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| 2016-12-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Mageia 5.1 |
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Donald Stewart has announced the release of Mageia 5.1, an updated build of the distribution current stable branch. This unscheduled version was put together due to delays delivering the upcoming Mageia 6 which is currently in development. From the release announcement: "We are very pleased to announce the release of Mageia 5.1. This release is a respin of the Mageia 5 installation and live ISO images, based on the Mageia 5 repository and incorporating all updates to allow for an up-to-date installation without the need to install almost a year-and-a-half worth of updates. It is therefore recommended for new installations and upgrades from Mageia 4. If you are currently running Mageia 5 then there is no need to install Mageia 5.1 as it is the same as your system, provided that updates have been installed. Mageia 5.1 ships with many updated packages, including LibreOffice 4.4.7, Linux kernel 4.4.32, KDE4 4.14.5, GNOME 3.14.3 and countless other updates." See also the release notes for detailed technical information. Download links: Mageia-5.1-LiveDVD-KDE4-x86_64-DVD.iso (1,815MB, MD5, torrent), Mageia-5.1-LiveDVD-GNOME-x86_64-DVD.iso (1,622MB, MD5, torrent), Mageia-5.1-x86_64-DVD.iso (3,745MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-12-01 |
NEW • Development Release: Linux Mint 18.1 Beta |
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The Linux Mint team has announced the availability of a new development snapshot. The new version, Linux Mint 18.1 beta, features a new screen saver which allows the user to control the media player while the screen is locked, giving users the ability to control music playback without unlocking their computer. In the Cinnamon edition of Linux Mint it is possible to enable sounds to accompany on-screen notifications and the Xplayer video player can now blank monitors not in use by the player window. "If you have more than one monitor, you can now press the 'Blank Other Monitors' button when playing a video in full screen. Your video will continue to play and all your other monitors will turn black. The blanking can be toggled back and forth and automatically stops if you leave full screen or close the player. This feature is also available if you plug an external monitor to a laptop, so it allows you to blank the external monitor, or to blank the laptop itself without having to close the lid." These and other changes can be found in the release announcements for each edition (Cinnamon, MATE), in the What's New pages (Cinnamon, MATE) and in the release notes (Cinnamon, MATE). Download (pkglist): linuxmint-18.1-cinnamon-64bit-beta.iso (1,703MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), linuxmint-18.1-mate-64bit-beta.iso (1,783MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2016-12-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Raspbian 2016-11-25 |
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Simon Long has announced the release of Raspbian 2016-11-25, a security update of the Debian-based distribution for the Raspberry Pi single-board computers: "The more observant among you may have spotted that we've recently updated the Raspbian-with-PIXEL image. With any major release of the OS, we usually find a few small bugs and other issues as soon as the wider community starts using it, and so we gather up the fixes and produce a 1.1 release a few weeks later. We don't make a fuss about these bug fix releases, as there's no new functionality; these are just fixes to make things work as originally intended. However, in this case, we've made a couple of important changes. They won't be noticed by many users, but to those who do notice them and who will be affected by them, we should explain ourselves! What has changed? First, from now on SSH will be disabled by default on our images." Here is the full release announcement with an explanation of the changes made in this release. Download: 2016-11-25-raspbian-jessie.zip (1,469MB, SHA1, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-11-30 |
NEW • Development Release: Trisquel GNU/Linux 8.0 Alpha |
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The Trisquel project, a distribution which takes a hard stance in providing free and open source software exclusively, has released a new development snapshot: Trisquel GNU/Linux 8.0 alpha. The new alpha carries the code name "Flidas" and switches the default desktop environment from GNOME 2 to MATE. It also features the Linux-Libre 4.4 kernel. "The image has many of the basic components that will be the base for Flidas. The default desktop environment will be MATE 1.12.1, a fork of GNOME 2 that brings back all the functionality and quality level of previous Trisquel releases. The panel, file manager and control centre are already looking polished. This decision comes from the current editions of GNOME requiring 3D acceleration even in fallback mode, a requirement that in many cases forces the user to choose between a degraded user experience and performance, or the usage of non-free graphics drivers. Instead, we aim to provide a fully functional, highly performing desktop for all users." Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: trisquel_8.0_amd64.iso (827MB, MD5, signature, pkglist). |
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| 2016-11-30 |
NEW • Development Release: Devuan GNU+Linux 1.0.0 Beta 2 |
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Devuan is a Linux-based distribution which forked from Debian. The Devuan project works to make a drop-in replacement for Debian which does not feature the systemd technology. The Devuan developers have released a new development version, Devuan 1.0.0 beta 2. "After some important fixes and updates, we continue down our path of providing Debian without systemd by announcing the release of Devuan Jessie beta 2. This interim beta 2 release is another milestone as Devuan continues towards its goal of sustainability as a universal base distribution. beta 2 will be soon followed by a release candidate and the final Jessie release, due beginning of 2017." While this release is still a development beta, the developers report it should provide a safe upgrade path for people who are currently running Debian Wheezy. Further information can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, signature, torrent): devuan_jessie_1.0.0-beta2_amd64_DVD.iso (4,451MB, pkglist), devuan_jessie_1.0.0-beta2_amd64_NETINST.iso (228MB). |
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| 2016-11-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Zentyal Server 5.0 |
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José Antonio Calvo has announced the release of Zentyal Server 5.0, a major new version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution designed for small business servers. This is Zentyal's first build based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: "The Zentyal development team is proud to announce Zentyal Server 5.0, a new release of the Zentyal open-source Linux small business server with Active Directory interoperability. Zentyal Server 5.0 is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and it comes with the latest versions of all the integrated software. New features and improvements include: Samba 4.5.1 - the latest released version of Samba directly from upstream, without any custom patch by Zentyal, it comes with all the fixes in the Samba project since Samba 4.3, which are many, specially on the replication code; the Zentyal integration code has been rewritten to no longer need custom patches - this will result in more stability and maintainability; NSS/PAM is now managed with winbind instead of sssd, which is the recommended way...." See the release announcement and changelog for more information. Download: zentyal-5.0-development-amd64.iso (714MB, MD5, pkglist). Also available from OSDisc. |
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| 2016-11-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Peppermint 7-20161129 |
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Peppermint OS is a lightweight, Lubuntu-based Linux distribution. The Peppermint team has announced the release of an update (respin) to the project's version 7 installation media. The new media offers a update to the Linux kernel, fixes multimedia keyboard keys, includes better HP printer support through the hplip package and includes support for Bluetooth headsets. "Peppermint 7 Respin (Peppermint-7-20161129) Improvements: all updates to date (including the 4.4 kernel); fixed multimedia keyboard function keys; fixed browsing for Samba network printers; fix for Google Chrome keyring prompt; added hplip for HP Printer support out of the box; added PulseAudio Bluetooth module for Bluetooth headsets; update manager will not prompt to upgrade to the next 'Ubuntu LTS' version by default; 'Firefox Themer' name changed to 'Firefox Theme Lock' to remove confusion over its function." Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Peppermint OS downloads, signatures and checksum information can be found on the project's home page. Note: Due to an issue with the original ISO, the Peppermint OS team has released an updated spin linked to here. Download: Peppermint-7-20161201-amd64.iso (1,165MB, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-11-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Maui Linux 2.1 |
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Clemens Toennies has announced a new release of Maui Linux 2.1, an updated version of the project's distribution featuring the KDE Plasma 5.8.3 desktop. It is based on Ubuntu and KDE neon. This version represents an updated installation image for new installations: "Maui installation ISO image has been updated to 2.1. This mainly focuses on fixing some reported installer issues and it comes with some newer package versions, otherwise it is the same as Maui 2. Due to Maui being a part-rolling distribution based on Ubuntu 'Xenial', updating to Maui 2.1 is not required, nor is it technically correct. All versions of Maui share the same base, so the Backports channels is the common shared source where updated packages from Maui and KDE neon land after being tested for all Maui versions. So if you installed from any Maui version so far and enable the Backports channels and Update, you should have the same updated system. We release updated ISO images from time to time so that new users don't need to update too many packages right from the start." Here is the full release announcement. Download (SHA256): maui-2.1-64bit.iso (1,931MB, torrent, pkglist). Also available from OSDisc. |
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| 2016-11-25 |
NEW • Development Release: MX Linux 16 RC1 |
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The first release candidate for MX Linux 16, a Debian-based distribution with Xfce as the preferred desktop, is ready for download and testing: "Ahead of schedule, MX 16 release candidate 1 is available for testing. We have squashed many bugs and added improvements since the first public beta; e.g. horizontal panel now defaults to the bottom rather than the top. It is built on the reliable and stable Debian 8.6 'Jessie' with extra enhancements from the antiX live system and up-to-date applications provided by the MX Linux packagers. Just like previous versions of MX, this release defaults to SysVInit. Applications: Xfce 4.12 is the desktop environment; latest Firefox 50 for browsing and Thunderbird 45.5.0 for email; VLC 2.2.4 caters for videos and Clementine 1.3.1 for playing and managing your music; full LibreOffice 5.2.2 suite; Shotwell 0.24.1 digital photo organizer; Pepper Flash player browser plugin...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download: MX-16-public-rc1_x64.iso (1,130MB, MD5, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2016-11-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: ALT Linux 8.1 |
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Michael Shigorin has announced the release of ALT Linux 8.1, the latest release of the project's independently-developed distribution that uses the RPM packaging format and APT for RPM as its package management tool. The new version comes in two "Workstation" variants, with a choice of MATE or KDE desktops: "BaseALT Ltd announces the release of ALT Workstation 8.1 aimed for corporate and personal desktop use. Features: the distribution includes operating system and a set of applications that can be used directly off a bootable live USB stick or installed permanently; MATE desktop environment; wide range of software to connect to corporate and cloud infrastructure, work with internet, documents, complex graphics and animation, to process audio and video, to create and run virtual machines and access those. Changes in version 8.1: Linux kernel 4.4.34, LibreOffice 5.2 suite...." See the release announcement for more details. Download links (the live/installation images support English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and Ukrainian, pkglist): alt-workstation-8-x86_64.iso (MATE, 2,980MB, MD5), alt-kworkstation-8.1-install-x86_64.iso (KDE, 3,586MB, MD5, alt-kworkstation-8.1-live-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,161MB, MD5). |
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| 2016-11-24 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeNAS 10-BETA2 |
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Mark VonFange has announced the availability of the second beta build of FreeNAS 10, an upcoming major release from the project providing a specialist FreeBSD-based operating system for Network-Attached Storage (NAS) solutions: "The FreeNAS development team is happy to announce the release of FreeNAS 10 beta 2. We are also very happy to say that we are now 'feature complete' and have feature-parity with FreeNAS 9.10. Anyone who has been following the FreeNAS 10 development effort knows that FreeNAS 10 represents a complete rewrite of the world's most popular software-defined storage OS. It adds significant capabilities not seen in open-source storage - new capabilities for hosting virtual machines and containerized applications, and a ground-up rewrite of the user interface with a scriptable command-line interface." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information as well as screenshots of the new FreeNAS dashboard. Interested beta testers can download the release from here: FreeNAS-10-BETA2.iso (641MB, SHA256). |
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| 2016-11-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Fedora 25 |
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The Fedora project has announced the launch of Fedora 25. The new version of the Red Hat sponsored community project features version 3.22 of the GNOME desktop environment, a new media writer to make it easier to download and copy the distribution to a USB stick, improved Flatpak support and MP3 playback is now included in the project's official software repositories. "This release includes a plugin for MP3 decoding such as playing music. If you play a MP3 file from your collection, GNOME Software detects it and helps you install the plugin. For developers, Fedora 25 Workstation introduces improved Flatpak support. These enhancements now make it easier to install, update and remove Flatpak software. The improvements make this application packaging standard more user friendly." Additional information can be found in the release announcement. Fedora 25 is available in Workstation, Server and Cloud editions as well as many community spins featuring alternative software and desktop environments. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-25-1.3.iso (1,374MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-25-1.3.iso (1,925MB, SHA256, torrent). Also available from OSDisc. |
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| 2016-11-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 2.5.0-5 |
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Steven Shiau has announced the release of Clonezilla Live 2.5.0-5, a new stable version of the project's Debian-based live CD containing specialist tools designed for disk cloning and backup tasks: "This release of Clonezilla Live (2.5.0-5) 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 2016-11-22; Linux kernel has been updated to 4.8.7; p7zip-full, sysstat and iftop packages have been added; the ca_ES language file has been updated; update gen-rec-iso by adding option -k1 in ocs-sr. Bug fixes: choose 'Enter_shell' should not give any error; timezone issue; remove partprobe command after ocs-scan-disk, sometimes it delays the GPT partition to be shown in /proc/partitions." Here is the brief release announcement as published on the project's mailing list. Download (SHA512) one of the live CD images from SourceForge: clonezilla-live-2.5.0-5-amd64.iso (192MB, pkglist), clonezilla-live-2.5.0-5-i686.iso (193MB), clonezilla-live-2.5.0-5-i686-pae.iso (193MB). Also available from OSDisc. |
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