14 DAY TRIAL // Welcome to the 113th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!
The following Linux-based operating systems have been announced last week: OpenSuSE 11.4 Milestone 1 and Ubuntu 10.10 Beta. In other news: Phoronix Media released Phoronix Test Suite 2.8; Nvidia released NVIDIA 256.53 Linux display driver, with initial support for Xorg-Server 1.9; the KDE Project announced KDE Software Compilation 4.5.1; Likewise presented the VMWare ESXi Active Directory integration technology; ConVirt 2.0 Enterprise Starter Edition was released by Convirture; the GNOME Project announced the second beta of the up-coming GNOME 2.32 desktop environment; BitTorrent released the first alpha version of uTorrent Server for Linux. The weekly ends with the video clip of the week, the latest updated Linux distributions, and the development releases.
Summary:
On September 2nd, Will Stephenson announced the first development build of the up-coming openSUSE 11.4 operating system. openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1 is the first step towards the final build in March next year. In the meantime, there will be six milestone builds and two release candidates.
As you can expect from such an early build, openSUSE 11.4 Milestone is based on the very latest packages including X.Org 1.9, KDE 4.5 and GNOME 2.32 Beta 1. openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1 has some updates to the package manager.
A couple of technologies should make updates a lot faster. Metalink download support enables the package manager to download the updates in blocks, from different servers.
Download openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1 right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a development release and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only.
Also on September 2nd, Canonical announced the beta version of the up-coming Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system, which brought new wallpapers and an improved theme, a new installer, and the powerful Shotwell photo organizer and editor.
GNOME 2.32 Beta 1 is now the default desktop environment, and most of its components were updated. Mozilla Firefox was updated to version 3.6.9 and the Transmission BitTorrent client to version 2.04. The kernel packages were updated to version 2.6.35-19.28, based on the final release of Linux kernel 2.6.35.3.
Download Ubuntu 10.10 Beta now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a development release and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only.
· Phoronix Media, through Michael Larabel, announced on August 31st the immediate availability for download of Phoronix Test Suite 2.8, the best Linux-based benchmarking and testing platform for software and hardware validation. Read more about it here.
· On August 31st, Nvidia released the NVIDIA 256.53 display driver for Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris platforms. The new release fixes several issues, some introduced in the previous release, NVIDIA 256.53, but also adds support for some upcoming features of Xorg-Server 1.9. Read more about it here.
· The KDE Project released on August 31st the first update to the latest major release of the software compilation. KDE Software Compilation 4.5.1 is a minor update, focusing on bug fixing and more localization. Read more about it here.
· Likewise, a provider of software for integrating Unix, Linux, and Macintosh platforms with Windows environments, announced on August 31st that will demonstrate at VMworld how VMware vSphere 4.1 uses the Likewise Identity Service to integrate the ESXi or ESX hypervisors securely on networks that use Microsoft’s Active Directory technology. Read more about it here.
· Likewise is previewing a new tool to help system admins migrate file-servers from 'legacy' platforms to virtualized solutions powered by VMware and Likewise software. The Likewise CIFS Appliance will run the Likewise CIFS file server in a virtualized environment powered by VMware vSphere. Read more about it here.
· Convirture launched at the end of August, ConVirt Enterprise 2.0 Starter Edition for small businesses and enterprises wanting to try out the product on a smaller scale. The Starter Edition is in fact a full-blown ConVirt 2.0 Enterprise. Read more about it here.
· The second beta of the next GNOME release has arrived on September 2nd with bug fixes and updates. Many of the standard packages have been updated for GNOME 2.32 Beta 2 (2.31.91) and more translation work has been done. Read more about it here.
· BitTorrent Inc. proudly announced on September 3rd the immediate availability for download of the first alpha version of uTorrent Server for Linux and UNIX-like operating systems. The uTorrent Server application provides a state-of-the-art implementation of the popular BitTorrent protocol and a full-featured WebUI (web-based user interface). Read more about it here.
Video Clip of the Week: First look at Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Beta
· For this week we've posted a 720p HD video that showcases the features of the Ubuntu 10.10 Beta operating system. The video has 6 minutes and 41 seconds, and it was posted by thisweekinlinux. Enjoy!
Distributions Updated Last Week:
· R.I.P. 10.8 · SchilliX 0.7.1 · Element GNU/Linux 1.4.0 · Kiwi Linux 10.08 · Legacy OS · Tin Hat 20100901 · Berry Linux 1.04 · WeakNet Linux 5.0 · Absolute Linux 13.1.42 · Clonezilla LiveCD 1.2.6-18 · CAELinux 2010
· Edubuntu 10.10 Beta · Ubuntu Server 10.10 Beta · Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.10 Beta · Kubuntu 10.10 Beta · Xubuntu 10.10 Beta · Mythbuntu 10.10 Beta · Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud 10.10 Beta · Ubuntu Studio 10.10 Beta · Ubuntu ARM 10.10 Beta · Openwall GNU/Linux 20100903
See you again next Monday, September 13th, for another issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly.