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Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 Beta 2

30.06.2010 23:30 The second public beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 comes with separate installation images for servers and workstations and an updated Linux kernel: "The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 beta 2 release is now available for download. Beta 2 includes an updated installer, new technologies and....

Development Release: Dreamlinux 4.0 Beta 6

29.06.2010 02:15 Nelson Silveira has announced the availability of the sixth beta build of Dreamlinux 4.0, a Debian-based desktop distribution with Xfce: "Team Dreamlinux is proud to announce that the next beta of Dreamlinux is now available. This brings DL 4.0 to Beta 6, along with these features: Linux kernel....

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 360

28.06.2010 13:45 This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Interview: Karanbir Singh, CentOS project News: Mandriva and OpenSolaris updates, localising Linux Mint, NetBSD testing strategies Questions and answers: TRIM on solid state drives Released last week: Peppermint OS One-06172010, wattOS R2, MoLinux 6.0 Site news: Package database update New distributions: OpenELEC.tv,....

Development Release: Frugalware Linux 1.3 Pre 2

28.06.2010 11:15 The second pre-release of Frugalware Linux 1.3, a general-purpose Linux distribution, comes with split X.Org configuration and the latest KDE 4 desktop: "The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.3pre2, the second technical preview of the upcoming 1.3 stable release. Here are....

Distribution Release: Sabily 10.04

28.06.2010 03:45 Mehdi Magnon has announced the release of Sabily 10.04, an Ubuntu remix with Islamic software: "The Sabily team is proud to announce the release of a new version of Sabily 10.04, codename 'Manarat'. What's new? New 'Manarat' pictures and wallpapers, Zekr 0.7.6, Thawab 3, new offline recitation -....

Development Release: CrunchBang Linux 10 Alpha 1

26.06.2010 01:30 Philip Newborough has announced the availability of the second alpha release of CrunchBang Linux 10, a lightweight Debian-based distribution: "The second alpha release of CrunchBang 10 is now available. The new alpha 2 builds were created on Thursday, 24th June 2010 and are in sync with the Debian....

Development Release: ClearOS 5.2 Beta 2

24.06.2010 04:00 The second beta release of ClearOS 5.2, a specialist distribution for routers, gateways and small servers, includes support for encrypted file systems on software RAID devices and an upgrade path from ClarkConnect 5.0: "The ClearOS Enterprise 5.2 Beta 2 release is here. The big news with this release....

Distribution Release: Peppermint OS One-06172010

23.06.2010 19:15 Kendall Weaver has announced the release of an updated respin of Peppermint OS One, an Ubuntu-based distribution with Openbox and integrated web-based applications: "We're proud to offer the second official Peppermint OS respin, featuring a fully updated system as of June 17 and a few other things including....

Distribution Release: MoLinux 6.0

23.06.2010 15:30 MoLinux 6.0 "Zoraida" is a new version of the Ubuntu-based distribution developed by the regional government of Castilla La Mancha in Spain and designed for use in public offices and schools around the region. The release comes with the following enhancements: new login, splash and start screens; new....

Distribution Release: wattOS R2

23.06.2010 10:30 Ronald Ropp has announced the release of wattOS R2, an Ubuntu-based distribution and live CD featuring the LXDE desktop, GNOME Office and some Mono-based applications: "wattOS R2 is finally done and released. It is based on Ubuntu 10.04. Changed the music player to Rhythmbox from Exaile; added....

Development Release: Superb Mini Server 1.5.2

22.06.2010 02:00 Superb Mini Server 8.1 is a Slackware-based distribution for small servers. A new release, version 1.5.2, was announced earlier today: "Superb Mini Server version 1.5.2 released . This minor release clears the name of SMS to Superb Mini Server and brings new graphics and logos. Some....

Development Release: PC-BSD 8.1 RC1

21.06.2010 17:15 The first release candidate for PC-BSD 8.1, a desktop operating system based on FreeBSD, comes with KDE 4.4.4 and improved support for the ZFS file system: "The PC-BSD Team is pleased to announce the availability of PC-BSD 8.1-RC1 , running FreeBSD 8.1-RC, and KDE 4.4.4. Version 8.1....

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 359

21.06.2010 12:15 This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: An introduction to Peppermint OS News: Open letter to Mandriva, openSUSE strategy proposal, Debian release update, anti-vuvuzela filters and plugins Questions and answers: Slackware-based live CDs Released last week: Parted Magic 4.11, SystemRescueCd 1.5.6, MINIX, 3.1.7 Site news: Package database update New....

Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.4 "Core"

20.06.2010 11:15 Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 6.4 "Core" edition, a minimalist, but extensible Slackware-based operating system: "Zenwalk Core 6.4 is ready. Zenwalk Core is a one-of-a-kind complete 300 MB base Zenwalk system designed to build high-performance and high-security non-GUI Linux servers, or to be used....

Distribution Release: Scientific Linux 5.5 "Live CD/DVD"

20.06.2010 02:30 Urs Beyerle has released a new version of the "Live CD/DVD" edition of Scientific Linux, a distribution built from source packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, but enhanced with packages for use in academic environments: "Scientific Linux Live CD/DVD 5.5 has been released for i386 and x86_64. Features:....