http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Linux Distributions Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2009 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:30:31 GMT Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:30:31 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://www.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com/ http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Mint-8-Released-128333.shtml Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the final version of Linux Mint 8 has been released a few minutes ago by Clement Lefebvre and the wonderful Linux Mint community. Dubbed Helena, the new Linux Mint 8 operatng system is based on the recently released Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31, X.org 7.4 and GNOME 2.28.1. Above all that, the 8th release of Linux Mint includes brand-new artwork, updated applications and many, many other amazing features for all its fans out there!

"The 8th release of Linux Mint comes with numerous bug fixes and a lot of improvements. In particular Linux Mint 8 comes with support for OEM installs, a brand new Upload Manager, the menu now allows you to configure custom places, the update manager now lets you define packages for which you don’t want to receive updates,the software manager now features multiple installation/removal of software and many of the tools’ graphical interfaces were enhanced." - Clement Lefebvre said in the official release announcement.

Highlights of Linux Mint 8:

· Based on Ubuntu 9.10;
· Linux kernel 2.6.31;
· EXT4 filesystem;
· X.Org 7.4;
· GNOME 2.28.1;
· Improvements to the Menu;
· Improvements to the software manager;
· Improvements ... (read more)]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Mint-8-Released-128333.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Mint-8-Released-128333.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tiny-Core-Linux-2-6-Is-Now-Available-for-Download-128236.shtml Robert Shingledecker, founder of the Tiny Core Linux project, announced last evening (November 26th) the immediate availability of the Tiny Core Linux 2.6 distribution, a version that brings updated applications and scripts, various improvements and, of course, a couple of bug fixes. But let's take a closer look at some of the most important changes brought by the new Tiny Core Linux 2.6 operating system:

· Added select utility instead of dialog;
· The blkid, libuuid and libblkid tools were updated;
· rebuildfstab was updated to reflect removals and to drop additional mount points;
· The xsetup.sh script was updated using select;
· The mktclocal tool was updated using select;
· The tc-terminal-server script was updated using select;
· A missing link was updated in the libpng.so library;
· Support for cryptohome was removed;
· The tc-config script was updated to reflect new changes;
· The rc.shutdown script was updated to support the BusyBox syntax;
· The tce-load script was updated to support the BusyBox mount utility;
· Replaced the GNU versions of the losetup, mount, lsmod, rmmod, insmod, modprobe tools with the BusyBox ones;
· Support for the cramfs ... (read more)]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:21:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tiny-Core-Linux-2-6-Is-Now-Available-for-Download-128236.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tiny-Core-Linux-2-6-Is-Now-Available-for-Download-128236.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Live-CD-DVD-of-Scientific-Linux-5-4-Is-Out-127982.shtml Announced three weeks ago, the Scientific Linux 5.4 operating system brought improved support for Atheros wireless chipsets, the iwlwifi 5150 ucode firmware, updated iwlwifi 4945, 3945, and 5000 ucode, the Lua programming language and lots of updated packages & numerous bug fixes. Last night (November 24th), Urs Beyerle announced the immediate availability of the Live CD and Live DVD editions of this Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4-based distribution created by scientists for scientists. The Live CD/DVD is available for the i386 and x86_64 architectures and it allows users to run Scientific Linux directly from the CD/DVD media.

Highlights of Scientific Linux 5.4 Live CD/DVD:

· Linux kernel 2.6.18-164.6.1.el5;
· X.Org 7.1;
· KDE 3.5.4 available only on the Live DVD;
· GNOME 2.16.0 as the default desktop environment;
· Can be installed on a local hard drive;
· The Live CD can be installed on a USB stick;
· The Live CD can be easily mounted over NFS (Network File System protocol) as a diskless client;
· Ability to save changes made in the live environment, on an external device;
· Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15 web browser;
· Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 e-mail client;
· OpenOffice.o... (read more)]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:02:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Live-CD-DVD-of-Scientific-Linux-5-4-Is-Out-127982.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Live-CD-DVD-of-Scientific-Linux-5-4-Is-Out-127982.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/KNOPPIX-6-2-Is-Available-for-Download-127441.shtml Klaus Knopper proudly announced on November 18th version 6.2 of the famous KNOPPIX Live Linux distribution. Being based on Debian Lenny (Testing and Unstable), the brand-new KNOPPIX 6.2 is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31.6, X.Org 7.4 and it uses the lightweight LXDE as a desktop environment. The Live CD version of KNOPPIX, entitled "Microknoppix," has been completely rewritten based on the KNOPPIX boot system, from the 6.0 and 6.1 versions. Also included in KNOPPIX 6.2 is the A.D.R.I.A.N.E. 1.2 (Audio Desktop Reference Implementation And Networking Environment) talking menu, especially designed for the visually impaired.

"'Microknoppix' is a complete rewrite of the KNOPPIX boot system from version 60 and up. [...] The current version 6.2 has been completely updated from Debian/'Lenny,' 'Testing' and 'Unstable,' and uses Kernel 2.6.31.6, xorg 7.4 for supporting current/most computer hardware." - Klaus Knopper said in the official release announcement.

Highlights of KNOPPIX 6.2:

· Based on Debian Lenny;
· Linux kernel 2.6.31.6;
· X.Org 7.4;
· LXDE desktop environment;
· Fast startup;
· GNOME and KDE4 desktop environments on the Live DVD;
· Added NetworkManager and nm-applet;
· Persistent ISO image.
<... (read more)]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/KNOPPIX-6-2-Is-Available-for-Download-127441.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/KNOPPIX-6-2-Is-Available-for-Download-127441.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-12-Officially-Released-127223.shtml After Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), Mandriva Linux 2010.0 and openSUSE 11.2, the time has come for Fedora fans to grab the final release of the Fedora 12 (Constantine) operating system, announced a few minutes ago by the Fedora Project developers.

Fedora 12 is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31, and it includes the KDE 4.3 and GNOME 2.28 desktop environments. Just like Mandriva, the Fedora developers introduced support for Moblin, as well as improved power management and webcam support, audio/video codec support and many more!

GNOME Shell is also available for testing, in the default software repository, and it will offer a preview of how GNOME 3 will look like!
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Highlights of Fedora 12:

· Linux Kernel 2.6.31.5;
· Dracut, the new booting system;
· Plymouth graphical boot splash;
· KDE 4.3.2;
· GNOME 2.28.0;
· New artwork;
· Empathy Instant Messenger;
· Moblin support;
· Better webcam support;
· Spanning desktop support;
· Improved HD video codecs;
· Network Manager mobile broadband for GSM networks;
· EXT4 is the default filesystem... (read more)]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:34:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-12-Officially-Released-127223.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-12-Officially-Released-127223.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Parted-Magic-4-6-Runs-Better-on-Netbooks-127149.shtml Yesterday evening, November 16th, Patrick Verner announced the immediate availability of Parted Magic 4.6, a Slackware-based Linux distribution that was created to help users easily partition their hard drives or perform recovery tasks. Parted Magic 4.6 comes with improved support for netbooks, Super Grub Disk, the Clamav anti-virus and lots of other new packages, improvements and bug fixes. Without further introduction, let's have a look at the long list of changes brought by Parted Magic 4.6:

· Improved support for netbooks;
· Fixed the "ERROR: Current NTFS volume size is bigger than the device size!" error in GNU Parted;
· The Parted Magic Save Session function now uses the xz compression algorithm instead of the 7-zip one;
· Added the Clamav anti-virus tool (the definitions must be downloaded manually, for now);
· Adobe's Flash Player can now be downloaded and installed from the Application Launcher in the Panel;
· Added the epdfview for reading PDF manuals;
· Added a small tool on the desktop, to easily change the keyboard layout;
· Added the lxrandr package to be able to resize the display while in the X11 session;
· Removed Clonezilla from the main ISO image. Parted Magic – Clonezilla is provided as ... (read more)]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:06:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Parted-Magic-4-6-Runs-Better-on-Netbooks-127149.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Parted-Magic-4-6-Runs-Better-on-Netbooks-127149.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Mint-8-RC1-Is-Based-on-Ubuntu-9-10-126966.shtml Clement Lefebvre, the father of the Linux Mint project, proudly announced earlier today (November 13th) on their official blog the immediate availability of the first release candidate of the upcoming Linux Mint 8 (codename Helena) operating system. Linux Mint 8 will be based on the newly released Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and it will be powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31, X.org 7.4 and GNOME 2.28.1. Above all that, the 8th release of Linux Mint will include brand-new artwork, updated applications and many, many other amazing features for all its fans out there!

"The 8th release of Linux Mint comes with numerous bug fixes and a lot of improvements. In particular Linux Mint 8 comes with support for OEM installs, a brand new Upload Manager, the menu now allows you to configure custom places, the update manager now lets you define packages for which you don’t want to receive updates,the software manager now features multiple installation/removal of software and many of the tools’ graphical interfaces were enhanced." - Clement Lefebvre said in the official release announcement.

Highlights of Linux Mint 8 RC1:

· Based on Ubuntu 9.10;
· Linux kernel 2.6.31;
· EXT4 filesystem;
· X.Org 7.4;
· GNOME 2.28.1;
· Improvements to ... (read more)]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:14:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Mint-8-RC1-Is-Based-on-Ubuntu-9-10-126966.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Mint-8-RC1-Is-Based-on-Ubuntu-9-10-126966.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/openSUSE-11-2-Officially-Released-126823.shtml First was Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), followed by Mandriva Linux 2010.0, and now it's time for openSUSE to take the spotlight. In other words, we are proud to announce that openSUSE 11.2 was just released a few minutes ago, and it is our pleasure to offer you a first look at the new features included in the brand-new and shiny openSUSE 11.2 Linux-based operating system. After more than eleven months of hard work, openSUSE 11.2 can now be downloaded for free either as Live KDE4 and GNOME CDs or as installable only DVDs, for both i586 and x86_64 architectures (see download links at the end of the article).

Under the hood of openSUSE 11.2:

· Linux kernel 2.6.31.5;
· EXT4 filesystem;
· GNOME 2.28.0 desktop environment;
· KDE 4.3.1 desktop environment;
· X.Org 7.4;
· X.Org server 1.6.5;
· New artwork.

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The openSUSE 11.2 feature tour:

· Next-gen file systems - being stable for some time now, the EXT4 filesystem arrived in the popular openSUSE 11.2 distribution, along with the possib... (read more)]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/openSUSE-11-2-Officially-Released-126823.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/openSUSE-11-2-Officially-Released-126823.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/sidux-2009-03-Has-Linux-Kernel-2-6-31-6-and-KDE-4-3-2-126694.shtml Stefan Lippers-Hollmann proudly announced earlier today (November 11th) the immediate availability of the sidux 2009-03 Linux-based operating system (codename "Mamos"). The new release ships with the ultimate Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and the breathtaking KDE 4.3.2 desktop environment. sidux is a full-featured Live CD based on Debian Sid, with a special focus on hard disk installations, a clean upgrade path within Sid and supplementary hardware and software support. This is also the first release of sidux without the KDE 3.x and Qt 3.x packages!

"For 'Μώμος,' development had to take massive upstream changes for sysvinit/ insserv, X.org— and device detection, as well as sidux infrastructure changes into account, but also concentrates on furthering the KDE4 integration into sidux and upgrading to kernel 2.6.31. Subsequently it is the first sidux release to ship without KDE3 or qt3 packages. [...] Our special thanks go to the sidux art team and especially all mirror hosters for their efforts regarding sidux. In particularly our thanks go to the Hetzner Online AG for upgrading the server hardware of sidux.com. Following this we would like to welcome the mirror hosted by Cybermirror in Düsseldorf, Germany." - Stefan Lippers-Hollmann said in the official release announcement.

read more)]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:47:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/sidux-2009-03-Has-Linux-Kernel-2-6-31-6-and-KDE-4-3-2-126694.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/sidux-2009-03-Has-Linux-Kernel-2-6-31-6-and-KDE-4-3-2-126694.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/DEFT-Linux-5-Is-Available-for-Download-126551.shtml Announced yesterday (November 9th) by Stefano Fratepietro, DEFT Linux 5 is now based on the Linux kernel 2.6.31 of the Xubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system, and DEFT Extra 2.0 (Computer Forensic GUI). Starting with this version, DEFT uses the LXDE desktop environment and therefore it should no longer be considered as a Xubuntu customization. DEFT Linux 5 has been also split in two releases, one for disk forensics activities (see the download link at the end of the article) and one for cell/network forensics tasks, which will be published next week.

Besides the LXDE desktop environment, DEFT Linux 5 also uses a new file manager, Thunar, and the Guymager, DHash2, GNU ddrescue, Dcfldd, Linen forensics imager tools. For disk forensics tasks, DEFT Linux 5 includes the Sleuth Kit 3.01 and Vautopsy 2.21 applications.

"DEFT Linux 5 is available for free download (ISO file) and USB 2.0 pen marked DEFT Linux, available for only 15 € (special price for law enforcement, contact us for more information). [...] Special thanks to the people who worked with me: Massimiliano Dal Cero, Salvo Tarantino, Sandro Rossetti, Valerio Leomporra and Davide Gabrini. Thank you guys!" - Stefano Fratepietro said in the official release announcement.

Highlights of DEFT Linux 5:

· Linux kernel 2.6.... (read more)]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:21:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/DEFT-Linux-5-Is-Available-for-Download-126551.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/DEFT-Linux-5-Is-Available-for-Download-126551.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/SystemRescueCd-1-3-2-Is-Powered-by-Linux-Kernel-2-6-31-5-126496.shtml François Dupoux announced earlier today, November 9th, the immediate availability of the SystemRescueCd 1.3.2 operating system. The new version of the tiny, Gentoo-based Linux distribution for system administrators and data recovery tasks comes now with the latest 2.6.31.5 Linux kernel, the alternative Linux kernel 2.6.27.38, a few important updated packages and a couple of other improvements. SystemRescueCd 1.3.2 also introduces initial support for Super Grub Disk! Without further introduction, let's have a detailed look at what's new in SystemRescueCd 1.3.2:

· Updated the standard Linux kernel packages to version 2.6.31.5 (with support for the Btrfs filesystem);
· Updated the alternative Linux kernel packages to version 2.6.27.38;
· Updated LVM2 (Logical Volume Manager) to version 2.02.51;
· Updated the Xorg Server to version 1.6.3.901;
· Updated dmraid to version 1.0.0 RC16;
· Updated mdadm to version 3.0.2;
· Updated GParted to version 0.4.8;
· Updated NTFS3G (Advanced NTFS-3G Features) to version 2009.4.4-AR21;
· Added Super Grub Disk 1.21;
· Added support for framebuffer video in the standard Linux kernel (the vga=xxx boot option);
· Replaced the Xvesafb grap... (read more)]]> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/SystemRescueCd-1-3-2-Is-Powered-by-Linux-Kernel-2-6-31-5-126496.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/SystemRescueCd-1-3-2-Is-Powered-by-Linux-Kernel-2-6-31-5-126496.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scientific-Linux-5-4-Brings-Improved-Support-for-Wi-Fi-Networks-126189.shtml Connie Sieh and Troy Dawson announced last evening (November 4th) the immediate availability of Scientific Linux 5.4, a Linux distribution put together by various universities and labs around the world. Being based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4, the new release of Scientific Linux brings improved support for Atheros wireless chipsets, the iwlwifi 5150 ucode firmware, lots of updated packages and numerous bug fixes. The iwlwifi 4945, 3945, and 5000 ucode has also been updated, and the Lua programming language has been added.

"We want to thank everyone who has contributed, tested, and given us feedback. We say that every time, but we really mean it. Without everyone's help and testing, this release wouldn't be as good as it is. Scientific Linux release 5.4 is based on the rebuilding of RPMS out of SRPMS's from Enterprise 5 Server and Client, including Update 4. It also has all errata and bugfixes up until November 1, 2009." - the Scientific Linux team said in the official release announcement.

Let's have a closer look now at the main packages that were updated in Scientific Linux 5.4:

· 915resolution 0.5.3-6;
· Alpine 2.00-2;
· AUFS 0.20090202.cvs-6;
· CFITSIO 3.100-1;
· DKMS 2.1.0.1-1;
· dropit ... (read more)]]> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:43:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scientific-Linux-5-4-Brings-Improved-Support-for-Wi-Fi-Networks-126189.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scientific-Linux-5-4-Brings-Improved-Support-for-Wi-Fi-Networks-126189.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Monomaxos-4-0-English-Edition-Released-126074.shtml Dimitris Papadatos proudly announced on November 3rd that the fourth edition of Monomaxos Greek operating system was now also available for English users! Being based on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), Monomaxos 4.0 comes as a 1.7 GB Live DVD and it offers out of the box support for HD (High-Definition) video files and any other multimedia content.

It contains lots of useful applications, such as OpenOffice.org 3.1, the XBMC Media Center, the MAME emulator (with more than 500 functional games), the Avant Window Navigator, and many more. Besides the various software packages, Monomaxos 4.0 provides lots of new drivers for various devices, and it can be easily installed from within the Windows operating system, thanks to the Wubi Installer. New artwork has also been added in Monomaxos 4.0.

Before you download (see link at the end of the article) and install the Monomaxos 4.0 Linux distribution, make sure that you meet the following recommended system requirements:

· 2 GHz X86 CPU;
· 512 MB of RAM (system memory);
· 5 GB of free hard drive space (or a 4 GB USB stick);
· Video card capable of 1024x768 resolution, with at least 64 MB;
· A modern sound card;
· Internet/Network connection.

About Monomaxos

Mono... (read more)]]> Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Monomaxos-4-0-English-Edition-Released-126074.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Monomaxos-4-0-English-Edition-Released-126074.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-Linux-2010-Officially-Released-126020.shtml After Canonical showed off their latest operating system, Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), it is now time for another Linux mammoth to take the spotlight. In other words, Mandriva Linux 2010.0 was just released a few minutes ago, after two Alpha versions, one Beta and two Release Candidates, totaling more than four months of hard work. With this article, we are proud to present the new features that are included in the new Mandriva Linux release. Don't forget that Mandriva 2010.0 can be downloaded for free either as a Live KDE and GNOME CDs or a 100% Free DVD/Dual CD/Mini CD, for both i586 and x86_64 architectures (see download links at the end of the article).

Under the hood of Mandriva Linux 2010.0:

· Linux kernel 2.6.31;
· GNOME 2.28.0 desktop environment;
· KDE 4.3.2 desktop environment;
· EXT4 filesystem;
· X.Org 7.5;
· X.Org server 1.6.5;
· Moblin support;
· New artwork.

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The Mandriva Linux 2010.0 feature tour:

· Improved boot performance - through various tweaks and hacks, the boot p... (read more)]]> Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-Linux-2010-Officially-Released-126020.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-Linux-2010-Officially-Released-126020.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/openSUSE-11-2-RC2-Has-Linux-Kernel-2-6-31-5-and-Firefox-3-5-4-125685.shtml While everyone was celebrating the release of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), Joe Brockmeier proudly announced last night (October 29th) the immediate availability of the second and final release candidate of the upcoming openSUSE 11.2 Linux-based operating system. This last development version fixes some of the nasty bugs found in previous versions, updates various packages, and it is now powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31.5. Also, switching the package vendor between repositories has been improved.

"This is it folks! We’re almost there for openSUSE 11.2. Time to grab the final 11.2 release candidate and shake out any remaining bugs to get the lizard ready for release. This release includes an updated kernel, Samba, Firefox, and more. This release should be almost ready for the gold master stamp, but there’s still time to shake out remaining bugs. This release should not be deployed on production systems, but should be ready for early adopters and contributors who want to help with testing and development of 11.2." - Joe Brockmeier, the openSUSE community manager, said in the official release announcement.

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Highlights of openSUSE 11.2 RC2:

· L... (read more)]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:06:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/openSUSE-11-2-RC2-Has-Linux-Kernel-2-6-31-5-and-Firefox-3-5-4-125685.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/openSUSE-11-2-RC2-Has-Linux-Kernel-2-6-31-5-and-Firefox-3-5-4-125685.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-9-10-Officially-Released-125578.shtml After six alphas, a beta version and a release candidate, we are pleased to announce that Ubuntu 9.10 is here, today (October 29th), available on mirrors worldwide (see the download links at the end of the article). It is our greatest pleasure to introduce you guys to the highlights of this new release dubbed Karmic Koala. It all began on February 20th, 2009, when Mark Shuttleworth announced the Karmic Koala operating system, the next major release of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system. Ubuntu 9.10 is also the eleventh release of the Ubuntu OS and will be supported for 18 months on both servers and desktops.

Under the hood of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala):

· GNOME 2.28.1 desktop environment;
· Linux kernel 2.6.31.1;
· EXT4 filesystem;
· X.Org 7.4;
· X.Org server 1.6.4;
· Mesa 3D DRI 7.6;
· Compiz Fusion 0.8.4;
· Xsplash 0.8.4;
· New artwork.

The Ubuntu 9.10 feature tour:

· Improved boot times - Once again, the boot speed has been improved through various modern tweaks;
· New default filesystem - EXT4 is now the default file system for new installations;
· New boot loader - GRUB 2 replaces GRUB Legacy to support EXT4 file systems;
· Ne... (read more)]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-9-10-Officially-Released-125578.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-9-10-Officially-Released-125578.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toorox-10-2009-Enables-Desktop-Effects-For-Many-Video-Cards-125592.shtml Joern Lindau announced today the next release of Toorox, version 10.2009. This Gentoo-based Linux distribution features the KDE 4.3.2 desktop environment and many other updated packages, all running on top of the 22.6.31 Linux kernel and Xorg Server 1.6.5. The base install also comes with OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, Amarok 2.2, IceCat (Firefox) 3.5.3 and The VLC media player 1.0.2.

A special addition to the Linux kernel that Toorox uses is the Direct Rendering Manager, which is installed as a module and enabled by default. Its presence allows Intel, SIS and ATI Radeon video cards to display advanced window compositing effects without needing a proprietary driver. However, this may prove problematic to certain hardware configurations, and to avoid this the module can be disabled altogether by using the "nodrm" boot option. Other new kernel features include support for the EXT4 filesystem, which can be used for the root partition during installs, and the inclusion of Kernel Staging Drivers, supporting a larger set of hardware than the ones officially included in the kernel.

A few new features make life easier on laptops. The improved Systemconfig "LAN+WLAN" can now detect if your wireless card needs a firmware file to function, it will inform you about that requirement and you will be given the opt... (read more)]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:21:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toorox-10-2009-Enables-Desktop-Effects-For-Many-Video-Cards-125592.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toorox-10-2009-Enables-Desktop-Effects-For-Many-Video-Cards-125592.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Doru Barbu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Endian-Firewall-2-3-Includes-Lots-of-New-Features-125484.shtml On October 27th, Christian Graffer from the Endian team proudly announced the immediate availability of the Endian Firewall Community 2.3 Linux-based operating system. The new version includes a lot of bug fixes, improvements and many new and breathtaking features. We, at the Softpedia Labs, took the 2.3 release for a test drive and, among the new features, we noticed the support for backups, a dashbord, the VPN support, the SNMP support, e-mail notifications, policy routing, QoS, intrusion prevention, and many more.

Highlights of Endian Firewall 2.3:

· USB backups;
· Encrypted backups via email;
· Scheduled backups;
· Dashboard (with live graphs and system/services statistics);
· E-mail notifications for upcoming events;
· Time-based access control lists for HTTP proxy;
· New HTTP proxy web interface (with user-based and group-based content filtering);
· Intrusion prevention (with configurable Snort rules);
· Policy routing rules;
· Better port forwarding;
· QoS (Quality of Service) – replaces the Traffic Shaping feature;
· Added support for SNMP;
· A better and easy-to-use SMTP proxy web interface;
· Support for VLAN (I... (read more)]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:45:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Endian-Firewall-2-3-Includes-Lots-of-New-Features-125484.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Endian-Firewall-2-3-Includes-Lots-of-New-Features-125484.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elive-1-9-51-Features-Dynamic-Filesystem-Compression-125077.shtml The Elive Team has announced earlier today the release of Elive 1.9.51, a new development version of this Debian-based operating system. One of the greatest features that have been added is the compressed filesystem that can help users with limited hard drive space to get the most out of their computer. The entire operating system will fit in 1GB, and the files that are created by the user will be automatically compressed, transparently and in real time.

The Shared Folders implementation has received many fixes and new features, and so did Virtual Private Network support, improvements that will come in handy for users dealing with corporate networks. Legacy applications that rely on the Open Sound System for audio output are better supported, in that category falling many games or other special purpose implementations.

Running in Live mode has been enhanced and a few problems have been fixed. Selecting Catalan in the boot menu now works as supposed, and running the system completely from RAM is now possible again. If you already have Elive installed, you can test this latest version without writing it to a CD. All you need to do is access your Administration menu, click "Upgrade Elive" and point it to the downloaded ISO image. Reboot your computer and, presto, you have the new version running. Thi... (read more)]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elive-1-9-51-Features-Dynamic-Filesystem-Compression-125077.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Elive-1-9-51-Features-Dynamic-Filesystem-Compression-125077.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Doru Barbu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Ubuntu-9-10-Release-Candidate-124982.shtml With only one week left until the final release, Canonical unleashed a few minutes ago the Release Candidate version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 9.10 development. Oh, and once again, we would like to say Happy 5th Birthday, Ubuntu!

What's new in Ubuntu 9.10 RC? Well, this is the last development version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system and much of the new features that will be part of it were presented here on our website. Nothing really changed from the Beta release, except many bugfixes and lots of updated packages. But, there is a better login screen now, and some nice fade-in/fade-out animation to the boot splash.


As a little reminder, HAL has been replaced by DeviceKit-power, DeviceKit-disks and udev, in order to provide a better power management, better handling of the hotkeys on laptops and better handling of storage devices.

The kernel packages have been updated a lot in the last two weeks, and they are now based on Linux kernel 2.6.31.1. The old linux-restricted-modules package has been replaced by DKMS, and KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) is enabled by default for the owners of Intel's graphic cards.

Ubuntu... (read more)]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Ubuntu-9-10-Release-Candidate-124982.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Ubuntu-9-10-Release-Candidate-124982.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/CentOS-5-4-Arrives-Complete-With-Live-CDs-124975.shtml Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4.0 was released about a month and a half ago, and it was only natural for the CentOS developers to follow suit. Yesterday it was up to Karanbir Singh to officially announce the immediate availability of CentOS 5.4. This new release comes in i386 and amd64 versions and, unexpectedly, Live disks are also available for these two architectures. Previously CentOS Live CDs were built exclusively for i386 processors and they were usually made available a week or two after the main version was released. Notably, the amd64 LiveCD weighs in at 757MB, larger than a standard CD, so it requires higher capacity optical disks.

For CentOS 5.4 the upstream package repositories have been combined into a single one, making it easier for users to manage their software sources. External package repositories can be enabled during the installation, as this feature has been added to the distribution's installer. Also, starting with this CentOS version, fast-track rpm packages will be available in the distribution's fasttrack repository, which will be populated during the next few weeks. This also means that CentOS will have a functional yum-security setup, but more details on this subject will be released on the 15th of November, 2009.

Bug fixes created for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4.0 from its release... (read more)]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/CentOS-5-4-Arrives-Complete-With-Live-CDs-124975.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/CentOS-5-4-Arrives-Complete-With-Live-CDs-124975.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Doru Barbu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-12-Beta-Is-Available-for-Download-124764.shtml The time has come for Fedora fans to test the Beta release of the upcoming Fedora 12 (Constantine) Linux distribution, announced a few minutes ago by the Fedora Project developers. This release is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31.4, and it includes the KDE 4.3.2 and GNOME 2.28.0 desktop environments. Moblin support was also added in this release, as well as better power management, audio, webcam and video codec support. GNOME Shell is also available for testing, in the default software repository, and it will offer a preview of how GNOME 3 will look like. However, checking the feature list for Fedora 12, it appears that the developers completed all of them.

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Highlights of Fedora 12 Beta:

· Linux Kernel 2.6.31.4;
· Dracut, the new booting system;
· Plymouth graphical boot splash;
· KDE 4.3.2;
· GNOME 2.28.0;
· New artwork;
· Empathy Instant Messenger;
· Moblin support;
· Better webcam support;
· Spanning desktop support;
· Improved HD video codecs;
· Network Manager mobile broadband for GSM networks;
· EXT4 is the default filesystem;
· x86 op... (read more)]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-12-Beta-Is-Available-for-Download-124764.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-12-Beta-Is-Available-for-Download-124764.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/LinuxConsole-1-0-2009-Is-Out-124514.shtml Thursday, October 15th, Yann Le Doare proudly announced the immediate availability of his LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 operating system, now powered by Linux kernel 2.6.30.5. The LinuxConsole distribution comes now in three main editions: CD, DVD and Multimedia, but the good news is that the LinuxConsole Jukebox is also available for those who want to build their own custom ISO images!

The LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 Multimedia Edition includes the following new features: Linux kernel 2.6.30.5, X.Org 7.4, IceWM window manager, ROX-Filer file manager, iDesk, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3, Adobe Flash Player 10, MPlayer. This edition is about 200 MB in size and it was designed for your multimedia needs.

Based on the Multimedia ISO, the LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 CD Edition includes the GNOME desktop, the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS), The GIMP, the GCompris, the FooBillard and the Frozen Bubble.

On the other hand, the LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 DVD Edition is based on the CD one and includes the following extra packages: ATI Catalyst 9.9 video drivers for ATI cards, Nvidia 185.18.36 video drivers for Nvidia cards, VirtualBox 3.0.6, PlayOnLinux, Qjackctl + ardour 2 Qjackctl, Ardor 2, and many games, such as OpenArena, Warsow or TORCS.

Last but not least, LinuxConsole Jukebox is an online script that allows anyone to build t... (read more)]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/LinuxConsole-1-0-2009-Is-Out-124514.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/LinuxConsole-1-0-2009-Is-Out-124514.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/openSUSE-11-2-RC1-Puts-The-2-6-31-3-Linux-Kernel-to-Work-124421.shtml While openSUSE 11.2 has been in development for quite a while now, today the developer team has made available the first release candidate of this operating system, as it nears its November 12 due date. In it you will find the Linux kernel version 2.6.31.3, GNOME 2.28 and PulseAudio 0.9.19 and Qt 4.5.3, to name just the more important packages that have received updates.

Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier, the openSUSE community manager, says in the official release announcement that "As the first release candidate for openSUSE 11.2, it should be almost ready for final release. However, there still are a few remaining known issues and the purpose of the release candidate is to discover any major issues before 11.2 final. It may not be suitable for production systems, but is ready for contributors who want to help with testing and development for 11.2."

The developers requested special feedback on USB drive booting, a new feature added to openSUSE 11.2. Even if this version is tagged as a release candidate, some important bugs still exist, like repository information being lost on update, the computer not rebooting when it is issued a restart command, boot errors and graphical interface inconsistencies.

Other important updates in openSUSE 11.2 RC1:

· Postfix 2.6.1
&m... (read more)]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:07:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/openSUSE-11-2-RC1-Puts-The-2-6-31-3-Linux-Kernel-to-Work-124421.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/openSUSE-11-2-RC1-Puts-The-2-6-31-3-Linux-Kernel-to-Work-124421.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Doru Barbu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Parsix-GNU-Linux-3-0r0-Has-EXT4-and-GRUB-2-124389.shtml Alan Baghumian proudly announced today the release of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.0r0 (codename Kev), a Linux distribution based on Debian and designed for laptop and desktop users. In Parsix 3.0 everything is new, starting with the Linux kernel 2.6.29.6 (contains extra drivers and patches), GNOME 2.26.3 and continuing with the EXT4 filesystem and GRUB 2 bootloader, which is capable of detecting any other installed operating system. Parsix is an installable Live CD, therefore the developers put a lot of work into the new Parsix-Installer, which offers support for EXT4 (the default filesystem for new installations), GRUB 2 and separate Home partitions. For the Live CD, the UnionFS and Aufs are used, while the compression is provided by the SquashFS and LZMA packages. X.Org 7.4 has also been greatly improved in this release. The theme in Parsix 3.0 is also new and it is based on the Aurora GTK engine!

"We proudly announce the immediate availability of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.0 aka 'Kev.' Parsix Kev brings a vast amount of new features [...] Here we need to thank all community users and team members who helped us to make 'the best ever released Parsix' possible. Due to vast amount of changes and new default features in this version, it's highly recommended to do a CD-ROM update mode installation." Alan Baghumian said in the official rel... (read more)]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:24:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Parsix-GNU-Linux-3-0r0-Has-EXT4-and-GRUB-2-124389.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Parsix-GNU-Linux-3-0r0-Has-EXT4-and-GRUB-2-124389.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/First-Alpha-of-Dreamlinux-4-0-XFCE-Edition-Released-124193.shtml The Dreamlinux team announced earlier today (October 13th) the immediate availability of the alpha version of the upcoming Dreamlinux 4.0 XFCE Linux distribution. This Xfce edition of the Dreamlinux operating system is a new project which tries to combine the good looks of the main Dreamlinux distribution with the speed of the Xfce 4.6.1 desktop environment, and it is also powered by Linux kernel 2.6.29. Without further introduction, here are the main features of Dreamlinux 4.0 XFCE Alpha:

· Linux kernel 2.6.29.3-dream-1;
· Xfce 4.6.1.2 desktop environment;
· Included packages from the Debian Squeeze software repositories;
· Added the Smart Package Manager software;
· Included various multimedia packages from the Debian Multimedia Testing repositories;
· The Engage dock was replaced by Wbar;
· Added a new "Applications Folder" for the DEM (Dreamlinux Executable Modules) packages;
· Added the popular and powerful SMPlayer package for all your audio and video needs (including HD playback);
· Added the Go_Steel GTK theme, based on the Aurora GTK engine.

Being in early development, there are some known issues in this alpha release. For example, there is no installer for the Nvidia video driver... (read more)]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:30:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/First-Alpha-of-Dreamlinux-4-0-XFCE-Edition-Released-124193.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/First-Alpha-of-Dreamlinux-4-0-XFCE-Edition-Released-124193.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-Linux-2010-0-RC2-Has-KDE-4-3-2-and-GNOME-2-28-123966.shtml Delayed two days, the second release candidate of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Linux distribution, due for launch in early November this year, is now available on mirrors worldwide. The features of this release include the newly launched KDE 4.3.2 and GNOME 2.28.0 desktop environments, as well as the Linux kernel 2.6.31.2 and X.Org Server 1.6.3. Moreover, a Guest account was added in this release, and we believe that everyone knows how this works, from the Ubuntu operating system. Support for Poulsbo drivers was also added, but only in the One CDs. Netbook users were not forgotten, as Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2 is the first operating system to integrate the Moblin 2.0 environment for mobile desktops! Last but not least, Nepomuk has been greatly improved.

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Highlights of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 RC2:

· Plymouth boot splash manager;
· Added Guest account;
· Added Poulsbo drivers;
· Moblin 2.0 support;
· Linux kernel 2.6.31.2;
· KDE 4.3.2;
· GNOME 2.28.0;
· Xfce 4.6.1;
· X.org Server 1.6.3;
· Virtualbox 3.0.8;
· Amarok 2.2;
· Py... (read more)]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:48:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-Linux-2010-0-RC2-Has-KDE-4-3-2-and-GNOME-2-28-123966.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mandriva-Linux-2010-0-RC2-Has-KDE-4-3-2-and-GNOME-2-28-123966.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tiny-Core-2-4-1-Released-123965.shtml Robert Shingledecker, founder of the Tiny Core Linux project, announced on October 9th the availability of Tiny Core Linux 2.4.0, a version that brings major updates to this very small Linux distribution (only 11 MB in size). However, today (October 10th), its creator announced the first maintenance version of the aforementioned release. Without further ado, let's have a look at the long list of changes that are present in Tiny Core 2.4.1:

· Flwm (Fast Light Window Manager) has been updated to version 1.12;
· updated various components of flwm;
· flwm_restart received menu refresh capability;
· appbrowser was updated;
· wbar.sh is now able to read even more configuration files from $HOME/.wbar;
· flpicsee was updated to version 1.0 (the Ctrl hotkeys were replaced with Alt ones);
· setbackground is now able to process a compressed logo template, in order to save space;
· .Xdefaults supports the transparency mode of aterm;
· .xsession can now start/check watcher and/or flit;
· watcher will no longer overlay flit, and they were both moved to extensions;
· tc-config can now process dependency file at startup;
· fixed a few bugs in tce-load;
· /dev/loop supports 255 loop devices (max_loop=255 is ... (read more)]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:16:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tiny-Core-2-4-1-Released-123965.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tiny-Core-2-4-1-Released-123965.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Marius Nestor) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gentoo-Linux-Celebrates-10-Years-of-Existence-Through-A-Special-Release-123397.shtml Back in 1999, Daniel Robbins released the first version of Gentoo Linux, which quickly became renowned for its unmatched speed. Fast forward to September 2009 and you'll see that Gentoo is still one of the most appreciated source-based Linux distributions. Since this venerable distro has just had its 10th birthday, the developers decided to make a special LiveDVD release, Gentoo 10.0, packed with many one-off improvements that should give users one more reason to celebrate.

In the official release announcement, Matthew Summers highlights the "superb list of packages" included on the LiveDVD. However, what users will certainly notice when starting up Gentoo 10.0 for the first time is the awesome artwork made by Ben Stedman and Alex Legler. These two graphic artists didn't stop at creating a special wallpaper for this occasion, they reached out of the desktop and made matching DVD and Jewel case inlays, and a DVD label. These extras are available on the Gentoo website, and they make for a smooth graphical transition from the moment you take the disk out of the case to when the desktop environment starts up. You can get a glimpse of the default wallpaper by clicking the thumbnail at the beginning of this article.

Powering this latest Gentoo release is the Linux kernel 2.6.30, which... (read more)]]> Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:01:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gentoo-Linux-Celebrates-10-Years-of-Existence-Through-A-Special-Release-123397.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gentoo-Linux-Celebrates-10-Years-of-Existence-Through-A-Special-Release-123397.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Doru Barbu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/SystemRescueCd-1-3-1-Includes-Filesystem-Benchmarking-Tools-123384.shtml SystemRescueCd creator François Dupoux is committed to keeping his distribution running on the latest and greatest software, because yesterday he released SystemRescueCD 1.3.1 and, as everyone is expecting, it is powered by version 2.6.31.1 of the Linux kernel. Along with that you will find a 2.6.27.35 alternative kernel, a fresh NTFS-3G, 2009.4.4-AR19, and PartImage 0.6.8, which allows you to disable SSL at runtime.

The shiny and new Memtest86+ 4.0 boot image is twice as fast when running the first test pass on your RAM, brings added support for more processors and it also features better detection of Integrated Memory Controllers. Gdisk, the GPT partition editing tool, has been updated to version 0.5.0 and FSArchiver 0.6.1 has its cryptographic functions provided by libgcrypt.

SystemRescueCd 1.3.1 isn't all about updates, though; some applications have been replaced, fixes to the distribution were made and, more importantly, a new feature was added. TigerVNC 1.0.0 took the place of TightVNC, and in support of this change the VNC server configuration was modified. From the fixes department comes a change to the initial RAM filesystem, which allows you to boot SystemRescueCd over the network when the source URL uses a hostname.

Newly added in this release is the support ... (read more)]]> Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/SystemRescueCd-1-3-1-Includes-Filesystem-Benchmarking-Tools-123384.shtml Linux Distributions http://news.softpedia.com/news/SystemRescueCd-1-3-1-Includes-Filesystem-Benchmarking-Tools-123384.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Doru Barbu)