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| 2008-12-16 |
Distribution Release: Magic Linux 2.1 |
| Magic Linux is a Chinese community distribution loosely based on Fedora. Version 2.1, released yesterday, is mostly a bug-fix release with updated applications. Code-named "Houyuan", the new release comes with the following components and features: Linux kernel 2.6.25.20 witch glibc 2.3.6 and GCC 3.4.6; X.Org server 1.5.2 with KDE 3.5.8 as the default desktop; a collection of popular KDE applications, including Amarok and Kaffeine. Some of the changes since RC3 include a variety of localisation fixes for better support for Chinese, upgrade to WINE 1.1.8 and minor updates to HAL and udev. For more information please see the release announcement (in Chinese), which also contains a planned feature list for the upcoming release of Magic Linux 2.5. Download the installation DVD image from here: MagicLinux-2.1.Houyuan.dvd-1.iso (947MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-10-14 |
Development Release: Magic Linux 2.1 RC3 |
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| The third release candidate for Magic Linux 2.1, a Chinese community distribution based on Fedora, is out and ready for testing. Changes since RC2: updated Linux kernel to version 2.6.25.17, X.Org to 7.4 (xorg-server 1.5.1), Mozilla Firefox to 3.0.3, Amarok to 1.4.10, ALSA to 1.0.18rc3, Wine to 1.1.4 (still no fix for the Chinese input problem); fixed a plugdev bug where additional users could not automount devices; Bluetooth fixes (manual daemon start-up is needed before using Bluetooth); known issue - the new 'ati' and 'nv' X.Org drivers do not always work correctly; experimental support for upgrading from RC2 with 'smart upgrade'; added stock GNOME 2.24 packages.... Read the full release announcement (in Chinese) for more information. Download the installation DVD image from here: MagicLinux-2.1.rc3.dvd-1.iso (949MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-09-08 |
Development Release: Magic Linux 2.1 RC2 |
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| The second release candidate for Magic Linux 2.1, a Chinese community distribution which uses the RPM package management system and which is optimised for the i686 processor architecture, is out. Some of the changes since RC1 include: various improvements and bug fixes applied to the system installer; upgrade to Linux kernel 2.6.25.16; upgrade to KDE 3.5.10, miscellaneous bug fixes to module-init-tools and wireless-tools; upgraded FreeType to version 2.3.7, Fontconfig to 2.6.0; various other upgrades, including version upgrade to xine, GPhoto, SQLite, Poppler and Wine; bug fixes in KTorrent and NTFS-3G. For a more detailed changelog please see the full release announcement (in Chinese). Interested beta testers can download the installation CD or DVD from here (MD5): MagicLinux-2.1.rc2.dvd-1.iso (962MB), MagicLinux-2.1.rc2.cd-1.iso (700MB). |
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| 2008-07-22 |
Development Release: Magic Linux 2.1 RC1 |
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| After almost two and a half years' development, a release candidate of Magic Linux, a community distribution from China, is now ready for download and testing. Updates since beta 2 include: numerous upgraded packages like the Linux kernel, JRE, Firefox, K3b and lrcShow-II; amended packages of magic-system-config, initscripts, hal, and Amarok; some applications replaced with newly introduced packages for the sake of better user experience; added packages like lynx and kdegraphics-extras; new policy on kernels and USB automount; expanded Magic Linux depository. This release is available as a DVD edition, a cut down CD edition, and a live CD edition with a user account magiclinux:linuxfans and a superuser account root:magicfans. More details can be found in the release announcement (in simplified Chinese). Download: MagicLinux-2.1.rc1.dvd-1.iso (946MB, MD5), MagicLinux-2.1.rc1.cd-1.iso (693MB, MD5), MagicLinux-2.1.rc1.livecd-1.iso (606MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-02-13 |
Distribution Release: Magic Linux 2.0 |
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| Magic Linux 2.0 has been released. Compared to the previous stable version of this popular Chinese community distribution, the most important new features in version 2.0 include the following: 'devfs' has been replaced by 'udev', 'hal' and 'dbus' for improved automounting of external storage devices; better hardware compatibility, which solves some of the problems reported after the release of 1.2; beautification of the KDE user interface, improved device management, now integrated into the Magic Control Centre; updated system installer; addition of new applications (e.g. Eva IM client, BitStorm Lite); bug fixes. More details can be found in the release announcement (in Chinese). Magic Linux 2.0 is available for download via BitTorrent: MagicLinux-2.0 (666MB). |
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| 2006-01-20 |
Development Release: Magic Linux 2.0 RC3 |
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| Magic Linux is a Chinese community distribution with prominent support for simplified Chinese. The third and last release candidate of the upcoming version 2.0 is now ready for testing. Changes since RC2 include: fix for the NumLock lighting; fix for the error encountered when dragging a file with a Chinese name into the dustbin; fix for the installation of Chinese fonts under KDE; Shanghai now being the default time zone; fix for Konqueror configuration regarding Java path name, and much more. Besides bug fixes, new features in this development release include X.Org 6.9, kernel 2.6.15.1, a convenient script for hard disk installation, and new configuration tools for graphics card, mouse, and wireless network. Read the release announcement (in Chinese) for a more detailed list of changes. Download: MagicLinux-2.0rc3-1.iso (661MB, MD5). |
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| 2005-12-21 |
Development Release: Magic Linux 2.0 RC2 |
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| The second release candidate of Magic Linux 2.0 has been released. The changes in this Chinese community distribution since RC1 include the following: miscellaneous bug fixes in Magic Installer; addition of GIMP; fixes in the embedded MPlayer plugin for Firefox and Konqueror; bug fixes in WINE and addition of EasyWine; further bug fixes and usability improvements in Kaffeine and Konqueror; BitStormLite replaces KTorrent; addition of GParted, games, new Chinese fonts; upgrade to kernel 2.6.15-rc5-git7. Please see the release announcement (in Chinese) for a more detailed list of changes. Download: MagicLinux-2.0rc2-1.iso (679MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent. |
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| 2005-11-03 |
Development Release: Magic Linux 2.0 RC1 |
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| Magic Linux is a Chinese distribution with the RPM package management format and complete support for simplified Chinese. The first release candidate of the upcoming version 2.0 is now ready for download and testing. Besides the usual bug fixes, package upgrades and usability improvements, the new version also brings several major enhancements, including improved hardware compatibility, improved support for mounting USB devices with udev, dbus, hal, updated Chinese translation of KDE components, and a new desktop theme. See the release announcement (in Chinese) for more information and download locations. Download: MagicLinux-2.0rc1-1.iso (689MB); also available via BitTorrent. |
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| 2005-03-20 |
Distribution Release: Magic Linux 1.2 |
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| After nearly one year of beta testing, Magic Linux 1.2 has been released. Magic Linux is a Chinese desktop distribution based around the RPM package management system. The latest version is built on top of the stable kernel 2.6.9 with the Con Kolivas patch set and other small changes. In terms of hardware support, there have been major improvements, and SATA drives, sound and network cards, USB storage devices, as well as MP3 and other common file formats can be used without any difficulties. The addition of udev has made the management of hardware more convenient, although some users might experience problems on occasion. More details can be found in the release announcement (in Chinese). Download: MagicLinux-1.2final-1.iso (673MB).
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| 2004-08-29 |
Development Release: Magic Linux 1.2 Beta 2 |
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| Magic Linux 1.2 beta2 has been released as a bug fix of 1.2 beta1. Changes: the comeback of bootsplash, added GRUB menu for ease of maintenance, fix on configurations of alsa and X, fix on permissions of some devices for non-privileged users; upgrade of FreeType and fontconfig, new placement of Chinese fonts to be consistent with relevant standards, upgrade to KDE 3.3. Find the complete announcement here (in simplified Chinese). Download: MagicLinux-1.2-1.iso (670MB). The community-driven Magic Linux is a Chinese RPM-based Linux distribution with support for simplified Chinese.
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| 2003-05-18 |
Distribution Release: Magic Linux 1.1 |
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| Magic Linux 1.1 has been released. It is a Chinese Linux distribution based on Red Hat Linux. A working link for download is here: MagicLinux-OS-1.1final.iso (616MB) and only 10 clients are allowed on this site. See the release notes, FAQs and download mirrors for more information (Chinese only). Magic Linux 1.1 is the fourth version of this non-commercial distribution. The previous ones were Magic Linux 1.0, Magic Linux 1.1beta1 and Magic Linux 1.1preview. It is totally free and open and no physical CD-ROMs will be provided -- just download it from the Internet. Magic Linux is designed to be the best distribution to support Chinese, from input and display to printing. It is an easy-to-use desktop and it contains the latest version of KDE and GNOME. Fcitx (Free Chinese Input Toy for X, see fcitx.org) is used as the input method.
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| 2003-03-10 |
Development Release: Magic Linux 1.1 Beta |
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| Before starting to download the new development version of Magic Linux, please note that this is a Chinese distribution with a strong bias towards Chinese usage. However, what makes this distribution interesting and different is the fact that Magic Linux is not made by a company or government organisation, but rather by a group of volunteers. A sign of changing times? While commercial Chinese distributions such as Red Flag, Cosix or Xteam are slow with releases and struggling to find revenue streams, Linux enthusiasts and volunteers in China have started putting together new distributions which compliment many new Linux community sites that suddenly sprung all over China. Magic Linux 1.0 was well received and here is its second incarnation based on Red Hat 8.0 with many updated packages. The announcement (includes a list of mirrors) and download: magiclinux-1.1b1.iso (639MB) and magiclinux-tools.iso (597MB).
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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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