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| 2009-05-06 |
Distribution Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 2.0.1 |
| Canaima GNU/Linux is a Debian-based desktop distribution created mainly for use in Venezuela's government departments, but also available to general public as a desktop operating system. Version 2.0.1 was released yesterday. Some of its characteristics include: Modified bootsplash and desktop theme with Canaima artwork and logos; inclusion of OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 with a Spanish (Venezuela) dictionary; additional Impress templates and support for extended picture gallery; addition of OpenOffice.org Presenter; addition of XChat, a software package facilitating access to the distribution's IRC channel; updates to Freemind, an application for creating mind maps; update to OpenProj, project management software; update to the Pidgin instant messenger; update to Firefox 3.0.10 with support for Flash and GStreamer plugins. Please read the release announcement and release notes (both links in Spanish) for further details. Download (MD5) the installation DVD image from here: canaima-2.0.1-DVD-i386.iso (1,337MB, MD5). |
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| 2009-04-16 |
Development Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 2.0.1 RC1 |
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| The first release candidate for Canaima GNU/Linux 2.0.1 is now available for download. Canaima is a Venezuelan desktop Linux distribution designed primarily for the country's government and schools, based on Debian GNU/Linux. According to the release announcement, this is mostly a bug-fix and security update affecting around 400 upstream packages. These include some important upgrades to OpenOffice.org 3.0.1, Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8, Pidgin 2.5.5, FreeMind 0.8.1 and OpenProj 1.4 among others. Existing Canaima 2.0 installations can be upgraded with "aptitude". Testing will continue until 24 April and interested testers are invited to submit bug reports via the project's Trac infrastructure. For more information please see the release announcement and release notes (both links in Spanish). Download the installation DVD image from here: canaima-2.0.1-DVD-i386-RC1.iso (1,335MB, MD5). |
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| September 2009 |
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At one point or another gamers can hit the wall when using other OS systems such as Linux and Mac, as Windows has always been renowned as the OS of choice for the gaming community. In a lot of cases this has changed somewhat over the last few years with the use of virtualization software that helps to bridge that gap, and it can be quite successful to a point. Of course, when you virtualize another OS you can lose some of the performance, than say running a game natively, and with slowdowns and bugs comes frustration. We have listed a few resources that we think are worth a mention for different types of gamers, both online multiplayer and single player, see what you think:
- World of Goo. This is a great puzzle game that will keep you busy for hours, there's also a free playable demo version.
- If you're a online poker enthusiast we can recommend you check out the pokerlistings.com Linux poker page, it has a list of poker apps that are compatible with your OS.
- For the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) crowds you could always take a look at Vendetta online, "thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe", sounds great!
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