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Augustux
Augustux was a live Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and KNOPPIX. It has full support for the Aragonese language.
Status: Discontinued
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2004-05-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.4.2 |
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Feather Linux 0.4.2 has been released. From the changelog: "Added customisation ability - simply place all the .deb, .tgz and .tar.gz files in an /extra directory on your CD-ROM or USB stick, create a 'deblist' file which contains the names of the .debs and the order to install them, and then boot with 'knoppix custom'; added PSS, r self-written music server to stream music over your network; updated XMMS to 1.2.10; added Gaim script; Removed knoppix-terminalserver because of unsatisfied dependencies; downgraded libpcap and tcpdump to 0.7.2 because of PPP problems..." Download: feather-0.4.2.iso (61.5MB).
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About Feather
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Feather Linux is a Linux distribution which runs completely off a CD or a USB pendrive and takes up under 128MB of space. It is a Knoppix remaster (based on Debian), and tries to include software which most people would use every day on their desktop.
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2005-02-28 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.7.4 |
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A new version of Feather Linux is out. From the changelog: "Added Rhapsody, didiwiki, xfsprogs, torsmo, gnupod and GRUB; added several Perl modules, including GTK2-Perl; replaced Thunderbird with Sylpheed; replaced zile and nvi with vim; replaced emelfm2 with emelfm; removed Ruby due to space constraints; removed XPaint due to lack of usefulness; updated several packages, including Dillo, MPlayer, ALSA and libc6; updated tmsnc to 0.2.0b; made some small changes to the hard disk install script; made some small changes to rm-dpkg; made Kismet configuration files writable from CD; added a new experimental hard disk install script (based on knoppix-installer by Fabian Franz)." Download: feather-0.7.4.iso (119MB).
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2005-02-13 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.7.3 |
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Feather Linux 0.7.3 has been released. From the changelog: "Added John the Ripper, macchanger, kismet, tcl8.4, qemu, paketto, abcde and screen; updated Monkey to 0.9.0; updated the hard disk install script; updated the usbutils package; upgraded kernel to 2.4.27; updated the quickcam, prism54, ipw2100 and madwifi drivers; updated ndiswrapper to 1.1rc1 and added the airo-mpi driver; updated modutils to 2.4.27; added BCM4400 and BCM5700 drivers; added pencam, a utility to download images from STV0680B-001 chip-based digital cameras; changed boot process so important configuration files can be overwritten by user restore images; added FreeNX; added script to easily create icons (Tools -> Scripts)." Download: feather-0.7.3.iso (122MB).
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2005-01-30 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.7.2 |
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Feather Linux 0.7.2 has been released. From the changelog: "Added mtools, emelfm2, vncdec, elhttp, quagga, and Captive NTFS; updated aircrack; added ion2 - boot with 'knoppix ion2' to use it; fixed IceWM; fixed wman; added script to download the Distributed.net client; DMA can now be activated with the 'dma' cheatcode; added 'custom-noram' boot option so that custom packages can be loaded without significant RAM usage; Feather now includes the 'readahead' cheatcode to load files into the disk cache at boot - this speeds up general operation when the user has 384MB of RAM or more; made some small changes to the USB boot process; added script to download practically everything needed for web development." Download: feather-0.7.2.iso (113MB).
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2005-01-01 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.7.1 |
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Happy a prosperous New Year to all visitors of DistroWatch! The first release of 2005 belongs to the Feather Linux project, which has just announced version 0.7.1. From the changelog: "Included aterm, a terminal supporting transparency and other features; added the Ruby scripting language; added rcrack (a hash cracker), sil (a banner grabber), nbtstat and dsniff; added giFTcurs; added cdparanoia; added elinks, a text-only browser; updated many system-based packages to those from KNOPPIX 3.7; added option to feather-hdinstall to add custom options on the LILO append line; added a new soundcard configuration tool if the other fails, which can be found in Tools -> Scripts; made some small changes to rm-dpkg; fixed Opera, Java and Flash scripts...." Download: feather-0.7.1.iso (102MB).
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2004-12-26 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.7 |
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A new major upgrade to Feather Linux has been released. From the changelog: "Feather is now bound by a 128MB limit instead of a 64MB one; added Firefox, Thunderbird, AbiWord, Ethereal, GAIM, rox-filer, MPlayer, IceWM, Siag Office, Imposter, wmDrawer and fireFTP; updated tmsnc to 0.1.4, ndiswrapper to 0.12, Fluxbox to 0.9.10, Dillo to 0.8.3, OpenOffice.org script to 1.1.3; updated Java script; added xls2csv, a program to convert Excel files into CSV spreadsheets; added script to download and install LT modem drivers; added script to configure ndiswrapper; added webcam support (this includes webcamd and xawtv); removed Mutella and links-hacked." Download: feather-0.7.iso (103MB); also available via BitTorrent.
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2004-11-27 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.6.2 |
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A new version of the Feather Linux mini live CD has been released. From the changelog: "Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2: added 'wakeonlan', a tool to send Wake-on-LAN packets; included a custom resolution option in the X setup script; made some small MPlayer changes; updated aMSN script to 0.94; lowered memory usage slightly by a few changes; cleaned up /etc/init.d/knoppix-autoconfig; made it possible to add users while running from CD or USB stick; made hard disk boot faster; updated Arno's firewall script to version 1.8.3-BE." Download: feather-0.6.2.iso (61.6MB); a BitTorrent tracker is also available.
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2004-10-26 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.6.1 |
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Feather Linux 0.6.1 has been released. From the changelog: "Fixed pon and poff; updated aMSN script to 0.93; changed user in emelfm fpkg link to root; added 1400x1050 to list of available resolutions for certain laptops; changed user in mount.app mount command; tweaked knoppix-autoconfig and feather-loadram.sh; added openvpn - a tool to access VPNs; added tmsnc - a very usable text-based MSN client; made some space-saving changes to rm-dpkg; easy 'remaster' script can now save to hard drive instead of using RAM." Download: feather-0.6.1.iso (61.6MB); also available via BitTorrent.
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2004-10-11 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.6.0 |
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A new release of Feather Linux is out. From the changelog: "Added Elmo, a text-based email client; updated Sylpheed; fixed fsck.reiserfs bug; changed some Fluxbox settings; added Ndiswrapper configuration script; updated Opera to 7.54; added curl; added live 'remaster' feature - simply load Feather into RAM, and this script will create your own Feather 'remaster' based on your current customisations; fixed the IceWM script; made some changes to rm-dpkg; changed Firefox icon." Download: feather-0.6.0.iso (61.6MB); also available via BitTorrent.
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2004-09-19 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.5.9 |
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Feather Linux 0.5.9 has been released. What's new? "Changes from 0.5.8 to 0.5.9: added wmapm again; now both APM and ACPI dockapps are included; added reiserfsck; made dnsmasq.conf writable; reverted USB boot to previous settings - users whose systems cannot boot Feather will need minirt24.gz; included madwifi v.20040308; added new penguin background - use the 'notux' option to use a normal one." See the full changelog for details. Download: feather-0.5.9.iso (61.9MB); also available via BitTorrent.
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