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Development Release: Zorin OS 7 RC

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:45:33 GMT

Artyom Zorin has announced that the release candidate for the upcoming new Zorin OS 7, an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution designed with beginning Linux users in mind, is ready for testing: "The Zorin OS team is excited to finally launch the Zorin OS 7 Core release candidate, the....

Distribution Release: IPFire 2.13 Core 68

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:02:41 GMT

Michael Tremer has announced the release of IPFire 2.13 Core 68, a minor bug-fix update of the specialist distribution for firewalls and routers: "Today the IPFire development team released the 68th Core update for IPFire 2. This update brings various bug fixes and minor enhancements. The strongSwan team....

Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 3.05

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:54:34 GMT

Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 3.05, an updated version of the project's Ubuntu-based specialist distribution designed for penetration testing and security assessments: "The BackBox team is pleased to announce the updated release of BackBox Linux, version 3.05. This release includes features such as Linux....

Distribution Release: siduction 13.1.0

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:35:13 GMT

Ferdinand Thommes has announced the release of siduction 13.1.0, a Linux distribution based on Debian's (once again unfrozen) "Unstable" branch. This is the project's first release that also includes an edition with GNOME 3. From the release notes: "We are very happy to present to you the final....

Development Release: SparkyLinux 3.0 Beta 1

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:25 GMT

Paweł Pijanowski has announced that the first beta release of SparkyLinux 3.0, a lightweight distribution based on Debian's "Testing" branch, is available for download and testing: "SparkyLinux 3.0 beta 1, code name 'Annagerman', is ready for testing. SparkyLinux 3 provides a few big changes, such as: over 20....

Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.6 "Precise"

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:30 GMT

Bary Kauler has announced the release of Puppy Linux 5.6 "Precise" edition, a minimalist distribution and live CD featuring the JWM window manager and built from Ubuntu 12.04 binary packages: "It's out! Our latest and greatest Puppy. Relative to Precise Puppy 5.5, this latest pup brings some exciting....

Distribution Release: ZevenOS 3.1 "Neptune"

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:42:36 GMT

Leszek Lesner has announced the release of ZevenOS 3.1 "Neptune" edition, a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution for 64-bit computers featuring the latest version of the KDE desktop environment: "The Neptune team is proud to announce the release of Neptune 3.1. We worked hard and spend a lot of....

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 508

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:04 GMT

This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: Review of Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 News: Interviews with Clement Lefebvre and Gaël Duval, Fedora and visible passwords, Ubuntu 13.10 features, FreeBSD binary package building Tips and tricks: Scripting and graphical environments Released last week: Mageia 3, NetBSD 6.1, Antergos 2013.05.12 New additions:....

Distribution Release: Wifislax 4.4

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:48:33 GMT

Wifislax 4.4, a new version of the Slackware-based live CD with a good collection of useful security and forensic tools, has been released. This release represents five months of development work, not only on the live CD, but also on additional modules for various specialist purposes that can....

Development Release: gNewSense 3.0 Beta 1

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:21:45 GMT

Sam Geeraerts has announced the availability of the initial beta release of gNewSense 3.0. gNewSense is a Debian-based distribution sponsored by Free Software Foundation and built strictly from free ("libre") software only. This version is based on Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" (with GNOME 2). From the release announcement: "The....

Distribution Release: Hybryde Linux 13.04

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:13:27 GMT

Olivier Larrieu has announced the release of Hybryde Linux 13.04, a rather unusual distribution which ships with 11 desktop user interfaces (Enlightenment, GNOME 2, GNOME 3, KDE, LXDE, Openbox, Unity, FVWM, Xfce, MATE and Cinnamon) and which provides a way to seamlessly switch between them without a need....

Distribution Release: Mageia 3

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:01:12 GMT

Trish Fraser has announced the release of Mageia 3, the third official release of the community distribution that was created by former developers and contributors of the once highly popular Mandriva Linux in late 2010: "All grown up and ready to go dancing - Mageia 3 is out.....

Distribution Release: Tails 0.18

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:12 GMT

Tails 0.18, a new version of the specialist live CD whose goal is to preserve the user's privacy and anonymity while surfing the world wide web, has been released: "Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System, version 0.18, is out. All users must upgrade as soon as possible. Notable....

BSD Release: NetBSD 6.1, 6.0.2

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:45:10 GMT

Jeff Rizzo has announced the release of NetBSD 6.1, a new stable version of the highly portable UNIX-like operating system available for a wide range of platforms: "The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1, the first feature update of the NetBSD 6 release branch. It represents....

Distribution Release: Slackel 3.1 "Live Openbox"

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:30:59 GMT

Dimitris Tzemos has announced the release of Slackel 3.1 "Live Openbox" edition, a lightweight Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux and Salix: "Slackel Live 3.1 Openbox has been released. Includes the live kernel 3.8.8 and lots of updates from Slackware's 'Current' tree. Slackel Live 3.1 Openbox includes the....

Distribution Release: Alpine Linux 2.6.0

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:10:50 GMT

Natanael Copa has announced the release of Alpine Linux 2.6.0, a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution for servers, based on uClibc and BusyBox: "We are pleased to announce Alpine Linux 2.6.0. Since 2.5, among the various bug fixes, several packages have been upgraded: Linux kernel upgraded to 3.9.2 with....

Development Release: openSUSE 13.1 Milestone 1

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:32:55 GMT

The development of openSUSE 13.1, the distribution's next stable release whose availability is tentatively scheduled for early November 2013, has commenced with the initial milestone build: "openSUSE is pleased to announce that the newest milestone of the upcoming version of openSUSE 13.1 is available for testing. As an....

Development Release: Linux Mint 15 RC

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:04:34 GMT

Clement Lefebvre has announced that the release candidate for Linux Mint 15 is ready for download and testing: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 15 'Olivia' RC. Linux Mint 15 is the most ambitious release since the start of the project. MATE 1.6....

Development Release: Canaima GNU/Linux 4.0 Alpha 1

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:50:51 GMT

Canaima GNU/Linux is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution sponsored by the government of Venezuela and widely deployed in the country's schools and public offices. Following the recent stable release of Debian GNU/Linux 7.0, the Canaima developers have launched a first development build of their distribution. Canaima 4.0 promises....

Distribution Release: Zorin OS 6.3 "Core"

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:35:07 GMT

Artyom Zorin has announced the release of Zorin OS 6.3 "Core" edition, an easy-to-use desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu's latest LTS (long-term support) release and enhanced with a custom start menu and other user-friendly utilities: "The Zorin OS team is pleased to announce the release of Zorin....

Distribution Release: Sophos UTM 9.1

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:02:42 GMT

Angelo Comazzetto has announced the release of Sophos UTM 9.1, a Linux-based operating system for firewalls formerly known as Astaro Security Gateway: "I am pleased to inform you that today, after months of research, development (and public testing), we have released Sophos UTM 9.1. This major update to....

Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 0.8.5.2 "KDE", "Cinnamon", "MATE"

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:45:35 GMT

Yusuf Faruk Doğan has announced the release of three community editions of the Arch-based Manjaro Linux 0.8.5.2 - with KDE, Cinnamon and MATE desktops: "We are happy to announce three new Manjaro Community Editions featuring Mate 1.6, Cinnamon 1.7, Gnome 3.8 and KDE 4.10.2. “Community Editions” of Manjaro....

Distribution Release: OS4 4.1 "Enterprise"

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:44:42 GMT

Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 4.1 "Enterprise" edition, an Ubuntu-based commercial distribution for small and medium-size enterprises: "Today we are pleased to announce the release of OS4 Enterprise 4.1. With this release we bring many advancements to the world's premier enterprise Linux platform. We learned....

Distribution Release: Antergos 2013.05.12

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:05:09 GMT

Antergos is a new name for Cinnarch, a project that used to combine the Cinnamon desktop and Arch Linux into a complete desktop Linux distribution. As Cinnamon tends to be behind the times and not always compatible with the latest version of GNOME, the project's developers have taken....

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 507

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:03 GMT

This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: First impressions of Calculate Linux 13.4 News: Ubuntu experiments with portable packages, Linux Mint makes driver management easy, Haiku gains recognition Questions and answers: What to do with old computer equipment Released last week: CrunchBang Linux 11, openSUSE 12.3 "Edu Li-f-e" Upcoming....