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The following Linux-based operating systems were announced last week: Ubuntu Christian Edition 6.0 Beta, Calculate Linux 10.0 and SystemRescueCd 1.3.3. In other news: Sun Microsystems updated the powerful and popular VirtualBox virtualization software to the much anticipated 3.1.0 version; The KDE Community presented the renamed KDE 4.3.4 Software Compilation; Linus Torvalds announced Linux kernel 2.6.32. This week's video clip shows the new features of the upcoming KDE Software Compilation 4.4. The weekly ends with the latest Linux distributions released and updated last week, and the development releases. Enjoy!
Summary:
On December 2nd, the Ubuntu CE development team proudly announced the immediate availability of the Beta release of Ubuntu Christian Edition 6.0. Being based on the powerful Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), the new, highly anticipated release of Ubuntu Christian Edition improves the DansGuardian GUI and the E-sword installer introduced in the previous version. However, the big news is that a Server Edition of Ubuntu Christian Edition is now available for download. It includes exclusive packages!
Highlights of Ubuntu Christian Edition 6.0 Beta:
· Based entirely on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala); · DansGuardian GUI improvements; · E-sword installer improvements; · OpenOffice.org replaced GnomeOffice; · Removed the GnuCash application.
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On December 3rd, Alexander Tratsevskiy updated the entire line of Calculate Linux products to version 10.0. Being based on Gentoo Linux, the Desktop Edition of Calculate Linux 10.0 is now powered by Linux Kernel 2.6.31.6 and X.Org 7.4, it is built on top of the KDE 4.3.3 desktop environment and it includes the popular OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 office suite and the Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4 web browser. On the other hand, Calculate Linux Directory Server 10.0 contains pieces of software such as BIND 9.6.1-P2, OpenLDAP 2.4.19, ProFTPD 1.3.2b, Postfix 2.6.5 and Samba 3.4.3.
Highlights of Calculate Linux 10.0:
· 100% Gentoo compatible; · OpenGL setup is now available at boot time for Live CD and USB-HDD; · Replaced TWM with Openbox in Calculate Linux Directory Server; · 3ware RAID array installation errors were fixed; · Added the Adblock Plus extension in Mozilla Firefox in the Desktop Editions (KDE and XFCE); · Support for DHCP network with different masks was added in the Server Edition; · Calculate Linux Desktop receives EisKaltDC P2P software, KBluetooth and Facebook support in Kopete; · Linux kernel 2.6.31.6; · X.Org 7.4; · KDE 4.3.3; · XFCE 4.6.1; · GNOME 2.26.3; · Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4; · OpenOffice.org 3.1.1; · Calculate-client 2.1.8; · Calculate-server 2.1.6.
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On December 7th, François Dupoux announced the immediate availability of the SystemRescueCd 1.3.3 operating system. This brand-new release of the tiny, Gentoo-based Linux distribution for system administrators and data recovery tasks is now powered by the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6, with an updated Btrfs filesystem, from Linux kernel 2.6.32. Moreover, GRUB-Legacy and GRUB2 boot loaders were updated to version 0.97 and 1.97.1, respectively. Parted 1.9.0 was patched to fix many issues and GParted was updated to the new and improved 0.5.0 release.
Highlights of SystemRescueCd 1.3.3:
· Updated the standard Linux kernel packages to version 2.6.31.6 (with an updated Btrfs filesystem, from Linux kernel 2.6.32); · Updated GRUB2 boot loader to version 1.97.1; · Updated GRUB-Legacy boot loader to version 0.97; · Parted 1.9.0 was patched, in order to fix various issues (GParted bug 601574); · GParted was updated to version 0.5.0, which adds support for Linux software RAID; · Fixed some bugs in dmraid 1.0.0 RC16 (Gentoo bug #275451).
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· Sun Microsystems proudly announced on November 30th the release of VirtualBox 3.1.0. This major update brings lots of new features, many bugfixes and improvements over previous 3.0.x versions. But the big and breathtaking news is that users are now able to migrate live virtual machine sessions, from one system to another. This feature is called "Teleportation" or "Live Migration." Read more about it here.
· On December 1st, the KDE community proudly launched the fourth maintenance version of the KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) 4.3. Dubbed Cold, the brand-new KDE 4.3.4 software suite brings a couple of improvements to the Okular, Marble and KGpg applications, and bug fixes to packages such as Okteta, KTuberling, JuK and KAlarm. Various translations were also updated in this release. KDE 4.3.4 is officially available for the (K)Ubuntu 9.10 users thanks to the hard-working people behind the Kubuntu community, especially Alessandro Ghersi. The KDE community recommends that you upgrade to this release as soon as possible! Read more about it here.
· Linus Torvalds announced on December 2nd the release of Linux kernel 2.6.32. The new version brings lots of improvements to the Btrfs filesystem, support for ACPI 4.0 and the S+core architecture, 3D and KMS support for the ATI Radeon R600/R700 graphics cards, support for Intel Moorestown, and many other goodies for all Linux users around the world. Read more about it here.
Video Clip of the Week: KDE SC 4.4 Preview
· For this week, we've posted a video clip that shows what will be new in the upcoming KDE Software Compilation 4.4. The video has 7 minutes and 22 seconds, and it was posted by the GIMPMan1972. Enjoy!
Distributions Updated Last Week:
· ArchOne 291109 · GNU/Fiwix 0.6.2 · CacheGuard OS 5.5.2 · CDlinux 0.9.5 · Linux Mangaka Chu · Scentlinux 0948 · Ultima Linux LiveCD 8.4 · GParted LiveCD 0.5.0-1 · PCLinuxOS MiniME 2009.2 · Pentoo LiveCD 2009.0 · Ikki Boot 3.0 · AV Linux 3.0 · StressLinux 0.4.136 · Tiny Core Linux 2.6.1
· MEPIS AntiX 8.5 Beta 1 · VLOS 2.0 Alpha 1 · Linux Mint x64 8 RC1 · PLD KDE4 LiveCD 4.4 Beta 1 · VectorLinux SOHO 6.0 Beta 2 · Sabily 9.10 Alpha 2
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