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| 2004-12-18 |
Distribution Release: ROOT GNU/Linux 1.4 |
| A new stable version of ROOT GNU/Linux is out: "ROOT GNU/Linux 1.4 has finally been released! This is the most stable, well-polished version of ROOT ever released. The 1.4 generation of ROOT contains many major changes from the previous release 1.3. This is a small list of new features or other changes: ROOT now includes a much more advanced package system with many new features based on pkgutils from CRUX; the system installer has been updated, it fixes many bugs and is generally more stable; the latest stable KDE, version 3.3.2, is included; GNOME1 and GNOME2 libraries are included for compatibility with programs. However, the GNOME2 desktop is not included because it's hard to maintain and takes up too much space on the CD." Read the full release notes for more details. Download: rootlinux-1.4.iso (685MB).
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| 2003-09-15 |
Development Release: ROOT GNU/Linux 1.4 Beta 1 |
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| The first beta of the upcoming ROOT GNU/Linux 1.4 is out: "Version 1.4 (Pommes) Beta 1 of the GNU/Linux operating system 'ROOT' has been released! ROOT is a complete GNU/Linux operating system with the latest GNU and Linux technology. The 1.4 generation of ROOT contains many major changes from the previous release 1.3. This is a small list of new features or other changes: Package system. ROOT now has a more advanced package system with many new features based on pkgutils from CRUX. Installation improvements. The system installer has been updated. It fixes many bugs and is generally more stable..." Read the rest of the release notes, with further information on the distribution's web site. Download: rootlinux-1.4b1.iso (596MB). This is the project's first new release for over a year.
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| 2002-09-01 |
ROOT Linux 1.3 ISO Image |
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| Just a quick note to say that the recently released ROOT Linux 1.3 is now also available in the form of an ISO image - get it here: rootlinux-1.3.iso (579MB) or from one of the download mirrors. Apart from information found on the distribution's home page, check out this brief interview with John Eriksson, the creator of ROOT Linux, published by OSNews in October 2001: "Many people seem to think that Root Linux is a copy of Slackware, but that's all wrong. It was based on Slackware when I started developing it. Now there's not a single package from Slackware left."
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| 2002-08-27 |
Distribution Release: ROOT Linux 1.3 |
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| Here comes a release for those of us who like to live on the bleeding edge of Linux development - ROOT Linux 1.3: "ROOT 1.3 contains the latest stable versions of many free programs and utilities." This includes Kernel 2.4.19, GCC 3.2, KDE 3.0.3, GNOME 2.0.1 - this is the complete package list. Also check out the Release Notes, FAQs and Installation Instructions. There is no ISO image to download; instead you'll have to download the complete "files" directory from one of the mirrors and create the ISO image by following this simple instruction. While ROOT Linux is not for novice users, it looks like a fun distribution to play with...
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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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