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KolibriOS is a tiny open-source operating system with a monolithic preemptive kernel and video drivers for 32-bit x86 architecture computers. KolibriOS is a fork of MenuetOS, written entirely in FASM (assembly language). However, C, C++, Free Pascal, Forth, among other high-level languages and compilers, can also be used in application development. KolibriOS features a rich set of applications that include a word processor, image viewer, graphical editor, web browser, and over 30 games.
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| 2004-04-24 |
NEW • Development Release: Conectiva Linux 10 RC 1 |
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This is the first release candidate of Conectiva Linux 10. From the release notes: "Important changes since beta 2: kernel 2.6.5; added full BootSplash support; KDE 3.2.2 final; more fixes in KDE to deal with supermount, which seems much more stable now; GNOME has been updated to 2.6 final. Installer specific changes: fixes to parted 1.6 to deal with kernel 2.6 changes in geometry handling; better support for XFS and JFS file systems; more bugs killed; PCMCIA fixes; wireless support. OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 final with Brazilian Portuguese help integrated (still under revision)." The complete release notes, also available in Portuguese and Spanish. At the time of writing, the Conectiva mirrors are still being synchronised with the main server, but you can get the three ISO images via BitTorrent (file sizes: 631MB, 646MB and 614MB, respectively). Bugs should be reported on the snapshot-users mailing list.
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| About Conectiva
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| Conectiva Inc. was a Brazilian company which used to develop a Linux distribution for the Brazilian and South American markets. It merged with MandrakeSoft in February 2005 to form Mandriva S.A., with headquarters in Paris, France.
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| Conectiva Summary |
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Conectiva Linux |
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http://www.conectiva.com.br/
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http://linux-br.conectiva.com.br/ |
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http://www.conectiva.com.br/cpub/pt/doc/livros.php |
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http://www.conectiva.com.br/download • DistroWatch Torrent Archive |
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| 2005-03-11 |
Distribution Release: Conectiva Linux 10 Update 1 |
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Conectiva has released a security and bug-fix update CD for Conectiva Linux 10. From the release notes: "Welcome to the Conectiva Linux 10 Update 1. This CD includes: official updates, installer with fixes, kernel 2.6.10 final plus extra patches, new NVIDIA driver 6629, new Mozilla 1.7.3, drbd 0.7.5, ALSA 1.0.7. This CD can be used in two ways - to update an already installed system with Conectiva Linux 10, doing 'apt-cdrom add' and 'apt-get dist-upgrade', or to install Conectiva Linux 10; simply boot this update CD and follow the normal installation procedures. The installer will use the updated packages and will ask for the other CL 10 CDs according to the installation profile. Due to installer architecture, you can also make a minimal install with only this update CD." The ISO image can be downloaded via BitTorrent (660MB), but it should also be available from Conectiva's mirrors within the next few days.
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| 2004-12-07 |
Development Release: Conectiva Linux 10 Update (Beta 2) |
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A new beta "Update CD" of Conectiva Linux 10 is available: "We just released the second beta of Conectiva Linux 10 updates CD. In the Release Notes you can find a list of bug fixes and updated packages; the most relevant are Mozilla (1.7.3), Linux kernel (2.6.10-rc1), NVIDIA driver (6629), alsa-lib (1.0.7), alsa-oss (1.0.7), the inclusion of drbd module (0.75) and updated user level utilities, as well as many other security fixes. The updates are available via apt-get, but the complete collection is now also available on a single ISO image, which can also perform a fresh install." Download (via BitTorrent): cl10updbeta2.torrent (673MB). As this is a beta release, you are kindly requested to report any problems to Conectiva's bugzilla.
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| 2004-11-23 |
Development Release: Conectiva Linux 10 Update (Beta) |
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Conectiva has released the first beta of Conectiva Linux 10 update CD. The Release Notes contain a list of bug fixes and updated packages; the more interesting ones are updates to Mozilla (1.7.3), Linux kernel (2.6.9), NVIDIA driver (6629), as well as many other security fixes. The updates were previously available via apt-get, but the complete collection is now also available on a single ISO image, which can be also used for a fresh install. Download via BitTorrent: cl10updbeta1.torrent (597MB). As this is a beta release, please report bugs to Conectiva's Bugzilla.
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| 2004-08-28 |
Development Release: Conectiva Live Snapshot 20040828 |
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This is a new snapshot of "Clive", Conectiva's very own live CD: "We are proud to announce the first 'clive' snapshot, our development branch of Conectiva Linux, in live CD. Starring in this release: full final KDE 3.3, kernel 2.6.9-rc1, NVIDIA native drivers. Our representatives at aKademy, Helio and Boiko, are already showing this live CD with full KDE 3.3 installation. Now we have added the lastest kernel. This version boots in English by default." See the release announcement and the Clive development page (both links in Portuguese) for further details. Download via BitTorrent: clive-20040828_kde3.3.torrent (573MB). On a related note, Conectiva AS, one of the oldest surviving Linux companies in the world, is exactly 9 years old today. Happy birthday, Conectiva!
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| 2004-08-12 |
Development Release: Conectiva Linux Live CD 0.5 Beta |
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This is the first beta release of Conectiva Linux live CD: "It's based on CL 10 (hint: it's very stable) plus kernel 2.6.8 rc2 and squashfs 2. This beta is coming in two flavors: KDE and GNOME. Work in progress: support to save profiles; tools for remastering (just install your favorite packages and burn a new CD; a version based on CL snapshot. Live CD is a great tool to enhance the quality of free software. Think about thousands of users testing the new versions of KDE, GNOME and the kernel, without the need to upgrade or reinstall a system." Read the full announcement (in Portuguese) of Conectiva Linux live CD and have a look at screenshots. When reporting bugs or making suggestions to bugzilla, please inform product Conectiva Linux, version Live 0.5. Download: standard KDE 3.2.3 installation plus ConectivaOffice 1.1.2: livecnc_kde-0.5.iso (400MB), and GNOME 2.6.1 installation: livecnc_gnome-0.5.iso (252MB).
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| 2004-07-06 |
Distribution Release: Conectiva Linux 10 |
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Conectiva Linux 10 has been released: "We are proud to present the new version of our operating system: Conectiva Linux 10. Conectiva Linux 10 is the result of several months of development and testing. With the massive help of the Linux community during the testing period, we finally arrived at the final version: a high quality product with an integrated desktop which is easy to use and appealing for both the beginner and the advanced user. Main new features of Conectiva Linux 10: kernel 2.6; hyperthreading support; support for Athlon and Pentium IV CPUs..." Read the release notes (also available in Portuguese and Spanish) for further details. The Conectiva mirrors are not yet updated, but the three ISO images are available via BitTorrent: cl10_cd1.torrent (644MB), cl10_cd2.torrent (682MB), cl10_cd3.torrent (684MB).
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| 2004-06-10 |
Development Release: Conectiva Linux 10 RC 3 |
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The final release candidate of the forthcoming Conectiva Linux 10 is now available for download and testing: "This is the last Release Candidate for CL 10. We expect to have the final CL 10 in a few weeks. Important changes since RC 2: added MPPE support; identifies Toshiba notebook and initialises it correctly; fix boot in HP Proliant 8500 systems; disabled PnP for Asus P4P800; enabled dpt_i2o module; backported several bug fixes from kernel 2.6 tree; added support for several softmodems based on SmartLink; KDE 3.2.3; added knetworkconf to Conectiva Control Center; remote boot configuration updated..." Read the complete release notes for further information. The three ISO images can be downloaded via BitTorrent or, in a day or two, from Conectiva's mirrors.
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| 2004-05-17 |
Development Release: Conectiva Linux 10 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of Conectiva Linux 10 has been released. The most important changes since RC1 include the following: "Added some fixes to Kernel 2.6.5; minor fixes in KDE to deal with supermount, which seems much more stable now; more fixes in parted 1.6 to deal with kernel 2.6 changes in geometry handling; better support to XFS and JFS filesystems; fixes in detection of bootsplash resolution; new version of Samba, PHP plus fixes; fixes for GNOME 2.6; added Ximian Connector, an Evolution plugin for Exchange servers (groupware); support for SATA SIL controllers (Serial ATA); added support for Atheros Multibanda WiFi; included a personal firewall and config program in KDE's control panel..." Read the rest of the release notes, available in Portuguese, English and Spanish. While the Connectiva mirrors are being synchronised with the main server, you can get the 3 ISO images via BitTorrent: cl10_rc2-1.torrent (659MB), cl10_rc2-2.torrent (632MB), cl10_rc2-3.torrent (604MB).
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| 2004-04-15 |
The Latin American Distribution You Should Know |
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This is a rare review of one of the oldest existing Linux distributions - Conectiva Linux: "Conectiva Linux 9 is a modern, stable and user-friendly Linux distribution that achieves a good balance between power and simplicity, but is marred by some silly bugs and a lack of graphical configuration tools. That said, it is still worth evaluating, especially for Portuguese and Spanish users, for whom the distribution is really aimed at. New users will sometimes be confused or intimidated by the quirks left behind by the developers, as well as the lack of some graphical configuration tools, but overall Conectiva is still a reasonable choice to consider, especially considering its beautiful, well thought out default desktop." Read more at OSNews.
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| 2004-03-24 |
Development Release: Conectiva Linux 10 Beta 2 |
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The second beta of Conectiva Linux 10 has been released: "This release contains a snapshot of the development branch of Conectiva Linux for those who want to evaluate the current status of the distribution and contribute providing feedback information to the development team. Major changes: kernel 2.6.4; added BootSplash support built in the kernel; KDE 3.2.1 plus fixes from 3.2 tree; added supermount as default in fstab; several fixes in KDE to deal with supermount, which seems much more stable now; GNOME has been updated to a new development version, towards 2.6 stable..." The complete release notes. The three ISO images are available from Conectiva's main (and very slow) FTP server and should be up on mirrors in a day or two. In the meantime, you can get them via BitTorrent. Beta testers are encouraged to report bugs in Bugzilla and join the snapshot-users mailing list.
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| 2004-02-20 |
Development Release: Conectiva Linux 10 Beta 1 |
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After two technology previews, Conectiva has released the first beta of its upcoming Conectiva 10: "Here is the first beta of our upcoming Conectiva Linux 10 release, expected to be launched in Q2 2004. You only need the first CD to install the standard profile. If you want GNOME, extra games and servers, you can download CDs 2 and 3." The changes include: "Kernel 2.6.3rc2; KDE 3.2 final plus fixes from 3.2.1 tree; Synaptic with new package selection interface; added support to slide-show in Synaptic, showing screens during package installation; GNOME has been updated to a new development version, towards 2.6 stable; added supermount to 2.6 kernel (very experimental); the installer tries to configure automatically PCI sound boards." The complete release notes. Download via BitTorrent (the first CD is 606MB in size) or wait for a few days until the ISO images appear on Conectiva's mirrors.
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| 2004-01-21 |
Development Release: Conectiva Linux 10 TP2 |
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The second Technology Preview of the upcoming Conectiva Linux 10, with kernel 2.6.1 and KDE 3.2-RC1, is now available. From the release notes: "Changes since Technology Preview 1: Kernel 2.6.1 with additional corrections; ReiserFS is now working on installer; KDE 3.2 Release Candidate 1, using Plastik theme and new colors and fonts schema; installer using Synaptic to install packages in first stage; RPM version 4.2.1; APT 0.5.15cnc5 (Advanced Package Tool)..." See the rest of the release notes for further details. At present, the ISO images are only available for download via BitTorrent (600MB).
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| 2003-12-21 |
Development Release: Conectiva Linux 10 TP1 |
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Conectiva has released an experimental technology preview of the distribution's upcoming Conectiva Linux 10 release. It is highly bleeding edge with kernel 2.6.0, glibc 2.3.3 and KDE 3.2 beta2. From the release notes: "Welcome to the Conectiva Linux Technology Preview. This release contains a snapshot of the development branch of Conectiva Linux for those who want to evaluate the current status of the distribution and contribute providing feedback information to the development team. Note that the Snapshot contains up-to-date, experimental and untested packages that are not recommended for production systems, including the newest 2.6.0 kernel." At the time of writing, the ISO image is only available via BitTorrent (611MB), but it should appear on Conectiva mirrors within the next few days. Find additional information on this page.
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| 2003-08-17 |
Distribution Release: Conectiva 9 Upd 1 |
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Conectiva has released an update to Conectiva Linux 9. The Release Notes (in Portuguese) contain a long list of bug fixes and package updates; among the more interesting ones are updates to KDE 3.1.2, Linux Kernel 2.4.21, PHP 4.3.2, ethereal 0.9.13, openldap 2.1.21 as well as the inclusion of BitTorrent. The updates were previously available via apt-get or BitTorrent, but the complete collection is now also available on a single ISO image. Download: cl9upd1.iso (647MB). BitTorrent download: cl9upd1.torrent. Find more information about the release on Conectiva's updates page (in Portuguese).
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| 2003-06-20 |
Development Release: Conectiva 9 Upd1 Beta2 |
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Conectiva is preparing an update to its Conectiva Linux 9 released two months ago. Called "Conectiva Linux 9 Update 1", it will not be a complete release, but rather a single CD complimenting the original 4-CD set of Conectiva 9. The upgrade process will be done with apt-get - "apt-cdrom add && apt-get dist-upgrade" after inserting the update CD will bring your system up to the Update1 level. Find more information (in Portuguese) here and the release notes (both in Portuguese and English) here. The Update1 Beta2 ISO image is only available via the BitTorrent service: cl9upd1-beta2.torrent (658MB) and Conectiva's bugzilla is the preferred way of reporting bugs.
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| 2003-04-26 |
Conectiva Mirrors Updated |
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As promised, here comes a list of fast mirrors where the new Conectiva Linux 9 can be downloaded from: ftp.nl.linux.org, ftp.tiscali.nl, fr2.rpmfind.net and rpmfind.creatis.insa-lyon.fr. Remember to read the strong warning in the readme file which stresses that "all four CD images are required for installation". The release notes in English are on the first CD, while the official press release (in Portuguese) is available here. Conectiva Linux is a nice, innovative distribution with plenty of packages and a strong commitment to free software. If downloading 4 CDs sounds like too much work, here is a screenshot of its desktop with the Synaptic package manager (developed by Conectiva) and a Control Center.
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| 2003-04-23 |
Distribution Release: Conectiva Linux 9 |
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This is a brand new release of Conectiva Linux; version 9 comes almost exactly one year after Conectiva 8. Excerpts from the release notes: "The Conectiva Linux 9 installer uses synaptic to select and install packages. Basic components: kernel 2.4.21, GNU C compiler 3.2.2, glibc 2.3.1, XFree86 4.3.0, KDE 3.1.1, GNOME 2.2.2. Kernel packages optimized for single- and multi-processor Athlon and Pentium IV families are bundled; the appropriate kernel should be automatically installed. New applications: MPlayer, OpenOffice.org, Blender, Webmin, Sun's JRE and IBM's Java 2 JDK." Conectiva's web site has more details on its product page (Portuguese only). At the time of writing, the ISO images can only be found on Conectiva's own FTP servers - even if you are lucky and manage to squeeze in, you'll find the downloads painfully slow. There are 4 binary CD images, all of which are required for installation; for the record: cl9-1.iso (630MB), cl9-2.iso (632MB), cl9-3.iso (646MB), cl9-4.iso (620MB). We'll keep you posted about the availability of faster download mirrors.
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| 2002-04-23 |
Conectiva 8.0 Update |
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Several visitors have pointed out that Conectiva 8 ISO are now available on the distribution's main (and hard-to-access) FTP server and mirrors. Try them here: cl8-1.iso (684MB), cl8-2.iso (636MB), cl8-3.iso (700MB). Only the first CD is needed for installation, while the second CD is optional and the third one contains source RPMS. Please note that there is still no official announcement on the Conectiva's web site. The installation on my test system was flawless and the KDE 3 desktop is indeed very pretty. Also note that KDE's version is 3.0rc3, so I have to correct my previous statement - SuSE Linux is the first commercial distribution shipping with the final version of KDE 3. Our Conectiva page has been updated to include this release. |
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| 2002-04-20 |
Distribution Release: Conectiva 8.0 |
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Conectiva Linux 8.0 announcement. It is always fun to decipher information on websites published in unfamiliar languages, but this is roughly what I could understand from this announcement. Conectiva Linux 8 is now available in stores around Brazil. It comes in two editions - Personal selling for R$109 (US$49) and Professional selling for R$299 (US$134). This release is fully compliant with the Linux Standard Base. Kernel is at 2.4.18 and KDE at 3.0, which makes Conectiva the world's first commercial Linux distribution shipping with KDE3, beating SuSE Linux by only a few days. Other features include major security enhancements and improvements made to the installer. Unfortunately, downloadable ISOs have not yet made an appearance on the distribution's public FTP server or mirrors, but we'll keep you up-to-date when that changes. Our Conectiva page lists the "likely" content of the release derived from the previously published snapshots, so please be aware that the information there, while not too far from correct, might not be 100% accurate. This release should please my good friends at TuxReports who have stated an intention to review it - so hopefully the ISO images will be uploaded soon.
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| 2002-04-10 |
Distribution Release: Conectiva 8.0 Beta |
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Conectiva Linux 8.0 beta announcement. As spotted on the Conectiva Linux Portuguese language web site, Conectiva's newest release has entered beta testing. Not much detail is provided other than a promise of many new features and no beta ISO images have been released. You can view the current package list on our Conectiva page or in the beta branch of the distribution's FTP server. The final product is expected to be available by the end of April.
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| 2001-11-13 |
Distribution Review: Conectiva 7.0 |
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Duke of URL writes:"Conectiva is a strong offering, one that will satisfy most users. It comes with a certain sense of simplicity that takes away any intimidation that a new user may feel. I recommend it to anyone looking for an RPM-based distribution that has a little more power than Red Hat when it comes to package management or are looking for Red Hat compatibility at a more affordable price."" Read Duke Of URL's complete review of Conectiva Linux 7.0 and visit our Conectiva page for more information on this distribution. |
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| 2001-07-17 |
Conectiva Linux in DistroWatch |
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Conectiva Linux has been added to the table. This Brazilian distribution has recieved very positive reviews in the past and their new version is in beta stage, getting ready for release. Check the Conectiva page for links, reviews, downloads and other information!
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