Linux Distributions

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• Introducing KDE 4 KNetworkManager

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 460
  KDE.news: "One of the few utility programs that are used every day on mobile devices is a wireless networking tool, but somehow this is one of the last applications to appear for KDE 4. With the autumn 2009 crop of Linux distributions, a usable client for the widely used NetworkManager system finally makes its debut."
  1 day ago

• Portable social distro idea

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 176
  Hi everyone, Im looking to see if anyone is interested in a portable (small, live cd, pen drive) social Linux distro. By social I mean using the AUR, people easily being able to heavily customize it, and share their copy with everyone else. I was thinking of something similar to FaunOS. If I decide to make it, it ...
  1 day ago

• DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 328

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Feature: First look at Mandriva Linux 2010 News: openSUSE 11.2 Gold Master, Fedora 12 crunch time, Ubuntu media coverage, Sabayon 5.1 updates, Puppy and BackTrack server compromises, Jolicloud for your netbook Questions and answers: Distributions and real-time Linux kernel Released ...
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• Distribution Release: SystemRescueCd 1.3.2

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  François Dupoux has released an updated version of SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based live CD designed as a tool to carry out system administration tasks, such as rescuing data after a crash or creating and editing hard disk partitions. From the changelog: "Updated the standard kernels to Linux kernel 2.6.31.5.... read ...
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• Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.2 "Core"

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  Emmanuel Bailleul has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 6.2 "Core" edition, a minimal Zenwalk distribution without any graphical servers intended as a starting point for building a custom desktop or server system: "Zenwalk Core 6.2 is ready! Like the plain 6.2, Zenwalk Core 6.2 is mostly new.... read more
  2 days ago

• Distribution Release: Webconverger 5.7

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  Kai Hendry has released Webconverger 5.7, a Debian-based distribution for web kiosks with the Firefox web browser as the only application: "Webconverger 5.7 features a Debian Lenny back-ported Firefox 3.5 build. Overall I would consider this release as experimental. There is a couple of new known bugs introduced.... ...
  2 days ago

• Is Ubuntu Shooting Itself In The Foot With Its Release Schedule?

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  One of the unique features of Ubuntu is a rock-solid six month release cycle, that’s so predictable you can practically put in on your calendar years in advance. More here read more
  2 days ago

• Linux for iMac G3 333 MHZ

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 176
  I have an old PowerPC iMac G3 333 MHZ and I would like to have it running soon. It currently has Mac OS 8.6 (really old) running on it and I dont know how to use it. Will Linux XP run on my iMac? If not, which distro will?
  3 days ago

• Development Release: Frugalware Linux 1.2 Pre 1

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  Miklós Vajna has announced the availability of the first preview release of Frugalware Linux 1.2, a general-purpose community distribution for intermediate users: "The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware Linux 1.2pre1, the first technical preview of the upcoming ...
  3 days ago

• BSD Release: FreeNAS 0.7

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  Volker Theile has released FreeNAS 0.7, a FreeBSD-based NAS (Network-Attached Storage) server, supporting CIFS, FTP, NFS, AFP, RSYNC and iSCSI protocols: "Today I am proud to announce the release of FreeNAS 0.7. Majors changes: add ability to configure the login shell for a user; upgrade Samba to 3.0.37;.... read ...
  4 days ago

• 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 460
  Ken Hess: "Have you searched for Linux distributions that are 100% free? Did you find more than one that suited your needs? Well, heres a list of nine from which you can choose your favorite. Free means freedom to alter, redistribute, sell or release as a different product with no restrictions on you or your new ...
  4 days ago

• News Story 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  Have you searched for Linux distributions that are 100% free? Did you find more than one that suited your needs? Well, heres a list of nine from which you can choose your favorite. Free means freedom to alter, redistribute, sell or release as a different product with no restrictions on you or your new distribution. ...
  5 days ago

• I am Searching for the best Linux Distribution, thats Open Source here.

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 176
  I am searching for the best distribution, here in LQ org. I have tried Solaris, Debian, and still looking to try to find the best one for me, and my machines. I have Debian on my Laptop, and would like to find one for my Desktop, one reserved for a new Linux Installation. Any good one out here? Let me know what you ...
  5 days ago

• Development Release: SliTaz GNU/Linux Cooking 20091104

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  Christophe Lincoln has announced that a new development build of SliTaz GNU/Linux 5.4, a minimalist distribution with Openbox designed for older computers, is ready for testing: "SliTaz contributors are proud to announce the availability of a new Cooking ISO image based on over 2,100 packages available in the.... ...
  5 days ago

• Red Hat Enterprise 5 Vs Cent OS 5 Vs AIX 5.3

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 176
  Hi, I have been using Linux for quite some time now. Though, I havent really used the Red Hat Enterprise OS, I have managed to bring up few distributions such as debian, CentOS, Fedora. I have been employed in a company who is now using AIX as their main OS. Their are a lot of differences and sometimes I find it ...
  6 days ago

• Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Final: One of the major distributions completely renovated

  
  All about linux @ Linuxinet.Com - Linux Update - Free Linux Software - Free Linux Ebooks — Authority: 130
  Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Final is one of the most popular Linux distributions. The goal of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Final is can be used by less experienced users and for this purpose, the distribution has many graphical tools for configuration, installation and also it runs entirely in graphic mode, which facilitates work ...
  6 days ago

• Bug In Most Linuxes Can Give Untrusted Users Root

  
  IT Professionals Database (ITPD) - The European IT Professionals Database Networking Platform — Authority: 139
  Red Midnight and other readers brought to our attention a bug in most deployed versions of Linux that could result in untrusted users getting root access. The bug was found by Brad Spengler last month. "The null pointer dereference flaw was only fixed in the upcoming 2.6.32 release candidate of the Linux kernel, ...
  6 days ago

• Bug In Most Linuxes Can Give Untrusted Users Root

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 460
  Red Midnight and other readers brought to our attention a bug in most deployed versions of Linux that could result in untrusted users getting root access. The bug was found by Brad Spengler last month. "The null pointer dereference flaw was only fixed in the upcoming 2.6.32 release candidate of the Linux kernel, ...
  6 days ago

• Foresight Linux, based on rPath Linux, aims to be a GNOME showcase

  
  Linuxlandit & The Conqueror Worm — Authority: 415
  Foresight Linux is a desktop operating system featuring an intuitive user interface and a showcase of the latest desktop software, giving users convenient and enjoyable access to their music, photos, videos, documents, and Internet resources. I am not a fan of RPM based Linux distributions anymore. However, my ...
  6 days ago

• Boot process halts on `Waiting for device....sda4/3" for all partitions in fstab

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 176
  How do I start to diagnose this problem? When I start to boot the process starts waiting for the various devices mentioned in /etc/fstab, and it doesnt get beyond this. The distro is actually Ubuntu, but the process of figuring out whats wrong should apply to all distros.
  1 week ago

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