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| 2007-05-23 |
Distribution Release: MCNLive "Toronto" |
| A new, enhanced version of MCNLive, a Mandriva-based live CD distribution, has been released: "I am glad to announce MCNLive, code name 'Toronto'. What's the difference to 'Delft'? VirtualBox OSE, KOffice suite, GIMP, gThumb, gxine, gFTP, Bluefish, Quanta, KAudioCreator, Kopete, KDE Bluetooth, a bunch of networking tools and printer packages added. English only edition. Improved isolinux bootsplash, with keyboard navigation to select a boot option, different wallpapers, fixed (non-critical) error messages when shutting down the system in live CD persist mode." Visit the project's home page to read the release announcement. Download: MCNLive-Toronto.iso (466MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-05-06 |
Distribution Release: MCNLive "Delft" |
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| MCNLive Delft, a live CD based on Mandriva Linux 2007.1, has been released: "A new edition of MCNLive, code name 'Delft' is out. It is a fun release based on Mandriva Spring 2007.1, lacking any office or work-related software packages that would seriously distract your mind. A portable Linux live system for CD or USB drives, with some smart wizards to get the best out of a live system. Add software, set it up on your pen drive, run it entirely from RAM, write to NTFS partitions, create your own version on-the-fly, switch languages, make all changes persistent. KDE 3.5.6 with a set of Internet, music and video applications, games and more: Opera 9.20, Midnight Commander, K3b, gnomad2." Visit the distribution's home page to read the full release announcement with screenshots. Download: MCNLive-Delft.iso (376MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-04-27 |
Development Release: MCNLive "Delft" RC1 |
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| The first release candidate of MCNLive Delft, a Mandriva-based live CD, is ready for download and testing: "Announcing the RC1 of the upcoming MCNLive code name 'Delft': based on and 100% compatible with Mandriva Linux 2007.1 spring; includes WiFi drivers, no closed source NVIDIA and ATI driver; 3D desktop - Beryl, Compiz and Metisse - for most Intel and ATI cards; KDE desktop with a set of Internet, music and video applications, games and more; 4 languages pre-installed: English (default), Dutch, French, Italian. Features: install additional software live, pre-configured sources; graphical wizard to create a live USB on a USB stick or external hard disk...." Visit the project's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: MCNLive-Delft-RC1.iso (374MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-02-04 |
Distribution Release: MCNLive "VirtualCity" |
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| After a week of testing, the final version of MCNLive "VirtualCity" has been released: "MCNLive 'VirtualCity' Final. Designed to run from a 512 MB USB Flash Drive or from a CD, this new version comes bundled with VirtualBox OSE, an easy to use virtualisation software which lets you run virtual machines at almost native speed. It seems that Mandriva 2007 and VirtualBox are a dream team. Create virtual machines, run existing VMs from your hard disk. Use this live CD (or live USB) in combination with a USB hard drive, packed with your favourite operating systems. The perfect mobile solution. Or just use it to discover what this virtualisation is all about." Visit the distribution's home page to learn about the new release. Download: MCNLive-VirtualCity.iso (358MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-01-25 |
Development Release: MCNLive "VirtualCity" RC |
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| The MCNLive project, which develops specialist Mandriva-based live CDs, has announced a release candidate of a new product that bundles a virtualisation software package: "The first release candidate for the upcoming MCNLive VirtualCity edition is out. What's new? The virtualization software VirtualBox OSE is pre-installed. Create new virtual disk images on a hard disk, run existing images stored on your hard disk. Requirements: enough RAM. Please give us some feedback, test and report bugs, either on Mandrivaclub.nl or via email. A bunch of packages have been updated from the official Mandriva 2007 update mirrors, including the kernel. Opera updated to version 9.10." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: MCNLive-VirtualCity-RC.iso (362MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-11-19 |
Distribution Release: MCNLive "Cherbourg" |
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| A new version of MCNLive, a Mandriva-based live CD with KDE, support for popular media formats, wireless networking and 3D desktop, has been released: "I am glad to announce a new edition of MCNLive, code name Cherbourg, a portable live Linux system based on and 100% compatible with Mandriva Linux 2007. Highlights: 2.6.17 kernel; 3D desktop (AIGLX) with the free X.Org drivers for Intel and ATI video cards; desktop environment: KDE 3.5.4; office suite: KOffice; Opera 9.02; music, video and image applications with most common codecs; Internet and networking applications for all your needs; NTFS read-write support. All this on less than 360 MB." Visit the project's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: MCNLive-Cherbourg.iso (358MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-04-24 |
Distribution Release: MCNLive "Leuven" |
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| MCNLive is a Mandriva-based live CD developed by MandrivaClub in the Netherlands. A new version, name "Leuven", has been released: "I am glad to announce a new version of MCNLive, code name Leuven. Some highlights: 2.6.14 kernel with updated Unionfs and SquashFS. Desktop environment: KDE 3.5.2. Office suite: KOffice 1.5, Open Document Format, Firefox 1.5.0.2, music, video and image applications with all common codecs, Internet and networking applications for all your needs. All this on less than 350 MB." Visit the project's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: MCNLive-Leuven.iso (332MB, MD5). |
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| 2005-11-29 |
Development Release: MCNLive "Winnipeg" Pre 2 |
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| The second preview of MCNLive Winnipeg, a live CD distribution based on the latest Mandriva Linux, has been released: "MCNLive Winnipeg pre-release 2. From the changelog: updated Digikam to 0.7.4; Mandriva Discovery theme and icons; fixed Dutch localization; login manager: KDM (fixed KDM logout bug); security and bug fixes Mandriva updates (28-11-2005); additional 'special' LiveUSB setup script for preformatted USB sticks which are delivered with an odd geometry: one 'floppy emulation' and a hard disk partition." See the full release announcement on the project's home page. Download: mcnlive-winnipeg-pre2.iso (291MB, MD5). |
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| 2005-10-18 |
Distribution Release: MCNLive "Jordaan" |
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| MCNLive is a light-weight desktop-oriented live CD featuring the XFce desktop. The new MCNLive "Jordaan" is based on the very latest Mandriva Linux 2006. From the changelog: "security updates; updated to X.Org 6.9cvs20051011; updated AbiWord to 2.4 stable, added AbiWord import / export filters; urpmi sources: Mandriva 2006.0 official tree, PLF free / non-free 2006; ipw2200 firmware updated; added grip; final look & feel. Enjoy this XFce edition of MCNLive!" Find more information on the distribution's home page. Download: mcnlive-jordaan-xfce.iso (198MB, MD5). |
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| 2005-09-23 |
Development Release: MCNLive "Jordaan" Pre |
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| MCNLive is a Mandriva-based live CD developed by MandrivaClub.nl in The Netherlands. This new English-only pre-release, code name "Jordaan", is a freshly build distribution from the current Cooker (Mandriva's development branch). It features the XFce desktop, the new ad-free Opera 8.50, Mandriva Control Center, and a set of multimedia applications - all that and more on a 200MB live CD. The product also includes a graphical application for installing the operating system to a USB storage device. More information can be found in the announcement on the project's home page. Download from here: mcnlive-jordaan-pre.iso (197MB, MD5). A KDE edition of "Jordaan" is currently under development. |
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| 2005-05-05 |
Distribution Release: MCNLive "Brugge" |
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| This is a new release of MCNLive, a Linux live CD based on Mandriva Linux: "Based on Mandriva Limited Edition 2005 with kernel 2.6.11, MCNLive 'Brugge' features a complete KDE desktop (on less than 300MB) for the Internet, office, sound and video, graphics, games, educational programs and network tools. Dutch (user mcnl) and English (user root) available. Save your personal settings and your documents on a USB flash drive to create a persistent home. The 'Brugge' release comes with UnionFS, which is enabled by default, so you can install (into RAM) additional applications on the running live CD from preconfigured Mandriva FTP sources." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download: MCNLive_Brugge.iso (290MB). |
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| 2005-02-15 |
Distribution Release: MCNLive "Haarlem" 2 |
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| This is an updated release of the Mandrakelinux-based MCNLive distribution. Changes and updates: "KOffice with NL locale and ispell-nl, fixed group ID and group of user mcnl, Firefox with Flash plugin (only worked in Konqueror), SuperKaramba, text: Dubbelklik, corrections in welkom.html and howto.html, keyboard.be added, Konqueror: animations off, Konsole: tab on top, style: Lipstick, window decoration: Baghira, ..." Download: MCNLive_Haarlem_v2.iso (277MB); also available via BitTorrent.
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| 2005-02-06 |
Distribution Release: MCNLive CD "Haarlem" |
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| For the fans of Mandrakelinux-based live CDs there is a new release (code name "Haarlem") of MCNLive, a distribution built by MandrakeClub.nl in the Netherlands. From the release notes: "New MCNLive release. Based on Mandrakelinux 10.1, but with kernel 2.6.10, new udev, ALSA, detect, soundscripts (cooker). Made with mklivecd 28.01.2005, SquashFS 2.1, USB mouse and USB keyboard fixes, international keyboard layouts working, better hardware detection, SATA drives should work; graphical setup of persistent home on a USB Flash drive, stick or pen; installable to hard disk; root is English, mcnl is Dutch." Here is the release announcement (in Dutch). Download: MCNLive_Haarlem.iso (279MB).
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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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