Archive for May, 2010

Distribution Release: Parsix GNU/Linux 3.5

Monday, May 31st, 2010
Alan Baghumian has announced the release of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.5, a desktop-oriented distribution based on Debian's testing branch: "We are proud to announce that the final Parsix GNU/Linux 3.5r0 ISO images are available for immediate download. This release provides a stable computing platform for your daily uses and....


DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 356

Monday, May 31st, 2010
This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Feature: Fedora 13 - interview and first look News: Fedora spins galore, RHEL 6 green computing features, Qimo 4 Kids warning, Sabayon 5.3 features, DesktopBSD development update Tutorials: Creating PBI packages for PC-BSD Released last week: Fedora 13, Slackware Linux 13.1, MeeGo 1.0,....


Distribution Release: NuTyX 2009.4

Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Thierry Nuttens has released NuTyX 2009.4, a French desktop Linux distribution created from Linux From Scratch. This is the fifth release of the 2009 series with the stable and well-tested base system, but with many updated end-user applications. The release is provided primarily for those users who wish....


Distribution Release: DigAnTel 3

Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Mark A. Shearer has announced the release of DigAnTel 3, a VoIP telephony system based on CentOS containing the open-source Asterisk PBX software and related technologies: "DigAnTel version 3 has been released. DigAnTel 3 is a digital / analog VoIP telephone system using CentOS, Asterisk 1.4.30, DAHDI 2.3.0,....


Development Release: FreeBSD 8.1-BETA1

Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Ken Smith has announced the availability of the first beta release of FreeBSD 8.1: "The first of the test builds for the FreeBSD 8.1 release cycle is now available for amd64, i386, ia64, powerpc, pc98, and sparc64 architectures. Files suitable for creating installation media or doing FTP based....


Development Release: sidux 2010-01 Preview 1

Friday, May 28th, 2010
Stefan Lippers-Hollmann has announced the availability of the first preview release of sidux 2010-01, a desktop Linux distribution and live CD based on Debian's unstable branch: "Now that KDE 4.4.3 and Linux kernel 2.6.34 have entered the archive, we have the pleasure to announce the immediate availability of....


Development Release: Qimo 4 Kids 2.0

Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Michael Hall has announced the release of Qimo 4 Kids 2.0, a Xubuntu-based distribution for very young children: "After much hard work, and some delay, we are pleased to bring you the second version of our popular Linux desktop for kids. We have introduced a new character to....


Development Release: Salix OS 13.1 RC1

Thursday, May 27th, 2010
George Vlahavas has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Salix OS 13.1, a Slackware-based distribution featuring a custom Xfce desktop: "So here is Salix 13.1 RC1. Let us test this and then release 13.1 final in about a week. The repositories for version 13.1 are....


Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.4

Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 6.4, a Slackware-based distribution with the Xfce desktop, custom package management, and many user-friendly features: "Zenwalk Linux 6.4 provides many enhancements at system and application levels, while confirming the maturity and feature stability of Zenwalk. The brand new 2.6.33.4....


Distribution Release: Peppermint OS One-05222010

Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Kendall Weaver has announced the release of Peppermint OS One-05222010, a lightweight, Lubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution featuring the Openbox window manager and many web-based applications: "We're proud to offer the first official Peppermint OS respin, featuring a fully updated system, a few bug fixes, and a few new....