| 2004-10-13 |
Distribution Release: Litrix
Linux 2.0 |
| Litrix Linux is a Brazilian
live CD based on Slackware Linux. The following is from the just
release Litrix Linux 2.0 release
announcement (in Portuguese): "Litrix 2.0
is now available. New features an packages include Linux kernel
2.6.7, KDE 3.3.0, Java, Eclipse, NVIDIA drivers, slackpkg, etc.
Litrix 2.0 is based on Slackware Linux 10.0, with the addition
of KDE 3.3.0, and automatic hardware configuration." The
distribution's boot options and user interface are in Brazilian
Portuguese only. Download:
litrix_2.0.iso.tar.bz2
(502MB). |
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| 2004-10-12 |
Development Release: LinuxTLE
5.5.91 (Test2) |
| The developers of Thailand's leading Linux distribution,
the Fedora-based LinuxTLE, are readying
their next release, version 5.6 and code name "AowThai". This
is a highly cutting edge release with the following major components:
Linux kernel 2.6.8 + ipw2100, NVIDIA and Squashfs; glibc 2.3.3
(with NTPL, compiled for i686); GCC 3.4.1; Xorg-X11 6.8.1; GNOME
2.8.0; KDE 3.3.0; Mozilla 1.7.3; Firefox 0.10.1; Thunderbird 0.8.0;
Evolution 2.0.1; GIMP 2.1.6. The distribution includes a range
of Thai-specific software and Thai input, as well as a Thai-enabled
edition of OpenOffice.org, called OfficeTLE. There are more details
in the release
announcement (in Thai). Download: aowthai-5.5.91-i386-cd1.iso
(672MB), aowthai-5.5.91-i386-cd2.iso
(695MB), aowthai-5.5.91-i386-cd3.iso
(449MB). Bugs should be reported in BugTracker. |
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| 2004-10-12 |
Distribution Release: Hancom
Linux 4.0 |
| The long delayed Hancom Linux 4.0 is
finally released. The distribution comes in two editions - the
Professional edition will be available from 30 October directly
from Hancom's online store for
55,000 won (approximately US$68), and the Download edition, available
now. The main components of Hancom Linux consists of Linux kernel
2.6.6, "Koreanised" KDE 3.2.3, Firefox web browser, MPlayer multimedia
player, and a number of popular server applications. Additionally,
the Professional edition comes with Hancom Office 3.0, as well
as an online update service. Read the press
release and visit Hancom's product
page (both links in Korean) for further information. The distribution's
main FTP server is desperately overloaded, but if you still wish
to try your luck, here are the direct download links: Hancomlinux40ftp1.iso
(649MB) and Hancomlinux40ftp2.iso
(649MB). |
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| 2004-10-12 |
Distribution Release: StartCom
3.0.3 MultiMedia Edition |
| StartCom Linux is
a new Linux distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, with
various specialist editions, such as Advanced Server (AS), Developer
Edition (DL) and MultiMedia Edition (ML). A new MultiMedia Edition,
code name "Mishteh", was released today: "Based
on the stability, reliability and security of its bigger Enterprise
Server brother, StartCom released today its third Linux distribution
- StartCom MultiMedia Edition. Featuring mostly modern desktop
oriented software for the home user, this release is the direct
result of a market research made with teenagers, and promises
fun and entertainment from the first hour on." Read the
full press
release. Download:
Mishteh-1.iso
(627MB), Mishteh-2.iso
(633MB), Mishteh-3.iso
(187MB). |
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| 2004-10-11 |
Introduction to Rubyx |
| OSNews has
published a review of Rubyx, a source-based
distribution with all its compile scripts and package management
written in Ruby: "One would expect a system
built from source optimised for the target machine to be fast
- and it certainly is. Add to this no services running by default,
no runlevels, no fancy splash screens, and you get a system that
will boot quickly as well. One would also expect a system built
by one person to have small selection of packages - and this is
also true. There is KDE and GNOME, but many supporting applications
are missing, or are not too fresh: for example Firefox and Thunderbird
are both available but behind current versions. The kernel is
current though - 2.6.8, and there is X.org instead of XFree."
The three-page review starts
here. |
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| 2004-10-11 |
Distribution Release: LinEspa
0.20 |
| A new version of LinEspa, a Spanish
Debian-based Linux live CD, has been released. Unlike the previous
version based around Knoppix and the KDE desktop, LinEspa 0.20
was built on top of a minimal Debian Sarge system and kept light
with the inclusion of XFce, rather than KDE as the distribution's
preferred desktop environment. Some of the more interesting applications
shipping with LinEspa 0.20 include AMSN 0.93, aMule 2.0.0 rc5,
GIMP 2.0, Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3, Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3, Gaim
0.82.1, XMMS 1.2.10, MPlayer 1.0, XFce 4, Xffm 4 (with Samba).
Here is the release
announcement (in Spanish). Download from here: LinEspa-0.20.iso
(656MB). |
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| 2004-10-11 |
Distribution Release: ROCK
Linux Live CD |
| The developers of the source-based ROCK Linux project have
also jumped on the live CD bandwagon with the release of unofficial
ROCK Linux Live CDs, available for Pentium MMX and PowerPC processors:
"The ROCK Linux Live CD is a full-featured,
desktop-oriented target. designed to operate directly from CD.
The current default package selection uses the minimal-desktop
template, which incorporates a full KDE desktop (version 3.3.0)
and some other applications like MPlayer, Xine, etc. Of course
this package selection can be altered to fit your needs. In the
default configuration the system takes up only about 400 MB, so
there's still some space left." See the announcement for
further details. Download: livecd-x86-pentium-mmx-rev4392.iso
(369MB) or livecd-powerpc-604e-rev4392.iso
(413MB). |
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| 2004-10-11 |
Distribution Release: Feather
Linux 0.6.0 |
| A new release of Feather Linux is out.
From the changelog:
"Added Elmo, a text-based email client; updated
Sylpheed; fixed fsck.reiserfs bug; changed some Fluxbox settings;
added Ndiswrapper configuration script; updated Opera to 7.54;
added curl; added live 'remaster' feature - simply load Feather
into RAM, and this script will create your own Feather 'remaster'
based on your current customisations; fixed the IceWM script;
made some changes to rm-dpkg; changed Firefox icon." Download:
feather-0.6.0.iso
(61.6MB); also available via BitTorrent. |
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| 2004-10-11 |
Development Release: LIIS
Linux 0.902 |
| This is a new testing release of LIIS Linux, a Linux distribution
developed by the Latvian Education Information System (LIIS).
LIIS is a cooperative project between Latvia's Ministry of Education
and Science and the University of Latvia in Riga, with many sub-projects,
including a Linux distribution for use in local schools. This
release of LIIS Linux is based on Debian Sarge and it comes with
a graphical installer (courtesy of Red Hat's Anaconda ported to
Debian by Progeny), kernel 2.6.8, XFree86 4.3.0, GNOME 2.6, as
the default desktop environment, OpenOffice.org 1.1.2, and many
other packages. The release announcement can be found
here (in Latvian). Download: liis-linux-0.902.iso
(568MB). |
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| 2004-10-10 |
Distribution Release: eduKnoppix
2.0.0 |
| A new stable version of eduKnoppix, an
Italian live CD with a special collection of educational software,
has been released. The changelog
(in Italian) lists some of the most important changes since an
earlier beta version, notably the following: based on Knoppix
3.6; removed captive, blender, povray-doc, povray-examples, squid,
rpm, alien, NX due to space reasons; upgraded DrGeo to version
0.9.14; upgraded Kig to the latest version from CVS and included
Italian localisation; recompiled rosegarden4 0.9.9 and included
Italian localisation; fixed problems with lilo.conf after hard
disk install and included new lilo boot graphics; upgraded to
OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 with Italian localisation. Download:
eduKnoppix-2.0.0.iso
(698MB). |
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| 2004-10-10 |
Development Release: Buffalo
Linux 1.5.0 RC1 |
| This is the first release candidate of the forthcoming
Buffalo Linux 1.5.0,
as announced on the distribution's home page: "The first release candidate for Buffalo version
1.5.0 is available for download. RC1 includes Xorg-6.8.1, OpenOffice
1.1.3, Sylpheed-0.9.99 -- total of 65 package updates. This test
version lacks needed new help files and some boot install options.
The final version of 1.5.0 will occur on the release of kernel
2.6.9." Get it from one of the download
mirrors: buffalo-1.5.0rc1.iso
(695MB). |
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| 2004-10-10 |
Development Release: Gnoppix
0.8.1 Beta 7 |
| A new beta version of the Gnoppix live CD has
been released. This version includes the very latest GNOME 2.8
as packaged by the developers of Ubuntu Linux: "The Gnoppix Project is pleased to announce Gnoppix
0.8.1b7. Gnoppix 0.8.1x-Series comes with GNOME 2.8 and Linux
kernel 2.6. Please note that this is still a beta which comes
without an installer. The final release is expected soon."
Read the announcement
published on the project's user forums. Download:
gnoppix_0.8.1b7.iso
(575MB). |
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