Thursday, October 9th 2008 – a special day for all Mandriva users. Why? Because the MANDRIVA S.A. just released into the wild the new and greatly improved version of the Mandriva Linux operating system. With the 2009 edition, Mandriva Linux will try to compete with the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (October 30th), and even to "steal" some of its devoted users. We remind everyone that Mandriva Linux is a freely available, community-based Linux distribution based on the RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) package management system. It includes popular desktop environments, such as GNOME 2.24 and KDE 4.1.2, and also the newly added LXDE, a lightweight ... [read more >>] The beta version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, arrived a few minutes ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the sixth alpha, which brought Firefox 3.0.2, Samba 3.2 and GNOME 2.24 Beta 2, this version comes with the final and stable GNOME 2.24 desktop, a brand new wallpaper, Firefox 3.0.3, PAM authentication framework and a BBC plugin for Totem (the default movie player in Ubuntu). But first, let's take a quick look at the included applications:· Mozilla Firefox... [read more >>] The hard working team behind the Fedora project announced a few minutes ago the immediate availability of Fedora 10 Beta. This version brings many improvements, features and fixes over previous releases. Dubbed Cambridge, Fedora 10 Beta introduces the newly released GNOME 2.24 desktop environment, an improved NetworkManager, RPM 4.6, KDE 4.1, and the famous Linux kernel 2.6.27 (with better webcam and wireless network support). The development cycle of Fedora 10 will continue with the preview release in two weeks, and will conclude with the final release somewhere at the end of October 2008. Below are some of the highlights of Fedora 10 Beta... [read more >>] The sixth and final alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the fifth alpha, which brought, for the first time in the history of Ubuntu, a Linux kernel that is still in development and a useful restore function, this version comes with Firefox 3.0.2, Samba 3.2 and GNOME 2.24 Beta 2 (which includes some very nice features – see the first screenshot tour below). But first, let's take a quick look ... [read more >>] Delayed one day, the fifth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the fourth alpha, which brought Private Directory Encryption, Guest sessions and a better Network Manager tool, this version comes with Linux kernel 2.6.27, GNOME 2.24 Beta 2, X.Org 7.4 and DKMS, a new tool that automatically rebuilds all kernel modules when the system's kernel will be upgraded. Let's take a quick look at the incl... [read more >>] A few minutes ago, Mandriva has announced the first release candidate version of Mandriva 2009, which brings a greatly improved package management tool, with automatic mirror selection and repository configuration. Dubbed camelopard, this first RC replaces the old madwifi wireless driver with the brand new ath5k, for all Atheros cards, and brings further improvements to the Ora theme. The development cycle of Mandriva 2009 will continue with the second release candidate in late September, and will conclude with the final release in early October. With the 2009 edition, Mandriva Linux will try to compete with the current release of openSUSE ... [read more >>] It all began on August 29, when Jono Bacon announced the Hardy Heron, also known as Ubuntu 8.04, the next major release of the Ubuntu operating system and the second Long Term Support (LTS) version, which means users get security updates for five years for the server edition and three years for the desktop edition. The first LTS release was Ubuntu 6.06 (codename Dapper Drake), released on 1st June, 2006.As promised, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is here, available on mirrors worldwide (see below for download links), and it's my deepest pleasure to introduce you guys to the highlights of this new release dubbed Hardy Heron.Included applications:Acces... [read more >>] Mandriva 2008.1 or Spring, one of the most awaited Linux distributions of this year, was launched today. It comes in two free-of-charge editions, One and Free, and a commercial version, Powerpack. The launch marks ten years of Mandriva Linux.In this release, the Mandriva developers decided to move to RedHat/Suse fork of RPM for better compatibility between distributions and ease of maintenance. Thanks to the GeoIP technology, the repository configuration is done transparently. Also, Mandriva will now use the Fedora version of mkinitrd, because this is much easier to maintain.PulseAudio is the default sound server for Mandriva 2008.1, becaus... [read more >>] As promised, Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) was released a few minutes ago, and it's my deepest pleasure to introduce you guys to the new features to be found in this version of Ubuntu (which is based on the GNOME desktop environment) and also to the features from Kubuntu (same as Ubuntu, but based on the popular KDE desktop environment).I have to admit that I prefer Kubuntu over Ubuntu because it's based on KDE (K Desktop Environment) and I am a sucker for KDE. But I like to install Ubuntu first and then the Kubuntu desktop; having them both is much better. Well, truth is I am quite impressed by the way Ubuntu is evolving. I should w... [read more >>] The long awaited, award winning openSUSE 10.3 has been released today with everything a user needs to get started with Linux. It includes a flexible Linux-Windows dual-boot configuration, Microsoft Office file compatibility with the latest OpenOffice.org office productivity suite and enhanced multimedia support. What could an ex-Windows - and future Linux - user want more? Now openSUSE is based on Linux kernel 2.6.22, with a large variety of fresh open-source applications for desktops, servers and software development.[tablec][row][col][/col][col][/col][col][/col][col][/col][/row][/tablec]You can choose between the newest versions of Gnome ... [read more >>] | 
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