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NuTyX
NuTyX is a French Linux distribution (with multi-language support) built from Linux From Scratch and Beyond Linux From Scratch, with a custom package manager called "cards". The package manager can install individual binary packages, a group of related binary packages (e.g. desktop packages, such as KDE or Xfce), and compile source packages from "ports". The distribution is designed for intermediate and advanced Linux users.
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2009-11-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 13.0 "LiveDVD" |
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Attila Crăciun has announced the release of the "LiveDVD" edition of Bluewhite64 Linux 13.0, Slackware-based live DVD (not installable) for 64-bit systems: "I'm happy to announce that a new version of Bluewhite64 Linux 13.0 'LiveDVD' is ready for download. This new version brings the option to boot the DVD into KDE 4.3.2, Xfce 4.6.1 or to the command-line interface. The live DVD is powered by Linux Kernel 2.6.31.5 with advanced features and optimized for performance. Also, you will find the award-winning K Desktop Environment version 4.3.2 and the Xfce 4.6.1, Firefox 3.5.5 and SeaMonkey 2.0 (including Flash and 64-bit Java plugins), Thunderbird and KMail e-mail clients, OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, newly added SuperTuxKart and FooBillard games, Blender - an open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D creation, the IA32 emulation to run 32-bit programs, Gambas, KMyMoney2, Scribus, WINE...." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): Bluewhite64-13.0-LiveDVD.iso (1,988MB, MD5).
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2009-09-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 13.0 |
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Attila Crăciun has announced the release of Bluewhite64 Linux 13.0, an unofficial 64-bit port of Slackware Linux 13.0 with up-to-date KDE: "Bluewhite64 Linux 13.0 is released. This new version of Bluewhite64 brings many new and interesting features, improvements and packages updates. The first major change is a new and improved package format, we have switched to the LZMA compression algorithm to reduce the packages size and to improve the decompression speed. We have updated the X.Org Server to version 1.6.3, along with the drivers, libraries and utilities. Other important changes include a new generic Linux kernel 2.6.30.5 with more modules enabled; the new KDE 4.3.1 and Xfce 4.6.1 desktop environments; the Mozilla products (the latest versions of Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey)...." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download: Bluewhite64-13.0-DVD.iso (4,068MB, MD5).
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2009-03-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2 "LiveDVD" |
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Attila Crăciun has announced the release of the "LiveDVD" edition of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2, an unofficial port of Slackware Linux to the x86_64 architecture: "I have the joy announcing that Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2 LiveDVD stable version is ready for download! Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2 LiveDVD includes almost all programs from the Bluewhite64 Linux install DVD, and packages made by the Bluewhite64 Linux community. The LiveDVD is designed to run on a single or multi-core AMD64 and Intel EM64T servers and workstations. Since Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2-BETA LiveDVD, we have added new packages and updated some of the already installed ones which fix one or more security issues. The LiveDVD is powered by the Linux Kernel 2.6.27.10 with advanced features and is optimized for performance. Also, you will find the default window manager, K Desktop Environment, version 4.2...." Read the full release announcement for more details. Download: Bluewhite64-12.2-LiveDVD.iso (2,520MB, torrent, MD5).
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2008-12-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2 |
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Attila Crăciun has announced the release of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2, an unofficial port of Slackware Linux to the x86_64 architecture: "Bluewhite64 Linux 12.2 brings new features and important updates since the previous release. Some of them includes new Linux kernel 2.6.27.7 with advanced features and a new feature to install Bluewhite64 Linux via Samba shares. Also, this release includes newly added packages like pm-utils (power management utilities), SQLite 3.6.6.2 (simple, self contained database engine) and wich (wired and wireless network manager for Linux). Some of the updated packages include KDE 3.5.10 and Xfce 4.4.3 desktop environments, Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 and SeaMonkey 1.1.13 web browsers, and Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 and KMail 1.9.9 email clients." Read the rest of the release announcement and release notes for additional details. Download: Bluewhite64-12.2-install-dvd.iso (4,083MB, MD5, torrent).
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2008-10-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 "LiveDVD" |
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Attila Crăciun has announced the release of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 "LiveDVD", a Slackware-based live DVD for 64-bit processors: "New revised version of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 'KDE3 LiveDVD' is available. Also, we are introducing a Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 'KDE4 LiveDVD'. The 'KDE3 LiveDVD' has received important security and stability updates. These updates include new versions of the KDE, X.Org, Pidgin, ALICE, OpenSSH and OpenSSL, Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey, BIND, Amarok and many more. New feature, BW64installer, which is a GUI installation program for installing Bluewhite64 Linux Live to a hard drive, has been added. Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 'KDE4 LiveDVD' contains KDE 4.1.2 with dependencies and some extra KDE 4 packages created by the Bluewhite64 community." Here is the full release announcement. Download: Bluewhite64-12.1-KDE3-LiveDVD-R1.iso (1,872MB, MD5, torrent), Bluewhite64-12.1-KDE4-LiveDVD-R1.iso (1,911MB, MD5, torrent).
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2008-08-26 |
NEW • Development Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 RC1 "KDE4 LiveDVD" |
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Attila Craciun has announced a new edition of Bluewhite64 Linux, a Slackware-based distribution recompiled for the x86_64 architecture. This is the first 64-bit live DVD containing the recently released Slackware implementation of KDE 4.1: "I have the joy announcing a new version of the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 KDE4 LiveDVD RC 1. This release is built on a fresh install of the standard version of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 and includes all patched packages from the patches directory and the newly released KDE 4.1. Also, in addition to this release, we have added KDE4 applications like Amarok 1.90, Guidance Power Manager 4.1.0, Krusader 2.0.0, KTorrent 3.1.2, KDE3 runtime libraries, and much more." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: Bluewhite64-12.1-KDE4-LiveDVD-RC1.iso (1,912MB, MD5).
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2008-05-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 "LiveDVD" |
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Attila Craciun has announced the availability of the "LiveDVD" edition of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1, an unofficial port of Slackware Linux to the x86_64 architecture: "I am delighted to announce the availability of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 'LiveDVD' and Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 'LiveUSB'. The new Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 LiveDVD includes the stable SMP Linux kernel 2.6.24.7 with advanced features and performance. The LiveDVD is designed to bring a modern Linux desktop to the AMD64/EM64T architectures; it includes a modularized X.Org 1.4.0.90 (7.3) with Compiz, the award-winning KDE 3.5.9 in 65 languages, OpenOffice.org 2.3, Firefox 2.0.0.14 (Flash-ready) and Konqueror (Flash and Java-ready) web browsers, Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 and KMail 1.9.9 mail clients, Swaret 1.6.3 and Qtswaret 0.1.5 package managers, IA32 emulation to run 32-bit programs, and many more server and desktop programs and tools." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): Bluewhite64-12.1-LiveDVD.iso (1,620MB).
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2008-05-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 |
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Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1, an unofficial port of Slackware Linux to the x86_64 architecture, has been released: "Bluewhite64 Linux has reached version 12.1. Many changes, upgrades, new feature additions and improvements have been done since version 12.0. Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you'll find better support for RAID, LVM, and cryptsetup, a network capable (FTP and HTTP, not only NFS) installer, and two of the most advanced desktop environments available today: Xfce 4.4.2 and KDE 3.5.9. We have added support for HAL (the hardware Abstraction Layer) which allows the system administrator to add users to the 'cdrom' and 'plugdev' groups." Read the full release announcement for more information. Download: bluewhite64-12.1-install-dvd.iso (4,112MB, MD5). The official Bluewhite64 DVD is also available for purchase (€19.95).
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2008-04-22 |
NEW • Development Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 RC2 |
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The second release candidate for Bluewhite64 Linux, a Slackware-based distribution for the x86_64 architectures, is out and ready for testing: "We have reached the second release candidate of the upcoming stable release of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1. Since the first RC, we have upgraded the Linux kernel to version 2.6.24.5, added the latest stable Linux Kernel 2.6.25 to the testing area and made it available as a test.s kernel during installation. Also, added the IA32 emulation for those who need to run 32-bit programs, this can be found in the extra software repository. Many other small cosmetic fixes have been merged." Here is the brief release announcement. Download the installation DVD image from here: bluewhite64-12.1-rc2-install-dvd.iso (1,785MB, MD5).
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2008-04-04 |
NEW • Development Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 RC1 |
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The current development tree of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1, an unofficial port of Slackware Linux to the 64-bit processor architecture, reached the first release candidate status: "This is Bluewhite64 12.1-rc1, though there is still some more minor work to do. No ISO for this RC, perhaps the RC2 will have one, I'm waiting for the 2.6.25 Linux kernel to integrate it as a test26.s kernel. Please help test! And if we're missing anything major, please let me know at arny at bluewhite64 dot com or post to the forum. Thank You!" Read the full changelog for further information. Those who are interested in creating a DVD ISO image can follow the news link to read this How To.
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2008-02-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0r1 |
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Attila Crăciun has announced the availability of the first maintenance release of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0, an unofficial port of Slackware Linux to the 64-bit processor architecture: "I am pleased to announce Bluewhite64 12.0-Live-DVD-r1, a maintenance release of the Bluewhite64 12.0 stable live DVD edition. Many packages have been updated and new features added. Merged updated packages from the Bluewhite64 12.0 patches directory which fixes one ore more possible security issues, the kernel has been updated to the latest stable version 2.6.24, including tickless system support, virtualization, more wireless drivers. Also, another important feature of this release is KDE 3.5.8 in 65 languages, MPlayer 1.0rc2 media player and ALICE (Advanced Linux Installation and Configuration Environment) with six GUI managers, written in Qt, which will help you to easily manage different system settings." Read the full release announcement for further information. Download (MD5): Bluewhite64-12.0-LiveDVD-r1.iso (1,244MB, torrent).
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2007-11-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0 "miniLive" |
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The developers of Bluewhite64 Linux, a Slackware-based distribution for 64-bit processors, have announced the availability of a new "miniLive" edition of their product: "I have the joy of announcing Bluewhite64 12.0 miniLive, a 257 MB live CD including the latest stable kernel version 2.6.23.8, X.Org 7.2, KDE 3.5.8, Mozilla Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client. Key features: IA32 emulation (run 32-bit CLI and GUI programs); Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9 (Flash-ready) and Konqueror (Java-ready) web browsers; Pidgin 2.2.2 multi-protocol instant messaging client; GIMP 2.4.1 image editor; MPlayer 1.0.0rc2 movie player; KOffice 1.6.3; package manager - Swaret 1.6.3 (CLI) and QtSwaret 0.1.5.3 (GUI)." Read the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download: bluewhite64-12.0-miniLive.iso (257MB, MD5, torrent).
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2007-08-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0 Live DVD |
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A live DVD edition of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0, a 64-bit variant of Slackware Linux, has been released: "Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0 Live DVD runs entirely from DVD and includes all packages from Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0 (except the Y and KDEi software series) and the updated packages from the patches directory. Also, in addition to this version, I have included extra packages created by the Bluewhite64 Linux community. The DVD includes the latest stable SMP Linux kernel 2.6.22.1 with advanced features. It is designed to bring a modern Linux desktop to 64-bit architectures, including the modularized X.Org 7.2 with Compiz and Beryl, the award-winning KDE 3.5.7, OpenOffice.org 2.2, Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 2.0.0.6, Swaret 1.6.3 and Qtswaret 0.1.5-3 package managers...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: Bluewhite64-12.0-LiveDVD.iso (1,247MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent.
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2007-07-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0 |
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Bluewhite64 Linux, a complete pure 64-bit GNU/Linux distribution that can be deployed on a single or multi core 64-bit AMD64 Athlon, Opteron, Sempron, Turion and Intel EM64T based servers and desktop computers, now reaches version 12.0: "Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0 includes the Linux 2.6.21.5 kernel with the IA32-emulation enabled, the testing Linux 2.6.22 kernel in the testing/ directory with support for IDE, SATA, SCSI and RAID controllers, Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS, XFS and IBM's SGI filesystems, SCSI and ATA RAID volume, Software RAID, LVM2 (the Logical Volume Manager), KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) and encrypted file systems." Find more on the news page. Download: bluewhite64-12.0-install-d1.iso (702MB, MD5). The CD and DVD images are also available via BitTorrent.
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2007-06-18 |
NEW • Development Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0 RC1 |
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This is the first release candidate of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.0, an unofficial port of Slackware to 64-bit processors: "I am pleased to announce the first release candidate for Bluewhite64 12.0. Since the latest release, Bluewhite64 11.1-test1, among the fixes and updates, you will find the latest stable SMP Linux kernel 2.6.21.5 supporting all major file systems and IDE, SATA and SCSI controllers. Also, there are a few new package additions, like cryptsetup 1.0.5, KNemo 0.4.8, KVpnc 0.8.9 and LZO 2.02. For a complete list of changes please consult the ChangeLog." Visit the project's news page to read the brief release announcement. Download the installation DVD from here: bluewhite64-12.0-rc1.iso (1,646MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent.
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2007-06-01 |
NEW • Development Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 11.1 Test 1 |
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The first test release of Bluewhite64 Linux 11.1, a 64-bit variant of Slackware Linux built from Slackware's "current" tree, has been released: "I have the joy of presenting Bluewhite64 11.1-test1, code name 'One Year Of Bluewhite64'. This release is a development release and a preview for the upcoming stable version. Bluewhite64 11.1-test1 includes the latest stable kernel 2.6.21.3 (IA-32 emulation enabled) with all major file systems and IDE, SCSI and SATA controllers built in. Also, you will find GCC 4.1.2, glibc 2.5, a modularized X.Org server version 1.3, window managers - the latest KDE 3.5.7 (including Amarok 1.4.5 audio player and K3B 1.0.1 CD/DVD burner) and XFce 4.4.1, updated development tools, the Subversion version control system, the Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 browser...." Read the full release announcement for more details. Download: bw64-current-30052007.iso (1,667MB, MD5).
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2007-03-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 11.0-r1 Live CD |
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The Bluewhite64 project, which produces an unofficial 64-bit edition of Slackware Linux, has released a revised live CD, version 11.0-r1: "I am pleased to announce the first revision for the Bluewhite64 11.0 live CD. This release uses the AuFS (another Unionfs - great stability and features) along the Linux kernel version 2.6.20.1. Also, includes NTFS read/write support (ntfs-3g), DigiKam 0.9.0 for digital photo management, slackpkg 2.09 and qtswaret 0.1.5.3 for package management, Amarok 1.4.5, Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 and much more. Also, with this release, the Lipstik style and theme will become the live CD default theme along with the nuvoX icons theme and Moodin (Engine) boot splash." Read the release announcement and changelog for further details. Download (MD5): Bluewhite64-11.0-LiveCD-r1.iso (701MB); also available via BitTorrent.
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2007-01-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 11.0 Live CD |
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A 64-bit Slackware-based live CD, Bluewhite64 Linux 11.0, has been released: "Bluewhite64 11.0 Live CD runs entirely from CD and includes almost all packages from Bluewhite64 11.0, including updated packages from the patches directory. The Live CD was created using Linux Live 5.5.0 scripts and uses the Unification File System. You will not see any differences between running this live CD and installing Bluewhite64 11.0 Linux on your hard drive. You can run the same software from the Live CD, for your server or workstation, in just a few seconds. Bluewhite64 11.0 Live CD main features are: Linux 2.6.17.13 SMP-ready kernel, GCC 3.4.6 with NPTL support, X.Org 6.9, KDE 3.5.4, Firefox 1.5.0.9...." Here is the full release announcement. Download: bluewhite64-11.0-LiveCD.iso (706MB, MD5).
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2006-10-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewhite64 Linux 11.0 |
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Bluewhite64 Linux is an independent project with the goal of porting Slackware Linux to the x86_64 family of processor architectures. Version 11.0 is the distribution's first stable release: "This is the first Bluewhite64 Linux stable release after 5 months of development and maintenance! Bluewhite64 Linux 11.0 includes the Linux 2.6.17.13 kernel (2.6.18 kernel in the testing/ directory) with support for IDE, SATA, SCSI and RAID controllers. Also, it supports GCC 3.4.6 and Glibc 2.3.6 with NPTL (Native POSIX Thread Library), Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS, XFS and IBM's SGI file systems, six window managers including the latest KDE 3.5.4 and XFce 4.2.3.2, updated development tools, the Subversion version control system, the Mozilla Firefox browser and Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 email and news client, Apache 1.3.7 web server with PHP 4.4.4, MySQL 5.0.24a and much more." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: bluewhite64-11.0-install-dvd.iso (3,428MB, MD5).
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