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Bluewhite Linux was an unofficial port of Slackware Linux to the x86_64 processor architectures.
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2008-09-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 1.0 "Kid's" |
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Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 1.0 "Kid's" edition: "Foresight Kid's edition is now available for your kid's enjoyment. The Kid's edition features a number of education and entertainment applications, a customized GNOME desktop environment, and an innovative set of excellent, up-to-date software applications. The Foresight Kid's edition features the following applications: Tux Paint, an award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 - 12; Tux Typing, and educational typing tutor for children; GCompris, an educational software suite that includes many different activities for children ages 2 - 10; Tux, of Math Command, an education arcade game starring Tux based on the class game 'Missile Command'; games - SuperTux, SuperTuxKart, FooBilliard, GNU Chess, Secret Maryo Chronicles...." Read the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download (SHA1): foresight-1.0-x86-dvd1.iso (1,437MB, torrent).
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About Foresight
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Foresight Linux is a desktop operating system, based on rPath Linux, featuring an intuitive user interface and showcasing the latest desktop software. As a Linux distribution, Foresight sets itself apart by eliminating the need for the user to be familiar with Linux, combining a user-focused desktop environment on top of the Conary package management system. As the most technically innovative software management system available today, Conary ensures that users can efficiently search, install, and manage all the software on the Foresight system, including bringing in the latest features and fixes without waiting for a major release.
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2013-04-12 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 2.5.3 |
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Tomas Forsman has announced the release of Foresight Linux 2.5.3, a rolling-release desktop Linux distribution with Conary package management and a choice of GNOME 2, LXDE and Xfce desktops: "Announcing Foresight Linux 2.5.3. Foresight is a Linux distribution for your desktop that features a rolling-release schedule that always keeps your desktop up to date; a revolutionary package manager, Conary; the latest GNOME 2, LXDE and Xfce desktop environment and an innovative set of excellent, up-to-date software applications. Foresight also includes the polished and refined long-term support 3.4 Linux kernel. If new and shiny is more your thing, you will be pleased to learn that the newly-minted Linux kernel 3.8 is currently undergoing shakedown tests and is slated to become available in the coming weeks." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download (MD5): foresight-2.5.3-gnome-x86_64-dvd1.iso (2,281MB), foresight-2.5.3-xfce-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,518MB), foresight-2.5.3-lxde-x86_64-dvd1.iso (2,157MB). |
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2011-03-28 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 2.5.0 |
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Og Maciel has announced the release of Foresight Linux 2.5.0, an rPath-based, rolling-release distribution featuring the Conary package management and a choice of three desktop environments: "Foresight is a Linux distribution for your desktop that features a rolling-release schedule that always keeps your desktop up-to-date, a revolutionary package manager, the latest GNOME, KDE and Xfce desktop environments, and an innovative set of excellent, up-to-date software applications. What's new? GNOME 2.32.1, KDE 4.6.1 and Xfce 4.8; Linux kernel 2.6.35.11; the very latest and greatest Chromium and Firefox web browsers, Banshee, F-Spot, OpenShot, Hotot, Pidgin, Gimp...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download (SHA1) the installation DVD images from here: foresight-2.5.0-gnome-x86-dvd1.iso (1,655MB), foresight-2.5.0-kde-x86-dvd1.iso (1,820MB), foresight-2.5.0-xfce-x86-dvd1.iso (1,227MB), foresight-2.5.0-gnome-x86_64-dvd1.iso (2,029MB), foresight-2.5.0-kde-x86_64-dvd1.iso (MB), foresight-2.5.0-xfce-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,420MB).
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2011-03-09 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 2.5.0 RC |
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Og Maciel has announced the availability of the release candidate for Foresight Linux 2.5.0, an rPath-based distribution featuring three desktop environments - GNOME, KDE and Xfce: "It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of Foresight 2.5.0 RC. This time, we have updated images for GNOME, Xfce and KDE. Things are shaping up quite nicely and thanks to all the feedback we've received from our users, we should be releasing our GA images pretty soon. Well-known for being a desktop operating system featuring an intuitive user interface and a showcase of the latest desktop software, this new release brings you the latest GNOME 2.32, KDE 4.6.0, Xfce 4.8, a newer Linux kernel 2.6.35.11, X.Org Server 1.8, Conary 2.2.13 and a ton of updated applications." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (SHA1): foresight-2.4.99+rc1+gnome-x86-dvd1.iso (1,636MB), foresight-2.4.99+rc1+kde-x86-dvd1.iso (1,799MB), foresight-2.4.99+rc1+xfce-x86-dvd1.iso (1,209MB), foresight-2.4.99+rc1+gnome-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,793MB), foresight-2.4.99+rc1+kde-x86_64-dvd1.iso (2,016MB), foresight-2.4.99+rc1+xfce-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,410MB).
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2011-02-02 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 2.5.0 Alpha 2 |
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Og Maciel has announced the availability of the second alpha release of Foresight Linux 2.5.0, an rPath-based distribution for the desktop featuring the latest GNOME technologies: "It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of Foresight 2.5.0 alpha 2 GNOME edition. Once again, this alpha release is from our QA branch, and is intended mostly to receive feedback on brand-new installs from end users, specially in relation to the overall behavior of X.Org on first boot. Well-known for being a desktop operating system featuring an intuitive user interface and a showcase of the latest desktop software, this new release brings you the latest GNOME 2.32 release, a newer Linux kernel 2.6.35.10, X.Org Server 1.8, Conary 2.2 and a ton of updated applications." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Interested alpha testers can download (SHA1) the installation DVD images from here: foresight-2.4.99+alpha2-x86-dvd1.iso (1,601MB), foresight-2.4.99+alpha2-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,778MB).
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2011-01-17 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 2.5.0 Alpha 1 |
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Og Maciel has announced the availability of the first alpha release of Foresight Linux 2.5.0, an rPath-based distribution featuring the GNOME desktop and many of the latest GNOME technologies: "After a very, very, very long time I can finally announce another Foresight Linux release. We have gone through a lot of changes and it took us a while to rebuild our developer, maintainer and user bases, but here we are. The goal is to go back to having a rolling release schedule and keep bringing the latest and greatest mix of GNOME and applications. Some of my favorite applications have been updated to the very latest versions, such as Banshee 1.9.2 (always built from repository), Calibre 0.7.37 , Chromium web browser 9.0.597.55, F-Spot 0.8.2, Firefox 3.6.13, Git 1.7.3.4, Inkscape 0.48 , Mercurial 1.7.2, OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, Pidgin 2.7.9, Shotwell 0.7.2, Terminator 0.95, Tomboy 1.5.2, Vim 7.3.050 and many others." Here is the release announcement. Download (SHA1): foresight-2.4.99+alpha-x86-dvd1.iso (1,601MB), foresight-2.4.99+alpha-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,775MB).
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2009-05-15 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 2.1.1 |
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Og Maciel has announced the release of Foresight Linux 2.1.1, an rPath-based distribution featuring the latest GNOME desktop and other GNOME technologies: "It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of Foresight Linux 2.1.1. Well-known for being a desktop operating system featuring an intuitive user interface and a showcase of the latest desktop software, this new release brings you the latest GNOME 2.26.1 release, a newer Linux kernel 2.6.29, a revamped notification area, and a ton of X.Org improvements! GNOME 2.26 features improvements to file sharing, better support for multiple monitors and projectors, integration with fingerprint readers and many more updates. The distribution includes a new Linux kernel, 2.6.29.2, which adds support for WiMAX and new wireless drivers such as Ralink rt2860/70." Read the rest of the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download (SHA1): foresight-2.1.1-x86-dvd1.iso (1,365MB), foresight-2.1.1-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,475MB).
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2009-02-23 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 2.1.0 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 2.1.0, an rPath-based desktop distribution featuring the latest GNOME technologies: "I am pleased to announce the release of Foresight Linux 2.1.0. Foresight 2.1.0 features the latest stable GNOME desktop, and a number of updates including the Linux kernel, Python and improved printer configuration. What's new? Foresight will now recognize your printer when plugged in and automatically configure it; it includes Python 2.6, generally this is an update you shouldn't really notice, but under the covers there are quite a few performance improvements; Linux kernel 2.6.27.15; it includes some tuning of default Conary configurations - downloadFirst (downloads updates before applying them) and excludeTroves (excludes development components of packages)." Read the complete release notes for a detailed list of all changes. Download (MD5): foresight-2.1.0-x86-dvd1.iso (1,335MB), foresight-2.1.0-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,432MB).
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2008-10-21 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 2.0.5 |
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Paul Cutler has announced the release of Foresight Linux 2.0.5, the first stable distribution featuring the recently released GNOME 2.24: "Foresight Linux 2.0.5 released. It features the latest GNOME 2.24 desktop environment, OpenOffice.org 3.0, and the latest X.Org server release, version 1.5.1." Some of the other new features in the distribution include a new time tracker applet, the Ekiga audio and video conferencing client 3.0, miscellaneous file manager improvements, an improved GNOME deskbar with new plugins, new screen resolution controls, Compiz Fusion 0.7.8 with new effects and translation updates, PulseAudio 0.9.12 with numerous bug fixes, and many other features. For more information please see the release announcement and release notes. Download (SHA1): foresight-2.0.5-x86-dvd1.iso (1,299MB, torrent), foresight-2.0.5-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,398MB, torrent).
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2008-09-14 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 1.0 "Mobile" |
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Paul Cutler has announced the release of Foresight Linux 1.0 "Mobile" edition, a distribution specifically designed for netbooks. It has been tested on ASUS Eee PC and Intel Classmate devices and it features rolling release schedules with continuous software updates. From the announcement: "The Foresight Linux Project is pleased to announce the first release of the Foresight Mobile edition. The Foresight Mobile edition is the first release of Foresight Linux for netbooks and ultra mobile PCs, such as the ASUS Eee PC, Intel Classmate and Dell E netbook, and features a customized GNOME desktop optimized for smaller screens. The default desktop features quick and easy links to applications, documents and other GNOME software (see screenshot). It includes the following applications: F-Spot photo manager, Firefox web browser, Pidgin instant messenger, Banshee media player, GNOME movie player." Read the release announcement and release notes for additional information. Download: foresight-1.0-x86-disc1.iso (530MB, SHA1), foresight-mobile-1.0-x86.img.bz2 (591MB, SHA1).
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2008-07-24 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 2.0.4 |
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Paul Cutler announced the release of Foresight Linux 2.0.4, an rPath-based distribution showcasing the latest GNOME technologies: "The Foresight project is excited to announce the latest release of Foresight, the Foresight GNOME Edition 2.0.4. This release features a brand new theme, and a number of minor updates and bug fixes, notably a problem when trying to install on certain RAID setups. This latest version also introduces the Foresight GNOME Lite Edition. For the first time, Foresight is available for installation on one CD, and features Foresight's lightning fast tar-based installer. This edition does not include OpenOffice.org and is English only to reduce installation size. Users who choose to install the Foresight GNOME Lite Edition can easily upgrade to the full version." Read the full release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (SHA1): foresight-2.0.4-x86-dvd1.iso (1,178MB, torrent), foresight-2.0.4-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,251MB, torrent).
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2008-07-03 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 2.0.3 |
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Paul Cutler has announced the release of Foresight Linux 2.0.3, an rPath-based distribution showcasing the latest GNOME technologies: "The Foresight team is proud to announce the latest release of Foresight Linux. Foresight 2.0.3 GNOME edition is a minor release, featuring the latest release of GNOME, 2.22.3. GNOME 2.22.3 features a new login manager for users, as well as a number of bug fixes and updates. Foresight 2.0.3 also includes Banshee 1.0 as the default media manager, an updated kernel, and a number of software updates. Foresight uses a rolling release - users who are already using Foresight have the option to install these updates via PackageKit. There is no need for users already using Foresight to download a new image, the updates are already available!" Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (SHA1): foresight-2.0.3-x86-dvd1.iso (1,182MB), foresight-2.0.3-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,255MB).
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2008-05-29 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 2.0.2 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 2.0.2, an rPath-based desktop distribution featuring the latest GNOME technologies: "Announcing the release of Foresight Linux 2.0.2 GNOME edition. Some highlights: GNOME 2.22.2; GNOME Display Manager 2.22; 2.6.25.4 kernel; NetworkManager, more stable than ever; Mono 2.0 beta (now uses less memory); Banshee 1.0 beta. Foresight GNOME edition is a Linux distribution for your desktop that features a rolling release schedule that always keeps your desktop up to date; a revolutionary package manager, Conary; the latest GNOME desktop environment and an innovative set of excellent, up-to-date packages." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (SHA1): foresight-2.0.2-x86-dvd1.iso (1,166MB, torrent), foresight-2.0.2-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,236MB, torrent).
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2008-03-12 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 2.0 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the final release of Foresight Linux 2.0, an rPath-based distribution featuring the very latest GNOME 2.22: "Foresight Linux 2.0 has been released. New in version 2.0: a new tar-based installer that should install in less than 10 minutes, including formatting a 200 GB hard drive; PackageKit to help users update their system and add and remove software; Syslinux, a new bootloader to replace GRUB; GNOME-Do to quickly search for many items present in a GNOME desktop environment (applications, Evolution contacts, Firefox bookmarks, files, artists and albums in Rhythmbox, Pidgin buddies, etc.) and perform commonly used actions on those items. Users should also find it much easier to use binary video card drivers from NVIDIA and ATI than in Foresight 1.x. Transmission is also included as the default BitTorrent application." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download (SHA1): foresight-2.0-x86-dvd1.iso (1,164MB), foresight-2.0-x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,238MB).
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2008-02-23 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 2.0 Alpha 4 |
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Paul Cutler has announced the fourth alpha release of Foresight Linux 2.0, a desktop distribution based on rPath Linux and its Conary package management system: "The Foresight team is proud to announce the latest test release of the upcoming Foresight GNOME edition 2.0. This latest release features numerous bug fixes, package updates, and GNOME 2.21." What's new? "PackageKit has been updated to 0.1.7; OpenOffice.org has been fixed and is now available in the default installation; PulseAudio should be more stable in Alpha 4 than it was in Alpha 3; GNOME has been updated to 2.21.91; the new GNOME clock applet includes the ability to add weather and time zones; GNOME-DO has been updated to the latest release (bzr 113) and includes the new background theming; Transmission, a BitTorrent client, has been added to the default installation...." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (MD5): foresight-1.9.9.alpha4...x86-dvd1.iso (1,121MB), foresight-1.9.9.alpha4...x86_64-dvd1.iso (1,183MB).
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2008-01-19 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 2.0 Alpha 3 |
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Paul Cutler has announced the third alpha release of Foresight Linux 2.0: "The third alpha of Foresight Linux 2.0 has been released. The Foresight 2.0 alpha series features a new tar-based installer that should install in less than 10 minutes, including formatting a 200 GB hard drive. Foresight is also developing new editions including KDE and Xfce, in addition to GNOME available for x86 and x86_64 processors. Foresight is proud to be the first distribution to ship with: PackageKit to help users update their system and add and remove software; Syslinux - a new bootloader to replace GRUB; GNOME-Do: GNOME Do - allows user to quickly search for many items present in the GNOME desktop environment (applications, Evolution contacts, Firefox bookmarks, files, artists and albums in Rhythmbox, Pidgin buddies, etc.) and perform commonly used actions on those items." Read the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download (SHA1): foresight-1.9.9.alpha3+20080114-x86-dvd1.iso (932MB, torrent), foresight-1.9.9.alpha3+20080114-x86_64-dvd1.iso (984MB, torrent).
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2007-11-11 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 2.0 Alpha 1 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the first alpha release of Foresight Linux 2.0, an rPath-based distribution featuring the latest GNOME technologies: "The Foresight Linux Project is proud to announce Foresight Linux 2.0 Alpha 1. This alpha is not meant for full-time use, but does offer a preview of Foresight Linux's 2.0 features. This first alpha is only available as a DVD ISO including GNOME and future alpha releases will include a CD ISO as well as KDE and Xfce editions. Foresight Linux 2.0 features the latest GNOME desktop environment, including Evolution email and calendar, Tomboy Notes, Banshee, F-Spot, Pidgin, Epiphany web browser and more. Foresight Linux 1.4 also features the latest Conary package manager and CompizFusion." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: foresight-1.9.9...x86-dvd1.iso (875MB, SHA1, torrent), foresight-1.9.9...x86_64-dvd1.iso (935MB, SHA1, torrent).
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2007-10-21 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 1.4.1 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 1.4.1: "The Foresight Linux Project is proud to announce the release of Foresight Linux 1.4.1. Foresight Linux is a Linux distribution that features a rolling release schedule, a revolutionary package manager, the latest GNOME desktop environment and an innovative set of excellent, up to date packages. Foresight Linux 1.4.1 features the latest GNOME (2.20.1) and introduces PackageKit. PackageKit is a system designed to make installing and updating software on your computer easier. The primary design goal is to unify all the software graphical tools used in different distributions, and use some of the latest technology like PolicyKit to make the process suck less." Read the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download: foresight-1.4.1-x86-dvd1.iso (1,309MB, MD5).
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2007-09-19 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 1.4 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 1.4, the first distribution to feature the latest GNOME 2.20: "The Foresight Linux Project is proud to announce the release of Foresight Linux 1.4. Foresight Linux is a Linux distribution for your desktop that features a rolling release schedule that always keeps your desktop up to date; a revolutionary package manager, Conary; the latest GNOME desktop environment and an innovative set of excellent, up to date packages. Foresight is proud to be the first distribution to ship with GNOME 2.20. Foresight Linux 1.4 features the latest GNOME mentioned above, including updates to Evolution email and calendar, Tomboy notes, Power Manager, Epiphany web browser, the GNOME Image Viewer, Eye of GNOME and more." Read the release announcement and release notes for further information and screenshots. Download (MD5): foresight-1.4.0-x86-dvd1.iso (1,344MB).
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2007-05-31 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 1.3 |
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Paul Cutler has announced the release of Foresight Linux 1.3: "The Foresight Linux team is happy and proud to announce the release of Foresight Linux 1.3. New features: this is the third Foresight Linux release with GNOME 2.18 and contains minor fixes and improvements; Beagle 0.2.17, tweaked for Foresight Linux; we have upgraded Epiphany web browser to version 2.18.2; the outdated 'Firstboot' mechanism has been replaced by our modified version of autoconfig from KNOPPIX; Pidgin updated to version 2.0.1; X.Org 7.2, the new graphical server makes it easier for users by automatically installing monitors and video cards without editing configuration files; the latest Compiz 3D window manager, installed by default...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: foresight-1.3-x86-dvd1.iso (1,271MB).
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2007-04-12 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 1.2 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 1.2, an rPath-based distribution featuring the very latest GNOME desktop technologies: "We are pleased to announce the latest stable release, Foresight Linux 1.2. It includes the latest 2.18.1 GNOME desktop. Highlights from Release 1.2: GNOME 2.18.1; Linux kernel 2.6.20.6; better wireless driver and overall hardware support; fixes for some digital cameras and scanners to allow importing and scanning of images; added Japanese support (fonts and keyboards); a new GNOME display manager theme; new Epiphany extensions: Greasemonkey, Tab States and Push Scroll; OpenOffice.org 2.2; Thunderbird 2 RC1." Visit the distribution's news page to read the complete release announcement. Download: foresight-1.2-x86-dvd1.iso (1,225MB); also available via BitTorrent.
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2007-03-15 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 1.1 |
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Foresight Linux is the first distribution to present the brand new GNOME 2.18 desktop - in the form of installable CD and DVD images: "Experience the greatness of the latest version 2.18 of the GNOME desktop by using Foresight as your desktop distribution! The Foresight team is proud to release Foresight Linux 1.1. Highlights: Epiphany is now the new default web browser; for users with visual impairments, Foresight comes with a powerful assistive technology Orca; Tomboy (0.6.1) note-taking application now supports bullet points, search, pin notes and back-links; faster search with the combination of Beagle 0.12 via the Deskbar; Seahorse (1.0) lets you manage many kinds of keys and passwords...." More details can be found in the release announcement. Download from here: foresight-1.1-x86-dvd1.iso (1,273MB).
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2007-03-08 |
Development Release: Foresight Live CD 2.17.92 |
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Although the new GNOME 2.18 is scheduled for release in less than a week, those of you who can't wait for the final code can check out the new Foresight live CD, version 2.17.92. As announced by Ken VanDine, this is the project's first attempt at building a bootable CD image, with the additional bonus of carrying the new release candidate of GNOME 2.18: "Just published the first Foresight-based live CD! Very exciting, we have wanted to do this for a long time but it has never really made it to the top of the priority list. I am even more excited that it includes the GNOME 2.18.0 release candidate (2.17.92)." The new Foresight live CD is available for download from here: foresight-2.17.92-x86.iso (594MB).
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2007-03-04 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 1.0.1 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 1.0.1: "The Foresight Linux community is proud to release version 1.0.1 of Foresight Linux. Foresight Linux is a desktop linux system with the goal of providing a truly useful desktop system that is friendly for the novice user, as well as flexible for the power user. Many bugs were fixed, features were added, and the look and feel was improved. Many packages have been updated for this release. The more notable: GNOME 2.16.3, X.Org 7.2, Linux kernel 2.6.19.2, Firefox 2.0.0.2, OpenOffice.org 2.1.0, Mono 1.2.3.1, Tomboy 0.5.6, Beagle 0.2.16, F-spot 0.3.4, GIMP 2.13.4, Inkscape 0.45." Read the full release announcement for more information. Download: foresight-1.0.1-x86-dvd1.iso (1,237MB, MD5).
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2007-01-28 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 1.0 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 1.0, the first stable release of the rPath-based desktop Linux distribution after nearly two years of development: "Foresight Linux is a desktop-focused Linux system that just works. Our mission is to provide a truly useful desktop system that is friendly for the novice user, as well as flexible for the power user. Foresight comes with the GNOME desktop, Banshee for your music, F-Spot for your photos, and OpenOffice.org for your office needs. Great attention has been paid to making things simple and integrated. For example, NetworkManager makes it simple to connect to wireless access points. Foresight System Manager handles keeping your system updated." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: foresight-1.0-x86-dvd1.iso (1,185MB).
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2006-12-17 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 0.9.9 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the availability of Foresight Linux 0.9.9, the latest development build of the desktop-oriented distribution based on rPath Linux and its Conary package management system: "I am very pleased to announce the release of Foresight Linux 0.9.9. What is new in this release? Compiz is now included. Also included GnuCash, GnomeScan, and the Synaptics driver. There have been a number of version updates, here are a few of the highlights: added Compiz 0.3.4, GnuCash 2.0.3, GnomeScan 0.3.1, Synaptics 0.14.6; updated kernel 2.6.19.1, Conary 1.1.13, Beagle 0.2.14, GIMP 2.3.13, OpenSSH 4.5p1, Tomboy 0.5.1, Gaim 2.0.0beta5, CUPS 1.2.4...." Read the release announcement for a more complete list of changes. Download the DVD image from here: foresight-0.9.9-x86-dvd1.iso (1,201MB).
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2006-10-29 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 0.9.8.3 |
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Ken VanDine has announced a new development release of Foresight Linux: "Announcing Foresight Linux 0.9.8.3. This release includes a bunch of version bumps and bug fixes. Most significant updates are Firefox 2.0 and Flash 9. Also sporting Conary 1.1.10 and rAA 1.0.7 which we have started to re-brand for Foresight. It still has the rPath look, but is now labelled 'Foresight System Manager' and will soon have a full Foresight look and feel. Mono, F-Spot, Banshee and Beagle have all been updated. Our installer has seen some major changes. The most noticeable change is the updated artwork, however behind the scenes there are some significant improvements." Read the complete release announcement for further details. Download: foresight-0.9.8.3-x86-dvd1.iso (1,194MB).
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2006-10-06 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 0.9.8.2 |
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António Meireles has announced the availability of a new development build of Foresight Linux, version 0.9.8.2: "Following our 0.9.8 release we're proud to announce that Foresight Linux 0.9.8.2 is out. Release highlights are the usual bug fixes and package updates, including the latest stable gnome (2.16.1) package set and the latest Google Earth release, a revamped X.Org subsystem and a new default kernel (2.16.18). Also of note is the fact that this is the first release done after the launch of our issue tracker. Regarding X.Org, now AIGLX is activated by default and two new Use flags were introduced to smoothen the install of ATI and NVIDIA drivers, which conflicted with the default Mesa and xorg-server installs." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: foresight-0.9.8.2-x86-dvd1.iso (1,164MB).
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2006-09-08 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 0.9.8 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 0.9.8, now with the brand new GNOME 2.16: "Still on the path to Foresight Linux 1.0. We want to do some more testing, but what we have is pretty close to what 1.0 will be. This is in preparation for 1.0, along with a new release management process. Here are a few of the highlights: GNOME 2.16, Conary 1.1.3, rPath Appliance Agent 1.0.4, X.Org 7.1.1, Evolution 2.8.0, OpenOffice.org 2.0.3, Linux kernel 2.6.17.8, Mono 1.1.16.1, lots of other version updates. We will always strive to stay incredibly current." Here is the complete release announcement. The Foresight Linux 0.9.8 DVD image is available for download from here: foresight-0.9.8-x86-dvd1.iso (1,129MB).
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2006-06-19 |
Development Release: Foresight Linux 0.9.5 RC1 |
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Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 0.9.5 Release Candidate 1, an updated version of the desktop-oriented distribution based on rPath Linux: "Announcing the 1st release candidate for Foresight 0.9.5 (0.9.5.rc1). What's new you ask? Nautilus defaults to browse mode; new GTK/Metacity theme; new GDM theme. What's been updated? GNOME updated to 2.14.2, Ekiga 2.0.2, Evolution 2.6.2; Firefox 1.5.0.4, GIMP 2.3.9, MySQL 5.0.22, PostgreSQL 8.1.4, Vim 7.0, XaraLX 0.5r1242...; bugfixes." Read the rest of the release announcement for a more detailed list of changes and updates. Download the DVD image from here: foresight-0.9.5.rc1-x86-dvd1.iso (1,007MB).
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2006-04-27 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 0.9.4 MR5 |
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The fifth maintenance release of Foresight Linux 0.9.4 is now available: "This is the fifth in a series of maintenance releases for Foresight Linux 0.9.4. These maintenance releases help you stay current and also ensure that new downloads include the latest stuff. To update to MR5, 'sudo conary updateall', it's that simple. There are new ISOs (both DVD and CD) and virtual machine images as well. Updates: Conary 1.0.13, Firefox 1.5.0.2, Beagle 0.2.5, Galago 0.5.0, AbiWord 2.4.4, Linux kernel 2.6.16.11. Added: Alacarte 0.9 (menu editor), GIMP 2.3.8, Inkscape 0.42, XaraLX 0.4r828. Tweaks: VTE patched to support 256 colors." Read the full release announcement for more details. Download: foresight-0.9.4.mr5-x86-dvd1.iso (988MB).
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2006-04-15 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 0.9.4 MR4 |
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A new maintenance release of Foresight Linux 0.9.4, a cutting edge, desktop-oriented distribution based on rPath Linux, is available: "This is the fourth in a series of maintenance releases for Foresight Linux 0.9.4. These maintenance releases help you stay current and also ensure that new downloads include the latest stuff. To update to MR4, 'sudo conary updateall', it's that simple. There are new ISOs (both DVD and CD) and Virtual Machine images as well. Changes in MR4: GNOME 2.14.1, a lot of new versions, bug fixes." Please refer to the release announcement for further information. Download from here: foresight-0.9.4.mr4-x86-dvd1.iso (940MB).
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2006-04-04 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 0.9.4 MR2 |
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The second maintenance release in the 0.9.4 series of Foresight Desktop Linux is out: "These maintenance releases help you stay current and also ensure that new downloads include the latest stuff. To update to MR2, 'sudo conary updateall', it's that simple. There are new ISOs (both DVD and CD) and Virtual Machine images as well. Changes in MR2: New kernel 2.6.15.7; A couple version bumps; Banshee MiniMode plugin; Bug fixes." Read the release announcement for more information. Download the DVD image from here: foresight-0.9.4.mr2-x86-dvd1.iso (933MB).
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2006-03-15 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 0.9.4 |
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The first distribution release shipping with the hot-off-the-press GNOME 2.14 is Foresight Linux 0.9.4: "I am very pleased to announce the availability of Foresight Desktop Linux 0.9.4 with GNOME 2.14. This release includes a number of updates: GNOME 2.14; cleaner and shinier 'Clearlooks' theme; Tango desktop icons; kernel 2.6.15.6; Avahi (aka Rendezvous, Bonjour and sometimes Zeroconf); latest DBUS and HAL; GNOME Power Manager; Banshee, F-Spot, Beagle, Tomboy and more... Foresight Desktop Linux 0.9.4 is available as both CD and DVD ISOs, and -- drum roll please -- VMware player and QEMU images thanks to rBuilder!" Read the release announcement for more information. Download the DVD image from here: foresight-0.9.4-i386-disc1.iso (777MB).
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2006-02-22 |
Development Release: Foresight Desktop Linux 0.9.4 Pre 1 |
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The first pre-release of the rPath-based Foresight Desktop Linux 0.9.4 is ready for testing: "I am please to announce another release of Foresight Desktop Linux. I am also quite proud to say we have reached Conary 1.0, which is included! Virtually everything is updated, too much to list. We are now derived from rPath Linux 1.0. A major update is GNOME. We are now sporting the new, shiny GNOME 2.13.91. This is the current development branch of GNOME, but quite stable. Some highlights: Conary 1.0.2, kernel 2.6.15.3; GNOME 2.13.91; NetworkManager 0.5.1; latest Banshee, Beagle and F-Spot...." See the release announcement for additional details. Download: foresight-0.9.4.pre1-i386-disc1.iso (650MB), foresight-0.9.4.pre1-i386-disc2.iso (72MB).
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2005-12-11 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 0.9.2 |
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A new version of Foresight Linux, a desktop-oriented distribution based on rPath Linux, has been released: "It has been a long hard road, but 0.9.2 ISOs are now posted. I will say they aren't perfect, but a huge jump from the previous ISOs released. What has changed? The GTK theme has been hacked to use colors that match our look better; default icon set is 'Tango'; stripped out stuff that folks won't even miss, which shaved 120MB off the 2nd CD; added laptop-tools, which includes some nice wireless drivers, NetworkManager, GNOME Power, and ndisgtk (GUI for configuring windows wireless drivers); convert back to using GNOME Systems Tools; package selection in the installer." More details can be found in the release announcement. Download (MD5): foresight-0.9.2-i386-disc1.iso (648MB) and foresight-0.9.2-i386-disc2.iso (236MB).
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2005-09-08 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 0.9 |
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Foresight Linux 0.9 is the first distribution release to ship with the brand new GNOME 2.12, released yesterday: "We are happy to announce the availability of Foresight Linux 0.9! Foresight takes another major step forward towards usability and functionality with the first release of the 0.9 series, and having the distinction of being the first distro to offer you GNOME 2.12! Featuring a refined look and improvements in just about every area, this is one hot tamale of a release! With 100s of bug fixes / feature improvements over 0.8.1, there are simply too many changes to list here...." Read the release announcement for more details. Download (MD5): Foresight_Linux-0.9.0-disc1.iso (639MB) and Foresight_Linux-0.9.0-disc2.iso (386MB).
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2005-07-11 |
Reviews: First Look at Foresight Linux |
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Mad Penguin has published a new review of Foresight Linux, a distribution based on rpath Linux and known for its advanced package management and interesting desktop features: "Foresight is a good demo distribution with potential of becoming a full-fledged desktop package. Conary seems like it has potential I suppose, but I'm not so sure we really need another package manager such as this. It doesn't seem all that groundbreaking to me or so different from everything else out there that it's necessary at all. Considering how the rest of the distro looks and acts so polished, it seems that package management isn't up to speed with the rest of the OS. Just my two cents of course. The developers could just as easily spend some time getting Conary/Yuck up to speed and the planets would align for them." The two-page review with screenshots starts here.
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2005-06-02 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 0.8.1 |
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Foresight Desktop Linux has been upgraded to version 0.8.1: "This is mainly a service release to ensure better stability towards version 1.0. It fixes the firstboot problem, as well as some smaller bugs like an improved hardware detection via HAL. Of course, we updated nearly all packages (among them conary and mono) to live up our claim to be a bleeding-edge distribution. We also added a new application: Gnome-Art, a tool for browsing, downloading, and installing themes and wallpapers. In order to make Foresight Linux as beautiful as innovative, we also added a new GDM theme. Other artwork will follow." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): Foresight-linux-0.8.1-disc1.iso (635MB) and Foresight-linux-0.8.1-disc2.iso (305MB).
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2005-04-26 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Linux 0.8 |
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A new version of Foresight Linux has been announced on the project's Wiki pages: "We are proud to present you Foresight Linux 0.8! Reacting on critics we increased the speed of the installation process. It is up to 60% faster! We also included a new boot splash and did lots of cosmetic things. Old and new highlights are 'Conary' (revolutionary package management program) and nice tools like Beagle and F-Spot. Also included is the latest version of Oversite systems management tool, which now has a GUI configuration interface. It is still under development, but is currently very functional for keeping you system up to date!" Here is the full release announcement. Download: Foresight-linux-0.8-disc1.iso (632MB) and Foresight-linux-0.8-disc2.iso (251MB) .
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2005-03-23 |
Distribution Release: Foresight Desktop Linux 0.6 |
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A new version of Foresight Desktop Linux has been released. What's new? "Conary updated to 0.50.5; included a wallpaper with a proposed logo; slick new Xscreensaver lock dialog; Bluefish and Firestarter added; some new versions; a few tweaks and bug fixes... What is cool? GNOME - Foresight comes with GNOME 2.10; Conary - Foresight is built on the paradigm shifting Conary package management system; Mono - Prepackaged Mono 1.1.4 and many Mono applications; Beagle, F-spot...." See the release announcement for more details. Download: Foresight-linux-0.6-disc1.iso (628MB) and Foresight-linux-0.6-disc2.iso (242MB). Foresight Desktop Linux is a new Linux distribution based on Specifix Linux and its Conary package management.
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