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Bardinux
Bardinux, a project of the Office of Free Software at the Universidad de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain, was a Kubuntu-based distribution. It follows Kubuntu's long-term support release and was designed primarily for the students of the university.
Status: Discontinued
| Tips, Tricks, Q&As | Questions and answers: Working together |
Tips and tricks: Keep terminal programs running, using the at command, reverse OpenSSH connections |
Tips and tricks: Shell switching, battery charge, getting the system's IP address and dealing with stubborn processes |
Questions and answers: Finding software licensing information |
Tips and tricks: Advanced file systems, network traffic, running a script at login/logout |
Questions and answers: Auditing large open source projects |
Myths and misunderstandings: ZFS |
Questions and answers: Differences in popularity |
Questions and answers: Benefits and drawbacks of using completely free operating systems |
Tips and tricks: Check free disk space, wait for a process, command line spell-check, shutdown PC when CPU gets hot |
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2012-09-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: openSUSE 12.2 |
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openSUSE 12.2 has been released: "Dear users, developers, and geekos around the world -- openSUSE 12.2 is ready for you! Two months of extra stabilization work have resulted into a stellar release, chock-full of goodies, yet stable as you all like it. The latest release of the world's most powerful and flexible Linux distribution brings you speed-ups across the board with a faster storage layer in Linux 3.4 and accelerated functions in glibc and Qt, giving a more fluid and responsive desktop. The infrastructure below openSUSE has evolved, bringing in mature new technologies like GRUB 2 and Plymouth and the first steps in the direction of a revised and simplified UNIX file system hierarchy. Users will also notice the added polish to existing features bringing an improved user experience all over." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download links: openSUSE-12.2-KDE-LiveCD-i686.iso (671MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-12.2-GNOME-LiveCD-i686.iso (671MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-12.2-KDE-LiveCD-x86_64.iso (678MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-12.2-GNOME-LiveCD-x86_64.iso (680MB, MD5, torrent).
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The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by SUSE Linux and other companies. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, this program provides free, easy access to openSUSE, a complete Linux distribution. The openSUSE project has three main goals: make openSUSE the easiest Linux for anyone to obtain and the most widely used Linux distribution; leverage open source collaboration to make openSUSE the world's most usable Linux distribution and desktop environment for new and experienced Linux users; dramatically simplify and open the development and packaging processes to make openSUSE the platform of choice for Linux developers and software vendors.
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2024-06-12 |
Distribution Release: openSUSE 15.6 |
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The openSUSE project has published a new update to the distribution's Leap branch. openSUSE 15.6 Leap will be supported through to the end of 2025 and features a number of enhancements to remote administration tools and container management utilities: "The inclusion of the Cockpit package in openSUSE Leap 15.6 represents a significant enhancement in system and container management capabilities for users. This integration into Leap 15.6 improves usability and access as well as providing a link between advanced system administration and user-friendly operations from the web browser. The addition underscores openSUSE’s commitment to providing powerful tools that cater to both professionals and hobbyists. Leap does not come with a SELinux policy, so SELinux capabilities for Cockpit are not functioning. Container technologies receive a boost with Podman 4.8, which includes tailored support for Nextcloud through quadlets, alongside the latest releases of Distrobox, Docker, python-podman, Skopeo, containerd, libcontainers-common, ensuring a robust container management system. Virtualization technologies are also enhanced, featuring updates to Xen 4.18, KVM 8.2.2, libvirt 10.0, and virt-manager 4.1." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso (4,417MB, SHA256, torrent), openSUSE-Leap-15.6-NET-x86_64-Media.iso (261MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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2024-04-30 |
Development Release: openSUSE 15.6 RC |
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The openSUSE project has entered its release candidate phase for Leap version 15.6. The new release will include a number of new features, such as Cockpit for remote administration. "Users who are eager to install Leap 15.6 on their machines should check the release’s known issues to see if there is any issue that prevents the use of the RC. The release team was able to deliver a long time awaited Cockpit for both Leap and SUSE Package Hub users. Users might be familiar with Cockpit’s web-based admin interface from Leap Micro tutorials. Users are advised not to publicly expose Port 9090 used with the admin interface; just like people shouldn’t expose their router’s web interface to the public. Previous attempts to include Cockpit in Leap 15.5 were made, but there were several blockers. Inclusion was possible thanks to a refresh of the Python 3.11 stack, which was part of massive update effort for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 6 along with unification branding. The team was able to build Cockpit once and provide it for both SLES and Leap users with this RC." Additional details on the new Cockpit feature can be found in openSUSE's release announcement. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso (4,424MB, SHA256, torrent), openSUSE-Leap-15.6-NET-x86_64-Media.iso (262MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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2024-03-07 |
Development Release: openSUSE 15.6 Beta |
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The openSUSE project has unveiled a beta snapshot of the project's upcoming openSUSE 15.6 "Leap" release. The new release will include updates to virtually all system components as well as the GNOME and Plasma desktops: "Built on top of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Service Pack 6, the Beta, which has full compatibility with the enterprise Linux release will focus on stability and offer an option for those seeking to migrate to an enterprise distribution. One core aspect of Leap 15.6 is the Linux Kernel 6.4 version, which will have extensive backport updates and the release is expected to gain fresher software and hardware support. Along with the updated Kernel version, glibc 2.38, systemd 254 and firmware updates with dracut 059+ version are expected to enhance processing power and faster boot times." The release announcement offers additional details. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.6-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso (4,356MB, SHA256, torrent), openSUSE-Leap-15.6-NET-x86_64-Media.iso (225MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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2023-06-07 |
Distribution Release: openSUSE 15.5 |
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The openSUSE team has announced the release of openSUSE 15.5 Leap, a minor update to the project's 15.x series. The new version mostly offers small updates and security fixes for the 15.x branch of the distribution. "This release brings newer packages like Mesa and others, but Leap 15.5 is a non-feature release. Some of these newer packages to highlight include KDE Plasma 5.27, which is a Plasma Long Term Support version until the next one rolls out in 2024. Konqi lovers will enjoy a new welcome wizard, dynamic customization of desktop workspaces and more functionality with KRunner that includes a full desktop search, unit and currency exchange rate conversions, dictionary definitions, calculator features, and it shows graphical representations of mathematical functions. The Color Picker had a few improvements and added the possibility of displaying another preview color circle. KDE Gear 22.12.3 will be a new package in the release and complement the use of Plasma 5.27. The update fixes bugs with the Desktop Environment applications and highlights the enhancement of compression/decompression utility ark, improvements to text editor Kate and fixes some crashing of the video editor Kdenlive. Qt 5.15 LTS is available with the KDE Qt 5 patch collection." Additional information can be found in the distribution's release announcement. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.5-DVD-x86_64-Build491.1-Media.iso (4,209MB, SHA512), openSUSE-Leap-15.5-NET-x86_64-Build491.1-Media.iso (203MB, SHA512). |
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2023-02-22 |
Development Release: openSUSE 15.5 Beta |
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Douglas DeMaio has announced the availability of the beta release of openSUSE 15.5, a distribution also known as "Leap" and developed in parallel with SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE). The release is available for the x86_64, aarch64, PowerPC and s390x architectures. "Leap 15.5 reaches beta phase. The version will offer some newer software versions, but the release is not a feature release. Packages like a newer Mesa and having the OpenH264 repository enabled by default for all new Leap 15.5 installations is planned. Another new element for Leap 15.5 is a migration option. A new single-click migration streamlines a migration process that took three steps in previous openSUSE Leap releases. The users that want to migrate from previous releases or 15.5 alpha can install openSUSE-repos-Leap, which comes with the repo definition and it utilizes zypp services for repo management, although this feature is not enabled by default. However, a zypper-migration-plugin implementation as the main request on the Graphical User Interface has been fulfilled into a separate element related to SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Service Pack 5." Read the resto of the release announcement for information. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.5-DVD-x86_64-Build408.2-Media.iso (4,120MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), openSUSE-Leap-15.5-NET-x86_64-Build408.2-Media.iso (198MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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2022-06-08 |
Distribution Release: openSUSE 15.4 |
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The openSUSE team has announced the launch of openSUSE 15.4 Leap, the latest version of their distribution which shares a package base with SUSE Linux Enterprise. One of the points of focus for the new version is easier access to media codecs and hardware drivers. "This version of Leap simplifies multimedia codec installation. Progress has been made to bring Cisco's openh264 video codecs to users via a repository present by default on the system, which will come in a maintenance update. The release not only gains muiltimedia improvements; it gains open-source driver support. Besides AMD's and Intel's continual open-source Linux graphics drivers commitment, users of modern NVIDIA GPUs will benefit from it signing firmware images for the latest-generation GeForce 30 series GPUs." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement and on the features page. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.4-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso (3,894MB, SHA256, torrent), openSUSE-Leap-15.4-NET-x86_64-Media.iso (173MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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2022-05-17 |
Development Release: openSUSE 15.4 RC |
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The openSUSE project has published a release candidate for openSUSE 15.4. The new development snapshot offers users a chance to test openSUSE and introduces a new platform for containers and minimal environments: "The openSUSE project has entered the release candidate phase for the next minor release version of the openSUSE Leap distribution. The upcoming release of Leap 15.4 transitioned from its beta phase to'release candidate phase after Build 230.2 passed openQA quality assurance testing. 'Test results look pretty solid as you’d expect from RC,' wrote release manager Lubos Kocman in an email on the openSUSE Factory mailing list yesterday. 'My original ETA was Wednesday, but we managed to get (the) build finished and tested sooner.' The new phase also changes the new offering of Leap Micro, which is a modern lightweight operating system ideal for host-container and virtualized workloads, into its release candidate phase. The RC signals the package freeze for software that will make it into the distribution, which is used on servers, workstations, desktops and for virtualization and container use." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.4-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso (3,994MB, SHA256, torrent), openSUSE-Leap-15.4-NET-x86_64-Media.iso (173MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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2022-03-02 |
Development Release: openSUSE 15.4 Beta |
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The openSUSE team have announced the availability of new testing images for the upcoming openSUSE 15.4 release. The new beta snapshot introduces a number of new package updates, in particular in most of the desktop environments. "Unlike previous 15 series versions, Leap 15.4 will offer a refresh of more modern packages for the distribution. A variety of software packages will differ from those in openSUSE Leap 15.3, but some, like the Xfce 4.16 version, will remain the same as in the previous release. Versions of Qt 5, Plasma, GNOME, Enlightenment and many other packages will also have newer versions. The Leap 15.4 beta phase is expected to introduce a running version of Leap Micro 5.2, which is a new offering of a MicroOS for Leap. MicroOS is a variant of Tumbleweed. Leap Micro is a modern lightweight operating system that is immutable and ideal for host-container and virtualized workloads; it provides automated administration and patching. Leap Micro is well suited for decentralized computing environments and is a microservice distribution for developers, distributed computing projects and professionals." Additional information is presented in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-15.4-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso (3,981MB, SHA256, torrent), openSUSE-Leap-15.4-NET-x86_64-Media.iso (171MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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2021-12-02 |
Development Release: openSUSE 15.4 Alpha |
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The openSUSE team have announced the avilability of a new development snapshot for openSUSE Leap. The new snapshot is lablled openSUSE 15.4 Alpha: "Alpha releases of openSUSE Leap 15.4 are now available for download on get.opensuse.org. The fourth minor release of Leap 15 has entered its alpha development stage. During the Alpha phase, regular Alpha images will be built on a rolling basis until mid-February when the point release is scheduled to transition to a Beta build phase. The beta submission deadline is February 16, according to the roadmap. The Beta phase has a similar model until the General Availability of the release. The rolling builds stop after the Beta phase is complete and Leap transitions into a maintenance and security update phase upon beoming public available." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Please note that at the time of writing the net-install download links do not work, but off-line install media are available. Download: openSUSE-Leap-15.4-DVD-x86_64-Media.iso (3,945MB, SHA256, torrent, pkglist). |
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