Archive for November, 2009
Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 6.2
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Klaus Knopper has released KNOPPIX 6.2, a new version of the popular Debian-based live CD/DVD with LXDE as the default desktop: "The current version 6.2 has been completely updated from Debian 'Lenny', 'Testing' and 'Unstable', and uses kernel 2.6.31.6 and X.Org 7.4. Microknoppix is a complete rewrite of....
Distribution Release: NuTyX 2009.1
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Thierry Nuttens has announced the release of NuTyX 2009.1, a French desktop-oriented distribution based on Linux From Scratch with a hybrid (binary and source) package management borrowed from CRUX. The new release comes with a number of new features, including the first-ever GNOME edition, the ability to install....
Development Release: Yoper Linux 2009 Beta 2
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Juergen Trapp and Tobias Gerschner have announced the availability of the second beta release of Yoper Linux 2009, a desktop distribution with KDE 4, LXDE and Xfce desktops: "We are happy to announce the beta 2 of Yoper Linux 2009, soon to be Yoper Linux 2010. This release....
Development Release: VENENUX GNU/Linux 0.8 RC2
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
VENENUX GNU/Linux is a Debian-based community distribution developed in South America and designed for Spanish-speaking users. The second release candidate for the upcoming version 0.8 was announced today. Changes: cleaner and more comfortable desktop theme; improved performance; "libre" Linux kernel 2.6.31.4; support for ext4 file system; addition of....
DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 328
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Feature: First look at Mandriva Linux 2010 News: openSUSE 11.2 Gold Master, Fedora 12 crunch time, Ubuntu media coverage, Sabayon 5.1 updates, Puppy and BackTrack server compromises, Jolicloud for your netbook Questions and answers: Distributions and real-time Linux kernel Released last week: Mandriva....
Development Release: Trustverse Desktop 4.0 RC1
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Timofey Korolyov has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Trustverse Desktop 4.0, a Fedora-based Linux distribution (formerly known as Linux XP) with a GNOME desktop tweaked to resemble Windows XP: "We are happy to announce Trustverse Linux Desktop 4.0 Release Candidate 1. The graphical interface....
Distribution Release: DEFT Linux 5
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Stefano Fratepietro has announced the release of DEFT Linux 5, a Xubuntu-based distribution with a collection of open-source applications dedicated to incident response and computer forensics: "DEFT Linux 5 is based on the new Xubuntu kernel 2.6.31 and DEFT Extra 2.0 (computer forensic GUI) with the best freeware....
Development Release: Epidemic GNU/Linux 3.1 Beta 2
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
The second beta build of Epidemic Linux 3.1, a Debian-based Brazilian distribution for the desktop, has been released. Improvements in this release include: replacement of bootsplash by Plymouth; significant reduction of boot time; new boot options for systems with NVIDIA and ATI graphics cards; support for legacy NVIDIA....
Distribution Release: sidux 2009-03
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Stefan Lippers-Hollmann has announced the release of sidux 2009-03, a desktop distribution and live media with KDE and Xfce desktops based on Debian's unstable branch: "We have the pleasure to announce the immediate availability of sidux 2009-03 'Momos', shipping with Linux kernel 2.6.31 and KDE 4.3.2. For 'Momos',....
Distribution Release: openSUSE 11.2
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Novell has announced the immediate availability of openSUSE 11.2, the latest version of the popular Linux distribution for desktops and servers: "The openSUSE Project announced today that openSUSE 11.2 is immediately available for download. openSUSE is a secure and stable Linux-based operating system that is easy to use....