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PCLinuxOS 2010.1 merupakan update perbaikan bug untuk distro distro PCLinuxOS 2010 yang baru saja dirilis: PCLinuxOS 2010.1 KDE 4 edition is now available for download. Linux kernel updated to 2.6.32.12-bfs. Linux kernel 2.6.33.2 also available from our software repository, KDE SC desktop upgraded to version 4.4.3. Added support for Realtek RTL8191SE and RTL8192SE WiFi cards. Added support for Microdia webcams. Added vim console text editor. Added udftools. Fixed CD-ROM ejection when using the copy-to-RAM feature. Fixed KDE new widget download. Updated NVIDIA (195.36.24) and ATI fglrx (8.723) drivers. Updated all supporting applications and libraries from the software repository which include security updates and bug fixes. Please note if you have already installed the PCLinuxOS 2010 release you can simply update it from the Synaptic software manager. ...

Stefano Fratepietro mengumumkan rilis DEFT Linux 5.1, distribusi Linux Live CD berbasi Ubuntu yang menampilkan beberapa aplikasi terbaik untuk menangani insiden dan forensik komputer: DEFT Linux 5.1 is ready. What’s new? Update – Sleuth Kit 3.1.1 and Autopsy 2.24; update – Xplico to 0.5.7 (100% support of SIP – RTP codec g711, g729, g722, g723 and g726, SDP and RTCP); update – initrd; Dhash report bug fix (reports were not generated); DEFT Extra bug fix (a few applications do not work if the operator click their icons, added the dd tool for x86_64 machines). Since 3 June we have been developing DEFT Linux 6 (based on Lubuntu 10.10 ‘Maverick Meerkat’) that will be released on 2 December 2010. ...

Anil Gulecha mengumumkan rilis NexentaStor 3.0.2, solusi storage kompak kelas enterprise yang dibangun diatas fondasi Nexenta Core Platform dan OpenSolaris, termasuk didalamnya file system ZFS: On behalf of the NexentaStor team, I’m happy to announce the release of NexentaStor Community Edition 3.0.2. This release is the result of the community efforts of Nexenta partners and users. Changes over 3.0 include: many fixes to ON/ZFS backported to b134; CIFS/DFS support backported; multiple bug fixes in the appliance. With the addition of many new features, NexentaStor CE is the most complete and feature-rich gratis unified storage solution today. Quick summary of features: ZFS additions – seduplication (based on OpenSolaris b134); free for up to 12 TB of used storage; Community edition supports easy upgrades; many new features in the easy-to-use management interface; integrated search. ...

Andreas Jaeger mengumumkan rilis milestone keenam openSUSE 11.3, siap untuk dicoba: Milestone 6 (M6), a snapshot of the Factory ‘work in progress’ build, leading up to openSUSE 11.3 release in July, is now available for download. M6 is the first release during the ‘Stabilizing Freeze’ – focus has transitioned away from the inclusion of new features and applications toward increasing stability and usability. To that end, 162 bugs were resolved during the M5 – M6 time frame. Updates: the ‘radeon’ video driver has superseded ‘radeonhd’, providing KMS/DRI support; using the ‘radeon’ video driver on an Atom-based system no longer causes graphical corruption; CUPS 1.4.2 now works properly on 64-bit systems…. ...

Jon Ramvi mengumumkan rilis EasyPeasy 1.6, distribusi berbasis Ubuntu yang dioptimisasi untuk netbooks: The team has been working hard to bring you the best netbook experience: EasyPeasy 1.6. Features: new boot system and new boot artwork (uses Plymouth); 25% faster boot; sports full removal of the HAL package, making EasyPeasy faster to boot and faster to resume from suspend; brand new interface; built in integration with Twitter, identi.ca, Facebook, and other social networks with the MeMenu in the panel; Likewise Open, which provides Active Directory authentication and server support for Linux, has been updated to version 5.4; new default open source-driver for NVIDIA hardware; improved support for NVIDIA proprietary graphics drivers; all packages are upgraded. ...

Julien Lavergne merilis Lubuntu 10.04, distribusi berbasis Ubuntu yang menawarkan desktop environment LXDE: Lubuntu 10.04 is now available for download. Lubuntu is an Ubuntu variant using the LXDE desktop. It’s designed to be a lightweight and easy-to-use desktop environment. Lubuntu is actually not part of the Ubuntu family, and not build with the current Ubuntu architecture. This release is considered as a ‘stable beta’, a result that could be a final and stable release if it were included in the Ubuntu family. Please note also that Lubuntu 10.04 is not a LTS version. Features: based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment; PCManFM 0.9.5, the rewrite of PCManFM using GIO/GVFS; LXDE, a new and lightweight GTK+ display manager; Chromium, the open-source edition of Google Chrome; based on Ubuntu 10.04. ...

Miklós Vajna mengumumkan ketersediaan pre-release pertama Frugalware Linux 1.3, distribusi generik untuk pengguna tingkat menengah dan lanjut: The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.3pre1, the first technical preview of the upcoming 1.3 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements and changes since 1.2: for the first time in the history of Frugalware Linux, we’re offering an official graphical ‘netinstall’ image, search for the gui’ suffix on the FTP mirrors; this time we’ve verified that no workaround is needed to install this release in VMware and because of this, the relevant note is removed from the documentation; package updates: Linux kernel 2.6.33, GNOME 2.30, KDE 4.4.2, updated all the E17 packages (version 0.9.9.063); more than 1,000 package updates; exactly 100 new packages. ...

Robert Shingledecker mengumumkan rilis Tiny Core Linux 2.11, distribusi Linux minimalis yang berukuran 10MB: Team Tiny Core is pleased to announce Tiny Core Linux 2.11. The major theme for this release is the adoption of the freedesktop.org standard. Our implementation provides better support of modern desktop environments while still supporting legacy window managers. Also new is Universal OnDemand for both DEs and legacy WMs, thus providing users with more options for even faster booting and efficient use of memory. All users are encouraged to upgrade to this release as doing so will better prepare you for the next major release version 3.0. Change log: new freedesktop system menu and extension support for flwm, LXDE, XFCE, JWM, and Hackedbox; updated BusyBox to 1.16.1; updated desktop.sh for freedesktop support; new tc2freedesk for freedesktop support; added new ‘Power Off’ (exit) button to wbar…. ...

Ultimate Edition merupakan distro Live dan Instalasi DVD dengan ratusan paket tambahan, media codecs yang telah dikonfigurasi dan artwork kustom. Versi 2.6 berbasis Ubuntu 10.04 telah dirilis: Ultimate Edition 2.6 is fast and lacks no feature. Wireless was my number 1 concern, it works out of the box. I have embedded many features I am certain you will be glad to have. I will be honest in informing you that some of you ATI users will be capable of firing up Compiz Fusion (all GPUs will be supported in the same aspect in the future). I have introduced Cheese for you webcam users. Cinelerra, K3d and Kdenlive are just a few new tools in this release. We have put GIMP back in as well. There are tools that go well beyond the call of duty. I will not tell you what Ultimate Edition 2.6 has in store for you. Take it for a spin you won’t be sorry. ...

Meric Mara mengumumkan rilis KahelOS 05-01-2010, distribusi Linux berorientasi desktop berbasis Arch Linux yang menyajikan GNOME sebagai desktop default: The May One version of KahelOS installer (KahelOS 050110) is dedicated to all the laborers around the world. The highlight of this installer is the easier and friendlier way to do installation in a just a few steps, unlike the first two installer release. Improvements that you may discover: Compiz Fusion is enabled by default; font clean-up and improvements; improved hinting and rendering of fonts; massive clean-up of unnecessary packages, saving disk space; massive optimization of PNG, MNG, TIFF and GIF packages; new boot splash, background and theme; out-of-the-box easy file-sharing; Mabuhay Welcome Center with introduction of KahelOS; iBus is now the default alternative input bus; include all possible WiFi firmware by default. ...

Anne Nicholas mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis beta kedua Mandriva Linux 2010.1: We are now very near the final release. Here comes the second beta release for 2010.1 version of Mandriva Linux. As usual you will be able to test it as it’s available on your favorite public mirror. This second beta release comes with many updates and improvements on major software packages. Mandriva tools have also been updated and provide new functionality: data encryption – encrypt your home directory or your system, it’s as easy as click; parental control – many bug fixes, you can now control not only network access but also applications; network profiles – add your network services to your network profiles; Mandriva Directory Server – this release provides new functionality to help you manage an LDAP directory. ...

Ubuntu Studio 10.04, sub proyek resmi dibawah Ubuntu yang menawarkan opsi kernel real time dan didesain untuk digunakan oleh pekerja kreatif telah dirilis: Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia editing/creation flavor of Ubuntu, built for the GNU/Linux audio, video, and graphics enthusiast or professional. The Ubuntu Studio team is very excited over its seventh release: ‘Lucid Lynx’ 10.04, available as a 1.3 GB DVD image. Numerous improvements have been implemented for this release, but here are some of the more notables. Upgraded applications: Aeolus 0.8.2, Ardour 2.8.6, Audacity 1.3.11, Hydrogen 0.9.4, Blender 2.49b, Kino 1.3.4. New applications: Rakarrack 0.3.0, MuseScore 0.9.6, SubtitleEditor 0.30.0. Kernels: generic kernel will be installed as default; low-latency kernel is also available in Abogani’s PPA; real-time kernel will be available in Ubuntu Studio PPA. Pulse Audio built against Jack is available. ...