Linux OS Distribution Reviews
Jack Yu has announced the release of UbuntuKylin 13.04, a variant of Ubuntu localised into Simplified Chinese and thoughtfully customised to suit the tastes and habits of Chinese users. Some of the features of this release include: “UbuntuKylin theme and artwork; Unity music scope for China – convenient….
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Red Flag Software, a Beijing, China-based software company specialising in the development of open-source software products for the local market, has announced the release Red Flag Linux 8.0. This is the company’s first major release in over four years. Some of the new features include: Linux kernel 3.6.11….
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Utkarsh Sevekar has announced the release of Rebellin Linux 1.5, a set of commercial, desktop-oriented distribution based on Debian “Stable” (the “Synergy” edition) and Debian “Unstable” (the “Adrenalin” variant): “It gives us immense pleasure to announce the latest Rebellin Linux release – version 1.5. Although this is a….
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Stephan Raue has announced the release of OpenELEC 3.0.1, an updated version of the specialist Linux distribution built around XBMC, the open-source entertainment media hub: “The OpenELEC team is proud to release OpenELEC 3.0.1. Changelog: update to XBMC 12.1.6 (XBMC Frodo 12.1 with many bug fixes which….
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Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced the availability of an updated release of ROSA 2012 “Enterprise Desktop” edition, code name “Marathon” and supported with security updates for five years. From the release announcement: “ROSA is pleased to announce the second update pack for ROSA Marathon 2012 operating system with an….
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The Manjaro development team has announced the release of three community editions of Manjaro Linux 0.8.5, featuring the MATE, LXDE and KDE desktop environments: “We are happy to announce three new Manjaro community editions featuring MATE 1.6, LXDE 0.5.5 and KDE 4.10.2. The community editions of Manjaro Linux….
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Urs Beyerle has announced the availability of live CD and DVD images with the recently released Scientific Linux 6.3: “Scientific Linux 6.4 LiveCD, LiveMiniCD and LiveDVD are officially released. They are available for 32-bit and 64-bit systems and come with following window managers: LiveMiniCD – IceWM, LiveCD -….
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 13.4, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops (with KDE, GNOME 2 or Xfce), servers and media centres. The biggest news is the removal of GNOME 3 and the assertion that GNOME will no longer be supported in future Calculate releases…..
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Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 13.4, an updated release of the user-friendly, Xubuntu-based Linux distribution: “Today we are pleased to announce the release of OS4 OpenDesktop 13.4. With this releases we bring in a lot of updates as well as some new functionality to enhance….
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Bill Reynolds has announced the release of PCLinuxOS 2013.04, an updated version of the project’s rolling-release desktop Linux distribution featuring the latest KDE: “PCLinuxOS KDE, MiniME, and FullMonty 2013.04 are now available for download. These are 32-bit quarterly update ISO images which can also be installed on 64-bit….
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Lee Ward has announced the release of Fuduntu 2013.2, a user-friendly, rolling-release distribution with the RPM package management system and the classic GNOME 2 desktop: “The Fuduntu team is proud to announce the second quarterly release of 2013, Fuduntu 2013.2. This release comes with many improvements, including many….
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Tails 0.17.2, another minor update of the Debian-based live DVD with focus on user’s privacy and anonymity on the Internet, is out: “Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System, version 0.17.2, is out. All users must upgrade as soon as possible. Changes: upgrade to Iceweasel 17.0.5; stop displaying obsolete….
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