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| 2009-07-18 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 2009 |
| Onur Küçük announced the official release of Pardus Linux 2009: "The international CD of Pardus 2009, containing 11 languages to choose from, is also available from FTP servers. This new release contains many bug fixes and enhancements. A new, shiny KDE 4 desktop environment, improved hardware support, latest releases of Pardus Manager tools, up-to-date software repository, and performance improvements are among the many new features of Pardus 2009. Pardus 2009 has also been improved graphically in every part of the distribution. All splash systems, from bootloader to login screen, have been revised. The latest version of Pardus contains up-to-date packages like KDE 4.2.4, Linux kernel 2.6.30.1, OpenOffice.org 3.1.0.6, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1, GIMP 2.6.6, K3b 1.66, X.Org 1.6.2 and Python 2.6.2." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: Pardus_2009.iso (687MB, MD5, torrent), Pardus_2009_International.iso (696MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2009-07-11 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2009 RC2 |
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| Onur Küçük announced the second release candidate of the Turkish Pardus Linux 2009: "The International CD of RC2, containing 11 languages to choose from, is also available in FTP. The new release contains many bugfixes and enhancements after the RC release. New release comes with improved hardware support for
printers, scanners, webcams, wireless adapters and DVB devices. Pardus 2009 RC2 has also been improved graphically in every part of the distribution. All the splash systems from bootloader to login screen have been improved. Migration tool, allowing users of Windows to migrate their personal data now comes with the installation CD. Pardus repositories are growing larger and larger everyday, with the main repository over 2000 packages." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: Pardus_2009_RC2.iso (680MB, MD5, torrent), Pardus_2009_International_RC2.iso (693MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2009-07-04 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2009 RC |
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| Onur Küçük announced the availability of the release candidate of Pardus Linux 2009: "Highlight of this release is the new International Pardus 2009 ISO. You can now choose any of the 11 languages to install and enjoy Pardus 2009, all in one CD. The new test version of Pardus 2009 contains up-to-date packages like KDE 4.2.4, Linux kernel 2.6.30, OpenOffice.Org 3.1.0, Firefox 3.5, GIMP 2.6.6, K3b 1.66, X.Org 1.6.2pre, and Python 2.6.2. Managers now share the same look and feel, have many optimizations and new features. Hardware support has been improved. Support for many new printers, scanners and webcams has been added, and many bug fixes are integrated to hardware system. Known issues: on some wireless adapters, signal strength can be detected incorrectly." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: Pardus_2009_RC.iso (668MB, MD5, torrent), Pardus_2009_International_RC.iso (695MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2009-06-20 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2009 Beta |
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| Onur Küçük has announced the availability of the beta release of Pardus Linux 2009: "The second testing release of Pardus Linux 2009 is ready. The latest stable release of KDE, version 4.2.4, is available with enhancements. Pardus Linux 2009 beta comes with many new features in the PiSi and COMAR base tools, YALI installation program and KAPTAN. The new version contains up-to-date packages: KDE 4.2.4, Linux kernel 2.6.30_rc8, OpenOffice.org 3.1.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC1, GIMP 2.6.6, X.Org Server 1.6.2pre. Many more managers are now ready for Pardus 2009, they share the same look and feel, have many optimizations and new features. Also there is a new tool in town, System Manager, which can be used to manage system-wide preferences through a graphical interface." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: Pardus_2009_Beta.iso (680MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2009-05-27 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2009 Alpha |
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| The first alpha release of Pardus Linux 2009, an independently developed desktop distribution with a custom package manager and desktop administration utilities, is now available for download: "The first alpha of Pardus Linux 2009 has been released by the Pardus community. Pardus 2009 alpha is a preview of the next version of the Pardus Linux distribution. The new Pardus Linux 2009 comes with KDE 4 desktop, improved driver support and new ext4 file system. Highlights: KDE desktop 4.2.3; Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc7; OpenOffice.org office suite 3.1rc6; Mozilla Firefox browser 3.5beta4; GIMP 2.6.6; X.Org Server 1.6.2pre; Python 2.6.2; GCC 4.3.3; glibc 2.9. Known bugs: Packages installation starts slowly on the CD installation; Kaptan starts with English language even if another language is selected." Here is the release announcement (in Turkish), with the translation of the main points in this post at Pardus Worldforum. Get the installation CD image from here: Pardus_2009_Alpha.iso (698MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2009-01-31 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 2008.2 |
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| Ekin Meroğlu has announced the release of Pardus Linux 2008.2, an independently developed desktop distribution and live CD featuring a variety of unique technologies: "The second update release of Pardus Linux 2008, Pardus Linux 2008.2 'Canis aureus' is out. With this release, core technologies like PiSi and COMAR are updated to provide new features. YALI is also updated to offer a smoother and more reliable installation experience. The enhancements in Mudur initialization system provide a faster and more robust start-up process, along with a better remote file system support. Pardus is offered as two variants to support ever-increasing number of languages: one installation CD with support for Turkish and English only and another installation CD with support for 11 languages." Read the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download: Pardus-2008.2-Canis-aureus.iso (696MB, MD5), Pardus-2008.2-Canis-aureus-International.iso (697MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-09-15 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 2008.1 |
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| Ekin Meroğlu has announced the release of Pardus Linux 2008.1: "We're happy to announce Pardus Linux 2008.1 'Hyaena Hyaena', the first update release in Pardus 2008 series. It contains all the bug fixes, enhancements and new feature additions since the release of Pardus Linux 2008. Features: new and improved Network Manager with Ad-Hoc and 802.1x wireless support; two live CD variants with KDE 3 and KDE 4; support for Swedish; international installation CD with support for 11 languages; updated applications - KDE 3.5.10, Linux kernel 2.6.25.16 with improved hardware support, Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1, OpenOffice.org 2.4.1, KDE 4.1.1; hundreds of free software applications with fewer bugs and updated to the most recent versions...." Read the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download the English/Turkish installation CD or one of the "Calisan" live CDs: Pardus_2008.1.iso (696MB, MD5), Pardus_Calisan_2008.1-KDE3.iso (695MB, MD5), Pardus_Calisan_2008.1-KDE4.iso (687MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-09-08 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2008.1 RC |
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| Ekin Meroğlu has announced the availability of a release candidate for Pardus Linux 2008.1: "We're happy to announce Pardus 2008.1 RC, the last test release for the upcoming Pardus 2008.1. This release candidate includes a major difference form earlier versions of Pardus Linux - from now on, it will be released as two flavours of live and install CDs: one install CD in English and Turkish and one in all supported languages, one live CD with KDE 3, and finally one live CD with KDE 4." Read the full release announcement for a detailed description of all the different Pardus flavours. Quick download links to the English/Turkish installation CD and the two live CDs (Pardus "Calisan"): Pardus_2008.1-tr_RC.iso (697MB, MD5), Pardus_Calisan_2008.1-KDE3_RC.iso (697MB, MD5), Pardus_Calisan_2008.1-KDE4_RC.iso (695MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-08-28 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2008.1 Beta |
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| Ekin Meroğlu has announced the first beta release of Pardus Linux 2008.1: "We're happy to announce Pardus 2008.1 Beta, the first beta for the upcoming Pardus 2008.1. Some of the highlights are: a new version of Network Manager with ad-hoc, 802.1x and connection sharing capabilities; the new stable version of KDE 3 - KDE 3.5.10; Linux kernel 2.6.25.16 - the latest stable release of Linux Kernel 2.6.25; Swedish language support; KDE 3 live CD, KDE 4 one is planned to be released soon; all the enhancements and bug fixes since the release of Pardus 2008. We would like to remind you that this is not a final version, and should not be installed on production machines. We did our best to fix all bugs, however, should you find one, do not hesitate to enter a report in our bug reporting system." Here is the complete release announcement. Download the installation or live (Calisan) CD from here: Pardus_2008.1_Beta.iso (697MB, MD5), Pardus_Calisan_2008.1_Beta.iso (697MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-06-27 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 2008 |
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| The Pardus development team has announced the release of Pardus Linux 2008, an independently developed desktop distribution with custom package management and system configuration tools: "New version of the Pardus project, Pardus Linux 2008, improved by the latest technologies and up-to-date applications, has been released. As always, Pardus 2008, is being freely distributed under the terms of GNU General Public License. In compliance with the main goals of the Pardus project, Pardus 2008 has lots of new features for ease of installation and use, both at the infrastructure and interface levels. In addition, Pardus 2008 provides enhanced hardware support, stable and reliable Linux infrastructure and numerous applications on a single CD." Visit the distribution's home page to read the release announcement and check out the release notes for information about new features. Download (MD5) the installation CD images from here: Pardus_2008-Kurulan.iso (695MB, torrent). |
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| 2008-06-18 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2008 RC2 |
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| Ekin Meroğlu has announced the availability of the second release candidate for Pardus Linux 2008: "We're happy to announce Pardus Linux 2008 RC2, hopefully the last release candidate for upcoming Pardus 2008. This release includes a whole bunch of bug fixes and enhancements, as well as new features of Pardus' own tools and underlying technologies. Many package updates are available too: some are in the install CD and some are in the repositories, just a few clicks away. We would like to remind you that this is not a final version, and should not be installed on production machines. We did our best to fix all bugs, however should you find one, do not hesitate to enter a report in our bug reporting system. Also, we would be happy to hear about your experiences in our pardus-users email list." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: Pardus_2008_RC2.iso (697MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-06-10 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2008 RC1 |
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| Ekin Meroğlu has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Pardus Linux 2008, an independent desktop Linux distribution with custom package management and system administration tools: "We are happy to announce Pardus Linux 2008 RC1, the first release candidate for upcoming Pardus Linux 2008. This release includes most of the enhancements planned for the final release. Some of the highlights of this release are: updated Pardus-specific tools, specially the new Display Manager tool; a new Kernel (2.6.25.5) and GCC (4.3.1); many bug fixes and updated packages. We would like to remind you that this is not a final version, and should not be installed on production machines." Here is the brief release announcement. Download the installation CD image from here: Pardus_2008_RC1.iso (697MB, SHA1). |
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| 2008-06-04 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2008 Beta 1 |
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| Ekin Meroğlu has announced the availability of the first beta release of Pardus Linux 2008: "We're happy to announce Pardus 2008 beta 1, the first beta for upcoming Pardus 2008. This beta includes most of the enhancements planned for the final release. Some of the highlights of this beta are: Pardus-specific tools and technologies - the new dbus-based COMAR, the fastest-ever PiSi, the new YAlI, the new Display-Manager tool and enhanced Kaptan; seamless desktop integration - full PolicyKit, ConsoleKit, dbus/Comar integration, PulseAudio, automatic printer recognition; new visual design - from bootsplash to icon theme, all Pardus visuals have been redesigned; up-to-date packages and repositories; components - GCC 4.3.1 RC, glibc 2.8, kernel 2.6.24.7, OpenOffice.org 2.4.1.3, Firefox 3.0 RC1." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details and known issues. Download the installation CD image from here: Pardus-2008_Beta1.iso (697MB, SHA1). |
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| 2007-11-19 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 2007.3 |
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| The Pardus development team has released Pardus Linux 2007.3, the third update to the stable 2007 code base: "Pardus Linux 2007.3 codenamed 'Lynx lynx' is out. Download 2007.3 version now! What's new> NetworkManager can detect your own wireless profiles and automatically switch to one of them; package manager is more polished now, many bugs in bug tracker have been fixed; Pardus installer 'YALI' now asks questions first, and then installs the system; KDE is updated to 3.5.8; all-in-one office suite OpenOffice.org is now version 2.3. K3b CD/DVD burner application is upgraded to 1.0.4." Visit the distribution's home page to read the release announcement. Download (MD5) the installation ("Kurulan") or live ("Calisan") CD from here: Pardus-Kurulan-2007.3.iso (686MB, torrent), Pardus-Calisan-2007.3.iso (689MB, torrent). |
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| 2007-07-12 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 2007.2 |
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| The Pardus developers from Turkey have announced the availability of Pardus Linux 2007.2: "Pardus 2007.2 Caracal caracal released! It is possible to install Pardus 2007.2 in French, Italian and Catalan besides Turkish, English, Spanish, German, Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese. Pardus 2007.2 now introduces KDE 3.5.7 for better stability, translations and eye candy for Pardus users. Network manager application now comes bundled with PEAP-MSCHAPv2 support. Now Pardus clients can authenticate with wireless devices using this protocol, benefiting from strong encryption possibilities." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download: Pardus-Kurulan-2007.2.iso (686MB, MD5), Pardus-Calisan-2007.2.iso (697MB, MD5). While the installation CD "Kurulan" and the live CD "Calisan" are also available via BitTorrent, "please note that to eliminate potential problems, burn the CDs in DAO mode, 16x speed." |
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| 2007-06-24 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2007.2 RC2 |
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| S. Çağlar Onur has announced the availability of a second release candidate of Pardus Linux 2007.2: "Pardus project announces Pardus 2007.2 RC. This release includes all the bug fixes and updates applied to Pardus 2007.1 'Felis Chaus', including but not limited to: KDE 3.5.7, OpenOffice.org, K3b, kernel updates and hundreds of bug and security fixes with lots of improvements. We would like to remind you that this is not a final version and should not be installed on production machines. We did our best to fix all bugs, however should you find one, do not hesitate to enter a report in our bug reporting system." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download the installation CD ("Kurulan") or the live CD ("Calisan") from here: Pardus-Kurulan-2007.2-RC.iso (689MB, SHA1), Pardus-Calisan-2007.2-RC.iso (693MB, SHA1). |
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| 2007-06-12 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2007.2 Beta |
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| Görkem Çetin has announced the availability of a beta release of Pardus Linux 2007.2, an independently developed desktop Linux distribution with custom package management and system administration utilities: "Pardus project announces Pardus 2007.2 beta (codename Barış), which is dedicated to our longtime developer Barış Metin. This beta version includes all the bug fixes and updates applied to Pardus 2007.1, including but not limited to KDE 3.5.7, OpenOffice.org, K3b and kernel updates, and hundreds of bug and security fixes. We would like to remind you that this is not a final version, and should not be installed on production machines." Read the release announcement and release notes for more details. Interested beta testers can download the installation CD image from here: Pardus-Kurulan-2007.2_Beta.iso (686MB, SHA1).
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| 2007-03-16 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 2007.1 |
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| The Pardus development team has announced the release of Pardus Linux 2007.1 "The first maintenance release of Pardus Linux 2007 is out. What's new in 'Felis chaus'? It is possible to install Pardus in Brazilian Portuguese, as well as Turkish, English, Spanish, German or Dutch; users will enjoy KDE 3.5.6 with the latest release of more than 300 software packages; the PiSi package manager is now 40% faster for repository processes; WPA authentication, status monitoring and improvements have been done with network manager. Pardus comes with Internet tools, office suite, multimedia players, games and numerous applications to satisfy the needs of desktop users, all squeezed into a single CD." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5) the installation (Kurulan) and live (Calisan) CDs from here: Pardus-Kurulan-2007.1.iso (686MB), Pardus-Calisan-2007.1.iso (687MB). |
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| 2006-12-18 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 2007 |
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| After several months of beta testing, Pardus Linux 2007 final has been released. Here is a brief list of the distribution's most interesting features: "Multilingual installer - it is possible to install Pardus in Turkish, English, Spanish, German or Dutch; smaller packages, faster updates - thanks to the improvements to the Pardus package manager PiSi; package manager - the intuitive graphical interface of PiSi makes updates and installation of software much easier; fast start-up - the new init system developed using the Pardus configuration framework ÇOMAR makes the start-up much faster; new and up-to-date applications - more than 640 packages are installed from the CD, and more than 1000 available over the Internet." Read the release announcement and release notes for more details. Pardus Linux 2007 is available for download as an installation CD (Kurulan) or live CD (Calisan) from here: Pardus-Kurulan-2007.iso (676MB, SHA1), Pardus-Calisan-2007.iso (694MB, SHA1). |
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| 2006-12-02 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2007 RC |
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| The Pardus Linux project has announced the availability of a Pardus Linux 2007 release candidate. According to the changelog, the new version comes with support for Spanish during system installation, a new graphical tool for managing disk partitions (Disk Manager) and updated versions of PiSi, the package management utility and Comar, the system administration module. The Linux kernel has been updated to version 2.6.18.4, while a number of other packages, including CUPS, GnuPG and NdisWrapper have also been upgraded to their latest versions. Many bugs reported on the distribution's bug tracker have been fixed. Visit the project's home page to read the full release announcement. The Pardus Linux 2007 RC installation CD (Kurulan) and live CD (Calisan) are available for download from here: Pardus-Kurulan-2007-RC.iso (663MB, SHA1), Pardus-Calisan-2007-RC.iso (624MB, SHA1). |
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| 2006-11-25 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 2007 Beta 2 |
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| The second beta release of Pardus Linux 2007 is out. Code named "Sait Faik" after the great Turkish short story writer Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Pardus Linux 2007 comes with the following new features: multilingual installer supporting Turkish, English, German and Dutch; smaller packages and faster updates thanks to the improvements to the Pardus package manager PiSi; intuitive graphical interface of PiSi which makes software installation and updates much easier; fast start-up thanks the new init system developed using the Pardus configuration framework ÇOMAR. The new release also includes a new Tulliana icon set, and more than 200 bug fixes since the previous beta. Please read the full release announcement (in Turkish) for further details. Download: Pardus-Kurulan-2007-Beta2.iso (668MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-11-12 |
Development Release: Pardus Linux 1.1 Beta |
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| The first beta of Pardus Linux 1.1 has been released: "Pardus operating system's latest beta version, codenamed 'ATA', is out for download and testing. Pardus 'ATA' incorporates a range of features enhancing the productivity and usability for personal desktop computing. Some highlights are OpenOffice.org 2.0.4, KDE 3.5.3, YALI installer 1.1 beta7 and Firefox 1.5.0.7, together with lots of entertaining games, educational software, desktop publishing packages, digital photography software and painting applications. Pardus 'ATA' is geared towards desktop users, developers, Linux enthusiasts and hobbyists." Read the full press release for further information. Download the installation CD (Kurulan) or live CD (Calisan) from here: Pardus-Kurulan-2007-Beta.iso (694MB, MD5), Pardus-Calisan-2007-Beta.iso (685MB, MD5). |
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| 2005-12-27 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 1.0 |
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| Following the release of a live CD edition earlier this year, the developers of Pardus Linux have now announced the first official release of the Pardus installation CD. Developed by the Uludağ Project in Turkey and designed for desktop use, the distribution is an interesting effort providing several custom utilities, including a nicely designed graphical installation program, a configuration manager, and a control panel. It uses a unique package management called "PiSi". Although developed primarily for Turkish speakers with several Turkish utilities and a dictionary, the system installer and user interface also support English. See the release announcement on the distribution's home page for further details about Pardus Linux. The ISO image can be downloaded from here: pardus-1.0.iso (692MB, MD5, SHA1). |
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| 2005-05-05 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Live CD 1.1 |
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| Pardus is a Turkish project with the goal of creating a Gentoo-based live CD for Turkish speakers. Version 1.1 is the project's second release and the good news is that it will be included in this month's Chip magazine (Turkish edition) as a cover CD. The major differences between 1.0 and 1.1 include the following: X loads v41 module by default; all bookmarks in Firefox are now in Turkish; NTFS module parameters have been updated; Gtk-Qt engine comes with an updated default font; the Java symbolic link was fixed in all Mozilla browsers; certain symbolic links under /etc were fixed (GConf and some modem drivers). Here is the complete release announcement (in Turkish). Download: pardus_calisan_cd-1.1.iso (674MB). |
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| 2005-02-04 |
Distribution Release: Pardus Live CD 1.0 |
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| Pardus is a new Linux live CD made in Turkey and based on Gentoo Linux. Version 1.0 is the first public release of the project: "Pardus Live CD, a bootable CD edition of the Pardus National Operating System, has been announced and distributed to the participants of Akademik Bilisim in Gaziantep University. The live CD includes Linux kernel (2.6.10) , office tools (word processor, spreadsheet editor, presentation tool, etc.), Internet tools (browser, e-mail, instant messaging, relay chat etc. clients), multimedia and graphics tools (video player, music player, etc.), games and lots of other applications. Pardus is open source and freely distributed as a GPL product." More details are available on the project's web site (mostly in Turkish with a small English section). Pardus 1.0 is a good-looking live CD with interface and support for Turkish. It can be downloaded from here: pardus-calisan_cd-1.0b.iso (693MB).
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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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