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Ares Desktop was a free operating sytem for people looking for a polished desktop environment for the educational, business desktop and home user fields. Ares Desktop was based on the Fedora Core system. Ares Desktop offers more than just an operating system: It comes with many packages that are used daily by desktop educational, business and home users. All these packages are bundled up in an easy installation program.
Status: Discontinued
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| 2019-11-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: PCLinuxOS 2019.11 |
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The PCLinuxOS distribution has released updated install media which carries the version number 2019.11. The new media feature kernel and desktop environment updates for each edition. The project's release announcement offers further details: "The KDE versions both Full and the minimalistic Darkstar contain kernel 5.3.10 plus a fully updated KDE Plasma desktop. Plasma desktop 5.17.3, Plasma Applications 19.08.3 and Plasma Frameworks 5.64.0. The MATE ISO was refreshed with kernel 5.3.10 and the applications and libraries were updated to their most recent stable versions from the previous release. The Xfce ISOs were updated to kernel 5.3.10 including Thunar updated to 1.8.10, xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin to 2.3.4, xfce4-screenshooter 1.9.7 and xfburn-0.6.1 and fully updated from the software repo from the past month. All ISOs received a theme update across the board from GRUB, bootsplash and the desktop. Bluetooth got some work this month and may work better." Download (pkglist): pclinuxos64-kde5-2019.11.iso (2,060MB, MD5), pclinuxos64-MATE-2019.11.iso (2,068MB, MD5), pclinuxos64-xfce-2019.11.iso (1,812MB, MD5). |
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| 2019-11-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.23 Core 137 |
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IPFire is a Linux distribution that focuses on easy setup, good handling and high level of security. It is operated via a web-based interface which offers many configuration options for beginning and experienced system administrators. The project has released a new stable update, IPFire 2.23 Core Update 137, which includes improved Quality of Service performance and updates the Linux kernel. "We are happy to announce the release of IPFire 2.23 - Core Update 137. It comes with an updated kernel, a reworked Quality of Service and various bug and security fixes. Development around the Quality of Service and tackling some of the bugs required an exceptional amount of team effort in very short time and I am very happy that we are now able to deliver the result to you to improve your networks.... As explained in detail in a separate blog post from the engine room, we have been working hard on improving our Quality of Service (QoS). It allows to pass a lot more traffic on smaller systems as well as reduces packet latency on faster ones to create a more responsive and faster network. To take full advantage of these changes, we recommend to reboot the system after installing the update." Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: ipfire-2.23.x86_64-full-core137.iso (268MB, pkglist). |
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| 2019-11-11 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 840 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: Fedora 31 Workstation
- News: Fedora works to improve Python performance, FreeBSD gets faster networking thanks to Netflix, elementary team plans new greeter and system installer
- Tips and tricks: Monitoring and recording user activity
- Released last week: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1, NethServer 7.7, OpenIndiana 2019.10
- Torrent corner: Archman, batocera, Clonezilla, Container, EasyOS, FreeBSD, FuguIta, KDE neon, NethServer, Obarun, OpenIndiana, OSMC, SmartOS, Star, XigmaNAS
- Opinion poll: How many people use your main home computer?
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2019-11-10 |
NEW • Development Release: OpenMandriva Lx 4.1 Alpha 1 |
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Cristina Sgubbi has announced the availability of the first alpha release OpenMandriva Lx 4.1, the upcoming new stable version of the project's desktop-oriented Linux distribution. An interesting new feature of this release is an experimental Linux kernel built with the Clang compiler: "The first OpenMandriva Lx 4.1 release cycle milestone is available for download and testing. Major changes since 4.0: the toolchain has been updated - everything has been built with glibc 2.30 and Clang 9.0; the Linux kernel has been updated to 5.3.9; Qt has been updated to 5.14.0-beta2; Plasma has been updated - Frameworks 5.64, Plasma Desktop 5.17.2, Applications 19.08.3; more alternative desktops are available for testing. We also provide an OpenMandriva Clang-compiled kernel, named kernel-release-clang. User can install the same version of kernel-release and kernel-release-clang for comparison. It is built from the same sources as the regular kernel package, but has been built using the Clang toolchain instead of GCC. Clang is the default compiler in OpenMandriva, but the kernel has been made compatible with it only recently - for now, this is experimental." See the release announcement and release notes for further details. Interested testers can download the standard or "znver1" (a special build optimised for AMD processors) variants from SourceForge: OpenMandrivaLx.4.1-alpha1-plasma.x86_64.iso (2,563MB, MD5, torrent), OpenMandrivaLx.4.1-alpha1-plasma.znver1.iso (2,566MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2019-11-08 |
NEW • BSD Release: XigmaNAS 12.1.0.4 |
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Michael Zoon has announced the release of XigmaNAS 12.1.0.4, the latest stable version of the project's embedded, open-source NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD. This version upgrades the underlying FreeBSD base system to version 12.1: "We are pleased to announce the release of XigmaNAS version 12.1.0.4.7091 - Ingva. The 12.1 series does replace and upgrade the 12.0.0.4 series which are now unsupported. We suggest to upgrade your 12.0.0.4 servers to 12.1.0.4.7091 or latest 11.3.0.4.xxxx series. Changes for release 12.1.0.4.7091: upgrade FreeBSD to FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE; WebGUI code and framework improvements; update translations; add sesutil, sas2ircu, sas3ircu and Aquantia AQtion (Atlantic) AQC107 Network Driver; upgrade arcconf to 3.02.23600; upgrade PHP to 7.3.11; upgrade VirtualBox to 5.2.34; upgrade sudo to 1.8.29; upgrade Samba to 4.10.10; upgrade pecl-APCu to 5.1.18; upgrade syncthing to 1.3.1. Notes: make a new backup of your system configuration and store this on safe location, the system config.xml could be upgraded; clear your browser's cache to avoid display issues after upgrade when coming from older releases." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: XigmaNAS-x64-LiveCD-12.1.0.4.7091.iso (559MB, SHA512). |
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| 2019-11-07 |
NEW • Development Release: Project Trident Void Alpha |
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The Project Trident team has published their first development snapshot which uses Void as its base. Past versions of Project Trident have been based on TrueOS and this alpha snapshot demonstrates some of the features Trident can provide on its new base. "What does this image provide? A full ZFS-on-root installation of Void Linux. A full walk-through of the installation procedure in an easy-to-use fashion. No experience with disk formatting or partitioning is required. Hybrid EFI and BIOS-boot capabilities. Both for the ISO and for the system post-install. Encrypted swap on ZFS (if swap space is selected). Support for both glibc and musl versions of Void packages in a single installer. Support for detecting and connecting to Wireless networks in an easy-to-use series of prompts (DHCP only). These settings get transferred over to the new installation for out-of-box network support. Due to the constant flow of updates to the Void Linux package repositories, this image is a complete net-install implementation. This means that all installed packages are always the current version from the repository, and result in a system which is fully up to date after the install is completed." Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: Trident-netinstall-ALPHA-x86_64.iso (502MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2019-11-07 |
NEW • OS Release: OpenIndiana 2019.10 |
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OpenIndiana is a continuation of the OpenSolaris operating system. OpenIndiana is part of the Illumos Foundation, and provides a true open-source community alternative to Solaris 11 and Solaris 11 Express, with an open development model and full community participation. The project's latest release, OpenIndiana Hipster 2019.10, migrates some tools from Python 2 to version 3 along with several package updates: "During this development cycle we've worked on updating IPS, migrating remaining OpenIndiana-specific applications to Python 3, rewriting some DDU closed binary blobs. Desktop software and libraries: VirtualBox was updated to 6.0.14. Xorg fonts, tools and libraries were updated. FreeType was updated to 2.10.1. GTK 3 was updated to 3.24.12. LightDM was updated to 1.30. mpg123, x265, and mpack packages were added, x264 was updated. Powerline, the nice status line, was added and integrated with Bash, tmux, and Vim. Supplementary x11-init service was added to create necessary directories with root permissions prior to X11 applications startup." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement and release notes. Download: OI-hipster-gui-20191106.iso (1,640MB, SHA256, signature), OI-hipster-text-20191106.iso (723MB, SHA256, signature), OI-hipster-minimal-20191106.iso (431MB, SHA256, signature). |
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| 2019-11-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NethServer 7.7 |
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NethServer is a CentOS-based Linux distribution for servers. The product's main feature is a modular design which makes it simple to turn the distribution into a mail server and filter, web server, groupware, firewall, web filter, IPS/IDS or VPN server. The project's latest release is NethServer 7.7 and the new version improves on the integration of Cockpit introduced in 7.6. "Already introduced in version 7.6, Cockpit is now complete and available by default on new installations. It makes the server administration easier providing a modern looking and user-friendly interface. We didn't only redesigned the web interface but also improved usability and added new features. What's new? This release marks a big step forward for communication, collaboration and security, introducing: New interface and stats for VPNs. New interface for firewall panel and dashboard. New interface for fail2ban and Web Proxy. New dashboard for fileserver, stats on shared folders and audit integration. New way to manage multiple backups and restore. New NextCloud panel. Webtop 5.7.3. Mattermost 5.15 and NextCloud 16.0.5. New panel for UPS and NUT. New system reports. New Apache integration and welcome page." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (MD5): nethserver-7.7.1908-x86_64.iso (1,110MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2019-11-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 |
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Red Hat has announced the availability of the first update to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x series. The new release, 8.1, introduces a new, predictable update cycle with minor releases every six months. It also provides better SELInux controls for dealing with containers. This release also focuses on providing longer uptime with live kernel patching: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 adds full support for live kernel patching to help IT operations teams keep pace with a shifting threat landscape without incurring excessive system downtime. Kernel updates can now be applied to remediate Critical or Important Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) while reducing the need for a system reboot, helping to keep critical workloads running more securely. Additional security enhancements include enhanced CVE remediation, kernel-level memory protection and application whitelisting technologies. Container-centric SELinux profiles are included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1, making it possible to create more tailored security policies to control how containerized services access host system resources." The release announcement and in the release notes. The new release can be downloaded through Red Hat's Customer Portal. |
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| 2019-11-04 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeBSD 12.1 |
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Glen Barber has announced the release of FreeBSD 12.1. The new version includes BearSSL, the Clang compiler has been updated to version 8.0.1, and OpenSSL has also been updated. The 12.x series of FreeBSD is expected to receive support through to June 2024. The release announcement states: "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE. This is the second release of the stable/12 branch. Some of the highlights: BearSSL has been imported to the base system; yhe clang, llvm, lld, lldb, compiler-rt utilities and libc++ have been updated to version 8.0.1; OpenSSL has been updated to version 1.1.1d. The FreeBSD Project dedicates the FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE to the memory of Kurt Lidl. FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpcspe, sparc64, armv6, armv7 and aarch64 architectures." Additional information on FreeBSD 12.1 and the changes since 12.0 can be found in the project's release notes. Install and upgrade instructions are also available. Download (pkglist): FreeBSD-12.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso (867MB, SHA512), (728MB, SHA512). |
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| 2019-11-04 |
NEW • DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 839 |
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This week in DistroWatch Weekly: - Review: MX Linux 19
- News: Ubuntu plans features for 20.04, Fedora developer explains benefits of Modularity, Fedora 29 nears its end of life, Netunner drops Manjaro-based edition
- Tips and tricks: Manipulating PDFs
- Released last week: Fedora 31, ALT 9.0, Zentyal 6.1
- Torrent corner: ALT, Android-x86, Arch, ArcoLinux, AUSTRUMI, Clonezilla, Fedora, KaOS, KDE neon, MidnightBSD, Sparky, Zentyal
- Upcoming releases: FreeBSD 12.1
- Opinion poll: Vertical desktop panels
- Reader comments
Read more in this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly.... |
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| 2019-11-01 |
NEW • BSD Release: MidnightBSD 1.2 |
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Lucas Holt has announced the release of MidnightBSD 1.2, the latest stable version of the project's FreeBSD-derived operating system with a goal to create an easy-to-use desktop with graphical ports management and system configuration. This version is mostly a security and bug-fix update: "I'm happy to announce the availability of MidnightBSD 1.2 for the amd64 and i386 architectures. This release focused on updating base system libraries and security. A significant effort has been put into updating various mports. Portsnap is now included in the base system. You can use it to fetch mports. As this is a relatively new feature, please report any issues. Bug fixes: fixed spell(1) by bringing back deroff(1); fixed a bug with the mdnsd startup script (/etc/rc.d/mdnsd) where it wouldn't modify the /etc/nsswitch.conf properly when enabling mDNSresponder. Security fixes: the kernel driver for /dev/midistat implements a handler for read(2) - this handler is not thread-safe, and a multi-threaded program can exploit races in the handler to cause it to copy out kernel memory outside the boundaries of midistat's data buffer...." See the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (SHA512, pkglist): MidnightBSD-1.2--amd64-uefi-disc1.iso (666MB), MidnightBSD-1.2--amd64-disc1.iso (663MB), MidnightBSD-1.2--i386-disc1.iso (562MB). "Memstick" (*.img) files are also available. |
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3CX Phone System is a specialist, Debian-based Linux distribution designed to run a complete unified communications platform. The 3CX client, included in the distribution, can also be installed separately on most hardware as well as the cloud. It provides a complete open standards-based IP PBX and phone system that works with popular SIP trunks and IP phones. It will automatically configure all supported peripherals and it also comes with clients for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android. The ISO image includes a free license for the 3CX PBX edition. The ISO image contains the standard Debian installer which installs a minimal system with the nginx web server, PostgreSQL database, iptables firewall and Secure Shell. Options not relevant to 3CX have been removed from the distribution. Download the installation ISO image from here: debian-amd64-netinst-3cx.iso (372MB). |
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