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Probatus Spectra Linux was a new Linux distribution version for both beginners and experienced Linux users. This product release originates from Probatus' desire to have more impact on what was included in Linux distributions in general and especially on those which Probatus certifies its products with, recommends to its customers and supports. The complete Spectra Linux retail package consists of the base operating environment delivered on three disks and additional disks containing evaluation versions of professional Linux software, a massive knowledge base, and an exclusive set of productivity tools.
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2018-02-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 17.12.2 |
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Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based rolling release distribution which is available in several desktop and server editions. The project's latest version, Calculate Linux 17.12.2, features fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown CPU bugs, restores functionality for LXC containers, permits renaming of network interfaces and makes it possible to use a file for swap space in place of a disk partition. "We are pleased to announce the release of Calculate Linux 17.12.2, based on Gentoo 17.0. Therefore, the whole of the packages were rebuilt and some fixes done. Eight flavors are now available for download: Calculate Linux Desktop supplied with the KDE (CLD), Cinnamon (CLDC), Mate (CLDM) or else Xfce (CLDX) environment, Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS), Calculate Scratch Server (CSS) an Calculate Container Scratch (CCS). We moved to the new Gentoo 17.0 profile. All binary packages were rebuilt, in the repo as well as on Live DVDs/USBs. All currently available Meltdown and Spectre patches were included." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): cld-17.12.2-x86_64.iso (2,124MB, torrent), cldc-17.12.2-x86_64.iso (1,929MB, torrent), cldm-17.12.2-x86_64.iso (1,970MB, torrent), cldx-17.12.2-x86_64.iso (1,841MB, torrent). |
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Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based family of three distinguished distributions. Calculate Directory Server (CDS) is a solution that supports Windows and Linux clients via LDAP + SAMBA, providing proxy, mail and Jabbers servers with streamlined user management. Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD) is a workstation and client distribution (with a choice of Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE or Xfce desktops) that includes a wizard to configure a connection to Calculate Directory Server. Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) is a live CD with a build framework for creating a custom distribution.
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2022-12-30 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 23 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 23, a major new version of the project's Gentoo-based, rolling-release distribution available in KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, LXQt, MATE and Xfce flavours: "We are pleased to announce the release of Calculate Linux 23. This new (year) version includes a server Calculate Container Manager for working with LXC, a new cl-lxc tool, and it features mirror selection for updates. Main changes: all desktop environments have been updated, namely KDE Plasma 5.25.5, Xfce 4.18, MATE 1.26.0, Cinnamon 5.6.5 and LXQt 1.2; we launched a new server flavour, Calculate Container Manager, for running LXC containers; a new tool, cl-lxc, has been added - it allows creating and updating Calculate Linux containers; the cl-update tool now features mirror selection for binary packages; an availability test has been added for Git repositories...." See the complete release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download (MD5, pkglist): cld-23-x86_64.iso (KDE Plasma, 3,103MB), cldc-23-x86_64.iso (Cinnamon, 2,826MB), cldl-23-x86_64.iso (LXQt, 2,872MB), cldm-23-x86_64.iso (MATE, 2,869MB), cldx-23-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 2,778MB). |
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2021-12-08 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 22 |
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Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based distribution with several desktop editions, a cloud and a server edition. The project has published a new version, Calculate 22: "We are pleased to announce the release of Calculate Linux 22. With this new version, you will be able to smoothly update your system after a long period of time. We also ported the Calculate Utilities to Python 3, and set PipeWire as the default sound server. Calculate Linux Desktop featuring the KDE (CLD), Cinnamon (CLDC), LXQt (CLDL), Mate (CLDM) or Xfce (CLDX and CLDXS) desktop, Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) and Calculate Scratch Server (CSS) are now available for download. Changes: added support for long intervals between systems updates - now you can upgrade whenever you want, even if you have not updated your system for a long time; the latest Calculate Utils 3.7 have been fully transitioned to Python 3 and Python 2.7 has been removed from the distribution image; PulseAudio audio has been replaced by PipeWire, you can still select ALSA if this is what you prefer; added Bluetooth support for ALSA." Additional information and screenshots can be found in the release announcement. Default desktop and server download options are provided here. Download (pkglist): cld-22-x86_64.iso (3,263MB, MD5, torrent), cds-22-x86_64.iso (835MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2021-04-28 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 21 |
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Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based distribution which provides customized editions for a variety of tasks. There are several desktop flavours, a server edition, and there is now reportedly an edition for running Steam games in containers. The new Calculate Linux 21 version ships with the Btr filesystem as the default for fresh installs. "We are pleased to announce the release of Calculate Linux 21. It includes a new Calculate Container Games flavor, allowing you to run Steam games on your computer. All packages in the binary repository were recompiled with GCC 10.2 and packed with Zstd. Calculate Linux Desktop user profiles now synchronize much faster. Are available for download: Calculate Linux Desktop featuring the KDE (CLD), Cinnamon (CLDC), LXQt (CLDL), Mate (CLDM) or else Xfce (CLDX and CLDXS) scientific, Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) and Calculate Scratch Server (CSS)." Additional information on version 21 of Calculate Linux can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): cld-21-x86_64.iso (3,006MB, MD5, torrent), cds-21-x86_64.iso (813MB, MD5, torrent) |
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2020-06-21 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 20.6 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 20.6, a new version of the project's Gentoo-based, rolling-release distribution set available in KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, LXQt, MATE and Xfce editions: "To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Calculate Ltd, we are pleased to unveil the new Calculate Linux 20.6 release. This new version provides numerous optimizations, namely shorter boot-up time, reduced memory requirements, and added pre-configured web browser extensions for Nextcloud support. Main changes: by default, Zram is used instead of the physical swap partition; Zstd compression for the kernel, the modules and initramfs; Linux kernel modules installed as packages come as Zstd archives too; PulseAudio is used by default, but you can choose ALSA if you like; Chromium comes with the pre-configured uBlock Origin plug-in; the Passman and FreedomMarks can be also added to your web browser...." Continue to the release announcement for a full list of changes and fixes. Download (MD5, pkglist): cld-20.6-x86_64.iso (KDE Plasma, 2,803MB, torrent), cldc-20.6-x86_64.iso (Cinnamon, 2,543MB, torrent), cldl-20.6-x86_64.iso (LXQt, 2,553MB, torrent), cldm-20.6-x86_64.iso (MATE, 2,666MB, torrent), cldx-20.6-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 2,490MB, torrent). |
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2019-12-27 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 20 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 20, a major update of the project's Gentoo-based, rolling-release distribution set available in KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, LXQt, MATE and Xfce flavours. This version upgrades many packages, but it also drops the i686 architecture: "For this new release, Gentoo 17.1 was used as the base profile, all binary packages recompiled with GCC 9.2, and overlays managed with eselect. Calculate Linux will no longer come in 32-bit edition. Change list: a local overlay has been added; you can run 'emerge --config' to launch the new cl-config tool for service configuration; 'modesetting' video driver supported; CPU-X has been replaced by the graphical HardInfo utility for better hardware browsing; MPlayer has been replaced by mpv; cronie replaces vixie-cron for cron job scheduling; fixed single disk auto-detection for installation; fixed bug where several applications played ALSA audio at the same time; fixed default audio device configuration; Xfce desktop has been updated to 4.14...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download links (MD5, pkglist): cld-20-x86_64.iso (KDE Plasma, 2,761MB, torrent), cldc-20-x86_64.iso (Cinnamon, 2,443MB, torrent), cldl-20-x86_64.iso (LXQt, 2,433MB, torrent), cldm-20-x86_64.iso (MATE, 2,530MB, torrent), cldx-20-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 2,383MB, torrent). |
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2018-12-29 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 18.12 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 18.12, an updated build of the project's Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers. This release updates the Linux kernel to version 4.19.9 and it also brings a new "Education" edition: "Calculate Linux 18.12 released. We have a bunch of news for this final 2018 release. We have added support for installation on Btrfs with zstd compression. All server editions have been optimized for size. Software can now be transferred when re-installing the system. Our ISO images are packed in the zstd format to speed up the start-up times for the live image, applications and system installation. Software: 32-bit and 64-bit builds moved to Linux kernel 4.19.9, KDE Applications updated to 18.08.3, KDE Plasma updated to 5.14.3, Cinnamon updated to 4.0.3. We also released a new Calculate flavour for educational purposes (Calculate Linux Desktop Xfce Education, or CLDXE for short)." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download (MD5, pkglist): cld-18.12-x86_64.iso (KDE Plasma, 2,516MB, torrent), cldc-18.12-x86_64.iso (Cinnamon, 2,235MB, torrent), cldl-18.12-x86_64.iso (LXQt, 2,180MB, torrent), cldm-18.12-x86_64.iso (MATE, 2,297MB, torrent), cldx-18.12-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 2,140MB, torrent), cldxe-18.12-x86_64.iso (Xfce Education, 2,427MB, torrent). |
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2018-11-29 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 18 "LXQt" |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 18 "LXQt" edition, a new variant of the project's Gentoo-based set of distributions with LXQt as the default desktop: "We are happy to announce the release of a new Calculate Linux Desktop flavour, featuring the LXQt desktop and therefore named CLDL. CLDL is the fifth little one in the Calculate Linux Desktop family, providing a fully-fledged workplace for both office and home. This new distribution perfectly combines the advantages of Qt 5, which is indeed the base for its interface, with the low system requirements of the Openbox window manager. CLDL is localized out-of-box in all standard European languages. CLDL offers the same sleek design as other Calculate Linux desktops, which means that you will immediately feel familiar with it. Note that in Firefox, an ad blocker is turned on by default while telemetry is disabled. CLDL implements single user authentication for Calculate Directory Server, roaming user profiles and sharing access privileges to network devices with Windows clients. Calculate Linux Desktop LXQt comes with LXQt 0.13, PCManFM-Qt 0.13 for file management, Firefox 63.0.3 as the Internet browser...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download: cld-18-x86_64.iso (2,168MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2018-10-07 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 18 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 18, a major update of the project's Gentoo-based, rolling-release distribution set available for both x86_64 and i686 systems, in several desktop variants. This release features the very latest 4.18 Linux kernel and the much improved Calculate utilities and installation tool which have all been ported to Qt 5. From the release announcement: "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 18. In this latest version, Calculate Utilities have been ported to Qt 5, your network is managed in a different way, and binary packages get checked using their index signature. Changes: the graphical installation interface has been ported to Qt 5; the command line installation interface now features auto partition detection based on passed options; it is possible to select a keyboard layout; it is possible to use only one (root) position; easier installation on VPS/VDS; live USB image boots up faster; NVIDIA driver installation log is sent to tty12 at live USB boot-up time; Calculate provides 12,363 binary packages; our approach to network configuration changed - network parameters are not updated while installing network management tools...." Download links (MD5, pkglist): cld-18-x86_64.iso (KDE Plasma, 2,142MB, torrent), cldc-18-x86_64.iso (Cinnamon, 2,012MB, torrent), cldm-18-x86_64.iso (MATE, 2,071MB, torrent), cldx-18-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,929MB, torrent). |
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2017-12-30 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 17.12 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 17.12, a set of desktop and server distributions based on Gentoo Linux. This release is comes in four desktop flavours, with KDE Plasma 5.10.5, Cinnamon 3.4.6, MATE 1.18.0 and Xfce 4.12.3: "On the New Year's eve, meet Calculate Linux 17.12! This latest release features installation on software RAID and offers still better load and memory balance. Main changes: added SoftRaid support; fixed auto-partitioning problems; third-party overlays supported; the Calculate Utilities server does not run on the background, it is launched by D-Bus; the MuQSS patch was included to the kernel configuration for better application task scheduling; the UKSM patch was included in the kernel configuration for less memory load; PAE binary kernel supported for 32-bit systems; all server kernel settings optimized; GCC updated to 6.4 and the kernel updated to v 4.14...." Read the full release announcement for further details and upgrade instructions. Download (MD5, pkglist): cld-17.12-x86_64.iso (KDE Plasma, 2,005MB, torrent), cldc-17.12-x86_64.iso (Cinnamon, 1,796MB, torrent), cldm-17.12-x86_64.iso (MATE, 1,840MB, torrent), cldx-17.12-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,735MB, torrent). |
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2017-07-01 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 17.6 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of an updated build of Calculate Linux, a set of desktop and server distributions based on Gentoo Linux, free of systemd. This version is provided in four desktop variants, featuring KDE Plasma 5.9.5, Cinnamon 3.4.2, MATE 1.18.0 and Xfce 4.12.3. "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 17.6, marking the 10th anniversary of the project. This new version features installation in LXC/LXD containers, theme customization, more stability with automatic dependency support, better security as editing the kernel parameters now requires a password and system update can be only performed by users authorized to do so. Main changes: Calculate gets a new flavour, 'Calculate Linux Container', to be installed on a LXC/LXD virtual machine; no default password is provided on a newly installed system - instead, a user password is prompted for at installation time; you can manage access privileges via Calculate Console; the 'sudo' group was added for sudo authentication...." Read the full release announcement for further details and upgrade instructions. Download (MD5, pkglist): cld-17.6-x86_64.iso (KDE Plasma, 2,008MB, torrent), cldc-17.6-x86_64.iso (Cinnamon, 1,769MB, torrent), cldm-17.6-x86_64.iso (MATE, 1,807MB, torrent), cldx-17.6-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,706MB, torrent). |
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2016-12-30 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 17 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 17, a major update of the project's Gentoo-based set of distributions designed for desktops (with a choice of KDE Plasma, MATE or Xfce) as well as servers: "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 17. Main changes: Timeless, a new server flavour, designed for those eager to try the development version of Calculate Utilities; GUI manager - updated appearance, including new own icons; command-line manager - one session for cl-console and cl-console-gui, so that you can switch between them freely; live USB - system startup possible without PulseAudio; numerous revisions in templates - new functions added, support provided for 'or' expressions, service launching, package linking, package version downgrade, ldif format; beta versions of the brand new Calculate Linux Desktop Cinnamon and Calculate Linux Desktop LXQt available in 'nightly' stages; up to 5000 binary packages are available in the Calculate repository...." See the release announcement for more information, upgrade instructions and screenshots. Download (MD5, pkglist): cld-17-x86_64.iso (KDE Plasma, 2,132MB, torrent), cldm-17-x86_64.iso (MATE, 1,735MB, torrent), cldx-17-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,646MB, torrent). |
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2016-05-20 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 15.17 |
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The Calculate Linux project has announced a new version of their Gentoo-based distribution. The new release, Calculate Linux 15.17, features the KDE Plasma 5 desktop, faster compression via XZ and the default Python version is 3.4. "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 15.17. Calculate Linux Desktop, featuring either the KDE (CLD), the MATE (CLDM) or the Xfce (CLDX) environment, Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS), Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Scratch Server (CSS), Calculate Media Center (CMC) are all available for download. Main changes: Calculate Linux Desktop was updated to KDE 5. Testing and stable updates now coming separately and labelled as such. Multiple instances, built with different USE flags, are available in a special repository (binpkg-multi-instance). The main Git mirror migrated to Github. Faster XZ compression on multi-core processors. The XZ algorithm will be used from now on for initramfs, the kernel and its modules." Additional details and screen shots can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): cld-15.17-x86_64.iso (2,606MB, torrent), cldm-15.17-x86_64.iso (1,870MB, torrent), cldx-15.17-x86_64.iso (1,796MB, torrent). |
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2015-12-31 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 15.12 |
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The developers of Calculate Linux, a Gentoo-based desktop and server distribution, have announced the release of Calculate Linux 15.12. One of the main changes in this release is the replacement of the Chromium web browser with Qupzilla. "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 15.12. Calculate Linux Desktop, featuring either the KDE SC 4 (CLD), the MATE (CLDM) or the Xfce (CLDX) environment, Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Media Center (CMC), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) and CLSK with KDE SC 5, Calculate Scratch Server (CSS) are all available for download. Chromium was replaced with the QupZilla web browser on desktop CL versions. A Calculate Linux ISO image can be booted from a live hard drive volume. To do so, select the Live HDD formatting line that was added to the GRUB menu. The release announcement contains a full list of changes and updates. Calculate Linux offers users several desktop editions, including KDE, MATE and Xfce, as well as a directory server, media centre and "Scratch" editions. Download (pkglist): cld-15.12-x86_64.iso (2,392MB, MD5, torrent), cldm-15.12-x86_64.iso (1,965MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-15.12-x86_64.iso (1,900MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-15.12-x86_64.iso (1,343MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2015-09-30 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 15 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the availability of Calculate Linux 15, a major new release of the project's Gentoo-based distribution for desktops (with a choice of KDE, MATE or Xfce), servers and media centres: "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 15. Main changes: a new method for packages updates - better reliability, each mirror stores version history, updates are faster, the update tool selects the fastest mirror, update configuration defaults to parallel fetching and installation; common binary repositories - distribution profiles were unified, you are free to choose between three brand-new flavours, each with USE flags adapted to different needs; new Calculate Utilities 3.4 - system build tools were completely rewritten, Calculate Console comes with a GUI mode, Overlayfs support was added for fast deployment...." Here is the complete release announcement. Download (pkglist): cld-15-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,269MB, MD5, torrent), cldm-15-x86_64.iso (MATE, 1,885MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-15-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,869MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-15-x86_64.iso (Kodi, 1,297MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2015-07-21 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 14.16.2 "MATE" |
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The developers of Calculate Linux have announced the release of a new edition of the Gentoo-based distribution. The new desktop branch of Calculate features the MATE desktop environment. "We are very happy that such a wonderful project as GNOME 2 is not dead and continues its development under a new name. We have long been eyeing the project, and finally decided to release a new distribution with it. Meet Calculate Linux Desktop MATE (CLDM), the third in our family of desktop Calculate Linux provides full-time jobs in the office and at home. Desktop customization: traditionally made in the style of Calculate Linux. It's integrated to work with the server Calculate Directory Server. The software includes an office suite LibreOffice 4.4.3.2, web browser Chromium 43.0.2357.130, email client Claws-Mail 3.11.1, the message manager Pidgin 2.10.11, the editor GIMP 2.8.14, video player SMplayer 14.9.0, audio player Clementine 1.2.3 and other software, including the standard applications of MATE 1.8. Distribution uses common repository of binary packages, which today has more than 1,800 pieces, as well as Portage, being backward compatible with Gentoo." The new edition is available in 32-bit and 64-bit builds. Further information and screen shots can be found in the release announcement. Downloads: cldm-14.16.2-x86_64.iso (1,814MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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2015-06-05 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 14.16.2 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 14.16.2, an updated version of the Gentoo-based distribution for desktops (with KDE or Xfce), servers and media centres: "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 14.16.2. Main changes: a lighter and more Gentoo-friendly Splashutils tool is finally preferred to Plymouth; OpenRC bootup comes parallel by default; network interfaces got back their classic names; fewer packages in CLD and CLDX, fewer dependencies in CMC and CLS; Chromium problem fixed in CLDX - feel free to open as many tabs as you need; USB 3G/4G modems now work correctly; the default update checkup interval was set to 24 hours; CLD and CLDX flavors both delivered with SMPlayer YouTube browser; in CLD, the GParted editor was replaced with KDE Partition Manager; Python 3.4 included everywhere...." Here is the full release announcement. Download (pkglist): cld-14.16.2-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,239MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-14.16.2-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,838MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-14.16.2-x86_64.iso (Kodi, 1,125MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2015-04-21 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 14.16 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 14.16, a new stable release of the Gentoo-based distribution for desktops (with KDE or Xfce), servers and media centres: "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 14.16. Main changes: UKSM (Ultra Kernel Samepage Merging) and KSWAP (Kernel Swap Patches) enabled to reduce disk load; trim settings activated for SSD volumes; kernel and kernel modules packed respectively with lz4 and gzip; Noop used as the default scheduler on SSD and virtual machines, BFQ everywhere else; shorter animation launch at boot / logout time; disk operations got lower priority for the package manager; Calculate Utilities optimization; caching of packages to be configured with templates; optimized system setup at first launch...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a detailed changelog. Download (pkglist): cld-14.16-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,403MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-14.16-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,818MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-14.16-x86_64.iso (Kodi, 1,118MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2014-12-17 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 14.12 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 14.12, the latest update of the project's Gentoo-based distribution with editions for desktops (KDE or Xfce), servers and media centres: "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 14.12. Main changes: updates are checked even faster in the background; Calculate utilities, Perl and Python libraries, and the rest of your packages will not be updated separately any more; if only the file header has been modified, the new configuration will be accepted automatically; all obsolete package archives are cleared; added support for installing CL as a host system on Virtio devices; icons somewhat edited and services rearranged for Calculate Console; CLD and CLDX got back several wallpapers from previous versions...." Continue to the release announcement for a full changelog. Download (pkglist): cld-14.12-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,299MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-14.12-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,714MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-14.12-x86_64.iso (XBMC, 1,115MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2014-09-05 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 14 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 14, a major new update of the project's Gentoo-based distribution with separate editions for desktops (KDE or Xfce), servers and media centres: "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 14. Major changes: a user-friendly update tool that features automatic updates checkup and notifications in the system tray and on the command line; both GUI and CLI interfaces for the cl-update utility, providing remote update, comprehensive localisaton for the package manager including package descriptions, full update cycle beginning with synchronising repositories; an advanced approach to profiles which makes creating and storing modified profiles much easier...." See the release announcement for a complete list of changes and screenshots. Download: cld-14-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,245MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-14-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,689MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-14-x86_64.iso (XBMC, 1,067MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2014-07-02 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 13.19 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 13.19, an updated version of the Gentoo-based distribution with separate flavours for desktops (with KDE or Xfce), servers and media centres: "We are happy to announce that Calculate Linux 13.19, the last of the 13th, has been released. CL 14 is coming soon after, with many new features, such as totally rewritten assemble & compilation utilities, GUI and command-line updater, automatic update check, new approach to profiles. Major changes: software update: Linux kernel 3.14.9, KDE 4.13.2, LibreOffice 4.2.5, Chromium 35; a configuration tool for Shorewall has been added to CLD, CLDX, CDS and CMC; exFAT is now supported in CLD, CLDX and CMC; CLD and CLDX have PulseAudio support...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full list of changes. Download: cld-13.19-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,258MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-13.19-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,705MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-13.19-x86_64.iso (XBMC, 1,068MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2014-03-05 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 13.11.1 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the availability of Calculate Linux 13.11.1, an updated release of the project's Gentoo-based distribution with separate editions for desktops (with KDE or Xfce), servers and media centres: "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 13.11.1. Major changes: big updates (Linux kernel 3.12, KDE 4.12.2, LibreOffice 4.1, Chromium 33); in CLDX, session lock will be performed with light-locker; Clt templates now run correctly, as we fixed the file binding problem; a new DM theme is available in CLDX; users' avatars are now supported at log-in time; pastebin on calculate-linux.org can receive colored console output via wgetpaste; the tmux tool was added to all CL distributions." Read the brief release announcement which includes a short list of applications included in each of the available editions. Download: cld-13.11.1-x86_64.iso (2,292MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-13.11.1-x86_64.iso (1,705MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-13.11.1-x86_64.iso (1,091MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2013-11-23 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 13.11 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 13.11, a new version of the project's Gentoo-based distribution for desktops (with KDE or Xfce), servers and media centres: "We are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 13.11. Calculate Linux Desktop, featuring either the KDE (CLD) or the Xfce (CLDX) environment, Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Media Center (CMC), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS), Calculate Scratch Server (CSS) are all available for download. Major changes: better domain performance; graphical interfaces do not hang when the network in the domain is down; if LDAP remains unresponsive for some time, the connection will be recovered with user privileges; waiting for the LDAP server when unlocking a domain user's session; applications are now running faster thanks to LDAP caching...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a list of changes and bug fixes. Download: cld-13.11-x86_64.iso (2,285MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-13.11-x86_64.iso (1,691MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-13.11-x86_64.iso (1,132MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2013-06-22 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 13.6 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 13.6, an updated release of the Gentoo-based distribution for desktops (with KDE or Xfce), servers and media centres: "Calculate Linux 13.6 has been released to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the project. Main changes and fixes: desktop systems now boot up several times faster, thanks to scheduling optimization for start-up services and parallel boot-up; encryption of home directories is now supported; in CLDX, multiple users can login to one client; LightDM now comes as the default display manager in CLDX; Xarchiver was replaced with File Roller; better support of multimedia keyboards; software update - Linux kernel 3.9.6, KDE 4.10.4, LibreOffice 4.0.4, Chromium 28.0.1500.45." The release announcement. Download: cld-13.6-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,246MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-13.6-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,640MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-13.6-x86_64.iso (Media Centre, 1,045MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2013-04-21 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 13.4 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 13.4, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops (with KDE, GNOME 2 or Xfce), servers and media centres. The biggest news is the removal of GNOME 3 and the assertion that GNOME will no longer be supported in future Calculate releases. From the release announcement: "We are proud to announce the final release of Calculate Linux 13.4. Main changes: UEFI support added on 64-bit systems; hibernation is TuxOnIce by default; BFQ I/O scheduler supported; Calculate Utilities can now backup configuration files; the installer provides more advanced auto-partitioning options; networked Linux clients should now boot faster when the network is down; the IRC client in CLDG and CLDX is HexChat instead of XChat; CLD now uses GParted as the GUI partition manager...." Download links: cld-13.4-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,268MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-13.4-x86_64.iso (GNOME 2, 1,730MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-13.4-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,644MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-13.4-x86_64.iso (Media Centre, 1,133MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2012-12-28 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 13 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 13, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers: "We are proud to announce the final release of Calculate Linux 13. Main changes and fixes: meta-packages are no longer used to manage default dependencies; Portage files will be unpacked when booting for the first time; better identification of NTFS partitions; fixed the user profile configuration for VMware; Composite enabled by default for VMware; should you want to replace main applications, their launch icons will be created correctly; in case the user modified the local Portage overlay repositories, those can now be restored; Calculate Utilities were updated to 3.1; full French translation now available...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full list of changes. Get your preferred edition from the distribution's mirrors or download the default "KDE" variants from here: cld-13-i686.iso (2,016MB, MD5, torrent), cld-13-x86_64.iso (2,233MB, MD5, torrent). |
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2012-12-13 |
Development Release: Calculate Linux 13 Beta 1 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the availability of the first beta release of Calculate Linux 13, a distribution based on Gentoo Linux: "We are happy to announce the release of the first Calculate Linux 13 beta version. Main changes: meta packages are no longer used to manage default dependencies; each Calculate Linux edition is now featuring its own appearance theme; Portage files will be unpacked when booting for the first time; Calculate Utilities were updated to 3.1 beta 2; a new tool, calculate-update - for the time being, it only handles the world file, but will be able to do much more soon; KDE was updated to 4.9.4; GNOME was updated to 3.4; AxeMenu replaced the standard menu; the Parcellite clipboard will be used from now on...." Read the full release announcement for more information. Download: cld-20121211-i686.iso (2,014MB, MD5), cld-20121211-x86_64.iso (2,220MB, MD5). |
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2012-08-18 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 12.0.2 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the availability of a bug-fix release of Calculate Linux 12, version 12.0.2, a Gentoo-based distribution: "Calculate Linux 12.0.2 released. Here's the first update of Calculate Linux 12.0. Main changes and bug fixes: passing the root password has been modified; installation on LVM has been fixed; GRUB 2 settings have been fixed; Clt templates are now overlaid correctly; D-Bus now auto-starts as it should; no more lags when installing packages; Smaller ISO images; we have included KDE 4.9.0, Chromium 21.0.1180.57, LibreOffice 3.6.0 and Calculate Utilities 3.0.1 into the release." See the release announcement which includes a 5-minute video about installing Calculate Linux to a hard disk. Quick links to download Calculate Linux 12.0.2 desktop with KDE (for other editions please visit the project's download page): cld-12.0.2-i686.iso (2,060MB, MD5, torrent), cld-12.0.2-x86_64.iso (2,230MB, MD5, torrent).
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2012-07-28 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 12.0 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 12.0, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers: "Calculate Linux 12.0 released. Major changes: Calculate Utilities 3 are now used to install and set up your system - network client-server solutions via SOAP/WSDL are supported, both console and graphical interfaces are implemented, multiple installations are supported, system settings can now be configured either from the command line or in a graphical environment; Calculate Linux Xfce has a better appearance - the new Adwaita theme, a bigger menu, somewhat better response, Geeqie as the default image viewer; a new start page; GIMP was updated to version 2.8 and has now a one-window interface by default." Read the release announcement for more details and screenshots. Quick link to download the default (CLD) edition with KDE (for other flavours please visit the download page): cld-12.0-i686.iso (2,235MB, MD5, torrent), cld-12.0-x86_64.iso (2,400MB, MD5, torrent).
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2012-07-04 |
Development Release: Calculate Linux 12 Beta |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced that the first public beta release of Calculate Linux 12, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers, is available for testing: "We're happy to announce that Calculate Linux 12 has entered its final phase - a beta-testing version is now available. Main features: network client-server solutions via SOAP/WSDL are supported; both console and graphical interfaces are implemented; multiple installations are supported - you can install CL on several storage media at once, locally as well as remotely; system settings can now be configured either from the command line or in a graphical environment; the Xfce edition has a better appearance with the new Adwaita theme." See the release announcement for further details and screenshots. Quick links to download the desktop editions with KDE (CLD) or GNOME (CLDG); for other flavours please see the mirror list: cld-20120702-i686.iso (2,164MB, MD5), cld-20120702-x86_64.iso (2,332MB, MD5), cldg-20120702-i686.iso (1,740MB, MD5), cldg-20120702-x86_64.iso (1,904MB, MD5).
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2012-03-14 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 11.15 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 11.15, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops (with KDE, GNOME 3 or Xfce) and servers: "We are pleased to announce the release of Calculate Linux 11.15, a Gentoo-based distribution fully compatible with the original Gentoo, but using its own installer, configuring your system with Calculate utilities and providing an all-ready heterogeneous client-server solution for rapid deployment in corporate environment. The major change in Calculate Linux 11.15 is the migration to GNOME 3 and to GNOME Shell, while the desktop interface of Calculate Linux remains visually the same." Read the rest of the release announcement which includes screenshots of the customised GNOME desktop. Quick download links to the KDE (CLD) and GNOME (CLDG) editions (for other flavours please see the download page): cld-11.15-i686.iso (1,992MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.15-i686.iso (1,565MB, MD5, torrent), cld-11.15-x86_64.iso (2,160MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.15-x86_64.iso (1,730MB, MD5, torrent).
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2011-12-29 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 11.12 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 11.12, a Gentoo-based distribution set with focus on desktop and server computing: "Calculate Linux 11.12 has been released. Major changes: updating the Portage trees has become much faster since we migrated on Git; binary repositories are better handled now that all changes are synchronized with Portage updates; support has been added for PXE network booting; from now on, you can specify the domain and the domain password when booting from a live CD or a live USB or via PXE; language and time zone preferences can now be specified for any newly created ISO image; software - Linux kernel 3.1.6, X.Org 7.4, KDE 4.7.4, GNOME 2.32, Chromium 16.0.912.63...." The release announcement. Download the KDE (CLD) or GNOME (CLDG) editions: cld-11.12-i686.iso (1,886MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.12-i686.iso (1,504MB, MD5, torrent), cld-11.12-x86_64.iso (2,050MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.12-x86_64.iso (1,661MB, MD5, torrent).
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2011-10-01 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 11.9 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 11.9, a Gentoo-based distribution set for a variety of uses: "Calculate Linux 11.9 has been released. Major changes: Calculate Linux now has a new flavor - Calculate Media Center; local user profiles will be updated in a new way - changes will be made only when programs are installed; installation on a soft RAID partition and LVM partition supported; support added for Btrfs and NILFS2 and we've fixed the problem with installing on JFS; ext4 comes as the default file system at install; single-user installation mode added to allow login without entering the password...." See the full release announcement for a full list of main changes. Download the KDE (CLD) and GNOME (CLDG) editions from here: cld-11.9-i686.iso (1,807MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.9-i686.iso (1,445MB, MD5, torrent), cld-11.9-x86_64.iso (1,993MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.9-x86_64.iso (1,627MB, MD5, torrent).
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2011-07-24 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 11.6.1 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate 11.6.1, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers: "The first update for the Calculate Linux 11.6 distribution has been released. Major Changes: fixed KNetworkManager KDE applet; fixed installation with the first version of GRUB; fixed permissions for Samba server share distfiles; fixed auto-install video driver onto USB hard disk drive; fixed saving settings; display the disk size using binary prefix instead of decimal; improved localization of the Bulgarian language; KDE updated to version 4.6.5. Major components: Linux kernel 2.6.38.8, KDE 4.6.5, X.Org 7.4, LibreOffice 3.3.3, Chromium 12.0.742.112...." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: cld-11.6.1-i686.iso (1,755MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.6.1-i686.iso (1,447MB, MD5, torrent), cld-11.6.1-x86_64.iso (1,937MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.6.1-x86_64.iso (1,626MB, MD5, torrent).
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2011-06-30 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 11.6 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 11.6, a Gentoo-based distribution: "Calculate Linux 11.6 has been released. Major changes: added support for selecting the network manager between OpenRC and NetworkManager; added support of network configuration to the console installer; for better device support and boot speed udev has been integrated into initramfs live CD; GRUB 2 is the default bootloader; added detection of installed operating systems; added screen splash auto-resolution; added video driver choice menu, additionally the nouveau and the proprietary ATI driver are supported; free video driver with support for KMS are used by default...." The release announcement. Download: cld-11.6-i686.iso (1,743MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.6-i686.iso (1,443MB, MD5, torrent), cld-11.6-x86_64.iso (1,920MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.6-x86_64.iso (1,619MB, MD5, torrent).
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2011-05-20 |
Development Release: Calculate Linux 11.6 Beta 1 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced that the first beta of Calculate 11.6, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers, is out and ready for testing: "On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the project the first beta of Calculate Linux 11.6 is released. All editions of the distribution are available for download: Calculate Linux Desktop with desktop KDE (CLD), GNOME (CLDG) and XFCE (CLDX), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS), Calculate Directory Server (CDS) and Calculate Scratch Server (CSS). Major changes: using hybrid ISO images with support for recording to CD and USB Flash drives; udev has been integrated into initramfs live CD in order to better support devices and boot speed; added screen splash auto-resolution; added video driver choice menu...." Here is the full release announcement. Download: cld-20110519-i686.iso (1,647MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-20110519-i686.iso (1,385MB, MD5, torrent), cld-20110519-x86_64.iso (1,824MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-20110519-x86_64.iso (1,560MB, MD5, torrent).
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2011-03-13 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 11.3 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 11.3, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers: "The new version of the Calculate Linux 11.3 distribution has been released. All editions of distribution are available for download: Calculate Linux Desktop with desktop KDE (CLD), GNOME (CLDG) and Xfce (CLDX), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS), Calculate Directory Server (CDS) and Calculate Scratch Server (CSS). Major changes: updated KDE 4.6.1 and GNOME 2.32 desktop environments; includes LibreOffice instead of OpenOffice.org; improved integration of GTK+ applications in KDE; full removal of the HAL package; support for installation on /dev/cciss device (HP servers); added support for Samsung printers; fixed installation on USB hard disks." Here is the full release announcement. Download: cld-11.3-i686.iso (1,647MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.3-i686.iso (1,359MB, MD5, torrent), cld-11.3-x86_64.iso (1,854MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.3-x86_64.iso (1,561MB, MD5, torrent).
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2011-01-22 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 11.0 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 11.0, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers: "A new version of the Calculate Linux distribution has been released. Major changes: added binary repositories for Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD, CLDG and CLDX) and Calculate Directory Server (CDS) with rolling-release support; new minimalistic distro Calculate Scratch Server (CSS) is now available; more user-friendly interface; support for the combined storage of user profiles for different editions of Calculate Linux Desktop; better support for netbooks; added support for Canon printers; updated Portage to version 2.2...." Here is the full release announcement. Quick download links to desktop editions with KDE (cld), GNOME (cldg) or Xfce (cldx) desktop environments: cld-11.0-i686.iso (1,859MB, MD5, torrent), cld-11.0-x86_64.iso (2,012MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.0-i686.iso (1,451MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-11.0-x86_64.iso (1,599MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-11.0-i686.iso (1,243MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-11.0-x86_64.iso (1,389MB, MD5, torrent).
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2010-12-19 |
Development Release: Calculate Linux 11.0 Beta 1 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the availability of the first beta release of Calculate Linux 11.0, a Gentoo-based distribution: "After four months of development the first beta of Calculate Linux 11.0 has been released. Major changes: added binary repositories for Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD, CLDG and CLDX) and Calculate Directory Server (CDS) with rolling-release support; new minimalistic distro, Calculate Scratch Server (CSS), is now available; added new package - calculate-assemble; weekly builds are now available to public; better support for netbooks; more user-friendly interface; support for combined storage of user profiles for different versions of Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD, CLDG and CLDX); updated Portage to version 2.2; Calculate Directory Server now includes new installer." Here is the brief release announcement with a version list of main software included and a few screenshots. Download: cld-20101217-i686.iso (1,779MB, MD5, torrent), cld-20101217-x86_64.iso (1,944MB, MD5, torrent).
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2010-10-08 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 10.9 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 10.9, a Gentoo-based distribution with KDE, GNOME and Xfce desktops: "After five months of development a new version of the Calculate Linux distribution is released. There are three DVD images for download - KDE (CLD), GNOME (CLDG) and Xfce (CLDX). Major changes: new installer cl-install with graphical front-end cl-install-gui; migrate to the new format of templates by Calculate 2.2 utilities that allow to selectively modify the configuration files of supported types; support for custom templates with the extension '.clt'; auto-tuning the configuration files of new versions of packages in the installation process with the possibility of AutoCorrect...." More details in the release announcement. Download: cld-10.9-i686.iso (1,766MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-10.9-i686.iso (1,459MB, MD5, torrent), cld-10.9-x86_64.iso (1,922MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-10.9-x86_64.iso (1,609MB, MD5, torrent).
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2010-08-27 |
Development Release: Calculate Linux 10.9 Beta 1 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the availability of the first beta release of Calculate Linux 10.9, a Gentoo-based desktop distribution: "After five months of development, the first beta of Calculate Linux Desktop 10.9 is available. There are three ISO images for download - KDE (CLD), GNOME (CLDG) and Xfce (CLDX). The distribution has undergone significant changes: new installer 'cl-install'; added a graphical installer 'cl-install-gui'; switched to the new format of utilities that allows to selectively modify configuration files of supported types; support for custom templates with the extension '.clt', located in the directory with configuration files; auto-tuning the configuration files of new versions of packages in the installation process...." Read the complete release announcement for a detailed list of changes. Download: cld-10.8.81-i686.iso (1,762MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-10.8.81-i686.iso (1,503MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-10.8.81-i686.iso (1,255MB, MD5, torrent).
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2010-04-08 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 10.4 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 10.4, a Gentoo-based distribution set for desktops and servers: "Calculate Linux 10.4 released. Features: out-of-the-box client-server solution for small and medium businesses; 100% compatible with Gentoo; interactive system build and configuration process allows to make changes in the distribution; can be installed on USB Flash drive or USB hard disk. Main changes: added new Calculate Linux Desktop with GNOME desktop environment; added 'cl-passwd' that allows to change user's domain password in CDS authentication facility; reduced system's footprint...." Here is the full release announcement. Quick links to download the desktop editions with KDE (CLD) or GNOME (CLDG): cld-10.4-i686.iso (1,727MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-10.4-i686.iso (1,379MB, MD5, torrent), cld-10.4-x86_64.iso (1,846MB, MD5, torrent), cldg-10.4-x86_64.iso (1,496MB, MD5, torrent).
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2010-03-29 |
Development Release: Calculate Linux 10.4 Beta 1 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the availability of the first beta release of Calculate Linux 10.4 "KDE" edition, a Russian, Gentoo-based desktop distribution: "A new cycle of development of Calculate Linux - Calculate Linux Desktop 10.4 beta 1 KDE released. Features: KDE updated to version 4.4.1; added utility 'cl-passwd' to change passwords, authorized by CDS server; expanded support for HP, Epson and other printers; OpenOffice.org 'Oxygen' style, added support for KDE menu, open and save files; new parallel installation of packages; changed user profile template generation and added ability to customize application updates the $HOME/.calculate/ini.env. Package versions: KDE 4.4.1, Amarok 2.3.0, Firefox 3.6, GIMP 2.6.8, Linux kernel 2.6.32.9, OpenOffice.org 3.2.0, X.Org 7.4." For more information and a screenshot please see the release announcement in Russian or in English. Download: cld-10.3.91-i686.iso (1,711MB, MD5, torrent).
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2010-02-15 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 10.2 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy announced the availability of Calculate Linux 10.2, a Gentoo-based distribution from Russia for desktops and servers: "What's new in Calculate Linux 10.2: Added support for creating Live USB system using UNetbootin; Support to create a binary kernel package from calculate-sources; New installation options - scheduler choice (--set-scheduler) and choice of UUID partition labels (--set-uuid); Reduced requirements for RAM when installing the system; In CLD Firefox changed under the style of 'Oxygen', added spellchecking dictionary; Add e-book reader FBReader in CLD/CLDX; Add OpenOffice.org Thumbnail plugin in the CLD; In CDS accelerated samba server, overcome 2TB limit in share; New tool cl-kernel for compilation kernel; Add support for Canon printers; Add support for 16-bit PCMCIA cards (modems and Serial cards) and Ricoh SD/MMC Host Controller." The release announcement in Russian and in English. The various Calculate editions are available for download from a number of mirrors; here are the quick links to the CLD edition: cld-10.2-i686.iso (1,702MB, MD5, torrent), cld-10.2-x86_64.iso (1,811MB, MD5, torrent).
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2009-12-04 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 10.0 |
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Calculate Linux 10.0, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers, has been released. The new version comes in several editions, including Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Linux Desktop with either KDE 4.3.3 (CLD) or Xfce 4.6.1 (CLDX), and Calculate Linux Scratch without a desktop (CLS) or with GNOME 2.26.3 (CLSG). Some of the features in this release include: a complete client-server solution; full compatibility with Gentoo Linux, support for German, English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian; addition of a pre-configured AdBlock Plus add-on to Firefox, addition of EisKaltDC P2P client, Kbluetooth.... See the release announcement (in Russian) for additional details. The various Calculate editions are available for download from the distribution's FTP and HTTP mirrors; quick links to the CLD edition: cld-10.0-i686.iso (1,738MB, MD5, torrent), cld-10.0-x86_64.iso (1,823MB, MD5, torrent).
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2009-09-29 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 9.9 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 9.9, a Gentoo-based desktop and server distribution. Changes in this version include: built on top of Calculate Linux Scratch; switch to Aufs as the live file system; replaced XChat with Konversation and GStarDict with GoldenDict, added KDE Partition Manager; Mozilla Firefox is now the default web browser; Compiz has been integrated with the Xfce desktop; added proprietary NVIDIA driver to the CLDX edition; updated to Linux kernel 2.6.30 and KDE 4.3; initrd and kernel are now packed using LZMA compressions; various other speed optimisations. Here is the full press release (in Russian). Calculate Linux comes in the form of live DVDs with either KDE (CLD) or Xfce (CLDX) desktops; download the ISO images from here: cld-9.9-i686.iso (1,712MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-9.9-i686.iso (1,015MB, MD5, torrent), cld-9.9-x86_64.iso (1,804MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-9.9-x86_64.iso (1,144MB, MD5, torrent).
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2009-07-03 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 9.7 "KDE" |
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Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD) is a Gentoo-based operating system for PCs and notebooks. Alexander Tratsevskiy has just announced a new version 9.7 of its KDE edition. Main changes: "Support for Italian and Polish has been added. System installation on USB Flash cards has been added. Setting up of a new user account in KDE has been accelerated 2.5 times. Setting up sound card has been added. The identification of PCs and notebooks with two video cards has been added. Option of booting the live DVD image into the cache has been added. File README.html with description of installation has been added to the live CD desktop. Calculate Linux Desktop KDE is 100% compatible with Gentoo." More information in the release announcement. Download: cld-9.7-i686.iso (1,390MB, MD5), cld-9.7-x86_64.iso (1,470MB, MD5).
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2009-06-26 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 9.7 "Directory Server" |
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Calculate Directory Server is a Gentoo-based LDAP server providing a centralised storage of application settings, user accounts and access privileges. A new version of the product was announced yesterday. Some of the main changes include: "Support for Italian and Polish languages; support for the proxy service with user authorization in LDAP; support for Samba group settings in the LDAP server; support for setting of some Jabber service hosts; isolinux has been used for booting; when booting from CD user can now select a keyboard layout; support from loading the CD into memory; improved hardware compatibility when booting from a USB DVD...." More information in the release announcement. Download: cds-9.7-i686.iso (514MB, MD5), cds-9.7-x86_64.iso (545MB, MD5).
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2009-06-05 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 9.6 "Xfce" |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux Desktop 9.6 "Xfce" edition, the first version of the Gentoo-based distribution with the Xfce environment: "The main differences: The system is optimized to work on slower computers; the size of the image stored on a CD; instead, the graphic library Qt uses GTK+; Because of limitations in the amount of the image, removed Portage and sources kernel. Features: the system is fully compatible with the Calculate Directory Server; CLDX users can work with CLD 9.6, save the settings for desktop in different directory; Xfce interface is made in traditional style Calculate Linux Desktop; supports seven languages: Russian, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Ukrainian; supports installation on the HDD and USB-HDD file system: ext4, ext3, ext2, ReiserFS, JFS or XFS." Here is the brief release announcement; see also the package list and screenshots. Download: cldx-9.6-i686.iso (695MB, MD5 and SHA1).
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2009-05-28 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 9.6 "KDE" |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux Desktop 9.6 "KDE" edition, a Gentoo-based distribution for the desktop: "Calculate Linux Desktop 9.6 KDE released. This is an anniversary version of Calculate Linux Desktop, the first version of which was released exactly 2 years ago. The main changes: to boot from the DVD using isolinux; added a choice of keyboard layout when booting from the DVD; graphical network configuration tool wicd has been added; the setting of video card during download from DVD has been made through the X.Org video drivers; the installation image will not be distributed, the system can be updated without recording to DVD; improved the support for booting from USB DVD. Main components: Linux kernel 2.6.28.10, X.Org 7.4, KDE 4.2.3, OpenOffice.org 3.0.1." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: cld-9.6-i686.iso (1,444MB, MD5), cld-9.6-x86_64.iso (1,515MB, MD5).
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2009-04-29 |
Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 9.5 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux Desktop 9.5, a Gentoo-based desktop Linux distribution with KDE 4: "Calculate Linux Desktop 9.5 released. Main changes: supported languages now include English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian and French; fast system boot; convert to LZMA compression; convert to OpenRC services management system, installation support on ext4 file system option added; simplified installation; language tool extension added to OpenOffice.org grammar check; added Cuneiform-Qt, a graphical interface for Cuneiform OCR systems, added Kdenlive video editing program; replaced StartDict with QStarDict." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: cld-9.5-i686.iso (1,509MB, MD5), cld-9.5-x86_64.iso (1,591MB, MD5).
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