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Mandriva Linux
Mandriva Linux was launched in 1998 under the name of Mandrake Linux, with the goal of making Linux easier to use for everyone. At that time, Linux was already well-known as a powerful and stable operating system that demanded strong technical knowledge and extensive use of the command line; MandrakeSoft saw this as an opportunity to integrate the best graphical desktop environments and contribute its own graphical configuration utilities to quickly become famous for setting the standard in Linux ease of use. In February 2005, MandrakeSoft merged with Brazil's Conectiva to form Mandriva S.A., with headquarters in Paris, France. In August 2010 the company suspended the trading of its shares on the Euronext stock exchange. Mandriva SA was formally liquidated in May 2015.
Status: Discontinued
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| 2022-04-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NuTyX 22.04.1 |
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NuTyX is a French Linux distribution (with multi-language support) built from Linux From Scratch and Beyond Linux From Scratch, with a custom package manager called "cards". The project's latest snapshot is NuTyX 22.04.1 which features updates to the major desktop environments along with updated web browsers and new versions of the Linux kernel. "The NuTyX team is happy to announce the new version of NuTyX 22.04.1 and cards 2.5.0. New toolchain GCC 11.2.0, glibc 2.35 and binutils 2.38. The xorg-server graphics server version 21.1.3, the Mesa 3D library in 22.0.1, GTK 4 4.6.2 and Qt 6.2.4. The Python interpreters are en 3.10.4 et 2.7.18. The Xfce desktop environment is updated to version 4.16.0. The MATE desktop environment is a 1.26.0 version. The GNOME desktop environment is also updated to version 41.5. The KDE desktop environment is available in Plasma 5.24.4, Framework 5.92.0 and applications in 21.12.3. Available browsers are: Firefox 99.0, Chromium 100.0.4896.60, Epiphany 41.3, etc." Additional information can be found on the project's news page. Download (SHA1, pkglist): NuTyX_x86_64-22.04.1-XFCE4.iso (1,398MB), NuTyX_x86_64-22.04.1-LXQT.iso (1,403MB), NuTyX_x86_64-22.04.1-MATE.iso (1,620MB). |
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| 2022-04-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Q4OS 4.8 |
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Q4OS is a Debian-based desktop distribution which offers two editions: Trinity and KDE Plasma. The project's latest release, Q4OS 4.8, is based on Debian 11.3 and offers security fixes, an updated installer, and the latest version of the Chromium browser. The release announcement states: "An update to Q4OS 4 Gemini LTS has been released. The new 4.8 series receives the recent Debian Bullseye 11.3 update, updated Debian stable kernel and important security and bug fixes. This update brings along significant Q4OS specific improvements, fixes and a cumulative upgrade covering all the changes from the previous stable Gemini release. Among other improvements, localization and languages support API library for the Desktop profiler as well as for other Q4OS tools has been rewritten and vastly improved, Setup tool gets polished and installation process has been more secured." Download (MD5, pkglist): q4os-4.8-x64.r1.iso (1,260MB), q4os-4.8-x64-tde.r1.iso (1,022MB). |
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| 2022-04-01 |
NEW • Development Release: FreeBSD 13.1-RC1 |
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Glen Barber has announced the availability of the first release candidate for the upcoming FreeBSD 13.1, scheduled for final release on 26 April (following two more RC builds): "The first RC build of the 13.1-RELEASE release cycle is now available. A summary of changes since 13.1-BETA3 includes: handle interrupts racing with device suspend with the hdac driver; allow kern.ipc.maxsockets to be set to current value without error; call rtsx_init() on resume in the rtsx(4) driver; fixes to vfs; update to LLVM to fix the lang/rust port build on powerpc; several network-related updates and fixes; several Linux ABI-related updates and fixes; the riscv64sf build had been fixed; OpenZFS 2.1-release had been merged from upstream; updates and fixes to libarchive(3); updates and fixes to devd(8); various 802.11 wireless updates and bug fixes; various LinuxKPI updates and fixes; the kernel build without INET or INET6 had been fixed; several arm64-specific fixes." Here is the complete release announcement. Download links for the amd64 and i386 architectures: FreeBSD-13.1-RC1-amd64-disc1.iso (997MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-13.1-RC1-i386-disc1.iso (821MB, SHA512). |
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| 2022-04-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: deepin 20.5 |
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deepin is a Deban-based desktop distribution featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE). The project's latest release introduces support requests to the software centre and provides facial recognition as an option for signing into accounts. "In deepin 20.5, a great number of practical features collected from user feedback are developed and released. The stable kernel is upgraded to version 5.15.24, underlying vulnerabilities are fixed, and system compatibility and security are enhanced further. Face recognition, one of the biometric authentication methods, is supported on adapted devices. After enrolling your face in Control Center, next time on the lock screen and the login interface, you can log in to deepin with your face ID. By clicking 'Pin Screenshots' before taking a screenshot, the captured screenshot will be sticky on top of windows, and its position can be moved. While 'pinning' this picture to the desktop, you can use other apps at the same time to improve work efficiency." Additional information and screenshots can be found in the release announcement. Download: deepin-desktop-community-20.5-amd64.iso (3,317MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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| 2022-03-31 |
NEW • Development Release: Ubuntu MATE 22.04 Beta |
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The Ubuntu community has published a new development release, leading into the distribution's 22.04 long-term support (LTS) scheduled for April. Along with the flagship Ubuntu Server distribution its many official community editions have also released beta snapshots. Perhaps the most documented community edition is Ubuntu MATE which offers pages of updates and screenshots of the beta. The release announcement mentions some important changes: "Ubuntu MATE, like its lead developer, was starting to get get a bit large around the mid section. During the development of 22.04, the image got to 4.1GB. So, we put Ubuntu MATE on a strict diet. We've removed the proprietary NVIDIA drivers from the local apt pool...." The release notes offer additional information. Download: ubuntu-22.04-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (3,283MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), kubuntu-beta-22.04-desktop-amd64.iso (3,519 MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), lubuntu-beta-22.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,485MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntukylin-beta-22.04-desktop-amd64.iso (4,016MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-mate-beta-22.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,858MB, SHA256, Plush Baby Doll Girl with Clothes, 17.7 Sweetheart Rag Doll Cozy, torrent, pkglist), ubuntu-budgie-beta-22.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,747MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), xubuntu-beta-22.04-desktop-amd64.iso (2,504MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist), ubuntustudio-beta-22.04-dvd-amd64.iso (4,242MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2022-03-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: GParted Live 1.4.0-1 |
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Curtis Gedak has announced the release of GParted Live 1.4.0-1, a new stable release of the project's Debian-based specialist live CD designed for disk partitioning and data rescue task. This release updates the GParted partitioning utility to version 1.4.0: "The GParted team is pleased to announce a new stable release of GParted Live. This release includes GParted 1.4.0, updated packages and other improvements. Items of note include: includes GParted 1.4.0; add labelling of mounted Btrfs, ext2/3/4 and XFS file systems; fix detection of mount points for encrypted file systems; fix crash scrolling quickly in the drive selection combobox; add bcache detection; add JBD external ext3/4 journal detection; based on the Debian 'Sid' repository as of 2022-03-29; Linux kernel image updated to 5.16.14. This release of GParted Live has been successfully tested on VirtualBox, VMware, BIOS, UEFI and physical computers with AMD/ATI, NVIDIA and Intel graphics." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download (SHA512, signature, pkglist): gparted-live-1.4.0-1-amd64.iso (444MB), gparted-live-1.4.0-1-i686-pae.iso (418MB), gparted-live-1.4.0-1-i686.iso (418MB). |
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| 2022-03-29 |
NEW • Development Release: Fedora 36 Beta |
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Tomas Hrcka has announced the release of a new development snapshot of Fedora. The Fedora 36 Beta ships with GNOME 42, LXQt 1.0, and version 3.1 of the Ruby development language. Wayland support running on NVIDIA video cards has been improved and is now supported by default. "Fedora 36 Workstation Beta includes GNOME 42, the newest release of the GNOME desktop environment. GNOME 42 includes a global dark style UI setting. It also has a redesigned screenshot tool. And many core GNOME apps have been ported to the latest version of the GTK toolkit, providing improved performance and a modern look. Fedora Silverblue and Kinoite now have /var on a separate subvolume for new installs, which makes handling snapshots of dynamic data easier to manage independently from the system snapshots. Fans of the lightweight LXQt desktop environment will be glad to see the upstream 1.0 release in Fedora Linux 36. You can install the LXQt Spin directly or install LXQt alongside your existing desktop environment. If you use the proprietary NVIDIA driver, GDM sessions will now use Wayland by default." Additional information can be found in the announcement. Download (pkglist): Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-36_Beta-1.4.iso (1,942MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-36_Beta-1.4.iso (2,218MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-Silverblue-ostree-x86_64-36_Beta-1.4.iso (2,640MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2022-03-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Finnix 124 |
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The Finnix distribution is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian. The project celebrates its 22nd anniversary this month with the release of Finnix 124. "Finnix 124 includes a number of fixes, new packages and new features: wifi-connect helper utility will now display nearby access points if invoked without any command line options. ip= kernel command line network configuration now supports netmasks in addition to prefix lengths. Added a pure Python strings implementation. Explanation from the commit: I had avoided including strings because, while it's incredibly useful, it's the only desirable utility in the binutils package, which otherwise includes a bunch of compilation-related utilities, and the package itself is quite large. So in the words of the “my mechanics” YouTube channel, I make a new one! It's not a 100% complete reimplementation of GNU binutils' strings, but is fine for casual binary checking. This is also set up so that if you do apt install binutils in the live environment, its strings will take precedence over the Python version. RISC-V (riscv64) unofficial build support added, in addition to amd64, i386, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, s390x." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. Download: finnix-124.iso (455MB, signature, torrent, Stone Center Online Crema Marfil Marble 5/8x5/8 Square Mosaic Ti). |
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| 2022-03-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.4.0 |
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Porteus Kiosk is a lightweight Gentoo-based Linux operating system which has been scaled down and confined to allow the use of one application only: a web browser. The project has published a new release, Porteus Kiosk 5.4.0, which improves hardware decoding and enables the OpenH264 plugin for Firefox. The release announcement offers additional information: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 5.4.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 5.15.28, Google Chrome 98.0.4758.102 and Mozilla Firefox 91.7.1 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20220320: link. Short changelog for 5.4.0 release: Added support for importing DER certificates through the 'import_certificates=' parameter. Hardware video decode feature is now enabled for screensaver video and screensaver webpage functions. Added support for dynamically generated remote configs. Kiosk identification and settings can be now passed through the URLs which contain an append parameters. Enabled OpenH264 plugin by default for the Firefox browser as it's needed for the WebRTC streams. Added 'cec-client' utility for controlling the displays over HDMI interfaces." Further details are available in the distribution's changelog. Download: Porteus-Kiosk-5.4.0-x86_64.iso (143MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2022-03-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Parrot 5.0 |
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Parrot (formerly Parrot Security OS) is a Debian-based, security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography. The project's latest version, Parrot 5.0, introduces some new container options and drops the KDE Plasma and Xfce editions. "Parrot's main focus on the latest release was on making the system extremely stable and flexible. The system now follows a Long Term Support release model, but provides the latest version of all its tools via extensive backporting, and is never out of date. Parrot 5.0 was designed with cloud and customizability in mind, and provides several container options to leverage powerful orchestration tools during complex pentest scenarios. The Parrot offering has been simplified, and a new Architect edition has been introduced to allow maximum customizability of the system. Parrot 5.0 keeps the former Home and Security editions, and introduces a new special HTB edition inspired by the popular PwnBox by HackTheBox. The KDE and Xfce alternatives are no longer available." Download (SHA512, pkglist): Parrot-home-5.0_amd64.iso (2,391MB, torrent), Parrot-security-5.0_amd64.iso (4,532MB, torrent), Parrot-architect-5.0_amd64.iso (343MB, torrent). |
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3CX Phone System is a specialist, Debian-based Linux distribution designed to run a complete unified communications platform. The 3CX client, included in the distribution, can also be installed separately on most hardware as well as the cloud. It provides a complete open standards-based IP PBX and phone system that works with popular SIP trunks and IP phones. It will automatically configure all supported peripherals and it also comes with clients for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android. The ISO image includes a free license for the 3CX PBX edition. The ISO image contains the standard Debian installer which installs a minimal system with the nginx web server, PostgreSQL database, iptables firewall and Secure Shell. Options not relevant to 3CX have been removed from the distribution. Download the installation ISO image from here: debian-amd64-netinst-3cx.iso (378MB). |
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