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Ken Smith mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis beta pertama FreeBSD 8.1: __The first of the test builds for the FreeBSD 8.1 release cycle is now available for amd64, i386, ia64, powerpc, pc98, and sparc64 architectures. Files suitable for creating installation media or doing FTP based installs through the network should be on most of the FreeBSD mirror sites by now. The ISO images for this build do not include packages other than the docs. For amd64 and i386 ‘memstick’ images are also available that can be copied to a USB ‘memory stick’ (also called ‘thumb drive’) and used for installs on machines that support booting from that type of media. If you are updating an already running machine the CVS branch tag is RELENG_8, or if you prefer SVN use ‘stable/8’. ...

Stefan Lippers-Hollmann mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis preview pertama sidux 2010-01, distribusi Linux desktop dan Live CD berbasis cabang unstable Debian: Now that KDE 4.4.3 and Linux kernel 2.6.34 have entered the archive, we have the pleasure to announce the immediate availability of the first preview for sidux 2010-01 ‘Hypnos’. While waiting for the availability of KDE 4.4.x, ‘Hypnos’ development concentrated on overhauling the early boot sequence for live and installed systems with regards to concurrent dependency-based booting and the integration of kernel 2.6.34. sidux now uses CONCURRENCY=makefile and continues to embrace GRUB 2 on the installed system, with isolinux and an improved gfxboot theme on the live system. KDE-based ISO images can now make use of Partition Manager instead of GParted. ...

Michael Hall mengumumkan rilis Qimo 4 Kids 2.0, distribusi berbasis Xubuntu untuk anak-anak: After much hard work, and some delay, we are pleased to bring you the second version of our popular Linux desktop for kids. We have introduced a new character to Qimo, her name is Illa, a cute and cuddly little polar bear. Illa is an Inuit word that means ‘friend’, and we know she’ll find her way into the hearts of your kids. She also has her own wallpaper featuring the Arctic landscape at dusk, filled with hues of pink and purple with the aurora borealis shining in the sky. Choose from a variety of Qimo and Illa wallpapers to find the one that is just right for your child. If you are already running Ubuntu 10.04, there’s no need to do a fresh install to get Qimo – now you can add the qimo-session package from the Universe repository. ...

George Vlahavas mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis kandidat pertama Salix OS 13.1, distribusi berbasis Slackware yang menyajikan desktop Xfce: So here is Salix 13.1 RC1. Let us test this and then release 13.1 final in about a week. The repositories for version 13.1 are already in place and Slackware 13.1 users can already use them for adding software packages in their systems. Not many changes since 13.1 beta1, here’s the short list: v4l-utils added, needed for Simple Scan; ktsuss has been internationalized and already translated in several languages; tweaked the package update notification tool so that it will hopefully prevent freezes in gslapt; upgraded a few packages to their latest version available; cleaned up the repositories from obsolete packages. ...

Jean-Philippe Guillemin mengumumkan rilis Zenwalk Linux 6.4, distribusi berbasis Slackware dengan desktop Xfce, manajemen paket khusus, dan banyak fitur ramah pengguna lainnya: Zenwalk Linux 6.4 provides many enhancements at system and application levels, while confirming the maturity and feature stability of Zenwalk. The brand new 2.6.33.4 kernel is featuring the new BFS scheduler, designed for the best desktop interactivity on multi-core CPUs spielautomaten online 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 (compilation tasks can really be niced in a way they don”t disturb other applications). Like its predecessor, Zenwalk 6.4 features ext4 as the main file system, and latest versions of most applications and desktop environments. ...

Kendall Weaver mengumumkan rilis Peppermint OS One-05222010, distribusi Linux desktop ringan berbasis Lubuntu yang menyajikan window manager Openbox dan berbagai aplikasi web based: We’re proud to offer the first official Peppermint OS respin, featuring a fully updated system, a few bug fixes, and a few new features. We’re going to be respinning the ISO every few weeks in order to make sure that fresh downloads will reflect the improvements we’re making. Note that it’s easy to update your existing Peppermint OS installation, so if you have it running the way you want it, there’s no reason to download a respin. What’s new? Mouse and keyboard settings are persistent; improved localization support for folders; Quick Search in Synaptic now works; improved support for printing to PDF format; improved support for 3g connectivity… ...

Endian Firewall 2.4, distro linux spesialis untuk firewall dan gateway yang berbasis CentOS, telah dirilis: Endian Firewall (EFW) Community version 2.4 is now available. This release introduces new features and lots of bug fixes that make EFW 2.4 a significant improvement in the development of the Endian product family.” Features: “If you are using EFW 2.4 and you wish to switch to Endian UTM 2.4, you can now do so by simply pushing a button. The process is completely managed by EFW, ensuring you a safe and effective upgrade. Updating your EFW 2.3 does not require to install a new system from scratch any more. Instead, you can update single packages using our dedicated repository. With the new version of the kernel the number of supported hardware devices – most of all network interface cards – increases significantly. ...

MeeGo merupakan proyek open source Linux yang merupakan gabungan Moblin yang diprakarsai Intel dan Maemo yang diprakarsai Nokia menjadi sebuah proyek bersama yang menargetkan penggunaan pada netbook dan device mobile lainnya. Versi 1.0 yang merupakan versi inaugurasi telah dirilis ...

Rilis tes kedua UHU-Linux 2.2 telah dirilis, distribusi generik yang didesain untuk pengguna berbahasa Hungaria. Perubahan sejak test 1 diantaranya: Teks informatif pada mode instalasi Live dan normal Pada mode Live filesystem partisi /boot bisa diset ke ext2 atau ext3 Pada mode live, ikon instalasi di CD dihapus setelah instalasi selesai Partisi lain didalam harddisk tidak akan ditampilkan kecuali user meminta Nama pengguna baru akan muncul dalam mode live Kesalahan instalasi diperbaiki dalam mode normal Image DVD sekarang menggunakan GRUB dan bukan isolinux, sehingga secara teori dapat boot lewat divais yang terkoneksi lewat USB Image DVD dapat ditulis ke USB dengan dd koreksi masalah boot pada beberapa drive CD/DVD Beberapa update minor paket Anda bisa mengunjugi home page UHU-Linux (dalam bahasa Hungaria) untuk membaca pengumuman rilis. ...

Ian Wells mengumumkan rilis SME Server 7.5, distrbusi berbasis CentOS untuk server enterprise: The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of SME Server 7.5. This release is based on CentOS 4.8. Changes in this release: the backup service has been made more robust; the email now correctly identifies incremental and full backups; a patch was added to support multiple Samba roles; as part of a major update with translations we have added seven new languages – Thai, Polish, Romanian, Estonian, Chinese, Norwegian (Bokmal), Russian; Transport Layer Security (TLS) authentication capability has been added for incoming SMTP ehlo requests; implement correctly the subject line SPAM tagging functionality; the syntax of the smtproutes and SMTPSmartHost templates have been updated to avoid MX lookups. ...

Andreas Jaeger mengumumkan ketersediaan milestone ketujuh (sekaligus terakhir) openSUSE 11.3: Milestone 7 (M7), a snapshot of the openSUSE Factory ‘work in progress’ build, leading up to openSUSE 11.3 release in July, is now available for download. M7 is the last milestone release, the next release will be RC1 on June 17th. Now it’s time for testing and bug-fixing! Compared to M6, this milestone brings many bug fixes, an update to Linux kernel 2.6.34 and the integration of software translations and new artwork. Highlights: netbook support with both Moblin and KDE; the approaching Btrfs file system can be configured in the installer; the zypper package management client has seen further improvements; better graphics driver support for NVIDIA cards…. ...

Rilis beta pertama Linux Caixa Mágica 15, distribusi berbahasa Portugis berbasis Mandriva Linux, siap untuk diunduh dan dites. Rilis ini tersedia dalam bentuk DVD instalasi maupun live CD yang dapat di install dengan desktop KDE maupun GNOME dan pilihan arsitektur i586 atau x86_64. Tujuan rilis ini adalah untuk mengumpulkan saran dan laporan bug dari tester beta dan seperti rilis beta lainnya tidak disarankan untuk digunakan di sistem kritikal. Fitur terbaru pada rilis ini diantaranya KDE 4.4, GNOME 2.30, Kernel Linux 2.6.33.3, akun guest, fitur kontrol bagi oran tua dengan dukungan untuk kontrol sampai pada level aplikasi. Firefox 3.6.3, OpenOffice.org 3.2, web browser Chromium dan banyak software lainnya. ...