Attila Cr ciun has announced the release of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 "LiveDVD", a Slackware-based live DVD for 64-bit processors: "New revised version of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 'KDE3 LiveDVD' is available. Also, we are introducing a Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 'KDE4 LiveDVD'.
Alexey Rusakov has announced the release of ALT Linux 4.1 "Desktop" edition, a general-purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on desktops, laptops and netbooks: "We're happy to announce our new release, ALT Linux 4.1 'Desktop'. Changes since version 4.0: based
Guardian Digital has announced the release of EnGarde Secure Linux 3.0.21, a server distribution featuring a web-based system administration tool: "Guardian Digital is happy to announce the release of EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.21. This release includes many updated packages and
Barry Kauler has announced the release of Puppy Linux 4.1: "Version 4.1 continues the hectic pace of development, with ground-breaking new applications and under-the-hood architectural improvements over 4.00. Ground-breaking apps include our new Psip VOIP and PPLOG personal blog. Under-the-hood
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VectorLinux 5.9 "Live" has been released: "The VectorLinux Live team is proud to announce the release of VectorLinux 5.9 Standard Live CD (and the first 5.9 Light beta live CD). This is the final release for 5.9 Standard Live. We
Masahiro Takahata has announced the availability of the release candidate for Momonga Linux 5, a Japanese community distribution loosely modelled on Fedora. Some of the main features and changes compared to the project's earlier release include: reduced the size of
Christoph Thiel has announced the second beta release of openSUSE 11.1: "The first beta release for 11.1 was so popular, we have decided to do it again! The openSUSE project is happy to announce the release of openSUSE 11.1 beta
Steve Langasek has announced the beta release of Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop and Server. Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition delivers the features you need for an increasingly
A new stable version of GParted LiveCD, a specialist, Debian-based live medium featuring a popular hard disk partitioning tool, has been released. From the release notes: "Comes with GParted 0.3.9; based on Debian 'Lenny' as of 2008-10-01; Linux kernel 2.6.26;
Iuri Stanchev has announced the release of NetSecL 2.3, a Slackware-based distribution with advanced security features: "As the NetSecL project developer, I am proud to announce the release of NetSecL 2.3. The main highlights: improved full setup using rsync -
The fourth beta release of FreeNAS 0.69, a FreeBSD-based operating system providing free Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services, is ready for testing. From the release notes: "Upgrade to FreeBSD 6.4; upgrade to rsync 3.0.4, PHPMailer 2.2.1, Transmission 1.34; add new attribute
Jesse Keating has announced the availability of the beta release of Fedora 10: "Fedora 10 Beta: Cambridge's foundations are laid. Just on the heels of the Fedora project's fifth anniversary, the beta of Fedora Linux version 10 (code-named Cambridge) is
Martin Ultima has announced the release of Ultima Linux 8.4, a Slackware-compatible desktop and server distribution built around the KDE desktop: "The Ultima Linux project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Ultima Linux 8.4. This release includes over
Warren Woodford has announced the availability of the second beta release of SimplyMEPIS 8.0: "Warren has uploaded a second 8.0 beta, SimplyMEPIS 7.9.80-beta. SimplyMEPIS 8.0 offers up-to-date user applications delivered on top of a Debian 'Lenny' core. Important package changes
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Marcus Moeller has announced the release of easys GNU/Linux 4.2, a Slackware-based desktop distribution with graphical system configuration and package management tools: "We are pleased to announce the release of easys GNU/Linux 4.2 which ships the latest KDE desktop (version
The first release candidate for Guadalinex 5.0, a Spanish Ubuntu-based distribution developed by the regional government of Andalucía, is ready for testing. Released to commemorate today's worldwide Software Freedom Day, this is the project's first version that comes on two
Testing of the next major version of Elive continues with the newly released build 1.9.02: "The Elive team is proud to announce the release of the development version 1.9.02. The improvement of Elive for the next stable release is proceeding