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| 2004-03-17 |
Development Release: ClarkConnect Firewall/VPN 2.2 Beta |
| An announcement about a new product release was spotted on the ClarkConnect web site: "New ClarkConnect Firewall/VPN Edition. We are releasing a new edition - a dedicated firewall/VPN package! The new edition includes more advanced firewall features (DMZ, 1-to-1 NAT, intrusion prevention, etc.), and built-in services. There will be three different product/price levels (described in the table below)." Visit this page for all the details. Download: firewall-2.2.iso (257MB). The final release is scheduled for 31 March. |
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| 2004-03-17 |
Distribution Release: Linux Caixa Mágica 8.1 Desktop |
| Caixa Mágica 8.1 Desktop has been released. This edition is designed for workstations and includes applications for Office, Internet access and software development. The product is intended as a general purpose business or home operating system, with ease of installation, configuration and use as its main feature. Read the full release announcement (in Portuguese). The Professional edition with printed documentation and support can be ordered online for €78, while a freely downloadable single CD edition is available from here: CMdesk81_final.iso (702MB). Caixa Mágica is a Portuguese Linux distribution based on SUSE Linux. |
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| 2004-03-17 |
Fedora: Road to the Desktop |
| Flexbeta has published an excellent guide to Fedora Core's use as a desktop system: "This article is intended on helping those that are interested in either switching to Linux or are curious as to what Linux has to offer. I will try to cover the basic components of a desktop and how Fedora can perform these basic tasks. We will cover the installation part of Fedora, to playing music, surfing the web and chatting. A bit of info on what Fedora is... 'The Fedora Project is a Red-Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source project. The Fedora project is a merger between Red Hat Linux and Fedora Linux.'" The 6-page story with many screenshots starts here. |
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| 2004-03-16 |
Product Review: Xandros 2.0 Business Edition |
| Three reviews of Xandros Business Desktop were published on the very day of its official release. Linux Journal: "The user interface is familiar, and the primary applications are intuitive. StarOffice 7 is as easy to use as Microsoft Word. And, if you don't need to access an Exchange server for e-mail, Ximian Evolution is as easy as Outlook." OSNews: "Overall, this product is a good office solution, it has the most needed software in place and it works well as I experienced no crashes or any other malfunctions." MadPenguin: "All in all, $129.00USD for a Linux distro that is this powerful plus has StarOffice and Crossover Office bundled into the package is well worth it." |
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| 2004-03-16 |
Development Release: LBA-Linux R1 Beta |
| SOT Finnish Software Engineering (formerly known as Best Linux) has released the first beta version of its upcoming LBA-Linux R1: "Announcing the opening of the LBA-Linux beta test programme! LBA-Linux offers style and security like no other. Be one of the first to experience it, and participate in making the new distribution ready for its official release. Download the beta test CD today!" This page has all the glory details about the distribution's beta programme. Download: lba-linux_r1_beta.iso (579MB). LBA-Linux is a Fedora-based distribution developed in Finland by a consortium of companies, called Linux Business Alliance (LBA). The final release is scheduled for 16 April 2004. |
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| 2004-03-16 |
Distribution Release: Xandros Business Desktop |
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| Xandros Corporation has announced the release of Xandros Business Desktop. The press release lists some of the more attractive features: "Windows 2000 Active Directory server and Windows NT PDC authentication; Sun StarOffice 7 with commercial support from Sun; drag-and-drop CD burning in Xandros File Manager; run MS Office and other key Windows programs; seamlessly share files on Windows networks; thin clients and terminal emulation; Athlon 64 (32-bit mode), SMP, and Hyper-Threading support." Find out more on the product information page. Xandros Business Desktop is available from the company's online store, starting at US$125 for a single licence edition, to US$495 for a 5-pack edition. |
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| 2004-03-15 |
Distribution Release: Buffalo Linux 1.1.5 |
| Version 1.1.5 of the Slackware-based Buffalo Linux is out: "The latest version of Buffalo Linux has been released. Default kernel is now 2.6.4 with 2.4.24 still available for use. Several new optional Buffalo packages: MySQL with mysqlcc, Scribus-1.1.5, Mozilla 1.6, Netscape 7.1, etc.. A total of 9 new packages and 21 package upgrades. An update from 1.1.4 to 1.1.5 is available. Separate downloads for the optional extra packages are available on site." The full changelog. Download: buffalo-1.1.5.iso (687MB). |
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| 2004-03-15 |
Distribution Release: Devil-Linux 1.0.5 |
| The Devil-Linux live firewall has been updated to version 1.0.5. From the changelog: "Updated bind to v9.2.3; updated linux-wlan-ng to v0.2.1-pre16; added Super-FreeS/WAN v1.99.8; removed the standard FreeS/WAN + patches; added kernel patch to fix new mremap vulnerability; added kernel patch for 'Rusty's broken brain' error/failure; IPv6 is now compiled as modules; update_src now checks the md5 checksums of the files; updated zebra to 0.94; menuconfig now correctly sets any missing list values in the config file; fixed named start problem when jail disabled." Download: devil-linux-1.0.5-i486.tar.bz2 (88MB) or devil-linux-1.0.5-i686-SMP.tar.bz2 (88MB). |
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| 2004-03-15 |
Distribution Release: Aurox Live 1.4.1 |
| The Aurox Linux project has released a new live CD: "This issue, numbered as 1.4.1 is based on full (installable) version of Aurox Linux 9.3. What will You find in Aurox Live 1.4.1: graphical environments: KDE 3.1.5 and Fluxbox; ACPI power management (used in modern laptops); FAT32 and NTFS support; Windows partitions are mounted automatically; OpenOffice.org 1.1; Flash plug-in for Mozilla; NVIDIA drivers (3D acceleration); games: Tuxracer, Neverball, Glaxium; audio and video (also DVD) players; many other applications from Aurox 9.3." See the full announcement on the distribution's home page. Download: 9.3-Live-1.4.1.iso (690MB). |
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| 2004-03-14 |
Distribution Release: Feather Linux 0.3.8 |
| Feather Linux 0.3.8 has been released. What's new? "Fixed Sylpheed size; added MPlayer config files; added Arno's iptables script and fwb-run; fixed xterm menu colours; added online manpages and HOWTOs links on the Fluxbox menu; added wman, an online manpage viewer script; added Getting Started HOWTO; changed Opera script to work properly from HD; made small changes to the HD install script; added Mutella, fbset and Chipmunk Basic; feather now runs as user knoppix; rewrote restoration system - now you need to type restore=sda1 restore=hda1, etc; added script to install the Gimp." Download: feather-0.3.8.iso (61.8MB). |
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| 2004-03-12 |
Mandrakelinux 10.0 - An Outstanding Effort |
| MadPenguin is the next in line with a review of Mandrakelinux 10.0: "Mandrake Linux is making some excellent strides on the desktop and I would like to see that continue, whether I use it or not is irrelevant. Mandrake's success means that Linux will advance onto the desktop as it should. Mandrake's success means that even the people on the most disparate Linux distributions will benefit from their innovation. As long as Mandrake is in business, newcomers will still have choice. It is one of the last standing 'major' distributions and it's here for a reason. Cheers to the developers. Though there are bugs within the system like every other distribution we cannot let that undermine the fact that Mandrake is an innovator." The complete review with screenshots. |
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| 2004-03-12 |
Distribution Release: Rubyx 42 |
| A new stable version of Rubyx has been released: "New stable release 42. It contains loads of new packages; Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird, Epiphany, Gnomemeeting 1.00, Kde 3.2.1, Gnome 2.4.2, linux-2.6.4 ... There have been some important bugfixes and improvements to the rubyx script itself, so please upgrade!" The ISO image is still being built at the time of writing, but the build scripts can be downloaded here: rubyx-42.rar (117kB); see these installation instructions. Rubyx is a new source-based distribution written in Ruby; it is, in the words of the Rubyx creator, "the most progressive Linux distro out there, with features people have yet to grasp. The package management system is, to say the least, revolutionary. If you haven't tried it yet, please do!" Find out more on rubyx.org. |
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| 2004-03-12 |
Mandrakelinux 10.0: The Potential is Now Obvious |
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| OSNews has published a brief review of Mandrakelinux 10.0: "I must say that I have re-affirmed my trust to Mandrake Linux. All previous Mandrakes were filled with disappointment for me, but this time I believe MandrakeSoft has created something that is much-much better than in the past. If MandrakeSoft pulls it off and fixes the problems above, they got a winner. In fact, I believe that this is the highest score I ever gave to any Linux distro so far." The full story with screenshots. |
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