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Alan Baghumian mengumumkan rilis Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6r1, versi baru distribusi berbasis Debian untuk desktop: The first updated version of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6 ‘Vinnie’ is available for immediate download. This version merges all the published updates into the ISO images. Parsix now offers security updates. Vinnie ISO images are compiled using Squashfs 4.0 with LZMA compression and will fit on a blank DVD. We are back to using isolinux as CD/DVD boot loader, as GRUB 2 has issues such as booting from external USB devices. The updated Linux 2.6.32.26 kernel with improved configuration is patched using the latest TuxOnIce suspension and hibernation and Kon Kolivas’s BFS patches. Improved live boot system loads the system faster and this version also ships our experimental USB installer that enables users to run Parsix from USB keys. ...

Pre rilis kedua Frugalware Linux 1.4, distribusi yang dikembangkan secara independen yang ditujukan bagi pengguna linux menengan dan lanjutan siap untuk dites: The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.4pre2, the second technical preview of the upcoming 1.4 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements, fixes and updates since 1.4pre1: package updates – Linux kernel 2.6.36, Firefox 3.6.12, Chromium 8.0.552.215, Glasgow Haskell Compiler 7.0; netconfig now supports mobile 3G connections though wvdial; booting from virtio devices is now supported; the GUI installer is now part of the default net/cd/dvd installer images; new default appearance for Xfce; added generic theme for Splashy; Frugalware GNOME icon theme updated with new custom icons and with new variants. ...

Ricardo López mengumumkan rilis Asturix 3, distribusi berbasis Ubuntu yang menampilkan desktop KDE dan integrasi dengan jejaring sosial populer: Asturix 3 is officially available. This version has meant months of hard work for all volunteer Asturix development team and we are sure that it will be a turning point in the short history of the project. Some of its features: elegant and professional interface, combined with an amazing design; total integration of social and micro-blogging networks, such as Twitter, Facebook or Identi.ca; Asturix Bridge lets you to add, remove and execute web applications as native applications; face login – write your password to login is a thing of the past; libre and free music thanks to Jamendo, and it is legal! ...

Ken Smith mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis beta pertama FreeBSD 8.2 dan 7.4: The first of the test builds for the 8.2/7.4 release cycle is now available for amd64, i386, ia64, 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. The ISO images for this build do not include packages other than the docs. For amd64 and i386 ‘memstick’ images are available that can be copied to a USB ‘memory stick’ and used for installs on machines that support booting from that type of media. ...

Red Hat mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis beta Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.9, update terakhir untuk RHEL 4: Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the latest beta update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, release 4.9 (with kernel 2.6.9-92.EL). Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.9 is in development and therefore the contents of the beta Red Hat Network (RHN) channels, the implemented features, and the supported configurations are subject to change before the release of the final product.This is the final minor release for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. With this release Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 will be entering Production 3 phase during which qualified security Errata Advisories of critical impact, as well as, selected urgent priority bug-fix errata may be released. ...

Troy Dawson mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis alpha kedua Scientific Linux 6, distribusi yang dikembangkan dari kode sumber Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6: We have released the second alpha of Scientific Linux 6. You are now able to choose between a variety of installs, such as ‘Desktop’, ‘Basic Server’, ‘Web Development Workstation’, and others. As an extra bonus, ‘Minimal’ install is actually minimal. We have gotten the following packages to build, and they are in the release: Foomatic, Guile, Hivex, Ruby, TurboGears2. Revisor is now working, you are now able to make your own site. Documentation is better and the release notes are getting better. ...

Linux Deepin merupakan distribusi Linux komunitas yang menyajikan desktop Cina yang sangat terkustomisasi dalam bahasa Cina berbasis Ubuntu . Kandidat rilis 10.12 tersedia di cermin unduhan 10 hari setelah versi beta . Salah satu fitur hebat adalah installer DeepWin, Wubi yang telah dikustomisasi yang bisa diintegrasi secara mudah dengan Windows seperti aplikasi biasa. Pengguna Windows cukup menjalankannya dari control panel untuk menginstall atau menguninstall Deepin Linux. Kandidat Rilis ini juga memperbaiki desktop dengan manambahkan sembilan aplikasi berbasis Firefox yang berorientasi web dan Prism ; sembilan aplikasi yang ada merupakan aplikasi yang populer di cina tetapi jarang dimasukkan di distribusi Linux lainnya. Metode input Yong diupgrade dan di tweak agar lebih nyaman. Kandidat rilis ini berfungsi sebagai tinjauan terhadap rilis final sebelum tahun baru, tidak ada perbaikan selain bug yang akan ditangani. Anda dapat membaca pengumuman rilis (dalam bahasa Cina) dengan beberapa tangkapan layar. ...

Kandidat rilis pertama Chakra GNU/Linux 0.3, sebuah distribusi desktop berbasis Arch dengan KDE siap untuk dites: The Chakra development team is proud to announce our first release candidate of ‘Ashoc’. This image is for finding any quirks we might have created due the KDE update to 4.5 series in stable. Please test multi-user creation, with all the new features we added. Also, the Marble page got a new style and is translated to German, Catalan and Spanish. The partition page got enhanced so it will be easier for newcomers to get Chakra GNU/Linux installed. Good news about CCR, our community repository: you can find now over 363 packages added by our users. Some of those already found their way into our binary repositories. ...

Tony Sales mengumumkan rilis Vinux 3.1, distribusi berbasis Ubuntu yang didesain untuk pengguna tuna netra dan pengguna komputer bermasalah dengan penglihatan: I am pleased to announce that Vinux 3.1 is now ready for download. It is currently available as a CD or DVD in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions (USB and Virtual Machine editions will follow shortly). It has been a long time coming, but hopefully it will be worth the wait. On top of all the usual Vinux goodies, new features include a Quick Start Guide for beginners (Ctrl+Alt+Q), Autokey-GTK which can insert text automatically as you type based on pre-defined abbreviation, the Parcellite Clipboard Manager which allows to paste text from the clipboard history, X-Tile which allows to tile windows automatically, Gnome Media Player as an accessible front-end to VLC…. ...

Artyom Zorin mengumumkan ketersediaan kandidat rilis untuk Zorin OS 4, sebuah distribusi desktop berbasis Ubuntu yang didesain untuk pengguna Linux awam: The Zorin OS team is proud to release the Zorin OS 4 Core release candidate which brings a lot of new and enhanced features to Zorin OS’s GNOME desktop. New features, such as our unique Internet browser manager, the exclusive splash screen manager, the new and improved file browser, the new desktop theme and the sound menu radically improve the user interface experience. We also include our innovative look changer and all the fantastic software from our earlier releases. The Zorin OS 4 release candidate is made to get your feedback on what we have created so far. It is only available in a 32-bit edition here. The final version of Zorin OS 4 will also be available in 64-bit. ...

Unity adalah shell interface untuk GNOME yang dikembangkan oleh Canonical Ltd. Unity sudah menjadi dekstop default untuk Ubuntu 10.10 Edisi netbook. Unity ini sebenarnya juga dikembangkan untuk devices yang mendukung touch-screen. Seolah tergesa-gesa, ternyata Unity akan langsung ditanamkan menjadi dekstop environtment default Ubuntu 11.04 untuk versi dekstop maupun netbook. Hal tersebut dikatakan oleh Mark Shuttleworth dalam Ubuntu Developer Summit di Florida baru-baru ini. ...

Robert Lange mengumumkan ketersediaan rilis alpha keempat VectorLinux 7.0, distribusi berbasis Slackware untuk desktop: VectorLinux Core 7 alpha 4 is up and ready to test. Sorry to do this but I need to try out one more alpha before we start the beta stage. We had multiple problems with the 3.6 release mostly due to an upgrade to the installer’s core system to accommodate the latest kernel releases. Hopefully the install will go without problems this time and I added a few updated packages like XScreenSaver, Grip to rip CDs and DVDs, and a few other core programs. Wicd, the network manager, should work correctly now. I added a few new twists to the overall theme of things, interested to hear any reactions. I know I have thrown a lot of releases at you lately but I would like the final stages to be pretty damn perfect so the betas and release candidates should be quick and painless. ...