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Astaro mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis beta Astaro Security Gateway 8.0, distribusi Linux spesialis untuk firewall dan gateway jaringan: Astaro would like to invite you to join us in testing our next major version of our Security Gateway product. Over the past 18 months our developers have been hard at work – Astaro Security Gateway version 8 introduces a new Linux kernel, 64-bit support, IPv6, a refreshed WebAdmin, new reports, and many other exciting things designed to solve problems and secure your network. A public beta of Astaro Security Gateway 8 is available immediately, allowing you to test our current progress of this release and refine/shape its development during the next months along its path to general availability. ...

Anil Gulecha mengumumkan rilis beta kedua dari Nexenta Core Platform 3.0, sebuah distribusi server berbasis OpenSolaris. Rilis ini siap untuk dites. On behalf of the Nexenta project, I’d like to announce the availability of the Nexenta Core Platform (NCP) 3.0 Beta 2, the final beta release in the NCP3 cycle. Starting with this release of NCP3, there will be a small charge for all users of NCP. This is required for security upgrades, and usage of apt-clone functionality. Developing and maintaining a distribution the size of NCP takes a lot of resources, and we need your help to sponsor continued development of your favourite OpenSolaris distribution. To learn more about the upcoming pricing policy, visit this page . ...

Clement Lefebvre mengumumkan ketersediaan dua distribusi linux terbaru edisi komunitas dari Linux Mint 8 – dengan desktop Xfce dan LXDE: The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 8 Xfce Community edition. Based on Xubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’, Linux 2.6.31, Xfce 4.6.1 and X.Org 7.4, Linux Mint 8 Xfce CE features a lot of improvements and the latest software from the open-source world. Featured improvements in this release: OEM installation, possibility to ignore updates, configurable menu places, multiple selection in the Software Manager, new system tray File Uploader with support for drag and drop and multiple files uploads. Based on Linux Mint 8 Main edition, Openbox 3.4.7.2 and PCManFM 0.5.2, Linux Mint 8 LXDE edition features a complete and familiar desktop experience while being low on resource usage and is suitable for a good variety of older hardware. ...

Untangle 7.2, sebuah distribusi linux untuk gateway jaringan berbasi Debian GNU/Linux dengan modul yang mudah dipasang untuk applikasi jaringan telah dirilis: We are pleased to announce general availability of Untangle 7.2. Our latest version includes a new free application for Internet access control, as well as a host of enhanced features and improvements.” These include updates to Captive Portal, Directory Connector and Reports: “Captive Portal supports a wide array of authentication mechanisms, from basic local directory-based authentication (on the Untangle server) to authentication through an Active Director server or RADIUS server when coupled with Untangle’s Directory Connector. Untangle’s AD Connector has been renamed Directory Connector. This is because it now supports both Microsoft Active Directory server, and RADIUS server. ...

Vyatta mengumumkan rilis Vyatta 6.0, sebuah distribusi berbasis Debian untuk firewall dan router. Vyatta today announced Vyatta 6.0, the latest release of the company’s open network operating system containing complete routing and network security software. Vyatta version 6.0 includes the new Vyatta Remote Access API which enables customers to control Vyatta systems using in-house and third-party network management and provisioning systems. This version of Vyatta includes more than 30 enhancements for both the Vyatta Core and Vyatta Subscription edition, and introduces the first Vyatta Plus enhanced services. The Vyatta Remote Access API dramatically simplifies network management for large deployments of Vyatta systems within enterprises and cloud-based service providers. ...

Red Hat, Inc. mengumumkan ketersediaan Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.5, update kelima dari distribusi Linux komersial kelas enterprise ini: Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the latest update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, release 5.5. Highlights of the release include hardware enablement for the Intel Boxboro-EX platform, AMD Magny-Cours processor and IBM Power 7 processor. Virtualization is improved, with support for multiple 10 GigE SR-IOV cards, and automatic usage of hugepages for virtual guest memory when enabled on the system. Interoperability improvements include updates to OpenOffice.org for Microsoft Office 2007 filters, Samba for Windows 7 compatibility and boot support for virtual machines using Microsoft-based PXE services. ...

Warren Woodford telah mengumumkan rilis SimplyMEPIS 8.5, distribusi ramah pemula dengan KDE 4 yang berbasis Debian GNU/Linux: For SimplyMEPIS 8.5 we started with the stable Debian ‘Lenny’ core and then selectively introduced updated packages that make SimplyMEPIS 8.5 a more timely operating system. Specifically, 8.5 uses a 2.6.32 kernel for up-to-date hardware support. It has the new KDE 4.3.4 desktop, yet retains much of the familiar MEPIS/KDE look and feel, so users can slowly become familiar with the new features in KDE 4.3. The new MEPIS Welcome Center guides users through their first steps with MEPIS including finding documentation, connecting with the community, and optionally installing additional applications and language packs. ...

Roberto Dohnert mengumumkan rilis PC/OS 10.1.1, rilis update perbaikan bug untuk distribusi berbasis Ubuntu ini: We are pleased to announce the delivery of PC/OS OpenWorkstation 10.1.1 PC/OS GNOME 10.1.1 as well as PC/OS WebStation 10.1.1. With this release we bring many bug fixes and enhancements to the platform. This release is a bug fix and precursor to the release of PC/OS 11. Some of the highlights of this release include: Linux kernel 2.6.31 PAE, with physical address extensions, users of 32-bit PC/OS can now use more RAM on 64-bit systems; Gigolo is replaced with pyNeighborhood; FileZilla is now included; Empathy has been upgraded to version 2.29.93; Empathy has been replaced with Meebo; GNOME Games has been replaced with FlashChess3…. ...

Marc Poirette mengumumkan rilis PureOS 2.0, distribusi Linux Live CD berbasis Debian yang menyajikan desktop KDE 4: PureOS 2.0 2010 is available, it’s built with the Linux-Live scripts 6.2.9. What’s new? Linux kernel 2.6.33 with Squashfs 3.4 and LZMA; KDE 4.3.4, Iceweasel 3.5.8 with Strata aero theme and Icedove 2.0.0.22 with Lightning 0.9; OpenOffice.org 3.2.0 (Calc, Draw, Math and Writer) with help; GIMP 2.6.8 with help, Gwenview with KIPI plugins and Okular; Akregator, FileZilla, qBittorrent, Kopete and wicd; K3B, VLC and Songbird 1.4.3; smxi/sgfxi scripts and scripts for module management; GParted, Krusader…. ...

Sebuah versi terbaru dari Jolicloud, distribusi Linux berbasis Ubuntu yang beriorientasi untuk digunakan di netbook, telah diumumkan dengan diberi label “pre-final”. Rilis ini diharapkan menjadi rilis pengembangan terakhir sebelum rilis stabil. Dari pengumuman : ...

Jean-Philippe Guillemin mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis beta pertama Zenwalk Linux 6.4, distribusi Linux berbasis Slackware yang menawarkan desktop XFCE: Zenwalk 6.4 Beta is ready for testing. Zenwalk 6.4 provides many enhancements at system and application levels. The brand new 2.6.33.1 kernel features the new BFS scheduler, designed for the best desktop interactivity on multi-core CPUs while taking the most of lower-specification machines. You’ll notice better responsiveness of graphical applications, better real-time performance of sound applications (very low latency), and efficiency of ‘niced’ commands. Like its predecessor, Zenwalk 6.4 features ext4 as main file system, and latest versions of most applications and desktop environments. Here’s a summary of the important changes: updated version of Xfce 4.6.1; new artwork; udev 151 (faster boot); OpenOffice.org 3.2.0 (fast, optimized version); X.Org 7.5…. ...

Phil Miller mengumumkan rilis alpha kelima dari Chakra, distro Linux berbasis Arch-Linux dan live CD dengan versi terbaru dari desktop KDE, sudah tersedia untuk dicoba: After lots of testing and rebuilds we are finally there. Chakra Alpha 5 ‘Panora’ left the building and is ready to get a new home on your boxes. We focused our efforts on two aspects. Tribe, our installer, now includes an easy and advanced mode to partition the target, also the installation speed has been much approved and supports lower screen resolutions. The usability of the Chakra live CD, we added support for some important features – print, and configure printers; complete management of optic drives; drop-down Konsole technology with Yakuake; management of dial-up modems and broadband USB 3g/HSDPA. Features: Linux kernel-2.6.32.10 with LZMA support, KDEmod 4.4.1, X.Org Server 1.7.5.902…. ...