14 DAY TRIAL // Welcome to the 120th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!
The following Linux-based operating systems have been announced last week: Linux Mint 10 RC, Ultimate Edition 2.8, Ubuntu Rescue Remix 10.10, and Pardus Linux 2011 Beta. In other news: The new release of Open-Xchange Server brings support for Android devices and Java 6; Google releases the first stable version of Google Chrome 7 for Linux; Linus Torvalds unleashed Linux kernel 2.6.36, which includes AppArmor; Canonical announced that a revamped version of Ubuntu Harvest is now online; Canonical announced the begging of Ubuntu Developers Summit, which will set the goals for Natty Narwhal. The weekly ends with the video clip of the week, the latest updated Linux distributions, and the development releases.
Summary:
On October 18th, Clement Lefebvre announced the Release Candidate version of the next major version of Linux Mint 10. Dubbed Julia and based on the newly released Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system, Linux Mint 10 RC features Linux kernel 2.6.35, GNOME 2.32 and X.Org 7.5.
Highlights of Linux Mint 10 RC:
· Based on Ubuntu 10.10; · Linux kernel 2.6.35; · GNOME 2.32.0; · X.Org 7.5; · New welcome screen; · Improved Mint Menu; · Improved Software Manager; · Improved Update Manager; · Improved Upload Manager; · New artwork; · Various system improvements.
Download Linux Mint 10 RC now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a development release and it should not be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.
Also on Ocrober 18th, TheeMahn announced the release of Ultimate Edition 2.8. The new version contains lots of improvements, new themes, and many bugfixes. Ultimate Edition 2.8 is an Ubuntu 10.10 based release that comes with many updates and upgrades, as well as 12 new applications.
Ultimate Edition 2.8 also bundles proprietary drivers, to get things running out-of-the-box, and plenty of packages for the power users.
Download Ultimate Edition 2.8 right now from Softpedia.
On Ocrober 19th, Andrew Zajac announced the release of Ubuntu Rescue Remix 10.10, a rescue and computer forensics Linux distro. The new version based on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat). Ubuntu Rescue Remix (URR) 10.10 comes with the same simple command-line environment and updated packages.
Ubuntu Rescue Remi 10.10 keeps things simple. It comes with a bare-bones but powerful command line environment for those that know what they're doing and how to get the most out of the tools included in the distro.
The ISO can be burned to a CD, but you can also use an USB drive if you'd rather not waste a CD, or if you don't or can't use an optical drive.
Download Ubuntu Rescue Remix 10.10 right now from Softpedia.
On October 21st, Gökcen Eraslan the immediate availability for testing of the Pardus 2011 Beta Linux-based Turkish operating system. The new release was made available as a Live and Installation images for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. It includes a revamped YALI installer with an easy-to-use user interface, HDD partitioning, and support for LVM/RAID.
Highlights of Pardus 2011 Beta:
· Linux kernel 2.6.36 RC7; · Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta 8 Pre; · Chromium web browser; · LibreOffice office suite, with Turkish spell checking; · Package Manager improvements (faster updates/installs); · Package scoring and screenshot features; · Lots of bugfixes.
Download Pardus Linux 2011 Beta right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a beta release and it should not be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.
· On October 20th, Open-Xchange officially announced the immediate availability of the latest update for their Open-Xchange Server product, providing users with significant usability enhancement and mobility support for HTC, Android 2.1 and 2.2. Read more about it here.
· On October 19th, Google has announced a new stable version of the popular Google Chrome web browser for Linux, Mac and Windows platforms. Google Chrome 7.0.517.41 features hundred of fixes from the last stable release, 6.0.472.63. Read more about it here.
· On October 21st, Linus Torvalds proudly announced the release of Linux kernel 2.6.36, which includes support for a new filesystem notification interface called fanotify, the Tilera architecture, workqueues optimizations for concurrency, support for the Intel Intelligent Power Sharing functionally in Intel Core i3 and i5 systems, CIFS local caching, integration of KMS with KDB (the kernel debugger), and last but not least, the AppArmor security system! Read more about it here.
· On October 21st, Canonical announced that the Ubuntu Harvest project has been revamped and is now live again. Harvest enables Ubuntu contributors to find things they could work on, fixing simple bugs and updating packages that may not be getting the attention they need. Ubuntu Harvest has been rewritten to make it easier to update and also adds more information about the packages. Read more about it here.
· On October 21st, Canonical announced that the Ubuntu 11.04 Developers Summit will start Monday, 25th of October and will run until Friday the 29th. Interested developers and companies will gather in Orlando, Florida to discuss plans for the upcoming release. Read more about it here.
Video Clip of the Week: Ubuntu Ultimate Edition 2.8
· For this week we've posted a full HD (1080p) video clip that showcases the features of the newly released Ultimate Edition 2.8 operating system, based on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat). The video has 1 minute and 17 seconds, and it was posted by italya161. Enjoy!
· 4MLinux 1.0 · 4MLinux Game Edition 1.0 · Arch Hurd 2010-09-17 · OpenHost OS 1.0
Distributions Updated Last Week:
· Berry Linux 1.05 · OpenNode 1.0 · Clonezilla LiveCD 1.2.6-35 · LinEx 2010 · CentOS Server CD 4.8 · ClearOS 5.2 SP1 · PCLinuxOS 2010.10 · PLoP Linux 4.1.0
· Chakra GNU/Linux 0.3 Beta 1 · Astaro Security Gateway 8.1 Beta · Pack4Linux 0.7 RC1 · Epidemic GNU Linux 3.2 Beta 2 · SECmic 4 Beta 2 · Chrome OS 0.8.552 Beta · Salix KDE 13.1.2 RC1 · VectorLinux 7.0 Alpha 3 · Skolelinux 6.0 Alpha 1
See you again next Monday, November 1st, for another issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly.