06-25-2006

Distribution Release: Trixbox 1.1

Trixbox 1.1, a Linux distribution formerly known as Asterisk@Home, has been released. From the release announcement: "Trixbox 1.1 released today. The only new feature is Munin, a system monitoring package. There are tones of small fixes. Zaptel and conferencing should be working. The latest SugarCRM is included. I will try to get a 1.1 upgrade script ready for next week but 1.0.3 that installs from the upgraded script now should have all the conferencing and Zaptel fixes. All of the non-free packages have been removed from the ISO, so if you use HUDlite you will need to type install-hudlite from command line." Download: trixbox-1.1.iso (509MB, MD5).

Development Release: Kate OS 3.0 Alpha (Live)

A live CD edition of Kate OS 3.0 Alpha has been released: "Live edition of Kate OS 3.0 alpha is available now. This is a test version aimed at people interested in development branch of Kate OS. The live edition contains 2.2 GB of data, compressed on a single CD. The system automatically detects hardware, mounts system partitions and enables the user to write directly to NTFS file systems. This is a wonderful demo of Kate OS possibilities, helpful during some rescue operations. The system contains among other things: X.Org 7.1, glibc 2.4, GCC 4.0.2, Apache 2.2, Firefox and Thunderbird 1.5.0.4, XFce 4.3.90.2." Visit the project's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: KateOS_3.0alpha-LIVE.iso (678MB, MD5).

Development Release: Wolvix Cub 1.0.5 Alpha

The Wolvix project has launched a new development cycle that will eventually lead to Wolvix 1.0.5: "I've just uploaded the Wolvix Cub 1.0.5 Alpha ISO to the FTP server. If you are interested in helping me test it, download the ISO and give it a spin. Wolvix Cub is a smaller version of Wolvix which should fit on a 256MB USB stick. The Cub edition will serve as the base for the 'full' Wolvix 1.0.5 which I'll start building next. This is an ALPHA release and still has some rough edges, it's only intended for testing." Read the full announcement for more information and a to-do list. Download: wolvix-cub-1.0.5-alpha1.iso (245MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent.

06-18-2006

Distribution Release: STUX GNU/Linux 0.9

Giacomo Picconi has announced the release of STUX GNU/Linux 0.9, a Slackware-based live and installation CD designed desktop use: "STUX GNU/Linux 0.9 released. Main changes: Linux kernel upgraded to 2.6.12 from KNOPPIX CD 4.0.2; based on Slackware current as at 10 June 2006; added KNOPPIX hardware autodetection; Unionfs: with Unionfs it's now possible to use STUX from Live CD without the read-only limitation; all STUX utilities fully debugged and reviewed; multimedia keyboards now working and configurable; added WINE; installed remastering tools; Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support...." Read the complete changelog on the project's news page. STUX GNU/Linux 0.9 is available for download via BitTorrent: stux-linux-0.9.is
(675MB).

06-10-2006

Development Release: Grafpup Linux 1.0.4 Beta

A beta release of Grafpup Linux 1.0.4, a light-weight distribution designed for graphics artists, is now available for download and testing: "Announcing the availability of Grafpup Standard 1.0.4 beta. This is a feature-complete release for testing purposes, we are now on a freeze and nothing new will be included in the live CD. Many, if not most, of the small issues and bugs from the pre-release have now been fixed and cosmetically this is very close to how 1.0.4 final will appear. IceWM has been recompiled with antialiasing on and a new data directory path. The Squash utility is now on version 0.5 and includes an early version of Gsquash, the graphical interface." Read the release announcement for more details. Download (MD5): Grafpup_standard-104beta.iso (80.0MB).

Distribution Release: Voltalinux 1.0

Voltalinux, a distribution combining Slackware Linux with the 'pkgsrc' package management software from NetBSD, has reached the 1.0 milestone: "Voltalinux 1.0 is out! New feature: the installation is based on 3 sets: base, devel, net. Many server oriented packages ready to be deployed. Based on Slackware Current (almost Slackware 11) and pkgsrc 2006Q1. Remember to install rc-subr, to edit /etc/rc.conf and install the packages you like (Postfix, Dovecot, Pure FTP, MySQL, etc)." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5): voltalinux-1.0.iso (254MB). Voltalinux 1.0 is designed for advanced Linux users and does not contain a graphical desktop environment.

I update this information at the end of the week and get the release news from Distrowatch.

06-03-2006

Development Release: T2 2.2.0 RC

Rene Rebe has announced the first development release of T2 2.2.0, a source-based distribution originally forked from ROCK Linux: "Finally, the release candidate of the 2.2.0 series 'Get the power back!' is out. The series features udev, early user-space, fully modular kernel, X11R7, C++ cross compilation, PowerPC 64 and MIPS 64 support, as well as a whole lot of updates and re-factoring under the hood." Read the full release announcement for a complete list of changes. As usual, the new version is available in the form of build scripts (2.4MB) for creating a complete distribution from source code, or as a set of pre-compiled CD images for several architectures. Here are the quick download links to the x86 images (MD5): t2-desktop-2.2.0-rc-x86-pentium-mmx_cd1.iso (634MB) and t2-desktop-2.2.0-rc-x86-pentium-mmx_cd2.iso (553MB).

I update this information at the end of the week and get the release news from Distrowatch.

05-27-2006

Development Release: Elive 0.5 Beta

The Elive project has released the first beta build of the upcoming Elive 0.5 Enlightenment live CD. What's new? "New live CD system - Elive has moved from Morphix to DSS; new kernel 2.6.15 with a lot more hardware support, also for wireless networking, make a look to the list of new drivers added; new installer features; Elive has new system of elive-skel, you can select 'night look' or 'elive look' in the boot of the live CD system; introductory tutorial to Enlightenment hot keys on E16; Unionfs version 1.1.4; Evidence doesn't crash any more; email client integrated with the system." Read the development changelog for more information and a list of download mirrors. Get it from here: Elive-unstable-cvs20060526.iso (680MB, MD5).

Distribution Release: Scientific Linux 3.0.7

A new update to the 3.0 series of Scientific Linux, a distribution release built by recompiling the source RPM packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, is available for the i386 architecture: "Scientific Linux (SL) release 3.0.7 for i386 has been released. We wish to thank all the contributors, testers, and all those who have given us kind words of encouragement. The Scientific Linux community is great to work with and for. Scientific Linux release 3.0.7 is based on the rebuilding of RPMS out of SRPMS's from Enterprise 3 AS, including Update 6 & 7. There aren't too many improvements over 3.0.5 other than bug fixes, security errata and updated kernel modules. The release notes can be found here." Read the brief release announcement for more information. The 4-CD ISO image set of the new release can be downloaded from the distribution's main FTP server or its mirror sites.

Distribution Release: tinysofa classic server 2.0 Update 5

Jaakko Heinonen has announced the release of a new update to tinysofa classic server 2.0: "tinysofa classic server 2.0 Update 5 (Ceara) is now generally available. This release focuses on bug and security fixes, integrates all released security fixes, and updates various packages (notably the kernel) to the more recent upstream releases. 'Ceara' features: the Linux 2.6.16 kernel, grsecurity support, APT and SmartPM for advanced package management, the next generation PHP 5 environment (5.0.4), OpenSSH 4.3p2, high availability features such as DRBD (0.7.17) and UCARP (1.1), the latest development tools and languages (GCC 3.4.3, Python 2.4.2), and much more." Visit the distribution's home page to read the release announcement. Download (SHA1): Ceara.i586.iso (361MB) or Ceara.x86_64.iso (364MB).

I update this information at the end of the week and get the release news from Distrowatch.

05-20-2006

A new version of SLAX has been released: "I'm happy to let you know that a new SLAX release is ready. This time you can use some cool new features. Added 'noload' cheatcode to disable loading of any specified modules. This affects all modules on the SLAX CD, including /base and /modules, so using 'noload=*kde*' will disable loading of all modules with 'kde' in the name. It's useful with copy2ram cheatcode, because any unused module is not copied to RAM. Added 'ramsize' cheatcode to specify maximum memory for SLAX to store changes, downloaded files, etc." Read the rest of the changelog for a detailed list of new features and changes. Download (MD5) from here: slax-5.1.5.iso (192MB).

Eddy Nigg has announced the second release candidate of StartCom Multimedia Edition 5.0.5: "With more than 200 updated and added software packages, the second release candidate of the new MultiMedia Edition ML-5.0.5 is on its way to the download mirrors. For RC2, the DVD image for the i386 architecture can now be burned using regular DVD devices. The x86_64 architecture requires a double layered DVD or an installation via network or hard drive. We added more supported file systems to the kernel (namely SMB and NTFS), easier printing of multiple images, and kino (video editing)." Read the full release announcement for further information. Download (MD5): Kessem-i386-rc2-DVD.iso (4,326MB) or Kessem-x86_64-rc2-DVD.iso (5,102MB).

Yuichiro Nakada has announced the release of Berry Linux 0.70, the first Fedora-based live CD with integrated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers, Xgl graphics subsystem and Compiz compositing manager (available as an option in the GRUB boot menu). From the changelog: "Berry Linux 0.70 released. Kernel 2.6.16.16 SMP + ndev/udev + bootsplash; KDE 3.5.2 (Fedora Core 5 stable); Xgl and X.Org 7.0 + Bold patch; GIMP 2.2.11; Firefox 1.5.0.3 and Thunderbird 1.5.0.2; WINE 0.9.13." Besides all the package updates, the new release also features a stunning new wallpaper. Download from here: berry-0.70.iso (508MB, MD5). Although defaulting to Japanese, Berry Linux also supports English as an option in the initial boot menu.