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| 2016-10-27 |
NEW • BSD Release: NetBSD 7.0.2 |
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The NetBSD project has announced a second security update to the highly portable operating system's 7.0.x branch. The new release, NetBSD 7.0.2, mostly fixes bugs and potential crashes in the operating system's core components. "The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 7.0.2, the second security/bugfix update of the NetBSD 7.0 release branch. It represents a selected subset of fixes deemed important for security or stability reasons. If you are running an earlier release of NetBSD, we strongly suggest updating to 7.0.2." In addition, the OpenSSL, ntp and BIND components have updated: "Update OpenSSL to 1.0.1u. Update ntp to 4.2.8p8. Update BIND to 9.10.4-P3. Fix several protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries. libsa getpass: check bounds on input." The project's release announcement, the release notes for NetBSD 7.0.2 and the detailed changes file have further information on the new update. Download (MD5): NetBSD-7.0.2-amd64.iso (372MB, torrent), NetBSD-7.0.2-i386.iso (405MB, torrent). |
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| 2016-10-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: KNOPPIX 7.7.1 |
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Klaus Knopper has announced the release KNOPPIX 7.7.1, the latest stable version of the project's Debian-based live CD/DVD with a choice of LXDE, KDE Plasma 5.7 and GNOME Shell 3.22 desktops, together with a special edition (ADRIANE) with an audio desktop: "Version 7.7.1 of KNOPPIX is based on the usual picks from Debian stable 'Jessie', testing 'Stretch' and unstable 'Sid' for newer graphics drivers or desktop software packages. It uses Linux kernel 4.7.9 (not affected by the 'Dirty Cow Bug') and X.Org 7.7 (Core 1.18.1) for supporting current computer hardware. New in 7.7.1: kernel and system software updated; new, experimental version of 3D window manager - Compiz 0.9.12.2, LXDE (default) with PCManFM 1.2.4 file manager, KDE Plasma 5.7.4 (boot option 'knoppix desktop=kde'), GNOME 3.22 (boot option 'knoppix desktop=gnome'), WINE version 1.9.20...." See the detailed release notes for a complete list of changes and other information. Download: KNOPPIX_V7.7.1DVD-2016-10-22-EN.iso (4,445MB, MD5, signature, torrent, pkglist), KNOPPIX_V7.7.1DVD-2016-10-22-DE.iso (4,445MB, MD5, signature, torrent). |
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| 2016-10-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Quirky 8.1 |
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Barry Kauler has announced the release of Quirky 8.1. Quirky is a sister project to Puppy Linux and offers a lightweight, user friendly desktop experience. The latest version, Quirky 8.1, diverges from past Quirky releases by supplying download images for Raspberry Pi 2 & 3 computers and not x86-powered computers. "All Quirkies prior to 8.1 have been built for x86 and x86_64 PCs. Version 8.1 is the first to be built for the ARM platform, specifically the Raspberry Pi 2 and Pi 3. Note that Quirky will not work on a Pi 1. It is expected a build for the Odroid XU4 is coming soon. The functionality is much as you have come to expect with a Puppy-derivative -- you get 'the kitchen sink' in a very small package. That is, an application for just about everything and utilities to setup and configure just about anything. A difference though, with the Raspberry Pi build, is that it includes LibreOffice and Inkscape, whereas Puppy-derivatives usually have light-weight choices, such as Gnumeric, Abiword and InkscapeLite. This decision was made so as to provide the same functionality out-of-the-box as Raspbian, and in fact a whole lot more." The release announcement has more information. Download: quirky-pi2-sd-8gb-xerus-8.1.img.xz (358MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2016-10-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 2.4.9-17 |
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Steven Shiau has announced the release of Clonezilla Live 2.4.9-17, the latest stable version of the project's specialist Debian-based distribution designed for disk cloning and backups: "This release of Clonezilla Live (2.4.9-17) includes major enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements and changes: the underlying GNU/Linux operating system has been upgraded, this release is based on the Debian 'Sid' repository as of 2016-10-21; Linux kernel has been updated to 4.7.8; removed 'nodmraid' from boot parameters in drbl-ocs.conf, fakeraid and firmware raid are supported now; updated language files hu_HU, ja_JP.UTF-8, de_DE, fr_FR, it_IT and es_ES; the drbl Clonezilla Live version information will be in /etc/ocs/ocs-live.conf and when an image is saved, the information will be saved in Info-packages.txt; applied patches from Aaron Burling, so now when mounting image repository, it is able to browse the directories recursively; force dhclient timeout at 60 seconds...." Continue to the release announcement to read the long list of enhancements and bug fixes. Download (SHA512): clonezilla-live-2.4.9-17-amd64.iso (188MB, pkglist), clonezilla-live-2.4.9-17-i686.iso (188MB), clonezilla-live-2.4.9-17-i686-pae.iso (188MB). |
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| 2016-10-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8.0 SP1 |
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The Black Lab Linux team has announced the launch of a service pack update to the project's enterprise product line. The updated release, Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8 Service Pack 1, is a commercial release and uses software available in the Ubuntu LTS repositories. Black Lab Enterprise 8 offers the ability to boot on UEFI-enabled computers and will be supported through to the year 2021. This version of Black Lab offers the ability to work with Snap packages as well as traditional Deb packages. "Today the Black Lab Linux Development team is pleased to announce the release of Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8.0 SP1. Service Pack 1 is jam packed full of new innovations and features. Black Lab Enterprise Linux is the fastest growing Enterprise desktop Linux offering on the market today. Black Lab Enterprise Linux 8.0 SP1 is a hybrid operating system meaning you can deploy local applications that you need as well as the cloud based applications that you want." The release announcement has further details and purchasing options (pkglist). |
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| 2016-10-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Netrunner 16.09 "Core" |
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The Netrunner project has released a new version of their distribution. The new version is Netrunner 16.09 "Core" which carries the code name "Avalon". Netrunner's new Core edition is based on Debian's Stable (Jessie) branch and ships with modern KDE Plasma packages. "Netrunner Core (like its upcoming big brother Netrunner Desktop) is based on Debian Stable with the latest Qt, Plasma, Framework and KDE Applications. Core is the streamlined version of the upcoming full Desktop version, and therefore provides only a few essential applications on top of the latest Plasma Desktop. Here is an overview of the Core features: Based on Debian Stable (Jessie 8) Provides latest KDE packages of: Plasma 5.7.5 + Frameworks 5.27 + KDE Applications 16.04 + Qt 5.7.0" Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. The Core edition is available in a 64-bit for x86 computers and there is an image for the Odroid C1 ARM device. Download (MD5): netrunner-core-1609-64bit.iso (1,257MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-10-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SalentOS 1.0 |
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Gabriele Martina has announced the release of SalentOS 1.0, a new line of the desktop-oriented distribution featuring a customised desktop based on the Openbox window manager. Code-named "Luppìu", this is the project's first release based on Debian's stable branch, rather than Ubuntu as was the case with the previous SalentOS versions. From the release announcement: "With great pleasure the team announces the release of SalentOS 'Luppìu' 1.0. Here are the main features: based on Debian Stable; Linux kernel 3.16; new tools for system management - Styler and Yanima; new system update alert tool; menu translated into major languages - English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French and German; new installation wizard; lighter system - no daemon of a background system settings; optimized graphics effects; pre-installed drivers for all the major wireless cards." Download the installable live DVD image from here: SalentOS-Luppiu-1.0.1-2-amd64.iso (1,082MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-10-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Slackel 4.14.21 "KDE Live" |
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Dimitris Tzemos has announced a new release of the Slackware-based Slackel distribution. The new version, Slackel 4.14.21 "KDE Live", is available in 32-bit and 64-bit builds with the 64-bit media supporting UEFI. The 32-bit builds will boot on machines with or without PAE-enabled processors. The new release includes a script which will help users install the distribution on a USB thumb drive as well as several package updates. "Slackel 'Live KDE' 4.14.21 has been released. Slackel is based on Slackware Linux and Salix. Some of the software programs included in the ISO images: Linux kernel 4.4.23, Thunderbird 45.4.0, Firefox 45.4.0esr, FileZilla 3.16.1, gFTP 2.0.19, Pidgin 2.11.0, GIMP 2.8.18, LibreOffice 5.2.2... For the live environment, standard user is 'one' with password 'one'. User 'one' is a super user. This is what you need to use applications that need super user privileges. You can also use the 'dd' command to write the ISO image to a USB stick, but some features like persistence will not be available. Live scripts has been changed and further developed to use the native overlay kernel module which is stable." Further information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5): slackellive64-kde-4.14.21.iso (1,349MB, pkglist). |
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| 2016-10-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GParted Live 0.27.0-1 |
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Curtis Gedak has announced the availability of GParted Live 0.27.0-1, the latest stable version of the Debian-based live CD featuring a set of disk management and data rescue tools: "The GParted team is happy to announce another stable release of GParted Live. This release includes GParted 0.27.0, patches for libparted for FAT file system operations and other improvements. Items of note include: GParted 0.27.0 - recognize GRUB 2 core.img, fix Mount Point column which is wider than the screen on openSUSE, ensure GParted exits if closed before the initial load completes; based on the Debian 'Sid' repository as of 2016-10-20; Linux kernel updated to 4.7.6; includes e2fsprogs 1.43.3 which addresses some ext2/3/4 resizing issues reported in our forums; includes patched version of libparted. This release of GParted Live has been successfully tested on VirtualBox, VMware, BIOS, UEFI and physical computers with AMD/ATI, NVIDIA and Intel graphics." Read the release announcement for more details. Download links (SHA256): gparted-live-0.27.0-1-amd64.iso (268MB, pkglist), gparted-live-0.27.0-1-i686-pae.iso (270MB), gparted-live-0.27.0-1-i686.iso (269MB). |
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| 2016-10-19 |
NEW • Development Release: NethServer 7.2 RC1 |
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The NethServer distribution is a CentOS-based server operating system which features a web-based interface and a modular design. The latest development snapshot from the project is NethServer 7.2 RC1. The new release candidate offers users deep packet inspection and time-based firewall rules. NethServer also supports traffic shaping, giving priority to certain types of network traffic. "A better implementation of traffic shaping with a brand new interface allows the creation of complex rules also with nDPI support. For example, during office hours Facebook traffic has low priority. The 'Firewall rules' page has been extended with the 'low priority' and 'high priority' actions on rule creation, and bandwidth configuration of red network interface has been moved inside the 'Network' page removing the 'Traffic shaping' panel." Additional details and a list of changes since the project's last beta release, can be found in the release announcement. Download: nethserver-7.2.1511-rc1-x86_64.iso (784MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-10-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Solus 1.2.1 |
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Joshua Strobl has announced the release of a new version of the Solus distribution. The latest release, Solus 1.2.1, offers users the most up to date version of the Budgie desktop environment and introduces a new MATE edition of the Solus distribution. Solus 1.2.1 also features IBUS support to enable multi-lingual input, introduces a Places applet for quick file system navigation and polishes the audio and brightness controls. "The Solus project is proud to announce the availability of Solus 1.2.1, delivered in the form of our main edition, which provides an unrivalled Budgie experience, as well as a new and welcomed addition to the Solus family, Solus 1.2.1 MATE edition. While Solus 1.2.1 is the first release to have a new addition, it is also the last of our traditional releases as we shift towards the ISO snapshot model, which better reflects our agility and iteration speed." Further details and screen shots highlighting the new features can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256) (pkglist): Solus-1.2.1.iso (1,013MB, torrent, signature), Solus-1.2.1-MATE.iso (971MB, torrent, signature). |
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| 2016-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parted Magic 2016_10_18 |
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Parted Magic is a live distribution commonly used to partition hard drives, rescue data and clone partitions. The commercial distribution has as been upgraded to feature new versions of many packages along with new artwork. "This release is by far the most aggressively upgraded version in the history of the project. Nearly 800 programs have been updated. All new artwork, icons, and themes. At the same time there have been no major changes to the layout, so everybody should feel at home. The goal was to get everything up to date without causing regressions and discomfort. Parted Magic was never meant to be a play toy. It was designed to get things done and look somewhat cool with our Steampunk looking themes. We really hope you find this release useful, because a lot of work went into it." This version of Parted Magic features GParted 0.26.1, Linux kernel 4.8.2, Ddrescue GUI 1.6.1 and Mozilla Firefox 49.0. The release announcement goes on to mention free copies of the distribution are available to students. Parted Magic can be purchased via the project's downloads page (starting at US$9.00). |
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| 2016-10-18 |
NEW • Development Release: openSUSE 42.2 RC1 |
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The openSUSE project has released a new development snapshot for the distribution's Leap edition. The new snapshot, openSUSE 42.2 RC1, features mostly minor updates to the KDE and GNOME desktop environments, along with a minor update to the Linux kernel. "RC1 delivers a professional version that includes OpenStack client software and several other software stacks developers and system administrators will find useful. RC1 adds new bug fixes for KDE as Plasma 5.8.1 provides several commits to provide a more stable performance for KDE users. The long-term support (LTS) version of Plasma 5.8 has several open-source users excited about the stability potential and rebirth of KDE. GNOME games were updated in RC1 as five-or-more, four-in-a-row and Iagno updated to the GNOME 3.20.2 version. In addition to having GNOME and KDE desktop environments, the Leap version offers several other desktop environments like Cinnamon, Xfce. For those looking for lightweight login / display manager, RC1 offers LightDM 1.19.5." The full release announcement has further details. Download (pkglist): openSUSE-Leap-42.2-DVD-x86_64-Build0245-Media.iso (4,107MB, SHA256), openSUSE-Leap-42.2-NET-x86_64-Build0245-Media.iso (95MB, SHA256). |
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