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| 2012-01-24 |
NEW • BSD Release: GhostBSD 2.5 |
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John Combs has announced the release of GhostBSD 2.5, a FreeBSD-based desktop operating system and live media with a choice of GNOME or LXDE desktops: "After months of work, the official final release of GhostBSD 2.5 is finally here! Many bugs have been fixed and many parts of the system updated, tweaked and fine-tuned. We now have two main branches of the system - one is based on GNOME desktop, the other on LXDE. Both fit perfectly on their respective media and are available in amd64 and i386 editions which can be downloaded in the form of CD/DVD or USB images. Enjoy and be sure to stop by on our forums or IRC channel to tell us what you think. We are currently on the point of setting goals for 3.0 release, so all feedback is encouraged and greatly appreciated. We hope you will have fun using GhostBSD 2.5!" Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): GhostBSD-2.5-gnome-i386.iso (1,082MB), GhostBSD-2.5-lxde-i386.iso (625MB), GhostBSD-2.5-gnome-amd64.iso (1,145MB), GhostBSD-2.5-lxde-amd64.iso (681MB). |
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| 2012-01-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Toorox 01.2012 |
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Jörn Lindau has announced the release of Toorox 01.2012 "GNOME" edition, a Gentoo-based desktop Linux distribution featuring GNOME 3.2.1: "Toorox 01.2012 'GNOME'. A new version of the 'GNOME' edition of Toorox featuring the recent stable GNOME 3.2.1 has been finished. Some GNOME Shell extensions have been added to give the user the old fashion of a window panel and a classic application menu. The Linux kernel 3.1.6-gentoo as basis; also included are X.Org Server 1.11.3, Mesa 7.11.2, LibreOffice 3.4.3, Thunderbird 9.0.1, Firefox 9.0.1 and WINE 1.3.37. Toorox 01.2012 'GNOME' is available in the download area as direct download (32-bit and 64-bit)." See the brief release announcement and changelog for more information. Download the live DVD images from here: Toorox_01.2012-32bit_GNOME.iso (1,441MB, MD5), Toorox_01.2012-64bit_GNOME.iso (1,621MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-01-16 |
NEW • Development Release: Frugalware Linux 1.6 RC1 |
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Miklós Vajna has announced the availability of the first of the two planned release candidates for Frugalware Linux 1.6, a general-purpose distribution for desktops and servers designed with intermediate Linux users in mind: "Frugalware 1.6rc1 (Fermus) released. The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware Linux 1.6rc1, the second technical preview of the upcoming 1.6 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements, fixes and updates since 1.6pre2: package updates - Linux kernel 3.1.8, Systemd 38, Mozilla Firefox 9.0.1, 383 updated packages, 121 new packages, 8 replaced packages; after being away for 6 releases, Fwlive is back on the scene; Cinnamon desktop is available as a package." Read the brief release announcement, which includes links to a detailed changelog as well as information on download media and integrity checking. Download the installation DVD image from here: frugalware-1.6rc1-i686-dvd1.iso (4,254MB, SHA1). |
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| 2012-01-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ArtistX 1.2 |
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Marco Ghirlanda has announced the release of ArtistX 1.2, an Ubuntu-based distribution designed for musicians and other artists, and featuring a large collection of multimedia and graphics software: "After nearly ten years of development and more than ten versions, the ArtistX 1.2 multimedia studio on a DVD is finally here. It's an Ubuntu 11.10-based live DVD that turns a common computer into a full multimedia production studio. ArtistX 1.2 is created with the Relinux 'successor of Remastersys' software for live DVDs and includes the 3.0.0-15 Linux kernel, GNOME 3 and KDE 4.7 and about 2,500 free multimedia software packages, nearly everything that exists for the GNU/Linux operating system organized in the GNOME menu. Main features: based on Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' without Unity with all updates (from October 2011); most of GNU/Linux multimedia packages and the very easy Ubiquity installer. The password for sudo and installation is blank (just press 'Enter')." Visit the project's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: artistx_1.2_live_dvd_iso.iso (4,101MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-01-14 |
NEW • Development Release: DEFT Linux 7 RC1 |
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Stefano Fratepietro has announced the availability of the first release candidate for DEFT Linux 7, a specialist Ubuntu-based live DVD for digital forensics and penetration testing: "Finally we were able to realize a very stable DEFT Linux 7 release, solving all problems responsible for postponing the release date for RC1. We performed several tests on different computer platforms: laptops, servers and desktop PCs. Our main focus was on Lenovo, DELL, ASUS, Acer, Apple, IBM laptops, IBM and DELL servers as well as Acer, Lenovo and Dell desktop PCs. We tested everything, both booting as a live CD and installing the distro on the test machine: compatibility tests succeeded with excellent results. From this year DEFT 7 will also add more support to mobile forensics: we added several tools that allow you to analyze files and databases used in new generation smartphones (Android and iPhone). From the next release there will be a section completely dedicated to cyber intelligence." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download: deft7_rc1.iso (1,116MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-01-13 |
NEW • BSD Release: PC-BSD 9.0 |
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Kris Moore has announced the release of PC-BSD 9.0, a desktop-oriented distribution based on the latest stable FreeBSD: "The PC-BSD development team and iXsystems are pleased to announce the immediate availability of PC-BSD version 9.0. Based upon FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE, this is also the first PC-BSD which offers users a variety of desktop environments to chose from, such as KDE, GNOME, Xfce, LXDE and more. Also available are pre-built VirtualBox / VMware images with integrated guest tools for rapid virtual system deployment, and native support for installing directly to OS X BootCamp partitions. Highlights: improved PBI system, allows library sharing, binary diff updating, custom repositories, digital signing; support for 'freebsd-update' via the System Update GUI; new Control Panel...." Here is the full release announcement. Download the installation or live DVD images from here: PCBSD9.0-x86-DVD.iso (3,383MB, SHA256, torrent), PCBSD9.0-x86-DVD-live.iso (2,101MB, SHA256), PCBSD9.0-x64-DVD.iso (3,480MB, SHA256, torrent), PCBSD9.0-x64-DVD-live.iso (2,189MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-01-13 |
NEW • Development Release: Mageia 2 Alpha 3 |
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Anne Nicolas has announced the availability of the third alpha release of Mageia 2: "The third development release, Mageia 2 alpha 3 is now available for tests. This is the last alpha version so we really need your input now. Major new features: ships with the latest stable release of kernel 3.2 - amongst numerous bug fixes and features, the new kernel offers support for improved virtualisation with Xen native support, improved performance and a new subsystem such as a new iSCSI stack or NFC, and better security with the Tomoyo framework; stable glibc 2.14.1; adopted systemd for booting; KDE 4.7.97, GNOME 3.3.3. Note: Due to Dracut migration, live CD uploads will be delayed until the end of next week. Work is in progress on Draklive to fix this." See the release announcement and release notes for known issues and testing requests. Download: Mageia-2-alpha3-i586-DVD.iso (4,056MB, MD5, torrent), Mageia-2-alpha3-x86_64-DVD.iso (4,134MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2012-01-12 |
NEW • BSD Release: FreeBSD 9.0 |
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The FreeBSD Engineering Team has announced the release of FreeBSD 9.0, a major new version of the BSD operating featuring a brand-new system installer: "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE. This is the first release from the stable/9 branch, which improves on stable/8 and adds many new features. Some of the highlights: a new installer, bsdinstall(8) has been added and is the installer used by the ISO images provided as part of this release; the Fast file system now supports softupdates journaling; ZFS updated to version 28; updated ATA/SATA drivers support AHCI, moved into updated CAM framework; Highly Available Storage (HAST) framework; kernel support for Capsicum Capability Mode, an experimental set of features for sandboxing support; user-level DTrace...." Read the release announcement for highlights and the release notes for a detailed description of new features. Download: FreeBSD-9.0-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso (2,140MB, SHA256), FreeBSD-9.0-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso (2,278MB, SHA256). |
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| 2012-01-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Webconverger 11.0 |
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Kai Hendry has announced the release of Webconverger 11.0, a web browser-only specialist distribution for Internet kiosks. The new version comes with updated Linux kernel version 3.1.8, Firefox 9.0.1, and several minor security-related tweaks. From the release notes: "I'm very proud to announce Webconverger 11, with the following improvements: Firefox 9; ability to change browser chrome options at boot time; quieter boots; several enhancements on the Firefox Webconverger extension; security tweaks to make the control script harder to override; new logo and site design; networking interface naming bug spotted and fixed. Do have a look at our new public statistics site, detailing Webconverger usage. New users please download Webconverger and test out if it's a good public kiosk solution for your community. We have a friendly support group if you have any questions." Download the live CD image from here: webc-11.0.iso (254MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-01-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Astaro Security Gateway 8.3 |
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Angelo Comazzetto has announced the release of Astaro Security Gateway 8.3, a specialist distribution for firewall and gateways: "I am pleased to announce that we have released Astaro Security Gateway (ASG) 8.300 via our Up2Date distribution network. The main features of this release are Amazon Machine Images of Astaro Security Gateway (along with Astaro Command Center), an integrated connector for the Amazon Private Cloud (VPC), ASG Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels using our RED protocol, support for our Wireless AP50 product, and BGP4 routing support. In addition, we have added numerous tweaks, dozens of stability improvements and increased the performance of many features. This release will solidify your ASG 8 installation and give you the best Astaro experience yet." Read the rest of the release announcement which includes detailed information about all the new features. Download: asg-8.300-13.1.iso (530MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-01-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Asturix 4 |
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Ricardo López has announced the release of Asturix 4, an Ubuntu-based desktop distribution with a custom desktop environment and many usability improvements: "The team is proud to announce the immediate availability of Asturix 4. Some of its features: a new desktop experience, we have developed a new desktop environment to improve usability and productivity, and to help you stay focused; the biggest color palette in the world by default - we signed a partnership with GiveLifeCS so you can enjoy more than 5,000 colors while using GIMP, Inkscape or another design application; previews - now you don't have to open LibreOffice to preview a document, hit space on any file, with any extension and preview it; integrated social and microblogging networks, such as Twitter, Facebook or Identi.ca; Asturix Bridge lets you add, remove and execute web applications as native applications; Chromium web browser, LibreOffice, GIMP, Clementine, VLC...." Here is the full release announcement with a screenshot. Download: asturix4-i386.iso (659MB, MD5), asturix4-amd64.iso (626MB, MD5). |
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| December 2011 |
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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 an 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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