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Robert Shingledecker telah merilis Tiny Core Linux 2.9, distro Linux minmalis yang hanya berukuram 10 MB : Tiny Core Linux 2.9 is now posted. Change log: upgraded udev to 151 with several rule adjustments and new rules added; updated libstdc++ 6.0.9 to support exceptions; updated glibc 2.9 to support i486; updated wbar – eliminated background relics; updated appbrowser – added ‘Provides’ to search for ‘What provides’, also error handling and speed improvements; updated appsaudit – added ‘Display All Not Depends On’; updated tc-config – persistent home and/or opt; improved language support by auto-loading locale support extension(s); added functions checkroot and checknotroot for improved user handling; new ‘Set TCE Drive’ in control panel to setup TCE directory, optional and mydata.tgz from cloud mode…. ...

François Dupoux mengumumkan rilis SystemRescueCd 1.4.0, Update baru distro Live CD berbasis Gentoo yang didesain untuk kondisi darurat dan manajemen disk : SystemRescueCd 1.4.0 introduces two new options that allow you to boot from NFS v3 or NBD. Basically, if the computer on which you work had no CD-ROM drive, or if you just want to boot SystemRescueCd from the network for any other reason, you can install network services somewhere else on your network (DHCP server, TFTP server, HTTP/NFS/NDB server) and you will be able to boot SystemRescueCd from the network.” Other updates include: “Updated the standard kernels to version 2.6.32.9, the alternative kernels to version 2.6.27.45, updated Mozilla Firefox to version 3.6, added zfs-fuse 0.6.0 file system, updated FSArchiver to 0.6.8…. ...

Matthew Burgess mengumumkan rilis Linux From Scratch (LFS) 6.6, Buku elektronik bebas yang memberikan panduan langkah demi langkah mengenai bagaimana membuat Sistem Linux dasar dengan mengkompilasi kode sumper Kernel Linux, Utility GNU dan komponen dasar lainnya : ...

Silvan Calarco mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis tes pertama openmamba GNU/Linux 2.0, distribusi ini menyertakan KDE 4 dan menggunakan RPM package management : I’m happy to announce the immediate availability of openmamba milestone2 2.0pre1, the new version of the GNU/Linux operating system for laptop, desktop and server PCs. The second milestone of the openmamba development project has been reached thanks to the integration of the modern KDE 4 desktop environment, the most recent improvements to the Linux kernel and system software and the best open source applications. After months devoted to development and testing, this release is for the users who look for an optimal combination of innovation, reliability and stability. The use of stable repositories with few massive upgrades scheduled, give the user the needed reliability for most purposes. ...

Jon Ramvi mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis beta pertama EasyPeasy 1.6, Distribusi berbasis Ubuntu yang telah dioptimisasi untuk netbooks: “The team has been working hard to bring you the best netbook experience. The 1.6 beta 1 is the first release of EasyPeasy 1.6, bringing with it the earliest new features for the next version of EasyPeasy. Features: new interface; social by default – we now feature built-in integration with Twitter, identi.ca, Facebook, and other social networks with the MeMenu in the panel; all packages are upgraded; default search engine has been changed to Yahoo!; includes the 2.6.32 kernel based on 2.6.32.8; sports full removal of the HAL package, making EasyPeasy faster to boot and faster to resume from suspend; new default open-source driver for NVIDIA hardware; improved support for NVIDIA proprietary graphics driver….” ...

Iuri Stanchev mengumumkan rilis NetSecL 2.6, sebuah distribusi berbasis Slackware yang diperkuat dengan proteksi GCC Stack Smashing dan berbagai fitur keamanan lainnya: NetSecL 2.6 released. In the new release you will find QEMU, servers and new penetration tools. We took our time to separate the usual network utilities and penetration tools and add them in a new section. Also, you will find that now we have a section called ‘srv’ with some server packages in it. There are many updates to the libraries and additional bindings to Perl and Python that we hope will be useful for future programs included with the distribution. You will also find in the distribution ISO a VMX file created with VMmanager which you can use for creating a virtual machine – mount the ISO copy the VMX folder, unmount the ISO (that you just copied), move it to the VMX folder and start it with VMware Player. ...

Rilis beta keempat MOPSLinux 7.0, distribusi berbasis Slackware dalam bahasa rusia, siap untuk diunduh dan dites. Berdasar pengumuman rilis (dalam Bahasa Rusia), ini merupakan rilis beta terakhir sebelum kandidat rilis final dikeluarkan. Rilis ini tidak memasukkan banyak fitur utama, lebih fokus pada perbaikan bug dan bukan pada peningkatan fitur. Beberapa fitur menarik pada rilis ini: ...

Daisuke Suzuki mengumumkan rilis VineLinux 5.1 (code name “Cheval Blanc”), distribusi komunitas yang menggunakan bahasa Jepang ini tersedia dalam arsitektur i386, x86_64 dan PowerPC. Ini merupakan update minor dalam seri Vine 5.x yang memasukkan seluruh seri yang mengintegrasikan seluruh perbaikan bug dan update keamanan yang diumumkan sejak rilis 5.0. Update ini merupakan bagian dari persiapan proyek Vine Linux untuk Open Source Conference 2010 yang berlangsung selama hari dan akan dimulai di Tokyo, Jepang. ...

Steve Langasek mengumumkan rilis alpha ketiga Ubuntu 10.04 yang dikenal dengan sebutan “Lucid Lynx”: Welcome to Lucid Lynx Alpha 3, which will in time become Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. New features: The default search engine has been changed to Yahoo! The default home page will use either Google or Yahoo! depending on user setting. Alpha 3 includes the 2.6.32 kernel based on 2.6.32.8. Alpha 3 of Kubuntu features the new KDE SC 4.4. The nouveau video driver is now the default for NVIDIA hardware, this driver provides kernel mode setting, which will give improved resolution detection. We now feature built-in integration with Twitter, identi.ca, Facebook, and other social networks with the MeMenu in the panel. ...

Warren Woodford mengumukan ketersediaan Release Candidate pertama SimplyMEPIS 8.5, versi baru distribusi desktop berbasis Debian yang menawarkan KDE 4: SimplyMEPIS 8.4.98, release candidate 1 of MEPIS 8.5, is now available from MEPIS and public mirrors. Major packages have not changed since beta5, but we have made a number of minor tweaks to improve the user experience. We still have work to do on MEPIS components and the community is in the process of finalizing an updated user manual. ISO images of MEPIS community releases are published to the ‘released’ subdirectory at the MEPIS subscriber’s site and at MEPIS public mirrors. To support the ongoing development of MEPIS community editions, users are encouraged to go to become MEPIS subscribers at the MEPIS store. ...

John Van Gaans mengumumkan rilis beta pertama TEENpup 2010, distribusi linux berbasis Puppy Linux yang menyajikan IceWM dengan aplikasi KDE 3, ditujukan untuk digunakan di netbook: TEENpup 2010 Beta has been released. This release of TEENpup will find a number of new friends with netbooks. Originally I started developing this release of TEENpup for use on my Eee PC as I wasn’t happy with the choices available at time. I also still wanted TEENpup 2010 to be usable for all PCs not just netbooks. Anyone looking for a fast version of Linux with a good selection of applications that only takes up about 1.1 GB of space installed on their Eee PC’s hard drive should give TEENpup 2010 a try. What’s included? K3B, Amarok, SMPlayer, Digikam, Kooka, Kontact, KWord, KSpread, KPresent, Konqueror, KTorrent, Krusader, Kolourpaint, kPDF, Opera 10 with Flash 10, AbiWord, Gnumeric, Scribus, Inkscape, Skype…. ...

Sylvain Balbous mengumumkan rilis PapugLinux 10.1, distribusi Live CD minimalis berbasis Gentoo yang menyajikan window manager Fluxbox dan berbagai aplikasi yang sebagian besar merupakan versi ringan: PapugLinux release 10.1 is now available for download. Version 10.1 is a major release of PapugLinux in terms of package update and hardware support. The latest version of X server will allow you to enjoy PapugLinux at the best capacity of your hardware. Updated packages – X.Org 7.4 X Window server, Firefox 3.5.6 browser, Sylpheed 2.6.0 mail client, Pidgin 2.6.3 instant messenger client, AbiWord 2.6.4 word processor, Gnumeric 1.8.4 spreadsheet processor. Added packages – XTux multi-player Gauntlet-style arcade game. ...