME 2.30 desktop environment. Many new application versions are present. Brief overview of software versions: Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0.1, LibreOffice 3.5.4, OpenShot 1.4.2, VLC 2.0.1.... The 1.1 series, although based on the 'Eveline' repositories, is to be maintained separately from the 1.0 series." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: SolusOS-x86-1-1.iso (978MB, MD5, torrent), SolusOS-AMD64-1-1.iso (994MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-06-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: VectorLinux 7.0 "SOHO" |
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Robert Lange has announced the release of VectorLinux 7.0 "SOHO" edition, a Slackware-based distribution with KDE optimised for business and office use: "The final release of VectorLinux 7.0 SOHO is now available. This release is built on the 7.0 GOLD release featuring the recently released KDE 4.8.3 desktop experience. VectorLinux is the fastest Linux desktop in its class bar none. We have spared no expense to bring the KDE 4 desktop to the Linux community in a unique fashion that is best tried to see KDE 4 at its most awesome potential. With the custom artwork, visual tweaks and a little Vector magic, behold SOHO as you have never seen it before. DVD playback, audio and video codecs, multimedia and Java plugins are installed and working out of the box." See the release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download: VL7.0-SOHO-FINAL1.iso (685MB, MD5), VL7.0-SOHO-FINAL1-CD2.iso (686MB, MD5).
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| 2012-06-01 |
NEW • Development Release: Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 Preview |
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Alan Baghumian has announced the availability of the first public pre-release of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0, a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution featuring GNOME 3.4: "This is a pre-test version of the upcoming Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 release. Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 (code name 'Gloria') brings tons of updated packages, faster live boot, updated installer system and quality new features. This version has been synchronized with Debian 'testing' repositories as of May 24, 2012. This is the project's first release with the GNOME 3 series and it ships with LibreOffice productivity suit. Gloria also ships with a brand new software manager package. Highlights: GNOME 3.4.2, X.Org 7.6, GRUB 2, GNU Iceweasel 12.0, GParted 0.11.0, Empathy 3.4.2, LibreOffice 3.4.6 and VirtualBox 4.1.2." Read the release notes for a detailed list of feature, updates and known issues. Download: parsix_4.0-preview-053012-i386.iso (1,201MB, MD5), parsix_4.0-preview-053012-amd64.iso (1,201MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-31 |
NEW • Development Release: Bodhi Linux 2.0.0 Alpha |
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Jeff Hoogland has announced the availability of the initial alpha build of Bodhi Linux 2.0.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the latest Enlightenment 17 desktop: "The Bodhi team and I are happy to announce the first pre-release (read: not suitable for daily usage machines) of our next major release, Bodhi Linux 2.0.0. This release is considered alpha quality and is intended to allow our community to help test this release before it becomes our 'stable' version. The goal of a new major release is not to introduce ground-breaking new features. The goal of a major Bodhi release is to allow our distro to transition to the next major Ubuntu LTS as a distro base." Read the rest of the release announcement for further warnings and other information. Interested alpha testers can download the live CD images from here: bodhi-2.0.0-32-build2.iso (555MB, MD5), bodhi-2.0.0-64-build2.iso (585MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parted Magic 2012_05_30 |
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Patrick Verner has announced the release of Parted Magic 2012_05_30, a utility live CD designed primarily for disk management and data rescue tasks: "Minor bug fix release with some added programs and updates. SpaceFM was updated to 0.7.7 and now uses udevil for device mounting. pyNeighborhood 0.5.4, Shorewall 4.4.27, Shorewall6 4.4.27.3, gptsync 0.14 and udevil 0.2.4 were added. Coreutils 8.17, File 5.11, LFTP 4.3.6, MB 1.1.11, OpenSSH 6.0p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8x, rdesktop 1.7.1, SSHFS FUSE 2.4, UNetbootin 575, zerofree 1.0.2, ClamAV 0.97.4, e2fsprogs 1.42.3, FUSE 2.9.0, rsync 3.0.9, cifs-utils 5.4, keyutils 1.5.5, krb5 1.7.1, cURL 7.25.0, Libidn 1.25, OpenLDAP client 2.4.31, and SpaceFM 0.7.7 were updated. The Download Java program has been completely rewritten and works more reliably now. Work on a GUI for Shorewall has started." Visit the project's news page to read the release announcement. Download (MD5): pmagic_2012_05_30.iso (196MB), pmagic_2012_05_30_i486.iso (195MB), pmagic_2012_05_30_x86_64.iso (196MB).
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| 2012-05-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 1.2.12-60 |
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Steven Shiau has announced the release of Clonezilla Live 1.2.12-60, a new stable version of the specialist Debian-based live CD with free disk cloning software: "This release of Clonezilla live (1.2.12-60) includes major enhancements and minor bug fixes. Enhancements and changes: the underlying GNU/Linux operating system was upgraded, this release is based on the Debian 'Sid' repository as of 2012-05-25; Linux kernel was updated to 3.2.18; the drbl package was updated to 1.12.9 and Clonezilla was to 2.5.36; Partclone was updated to 0.2.48; Gdisk was updated to 0.8.4; Allowing to enter command-line prompt to create partition table when blank destination disk is found in restoreparts mode; the vlan package was added; vmfs5 file systems support was enabled again...." The release announcement has all the details. Download (MD5): clonezilla-live-1.2.12-60-i486.iso (107MB), clonezilla-live-1.2.12-60-i686-pae.iso (108MB), clonezilla-live-1.2.12-60-amd64.iso (109MB).
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| 2012-05-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.0.1 |
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Klaus Knopper has announced the release of KNOPPIX 7.0.1, a major new update to the project's Debian-based live DVD consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software and automatic hardware detection: "Version 7.0.1 of KNOPPIX is based on the usual picks from Debian stable and newer desktop packages from Debian testing and Debian unstable. It includes: Linux kernel 3.3.7 and X.Org 7.6 (core 1.12.1.902); optional 64-bit kernel via the 'knoppix64' boot option supporting systems with more than 4 GB of RAM and chroot to 64-bit installations for system rescue tasks; LibreOffice 3.5.3; Chromium 18.0.1025.168 and Firefox/Iceweasel 10.0 web browsers; LXDE (default), KDE 4.7.4 (boot option 'knoppix desktop=kde'), GNOME 3.4 (boot option 'knoppix desktop=gnome')." Read the rest of the release notes for further information. Download: KNOPPIX_V7.0.1DVD-EN.iso (3,986MB, MD5), KNOPPIX_V7.0.1DVD-DE.iso (3,986MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Grml 2012.05 |
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Michael Prokop has announced the release of Grml 2012.05, a Debian-based live CD designed for system administrators and users of text tools: "We just released Grml 2012.05 'Ponyhof'. Thanks for all the feedback we received for our 2011.12 release, we took it serious and hope that everyone finds 2012.05 such a wonderful release as we consider it to be. There were some changes between 2012.05-rc1 and the new stable release. The most important ones are: update to Linux kernel 3.3.7; added sysstat (and imvirt-helper was pulled in as dependency); fixed GRUB 2, iPXE and MirOS bsd4grml boot options for 64-bit ISO images; added wallpaper; fixed language boot option for the grml-small flavour." Read the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download: grml32-full_2012.05.iso (334MB, SHA1, torrent), grml32-small_2012.05.iso (145MB, SHA1, torrent), grml64-full_2012.05.iso (371MB, SHA1, torrent), grml64-small_2012.05.iso (148MB, SHA1, torrent).
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| 2012-05-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Fedora 17 |
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Robyn Bergeron has announced the release of Fedora 17, the latest stable version of the Red Hat-sponsored community distribution of Linux: "The 'Beefy Miracle' hath arrived. We believe this is the beefiest release ever - chock full of features to customize your experience to your tastes. On the desktop, GNOME 3.4 introduces new search capabilities in the activities overview, improved themes, and enhancements to the Documents and Contacts applications. A new application, GNOME-boxes, provides easy access to virtual machines. Additionally, GIMP 2.8 brings new improvements, such as single-window mode, layer groups, and on-canvas editing." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download (mirrors, torrents): Fedora-17-i686-Live-Desktop.iso (646MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-17-i686-Live-KDE.iso (695MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-17-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso (645MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-17-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso (692MB, SHA256, torrent).
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| 2012-05-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Caixa Mágica 18 |
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Caixa Mágica 18, a Portuguese Linux distribution for desktops and servers based on Ubuntu, has been released. Caixa Mágica 18 is a long-term support release which guarantees that it will receive security updates for the period of five years. Four different editions - GNOME, KDE, LXDE and "servidor" - are available. The major software packages included in this release are GNOME 3.4.1, KDE 4.8.2, LibreOffice 3.5.2, Linux kernel 3.2, as well as a new Portuguese citizen card software program. Additionally, the project now offers a new web-based utility for one-click installation of software applications. See the release announcement (in Portuguese) for more information and a screenshot. Quick links to download the GNOME and KDE variants: caixamagica-18-desktop-i386-gnome-dvd.iso (1,572MB, MD5), caixamagica-18-desktop-i386-kde-dvd.iso (1,843MB, MD5), caixamagica-18-desktop-amd64-gnome-dvd.iso (1,760MB, MD5), caixamagica-18-desktop-amd64-kde-dvd.iso (2,032MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-05-28 |
NEW • Development Release: antiX M12 Pre-Final |
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A pre-final build of antiX M12, a fast and lightweight Linux distribution for old computers, is available for final testing: "Twelve months on from the release of antiX M11, we now make available for testing our antiX M12 series. Three versions to play with: full - features 5 windows managers, IceWM, Fluxbox, JWM (all with or without a Rox desktop) wmii and dwm. LibreOffice replaces AbiWord and Gnumeric. Iceweasel 10 replaces Iceape, Claws-Mail included as email client; base - features Fluxbox, JWM, wmii and dwm; core - no X window, CLI installer only. All use Debian 'Testing' repositories by default and all applications upgraded up to 26 May 2012. All versions use Linux kernel 3.3.5, customised for antiX to allow booting with PI and AMD K5/K6 CPUs." Visit the news page on the project's Wiki pages to read the full release announcement. Download: antiX-486.iso (666MB, MD5), antiX-base-486.iso (346MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bridge Linux 2012.5 |
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Dalton Miller has announced the release of Bridge Linux 2012.5, a desktop-oriented distribution based on Arch Linux: "In this version, we have something very exciting. We are the first Arch-based distro to support (U)EFI out of the box. The 64-bit live media should boot natively on (U)EFI systems. There are some special steps that are required for installation, so be sure to check the README on the desktop for instructions. The rest of the changes are as follows: fixed live GNOME screensaver lock issue; fixed gcc-libs issue; fixed 'db not found' errors when running Pacman for the first time; replaced sudoers.d with sudoers; add VirtualBox additions to all editions; replaced LightDM with LXDM in Xfce; added mobile broadband provider info; updated Xfce to 4.10." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: bridge-xfce-2012.5-i686.iso (650MB), bridge-xfce-2012.5-x86_64.iso (662MB). Separate Bridge Linux editions featuring the GNOME, KDE and LXDE desktops are also available.
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| 2012-05-27 |
NEW • Development Release: NetBSD 6.0 Beta 2 |
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Jeff Rizzo has announced the availability of the second beta release of NetBSD 6.0: "On behalf of NetBSD developers, I'm happy to announce the availability of the second (and final) public beta of NetBSD 6.0, for testing. ISO images (for amd64 and i386) and images suitable for installing from USB sticks or other hard drives and torrent files for downloading via BitTorrent are also available, as well as Amazon EC2 machine images and .xva files for use with Citrix XenServer and Xen Cloud Platform. We are very pleased with the state of NetBSD 6.0_BETA2. With your help, we have made improvements since NetBSD 6.0_BETA. A sampling: fixes to hdaudio; fixed detaching ehci(4); added the ability to configure RAIDframe components on raw disks; fixed iwi(4) firmware decoding on bigendian platforms...." See the release announcement for a full list of fixed bugs. Download: NetBSD-6.0_BETA2-i386.iso (316MB, torrent), NetBSD-6.0_BETA2-amd64.iso (332MB, torrent).
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| 2012-05-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Snowlinux 2 "MATE" |
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Lars Torben Kremer has announced the release of Snowlinux 2 "MATE" edition, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the GNOME 2-like MATE desktop: "The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 2 'Cream'. Snowlinux 2 'Cream' is based upon Ubuntu 12.04 and is supported for 5 years until April 2017. This is one of the reasons why Plymouth was removed. Due to drastic changes with GNOME 3 and Unity, Snowlinux has a traditional desktop - MATE. New features: MATE 1.2, Linux kernel 3.2, Chromium 18, Firefox 12, Thunderbird 12.0.1; Snowlinux Metal theme and icons; open as administrator; open in terminal; delete permanently; terminal colors; Universe, Multiverse and Medibuntu repositories; better software selection; improved speed and response; new look and feel; system improvements." Here is the full release announcement with a screenshot. Download (SHA256): snowlinux-2-cream-i386.iso (825MB), snowlinux-2-cream-amd64.iso (806MB).
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| 2012-05-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SME Server 8.0 |
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Ian Wells has announced the release of SME Server 8.0, a major new update of the project's specialist server distribution based on CentOS 5: "The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of SME Server 8.0 which is based on CentOS 5.8. Changes in this release: backups - provide support for selective restore with modern browsers, remove default index.htm from primary ibay before restore, allow backup reports to go to an alternate user instead of admin; file server - gracefully handle upgrades from SerNet Samba, changes in Samba's 'Recycle VFS exclude' syntax (for ibays); LDAP - create Samba account during event for machine, keep UID/GID for computer accounts in synch for UNIX, Samba and LDAP...." See the release announcement for a complete list of changes and new features. Download: smeserver-8.0-i386.iso (653MB, MD5). On a related note, SME Server 7.6, based on the 4.x series of CentOS, is also available.
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| 2012-05-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Webconverger 13.0 |
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Kai Hendry has announced the release of Webconverger 13.0, a specialist Debian-based distribution for Internet kiosks and other web-only deployment scenarios: "Webconverger 13 excitingly includes WebGL 3D accelerated support for NVIDIA hardware and security enhancements, as well as: search engine changed to DuckDuckGo from Google after signing a revenue share deal on sponsored links like Linux Mint; new boot API to override DNS; new API to support scheduled shutdowns; updated Firefox to 10.0.4; updated Flash to 11.2.202.235; updated dwm to 6.0. All users should upgrade to this release, especially those with NVIDIA hardware." Read the remainder of the release notes and visit the project's redesigned website for further information and a detailed changelog. Download link: webc-13.0.iso (426MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: KANOTIX 2012-05 |
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Maximilian Gerhard has announced the release of KANOTIX 2012-05, a Debian-based desktop distribution and live DVD featuring the latest KDE desktop: "The first few days of LinuxTag 2012 in Berlin are over. It seems to become a tradition for KANOTIX to release at LinuxTag. As announced earlier in highlight report we offer an update release for KANOTIX 'Hellfire' and a preview to KANOTIX 'Dragonfire'. KANOTIX 2012-05 'Hellfire' is still based on Debian 6.0.5 'Squeeze' and contains KDE SC 4.4.5, Iceweasel 12.0, Icedove 3.1.16, Pidgin 2.10.4, Linux kernel 3.2 (Ubuntu recompiled), LibreOffice 3.5.3, WINE 1.4, GFX overlays for NVIDIA and AMD 3D graphic driver. The preview of KANOTIX 2012-05 'Dragonfire' is based on the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 'Wheezy'." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download the 4-in-1 DVD image containing both KANOTIX 2012-05 editions in i386 and amd64 flavours: KANOTIX-LinuxTag2012-4in1.iso (4,341MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 13 |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the finale release of Linux Mint 13, code name Maya: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 'Maya'. Available in two editions, Linux Mint 13 features the choice between a productive, stable and mature MATE 1.2 desktop and the brand, new modern-looking and exciting Cinnamon 1.4. These two desktops are among the best available, they're perfectly integrated within Linux Mint and represent great alternatives to GNOME 2 users. Linux Mint 13 is also an LTS (long-term support) release and it will be supported until April 2017." Read the release announcement and release notes for system requirements, known issues and upgrade instructions. Download (SHA256): linuxmint-13-mate-dvd-32bit.iso (898MB, torrent), linuxmint-13-mate-dvd-64bit.iso (885MB, torrent), linuxmint-13-cinnamon-dvd-32bit.iso (817MB, torrent), linuxmint-13-cinnamon-dvd-64bit.iso (801MB, torrent).
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| 2012-05-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Mageia 2 |
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Mageia 2, the second stable release of the community distribution originally forked from Mandriva Linux, has been released: "We're the Mageia community, and we are very happy to announce the release of Mageia 2! We've had a great time building our community and our new release, and we hope you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed making it. Here are some of the nice things included in Mageia 2: KDE 4.8.2 SC, the current release of the popular KDE desktop; GNOME 3.4.1, Xfce 4.8.3; VLC 2.0.1; Flash Player plugin 11.2; Chromium Browser 18; GIMP 2.8 featuring the all new single window interface...." See the release announcement and release notes for more information. The distribution is available for download from these mirror sites in the form of standard installation DVDs or live CD images with either GNOME or KDE and with various language support option. Quick links to the installation DVDs: Mageia-2-i586-DVD.iso (3,511MB, MD5, torrent), Mageia-2-x86_64-DVD/Mageia-2-x86_64-DVD.iso (3,563MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-05-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: siduction 12.1 |
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Ferdinand Thommes has announced the release of siduction 12.1, a desktop Linux distribution with a choice of KDE, LXDE and Xfce desktops, based on Debian's unstable branch: "We are pleased to present our first release of siduction in 2012. siduction 2012.1 'Desperado' is shipped with 3 desktop environments: KDE SC 4.8.3, Xfce 4.8 and LXDE, all in 32-bit and 64-bit variants. The released images are a snapshot of Debian 'Unstable' from 2012-05-21. They are enhanced with some useful packages and scripts, our own installer and a custom patched version of the Linux kernel 3.4, accompanied by X.Org Server 1.12.1.902. We ship KDE SC in version 4.8.3." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download: siduction-12.1-kde-i386.iso (938MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1-kde-amd64.iso (933MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1-lxde-i386.iso (562MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1-lxde-amd64.iso (557MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1-xfce-i386.iso (725MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1-xfce-amd64.iso (722MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-05-20 |
NEW • Development Release: LuninuX OS 12.00 Beta 2 |
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The second beta release of LuninuX OS 12.00, an Ubuntu-based distribution with GNOME Shell instead of Unity, is now available for testing: "The decision to bring pure GNOME to LuninuX OS in the second release Beta has proved beneficial - you will find many improvements, such as speed, responsiveness, stability and less resource usage. The login prompt is GDM and there are three sessions, GNOME Shell, GNOME Classic, and GNOME Fallback. Many of the applications included is Firefox, Banshee, LibreOffice, Liferea, GIMP, Cairo Dock, Docky, WINE and most of the multimedia plugins. If there is a problem with the auto-login for the live mode, select a session and type 'luninux' as the user name and leave the password blank, then login." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: LuninuXOS-12.00-Desktop-i386-Beta-2.iso (1,350MB, MD5, torrent), LuninuXOS-12.00-Desktop-amd64-Beta-2.iso (1,505MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-05-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Dream Studio 12.04 |
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Dick MacInnis has announced the release of Dream Studio 12.04, an Ubuntu-based distribution with a goal of helping users to create graphics, videos, music and websites: "DickMacInnis.com is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dream Studio 12.04, the latest version of our popular multimedia content creation suite. 12.04 is the best Dream Studio ever, featuring graphic design and photography tools, composition and audio editing applications, and programs for video editing, script-writing, and physical media authoring. Some of the features Dream Studio users have come to know and love: a full desktop operating system based on Ubuntu, for unprecedented security, stability, portability, and ease of use; graphic design tools such as Inkscape for vector graphics, and GIMP for painting and photo retouching...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a more detailed list of features and improvements. Download: dreamstudio-12.04.iso (2,412MB).
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| 2012-05-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ExTiX 10 |
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Arne Exton has announced the release of ExTiX 10, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution for 64-bit computers featuring the GNOME 3 and Razor-qt desktops: "ExTiX 10 64-bit is a remastered build of Ubuntu 12.04. The original system includes the Unity 5.8 desktop. After removing Unity I have installed GNOME 3.4, GNOME Shell and Razor-qt so that everyone can compare the different desktop environments. The system language is English. Installed programs include LibreOffice 3.5.3, AbiWord, Firefox 12.0, Opera, Thunderbird 12.0.1, Brasero, VLC 2.0.1, GIMP and win32 codecs. In addition, Java and all necessary additions are available in order to install programs from source. All programs have been updated to the latest available stable versions as of May 17, 2012. I have installed NVIDIA driver 295.53 so that you can enjoy the full GNOME desktop." Visit the distribution's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: extix10-64bit-12.04-1390mb-120522.iso (1,432MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-19 |
NEW • Development Release: Zorin OS 6 RC |
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Artyom Zorin has announced the availability of the release candidate for Zorin OS 6, a user-friendly desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 12.04: "The Zorin OS team is very proud to release the Zorin OS 6 Core release candidate, the pre-release version of our ground-breaking new operating system. Zorin OS 6 has been our most significant leap forward since our initial release nearly 3 years ago. At the core of Zorin OS 6 lies our new, unique desktop environment named 'Zorin Desktop' instead of the Unity, GNOME Shell and Cinnamon offerings. Zorin Desktop embraces all of the latest and greatest of open-source software and technologies such as GTK+ 3 and other software from the GNOME 3 software stack, all without affecting the familiarity and usability of the desktop which still retains its Windows 7-like default look." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download (MD5): zorin-os-6-core-32-rc.iso (1,361MB).
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| 2012-05-16 |
NEW • Development Release: Linux Mint 13 RC |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the availability of the release candidate for Linux Mint 13 - in MATE and Cinnamon flavours: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 RC 'Maya'. Available in two editions, Linux Mint 13 features the choice between a productive, stable and mature MATE 1.2 desktop and the brand new, modern-looking and exciting Cinnamon 1.4. These two desktops are among the best available, they're perfectly integrated within Linux Mint and represent great alternatives to GNOME 2 users. Linux Mint 13 is also an LTS (long-term support) release and it will be supported until April 2017." Read the release announcement, release notes and what's new page for more information, known issues and screenshots. Download (SHA256): linuxmint-13-mate-dvd-32bit-rc.iso (898MB, torrent), linuxmint-13-mate-dvd-64bit-rc.iso (885MB, torrent), linuxmint-13-cinnamon-dvd-32bit-rc.iso (817MB, torrent), linuxmint-13-cinnamon-dvd-64bit-rc.iso (800MB, torrent).
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| 2012-05-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Hybryde Linux 1 |
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Olivier Larrieu has announced the release of Hybryde Linux 1, a desktop Linux distribution with one unique feature - the ability to switch rapidly and fluidly between a number of desktop environments and window managers without logging out and without having to close open applications first. The list includes Enlightenment 17, GNOME Shell, GNOME 3 "Fallback" mode, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, Unity, Xfce and FVWM. The switching between desktops is achieved via a customisable Hy-menu which also allows launching applications and configuring the system. The project's website is in French and by default the distribution only supports the French language, but extra language packs can be installed from standard Ubuntu 12.04 repositories. If you understand French please visit the project's home page to learn more about the concepts and techniques employed by this distribution. Download (MD5): Hybryde_Evolution_v1-live-dvd-32bits.iso (1,595MB, torrent).
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| 2012-05-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parted Magic 2012_05_14 |
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Patrick Verner has announced the release of Parted Magic 2012_05_14, an updated build of the project's specialist live CD with a collection of software for hard disk management and data rescue tasks: "Parted Magic 2012_05_14. Huge updates with this one! New 3.3.6 Linux kernel, X.Org Server 1.12.1 with the most recent drivers, SpaceFM replaces PCManFM-Mod, Udisks replaces PMount, and an optional firewall for wired connections. To enable the firewall hit TAB and add 'firewall' at the first boot screen. All incoming traffic is blocked. Support for wireless connections is coming soon." Other updates include glibc 2.15 and MesaLib 8.0.2. See the distribution's news page to read the release announcement and consult the changelog for details about upgraded and newly added packages. Download (MD5) links: pmagic_2012_05_14.iso (193MB), pmagic_2012_05_14_i486.iso (193MB), pmagic_2012_05_14_x86_64.iso (194MB).
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| 2012-05-16 |
NEW • Development Release: siduction 12.1 RC |
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Ferdinand Thommes has announced the availability of the first release candidate for siduction 12.1, a desktop Linux distribution with a choice of KDE, LXDE and Xfce desktops, based on Debian's unstable branch: "We are pleased to present our first release of siduction in 2012. 'Desperado' is shipped with three desktop environments: KDE, Xfce and LXDE, all in 32-bit and 64-bit variants. The released images are a snapshot of Debian 'Unstable' from 2012-05-13. They are enhanced with some useful packages and scripts, our own installer and a custom patched version of the Linux kernel 3.3.6, accompanied by X.Org Server 1.12.1. We ship KDE SC in version 4.8.3." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: siduction-12.1-RC1-kde-i386.iso (952MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1-RC1-kde-amd64.iso (946MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1-RC1-lxde-i386.iso (568MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1-RC1-lxde-amd64.iso (563MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1-RC1-xfce-i386.iso (729MB, SHA256), siduction-12.1-RC1-xfce-amd64.iso (725MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-05-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ophcrack LiveCD 3.4.0 |
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Cedric Tissieres has announced the release of Ophcrack LiveCD 3.4.0, a specialist Linux distribution featuring a free Windows password cracker based on rainbow tables: "This new live CD includes the latest version of ophcrack 3.4.0. It is built on Slitaz GNU/Linux 4.0, the latest version of this great live CD. Christophe Lincoln from Slitaz helped us to enhance the scripts for partitions and tables detection. A new ncurses interface is also available to help users look for tables on other drives or interact with ophcrack. Finally a live CD without tables has been released as well for users that already downloaded or bought tables. The directory containing the table files must be placed inside another directory called tables in order for ophcrack to find them automatically." Visit the project's news page to read the release announcement. Download (MD5): ophcrack-xp-livecd-3.4.0.iso (425MB), ophcrack-vista-livecd-3.4.0.iso (506MB), ophcrack-notables-livecd-3.4.0.iso (46.0MB).
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| 2012-05-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.05 |
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Anke Boersma has announced the release of Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.05, an updated release of the project's rolling-release "Archimedes" series featuring KDE 4.8.3: "The Chakra project is proud to announce the third 'Archimedes' release. As with the previous release, Chakra is no longer shipping a GUI for package management. Appset-qt was the GUI for Pacman, but was not handling complex updates as should, so it is dropped from this ISO. With this release KDE is updated to 4.8.3, a new toolchain including GCC 4.7 and glibc 2.15, updated glib2 stack, latest NVIDIA and Catalyst, updated SQLite, unixODBC and Python groups, to name a few of the newer base packages included. These base updates made it so that the second Archimedes release is no longer usable for bundles, thus a new ISO needed." See the full release announcement for additional details. Download (MD5): chakra-2012.05-Archimedes-i686.iso (1,459MB), chakra-2012.05-Archimedes-x86_64.iso (1,452MB).
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| 2012-05-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ROSA 2012 |
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Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced the release of ROSA 2012, a Linux distribution forked from Mandriva with the goal of delivering a functional and easy-to-use business desktop using KDE 4.8.2: "The ROSA company is pleased to inform that it has completed the work on ROSA 'Marathon' 2012 operating system - a Linux distribution with an extended 5-year technical support and with a focus on enterprise customers. We have optimized the package base of the officially supported main repository of the distribution by selecting the most stable and important components necessary for the enterprise, though still providing desktop users with possibility to install large variety of applications from our extended repositories. The distribution includes application software sufficient to fulfill most typical tasks." Read the press release and the detailed release notes for further information. Download: ROSA.2012.MARATHON.EE.i586.iso (1,425MB, MD5, torrent), ROSA.2012.MARATHON.EE.x86_64.iso (1,453MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-05-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.11 Core 58 |
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Arne Fitzenreiter has announced the release of IPFire 2.11 Core 58, an updated version of the project's specialist distribution for firewalls: "It is time for a maintenance update of the IPFire series 2 which is called Core Update 58. This update comes with cryptodev, a bunch of security fixes and minor bug fixes. Cryptodev has been ported from BSD and provides the kernel crypto system to the userspace. The advantages we gain from that is much faster hashing, encryption and decryption of data. On a normal system, the performance will double, on systems that come with crypto processors like VIA Padlock or Marvell CESA, the speed will be significantly higher and the CPU load will be much lower. The update is shipping fixes for security issues in OpenSSL 0.9.8u and libpng 1.2.46." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download (SHA1): ipfire-2.11.i586-full-core58.iso (76.6MB, torrent).
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| 2012-05-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 2.7.0 |
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François Dupoux has released an updated build of SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based live CD with a collection of data rescue, disk management and networking utilities. What's new? "Updated standard kernels to long-term supported Linux kernel 3.2.16 (rescuecd + rescue64); updated alternative kernels to latest stable Linux kernel 3.3.5 (altker32 + altker64); Updated btrfs-progs from Fedora 17 sources; Updated XFS file system tools xfsprogs 3.1.8 and xfsdump 3.1.0; Updated system packages - GCC 4.4.7, OpenRC 0.9.8.4 and Portage 2.1.10.49; Updated OpenSSH to 5.9p1 and Partclone to 0.2.47; added Debian and Red Hat package management tools (dpkg, debootstrap, rpm); updated pkgstats script to avoid warnings; updated list of graphical programs used by cleansys; removed GObject introspection data to save space." Read the full changelog and take a look at this overview of system tools for further information. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-2.7.0.iso (365MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-05-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Liberté Linux 2012.1 |
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Maxim Kammerer has announced the release of Liberté Linux 2012.1, a Gentoo-based security live CD with the primary purpose of enabling anyone to communicate safely and covertly in hostile environments: "A new release has been published. Summary of important changes since the previous release: hardened Linux kernel 3.2.11; fixed memory wiping in KEXEC kernel - 64-bit kernel is used for wiping memory where possible and 32-bit kernel can wipe 2.9 GB of RAM; better file system security - most file system is read-only, with carefully selected exceptions; CD/SD boot media ejection now triggers shutdown; perfect forward secrecy and repudiability in cables communication; added open virtualization bundle (OVA) for easy virtual machine setup; replaced Midori browser with Epiphany which uses the same WebKit backend; partial migration to GTK+ 3 and dconf (Midori, Audacious, Gucharmap), using light themes...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a complete list of changes and improvements. Download: liberte-2012.1.iso (210MB), liberte-2012.1.zip (208MB).
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| 2012-05-10 |
NEW • Distribution Releases: Rocks Cluster Distribution 5.5, 6.0 |
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Philip Papadopoulos has announced the availability of Rocks Cluster Distribution versions 5.5 and 6.0, two new builds of the project's CentOS-based open-source toolkit for real and virtual clusters: "The latest update of Rocks, code name 'Mamba' is now released. Mamba is available for both CentOS 5.8 (Rocks 5.5) and CentOS 6.2 (Rocks 6.0). The Rocks-supplied OS rolls have all updates applied as of May 7, 2012. Rolls use the same code base but are compiled on the different version of operating systems. Mamba is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. New features: Rocks now supports both CentOS 5 and CentOS 6 from the same source code; Xen is no longer supported...." See the release announcement and release notes for a full list of new features. Download the "jumbo" DVDs containing the OS and all available "rolls": area51+...+xen-5.5.i386.disk1.iso (2,578MB, MD5), area51+...+xen-5.5.x86_64.disk1.iso (2,640MB, MD5), area51+...+web-server-6.0.i386.disk1.iso (2,469MB, MD5), area51+...+web-server-6.0.x86_64.disk1.iso (2,580MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Salix OS 13.37 "MATE" |
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George Vlahavas has announced the release of Salix OS 13.37 "MATE" edition, a Slackware-based distribution featuring the increasingly popular fork of the GNOME 2 desktop: "Salix MATE 13.37 is now officially released. Available for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, this release introduces the MATE desktop environment. For anyone not familiar with MATE, it's a GNOME 2 fork, that continues development of the GNOME 2.x branch. MATE uses the traditional desktop metaphor that was abandoned for newer GNOME 3.x releases. All of the GNOME parts that have been forked have been renamed, so that they don't conflict with GNOME 3.x applications, but otherwise the functionality and behavior is exactly the same as it was in GNOME 2.32.x. For example, the Nautilus file manager is now named Caja in MATE, the Evince document viewer is now Atril and the File-Roller archive manager is now Engrampa." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download (MD5): salix-mate-13.37.iso (610MB, torrent), salix64-mate-13.37.iso (601MB, torrent).
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| 2012-05-09 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 2 RC |
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Anne Nicolas has announced that the sole release candidate for the upcoming Mageia 2 is now ready for final testing: "After some delay, Mageia 2 RC is available for the last tests before the final release. We've included a lot of bug fixes to the installation and upgrade since the beta 3 release and we hope it will give you a very nice experience with Mageia. Major new features in Mageia 2: help text made by the documentation team; stable glibc 2.14.1; stable release of Linux kernel 3.3.4; a pre-release version of PulseAudio 2.0 has been included; CUPS printing system has been updated to version 1.5.2; KDE 4.8.2, and GNOME 3.4.1 desktop environments...." See the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (mirrors): Mageia-2-rc-i586-DVD.iso (3,468MB, MD5, torrent), Mageia-2-rc-x86_64-DVD.iso (3,522MB, MD5, torrent). Installable live CD images with either GNOME or KDE in a number of languages are also available.
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| 2012-05-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SolusOS 1 |
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Ikey Doherty has announced the release of SolusOS 1, an inaugural stable release of the project's desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "stable" branch featuring the GNOME 2 desktop, but also an updated kernel and applications: "I am pleased to announce the final release of SolusOS 'Eveline' 32-bit edition. All issues have now been corrected and installing from a live USB stick is now possible, via dd or UNetbootin. SolusOS is based on Debian 'stable' and features recent applications, multimedia and will automatically install proprietary graphics drivers if you wish. Brief overview of software versions: Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0.1, LibreOffice 3.5.3.2, Linux kernel 3.0.0 (with BFS, PAE, preempt), GNOME 2.30, OpenShot 1.4.2, Nautilus Elementary, PlayOnLinux 4.0.18, VLC 2.0.1, FirstRunWizard 0.8. Many new applications are available in the software repository." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: SolusOS-1.iso (983MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-07 |
NEW • Development Release: Porteus 1.2 RC2 |
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The second release candidate for Porteus 1.2, a Slackware-based distribution and live CD with a choice of KDE 3 (Trinity), KDE 4, LXDE and Xfce desktops, is ready for testing: "After a couple long months in the making, the Porteus community is happy to announce the second release candidate of Porteus version 1.2. This release candidate includes several upgrades, application rewrites and bug fixes. Major changes include: Linux kernel bumped to version 3.3.4; KDE upgraded to 4.8.3; Trinity upgraded to 3.5.13; Xfce upgraded to 4.10; LXDE upgraded to latest version from git; Firefox upgraded to version 12.0; rewritten language selection tool, magic folders setup tool, save.dat setup tool (including encrypted save.dat support); upgraded Porteus installer...." Here is the full release announcement. Download: Porteus-v1.2-rc2-i486.iso (257MB, MD5), Porteus-XFCE-v1.2-rc2-i486.iso (213MB, MD5), Porteus-v1.2-rc2-x86_64.iso (261MB, MD5), Porteus-XFCE-v1.2-rc2-x86_64.iso (199MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-07 |
NEW • Development Release: SolusOS 1 RC4 |
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Ikey Doherty, the founder and lead developer of SolusOS and the original creator of the "Debian" edition of Linux Mint, has announced the availability of the fourth release candidate for SolusOS 1: "I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of SolusOS 'Eveline' release candidate 4. Many new features, fixes, and software versions have made their way into RC4. Important issues were addressed in this release, namely the issue involving a missing 'build' symbolic link that caused kernel module compilation to fail. This mainly affected VirtualBox and NVIDIA users. The FirstRunWizard has also now been rectified, allowing AMD/ATI users to automatically install the proprietary graphics driver. We've also included a whole suite of new application versions - Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0.1, LibreOffice 3.5.3, Minitube 1.7, Flash 11.2.202.233, VLC 2.0.1." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional notes. Download: SolusOS-RC4.iso (968MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Slackel KDE-4.8.2-1 |
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Dimitris Tzemos has announced the release of an updated version of Slackel, a Slackware-based distribution tracking Slackware's "Current" branch and providing extra software in its own repositories: "Would you like to have a Slackware-based distro which informs about updates happened to Slackware 'Current' and update your system with one click? In the end you will end up with Slackware stable. The latest Slackel has been synchronized with the Slackware repositories and has become 'rolling-release'. Some new programs added or updated in the Slackel repositories include Firefox 12.0, Pidgin, VLC 2.0.1 and Calligra. A collection of four KDE ISO images are immediately available, including 32-bit and 64-bit installation images as well as 32-bit and 64-bit live images." See the complete release announcement for further information. Download (MD5): slackel-current-kde-4.8.2-1.iso (908MB), slackel64-current-kde-4.8.2-1.iso (875MB), slackellive-kde-4.8.2-1-32.iso (878MB), slackellive-kde-4.8.2-1-64.iso (894MB).
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| 2012-05-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Vyatta 6.4 |
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Mohit Mehta has announced the release of Vyatta 6.4, a Debian-based specialist distribution for firewalls and routers: "I'm pleased to announce that Vyatta Core (VC) release 6.4 is now available for download. Release 6.4 of the Vyatta Network OS adds significant enhancements in areas of GUI, upgradability and virtual deployments, and numerous improvements in areas of firewall, NAT, connection tracking, connection syncing along with CLI and op-mode enhancements. These include: a graphical dashboard - a central point for managing single Vyatta system and panelled overview of resource usage, system info, interfaces, routing, security, services, management; a graphical statistics tab - real-time statistics for interfaces, memory, CPU; upgrade improvements for bare-metal and virtual installations - single command for system upgrade...." Read the release announcement and release notes (PDF) for a detailed list of all changes and new features. Download (MD5): vyatta-livecd_VC6.4_i386.iso (206MB), vyatta-livecd_VC6.4_amd64.iso (215MB).
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| 2012-05-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.3.3 "Slacko" |
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Barry Kauler has announced the release of Puppy Linux 5.3.3 "Slacko" edition, an updated version of the lightweight distribution compatible with Slackware Linux 13.37: "Puppy Linux 5.3.3 'Slacko' is an updated release of the recent 5.3.1. It has binary compatibility with Slackware Linux 13.37, which simply means that it is a Puppy built with packages from the Slackware, Salix and Slacky repositories. The main variant has been upgraded with Linux kernel 3.1.10 compiled with Aufs layered file system support, in the typical Puppy manner. There is also a PAE variant to cater for machines with large amounts of RAM. Both ISO images have SCSI boot support. The SeaMonkey 2.9.1 suite is the default browser and email suite but Firefox, Chromium, Opera, Netsurf, Iron, Dillo and Links are only a few clicks away." Here is the full release announcement. Download: slacko-5.3.3-4g-SCSI.iso (115MB, MD5), slacko-5.3.3-highmem-PAE-SCSI.iso (115MB, MD5).
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| 2012-05-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lightweight Portable Security 1.3.4 |
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Software Protection Initiative (SPI) has announced the release of Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) 1.3.4, an updated version of the project's security live CD designed for secure and anonymous use of web-based applications: "Changes: updated Firefox to 10.0.4 ESR; added Firefox extension HTTPS Everywhere 2.0.3; added Firefox extension NoScript 2.3.9; updated Thunderbird to 10.0.4 ESR; downgraded Flash to 11.1.102.63 due to incompatibilities in new Adobe libraries, Flash will be updated with our next kernel update release (LPS 1.4), if running an old version of Flash poses a problem, use the NoScript add-on within Firefox to disable it; updated Encryption Wizard application to 3.3.3; updated OpenSSL to 0.9.8w; updated OpenSSH to 6.0p1; updated Java to 6u32; updated the Citrix client to 12.1.0.203066; fixed SameTime support in Pidgin, it was left out of 1.3.3 by accident; added MultiPing 0.1.2 under the Connectivity menu." See the complete release notes for more details. Download (MD5): LPS-1.3.4_public.iso (185MB), LPS-1.3.4_public_deluxe.iso (394MB).
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| 2012-05-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ArchBang Linux 2012.05 |
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Stan McLaren has announced the release of ArchBang Linux 2012.05, a lightweight Arch-based desktop distribution featuring the Openbox window manager: "ArchBang 2012.05 is out in the wild. If you are already running ArchBang smoothly on your system you don't need to install the new release. Some changes for this release: QDarkStudio4 default GTK+ theme; Shotwell picture viewer; improved Conky; Epdfview replaces zathura; simple clean tint2 panel; Broadcom wireless added; VirtulaBox Arch Linux additions; mobile broadband modem capability added to NetworkManager. ArchBang will now be released four times per year to provide users with more regularly updated versions. Due to upgrades and improvements to the Arch Linux system, ArchBang may release unofficial updates between official releases to prevent excessive workarounds in installing and updating newly installed systems." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): archbang-2012.04.30-i686.iso (490MB), archbang-2012.04.30-x86_64.iso (494MB).
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| 2012-05-01 |
NEW • BSD Release: OpenBSD 5.1 |
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Theo de Raadt has announced the release of OpenBSD 5.1, a BSD operating system with a focus on security: "We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 5.1. What's new? umsm(4) supports additional mobile broadband devices; non-GigE ale(4) devices can now establish link to a GigE link partner; support for Intel 82580 has been added to em(4); support for MegaRAID 9240 has been added to mfi(4); support for Nuvoton NCT6776F has been added to lm(4)... Highlights: OpenSSH 6.0, GNOME 3.2.1, KDE 3.5.10, Xfce 4.8.3, MySQL 5.1.60, PostgreSQL 9.1.2, Postfix 2.8.8, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.19, 3.6.25 and 9.0.1, LibreOffice 3.4.5.2... The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers: Xenocara (based on X.Org 7.6 with X.Org Server 1.11.4, FreeType 2.4.8, Mesa 7.10.3; GCC 4.2.1; Perl 5.12.2...." The OpenBSD 5.1 release page has a detailed list of all changes and improvements. Quick download links to the i386 and amd64 installation images: i386/install51.iso (222MB, SHA256, torrent), amd64/install51.iso (236MB, SHA256, torrent).
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| 2012-05-01 |
NEW • Development Release: CrunchBang Linux 11 R20120430 |
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Philip Newborough has announced the availability of the first public testing build of CrunchBang Linux 11, a lightweight desktop distribution with Openbox, now based on Debian "Wheezy": "The first CrunchBang 11 'Waldorf' development builds are now available for testing. For anyone unaware, these are the first builds to be based on Debian 'Wheezy' sources. Wheezy is the current testing branch of Debian and therefore is likely to experience changes, bugs and breakages. These first builds are not recommended for anyone who requires a stable system, or is not happy running into occasional breakages. Of note, the following has changed: SLiM replaces the deprecated GDM; Chromium replaces Iceweasel; Compton replaces xcompmgr and Cairo Composite Manager; PulseAudio is now installed by default." See this forum post for further information and known issues. Download (MD5): crunchbang-11-20120430-i386.iso (676MB, torrent), crunchbang-11-20120430-amd64.iso (642MB, torrent).
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| 2012-04-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 0.11 |
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Tails 0.11, a new version of the Debian-based live DVD designed for anonymous Internet surfing, has been released: "Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), version 0.11, is out. All users must upgrade as soon as possible. Notable user-visible changes include: Tails Greeter, the login screen which obsoletes the language selection boot menu, Tails Greeter also adds some new options - activating persistence and setting a sudo password; Tails USB installer, this graphical user interface mostly obsoletes our old instructions of 'cat-ing' the ISO directly onto a block device; persistence can optionally be used when running Tails from a USB drive, application configurations and arbitrary directories can be made persistent; Iceweasel 10.0.4esr with search plugins, replaced Debian-provided DuckDuckGo search plugin with the "HTML SSL" one...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a complete list of changes. Download: tails-i386-0.11.iso (753MB, torrent).
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| 2012-04-28 |
NEW • Development Release: ROSA 2012 RC |
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Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced the availability of the release candidate for ROSA 2012, a desktop distribution forked from Mandriva Linux and enhanced with a variety of innovative desktop utilities and applications: "ROSA company has finished formation of a package base for the ROSA 2012 operating system. We are glad to announce the release candidate of the system which will be subjected to a series of final tests, but will not undergo any significant changes. ROSA Marathon 2012 RC includes the following major software components: Linux kernel 3.0.28 LTS with support for PAE, netbooks and modern Intel processors; KDE 4.8.2 with enhancements and patches from ROSA (SimpleWelcome, RocketBar, Dolphin 2.0); ROSA Media Player; Klook; updated drivers for Intel, NVIDIA and AMD chipsets with support for i3, i5, i7, GF6xxx and latest AMD products...." See the release announcement for a full list of features. Download: ROSA.2012.MARATHON.EE.i586.iso (1,360MB, MD5), ROSA.2012.MARATHON.EE.x86_64.iso (1.387MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Proxmox 2.1 "Virtual Environment" |
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Martin Maurer has announced the release of Proxmox 2.1 "Virtual Environment" edition, an open-source virtualization platform for running virtual appliances and virtual machines, based on Debian GNU/Linux: "We just released Proxmox VE 2.1, including a lot of bug fixes in the new virtual machine startup and shutdown behavior. Release notes: simplified GUI for users without permissions; implemented startup and shutdown ordering; improved task logs on node start-up and shut-down; added Russian, Italian and Turkish translations; updated Corosync cluster stack to version 1.4.3; updated LVM to version 2.02.95 (fixes snapshot problems); bug fixes." Read the rest of the release announcement for upgrade instructions and other useful links. Download the 64-bit installation CD image from here: proxmox-ve_2.1-f9b0f63a-26.iso (367MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-04-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Rescue Remix 12.04 |
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Andrew Zajac has announced the release of Ubuntu Rescue Remix 12.04, an Ubuntu-based data recovery software toolkit: "Version 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' of the very best free and libre open-source data recovery software toolkit based on Ubuntu is out. Ubuntu Rescue Remix provides a robust yet lean system for data recovery and forensics. No graphical interface is used; the live system can boot and function normally on machines with very little memory or processor power. Following Ubuntu's six-month release schedule, all the software is up-to-date, stable and supported. Ubuntu Rescue Remix features a full command-line environment with the newest versions of the most powerful free and libre open-source data recovery software including GNU ddrescue, Photorec, The Sleuth Kit, Gnu-fdisk and ClamAV. This release features ddrutility, a new tool written by Scott Dwyer to identify files affected by unrecoverable blocks on a disk image." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: ubuntu-rescue-remix-12-04.iso (234MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu Studio 12.04 |
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Ubuntu Studio 12.04, the latest release from a project providing a large collection of audio, video and graphics software in one compact package, is ready: "Ubuntu Studio is the Ubuntu flavour designed for content creation. It's produced as a DVD image that can also be converted to an USB stick and includes support for most languages by default. Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS is a 3 year long-term support release and will be supported until April 2015. New features include: live DVD; GUI-based installation; low-latency kernel installed by default; i386 images use the low-latency PAE kernel; Xfce as the default desktop environment; Pulse Audio with JACK bridging enabled by default; new theme, icons and default font...." Read the detailed release notes for more information. Download (SHA256): ubuntustudio-12.04-dvd-i386.iso (1,904MB, torrent), ubuntustudio-12.04-dvd-amd64.iso (1,971MB, torrent).
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| 2012-04-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lubuntu 12.04 |
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Lubuntu 12.04, an updated version of the official Ubuntu sub-project showcasing the lightweight LXDE desktop, has been released: "Lubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' is finally here. Features: based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment; PCManFM 0.9.10, a fast and lightweight file manager using GIO/GVFS; Openbox, the fast and extensible, default windows-manager of LXDE; LightDM, using the simple GTK+ greeter; Chromium, the open-source variant of Google Chrome; based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Improvements since Lubuntu 11.10: a new software center, optimized to be lightweight, for easy installation and removal of applications from your system; new theme; Blueman is now used for managing Bluetooth devices." See the release announcement and release notes to learn more. Download (SHA256): lubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386.iso (688MB, torrent), lubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso (697MB, torrent).
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| 2012-04-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Xubuntu 12.04 |
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Xubuntu 12.04, a brand-new version of the popular Ubuntu flavour featuring the Xfce 4.8 desktop, has been released: "The Xubuntu team is very proud and happy to announce the release of Xubuntu 12.04, code-named 'Precise Pangolin'. Xubuntu 12.04 is a Long-Term Support release (LTS) and will be supported for three years per the Xubuntu LTS plan. Release notes: the i386 images use a non-PAE kernel, the non-PAE kernel will not be available in future Xubuntu releases; some default shortcuts have been changed, added and deleted; pavucontrol is used instead of xfce4-mixer due to latter not supporting PulseAudio; the Alacarte menu editor is installed by default and will work with Xfce-related menu items as well; lots of appearance improvements, including new branding...." Read the release announcement and release notes for additional details. Download (SHA256): xubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386.iso (680MB, torrent), xubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso (695MB, torrent).
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| 2012-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Mythbuntu 12.04 |
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Mythbuntu 12.04, a new update of the specialist Ubuntu sub-project with a focus on setting up a standalone MythTV system, is available: "Mythbuntu 12.04 has been released. It is very important to note that this release is only compatible with MythTV 0.25 systems. The MythTV component of previous Mythbuntu releases can be upgraded to a compatible MythTV version by using the Mythbuntu repositories. Highlights: MythTV 0.25; starting with 12.04, the Mythbuntu team will only be doing LTS releases; enable MythTV and Mythbuntu Updates repositories directly from the Mythbuntu Control Centre without needing to install the mythbuntu-repos package; Mythbuntu theme fixes." Here is the release announcement with links to relevant topics. Download (SHA256): mythbuntu-12.04-desktop-i386.iso (666MB, torrent), mythbuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso (697MB, torrent).
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| 2012-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Edubuntu 12.04 |
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Edubuntu 12.04, a new release of the specialist Ubuntu remix designed for schools, is ready for download: "After six months of preparation, it's with great pride that the Edubuntu development team announces today the release of Edubuntu 12.04 LTS. As the first Long-Term Support release of the Edubuntu project, this version will be supported for 5 years (April 2017). The Edubuntu development team will also provide 'point releases' in sync with Ubuntu's to offer new installation media containing all the latest bug fixes. What's new? iTalc was replaced by Epoptes, a new classroom management software; new major version of LTSP (5.3.x) including numerous bug fixes and speed improvement; fully translatable installation and post-installation environment...." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (SHA256): edubuntu-12.04-dvd-i386.iso (2,659MB, torrent), edubuntu-12.04-dvd-amd64.iso (2,678MB, torrent).
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| 2012-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 12.04 |
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Kubuntu 12.04, a new version of an Ubuntu variant featuring the KDE 4.8.2 desktop, is out: "The Kubuntu community is proud to announce the release of 12.04 LTS, the 'Precise Pangolin': the new Long-Term Support version of our friendly operating system. Built on Ubuntu's core and polished with KDE's applications and workspaces, Kubuntu 12.04 LTS is a grand example of friendly, fast and beautiful software. We recommend it as the perfect OS for casual users, students, Linux gamers, software developers, professionals, and anyone interested in a free, open platform that is both beautiful and useful. Highlights: KDE 4.8.2; Amarok 2.5; Rekonq and OwnCloud updates; Calligra suite...." See the release announcement and release notes for more information and screenshots. Download (SHA256): kubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386.iso (698MB, torrent), kubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso (698MB, torrent).
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| 2012-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Ubuntu 12.04 |
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Ubuntu 12.04, the latest version of Canonical's flagship operating system featuring the Unity user interface and Head-Up Display menu system, has been released: "The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support). Code-named 'Precise Pangolin', 12.04 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing a few new features and improving quality control. For PC users, Ubuntu 12.04 supports laptops, desktops, and netbooks with a unified look and feel based on an updated version of the desktop shell called 'Unity', which introduces 'Head-Up Display' search capabilities." Read the release announcement and see the features page for more details. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386.iso (701MB, torrent), ubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso (698MB, torrent).
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| 2012-04-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2.05 |
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Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 2.05, an updated version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution designed to perform penetration tests and security assessments: "The BackBox team is proud to announce the release 2.05 of BackBox Linux. The new release includes features such as Ubuntu 11.04, Linux kernel 2.6.38 and Xfce 4.8.0. What's new: system upgrade; bug corrections; performance boost; improved start menu; improved WiFi driver (compat-wireless aircrack patched); new hacking tools - Creepy, fern-wifi-cracker, Joomscan, Pyrit, Reaver, Xplico; updated tools - Crunch, Fimap, Hydra, MagicTree, Metasploit... System requirements: 32-bit or 64-bit processor; 256 MB of system memory (RAM); 4.4 GB of disk space for installation; graphics card capable of 800x600 resolution; DVD-ROM drive or USB port." Here is the brief release announcement. Download links: backbox-2.05-i386.iso (986MB, MD5, torrent), backbox-2.05-amd64.iso (998MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-04-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Swift Linux 0.2.0 |
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Jason Hsu has announced the release of Swift Linux 0.2.0, a lightweight desktop distribution with IceWM - now based on Linux Mint's "Debian" edition: "Welcome to the new Mint-based Swift Linux. Version 0.2.0 of Swift Linux is now available. Swift Linux is now based on Linux Mint 'Debian' edition but retains the spirit of antiX Linux. The new Minty base improves hardware and codec support and continues to provide Swift Linux a software repository consisting of over 30,000 packages. However, Swift Linux is keeping the IceWM and ROX pinboard desktop environment to provide user-friendliness without bloat. Also, the Swift Linux ISO image is still small enough to fit onto a CD. Subsequent versions of Swift Linux will be provided frequently (usually no more than a few weeks between editions) but with only modest improvements with each iteration." Visit the project's home page to read the brief release announcement. Download the live CD image from SourceForge: swiftlinux-0_2_0-regular.iso (651MB).
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| 2012-04-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.2 "Community" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the release of ClearOS 6.2, a distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 and designed for small business servers and gateways: "ClearOS Community 6 has arrived. A lot of time, resources and development have gone into making ClearOS the best next generation small business server and gateway. The underlying framework was redesigned to make it easy to create new and innovative applications. The new Marketplace now provides a quick way to install both open-source and paid applications. There's also 64-bit support, a shiny new graphical installer, improved usability, better VM support, a modernized build system, and the migration to the latest upstream 6.x version. We stepped back, improved the architecture and software, and are now ready to bring you a slew of new applications in 2012." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): clearos-community-6.2-i386.iso (555MB), clearos-community-6.2-x86_64.iso (591MB).
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| 2012-04-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Dragora GNU/Linux 2.2 |
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Matias Fonzo has announced the release of Dragora GNU/Linux 2.2, a "libre" distribution built from scratch and featuring Xfce as the default desktop: "I am pleased to announce the release of Dragora GNU/Linux 2.2 (code name 'rafaela'). Dragora is a powerful and reliable GNU/Linux distribution created from scratch with the intention of providing a stable, multi-platform and multi-purpose operating system. Built with 100% free software. The development focused on stability, correction of bugs, upgrades and security updates. The improvements have occurred in the system installer, the package system, and in Runit's scheme, our init system. This version is available for the 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, along with a second CD called "plus" which contains Emacs 23.4, Gnash 0.8.10, Gtk-Gnutella 0.97, and wxWidgets 2.9.1 with their corresponding sources." See the full release announcement for a long list of highlights and new features. Download the installation CD images from here: dragora-2.2-i486.iso (624MB, SHA1, torrent), dragora-2.2-x86_64.iso (646MB, SHA1, torrent).
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| 2012-04-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 4.5 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the release of Tiny Core Linux 4.5, a fast and minimalist Linux distribution for desktop use: "Team Tiny Core is proud to announce the release of Core 4.5. Change log: updated wbar to 2.3.0; Updated wbar.sh, wbar_setup and wbarconf GUI for new wbar changes; new Apps GUI replaces AppBrowser and AppsAudit; updated Apps GUI OnBoot, OnDemand and Md5Check to case-insensitive sort order; updated Apps GUI OnDemand to support ondemand noicons; updated App GUI to add descriptive title and moved URI to bottom; renamed ScmBrowser to ScmApps, added delete and descriptive title, moved URI to bottom, adjusted menu; updated tce-audit to suppress spurious messages with regard to FAT file systems; updated tce-setup added support for scm in cde tmp/builtin for remasters; updated scm-load to forward md5check results to calling GUI; updated scm-load to support scm only type systems and remasters...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a complete technical changelog. Download: TinyCore-4.5.iso (11.9MB, MD5), CorePlus-4.5.iso (66.0MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-24 |
NEW • Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Beta |
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Red Hat has announced the availability of a public beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3: "Today, Red Hat announces the availability of the public beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3. With this beta, Red Hat provides early access to the third minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, which was initially announced in November 2010. The beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 showcases both enhancements and brand new features in many areas including virtualization, scalability, file systems, storage, security, identity management, and hardware enablement. Although there are nearly 50 new and enhanced features, here are among the most noteworthy: a new tool called Virt-P2V that facilitates the conversion of physical Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems into virtual images; stronger compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) standards...." See the release announcement and release notes for more details. This beta release is available to existing RHEL subscribers from Red Hat's Software & Download Center.
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| 2012-04-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 201204 "Debian" |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 201204 "Debian" edition: "The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 201204. This release features three of the best Linux desktops available at the moment: The traditional and functional MATE 1.2 desktop, the innovative and beautiful Cinnamon 1.4 and the lightweight and rock-solid Xfce 4.8. Both the MATE/Cinnamon and Xfce editions use the MDM display manager. MDM will look familiar to many people, as it brings back GDM 2.20 and all its features: Remote login, configuration tools, fast-user switching, theme-ability, language selection. Yahoo joins DuckDuckGo and is featured as default in the list of search engines which financially support Linux Mint." Here is the full release announcement with screenshots of the three desktop options. Download (SHA256) links: linuxmint-201204-mate-cinnamon-dvd-32bit.iso (1,243MB), linuxmint-201204-mate-cinnamon-dvd-64bit.iso (1,180MB), linuxmint-201204-xfce-dvd-32bit.iso (1,113MB), linuxmint-201204-xfce-dvd-64bit.iso (1,070MB).
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| 2012-04-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Scientific Linux 5.8 |
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Pat Riehecky has announced the release of Scientific Linux 5.8, a distribution rebuilt from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 and enhanced with extra software and tools useful in academic environments: "We would like to announce the immediate availability of Scientific Linux 5.8." Besides upstream updates some of the changes compared to version 5.7 include: "Intel wireless firmware (ucode) updated to a more current version; Java updated to the latest security package; the 1.4.14 release of OpenAFS, this version fixes a minor locking bug; Ralink wireless firmware updated to a more current version; yum-utils updated to current version; lsb_release -a now reports the same as SL6...." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download: SL.58.041912.DVD.i386.disc1.iso (4,195MB, MD5), SL.58.041912.DVD.x86_64.disc1.iso (4,170MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Snowlinux 2 |
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Lars Torben Kremer has announced the release of Snowlinux 2, a Debian-based desktop distribution and live CD with GNOME 2: "The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 2 'Ice'. Due drastic changes with GNOME 3 and Unity, Snowlinux 2 'Ice' is keeping GNOME 2. It comes with a GTK+ theme and icon set called Snowlinux Metal and the system font is 'Ubuntu' by default. Also present in this version is an improved live installer which detects country, offers keyboard variants and uses UUID in fstab. It has a firewall called gufw. Apturl was ported from Ubuntu to Debian and it was made functional. To improve the difference between user and root terminal, terminal colors were introduced. To be more out-of-the-box OpenJDK 6 Java was made available in the default installation." See the remainder of the release announcement for more information and a screenshot. Download (MD5): snowlinux-2-ice-i386.iso (695MB), snowlinux-2-ice-amd64.iso (702MB).
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| 2012-04-19 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeNAS 8.2.0-BETA3 |
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Josh Paetzel has announced the availability of the third beta build of FreeNAS 8.2.0, a specialist operating systems providing free Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services: "I've just completed uploading FreeNAS 8.2.0-BETA3. Upgrades from BETA2 work, but most likely any plugin stuff that is working in BETA2 will stop working. You'll want to use the plugins in the BETA3 directory with this beta, don't mix and match. Notable highlights are a complete re-factor of plugins, iSCSI target reload, and the Samba security fix. The 8.2 branch of FreeNAS introduces many functional changes when compared with the 8.0.x releases. ZFS can be manipulated from the CLI, and changes for supported items tracked by FreeNAS will be reflected in the GUI. zvols, datasets, and entire volumes can be created, destroyed, or manipulated on the CLI and will be propagated to the GUI." The release announcement. Download: FreeNAS-8.2.0-BETA3-x86.iso (94.5MB, SHA256), FreeNAS-8.2.0-BETA3-x64.iso (101MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-04-18 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 2 Beta 3 |
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Anne Nicolas has announced the availability of the third beta build of Mageia 2: "For some days the suspense was at its highest. We are now happy to deliver this beta 3 release which is the very last beta for Mageia 2. Lots of work has been done on release-blocking bugs, final design is nearly all integrated and we now wait for your feedback. Major new features: stable glibc 2.14.1; latest stable release of Linux kernel 3.3.1 offering support for improved virtualisation with Xen, improved performance and a new subsystem such as a new iSCSI stack or NFC, and better security with the Tomoyo framework; dracut as tool for creating initrds (initial ramdisk, used during boot)...." Read the brief release announcement and the comprehensive release notes for more details. Download: Mageia-2-beta3-i586-DVD.iso (3,443MB, MD5, torrent), Mageia-2-beta3-x86_64-DVD.iso (3,495MB, MD5, torrent). Live CD images with KDE or GNOME and various language support options also available.
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| 2012-04-18 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeBSD 8.3 |
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FreeBSD 8.3 has been released: "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE. This is the fourth release from the 8-STABLE branch which improves on the functionality of FreeBSD 8.2 and introduces some new features. Some of the highlights: usb(4) now supports the USB packet filter; TCP/IP stack now supports the mod_cc(9) pluggable congestion control framework; graid(8) GEOM class added to support various BIOS-based software RAID controllers (replacement for ataraid(4)); ZFS subsystem updated to SPA version 28; GNOME version 2.32.1, KDE version 4.7.4. FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, pc98, and sparc64 architectures." For further details please see the release announcement and the detailed release notes. Quick download links for the i386 and amd64 architectures: FreeBSD-8.3-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso (2,211MB, SHA256, torrent), FreeBSD-8.3-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso (2,347MB, SHA256, torrent).
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| 2012-04-17 |
NEW • Development Release: Fedora 17 Beta |
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Dennis Gilmore has announced the availability of the beta release of Fedora 17: "We are delighted to announce the availability of the beta release of Fedora 17. This release of Fedora includes a variety of features both over and under the hood that show off the power and flexibility of the advancing state of free software. On the desktop, GNOME 3.4 introduces many user experience improvements, including new search capabilities in the activities overview, improved themes, and enhancements to the Documents and Contacts applications. A new application, GNOME-boxes, provides easy access to virtual machines. Additionally, GIMP 2.8 brings new improvements such as single-window mode, layer groups, and on-canvas editing." Here is the release announcement. Download (torrents): Fedora-17-Beta-i686-Live-Desktop.iso (647MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-17-Beta-i686-Live-KDE.iso (685MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-17-Beta-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso (646MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-17-Beta-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso (682MB, SHA256, torrent).
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| 2012-04-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.04 |
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Anke Boersma has announced the release of Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.04, an updated release of the project's KDE-centric distribution originally forked from Arch Linux: "This second 'Archimedes' release brings some good news and, for some, bad news. Good news - after a year of hard work by the Calligra team, we are really pleased to present the DVD image with the first-ever stable release of the Calligra office suite. Bad news for some, there is no longer a GUI for package management shipped. Appset-qt and any other Pacman GUI front-end were not able to handle more complex updates as they should, and the team felt it was not correct toward the users to ship a package that needed constant warnings. With this release we offer: KDE 4.8.2, Linux kernel 3.2.8 (3.0.22 optional), Qt 4.8.1, QtWebkit 2.2.1." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional information. Download (MD5): chakra-2012.04-Archimedes-i686.iso (1,452MB), chakra-2012.04-Archimedes-x86_64.iso (1,448MB).
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| 2012-04-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Trisquel GNU/Linux 5.5 |
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Rubén RodrÃguez has announced the release of Trisquel GNU/Linux 5.5, a 100% "libre" distribution based on Ubuntu: "Trisquel 5.5 STS 'Brigantia' is finally here. This release is our first to be based on GNOME 3, GTK+ 3 and also Linux-libre 3.0. GNOME 3 was a big challenge, because as it is designed now, it is not usable for our community. The new default interface of GNOME 3 is GNOME Shell, a program that requires 3D acceleration to work, as it relies on graphics composition. Sadly, many graphics cards today still lack a libre driver providing acceleration, so many users who would choose free drivers will be redirected to a fallback desktop environment. This way many users could feel compelled to install non-free drivers to be able to use the new desktop, so we decided to use the fallback environment as default." Here is the full release announcement. Download: trisquel_5.5_i686.iso (696MB, MD5, torrent), trisquel_5.5_amd64.iso (699MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-04-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Lightweight Portable Security 1.3.3 |
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A new version of Lightweight Portable Security (LPS), a Linux live CD with strong privacy protection features created by the United States Department of Defence, is out. Version 1.3.3 is a maintenance release, updating Firefox, Flash, Adobe Reader and OpenSSL, and adding Thunderbird and Pidgin to the "deluxe" edition. From the changelog: "Changes in version 1.3.3: updated Firefox to 10.0.3 ESR; updated Flash to 11.2.202.228; updated OpenSSL to 0.9.8u; updated Adobe Reader to 9.5.1; updated Encryption Wizard application to 3.3.2; added Thunderbird 3.1.20 and DAVmail to LPS-Public Deluxe for S/MIME email support with MS Exchange OWA; added Pidgin 2.10.2 (with SameTime support); added VMware View 1.4; added option for OpenDNS DNSCrypt; added Firefox extension HTTPS Everywhere 2.0.1; added Firefox extension NoScript 2.3.7 (disabled by default)." Download (SHA256) the live CD images from the project's download server: LPS-1.3.3_public.iso (176MB), LPS-1.3.3_public_deluxe.iso (377MB).
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| 2012-04-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Slackel KDE-4.8.2 |
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Slackel is a Linux distribution based on Slackware's "current" branch, with the goal of integrating the latest KDE desktop, the Calligra office suite and some custom artwork into separate live (installable to hard disk) and installation DVD images. The project's latest version, KDE-4.8.2, was announced yesterday: "A new set of Slackel KDE-4.8.2 version. A collection of four KDE ISO images are immediately available to our users, including 32-bit and 64-bit installation images as well as 32-bit and 64-bit live images that can be burned to a DVD or used with a USB drive. Slackel KDE-4.8.2 includes the latest 'current' tree of Slackware Linux and the latest KDE 4.8.2 accompanied by a very rich collection of KDE-centric software. The Firefox 11.0 web browser, KMail and KTorrent are the main networking applications included in this release, followed by Akregator and Kopete." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download (MD5): slackellive-kde-4.8.2-32.iso (866MB), slackellive-kde-4.8.2-64.iso (881MB).
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| 2012-04-12 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 12.2 Milestone 3 |
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Andreas Jaeger has announced the availability of the third milestone release of openSUSE 12.2: "Despite delays due to the move to a i686 desktop kernel for 32-bit systems, milestone 3 is finally available. Factory has now received the latest versions of GNOME 3.4, KDE SC 4.8.2 (with numerous KDE PIM bug fixes) and LibreOffice 3.5.2. In a recent blog post an openSUSE contributor gave an update on Plymouth support in openSUSE. Plymouth itself is merged and integration into other packages is nearly finished; the issues are being worked out through some team efforts, so for this milestone Plymouth is not yet the default." Here is the full release announcement. Download (mirrors): openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0318-i686.iso (626MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0318-i686.iso (641MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0318-x86_64.iso (640MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0318-x86_64.iso (645MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-04-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Devil-Linux 1.6.0 |
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Heiko Zuecker has announced the release of Devil-Linux 1.6.0, a specialist live distribution for firewalls, routers and servers which boots and runs completely from a CD-ROM or a USB Flash drive: "Hello Devil-Linux community. It has finally happened: Devil-Linux 1.6 has been released. This new release brings many new features, lots of improvements, many software updates, Linux kernel 3.2, and a 64-bit edition." Some of the major package updates include LVM 2.02.95, DHCP 4.2.3-P2, OpenLDAP 2.4.30, Squid 3.1.19, Webmin 1.580, Dovecot 2.1.3, MySQL 5.5.21, Samba 3.6.3, Apache HTTPD server 2.2.22, PHP 5.3.10.... See the brief release announcement and consult the comprehensive changelog for more information. Download the compressed ISO images from SourceForge (checksums are included in the files): devil-linux-1.6.0-i686.tar.bz2 (397MB), devil-linux-1.6.0-i686-server.tar.bz2 (380MB), devil-linux-1.6.0-x86_64.tar.bz2 (418MB), devil-linux-1.6.0-x86_64-server.tar.bz2 (404MB).
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| 2012-04-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Plop Linux 4.2.1 |
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Elmar Hanlhofer has announced the release of Plop Linux 4.2.1, an updated version of the project's distribution built from scratch and designed to rescue data from a damaged system, backup and restore operating systems, and automate tasks: "Plop Linux 4.2.1 released. The i486 version is now the default version to avoid some PAE troubles. The PAE version is still available as an additional version. ClamAV is back in Plop Linux, it's included in the opt.sqfs and it's available as an optional tar.gz package. New ClamAV 0.97.4; updated glib 2.32.1, Linux kernel 3.3.1, Midnight Commander 4.8.2; ISO boot - find ISO image on hard disk bug fix; NFS boot - optional mount parameter bug fix; optional X new and updates to GNOME 3.4, GParted 0.12, MPlayer 2012-03-31, Firefox 11.0, WINE 1.5.1; desktop website icon removed." Here is the full changelog. Download the full live DVD image with GNOME 3.4 (for other options please see the project's download page): ploplinux-4.2.1-X.iso (1,001MB, MD5), ploplinux-4.2.1-x64-X.iso (1,008MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SliTaz GNU/Linux 4.0 |
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Christophe Lincoln has announced the release of SliTaz GNU/Linux 4.0, a major new version of the project's fast, minimalist but extensible Linux distribution with its own package management system: "The SliTaz contributors are pleased to announce the release of the new stable distribution SliTaz GNU/Linux 4.0. Two years of community work have created a reliable system capable of even shorter boot times with more than 1,000 new installable packages. SliTaz provides a complete graphical desktop in 35 MB based on LXDE and Openbox that works entirely in 192 MB of RAM. Its new 4-in-1 CD image can be installed on a hard drive with only 48 MB by automatically selecting a configuration most fully suited to your hardware. The home-made tools have grown. Tazpkg brings a new notification system and is much faster despite the increase in the number of packages and Tazpanel enables a new centralized management system." See the brief release announcement and the detailed release notes for further information. Download: slitaz-4.0.iso (34.7MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Superb Mini Server 1.6.5 |
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An updated version of Superb Mini Server (SMS), a Slackware-based distribution for servers, was made available earlier today: "Superb Mini Server version 1.6.5 released (Linux kernel 3.2.14). This minor release brings along Linux kernel 3.2.14, glibc 2.15 and GCC 4.7.0, with many updated server packages, such as Postfix 2.9.1, BIND 9.9.0, Dovecot 2.1.4, ClamAV 0.97.4, OpenLDAP 2.4.30, MySQL 5.1.62 and OpenSSL 0.9.8u. To retain stability, compatibility and a fully working web server, the new Apache HTTPD server 2.4.1 and PHP 5.4.0 were left out from the stable tree since 2.4 API along with PHP 5.4.0 will bring nothing but problems to most web applications. New packages in this release are gccgo, Wireshark network monitor tool and FreeRADIUS radius protocol server, available in the extra repository. Asterisk add-on package are removed, since they are now included in the new Asterisk 1.8.x package." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: SMS.Native.CD-1.6.5-Install.iso (693MB, MD5), SMS64.Native.CD-1.6.5-Install.iso (684MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Snowlinux 2 "LXDE", "Xfce" |
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Lars Torben Kremer has announced the release of Snowlinux 2, a desktop distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 and featuring custom LXDE and Xfce desktops: "The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 2 'Ice' LXDE. New features: Snowlinux Metal theme; Snowlinux Metal icons; improved installer (keyboard variants, UUID in fstab); DRUCK key; GNOME-PPP; firewall; apturl; terminal colors; OpenJDK 6 Java; updated software and packages; better software selection; improved speed and response; new look and feel; system improvements. System requirements: x86 CPU; 256 MB memory; 2 GB free disk space; graphics card capable of 800×600 pixel resolution; CD-ROM drive or USB port." Here is the brief release announcement with a screenshot of the default desktop. Download: snowlinux-2-lxde-i386.iso (650MB, SHA256), snowlinux-2-xfce-i386.iso (641MB, SHA256), snowlinux-2-xfce-amd64.iso (652MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-04-09 |
NEW • Development Release: Frugalware Linux 1.7 Pre 1 |
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James Buren has announced the availability of the first pre-release of Frugalware Linux 1.7 (code name "Gaia"), a general-purpose distribution targeting intermediate and advanced Linux users: "The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware Linux 1.7pre1, the first technical preview of the upcoming 1.7 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements, fixes and updates since 1.6: package updates - Linux kernel 3.3, KDE 4.8.1, LibreOffice 3.5.1, Firefox 11.0, Thunderbird 11.0, SeaMonkey 2.8; kernel modules are now compressed with xz; GRUB 2 has replaced GRUB 1; text installer can now install to GPT labels; pm-radeon for setting Radeon KMS power management at start-up; phc package family brings experimental CPU undervolting." Here is the brief release announcement with an additional link to a more complete changelog. Download: frugalware-1.7pre1-x86_64-dvd1.iso (4,250MB).
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| 2012-04-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Semplice Linux 2.0.2 |
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Eugenio Paolantonio has announced the release of Semplice Linux 2.0.2, a bug-fix and feature update of the project's lightweight distribution (with Openbox) based on Debian's unstable branch: "The Semplice Linux team is proud to announce the immediate release of Semplice Linux 2.0.2, a maintenance release for the 2.0 branch. This release brings many bug fixes to the installer and ships the long awaited modemmanager and mobile-broadband-provider-info with the standard distribution. This means that you can use mobile broadband out of the box (if your modem is supported, of course). In order to bring Semplice to the majority of the hardware out there, we added some more firmware: atmel-firmware, bluez-firmware, firmware-crystalhd, firmware-libertas, firmware-myricom, linux-wlan-ng-firmware, midisport-firmware and zd1211-firmware." Here is the brief release announcement with a couple of errata notes. Download (MD5) links: semplice_2.0.2_203.0.iso (610MB), semplice64_2.0.2_203.0.iso (608MB).
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| 2012-04-07 |
NEW • Development Release: ROSA 2012 Beta |
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Irina Monakhova has announced the availability of the first public beta release of ROSA 2012, a new version of a desktop Linux distribution whose developers contributed many innovative components to Mandriva Linux 2011 and which has now developed its own Mandriva-based product: "We are happy to announce that the first ROSA 2012 beta is available today in our repositories. It will be a 5-year supported release, so it will be the first LTS (Long-Term Supported) release from our team. ROSA 'Marathon' uses KDE 4.8.1 as desktop environment. As opposed to previous version it has improved stability, performance and memory requirements. The core part of ROSA 2012 is Linux kernel 3.0.26. Driver stack is completely updated. For example, we now support the new Intel 'Sandy Bridge' architecture." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: ROSA.2012.MARATHON.i586.101.iso (1,397MB, MD5), ROSA.2012.MARATHON.x86_64.101.iso (1,404MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.3 "Wary", "Racy" |
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Barry Kauler has announced that newly updated releases of "Wary" and "Racy" editions of Puppy Linux, targeting older computers, are ready and available for download: "Wary Puppy 5.2.2 was released on 18 November 2011 (also Racy Puppy made his début). Since then, there has been the usual feverish pace of development. We now have a significant upgrade, hence the version jump from 5.2.x to 5.3. Wary Puppy is our build of Puppy Linux targeting older hardware. Racy Puppy made a début at the previous release (5.2.2) and is 'Wary on steroids' -- identical except with later X.Org and kernel, to suit more recent hardware. Version 5.3 has a fairly small number of application upgrades, however there are fundamental changes at the infrastructure level, that is, the 'Woof' level - in particular, pervasive support for internationalization, plus a multitude of bug fixes. There are now 'langpacks' available for many languages." Here is the full release announcement. Download: wary-5.3.iso (137MB, MD5), racy-5.3.iso (113MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-03 |
NEW • Development Release: ClearOS 6.2 RC1 "Community" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the availability of the first release candidate for ClearOS 6.2, a specialist server distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2: "ClearOS Community 6.2.0 release candidate 1 has arrived. Along with the usual round of bug fixes and enhancements, RC1 includes the following new applications: Remote Server Backup, Web Server, Certificate Manager, User Certificates, User Profile, OpenVPN and Dashboard. End users can now login to the web-based administration tool to change their passwords and manage their security certificates. For those of you who missed the recent announcement, ClearOS now comes in two different flavors: Community and Professional. That 'Enterprise' name was a holdover from the old days and it has always caused some confusion." See the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download: clearos-community-6.2rc1-i386.iso (550MB, MD5), clearos-community-6.2rc1-x86_64.iso (585MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: DEFT Linux 7.1 |
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Stefano Fratepietro has announced the release of DEFT Linux 7.1, a bug-fix update to the project's Ubuntu-based distribution designed for forensic analysis, penetration testing and related tasks: "DEFT Linux 7.1 ready for download. The new features for DEFT Linux 7.1 are: Hb4most and xterm problems fixed; GParted bug fix; updated packages: bulk_extractor 1.2.0, guymager 0.6.5, iPhone Backup Analyzer 10/2012, Xplico 1.0; computer forensics side new tools - UsnJrnl-parser, lslnk; Cyber Intelligence side implementations; OSINT Chrome browser - we customized Chrome with several plugins and resources to perform 'open-source intelligence' and related activities; network information gathering - Host, nslookup, Dig, Nmap, Zenmap, Netcat, snmpcheck, Nbtscan, Cadaver, Traceroute, Hping3, Xprobe, Scapy, Netdiscover; wireless information gathering - Kismet; web application information gathering - Whatweb, Cmsident, Dirbuster, Burpsuite...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full list of new features. Download: deft7.1.iso (2,320MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-02 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 8.3-RC2 |
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Ken Smith has announced the availability of the second and (most likely) final release candidate for FreeBSD 8.3, an upcoming stable release the project's legacy branch: "The second release candidate build of the 8.3-RELEASE release cycle is now available on the FTP servers for the amd64, i386, pc98, and sparc64 architectures. What will likely be the package sets for the upcoming release have been placed on the RC2 images. For the disc1 images due to size issues only the English documentation package is available. The 'memstick' images include the documentation packages for all languages but no other packages. The DVD images include all of the documentation packages as well as enough packages to set up a basic graphical workstation. Unless a show-stopper caliber problem is found this will be the last test build of the 8.3-RELEASE cycle." The release announcement. Download links for the i386 and amd64 DVD images: FreeBSD-8.3-RC2-i386-dvd1.iso (2,211MB, SHA256), FreeBSD-8.3-RC2-amd64-dvd1.iso (2,347MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-04-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Fuduntu 2012.2 |
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Andrew Wyatt has announced the release of Fuduntu 2012.2, the latest of the regular quarterly release updates of the project's rolling-release distribution previously forked from Fedora: "The second Fuduntu quarterly ISO image, Fuduntu 2012.2, is now available for immediate download. As with all Fuduntu releases, this release continues our tradition of small incremental improvements. It is important to note that existing Fuduntu users have already rolled up to this version through the normal update process, and do not need to download or reinstall from this media to benefit from this release. Major package updates this release: Linux kernel 3.2.13, Chromium 17, Firefox 11, Thunderbird 11, Pidgin 2.10.2, LibreOffice 3.5.1. During this cycle, the Fuduntu team has made many changes to improve the overall experience with the distribution. The largest, and most welcomed change is the shift from SourceForge as our package host to a new infrastructure." Here is the complete release announcement. Download (SHA1): Fuduntu-2012.2-i686-LiveDVD.iso (908MB), Fuduntu-2012.2-x86_64-LiveDVD.iso (916MB).
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| 2012-04-01 |
NEW • Development Release: GNOME 4.0 Beta |
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The GNOME project has announced the availability of the first beta release of GNOME 4.0, a new major version of the popular open-source desktop environment. Some of the new features include unified look and feel across a wide range of devices, simplified user interface, and much improved front-end with focus on accessibility. Robert Storey has an in-depth review (with screenshots) in First Look at GNOME 4 - the Future of Portability: "One glance at the following screenshot and I think that all will agree that the GNOME developers have really outdone themselves this time. It's obvious that they've given the whole 'desktop' metaphor a complete rethink. Gone are menus, icons, task bars, minimize and maximize buttons, the archaic Start button, wallpapers or even a command prompt. Rather, we are presented with a pleasant default blue screen (note that the color is non-configurable). It is the bold simplicity of this approach that makes GNOME 4 so powerful. Read the rest of this exclusive special report to find out more about the improvements in GNOME 4 and to see some early screenshots of the brand-new desktop.
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| 2012-04-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Gentoo Linux 12.1 |
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Robin Johnson has announced the release of Gentoo Linux 12.1, a live DVD demonstrating the latest Gentoo technologies and open-source software applications: "Gentoo Linux is proud to announce the availability of a new live DVD to celebrate the continued collaboration between Gentoo users and developers. The live DVD features a superb list of packages, including Linux kernel 3.3, X.Org 1.12.0, KDE 4.8.1, GNOME 3.2.1, Xfce 4.8, Fluxbox 1.3.2, Firefox 11.0, LibreOffice 3.5.1.2, GIMP 2.6.12, Blender 2.60, Amarok 2.5 , VLC 2.0.1 and much more. Special Features: Gentoo install wizard; writable file systems using Aufs so you can emerge new packages!; persistence for $HOME is available, press F9 for more info. The live DVD is available in two flavors: a hybrid x86/x86_64 edition, and an x86_64 multi-lib edition." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download (mirrors): livedvd-x86-amd64-32ul-2012.1.iso (3,509MB, SHA512), livedvd-amd64-multilib-2012-r17.iso (3,691MB, SHA256).
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| 2012-03-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Proxmox 2.0 "Virtual Environment" |
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Martin Maurer has announced the final release of Proxmox 2.0 "Virtual Environment" edition, a specialist Debian-based distribution designed for running virtual appliances and virtual machines: "We just released Proxmox VE 2.0. Features: complete new GUI based on Ext JS 4 JavaScript framework; fast search-driven interface capable of handling hundreds and probably thousands of VMs; secure VNC console supporting external VNC viewer with SSL support; role based user and permission management for all objects (VMs, storages, nodes, etc.); support for multiple authentication sources (MS ADS, LDAP, Linux PAM, Proxmox VE authentication); High Availability Cluster support for KVM guests and OpenVZ containers; based on Debian 6.0 'Squeeze' with long-term support 2.6.32 Linux kernel (based on RHEL 6.x) with KVM and OpenVZ as default.... Read the release announcement and the detailed product overview to learn more. Download: proxmox-ve_2.0-4b59ea39-23.iso (365MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2012-03-29 |
NEW • Development Release: Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 |
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Kate Stewart has announced the availability of the second and final beta release of Ubuntu 12.04, code name "Precise Pangolin": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the final beta release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. Some of the key new features available since Beta 1 are: a new Ubuntu kernel (3.2) which is based on the 3.2.12 upstream Linux kernel; updates to our new way to quickly search and access any desktop application's and indicator's menu, called the HUD, can be accessed by taping the Alt key and entering characters; LibreOffice has been updated to 3.5.1.... Read the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-12.04-beta2-desktop-i386.iso (701MB, | | |
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