| 2007-09-02 |
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| An updated version of , a Debian-based firewall distribution, has been released: "Vyatta is pleased to announce that Vyatta Community Edition 2.2 (code name Camarillo) has been released to the main repository. This release adds the following enhancements: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) enhancements - Per-peer BGP routing policies and MD5 authentication for BGP; NAT usability enhancements - the 'type' and 'translation-type' options have been consolidated into a single attribute for ease of configuration and the Configuration Guide has been enhanced with a greater number and variety of examples for NAT; improvements to DHCP server and DHCP relay; new options for 'show version', enhanced to provide additional information about packages; bug fixes - over 100 issues (bugs and enhancements) have been resolved with this update." Read the rest of the for a more detailed list of new features. : (116MB). | |
| 2007-09-01 |
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| Warren Woodford has announced the third beta release of 7.0: "MEPIS has released Beta3 of SimplyMEPIS 7.0. The kernel in Beta3 is version 2.6.22.5 which contains minor patches from the Kernel Development Team. The ipw3945 driver was updated. The MEPIS System Assistant was repaired to fix a problem when formatting USB keys. Package updates include xine 1.1.7, Kino 1.1.1, KMPlayer 0.10.0, K3b 1.0.3, KIPI Plugins 0.1.4, KNetworkManager 0.2, and dcraw 8.77. Due to user requests for updated Compiz and other important GTK+ related packages, GTK+ was updated to version 2.10.13 and in the MEPIS pool Metacity was updated to GNOME version 2.18.5. Mepis-looks was updated to be compatible with GTK+ 2.10. Other GTK+ application updates are planned for Beta4." Read the complete for more information. : (672MB, ), (686MB, ). | |
| 2007-08-31 |
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| The release candidate for 1.4 is now ready for testing: "After a month of refinement, the PC-BSD team is pleased to make available the 1.4RC release. This update addresses many of the reported bugs from 1.4BETA, as well as adding working i18n support for many languages." From the changelog: "Fixed many reported bugs from 1.4BETA in NetworkManager, X.Org configuration GUI, custom partition via installer; fixed PC-BSD specific tools to use native languages properly; added HPLIP to support a wider variety of HP hardware; added new KDM theme for a nicer login window; fixed bugs with optional packages on CD 2; updated WINE system patches to current version; fixed support for PPPoE backend, improving config file generation via GUI; fixed numerous bugs with upgrading an existing PC-BSD installation." The , and . : (698MB); also available . | |
| 2007-08-31 |
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| Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of a beta release of Linux 4.8: "The Zenwalk Team is happy to announce the Zenwalk 4.8 beta release. The up-to-date kernel is now at 2.6.22.5, with its new wireless stack, tickless clock and 1000 Hz scheduler for better reactivity while lowering power consumption. The most important change in 4.8 is the substitution of Firefox and Thunderbird by the equivalent GNU packages, named IceWeasel and IceDove. The fine-tuning of the user interface continues with new desktop artwork and new boot splash. The GDM login manager has been replaced with SLIM. Zenwalk 4.8 introduces GMusicBrowser, an application that can do everything you can dream of to categorize your music collection, edit tags, normalize file names, and browse thousands of music files very easily." Here is the full . Download: zenwalk-4.8beta.iso (428MB, ). | |
| 2007-08-30 |
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| A new beta release of 0.9 MacBook edition is now available for testing: "A beta release of Elive (9th development release) for MacBooks, based on Gem, has just been uploaded. Features include: the installer is now included and working; wireless - working well with experimental MadWiFi driver, WEP needs to be tested; IR remote control - works perfectly and with pre-defined actions; backlight and volume keys - work by pressing the 'Fn' key in conjunction with the backlight or volume keys; kernel optimized for MacBooks and patched for special hardware elements; games - Neverball is a very addictive 3D platform marble game, but on this version of Elive you can use the laptop to interact with the platform of the game." Read the and visit the distribution's for more details. Download: Elive_0.9-b9_Macbooks.iso (667MB, MD5). | |
| 2007-08-29 |
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| Bruce Dubbs has announced the release of 6.3, a book whose purpose is to teach the steps necessary to build a basic Linux-based operating system: "The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the release of Linux From Scratch (LFS) Version 6.3. This release includes numerous changes to LFS 6.2 (including update to Linux kernel 2.6.22.5, GCC 4.1.2, Glibc 2.5) and security fixes. It also includes a large amount of editorial work on the explanatory material throughout the book, improving both the clarity and accuracy of the text. You can read the book , or to read locally." Visit the project's to read the brief release announcement. Building of a Linux system requires an existing Linux installation or a Linux live CD environment, such as the one by Linux From Scratch: (615MB, ). | |
| 2007-08-28 |
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| The ALT Linux development team has announced the release of Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop edition, a Russian desktop Linux distribution. ALT Linux 4.0 Personal Desktop is designed for home and office use, providing the user with a convenient environment for undertaking common computing tasks. The product includes ALTerator - an intuitive system setup and configuration utility, OpenOffice.org - an office suite with support for popular office formats, WINE - an emulator designed to run Windows applications under Linux, and a variety of software packages for vector and raster graphics, multimedia, dictionaries and educational applications. One of the strong points of ALT Linux 4.0 is support for the latest hardware and technologies from the world's leading manufacturers, including wireless networking. For further details please read the full (in Russian). : (4,433MB, ). | |
| 2007-08-28 |
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| Robert Shingledecker has announced the second release candidate for Linux 4.0. From the : "New xtar.lua - a new graphical application to view, extract or process as a MyDSL extension various tar files; new netcardconf.lua - a new graphical application to configure network cards; new printing.lua, called from the printer icon, provides 'intelligent icon' to handle all printing needs; new add2filetool.lua, add2Xfiletool.lua, add2bootlocal.lua provide smooth interface for these tasks, double-click or drag-n-drop; new switcher.lua graphical application to switch window managers - JWM, Fluxbox or SWM; fixed Cloop error on traditional hard drive installations; fixed background on several icons; updated 'Getting Started' with more DFM information; fixed missing ext3 support...." : (47.5MB, ). | |
