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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. ...

Tobias Gerschner mengumumkan rilis Yoper Linux 2010, distribusi yang dikembangkan secara independen yang dioptimisasi untuk penggunaan desktop: After an extended RC1 period and a few hiccups with our main server we are finally happy to announce the immediate availability of Yoper Linux 2010. The RC2 feedback was a big thumps up from all sides. So what’s in it? A well-tuned 2.6.33 kernel with focus on desktop interactivity and rich driver functionality. For those who look at gaining an extra inch of interactivity get the kernel-bfs package installed. It contains an alternative CPU scheduler which is aimed at the average desktop CPU, instead of the broad range of CPUs the main kernel scheduler has to support. The release is available with the following desktop environments: KDE 4, KDE 3, LXDE and XFCE. ...

Bogdan Radulescu mengumumkan ketersediaan versi beta NimbleX 2010, Live CD berbasis Slackware dengan KDE 4: After a long wait, a new NimbleX version is finally out. Many things have changed, hopefully for the better in the long run. First of all, after about 5 years, the idea of keeping it limited to less than 200 MB was dropped. There is a lot more in the distro right now so it should make the user experience better. Even though almost everything is new, we can still say the major changes include: Linux kernel 2.6.33 with the latest Squashfs and Aufs 2; X.Org Server 1.7.5; new applications – OpenOffice.org instead of KOffice, a lot more of the KDE Games, GIMP, VirtualBox, Firefox, Transmission, GParted and other applications where updated to the latest versions; new desktop environment – KDE 4 is now mature enough to provide an overall better user experience. ...

Michael Prokop mengumumkan rilis grml , live CD berbasis Debian dengan berbagai koleksi aplikasi berbasis teks yang ditujukan terutama untuk pengguna yang lebih memilih menggunakan mode teks dan administrator sistem. Apa saja yang baru di rilis ini: ...

Andrew Zajac mengumumkan rilis Ubuntu Rescue Remix 10.04, distribusi Linux Live CD/Live USB yang memberikan antarmuka command-line dan memasukkan beberapa aplikasi bebas terbuka untuk recovery data dan forensik : Version 10.04 ‘Lucid Lynx’ of the very best free/libre open-source data recovery software toolkit based on Ubuntu is out. This release of Ubuntu Rescue Remix features a full command-line environment with up-to-date versions of the most powerful free/libre open-source data recovery software including GNU ddrescue, PhotoRec, the Sleuth Kit and GNU fdisk. Packages new to the Rescue Remix include aoetools, array-info, ext3-grep, gptsync, kpartx, and Scrounge NTFS. This ISO image is compatible with the excellent USB Startup Disk Creator that is included with Ubuntu since 9.04. ...

Tim pengembang xubuntu merilis xubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx). Xubuntu merupakan varian Ubuntu yang menyajikan desktop ringan Xfce sebagai alternatif Gnome yang merupakan desktop environment default Ubuntu. Beberapa hal baru pada rilis kali ini diantaranya : ...

Tim pengembang edubuntu mengumumkan ketersediaan edubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx). Proyek Edubuntu merupakan kumpulan dari orang-orang yang memiliki visi yang sama untuk membuat piranti lunak bebas terbuka yang bisa di pasang (install) dengan mudah. Edubuntu menggunakan Ubuntu sebagai dasar dan menambahkan aplikasi-aplikasi pendidikan yang dapat digunakan oleh anak-anak, pelajar, orang tua, guru baik dirumah maupun disekolah. ...

Mythbuntu 10.04, varian Ubuntu yang didesain untuk digunakan di PC home theater telah dirilis dan siap untuk diunduh: Mythbuntu 10.04 has been released. It is very important to note that this release is only compatible with MythTV 0.23 systems. Previous\ Mythbuntu releases can be upgraded to MythTV 0.23 with the builds located here . For a fuller explanation see here . Changes from Mythbuntu 9.10: snappier front-end; better integration with system services like Upstart and ConsoleKit; new MCC plugins; simplified live front-end; MythTV 0.23 build 24104 is included; preview of the upcoming MythNetvision plugin (this application is still undergoing rapid development, so please do not file bug reports on this release); Mythbuntu theme fixes; new theme – ArcLight. ...