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| 2008-03-24 |
Development Release: Shift Linux 0.6.5 |
| Neowin has announced the release of Shift Linux 0.6.5, a preview version of the live CD image set based on Ubuntu 8.04 beta: "Shift Linux 0.6.5 is the first public preview release of Shift Linux One. The version number may be confusing, but the team is focused on a solid 1.0 release soon. Shift Linux comes in 3 different flavors - GNOME, Lite, and KDE. All three are based on brand-new Ubuntu Hardy Beta 1 packages. We have also added in our own customizations such as the Shift original theme in GNOME, present in 0.5 and 0.6, Shift Linux wallpaper, and other packages not included in the Ubuntu release, such as GnomeDo, as seen in the screenshots. This release is installable. Shift is a free, GPL-based Linux distribution that can be freely distributed or modified." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): ShiftLinux-Gnome-0.6.5.iso (627MB, torrent), ShiftLinux-KDE-0.6.5.iso (661MB, torrent), ShiftLinux-Flux-0.6.5.iso (658MB, torrent). |
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| 2008-01-28 |
Distribution Release: Shift Linux 0.6.2 |
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| Barney Tormey has announced the release of Shift Linux 0.6.2, an Ubuntu-based distribution developed by the Neowin.net community: "Shift Linux 0.6 released today. There are three editions released at this time: Shift Linux 0.6 GNOME, Shift Linux 0.6 KDE4, and Shift Linux 0.6 Lite (for older computers). Shift Linux Lite contains two less resource hogging window managers (Xfce and Fluxbox), but will have a full compliment of packages and utilities. All three versions of Shift Linux 0.6 are fully installable (tested and verified). Shift Linux has moved away from its Morphix base and is now based on Ubuntu. This version incorporates Firefox 3 (GranParadiso), OpenOffice.org, new themes, and a tested installer. We've also updated to KDE4. This is a transition version as we move away from Morphix and port over our previous versions to Ubuntu." Here is the complete release announcement. Download (MD5): ShiftLinux-Gnome-0.6.2.iso (663MB, torrent), ShiftLinux-KDE-0.6.2.iso (529MB, torrent), ShiftLinux-Flux-0.6.2.iso (522MB, torrent). |
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| 2007-11-26 |
Distribution Release: Shift Linux 0.5 |
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| Shift Linux 0.5, a Debian-based live CD developed by the Neowin.net community, has been released: "Shift Linux is a Linux project that was created by the Neowin community. Based on Morphix Linux, Shift is Debian-based live CD; therefore it has access to all of the software and applications as other Debian distributions. Several editions of Shift Linux have been developed to produce for computers with lighter or more robust hardware configurations. We have produced Shift with Fluxbox as the predominant desktop manager for lower resource computers, and Shift with GNOME and KDE desktop managers, for heartier machines. Shift Linux 0.5 has all of the most commonly used packages that are available and is designed to be extremely fast as a live CD." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download (MD5): ShiftLinux-Gnome-0.5.iso (661MB, torrent), ShiftLinux-KDE-0.5.iso (573MB, torrent), ShiftLinux-Flux-0.5.iso (448MB, torrent). |
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| 2007-09-10 |
Development Release: Shift Linux 0.5 RC2 |
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| The second release candidate of Shift Linux 0.5, a Debian-based distribution developed by the Neowin.net community, has been released: "Shift Linux is a project that was created by the Neowin community. Shift Linux 0.5 (RC-2) includes three fully branded editions: KDE, GNOME, and Fluxbox, all live CDs. Included in this version are most of the most popular packages to include wireless support and a desktop installer." Compared to the first release candidate, the following new packages and features were added: "K3b, Rhythmbox, Bluetooth support, HP printer drivers, power management and laptop detection; NTFS read and write support; Envy; new branding; extremely fast... you'll forget it's a CD in 5 minutes. Feel free to download and try our newest release." Read the full release announcement for further information. Download the CD images via BitTorrent: shiftflux-rc2.iso (462MB), shiftgnome-rc2.iso (574MB), shiftkde-rc2.iso (602MB). |
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| 2007-08-24 |
Development Release: Shift Linux 0.5 RC1 |
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| The Neowin.net community has announced the release of Shift Linux 0.5 RC1, a Debian-based live CD set with either KDE, GNOME or Fluxbox desktops: "Shift Linux 0.5 (RC-1) is released. Shift Linux is a project that was created by the Neowin community. Neowin's Shift Linux is designed to give the user an experience of being part of the Neowin community as well as having a simple, easy-to-use live CD that can be installed to a hard drive. Shift Linux 0.5 (RC-1) comes in three fully-branded editions: KDE, GNOME and Fluxbox, all live CDs. Included in this version are many popular packages, wireless support, and a desktop installer. Please feel free to try it out and post any bugs that you may find." Here is the complete release announcement. Download the Shift Linux live CDs via BitTorrent: shiftgnome-rc1.iso (509MB), shiftkde-rc1.iso (559MB), shiftflux-rc1.iso (395MB). |
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| 2006-10-18 |
Development Release: Shift Linux 0.3.1 |
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| Shift Linux is a Debian and Morphix-based distribution created by the Neowin community at Neowin.net as an easy-to-use live CD for desktop use. The project has released its latest development build - version 0.3.1 GNOME edition: "Shift Linux GNOME 0.3.1 ready for testing. We are very interested in the following aspects as you test it: detection of your computer hardware; graphics bugs; the right resolution (especially on wide screens). We do not need to know about branding issues at this time. We will fix those for Shift 0.5. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. You can expect Shift 0.3 Fluxbox very shortly!" Read the release announcement and visit the project's web site for more information. Interested beta testers can download the live CD image from here: shiftgnome031.iso (391MB). |
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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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