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| DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 67, 20 September 2004 |
Welcome to this year's 37th edition of DistroWatch Weekly. We have a screenshots galore for you in this edition after an exciting week which was marked by the birth of Ubuntu Linux and arrival of Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community, among several other interesting releases. Enjoy!
Content:
Birth of Ubuntu Linux, release of Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community
 Lots of interesting things have been happening lately on the Linux distribution scene. Ubuntu Linux has stormed into public consciousness like no other distribution before. Within the first four days of its existence, the ubuntu-users mailing list generated over 700 posts, many of which came from well-known open source developers, now working on Ubuntu Linux. This is a high-profile mailing list you want to subscribe to, even if you are not interested in the distribution itself. We'll have more on Ubuntu Linux in this Thursday's edition of Linux Weekly News.
Ubuntu Linux, with GNOME 2.8, has stormed into public consciousness like no other distribution before
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 In the meantime, everybody's favourite desktop Linux distribution has done it again - Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community was released last week. If you are a Mandrakeclub member you can get the installation ISO images via BitTorrent, otherwise you will need to do an install/upgrade over the network. The Spidertools web site is the first one with a review of Mandrakelinux 10.1; as expected, they've found a few bugs, but nothing too serious to spoil the enjoyment from the new release. As always, the Community edition is for those who are capable of solving a few problems that weren't caught during the beta cycle, so if you prefer a rock-solid product, you should wait for the release of the Official edition, which is expected in about a month from now.
 Slackware's package browser is now working again: "For some time now the Package Browser at Slackware.com has not been working.... This is no longer the case and we now have a shiny new Package Browser to use, courtesy of Andreas Liebschner. I talked to Andreas via email to get some background and info on both PB and himself. The story goes like this...." See this userlocal.com article for more information. The newly refurbished Slackware Package Browser can be accessed here.
 Two interesting Gentoo-related news items appeared last week. Firstly, a Gentoo Survey was announced "to get some feedback from Gentoo Linux users and give us a feel on how Gentoo is being used and what we can do to improve". Secondly, if you find the Gentoo installation procedure too tedious, there is a new independently developed option, courtesy of the Gentoo Installation System (GIS) project: "GIS (Gentoo Installation System) is a menu-based boot disk or boot CD that installs the Gentoo Linux distribution on your PC almost automatically. It intends to be compliant with the Gentoo Handbook installation." GIS is still in development, but the first stable version is now in sight.
 It has not been announced on Linare.com, but Linare Linux 2.0 has been uploaded to Ibiblio.org and its mirrors, and is available for free download. Linare Linux is a commercial Linux distribution based on Fedora Core. It is sold through the distribution's online store for US$40, or as a pre-installed operating system on some low cost PCs. Linare Linux is "a complete coalition of Internet software that offers you intuitive communications capabilities. Built-in tools let you be productive immediately. Linare provides a luscious, glossy look, across every application and the utilities you need to control and customize your system. Best of all, it just works." Visit Linare's product pages for more information.
Linare Linux 2.0 - a commercial, Fedora-based distribution, now available for free download
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 OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt has been talking to Computer World Australia about software security: "Microsoft’s security problems have to do with its web client which probably has 300 to 500 vulnerabilities in it which a firewall will never block as they are all in http, all inside a TCP session and a packet filter does not help you. And when you get to some of the more obscure things like the way it does ActiveX and the way it does cookie handling and the way it does zones. These things are a continual trap for the company and all the security knowledge that is protecting us in the UNIX world is useless for it." Read the interesting interview here.
Finally, a note on Ibiblio.org. We have seen it happening over and over again in recent weeks: many of the distribution's ISO images on Ibiblio.org are corrupt or incomplete. As the world's largest repository of Free Software, many Linux users turn to Ibiblio to download the latest distribution releases. Unfortunately, we have been getting many complaints about unbootable or uninstallable ISO images downloaded from Ibiblio.org. It is always a good idea to check md5sums of any large download, but in case of Ibiblio.org it is a must that might save you much frustration later.
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| Featured Distribution of the Week: Lycoris Desktop/LX |
Lycoris Desktop/LX
Although we have been critical of some of the Lycoris practices over the past few months, it is hard to deny the technical qualities of its distribution. Lycoris Desktop/LX is a product worth considering by any novice or non-technical user for its ease of use and all the magnificent eye candy. Its recently released version 1.4 brings Lycoris back into direct competition with other distributions in this target market, such as Xandros Desktop or Linspire. We haven't seen any reviews yet, but most users who have upgraded their existing Desktop/LX installation to the latest version seem to be impressed.
The company behind Desktop/LX came into existence in the year 2000 under the name of Redmond Linux: "I'm starting a project called Redmond Linux that will be a new distribution developed in the backyard of Microsoft. The first edition, Redmond Linux Personal, will be catered to new computer users and will be as easy to use as possible. This project will be free software. We are looking for developers, testers, and technical writers; if you want to contribute, or just look to see what we are doing, please visit our web site." The company was later renamed to Lycoris and the distribution to Desktop/LX, which is no longer free software.
The commercial release of Desktop/LX 1.4 comes with a number of unique features. For starters, the FreeType font rendering engine has been replaced with a commercial product called btX2 by Bitstream, claiming faster font rendering and crispier fonts. These are further complemented by new icons and wallpapers, giving the desktop a very pleasant look. The icons have also been integrated into enhanced versions of the Mozilla browser and Mozilla Mail, (called Lycoris Web Suite in Desktop/LX), while the Konqueror file manager has been modified to more closely resemble the Explorer in Windows XP. Furthermore, the ability to log in to the desktop as root has been disabled, but users can perform any administrative tasks by providing the superuser password whenever needed. The company also touts a new Advanced Application Integration Infrastructure for installing new applications, and much improved hardware auto-detection and auto-configuration.
We would highly recommend Lycoris Desktop/LX 1.4 to any users trying to migrate away from Microsoft Windows, especially those who are not interested in deeper technical knowledge about their operating system. To buy it, visit the Lycoris Store; at US$40, the Personal Edition is an excellent value for money.
Lycoris Desktop/LX 1.4 - a polished release with plenty of eye candy
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Lycoris Desktop/LX 1.4
Good news for all those who have been patiently waiting for the new Lycoris Desktop/LX 1.4 release - it is finally shipping: "Lycoris, the worldwide Desktop Linux leader, today announced that it has commenced shipping Desktop/LX 1.4 to customers after a brief delay in the original release schedule. Desktop/LX 1.4 is now available in Personal, Deluxe and PowerPak editions from all Lycoris resellers and direct from the Lycoris Store." Here is the full release announcement. Existing Lycoris installations can be updated via the distribution's update wizard, while new packs can be purchased from the Lycoris Store. Prices for individual editions are as follows: Personal - US$40, Deluxe - US$50, PowerPak - US$75.
Kurumin Linux 3.21
An updated release of Kurumin Linux, version 3.21, is now available. The most noticeable change is the size of the ISO image - the sub-200MB image has now swelled to 323MB. This is because of newly included OpenOffice.org 1.1.2, (called KuruminOffice in the distribution due to a trademark dispute in Brazil), Java and Ndiswrapper for wireless networking support. Additionally, a "magic icon" for installing FreeNX Server has been added. Besides all the technical changes, the project's lead developer Carlos Morimoto announced that, from now on, he would devote much less time to the development of Kurumin Linux and releases will therefore be less frequent. Read the announcement and changelog (both links in Portuguese) for further details.
Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community
Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community Edition has been released: "Mandrakesoft is proud to announce the release of its newest and most advanced operating system to date: Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community. The enhanced usability, hardware support and performance make this release a milestone on the way to widespread Linux adoption. Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community is designed for those who want the best and latest software and want it as soon as possible. The release of Community is soon to be followed by the release of a rock-solid Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official, on which Mandrakesoft's range of products for home users will be based." Read the full press release and visit the distribution's product page to find out about Mandrakesoft's latest release. Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community Edition is currently available for download to Mandrakeclub members; alternatively, it can be pre-ordered from Mandrakestore (US$59.90).
Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community has hit the streets
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Vector Linux 4.3
Vector Linux 4.3 has been released: "The Vector Linux team is proud to announce the release of Vector Linux 4.3. This small 326MB download provides you a complete and fast desktop solution, even suitable for older hardware. It features Kernel 2.6.7, support for ext2/3 and ReiserFS file systems, and XFce 4.0.6, Fluxbox and IceWM as window managers. In this release you will also find the Mozilla suite with Java and video streaming working out-of-the-box! Plus, applications covering most, if not all, of your daily tasks: email client, IRC chat, instant messaging, FTP access, P2P sharing, video and music playing, word processing, spreadsheet, CD burning, printing... even some excellent games." The full announcement.
Feather Linux 0.5.9
Feather Linux 0.5.9 has been released. What's new? "Changes from 0.5.8 to 0.5.9: added wmapm again; now both APM and ACPI dockapps are included; added reiserfsck; made dnsmasq.conf writable; reverted USB boot to previous settings - users whose systems cannot boot Feather will need minirt24.gz; included madwifi v.20040308; added new penguin background - use the 'notux' option to use a normal one." See the full changelog for details.
LinuxConsole 0.4.5.1
A new version of LinuxConsole has been released: "This is a new 0.4 ISO, with many bug fixes and some improvements. Boot messages updated and boot commands added; Patch 5.1 enabled; now English, French, Italian are German languages are available in IceWM, GNOME and Freevo; NVIDIA files have been moved from 'xfree_drivers' to 'nvidia' module; NVIDIA licence must be accepted before using those drivers, otherwise XFree86 drivers are used (without 3D acceleration); video module update - MPlayer now supports Real Media stream; development module updates - cvs and headers; PartGUImodule update - dosfs tools added; Mozilla module update - Mozilla 1.6." Read the announcement on the distribution's home page.
Development and unannounced releases
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Fedora Core 2.91
The second test release of Fedora Core 3 (also known as FC3-test2, or version 2.91) will be released later today. According to the release notes, the most important changes since test 1 include the following: "GCC 3.4; GNOME 2.8; KDE 3.3; SELinux - this includes a new 'targeted' policy that monitors specific daemons with less intrusion than the strict policy in use before; IIIMF - evolution of this new input framework continues; Indic language support; various desktop-related features, including, but not limited to Pango support for Mozilla, remote desktops using VNC, printing improvements, Evolution 2.0." Keep an eye on DistroWatch as we bring you the official release announcement with the usual links and download locations.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Beta
A new directory has appeared on Red Hat's main FTP server over the weekend. Inaccessible at present, it is inside a directory that was previously used to hold beta ISO images for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and its name is "nahant". If our presumption is correct, "Nahant" will be the code name for the first beta of RHEL 4, scheduled for final release in the second quarter of 2005. As always, we'll keep you updated with more details as they become available.
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New distribution additions
New on the waiting list
- BURNIX. BURNIX is a Knoppix-based live CD with support for Catalan, Spanish and English.
DistroWatch database summary
- Number of Linux distributions in the database: 338
- Number of BSD distributions in the database: 9
- Number of discontinued distributions: 35
- Number of distributions on the waiting list: 80
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Get back your boot loader - a mini HOWTO
This is an all too common scenario after installing a new Linux distribution, as expressed by a reader in last week's forums:
"Please be advised that Linare Linux automatically installs the boot loader into the Master Boot Record (MBR). Most other distros (MEPIS, SUSE, Libranet, Vector to name a few I've tried) give you a choice of MBR or root partition, but not Linare. It screwed me up real bad because I run V-Com's System Commander for OS selection, and I had to reinstall all my OSs over again from scratch. Really irritating!"
I don't know much about System Commander, but surely, reading up on the LILO or GRUB documentation should take a lot less time than reinstalling several operatins systems!
Since this situation happens frequently when you install new distributions, what follows is a step-by-step mini HOWTO to solve the problem and to restore your Master Boot Record to what it was before that give-no-choice distribution lovingly took it over. I have used LILO for years and it serves me perfectly well, but nowadays many distributions (and users) seem to prefer GRUB. Whatever your choice, both are perfectly capable of restoring your MBR.
This is the scenario: you have a Windows installation on /dev/hda1, a data partition on /dev/hda2, then your primary Linux distribution on /dev/hda5 (with your main LILO or GRUB boot loader installed in the Master Boot Record). Then you decide to install Linare and it will go to /dev/hda6. Linare has overwritten your Master Boot Record giving no choice of booting your other two operating systems. If you use LILO, follow these steps:
- Boot into Linare and log in as 'root'.
- Fire up a terminal, such as "Konsole".
- Create a temporary directory, for example "mkdir /mnt/tmp". It doesn't matter where you create it - even somewhere within your home directory is fine.
- Mount your primary Linux partition like this: "mount /dev/hda5 /mnt/tmp".
- Chroot (change root) into your newly mounted partition with this command: "chroot /mnt/tmp".
- Type "lilo". This will restore your Master Boot Record to its original condition.
- Of course, you probably want to add your newly installed Linare to the boot loader, in which case you need to open /etc/lilo.conf in your favourite text editor and add the following two lines to the end of the file:
other=/dev/hda6
label=Linare
- Save the changes and execute "lilo" on the command line. Press Ctrl+D to get out of the chroot-ed partition. Now, next time you boot, you will be able to choose between three operating systems.
For those who prefer the GRUB boot loader, things are slightly different:
- Boot into Linare and log in as 'root'.
- Fire up a terminal, such as "Konsole".
- Create a temporary directory, for example "mkdir /mnt/tmp". It doesn't matter where you create it - even somewhere within your home directory is fine.
- Mount your primary Linux partition like this: "mount /dev/hda5 /mnt/tmp".
- Chroot (change root) into your newly mounted partition with this command: "chroot /mnt/tmp".
- Type "grub". You will enter GRUB's interactive mode to perform further actions.
- Type "root (hd0,4)".
- Type "setup (hd0)". This should restore your Master Boot Record to its original condition.
- Type "quit".
- To add Linare to the boot menu, you will need to modify /boot/grub/menu.lst by adding a few lines to it - your best action is to copy them from Linare's own /boot/grub/menu.lst and paste them into your main Linux distribution's menu.lst.
- Save the changes, then press Ctrl+D to get out from the chroot-ed partition. That's it, next time you boot, you will see your usual GRUB menu inclusive of the newly added Linare option.
In case you are unable to perform the above steps from your newly installed distribution, you will need to boot from a good live CD, such as Knoppix. The steps are exactly the same as above. If you get stuck, there are plenty of tutorials on both LILO and GRUB on the Internet - one of the best GRUB tutorials I've seen is Getting to know GRUB by Gentoo's Daniel Robins.
That's all for this week. Happy "Linuxing" and "BSDing" and see you again next Monday!
Ladislav Bodnar
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1 • Slackware Package Browser (by Anonymous on 2004-09-20 10:02:46 GMT)
Still looks rather broken: "Sorry; the A software series does not exist in version 10.0 of Slackware Linux for Intel. " - and A is the base linux system.
2 • Distribution icons (by Offer Kaye at 2004-09-20 10:55:37 GMT)
Hi,
Just wanted to say how much I liked the distribution icons you placed at the beginning of each paragraph in the first section - very helpful and nice looking!
Good job :-)
3 • ubuntu linux (by arctic on 2004-09-20 11:30:10 GMT)
no wonder, ubuntu stormed to the top of the new distros. it features gnome 2.8 on top of a debian based system, thus being very stable (didn't have any problems so far except mounting other linux partitions... i am sure i will be able to fix that one.. but hey!, it's a pre-release version. ; ) ) and very very fast. if you want a rock-stable distro, debian-based distros are always a great choice. and you need only one cd in order to set up a wonderful-looking system with usable minor customizations made to gnome. if you want kde and the rest... simply set up the mirrors with a mouse-click and start downloading.
yes, this distro is definitely worth a watch. i was quite surprised of ubuntu and it will surely stay on my box for a longer time. keep it up! : )
4 • RE: ubuntu linux (by DarkLord on 2004-09-20 11:47:48 GMT)
Ubuntu sounds really solid. That's the ebst word I can come up with... their whole concept seems to be well thought out. Having packages from Debian checked and then after a certain period moved to their own archives and so on.. nice.
There are only two things making me not use it. First is GNOME and the "KDE is in universe" (not supported) thing and second is the FAQ entry that says you shouldn't mix and match packages from Debian in an Ubuntu system - meaning that basically Debian and Ubuntu are two distinct systems.
So I'll keep on waiting for Debian Desktop Distribution (DDD) and see what else is happening a bit closer to debian.
Though Ubuntu's AMD64 support (don't own one yet though) is pretty tempting and ther "announcement concerning KDE coming soon" could change my mind... so we'll see.
But afaik Ubuntu == GNOME, no matter what kind of announcement there will be. Maybe it's a sub-project doing more KDE-related work for ubuntu and having KDE-related releases .... that would be cool.
5 • distro icons+GIS (by cah on 2004-09-20 12:39:28 GMT)
Yes, I liked the distro icons too - maybe they could be clickable to lead to the distro's homepage too?
GIS sounds really good and will certainly remove most of gentoo's intractibility for new users- a bit like vidalinux in a way, but at least handbook compliant.
However, is that what we really want, more gentoo users who never bother to RTM?
6 • Ubuntu (by Ben on 2004-09-20 12:52:45 GMT)
I've been using Ubuntu for a couple of days and I'm very impressed. The installation just worked fine from one CD, very little user-intervention required. It's what I've wanted for ever - Debian with up to date packages, nicely configured for a desktop machine.
I have had a few minor problems, but pretty good for a preview release.
7 • Ubuntu & Userlinux (by SynatxError at 2004-09-20 13:01:15 GMT)
Have Ubuntu installed over the week-end. Very nice, though I am not familiar with GNOME desktop settings yet. Still finding my way around them. Ubuntu disables the root account and 'sudo' is used in its place.
Being new to Linux, what are the differences between 'root' and 'sudo' and why would one prefer one over the other?
Userlinux, on the other hand, would just hung indefinitely during the installation process on 2 of the PCs I tried. Changing the download source did not help. I may try again later this week.
8 • I18N (by Udo at 2004-09-20 13:09:25 GMT)
Could you please tell me if Lycoris supports other languages?
9 • RE: I18N (by ladislav at 2004-09-20 13:23:13 GMT)
Could you please tell me if Lycoris supports other languages?
Not as far as I can tell. They don't even supply Asian fonts, so if you open a web page in an East Asian language, you'll see gibberish. So much for their claim to be "a worldwide desktop leader".
10 • Updating slack (by Schumaher on 2004-09-20 13:38:53 GMT)
Hi all,
I'm kind of newbie and would like to update Slackware 10 with newer packages - Xorg, gimp, gnome come to mind.
Is there a way to do it like in debian - apt get or MDK urpmi?
I really like slack but am not too sawy to sompile myself.
Cheers
11 • RE: Updating slack (by Greyweather on 2004-09-20 14:16:39 GMT)
http://swaret.sourceforge.net/index.php
Works very much like apt.
12 • Ubuntu & Fedora (by Abel S. at 2004-09-20 14:31:28 GMT)
There are a few things that are kinda keeping me from using Ubuntu.... 1) the fact everything is sudo.... i don't like using sudo, i like using root.
2) you can't mix and match debian apt sources. Maybe they will fix that in a final release.
It seems promising... over the weekend, i installed sarge on a test system and got gnome 2.8 from a debian experimental mirror.... very nice.... and i've heard so many good things about ubuntu.... i'm just going to wait till next release or so.
And fedora... are they GOING TO RELEASE TODAY... or are they going to put it off another week *sarcasm* Fedora is a great distro... but since a few problems I've had with FC2... makes me really wanna make my main system transition to a debian.... and not just have my servers on debian.
13 • RE: Updating slack (by sclebo05 on 2004-09-20 14:54:33 GMT)
Slapt-get is another slackware package tool, somewhat similar to apt-get
http://software.jaos.org/
14 • RE: Ubuntu and Gnome 2.8 (by JoeLinux on 2004-09-20 15:28:22 GMT)
A most promising looking new kid on the block this Ubuntu. I'm sure the devels will do more on the compatability front vis-a-vis the main Debian pool. They sure boast an impressive list of devels who are the creme-de-la-creme in not just Debian (Jordi Mallach) but Gnome (e.g. Jeff Waugh) and even KDE (e.g. Jono Bacon) and Gentoo itself (e.g. Brandon Hale aka tseng). :) Most of these guys are in #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net almost 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Quite an eye opener to see stuff being suggested and worked on and DCC over in realtime. Nice bunch, helpful lot and a very user-friendly distro. Btw just grabbed Gnome 2.8 from Debian Experimental last Friday, although it may be sometime before it gets migrated to Sid, it is already pretty stable on this partition.
Must admit that I had to recompile/rebuild nautilus to get it to run for although it installed without any difficulty it just would not draw the icons or fire up the file browser but no worries, APT comes to the rescue i.e. 'apt-get -t experimental build-dep nautilus' and then 'apt-get -t experimental --build source nautilus' and there goes the 'problem' ;).
15 • GIS (by GWoSBahamut at 2004-09-20 16:28:01 GMT)
I think its less a concept of NRTM, and more a concept of people that want a grade solid system, but dont have the time to sit down and run through a gentoo build.
16 • Re: I18N (by Tim at 2004-09-20 18:55:10 GMT)
Language packs are available for Desktop/LX.
Visit www.lycoris.org for more information
17 • Vcom Part.Com. 8 (by ChiJoan at 2004-09-20 22:46:31 GMT)
This software let's you make a boot floppy that allows you to fix the MBR after a bad OS install. I'm not sure if the CD has the MBR fixer on it. But I had the bad experience of Mandrake 9 not booting after I had run Norton SystemWorks 2003 on the hard disk, if that was the reason I don't know. So I upgraded to Vcom's SystemSuite 5, but also rely on hard disk drawers more for new distro installs now.
18 • KDE + Debian (by Jose at 2004-09-21 00:02:03 GMT)
Glad to see Ubuntu is gnome based. I know a lot of folks don't really care for Gnome (I prefer Xfce and KDE), but I like knowing that there is a different stroke for different folks.
For those of us that like KDE, we have Mepis and Knoppix, For those that prefer Gnome, now there is Ubuntu as well as Gnoppix.
For those that prefer Xfce, there is Xfld.
With Debian, we all win!
19 • whats the best linux top capture dvd video and to burn it onto a 4.7GB dvd (by Robert at 2004-09-21 02:47:09 GMT)
whats the best linux top capture dvd video and to burn it onto a 4.7GB dvd?
which is the best one for doing this?
also when I say capture I mean directly to mpeg 2 dvd format not avi format
I know a lot of thrm can capture avi format but I don't want to do that
I can capture directly to mpeg in windows, so I think i should be able to do this in linux too
20 • Well done, GIS project! (by mr_pizza at 2004-09-21 08:25:01 GMT)
Great to see the folks at the GIS project doing a very promising installer for Gentoo!
There are some good Gentoo-oriented projects coming along now with ease-of-installation in mind - GIS and Vidalinux being a couple of them. Anyway, good on you, GIS team! :-)
21 • New Distrowatch Logo (by mr bg on 2004-09-21 23:51:22 GMT)
I like the new logo for distrowatch at the top...
"Put the fun back in computing. Use Linux, BSD or Windows."
22 • Yoper Linux (by Kanwar at 2004-09-22 00:09:57 GMT)
Hi all:
Yoper is one distro worth looking at by everyone. It boots lightening fast ... response of the entire system is quick - very quick and looks great.
I also have Lycoris, Xandors, SuSE and PCLinuxOS installed on the same machine (and all the latest versions) so I guess I can vouch for Yoper's agility and a well composed desktop.
Hardware support is good too ... for instance, my Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 and USB Camera are detected automatically .... in all the other distros listed above, Gnomemeeting does not open the video device successully and I have to install the pwcx driver additionally.
This one is definitely worth taking a look ...
http://www.yoper.com/
23 • RE: Yoper Linux (by ladislav at 2004-09-22 00:36:03 GMT)
I am unable to install Yoper 2.1. I keep getting the dreaded "no partitions found error", despite the fact that I have some 14 pre-formatted Linux partitions on the drive. Last time I checked the Yoper forums, the developers were stumped by the problem that seems to affect quite a few people.
24 • RE: New Distrowatch Logo (by Anonymous on 2004-09-22 01:31:09 GMT)
I don't see the words "or Windows" anywhere.
25 • RE: Yoper Linux (by Kanwar at 2004-09-22 01:36:17 GMT)
@ladislav
When I started the installation, I did not have any free partition on my hdd. I used the built-on qtparted to "clear" an old SuSE partition and assign it to yoper during installation.
However, I did not get the error you have mentioned so ymmv.
26 • RE: Yoper Linux (by Michael_Valentine on 2004-09-22 02:00:43 GMT)
Same problem here, and tried with several different HD's ranging from 10Gb to 160GB, same message every time.
27 • Re: Yoper Linux (install problem) (by Kanwar at 2004-09-22 03:21:59 GMT)
Take a look here:
http://www.yoper.com/forum2/index.php?showtopic=2317
28 • Whoppix (by Paul at 2004-09-22 12:48:47 GMT)
Anyone able to download Whoppix? The FTP seems to be down.....
29 • Linare Linux 2.0 installation problem (by NORMAN LAURENT at 2004-10-03 17:54:07 GMT)
I am having a problem installing Linare on my comp. I get the error message 'error occurred transferring install image to hard drive probably out of disk space'. I get have found 2 possible solutions which are:
1) type, linux ide=nodma
or
2) allowcddma
which is all good but i boot my Linare from CD so would i have to make a boot disk and if so how?
If not what are the other choices?
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| • Issue 1098 (2024-11-25): Linux Lite 7.2, backing up specific folders, Murena and Fairphone partner in fair trade deal, Arch installer gets new text interface, Ubuntu security tool patched |
| • Issue 1097 (2024-11-18): Chimera Linux vs Chimera OS, choosing between AlmaLinux and Debian, Fedora elevates KDE spin to an edition, Fedora previews new installer, KDE testing its own distro, Qubes-style isolation coming to FreeBSD |
| • Issue 1096 (2024-11-11): Bazzite 40, Playtron OS Alpha 1, Tucana Linux 3.1, detecting Screen sessions, Redox imports COSMIC software centre, FreeBSD booting on the PinePhone Pro, LXQt supports Wayland window managers |
| • Issue 1095 (2024-11-04): Fedora 41 Kinoite, transferring applications between computers, openSUSE Tumbleweed receives multiple upgrades, Ubuntu testing compiler optimizations, Mint partners with Framework |
| • Issue 1094 (2024-10-28): DebLight OS 1, backing up crontab, AlmaLinux introduces Litten branch, openSUSE unveils refreshed look, Ubuntu turns 20
| | • Issue 1093 (2024-10-21): Kubuntu 24.10, atomic vs immutable distributions, Debian upgrading Perl packages, UBports adding VoLTE support, Android to gain native GNU/Linux application support |
| • Issue 1092 (2024-10-14): FunOS 24.04.1, a home directory inside a file, work starts of openSUSE Leap 16.0, improvements in Haiku, KDE neon upgrades its base |
| • Issue 1091 (2024-10-07): Redox OS 0.9.0, Unified package management vs universal package formats, Redox begins RISC-V port, Mint polishes interface, Qubes certifies new laptop |
| • Issue 1090 (2024-09-30): Rhino Linux 2024.2, commercial distros with alternative desktops, Valve seeks to improve Wayland performance, HardenedBSD parterns with Protectli, Tails merges with Tor Project, Quantum Leap partners with the FreeBSD Foundation |
| • Issue 1089 (2024-09-23): Expirion 6.0, openKylin 2.0, managing configuration files, the future of Linux development, fixing bugs in Haiku, Slackware packages dracut |
| • Issue 1088 (2024-09-16): PorteuX 1.6, migrating from Windows 10 to which Linux distro, making NetBSD immutable, AlmaLinux offers hardware certification, Mint updates old APT tools |
| • Issue 1087 (2024-09-09): COSMIC desktop, running cron jobs at variable times, UBports highlights new apps, HardenedBSD offers work around for FreeBSD change, Debian considers how to cull old packages, systemd ported to musl |
| • Issue 1086 (2024-09-02): Vanilla OS 2, command line tips for simple tasks, FreeBSD receives investment from STF, openSUSE Tumbleweed update can break network connections, Debian refreshes media |
| • Issue 1085 (2024-08-26): Nobara 40, OpenMandriva 24.07 "ROME", distros which include source code, FreeBSD publishes quarterly report, Microsoft updates breaks Linux in dual-boot environments |
| • Issue 1084 (2024-08-19): Liya 2.0, dual boot with encryption, Haiku introduces performance improvements, Gentoo dropping IA-64, Redcore merges major upgrade |
| • Issue 1083 (2024-08-12): TrueNAS 24.04.2 "SCALE", Linux distros for smartphones, Redox OS introduces web server, PipeWire exposes battery drain on Linux, Canonical updates kernel version policy |
| • Issue 1082 (2024-08-05): Linux Mint 22, taking snapshots of UFS on FreeBSD, openSUSE updates Tumbleweed and Aeon, Debian creates Tiny QA Tasks, Manjaro testing immutable images |
| • Issue 1081 (2024-07-29): SysLinuxOS 12.4, OpenBSD gain hardware acceleration, Slackware changes kernel naming, Mint publishes upgrade instructions |
| • Issue 1080 (2024-07-22): Running GNU/Linux on Android with Andronix, protecting network services, Solus dropping AppArmor and Snap, openSUSE Aeon Desktop gaining full disk encryption, SUSE asks openSUSE to change its branding |
| • Issue 1079 (2024-07-15): Ubuntu Core 24, hiding files on Linux, Fedora dropping X11 packages on Workstation, Red Hat phasing out GRUB, new OpenSSH vulnerability, FreeBSD speeds up release cycle, UBports testing new first-run wizard |
| • Issue 1078 (2024-07-08): Changing init software, server machines running desktop environments, OpenSSH vulnerability patched, Peppermint launches new edition, HardenedBSD updates ports |
| • Issue 1077 (2024-07-01): The Unity and Lomiri interfaces, different distros for different tasks, Ubuntu plans to run Wayland on NVIDIA cards, openSUSE updates Leap Micro, Debian releases refreshed media, UBports gaining contact synchronisation, FreeDOS celebrates its 30th anniversary |
| • Issue 1076 (2024-06-24): openSUSE 15.6, what makes Linux unique, SUSE Liberty Linux to support CentOS Linux 7, SLE receives 19 years of support, openSUSE testing Leap Micro edition |
| • Issue 1075 (2024-06-17): Redox OS, X11 and Wayland on the BSDs, AlmaLinux releases Pi build, Canonical announces RISC-V laptop with Ubuntu, key changes in systemd |
| • Issue 1074 (2024-06-10): Endless OS 6.0.0, distros with init diversity, Mint to filter unverified Flatpaks, Debian adds systemd-boot options, Redox adopts COSMIC desktop, OpenSSH gains new security features |
| • Issue 1073 (2024-06-03): LXQt 2.0.0, an overview of Linux desktop environments, Canonical partners with Milk-V, openSUSE introduces new features in Aeon Desktop, Fedora mirrors see rise in traffic, Wayland adds OpenBSD support |
| • Issue 1072 (2024-05-27): Manjaro 24.0, comparing init software, OpenBSD ports Plasma 6, Arch community debates mirror requirements, ThinOS to upgrade its FreeBSD core |
| • Issue 1071 (2024-05-20): Archcraft 2024.04.06, common command line mistakes, ReactOS imports WINE improvements, Haiku makes adjusting themes easier, NetBSD takes a stand against code generated by chatbots |
| • Issue 1070 (2024-05-13): Damn Small Linux 2024, hiding kernel messages during boot, Red Hat offers AI edition, new web browser for UBports, Fedora Asahi Remix 40 released, Qubes extends support for version 4.1 |
| • Issue 1069 (2024-05-06): Ubuntu 24.04, installing packages in alternative locations, systemd creates sudo alternative, Mint encourages XApps collaboration, FreeBSD publishes quarterly update |
| • Issue 1068 (2024-04-29): Fedora 40, transforming one distro into another, Debian elects new Project Leader, Red Hat extends support cycle, Emmabuntus adds accessibility features, Canonical's new security features |
| • Issue 1067 (2024-04-22): LocalSend for transferring files, detecting supported CPU architecure levels, new visual design for APT, Fedora and openSUSE working on reproducible builds, LXQt released, AlmaLinux re-adds hardware support |
| • Issue 1066 (2024-04-15): Fun projects to do with the Raspberry Pi and PinePhone, installing new software on fixed-release distributions, improving GNOME Terminal performance, Mint testing new repository mirrors, Gentoo becomes a Software In the Public Interest project |
| • Issue 1065 (2024-04-08): Dr.Parted Live 24.03, answering questions about the xz exploit, Linux Mint to ship HWE kernel, AlmaLinux patches flaw ahead of upstream Red Hat, Calculate changes release model |
| • Issue 1064 (2024-04-01): NixOS 23.11, the status of Hurd, liblzma compromised upstream, FreeBSD Foundation focuses on improving wireless networking, Ubuntu Pro offers 12 years of support |
| • Issue 1063 (2024-03-25): Redcore Linux 2401, how slowly can a rolling release update, Debian starts new Project Leader election, Red Hat creating new NVIDIA driver, Snap store hit with more malware |
| • Issue 1062 (2024-03-18): KDE neon 20240304, changing file permissions, Canonical turns 20, Pop!_OS creates new software centre, openSUSE packages Plasma 6 |
| • Issue 1061 (2024-03-11): Using a PinePhone as a workstation, restarting background services on a schedule, NixBSD ports Nix to FreeBSD, Fedora packaging COSMIC, postmarketOS to adopt systemd, Linux Mint replacing HexChat |
| • Issue 1060 (2024-03-04): AV Linux MX-23.1, bootstrapping a network connection, key OpenBSD features, Qubes certifies new hardware, LXQt and Plasma migrate to Qt 6 |
| • Issue 1059 (2024-02-26): Warp Terminal, navigating manual pages, malware found in the Snap store, Red Hat considering CPU requirement update, UBports organizes ongoing work |
| • Issue 1058 (2024-02-19): Drauger OS 7.6, how much disk space to allocate, System76 prepares to launch COSMIC desktop, UBports changes its version scheme, TrueNAS to offer faster deduplication |
| • Issue 1057 (2024-02-12): Adelie Linux 1.0 Beta, rolling release vs fixed for a smoother experience, Debian working on 2038 bug, elementary OS to split applications from base system updates, Fedora announces Atomic Desktops |
| • Issue 1056 (2024-02-05): wattOS R13, the various write speeds of ISO writing tools, DSL returns, Mint faces Wayland challenges, HardenedBSD blocks foreign USB devices, Gentoo publishes new repository, Linux distros patch glibc flaw |
| • Issue 1055 (2024-01-29): CNIX OS 231204, distributions patching packages the most, Gentoo team presents ongoing work, UBports introduces connectivity and battery improvements, interview with Haiku developer |
| • Issue 1054 (2024-01-22): Solus 4.5, comparing dd and cp when writing ISO files, openSUSE plans new major Leap version, XeroLinux shutting down, HardenedBSD changes its build schedule |
| • Issue 1053 (2024-01-15): Linux AI voice assistants, some distributions running hotter than others, UBports talks about coming changes, Qubes certifies StarBook laptops, Asahi Linux improves energy savings |
| • Issue 1052 (2024-01-08): OpenMandriva Lx 5.0, keeping shell commands running when theterminal closes, Mint upgrades Edge kernel, Vanilla OS plans big changes, Canonical working to make Snap more cross-platform |
| • Issue 1051 (2024-01-01): Favourite distros of 2023, reloading shell settings, Asahi Linux releases Fedora remix, Gentoo offers binary packages, openSUSE provides full disk encryption |
| • Issue 1050 (2023-12-18): rlxos 2023.11, renaming files and opening terminal windows in specific directories, TrueNAS publishes ZFS fixes, Debian publishes delayed install media, Haiku polishes desktop experience |
| • Issue 1049 (2023-12-11): Lernstick 12, alternatives to WINE, openSUSE updates its branding, Mint unveils new features, Lubuntu team plans for 24.04 |
| • Issue 1048 (2023-12-04): openSUSE MicroOS, the transition from X11 to Wayland, Red Hat phasing out X11 packages, UBports making mobile development easier |
| • Issue 1047 (2023-11-27): GhostBSD 23.10.1, Why Linux uses swap when memory is free, Ubuntu Budgie may benefit from Wayland work in Xfce, early issues with FreeBSD 14.0 |
| • Issue 1046 (2023-11-20): Slackel 7.7 "Openbox", restricting CPU usage, Haiku improves font handling and software centre performance, Canonical launches MicroCloud |
| • Issue 1045 (2023-11-13): Fedora 39, how to trust software packages, ReactOS booting with UEFI, elementary OS plans to default to Wayland, Mir gaining ability to split work across video cards |
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