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2005-10-02

NEW • News Roundup: Ubuntu, Mandriva, SUSE, Debian, Libranet

News is unusually slow this weekend, so here is a roundup of miscellaneous tidbits from the Linux distribution world. Ubuntu is in the headlines once again, featured in this article by CNET, while Ubuntu's Jeff Waugh gives an exclusive audio interview for Linux Australia. ISO images of Mandriva Linux 2006 were released to "early seeders" on Friday; the product is expected to be available to Club members on Monday and formally released on October 15. In the meantime, the openSUSE web site was cracked earlier today and defaced with a message arguing in favour of Iran's right to resume its uranium enrichment programme. Thinking about setting up a Debian-based firewall? Here is a good article which guides you through the necessary steps. Finally, bad news for the fans of Libranet - the distribution has entered a period of uncertainty while the company restructures and one of its two developers moves on. Happy reading!

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Data span:
Rank	Distribution	HPD*
1	CachyOS	2978
2	Mint	2814
3	MX Linux	1828
4	EndeavourOS	1679
5	Debian	1502
6	Pop!_OS	1323
7	Manjaro	1121
8	Ubuntu	1096
9	Fedora	1048
10	Zorin	822
11	openSUSE	784
12	Nobara	736
13	elementary	599
14	NixOS	549
15	KDE neon	522
16	antiX	493
17	TUXEDO	493
18	Bluestar	464
19	AnduinOS	462
20	Garuda	446
21	AlmaLinux	434
22	Kali	431
23	FreeBSD	408
24	Solus	401
25	SparkyLinux	358
26	Alpine	340
27	CentOS	339
28	BigLinux	335
29	Lite	327
30	EasyOS	321
31	Puppy	320
32	Q4OS	320
33	deepin	316
34	OpenMandriva	306
35	Tails	303
36	Kubuntu	299
37	Voyager	269
38	Linuxfx	266
39	Parrot	259
40	Rocky	259
41	PCLinuxOS	255
42	Lubuntu	245
43	Slackware	244
44	PorteuX	242
45	Ultimate	241
46	Devuan	237
47	ALT	234
48	Rhino	233
49	Red Hat	224
50	Vanilla	221
51	ReactOS	220
52	Xubuntu	219
53	DragonOS	217
54	Archcraft	209
55	Gentoo	207
56	Chimera	205
57	KaOS	205
58	Calculate	202
59	AV Linux	199
60	Peppermint	199
61	FunOS	197
62	blendOS	196
63	Commodore	196
64	RebornOS	196
65	Mageia	195
66	Bodhi	193
67	Feren	193
68	GhostBSD	191
69	Nitrux	187
70	wattOS	186
71	Arch	185
72	Kodachi	178
73	SDesk	176
74	ArchBang	174
75	Mabox	170
76	Qubes	169
77	Artix	163
78	Regata	163
79	Emmabuntüs	162
80	Oracle	162
81	MakuluLinux	161
82	Tiny Core	161
83	4MLinux	160
84	Murena	158
85	AUSTRUMI	153
86	Ultramarine	153
87	TrueNAS	151
88	Ubuntu MATE	148
89	Ubuntu Studio	148
90	OpenBSD	145
91	Haiku	142
92	Damn Small	139
93	Dr.Parted	139
94	Void	138
95	BunsenLabs	137
96	Endless	136
97	Proxmox	136
98	siduction	135
99	Gnoppix	134
100	Porteus	134

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