| 2010-05-08 | Distribution Release: Monomaxos 5.0 |
 | Dimitris Papadatos has announced the release of Monomaxos 5.0, a Greek Ubuntu-based desktop distribution on a DVD: "This is the fifth release of the Monomaxos Linux operating system localized for the Greek language that comes as a live DVD. It supports playback of every kind of multimedia material (including HD video) and any kind of Internet content out of the box and can also be used for setting up a stand-alone Media Center (including XBMC Media Center). It contains OpenOffice.org 3.2 in Greek with enabled spelling check (also in English). A large variety of open-source software installed in this live DVD provides solutions for all needs of the modern user and makes a powerful operating system for use on desktop or laptop PCs." Visit the project's home page to read the brief release announcement. Monomaxos is available in English or Greek editions which can be downloaded from here: monomaxos_v5_eng.iso (1,660MB, MD5, torrent), monomaxos_v5_gr.iso (1,663MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2010-05-06 | Development Release: Slackware Linux 13.1 Beta 1 |
 | Patrick Volkerding has announced that the Slackware development branch, called "Current", has now reach beta status: "Hi folks! We have some pretty big changes today, with an update to the latest KDE SC 4.4.3, and the addition of support for ConsoleKit and PolicyKit which have been enhanced to use shadow authentication. Thanks to Andrew Psaltis for doing some great work on polkit-1, and to Robby Workman for spending months following the sometimes random developments coming from the CK/PK camp. Thanks to Eric Hameleers for leading the KDE 4.4.x Slackware development and handling the out-of-tree testing. And with that, we're calling this Slackware 13.1 BETA1. A stable release should be just around the corner." See the changelog for a detailed list of all changes since the release of version 13.0. As always, there are no official ISO images of Slackware beta releases, but recent unofficial builds of Slackware "Current" can be downloaded from here (MD5): slackware-current-04_May_2010-DVD.iso (1,822MB), slackware64-current-04_May_2010-DVD.iso (1,758MB). |
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| 2010-05-06 | Development Release: UHU-Linux 2.2 Test 1 |
 | The first test release of UHU-Linux 2.2, a general-purpose distribution designed for the Hungarian market, has been released. Over 8,000 changes have been committed do the distribution since the release of version 2.1 in February 2008. Among them, perhaps the biggest one is the introduction of a live system with a graphical hard disk installer that can be run in the background while the user continues to work in the live system. Any changes made to the live system will be transferred to the hard disk at the end of the installation. The new release is built on top of a Linux kernel 2.6.33.2 and includes many of the latest open-source packages, such as GNOME 2.28, KDE SC 4.4 (not on the live DVD), OpenOffice.org 3.2 and Firefox 3.6. Please visit the distribution's home page (in Hungarian) to read the full release announcement and to learn about the project's bug-reporting options. Download the live DVD image from here: uhu-linux-2.2-test1-dvd.iso (1,466MB, MD5). |
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| 2010-05-05 | Distribution Release: Quirky 1.0 |
 | Quirky is a new Linux distribution created by Barry Kauler, the founder of Puppy Linux, "as an avenue to explore new ideas." The project's inaugural stable release was announced earlier today: "This first release is quite straight, not very 'quirky'. Some of the interesting ideas that I want to try are still to come. The focus for now is to test a lot of the new stuff in Woof, such as Rerwin's analog and 3G modem detection/setup scripts. Here is a summary of features specific to Quirky 1.0: GRUB Legacy and Grub4dos; Flsynclient - synclient GUI configuration of touchpad; Openbox, Fbpanel, JWM window managers; numerous updated applications (AbiWord, Pmusic); 2.6.33.2 kernel, updated firmware, bug-fix patches; new tray applets - Traytemp, Powerapplet, Freememapplet, Retrovol...." Read the complete release notes for more information. Download: quirky-100.iso (106MB, MD5). |
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| 2010-05-05 | Distribution Release: PCLinuxOS 2010.1 |
 | PCLinuxOS 2010.1, a bug-fix update of the recently released version 2010, is now available for download: "PCLinuxOS 2010.1 KDE 4 edition is now available for download. Linux kernel updated to 2.6.32.12-bfs. Linux kernel 2.6.33.2 also available from our software repository, KDE SC desktop upgraded to version 4.4.3. Added support for Realtek RTL8191SE and RTL8192SE WiFi cards. Added support for Microdia webcams. Added vim console text editor. Added udftools. Fixed CD-ROM ejection when using the copy-to-RAM feature. Fixed KDE new widget download. Updated NVIDIA (195.36.24) and ATI fglrx (8.723) drivers. Updated all supporting applications and libraries from the software repository which include security updates and bug fixes. Please note if you have already installed the PCLinuxOS 2010 release you can simply update it from the Synaptic software manager." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): pclinuxos-kde-2010.1.iso (693MB). |
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| 2010-05-04 | Development Release: Linux Mint 9 RC |
 | Clement Lefebvre has announced that the first release candidate for Linux Mint 9 is out and ready for testing: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 9 'Isadora' RC. New features at a glance: new Software Manager - 30,000 packages, review applications straight from the Software Manager, APT daemon, visual improvements; new backup tool - incremental backups, compression, integrity checks; menu improvements - editable items, transparent menu, always start with favorites, 'Add to' shortcuts; desktop settings - changes apply immediately, additional options; better look and feel - backgrounds, welcome screen, Update Manager; system improvements - Windows installer, Husse quotes, USB Creator, default software selection...." See the release announcement and the what's new page for a detailed list of new features, with screenshots. Download (MD5): linuxmint-9-gnome-rc-i386.iso (673MB, torrent), linuxmint-9-gnome-rc-amd64.iso (673MB, torrent). |
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| 2010-05-04 | Distribution Release: DEFT Linux 5.1 |
 | Stefano Fratepietro has announced the release of DEFT Linux 5.1, an Ubuntu-based live CD featuring some of the best open-source applications dedicated to incident response and computer forensics: "DEFT Linux 5.1 is ready. What's new? Update - Sleuth Kit 3.1.1 and Autopsy 2.24; update - Xplico to 0.5.7 (100% support of SIP - RTP codec g711, g729, g722, g723 and g726, SDP and RTCP); update - initrd; Dhash report bug fix (reports were not generated); DEFT Extra bug fix (a few applications do not work if the operator click their icons, added the dd tool for x86_64 machines). Since 3 June we have been developing DEFT Linux 6 (based on Lubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat') that will be released on 2 December 2010." Read the full release announcement for more information. Download (MD5) the live CD image from here: deftv5.1.iso (698MB, MD5). |
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| 2010-05-04 | Distribution Release: NexentaStor 3.0.2 |
 | Anil Gulecha has announced the release of NexentaStor 3.0.2, an enterprise-class unified storage solution built upon the foundation of the open-source Nexenta Core Platform and OpenSolaris, including the ZFS file system: "On behalf of the NexentaStor team, I'm happy to announce the release of NexentaStor Community Edition 3.0.2. This release is the result of the community efforts of Nexenta partners and users. Changes over 3.0 include: many fixes to ON/ZFS backported to b134; CIFS/DFS support backported; multiple bug fixes in the appliance. With the addition of many new features, NexentaStor CE is the most complete and feature-rich gratis unified storage solution today. Quick summary of features: ZFS additions - seduplication (based on OpenSolaris b134); free for up to 12 TB of used storage; Community edition supports easy upgrades; many new features in the easy-to-use management interface; integrated search." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): NexentaStor-Community-3.0.2.iso.zip (574MB). |
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| 2010-05-03 | Development Release: openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 6 |
 | Andreas Jaeger has announced that the sixth milestone release of openSUSE 11.3 is ready for testing: "Milestone 6 (M6), a snapshot of the Factory 'work in progress' build, leading up to openSUSE 11.3 release in July, is now available for download. M6 is the first release during the 'Stabilizing Freeze' - focus has transitioned away from the inclusion of new features and applications toward increasing stability and usability. To that end, 162 bugs were resolved during the M5 - M6 time frame. Updates: the 'radeon' video driver has superseded 'radeonhd'; using the 'radeon' video driver on an Atom-based system no longer causes graphical corruption...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full list of all major changes. Download (mirrors): openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0577-i686.iso (682MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0577-i686.iso (690MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0577-x86_64.iso (692MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0577-x86_64.iso (690MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2010-05-03 | Distribution Release: EasyPeasy 1.6 |
 | Jon Ramvi has announced the release of EasyPeasy 1.6, an Ubuntu-based distribution optimised for netbooks: "The team has been working hard to bring you the best netbook experience: EasyPeasy 1.6. Features: new boot system and new boot artwork (uses Plymouth); 25% faster boot; sports full removal of the HAL package, making EasyPeasy faster to boot and faster to resume from suspend; brand new interface; built in integration with Twitter, identi.ca, Facebook, and other social networks with the MeMenu in the panel; Likewise Open, which provides Active Directory authentication and server support for Linux, has been updated to version 5.4; new default open source-driver for NVIDIA hardware; improved support for NVIDIA proprietary graphics drivers; all packages are upgraded." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: EasyPeasy-1.6.iso (839MB, MD5). |
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| 2010-05-03 | Distribution Release: Lubuntu 10.04 |
 | Julien Lavergne has released Lubuntu 10.04, an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the lightweight LXDE desktop: "Lubuntu 10.04 is now available for download. Lubuntu is an Ubuntu variant using the LXDE desktop. It's designed to be a lightweight and easy-to-use desktop environment. Lubuntu is actually not part of the Ubuntu family, and not build with the current Ubuntu architecture. This release is considered as a 'stable beta', a result that could be a final and stable release if it were included in the Ubuntu family. Please note also that Lubuntu 10.04 is not a LTS version. Features: based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment; PCManFM 0.9.5, the rewrite of PCManFM using GIO/GVFS; LXDE, a new and lightweight GTK+ display manager; Chromium, the open-source edition of Google Chrome; based on Ubuntu 10.04." More information about the product can be found in the release announcement. Download: lubuntu-10.04.iso (521MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2010-05-03 | Development Release: Frugalware Linux 1.3 Pre 1 |
 | Miklós Vajna has announced the availability of the first pre-release of Frugalware Linux 1.3, a general-purpose distribution for intermediate and advanced users: "The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.3pre1, the first technical preview of the upcoming 1.3 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements and changes since 1.2: for the first time in the history of Frugalware Linux, we're offering an official graphical 'netinstall' image, search for the '-gui' suffix on the FTP mirrors; this time we've verified that no workaround is needed to install this release in VMware and because of this, the relevant note is removed from the documentation; package updates: Linux kernel 2.6.33, GNOME 2.30, KDE 4.4.2, updated all the E17 packages (version 0.9.9.063); more than 1,000 package updates; exactly 100 new packages." Here is the full release announcement. Download (SHA1): frugalware-1.3pre1-i686-dvd1.iso (4,266MB, torrent). |
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| At one point or another gamers can hit the wall when using other OS systems such as Linux and Mac, as Windows has always been renowned as the OS of choice for the gaming community. In a lot of cases this has changed somewhat over the last few years with the use of virtualization software that helps to bridge that gap, and it can be quite successful to a point. Of course, when you virtualize another OS you can lose some of the performance, than say running a game natively, and with slowdowns and bugs comes frustration. We have listed a few resources that we think are worth a mention for different types of gamers, both online multiplayer and single player, see what you think:
- World of Goo. This is a great puzzle game that will keep you busy for hours, there's also a free playable demo version.
- If you're a online poker enthusiast we can recommend you check out the pokerlistings.com Linux poker page, it has a list of poker apps that are compatible with your OS.
- For the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) crowds you could always take a look at Vendetta online, "thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe", sounds great!
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