14 DAY TRIAL // Welcome to the 118th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!
The following Linux-based operating systems have been announced last week: OpenSuSE 11.4 Milestone 2, ArchBang 2010.10, Calculate Linux 10.9 and Ubuntu 10.10. In other news: The KDE Project announced KDE Software Compilation 4.5.2; Softpedia presented the features of Ubuntu 10.10 Server and Enterprise Editions; Softpedia presented the features of the Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition. For this week we've prepared an interesting review for the Shotwell 0.7.2 application. The weekly ends with the video clip of the week, the latest updated Linux distributions, and the development releases.
Summary:
On October 7th, Will Stephenson announced the openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 2 operating system. The second development release of the popular Linux distribution comes with some bleeding edge packages, including a release candidate build of the Linux kernel 2.6.36, as well as the usual array of bug fixes and updates.
Highlights of openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 2:
· Linux kernel 2.6.36 RC4; · Mesa 7.9; · OpenOffice 3.3 alpha; · Python 2.7; · GDB 7.2 - with D language support; · Qt 4.7; · GNOME 2.31.92; · KDE 4.5.1; · InkScape 0.48; · KOffice 2.2.2; · Firefox 3.6.10.
Download openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 2 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 Ocrober 7th, Willensky Aristide announced the immediate availability of the ArchBang 2010.10 operating system. The latest release comes with a number of new packages and a few changes, but overall is a small update over the previous release which came just a couple of weeks ago.
Highlights of ArchBang 2010.10:
· VLC was replaced by SMPlayer; · GPicView was replaced by Geeqie; · Geany added; · Dropbox added; · Minitube added; · Pidgin added; · Radio Tray added; · Cheese added; · xdg-menu added.
Download ArchBang 2010.10 right now from Softpedia.
On October 8th, Alexander Tratsevskiy proudly announced the immediate availability for download of the Calculate Linux 10.9 operating system. There are many changes in this release, especially the inclusion of the new Linux kernel 2.6.35.5, Amarok 2.3.1, and OpenOffice.org Office Suite 3.2.1.
Highlights of Calculate Linux 10.9:
· Linux kernel 2.6.35.5; · X.Org 7.4; · KDE SC 4.4.5; · GNOME 2.30; · XFCE 4.6.2; · Amarok 2.3.1; · Chromium 6.0.472.59; · Amarok 2.3.1; · digiKam 1.2.0; · OpenOffice.org 3.2.1; · GIMP 2.6.8; · Added Filezilla FTP client; · Added a new installer; · SHA256 is now used to store passwords; · Added Choqok as a Twitter client; · Chromium is now the default browser; · Users can be added during the installation; · Added Skype; · Added Deluge as the default torrent client; · GDM is now used instead of the Slim login manager; · Bulgarian language is now supported; · many other fixes and improvements!
Download Calculate Linux Desktop 10.9 right now from Softpedia.
Download Calculate Linux Desktop 10.9 XFCE right now from Softpedia.
On October 10th, Canonical announced the immediate availability for download of the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system. Ubuntu 10.10 is also the thirteen release of the Ubuntu OS and it will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers.
Highlights of Ubuntu 10.10:
· GNOME 2.32.0 desktop environment; · Linux kernel 2.6.35.3; · Nouveau video driver; · X.Org 7.5; · Xorg Server 1.9.0; · Compiz Fusion 0.8.6; · New artwork; · Totally revamped installer; · 17 new wallpapers; · Improved default theme; · Amazing new font; · Ubuntu One for Android and iPhone; · OneConf; · Revamped Ubuntu Software Center; · Support for commercial applications; · Improved Calculator application; · Revamped Indicator Applet; · Improved Computer Janitor app; · Support for gestures with multi-touch.
Download Ubuntu 10.10 right now from Softpedia.
· The KDE team has just announced the maintenance release to the KDE 4.5 Software Compilation. KDE SC 4.5.2 is a minor update, focusing on bug fixing and updated translations. KDE SC 4.5.2 is the second in a series of monthly bug fixing releases to the KDE Software Compilation 4.5 series and it brings various translation updates and improvements. Read more about it here.
· On October 7th, Canonical announced the upcoming release of the Ubuntu 10.10 operating system, dubbed Maverick Meerkat. Ubuntu 10.10 was set to be available Sunday 10, at 10:10 GMT, with Desktop, Netbook and, of course, Server editions. Softpedia presented an interesting article about the features of the upcoming Ubuntu 10.10 Server Edition release. Read more about it here.
· On October 7th, Canonical announced the upcoming release of the Ubuntu 10.10 operating system, dubbed Maverick Meerkat. Ubuntu 10.10 was set to be available Sunday 10, at 10:10 GMT, with Desktop, Netbook and, of course, Server editions. Softpedia presented an interesting article about the features of the upcoming Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition release. Read more about it here.
Review of the Week: Shotwell 0.7.2
· We’ve all got an image collection. Some we keep for sharing on Facebook, some are there for when we’re looking for inspiration, while many get lost in the clutter inside our folders. Making sense of our photo collection can be time consuming and irritating. That’s why photo organizing applications such as Shotwell are useful.
While some may argue that creating a separate database when dealing with photos is resource consuming, I didn’t experience any real issues with it. Frankly, many of us are at ease knowing we can revert to the original images anytime. Shotwell is a reasonable alternative to F-Spot, offering signposts to image organizing that most of us would do better with, than without.
Read the full review here.
Video Clip of the Week: Ubuntu 10.10 Boots in 8.6 Seconds!
· For this week we've posted a video clip that shows a demonstration of the latest Ubuntu 10.10 booting up on a laptop, in 8.6 seconds! The video has 5 minutes and 59 seconds, and it was posted by jlward4th. Enjoy!
· Slackware Current Mini & Rescue 10 · Smeegol 1.0
Distributions Updated Last Week:
· Skolelinux 5.0.6 · SmoothWall Express 3.0 SP2 · Network Security Toolkit 2.13.0 · Astaro Security Gateway 8.002 · Clonezilla LiveCD 1.2.6-29 · Ubuntu ARM 10.10 · Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud 10.10 · Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.10 · Kubuntu 10.10 · Ubuntu Server 10.10 · Ubuntu Studio 10.10 · Mythbuntu 10.10 · Edubuntu 10.10 · Xubuntu 10.10 · Lubuntu 10.10 · Absolute Linux 13.1.6 · Xange 2010.10 · Super OS 10.10
· ArchServer redgum RC1 · Salix KDE 13.1.1 Beta 5
See you again next Monday, October 18th, for another issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly.