Linux Distributions

Distribution Release: Kiwi Linux 8.08

DistroWatch.com: News  Fri, 08/29/2008 - 12:31

Jani Mosones has announced the release of Kiwi Linux 8.08, an Ubuntu-based distribution with support for multimedia codecs, encrypted DVDs, Flash and other desktop conveniences: "Kiwi Linux 8.08 is a desktop CD derivative based on Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS for the x86 architecture.

It contains packages necessary for playing....


 

Distribution Release: Turbolinux 12

DistroWatch.com: News  Fri, 08/29/2008 - 01:15

Japan's Turbolinux has announced the availability of Turbolinux 12 (marketing name: Turbolinux Client 2008 Net User Package), a commercial, user-friendly desktop Linux distribution that combines the best of open source and proprietary software in one compact package.

The system is based on a Linux kernel 2.6.24.7 (co-developed at....


 

Development Release: Pardus Linux 2008.1 Beta

DistroWatch.com: News  Thu, 08/28/2008 - 22:15

Ekin Meroğlu has announced the first beta release of Pardus Linux 2008.1: "We're happy to announce Pardus 2008.1 Beta, the first beta for the upcoming Pardus 2008.1.

Some of the highlights are: a new version of Network Manager with ad-hoc, 802.1x and connection sharing capabilities; the new stable....


 

Development Release: PC-BSD 7.0 Beta 1

DistroWatch.com: News  Thu, 08/28/2008 - 22:15

Kris Moore has announced the availability of the first beta release of PC-BSD 7.0, a user-friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD 7.0: "The PC-BSD team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of PC-BSD version 7-BETA1!

This release marks the first PC-BSD based on FreeBSD 7-STABLE and....


 

Debian Live Lenny Beta1

Debian-News.net  Wed, 08/27/2008 - 14:31

The Debian Live team is pleased to announce the first beta of Debian
Lenny's Live images.


 

Dell Puts Linux and Atom in Vostro PCs for Emerging Markets

Ubuntu-News.net  Wed, 08/27/2008 - 14:30

Dell unveiled Wednesday two new laptops and two desktops in its Vostro range designed to meet the needs of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), governments, and educational institutions in emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe.


 

One Less Windows User

Ubuntu-News.net  Wed, 08/27/2008 - 14:29

My old Dell Inspiron has long since been rendered quaint by advances in processor speed and hard drive capacity.

Rather than buy a new machine running Windows Vista or take the Mac plunge, I decided to walk the open


 

Second Ubuntu Developer Week announced!

Ubuntu-News.net  Wed, 08/27/2008 - 14:27

I'm extremely pleased to announce the second Ubuntu Developer Week! From Sep 1st to Sep 5th we're going to have a great time in #ubuntu-classroom on irc.freenode.net.


 

Getting to know Ubuntu Lite

Ubuntu-News.net  Wed, 08/27/2008 - 14:26

I’ve long been a sucker for small-footprint Linux distributions. So naturally, I thought it would be interesting to explore the latest version of “Ubuntulite.”


 

HOWTO: conky config (conkyrc) for Debian Part 2

Debian-News.net  Wed, 08/27/2008 - 14:18

I changed around my Conky config, and it’s something you could do forever, but it’s great because it can be as heavy or light as you want it.