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Ubuntu 9.10 Release Candidate is out

Sierra Monica B. — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:24:24 +0000

Ubuntu 9.10 Release Candidate was announced yesterday by Steve Langasek as the complete and stable version, ready to be tested by all users. The development team released the Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop edition, Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition, as well as the Ubuntu Netbook Remix.

Karmic Koala 9.10 delivers the latest open-source features in the popular Linux distribution built on the idea of providing an operating system that’s easy to use and secure.
Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition has faster startup times, while the Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition comes with the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud setup integrated in the installer, plus AppArmor-based system security. The Ubuntu 9.10 Server for UEC and EC2 enables more power and increased stability at the cloud computing level.

The final release of Ubuntu 9.10 is set for October 29 and comes with permanent support of up to 18 months for all variants including Kubuntu, Xubuntu, the Edubuntu educational operating system, Ubuntu Studio and Mythbuntu.
Steve Langasek mentioned a small number of bugs in the 9.10 release candidate, which will be fixed until the final release comes out.

The Desktop version features GNOME 2.28 with the Empathy Instant Messaging service, the Ubuntu Software Center, improved boot times and various interface changes.

Ubuntu Netbook Remix is a lightweight operating system designed to run on mini laptops powered by the low-power Intel Atom technology. It provides a friendly user interface with easy and quick online access, faster boot times, and a pleasant computer experience.

Kubuntu 9.10 was developed based on the KDE 4.3 and features multiple new applications, and the Kubuntu Netbook variant comes with improved integration for OpenOffice and connectivity with social networking environments.

Xubuntu 9.10 features the Xfce 4.6 desktop environment optimized for productivity and low power consumption. It brings the Exaile media player and the Xfce4 power manager among others, while Mythbuntu 9.10 comes with the MythTV 0.22, cool user interface effects, and support for VDPAU hardware acceleration and HD-PVR hardware.

Moblin 2.0 for Mini Portable Computers Now Available for Download

Sierra Monica B. — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:23:41 +0000

Moblin, coming from Mobile Linux, is a lightweight operating system based on Linux, which is optimized to run on Intel Atom-powered mini laptop computers, mobile Internet devices and nettops.
Imad Sousou from the Moblin team has announced the release of Moblin 2.0, the latest version of the platform, and published several details about the Moblin Garage and the upcoming Moblin 2.1 version.

Moblin 2.0 is now available for download from its official website and soon you’ll be able to get new mini portable computers with the system pre-installed. It is characterized by a rich and easy to use interface that gives users access to web browsing and social networking sites.
In addition to the latest version of Moblin, the team also announced the new Moblin Garage catalog with free and open-source applications, as well as the Moblin Application Installer that allows you to setup the ones you like on your computer. Both tools are still under development, but you can check the preview on the official site.

Imad Sousou said the Moblin 2.1 software will bring support not only for mobile internet devices, but also for in-car info-entertainment, and multimedia phones. The release will be available by the end of the year with new nettop display resolutions, different myzone enhancements, Instant Messaging improvements, enhanced language support, the Moblin Garage with the Moblin Application Installer, 3G connectivity support, updated kernel, and Bluetooth.

CrunchBang Linux 9.04.01 Available as a LiveCD

Sierra Monica B. — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:02:57 +0000

The makers of the Ubuntu-based distribution called CrunchBang Linux have announced the release of the latest version, which is available for download as a LiveCD in 32-bit and 64-bit builds.
Coming with the Openbox window manager and GTK+ applications, the system is meant to offer a great speed and functionality balance.

CrunchBang Linux version 9.04.01 is based on the Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope operating system, and has its origins in an Ubuntu MinimalCD.

New things brought by the latest version include improved performance, faster start-up times, improved support for wireless cards, and support for Ext4 filesystem.
Next, the lxpanel from the previous version is replaced with a lightweight tint2 panel/taskbar, Deluge is replaced by the Transmission BitTorrent client, there is a new fullVim installation included and new Pyroom full-screen editor. Not at last, the distribution brings several fixes and small improvements, such as the documentation to default configuration files, Openbox menu items, as well as new Openbox and GTK themes.

The new popular free Linux-based operating system, said to be a faster Ubuntu, comes with several popular applications like the Firefox web browser with Flash plugin, the Rhythmbox music player and VLC media player with codecs pre-installed, the Skype VoIP client, Gwibber microblogging client, and GIMP for photo editing.
Other characteristics of CrunchBang Linux include a similar user interface with Ubuntu, support for popular media formats, and it’s highly configurable.

openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 3 Released

Sierra Monica B. — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:41:06 +0000

As those of you who are using Linux-based operating system already know, openSUSE is an open-source project powered by Novell and promoted as the world’s easiest-to-use Linux distribution for both beginner-level and advanced Linux users.
Yesterday, the developers announced the release of the openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 3, which is available for download and testing.
It comes with several major changes including the Linux kernel 2.6.30, GNOME 2.27.2, KDE 4.3 beta 2, PulseAudio 0.9.15, Konversation 1.2 Alpha 3, VirtualBox 2.2.4, Wine 1.1.23 and the OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 Alpha.

Visual enhancements are encountered in the KDE and include the desktop greeter, plasmoids, the integration of the PolicyKit, a new Interactive Globe Wallpaper, and the KDE 3.5-like configuration.
In GNOME 2.28 you will find the new openSUSE theme, while there are several improvements found in the partition interface. There’s also the GUI option for keeping packages and the configurable YaST-Qt view layout.

To check all of these changes for yourself you can download the latest Milestone Release from the official openSUSE website, by choosing either the x86 or x86-64 DVD versions, and the KDE and GNOME Live CDs.

The first Milestone Release of openSUSE 11.2 was released back in April and, until the final release of the popular operating system, they will make available other 5 Milestone Releases by the end of September, and introduce the Release Candidate 1 and 2 in October.

iMagic OS Pro 2009.6 Released

Sierra Monica B. — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:49:58 +0000

Those who haven’t heard of, or don’t know much about the iMagic operating system, now have the chance to find out more about it, as the developers have released a new version ready to download.
iMagic is a Linux-based operating system described as having a very friendly user interface, cool effects, and support for different Microsoft software such as Microsoft Office 2007, World of Warcraft, Internet Explorer, Steam Gaming Platform, iTunes and Call of Duty 2.

It is easy to install and the latest version called iMagic OS Pro 2009.6 brings the SongBird music player, Gimp 2.6.6, an attractive transparent menu with access to the most common applications, a new wallpaper and enhanced 3D effects.
The upgrades are delivered and installed automatically, without popping-up annoying dialog boxes or alerts in the taskbar, that in other operating systems’ case require you to spend time reading about each of them and choose which to install.

Built with the idea of saving time, iMagic’s new menu is more practical, enabling access to the most frequently used applications, in addition to live chat support, email support, magicGuides and other help features.
magicFlash is an online service provided for free to the iMagic users, through which you can recover your backups at any time, in case your computer was lost or stolen.

Parental Controls is another new and important feature brought by the latest version of the operating system, which allows parents to set password-based access to the Internet and web content filters, in order to keep their children away from possibly dangerous web sites.

If all of these features convinced you that this is the operating system matching your needs, you may purchase it for $29.99 from the official online store.

Fedora 12 Coming Out on November 3

Sierra Monica B. — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:20:32 +0000

The users of Fedora 11 can expect the next version of the operating system by the end of this year. According to the developers, the next version of the popular operating system among users of Linux-based platforms is scheduled for release on November 3.

Included new features of Fedora 12 are: PolicyKit 1.0 (grants users access to privileged operations, replacing the old userhelper), NetworkManagerIPv6 (IPv6 support for NetworkManager), liblvm (userspace library for LVM), Empathy (default Instant Messaging application), debuginfo filesystem, Multiseat (for multiple users working via the same system simultaneously), Dracut (the nash/mkinitrd replacement), Systemtap Static Probes, and NetworkManager System Connections (support for system-wide connections to NetworkManager).

Even if the list of the new features and enhancements is final, there have about 4 months left until the final release, so there’s enough time for the exact date to change a bit, like it happens with many systems coming from developers targeting perfection.

Fedora 11 was released a few days ago, more exactly on June 10, and is available for download from the official website updated by Red Hat and the other teams working on the big open-source project.

In the mean time, the Fedora Project planning involves freezing development by August 4, releasing the Alpha version on August 18, finishing the software translation by September 15, releasing the Beta version on October 6, composing the Release Candidate on October 20, and making the Fedora 12 Final Release available on November 3.