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| 2006-02-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 2.2 |
| Damn Small Linux 2.2 has been released. From the changelog: "Updated dmix - added sync button for easy volume control; updated Wallpaper.lua now has color chooser for background color; updated pcitable to correctly support Broadcom b44 module; new extension check upon exit, will remind user to save extensions downloaded to ramdisk before shutdown; updated French keymaps; for maximum hardware support on older computers, kernel and modules were changed back to 2.4.26 including legacy SCSI and ZIP drive support; Calcoo replaces Xcalc; updated and enhanced index.html for Money websever; USB 2.0 boot time detection added to isolinux version...." Download: dsl-2.2.iso (49.2MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-02-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GoblinX 2006.1 |
| The GoblinX project has released GoblinX Premium 2006.1. Unlike the Slackware-based distribution's previous versions, no downloadable ISO images are available this time, but experienced Linux users can build the complete ISO from modules by following the instructions in the latest GoblinX newsletter. Alternatively, the product can also be obtained from On-disk.com for US$9.99. GoblinX 2006.1 comes with kernel 2.6.15, X.Org 6.8.2, KDE 3.4.2, XFce 4.2.2, and Firefox 1.5, while the premium edition also includes Java and proprietary graphics drivers from ATI and NVIDIA. For more information please see the distribution's product page. The individual modules can be downloaded from this directory. |
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| 2006-02-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Bluewall GNU/Linux 1.2 |
| Bluewall GNU/Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution with a twist - instead of apt, it uses NetBSD's pkgsrc as its preferred package management software. Version 1.2 was released today: "After a long time, a new Bluewall has been released. This is a transient release - after the maintainer change, this version tries to be a testing release, but feel free to report bugs! This new version updates the base debian to Debian unstable and also integrates the current CVS tree and some 541 i386-binary pkgsrc packages like GNOME 2.12.2, GIMP 2.2.10, X.Org 6.8.1...." Find more details on the distribution's home page. Download: bluewall-1.2.iso (642MB) or bluewall-1.2-lite.iso (129MB). |
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| 2006-02-05 |
NEW • Development Release: BackTrack 3.0 Beta |
| The first public release of BackTrack, a SLAX-based live CD with a collection of security and penetration testing tools, is now available: "Yes, it's out there and its wild. Remote-Exploit would like to introduce BackTrack - the consolidation of the two leading penetration testing live CD distributions - WHAX and Auditor. The new distro features the best of both distributions, and lots of nifty features, including the latest tools and exploits, an appealing interface, accessibility, and rich Python development environment." Visit the project's news page to find out more about the release. Download: backtrack-beta-05022006.iso (625MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-02-04 |
NEW • Development Release: rPath Linux 0.99.5 (Beta) |
| A new beta of rPath Linux incorporating several security fixes has been released: "Hard on the heels of rPath Linux 0.99.4 comes an update that includes primarily security updates; new Firefox, Mozilla, and Poppler have several security vulnerabilities addressed. Ongoing information: Conary 0.96; conary-policy 0.90.2; Firefox 1.5.0.1, latest upstream version for security enhancements; Mozilla updated with patches for vulnerabilities; Poppler updated to 0.4.4, latest upstream version, to fix JPEG decoding vulnerabilities; system-tools-backends now has support for rPath Linux and derived distros; the kernel has been rebuilt...." Here is the full release announcement. The new ISO images for i386 and x86_64 architectures can be downloaded from the project's FTP server or mirror sites. |
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| 2006-02-04 |
NEW • Development Release: RR4 Linux 3.0 Beta 0 |
| RR4 Linux 3.0 Beta 0 has been released: "RR4 Linux 3.0 is the most advanced and complete Gentoo GNU/Linux distribution on the Internet. SMP, XEN, Internet kiosk, XsistenCe, Gentoo Linux Installer and much more. Features: powered by Linux kernel 2.6.15 (with Reiser4 support); full SMP support; Xen 3.0 support; compiled for i586 with MMX support; NPTL glibc 2.3.6 with performance patches; VMware Ready (using SCSI or ATA); Internet kiosk capabilities (using NX 1.5.0 framework); new modular X.Org 7.0; official desktop environment: KDE 3.5.0; included: GNOME 2.12.2, XFce 4.2.3, Fluxbox 0.9.14, Enlightenment 0.16...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download via BitTorrent: RR4-Linux-3.0.b0.iso.bz2 (2,584MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-02-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Underground Desktop 022 |
| A new version of Underground Desktop is out: "I'm seeding a torrent of Underground Desktop 022. The new ISO contains updates to most software, including the just released KDE 3.5.1, and X.Org 7.0. Apart from this, the filesystem is now ReiserFS v3 instead of Reiser4 - which seems not stable and fast enough - and the bootloader is GRUB instead of LILO. Also included in the ISO are wireless drivers for Ndiswrapper supported and prism2-based cards. This release is still experimental and not much tested, so don't expect everything to work out of the box - use at your own risk." Here is the full release announcement. Download via BitTorrent: underground_022.iso (633MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-02-03 |
NEW • Development Release: Pingwinek 1.0 Preview 3 |
| The third preview of the Pingwinek 1.0 live CD/DVD has been released: "Long awaited Pingwinek GNU/Linux 1.0preview3 codename 'Light' is ready! Many improvements have been made since preview2. A new boot system - InitNG, X.Org 7.0, kernel 2.6.15, udev 0.81, etcnet, Tango icons and new coldplug / hotplug. Fast boot in the live CD, text mode in 0:34 and full login to GNOME since boot in 1:25! There are two editions: L (LiveCD - recommended) which contains GNOME 2.12 and XFce 4.2, and XL (LiveDVD) which also contains the latest Enlightenment 17 and Matchbox desktop environments." Visit the project's home page to read the release announcement. Download (MD5): pingwinek-1.0preview3-l.i686.iso (700MB) or pingwinek-1.0preview3-xl.i686.iso (1,347MB). |
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| 2006-02-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: BLAG Linux and GNU 30002 |
| The Fedora-based BLAG Linux and GNU distribution has been updated to version 30002: "BLAG 30002 (Johannesburg) has been released. BLAG is a single CD distro with everything desktop users 'expect' from a desktop, plus a collection of nice server applications. BLAG 30002 is based on Fedora Core 3 plus updates, adds applications from Dag, Freshrpms, NewRPMS, and includes custom packages. BLAG 30002 is the latest update to the BLAG 30k series, using the last updates from Fedora before moving to the Fedora Legacy project. New CD packages include kiax (VoIP softphone), netcat and xvid4conf." Read the full release announcement for further information. Download from here: BLAG-30002.iso (701MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent. |
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| 2006-02-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Mini-Pentoo 2006.0 |
| Pentoo is a Gentoo-based live CD with a collection of tools designed for penetration testing. A new "mini" edition, fitting on a 256 MB USB storage device and featuring the Enlightenment 17 window manager, has been released: "I'm pleased to announce the immediate availability of Mini-Pentoo 2006.0 final version. This version is only 186 MB fat and fits on mini CD or a 256 MB USB pen drive. It features the bare minimum tools for penetration testing and supports module addition ala SLAX, allowing you to add some more stuff as you see fit. You can also save your /etc, /root, ExploitTree and Nessus on a USB pen drive." Find more information in the release announcement and download page. Get the ISO image from here: mpentoo.2006.0.iso (186MB, MD5). |
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| 2006-02-03 |
NEW • Development Release: rPath Linux 0.99.4 (Beta) |
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| A new beta of rPath Linux has been released: "rPath Linux 0.99.4 is now available for download. It contains Conary 0.94, and OpenOffice.org 2.0.1 in order to support OpenDocument format. Many packages were rebuilt to use automatic Perl and Python dependencies. Unfortunately, moving to the new OpenOffice.org required us to provide three ISO images instead of two. As we approach the end of our beta testing, we would like to encourage the most extensive testing you are willing to do." The kernel was also updated to version 2.6.15.2. For a more detailed list of important changes please refer to the release announcement. The three ISO images for i386 and x86_64 architectures are currently available for download from the distribution's main server, but should also propagate to mirror sites within the next day or two. |
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| 2006-02-02 |
NEW • Development Release: SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 3 |
| The third beta of release of SUSE Linux 10.1 is out: "SUSE Linux 10.1 Codename 'Agama Lizard' Beta2 is ready for testing." The brief release announcement doesn't list any fixes or updates in this release, but it does warn about issues with fontconfig and provides a link to an updated RPM of the package. Among the included software, Perl has updated to 5.8.8, OpenLDAP to 2.3.19, and Samba to 3.0.21b. As always, testers are encouraged to report bugs on the project's bug reporting facility. To download the complete ISOs, delta ISOs and BitTorrent files for three architectures please visit the download and mirror pages. A quick link to the i386 torrent file: SUSE-10.1-CD-OSS-i386-Beta3 (3,345MB). |
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