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| 2008-04-12 |
Distribution Release: SymphonyOne 2008.1 |
| Ryan Quinn has announced the release of SymphonyOne 2008.1, an Ubuntu-based distribution with Mezzo, an alternative desktop environment: "The Symphony OS Project is pleased to announce the release of SymphonyOne 2008.1, our first major release in almost a year. SymphonyOne is an almost 100% rewrite of all the Mezzo desktop code, taking advantage of more features of FVWM to provide a smaller footprint and more stable environment. Based on Ubuntu 7.10, SymphonyOne provides a complete desktop environment and full Ubuntu compatibility on systems with as little as a 200 MHz processor. Some of the key features include: based on Ubuntu 7.10 with all the latest updates; completely rewritten Mezzo Desktop; Web App System (similar to Mozilla Prizm but implemented in Orchestra and fully integrated into the system); removed the old desklet system...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. SymphonyOne 2008.1 is not available as a free download, but interested readers can order the CD online or download it in exchange for a US$1.00 donation; more information here. |
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| 2006-12-13 |
Development Release: Symphony OS 2006-12 (Beta) |
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| After a long, involuntary break, the Symphony OS project is back with a new development release - version 2006-12: "The Symphony OS Project is pleased to announce the release of Symphony OS 2006-12. This release, the first since May, brings more stability and enhanced features to the young desktop environment and Linux distribution. Based on Debian Testing, Symphony OS 2006-12 now includes the GNOME System Tools within its System target menu, finally providing GUI system management functions that were sorely missing from previous releases. The system also features Firefox 2, many other updated packages, and performance improvements." Read the full release announcement for more information. The Symphony OS 2006-12 CD image is available for download via BitTorrent: symphonyos-2006-12.iso (633MB). |
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| 2006-05-18 |
Development Release: Symphony OS 2006-05 (Beta) |
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| Ryan Quinn has announced a new beta release of Symphony OS 2006-05: "The Symphony OS Project has officially released Symphony OS 2006-05 BETA, the first official beta release and first release in nearly six months. 2006-05 BETA includes many of the improvements and bug fixes included in the limited release 122 from late 2005 along with: OneClick software installation system - a simple tool which can be used free of charge to install software from the OneClick software store; Debian 'testing' base system; Linux-Live - Symphony OS 2006-05 BETA is shipped as a live CD with a hard drive installer...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: symphonyos-2006-05.iso (685MB, MD5). |
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| 2005-10-26 |
Development Release: Symphony OS Beta 1 PR1 |
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| After a series of alpha releases, the much anticipated Symphony OS distribution has entered a beta testing phase: "The first Preview of our Beta 1 release has now been released. While this release does not contain all items scheduled for the first beta it does represent a significant leap forward from the Alpha 4 release. Some notable changes in this release include: improved stability in mezzo; new faster orchestra renderer now using .orchestra for it's profile; updated applications; added Totem media player; build no longer uses set Knoppix paths so it can be installed and used multi-user with GDM or KDM...." Read the full release announcement for a more complete list of changes. Download: symphonyos-beta1_pr1-108.iso (547MB, MD5). |
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| 2005-08-04 |
Distribution Review: Symphony OS Alpha 4 |
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| Symphony OS is proud to announce the release of Alpha 4, as seen on Distrowatch and the Symphony website, and Tuxmachines is proud to take a look: "I first became acquainted with Symphony back in May with the release of Alpha 3 and was quite impressed at that time with Symphony's unique desktop. As we take a look at this newest release today, we will be concentrating on what's new and improved... Overall Alpha 4 is an exciting development release. It shows wonderful improvement and future promise. Although a few problems were encountered, it performed very well for an alpha/development product." Read the full review with screenshots. |
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| 2005-08-03 |
Development Release: Symphony OS Alpha 4 |
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| Symphony OS is a Debian/KNOPPIX-based desktop distribution with some radical ideas about ease of use. Alpha 4 has just been released: "I am proud to announce the official release of Symphony OS Alpha 4. Alpha 4 includes the KNOPPIX version of the 2.6.11 Linux Kernel and an updated base based on Knoppix 3.9, numerous improvements to the Mezzo Desktop environment, includes synaptic for package management, beagle for local searching (though this is just an initial implementation), supports freedesktop.org .desktop files in the Programs target, and much more." Download: symphonyos-alpha4-099.iso (593MB, MD5). Also available via BitTorrent. |
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| 2005-05-16 |
Reviews: Putting on My Tie And Tails |
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| The tuxmachines.org web site is the first to publish a review of Symphony OS, a new desktop Linux distribution with some interesting ideas about usability: "Symphony OS is trying to get us to 'forget what you know about desktop Linux...' and perhaps with their new operating system, they may have a few takers. Indeed this is the most unique Linux desktop I've sampled and even in the early stages one can see they are really trying to accomplish something different. It really has been a long time since the word 'innovation' was used in its true sense of the word, but this time it can accurately apply." The full review with a handful of screenshots is available here. |
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| 2005-05-12 |
Development Release: Symphony OS Alpha 3 |
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| The first public alpha release of Symphony OS is now available. Symphony OS is a Debian/KNOPPIX-based desktop distribution with some radical ideas about ease of use; see screenshots for some interesting images of the "Mezzo" desktop. Alpha 3 has been released for public testing: "I have seeded a torrent file for Alpha 3. Please be sure to read the trademark policy here before downloading Symphony OS. Please note: this is alpha quality code and known to be buggy." If you are interested in helping to test the release or simply curious about this new Linux distribution, you can download the ISO image via BitTorrent: symphonyos-alpha-070.iso.torrent (568MB). |
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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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