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OpenIndiana is a continuation of the OpenSolaris operating system. It was conceived during the period of uncertainty following the Oracle takeover of Sun Microsystems, after several months passed with no binary updates made available to the public. The formation proved timely, as Oracle discontinued OpenSolaris soon after in favour of Solaris 11 Express, a binary distribution with a more closed development model to début later this year. 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.
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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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| 2004-09-05 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.5.8 |
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Feather Linux 0.5.8 has been released and here are some excerpts from its changelog: "Replaced udhcpd with dnsmasq; added a script to eject the Feather CD while Feather is running, without loading anything into RAM; updated the Monkey webserver to 0.8.5; fixed an fpkg bug relating to /etc/skel and HD installs; made loading of custom packages quieter; added 'exclude' boot option: simply create a file called exclude.list in the root directory of your CD or USB drive, and inside place the files and directories you wish to exclude, one per line; added script to change the background easily - found in the Tools -> Scripts menu...." Download via HTTP: feather-0.5.8.iso (61.5MB) or BitTorrent.
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| 2004-08-24 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.5.7 |
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Feather Linux 0.5.7 has been released. From the changelog: "Midnight Commander now has vfs support, and an internal editor with syntax highlighting; added scripts to easily switch window managers; made some small changes to X settings autodetection; added ability to restore configuration from the Internet - boot with 'restore=net url=<url>'; fixed Opera startup glitch; added ReiserFS support to HD install script (still experimental - you may have problems on bootup); added udhcpd, a tiny DHCP server; updated Dillo to 0.8.0...." Download: feather-0.5.7.iso (61.9MB).
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| 2004-08-07 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.5.6 |
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Feather Linux 0.5.6 has been released. From the changelog: "X settings can now be autodetected - boot with "knoppix detect"; Updated Firefox to 0.9.1, meaning that now only 6Mb is downloaded; Fixed Firefox profile bug; Fixed Synaptic and nAIM icon bugs; Added support for serial mice on all 4 ports; Fixed PPP root problems; Removed e2undel (recover included already), and added stress + cpuburn; Added link in Tools -> Scripts menu to stop the Getting Started document appearing on boot; Fixed Midnight Commander bugs..." Download: feather-0.5.6.iso (61.7MB) and feather-0.5.6-usb.zip (60.8MB).
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| 2004-08-03 |
Feather Linux 0.5.5 Review |
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Tuxs.org has published a review of the newly released Feather Linux 0.5.5: "There has been quite a bit of talk about mini Linux distro's recently so I decided to take a look at some of them. Given the large number of small distro's I narrowed my search to only those less than 200 mb, a live CD, desktop oriented, and those that have had a release in the last couple of months. After reading a few reviews and looking at a few of the websites I decided to take a longer look at Feather Linux... The basics I look for in any distro are good hardware detection, a nice usable desktop and the ability get straight on the Internet. Feather Linux does all this, and in only 64 mb too!" Read the full review.
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| 2004-07-30 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.5.5 |
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Feather Linux 0.5.5 has been released. From the changelog: "Added an RSS reader (written specifically for Feather and available here; changed dpkg-get so that more of Feather is loaded into RAM; added localhalt.sh, a script in which to place commands which will be executed on shutdown or reboot; added button to emelfm to allow easy integration of packages using fpkg; added option to select PCMCIA on boot for HD installs; updated Flash plugin script to version 7; updated Opera script to version 7.53; made AbiWord script more economical - now only downloads 7MB..." Download: feather-0.5.5.iso (61.8MB).
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| 2004-07-28 |
Feather Linux Mini Review |
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Charles Griffin have posted a mini review of Feather Linux on his blog: "Recently, I have thought about trying out one of the mini-distributions that are becoming more and more prevalent. These mini-distributions are intended to fit on a USB pendrive, mini-CD, or flash drive. One such mini-distribution, Feather Linux, whose creator and main developer is Rob Sullivan, is targeted at general desktop use. When I saw that a new version was released on July 22, 2004, I decided to check it out... I think Feather Linux would work great as a rescue distribution, or one to use to test hardware. I imagine it would also serve well as a day-to-day desktop distribution for older machines or laptops that might not need a large arsenal of applications or developer tools." Read the full review with screenshots here.
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| 2004-07-23 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.5.4 |
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Feather Linux is a Linux distribution which runs completely off a CD or a USB pendrive and takes up under 64Mb of space. Version 0.5.4 has just been released: "The changes in this release are as follows: This release adds a script to download Apache, MySQL, and PHP4, includes lrzsz and rdesktop, and fixes various bugs involving permissions, readability, and corrupted files. The XFCE script is now also more economical with memory usage." Download: feather-0.5.4.iso (61.7MB) and feather-0.5.4-usb.zip (60.7MB).
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| 2004-07-04 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.5.2 |
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Feather Linux 0.5.2 has been released. From the changelog: "Added Perl modules so that PSS is now functional; cancel button on save configuration script now functional; reincluded xsri and wmwifi; added system status monitor and script to fix XTDesk icons if they disappear; made xtdesk a little quieter on bootup; updated OpenOffice.org script to 1.1.2 and changed permissions on OOo directory; updated Firefox script to 0.9.1; added option in multisession packages to change the Fluxbox menu...." Download: feather-0.5.2.iso (61.4MB).
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| 2004-06-14 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.5.1 |
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A new version of Feather Linux has been released. From the changelog: "Changes from 0.5 to 0.5.1: reincluded Chipmunk Basic and iftop; the command "xterm" is now functional; added script to download Brag; added cdparanoia; fixed Opera and HD install scripts; fixed xpdf; fixed all scripts that require the dpkg structure." Download: feather-0.5.1.iso (61.3MB). Feather Linux is a light-weight, KNOPPIX-based Linux distribution which runs completely off a CD or a USB pendrive and takes up under 64MB of space.
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| 2004-06-05 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.5 |
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Feather Linux 0.5 has been released. From the changelog: "Feather is now based on KNOPPIX 3.4, and thus many improvements have been made. MADWIFI, prism54 and speedtouch drivers are now included, and superior hardware support is found throughout. Gimp script fixed. Due to the remaster from 3.4, more of Feather is Debian-based. Specialist packages for areas of Feather have been included. Removed picocom, added ncrypt, minicom, ndiswrapper, tcc documentation, scripts to install Ruby, Python, Folding@Home and GIMPS; CUPS has been replaced with apsfilter and ghostscript; updated Opera script to 7.51..." Download: feather-0.5.iso (61.2MB).
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| 2004-05-16 |
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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| 2004-05-01 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.4.1 |
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Feather Linux 0.4.1 has been released. From the changelog: "Updated list of documentation and organised scripts; added bcrypt, xmms-cdread; added scripts to download Audacity, and to remove the dpkg structure (rm-dpkg); added serial mouse option to X setup; updated Monkey to 0.8.2 and changed daemon script accordingly; added memory checks to some scripts; fixed error with /opt on bootup; changed dillo homepage; added 'xdef' boot option - boots with 1024x768, 3 button mouse, 16-bit depth; replaced XCDRoast with Gcombust..." Download: feather-0.4.1.iso (61.7MB).
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| 2004-04-14 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.4.0 |
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Feather Linux 0.4.0 has been released. From the changelog: "Updated OpenOffice.org script to 1.1.1; fixed localscript.sh; fixed xterm colours; fixed Synaptic script; added 'noicons' option to stop XTDesk loading on bootup; changed frequency option to DPI in X setup routine; added poor man's install script (type sudo pm_install) - very experimental; added xsri to set background (bsetbg now works); added whowto, a script to grab and view HOWTOs (e.g. type whowto 3-Button-Mouse) and wdict; added scripts to download aMSN, AbiWord and xpuyopuyo; included xmms-volnorm; added evilwm (run it by booting with knoppix evilwm)..." Download: feather-0.4.0.iso (61.8MB).
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| 2004-03-27 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.3.9 |
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This is a new release of Feather Linux. From the changelog: "Changes from 0.3.8 to 0.3.9: emelfm now runs as root; made /etc/samba/smb.conf and firewall configuration files writable from CD; added index, recoverdm, mtr and wmapm; added --passive-ftp option to scripts; small changes to HD install script; added Synaptic script (experimental); small changes to Getting Started HOWTO; fixed ABS size, tcc, and keymap selection; made xterm colours match up; SSHd, NFS services and the Monkey webserver are now startable from the boot line (e.g. knoppix monkey); added APM support..." Download: feather-0.3.9.iso (61.9MB).
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| 2004-03-14 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.3.8 |
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Feather Linux 0.3.8 has been released. What's new? "Fixed Sylpheed size; added MPlayer config files; added Arno's iptables script and fwb-run; fixed xterm menu colours; added online manpages and HOWTOs links on the Fluxbox menu; added wman, an online manpage viewer script; added Getting Started HOWTO; changed Opera script to work properly from HD; made small changes to the HD install script; added Mutella, fbset and Chipmunk Basic; feather now runs as user knoppix; rewrote restoration system - now you need to type restore=sda1 restore=hda1, etc; added script to install the Gimp." Download: feather-0.3.8.iso (61.8MB).
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| 2004-02-29 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.3.7 |
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Feather Linux 0.3.7 has been released. Changes: "Added betaftpd, gqcam, e3, lua, ettercap, wavemon, wmsetbg, iptables (no firewall config script as yet); made some changes to sndconfig; removed the 'nolisten tcp' option for the Xvesa and Xfbdev servers; organised the menu into some semblance of order; added localscript.sh in /home/knoppix so you can execute custom commands on boot-up by USB, floppy or HD restore; added Flash script; changed Firefox script to work with i586 machines; tweaked apt a little; removed swat." Download: feather-0.3.7.iso (61.9MB).
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| 2004-02-17 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.3.6 |
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Feather Linux continues with a rapid release schedule. From the 0.3.6 changelog: "Added bvi, isapnptools; changed some USB detection on USB boot; changed emelfm settings so they suit Feather; changed Opera download site; reinstalled some Debian packages so apt-get works a little better; changed Scite colour-coding; removed Busybox vi and added elvis-tiny; added Thunderbird and Java scripts; edited HD install script so Feather doesn't autologin; removed winbindd." Download: feather-0.3.6.iso (61.6MB).
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| 2004-02-13 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.3.5 |
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A new version of Feather Linux is out. From the changelog: "Changelog from 0.3.4 to 0.3.5: added ntfstools, dosfstools, e2undel, iftop, gtkrecover, bbpager, utelnetd, picocom, bridge-utils, index and various dockapps to show the system status; included Busybox versions of dc and fbset; changed Firebird script to download Firefox instead; added menu options to play CDs and DVDs, and a documentation menu; made small changes to HD install script; added script to save config to HD (use knoppix hdrestore=hda1)." Download: feather-0.3.5.iso (61.7MB).
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| 2004-01-30 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.3.4 |
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Feather Linux 0.3.4 has been released. From the changelog: "Fixed toram boot option; included KNOPPIX terminal server, hdparm, recover, amap, hping2, cabextract, splitvt, pciutils, pcmcia-cs and psmisc; changed proxy option so it is specified from boot commandine; fixed X setup script; changed apt sources.list; changed SciTE startup appearance; organised Fluxbox menu to group daemons and PPP scripts; some packages were organised to suit apt-get; re-implemented /etc/skel so adduser will work." Download: feather-0.3.4.iso (61.4MB).
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| 2004-01-20 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.3.3 |
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Feather Linux 0.3.3 has been released: "Changelog from 0.3.2 to 0.3.3: fixed SciTE; added Firebird and OpenOffice.org install scripts; added mount.app, portmap and nfs-common, and chntpw; changed default Fluxbox theme; updated Sylpheed to 0.9.8a; added proxy configuration option to setup; added script to save configuration to a floppy." The full changelog. Download: feather-0.3.3.iso (61.2MB).
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| 2004-01-02 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.3.1 |
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Feather Linux 0.3.1 has been released. From the distribution's changelog: "Fixed a known bug of LinNeighborhood; fixed HD install so that X starts automatically; removed mkcfm and mkfontdir, both extraneous with Kdrive; added script to save configuration to a USB pendrive and some bootup code to restore it." Download: feather-0.3.1.iso (61.7MB). Feather Linux is a light-weight desktop Linux distribution based on KNOPPIX.
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| 2003-12-24 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.3 |
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A new version of Feather Linux has been released. From the changelog: "Changelog from 0.2.2 to 0.3: Well, it's got a lot bigger - 14Mb bigger, in fact; MPlayer, LinNeighborhood, aumix, ndiswrapper and nmap added; HD install script tweaked; updated Samba; added ALSA and aRts sound support; added CUPS and Foomatic printing support." Download: feather-0.3.iso (62.0MB). Feather Linux is a light-weight Linux live CD based on KNOPPIX.
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| 2003-12-13 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.2.2 |
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A new version of Feather Linux has been released. From its changelog: "Samba added; sshd setup script, Opera download script and HD install script added to menu; 'Run command' option added to menu - uses fbrun; Naim icon and Monkey webserver startup fixed; added keymap selection to X setup script." Download: feather-0.2.2a.iso (46.3MB). Feather Linux is a Linux distribution based upon KNOPPIX 3.3, which can fit on a 50MB CD; it aims to have a wide range of desktop applications and to be relatively simple to use and set up.
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| 2003-12-07 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.2.1 |
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Another new distribution in our database is Feather Linux. As the name suggests, Feather Linux is a light-weight distribution that fits on a business card type CD. It is a live CD based on KNOPPIX with an experimental hard disk installation script, suitable for older machines or for carrying around in your wallet (similar in its target market to Damn Small Linux and Flonix). Version 0.2.1 has been released. "Changelog from 0.2 to 0.2.1: antiword, rdesktop, sqlite and links-hacked added; Opera download script fixed; hard drive install script added, still experimental." Find out more on the distribution's web site. Download: feather-0.2.1.iso (44.8MB).
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