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Venom Linux is an independently-developed, rolling-release distribution inspired by CRUX. It targets experienced Linux users. Venom uses SysV init as the main init system and BSD-like ports as software packages which are managed by a custom package management tool called scratchpkg (written in compliance with POSIX standards). The distribution offers a simple graphical desktop built around the Openbox window manager and a text-mode system installer.
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| 2011-11-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ZevenOS 4.0 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 4.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop with a BeOS-like theme: "The ZevenOS team is proud to announce the release of ZevenOS 4.0. This version is based on Ubuntu 11.10 and has a bunch of new features and changes. The base system was updated to Linux kernel 3.0 which brings a bunch of new drivers as well as an improved implementation of the ext4 file system. Also the experimental Btrfs file system is now supported. Besides that ZevenOS 4.0 also has a lot of new stuff in the desktop area. The underlying Xfce desktop was updated to version 4.8 which adds network support for FTP, Samba, SSH, NFS to the Thunar file manager. Also new is a rewritten thumb-nailing system for the file manager which is faster and more efficient. Video editing has been made easier with OpenShot 1.4." See the release announcement for a complete list of new features and a video preview. Download (MD5): zevenos4-desktop.iso (696MB).
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| ZevenOS is an Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution with focus on providing a fast and easy-to-use system with BeOS-like user interface and support for older hardware. The distribution is built on top of a recent Linux kernel and includes a large number of popular open-source software applications for office use, multimedia playback and software development. ZevenOS also ships with MAGI, a tool for starting applications and managing the system. The project's "Neptune" edition is a separate built based on Debian GNU/Linux and featuring the latest KDE desktop.
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| 2015-01-01 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 6.0 |
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Happy New Year! The honour of the first release announcement of 2015 goes to ZevenOS, a desktop Linux distribution whose latest release, version 6.0, is based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and which features the Xfce desktop environment with a desktop theme that resembles the much-loved BeOS operating system: "I am proud to announce the release of ZevenOS 6.0 – the 'Good-bye' edition. Good-bye because its released at the end of this year and will be the last ZevenOS version for a long long time. This release is based upon Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and will be supported for 5 years. As ZevenOS 5.0 was released more than a year ago this new version brings in many changes like Linux kernel 3.13, X.Org 7.7 and PulseAudio 4.0. All the tools you love from ZevenOS are back again in updated versions. OpenShot was updated to 1.4.3 with the new melt backend, Inkscape to 0.48.4, AbiWord to 3.0. Brasero was replaced by Xfburn and we now also include the sysctl speed patches and zram enabled by default to gain more overall speed. ZevenOS still is the best linux distribution with a BeOS touch." Download (MD5) link: zevenos6-desktop-i386.iso (884MB, pkglist). |
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| 2013-10-09 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 3.3 "Neptune" |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 3.3 "Neptune" edition, an updated release of the project's Debian-based distribution featuring the KDE 4.11.2 desktop and many popular applications in their latest versions: "The Neptune team is proud to announce the release of Neptune 3.3. This release features Linux kernel 3.10.12 and is exclusively meant to run on 64-bit CPUs. The KDE Plasma Desktop ships with version 4.11.2. Chromium was updated to version 29, VLC to 2.1 and LibreOffice to version 4.1.2. We ship with the latest and greatest multimedia codecs pre-installed, as well as the Flash player. For wireless diagnosis we ship Wireshark, Aircrack-ng and kismon. We made a lot effort in cleaning up the system and removed Eclipse as well as the Muon software center and qapt-deb-installer. We removed pavucontrol which is no longer used as we don't ship PulseAudio. Linux kernel 3.10.12 comes with patched zram to prevent freezes. We also added a renewed quick installation manual." See the release announcement for a list of new features and other details. Download (MD5): Neptune33.iso (1,802MB). |
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| 2013-08-14 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 3.2 "Neptune" |
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ZevenOS 3.2 "Neptune" edition, a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian 7.0, built for 64-bit computers and featuring a newer kernel and extra drivers, has been released: "The Neptune team is proud to announce the release of Neptune 3.2 (Codename 'Brotkasten on Speed'). This release features the Linux kernel 3.10.5 and is exclusively meant to run on 64bit CPUs. The Debian base system was updated to the released version 7.1 wheezy to provide a stable user experience. The KDE Plasma Desktop ships with version 4.10.5. Chromium was updated to version 28, Icedove to version 17 and LibreOffice to version 4.1.0.4. We ship with the latest and greatest multimedia codecs preinstalled as well as the flash player. For wireless diagnosis we ship Wireshark, Aircrack-ng and kismon." See the complete release announcement for more information including the upgrade notice and the changelog. Download (MD5): Neptune32.iso (2,017MB). |
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| 2013-05-21 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 3.1 "Neptune" |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 3.1 "Neptune" edition, a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution for 64-bit computers featuring the latest version of the KDE desktop environment: "The Neptune team is proud to announce the release of Neptune 3.1. We worked hard and spend a lot of effort in creating this service release for Neptune 3.0. This release features the Linux kernel 3.9.2 and is exclusively meant to run on 64-bit CPUs. The Debian base system was updated to the released version 7.0 to provide a stable user experience. The KDE Plasma Desktop ships with version 4.10.3. Chromium was updated to version 26, Kdenlive 0.9.6, Amarok 2.7.1 and LibreOffice to version 4.0.3. We ship with the latest and greatest multimedia codecs pre-installed, as well as the Flash player." See the full release announcement for a full changelog and a video introduction. Download (MD5) from here: Neptune31.iso (1,920MB). |
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| 2013-03-26 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 3.0 "Neptune" |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 3.0 "Neptune" edition, a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution for 64-bit computer systems with a customised KDE as the default desktop: "The Neptune team is proud to announce the release of Neptune 3.0 'Brotkasten'. This release features the Linux kernel 3.8.4 and is exclusively meant to run on 64-bit CPUs. We switched the Debian base from 'Testing' to 'Wheezy' to provide a more stable and better experience. The KDE Plasma Desktop ships with version 4.10.1. Chromium was updated to version 25, Icedove to version 10.0.12, GIMP 2.8.2, Kdenlive 0.9.4, Amarok 2.7, VLC 2.0.5. We ship the latest and greatest multimedia codecs pre-installed as well as the Flash Player. For wireless diagnosis we ship Wireshark, Aircrack-ng and kismon." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details, screenshots and changelog. Download (MD5) from here: Neptune3.iso (1,812MB). |
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| 2012-12-05 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 5.0 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 5.0, a Xubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution featuring the Xfce desktop environment and a BeOS-like desktop theme: "I am proud to announce the release of ZevenOS 5.0 and thank you all for funding this release. In this release we made the switch from our deskbar tool to the Xfce panel 'deskbar' mode which introduces many new features, like extensible plugin support and the ability to configure your desktop. This release is based on Xubuntu 12.10 and is compatible with the Ubuntu repositories; it brings in many changes, such as Linux kernel 3.5, X.Org 7.7 and PulseAudio 2.1. Changes: OpenShot 1.4.3 with YouTube upload support and a lot more features; AbiWord 2.9.2, the current edge of development; Audacity 2.0, Claws-Mail 3.8.1, Firefox 17, GIMP 2.8, Inkscape 0.48." Here is the brief release announcement with an embedded video. Download (MD5) from here: zevenos5-desktop.iso (700MB). |
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| 2012-11-20 |
Development Release: ZevenOS 5.0 Beta 1 |
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The first beta release of ZevenOS 5.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution with a BeOS-like user interface, is ready for testing: "ZevenOS used the deskbar for ages to create a slick and nice looking tasklist and main menu panel. With the current struggle in development on ZevenOS I decided to give the deskbar mode in the Xfce pane a go and I really have to say I am impressed. It works almost flawlessly. There are still some glitches like not being able to setup the panel to move under windows (so it doesn't behave like a panel but more like the deskbar used to) and some confusing configuration settings but the Xfce panel brings in the advantage of plug-ins and you can configure a lot with them. So I decided for the 5.0 release of ZevenOS to simply ship the Xfce panel. Currently I am not sure if I would stop development of the deskbar completely or if we implement a tasklist on our own." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: ZevenOS5B1.iso (717MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-06-03 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 2.5 "Neptune" |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 2.5 "Neptune" edition, a Debian-based distribution with a choice of KDE, LXDE and Enlightenment desktops and a number of wireless network diagnostic tools: "The Neptune team is proud to announce the release of ZevenOS 'Neptune' 2.5. This release comes with Linux kernel 3.3.4 with lots of patches and drivers. As usual and for the last time we ship two official variants - 'full' edition with KDE 4.8.3 and 'minimal' edition with LXDE and Enlightenment 17. The full edition comes with Chromium 18, Icedove 10, GIMP 2.8, Kdenlive 0.9.2, Amarok 2.6, VLC 2.0.1 and many more updates. We ship with the latest and greatest multimedia codecs pre-installed. For wireless diagnosis we ship Wireshark, Aircrack-ng and Kismon." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): neptune-25-full.iso (1,364MB), neptune-minimal-25.iso (700MB).
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| 2011-10-23 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 2.0 "Neptune" |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 2.0 "Neptune" edition, a Debian-based Linux distribution featuring the latest KDE and LXDE desktops: "The ZevenOS team is pleased to announce ZevenOS Neptune 2.0. This is the first version we ship in two editions - Minimal edition (with LXDE) and Full edition (with KDE SC). Both ship with an updated and optimized Linux kernel 3.0.4. Minimal edition includes PCManFM 0.9.8, DeaDBeeF 0.5.1, GNOME-MPlayer 1.0.4, AbiWord 2.8.6, Iceweasel 7 and Icedove 5. Full edition includes KDE Plasma Workspace 4.7.1, Chromium 14, Iceweasel 5, VLC 1.1.11, Amarok 2.4.3, LibreOffice 3.4.3. Both editions are suitable for media playback and ship with a full set of codecs as well as the Flash Player plugin (version 11). The Full Edition includes also media creation and editing software like Audacity and Kdenlive." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download (MD5): neptune-full-2.iso (1,305MB), neptune-minimal-2.iso (660MB).
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| 2011-04-29 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 1.9.9 "Neptune" |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 1.9.9 "Neptune" edition, a Debian-based Linux distribution featuring the KDE 4.6.2 desktop: "The ZevenOS Neptune team is pleased to announce the release of ZevenOS 'Neptune' 1.9.9. This release comes with a couple of changes and new features. We updated the Linux kernel to version 2.6.38.3 which comes with neat little features, like better hardware support for wireless network cards and the famous cgroups patch which brings more speed under heavy load. The underlying Debian 'Squeeze' system was upgraded to Debian 'Testing' which will provide newer applications through the life cycle of Neptune 1.9.9. KDE SC 4.6.2 makes it début with lots of updates and the typical Neptune look & feel and a new default font, the Ubuntu Font. For the sake of consistency we replaced Synaptic and Software Center with their KDE/Qt-based counterparts - Muon and KPackageKit." The release announcement contains more information and a screenshot. Download: neptune199-kde-final.iso (1,418MB).
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| 2010-12-07 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 1.9.1 "Neptune" |
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Leszek Lesner has released an updated version of ZevenOS 1.9 "Neptune" edition, a Linux distribution based on Debian's testing branch: "We are proud to announce the release of ZevenOS Neptune 1.9.1. This is the first minor release to ZevenOS Neptune 1.9 which brings an updated Linux kernel (2.6.35.9) and an upgraded KDE SC (4.5) as well as VLC 1.1.5. The base Debian system was updated with security and bug fixes as well as our own applications such as ZevenOS hardware manager and Neptune installer. We are also proud to see that our effort in creating a good remastering tool, remaster-kit, has resulted in the first unofficial ZevenOS Neptune 1.9.1 release based on the GNOME desktop. Features: the newest, full-featured KDE SC 4.5 desktop with lots of animations and useful applications; the newest Chromium web browser including the newest Adobe Flash and full HTML 5 support." Here is the full release announcement. Download: neptune191-kde-final.iso (1,464MB).
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| 2010-11-14 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 3.0 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 3.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop with a BeOS touch: "The ZevenOS team is proud to announce the release of ZevenOS 3.0. This version is based on Ubuntu 10.10 and has a bunch of new features and changes. The base system was updated to Linux kernel 2.6.35 which brings a bunch of new drivers. The biggest change here is the switch from the NVIDIA open-source driver nv to nouveau. Besides that, there are many updated and refreshed wireless drivers on board. Thunar has gained a new context-sensitive entry to convert images. The deskbar was updated to have a freedesktop.org-compliant dynamic menu which is editable with standard tools. Besides that the deskbar gained many contextual menus which allow access to commonly used actions, like change time & date or mute the volume." Read the full release announcement for further details and a video preview. Download: zevenos3-final.iso (701MB, MD5).
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| 2010-10-10 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 1.9 "Neptune" |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 1.9 "Neptune" edition, a distribution built from Debian's testing branch and intended for desktops and workstation: "We are proud to announce the release of ZevenOS Neptune 1.9. ZevenOS Neptune is a ZevenOS distribution based upon Debian 'Squeeze', except for a newer kernel and some drivers. In this version we aimed for creating a fast running live system for USB sticks. Therefore we developed an easy to use USB installer as well as a persistent creator that allows to store changes. This version carries on the code name and philosophy of 'NextGeneration' by providing a modern KDE 4 desktop with tons of multimedia software as well as a brand-new, polished design. As this version was also designed for computer science students it also includes the Eclipse development platform and some network diagnostic tools. Technical data: Linux kernel: 2.6.35.5, X.Org 7.5, KDE 4.4.5." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional details and screenshots. Download: neptune19-kde-final.iso (1,447MB).
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| 2009-11-15 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 2.0 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 2.0, a Xubuntu-based distribution and live CD featuring the Xfce desktop and BeOS-like artwork: "We are proud to announce the release of ZevenOS 2.0. ZevenOS 2.0 is based upon Ubuntu 9.10; it brings big changes like a completely new audio subsystem (PulseAudio), switch from HAL to DeviceKit, MagiKit - a standard application management layer, Remaster-Kit for easy ISO re-mastering, Encode and Super Encode - an all-in-one multimedia converting application, MAGI 2 - an application launcher, installer and configuration center. The typical BeOS like look has been improved with changes to Deskbar, icon theme and GTK+ theme. Disk Manager now supports auto-detection of BFS (BeOS) partitions and allows to mount them. The contact manager got an improved VCard filter." Read the detailed release announcement for a full list of new features and screenshots. Download (MD5): ZevenOS-20.iso (696MB, torrent).
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| 2009-05-21 |
Development Release: ZevenOS 2.0 Preview |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the availability of the first preview of ZevenOS 2.0, an Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution aiming to provide a fast and easy-to-use desktop with BeOS-like user interface and support for older hardware: "We are proud to announce the release of ZevenOS 1.9, a preview release for version 2.0. The underlying system has been updated to Ubuntu 'Jaunty' (9.04) which brings speed improvements and new hardware support. A new bootsplash and wallpaper has been implemented through the help of the community. Our software has been updated to the latest versions, including an improved Deskbar, as well as MAGI 2, DiskManager and People. Our updated base system brings not only more speed but also updated applications which has fixed many bugs. But the new system brings also some regressions, like the Intel graphics card performance and stability issues." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download the live CD image via BitTorrent: ZevenOS-1.9-desktop-i386.iso (655MB).
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| 2009-02-28 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 1.1 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 1.1, an Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution with focus on providing an easy-to-use system with BeOS-like user interface and support for older hardware: "We are proud to announce the brand new ZevenOS 1.1. It includes many new and updated features. We switched the base system to Ubuntu 8.10, including Linux kernel 2.6.27 and X.Org 7.4. That results in many new drivers and better netbook support. We updated our applications, MAGI 2 and Deskbar, to get a better user experience. Deskbar now includes a task switcher and MAGI 2 has MeCoI integrated. All in all, the system is much more reliable and still offers the best BeOS experience in the Linux world." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: ZevenOS-1.1.iso (679MB, MD5, torrent).
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| 2008-12-19 |
Distribution Release: ZevenOS 1.0 |
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Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 1.0, an Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution with a BeOS-like user interface, performance and support for older hardware: "We are proud to announce the release of ZevenOS 1.0." From the changelog: "Added a new dark theme; added a low-level desktop (uses PCManFM and LXPanel instead of xfdesktop and Xfce panel); added new static deskbar menu; bug-fixed menu localization in deskbar; made JFS the default file system; fixed permission errors after install in /etc/sudoers; added SuM and BuM; removed Streamtuner and Ristretto; improved MAGI 2 visual appearance; added advanced configuration in MAGI 2; added Wmconfig (MAGI 2); added new Zeven GTK+ theme; added Darklooks GTK+ theme; added two new Sawfish themes to fit the new dark look...." Visit the project's web site and read the rest of the changelog for more details. Download: ZevenOS-1-GM.iso (689MB, torrent).
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