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This week we interview Robert Shingledecker, a former Damn Small Linux developer and now founder of Tiny Core Linux, a new mini-distribution and probably the smallest desktop live CD ever created. In the news, Ubuntu's upcoming release, version 9.04 and code name "Jaunty Jackalope", hits beta freeze and gains an as-yet unreleased AMD video card driver, Gentoo releases automated builds for the ARM processor, Mandriva helps to port KDE's premier optical burning software to Qt 4, and openSUSE updates its online build service. We also link to a brief interview with Jono Bacon, the Ubuntu community manager. Finally, three new distributions have been added to the DistroWatch database last week; these include the Fedora-based Bee Linux from Algeria, the independent Igelle PC/Desktop with a lightweight desktop, and Privatix, a distribution that allows anonymous browsing and storing of data on encrypted USB drives. Happy reading! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Content: * Interview: Robert Shingledecker, Tiny Core Linux * News: Ubuntu Jaunty in beta freeze, Gentoo releases for ARM, Mandriva assists with K3b port, openSUSE announces updated build service * Released last week: Zenwalk Linux 6.0 "GNOME", Frugalware Linux 1.0, Parsix GNU/Linux 2.0 * Upcoming releases: Ubuntu 9.04 Beta * New additions: Bee Linux, Igelle PC/Desktop, Privatix Live-System * New distributions: cp6Linux, Denix, FAN: Fully Automated Nagios, JUX, Linux DaVinci * Reader comments --------------------------------------------------------------------- [irc] Join us at irc.freenode.net #distrowatch Feature Story Interview with Robert Shingledecker, creator of Tiny Core Linux Tiny Core Linux You would be hard pressed to find someone who had never heard of Damn Small Linux (DSL), the tiny Linux distribution which aims for a nearly complete desktop at under 50 MB. It's not the only mini distro, however. This week we interview Robert Shingledecker, former DSL developer and now founder of the new kid on the block - Tiny Core Linux. This distro is just 10 MB small and, as the name suggests, it boots to a core graphical environment. The possibilities don't end there, as Robert explains. * * * * * DW: Hi Robert, thank you very much for your time. Could you please start with an introduction about yourself - where you live, what you do for a living and anything else interesting for our readers? RS: Hi Chris, thanks for giving me this opportunity. I have been a DistroWatch fan for many years and look forward to every Monday for DistroWatch Weekly. I am in my sixtieth year, retired, and reside in Fullerton, California. I received a BA degree in mathematics in 1971 from California State University. I am disabled and in the later stages of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD). It affects my eyes, speech, and I have difficulty swallowing. OPMD is genetic. I know what lies ahead for me. When I am able, I like to write and share code with others. It keeps my mind sharp and away from becoming depressed with thoughts of my health issues. It is also the reason that I am not enclosing a recent picture. I hope you will understand. DW: Of course. Can I ask, what is your background in computing and how did you get into free and open source software? TUXEDO TUXEDO Computers RS: Both my work and hobby has been toying with computers and languages. TUXEDO Computers - Linux Hardware in a My first computer experience was with Burroughs Corp. in 1971. I tailor made suite hand-coded machine language, yes, hexadecimal, accounting programs on Choose from a wide punched paper tape. A year later, I had the luxury of having access range of laptops and to an actual assembler. Most of the seventies, I wrote large PCs in various sizes integrated accounting packages, all in assembler. I had customers and shapes at across California, from San Diego to Fresno. A few years later I was TUXEDOComputers.com. required to write COBOL. I was an independent contractor, mostly for Every machine comes Burroughs Branches in Southern California. The Burroughs B20 micro pre-installed and computer was just coming onto the scene when I closed my business. ready-to-run with The first computer that I owned, was a Burroughs B80 mini with my own Linux. Full 24 COBOL compiler! months of warranty and lifetime support I got involved with micro computers by writing 6502 assembly on an included! Ohio Scientific. I hated Basic. I chose COMAL and got very involved in promoting it. I had several articles published in a little Learn more about our magazine called COMAL TODAY. I own a rare Dutch-language official IBM full service package COMAL for the IBM PC. I personally met Borge Christensen, the creator and all benefits of COMAL, and was actively promoting COMAL in Southern California. from buying at TUXEDO. I had Minix running when it was only a floppy-based system and I hacked in hard drive support. I enjoyed Coherent OS and was a member of a UUCP network. Weekly RSS feed Archives When I opted for a regular 9 - 5 job, I went to the City of Garden * Issue 1098 Grove, California, where I introduced the City to Samba (and later (2024-11-25): Linux Linux), hosting a Windows 3.11 network. It was the first large-scale Lite 7.2, backing up deployment of Linux in the United States. I had visitors from around specific folders, the globe come to see the deployment. I met many free software Murena and Fairphone luminaries, Linus, Stallman, Maddog, Bob Young, Gael Duval, and was partner in fair an invited panel speaker at the first Linux World Expo in San Jose trade deal, Arch regarding the exposure that our deployment created for Linux. I had installer gets new many such speaking events after that. Typically to debate against text interface, Novell Networks. My biggest speaking event was COMDEX. Ubuntu security tool patched I left the City in January 2000, to become the CTO for a dot-com. * Issue 1097 Actually I was the CTO for several dot-coms. It was there that I and (2024-11-18): one other programmer created Linux live CD-ROM appliances including a Chimera Linux vs live CD-ROM desktop. Chimera OS, choosing between AlmaLinux You can visit my web site, for much more detail in regards to my and Debian, Fedora Linux projects. elevates KDE spin to an edition, Fedora previews new installer, KDE DW: You were a lead developer of one of the most popular testing its own mini-distributions, Damn Small Linux (DSL). Could you provide us with distro, Qubes-style a look into the history of the project, how you got involved and what isolation coming to your main contributions were? FreeBSD * Issue 1096 RS: I write everything down. What I mean is I always have a (2024-11-11): composition book to make notes of what I am working on. Man, do I Bazzite 40, Playtron have a collection of them covering DSL! OS Alpha 1, Tucana Linux 3.1, detecting My first notes concerning DSL are dated 3rd September 2003. I had Screen sessions, found DSL listed on DistroWatch and, like many I suppose, made my own Redox imports COSMIC remaster. Many may not know, but founder John Andrews started DSL by software centre, using the KNOPPIX 50 MB rescue business-card CD-ROM. He removed the FreeBSD booting on rescue type applications and replaced them with a desktop, GTK+ and the PinePhone Pro, applications, some of which were from DeLi Linux. LXQt supports Wayland window I joined the DSL forums in September 2003 and emailed John with some managers patches and suggestions. Initially, these were for USB pen drives and * Issue 1095 NFS client. Over the next several months, I contributed a backup and (2024-11-04): Fedora restore option, a functional bash_profile, bootlocal.sh, and a 41 Kinoite, writeable /opt directory. By January 2004, I was given the task to transferring create and maintain the DSL ISO image. After that, I personally applications between created every release since version 0.5.3.1 on January 15, 2004. computers, openSUSE Every major structural improvement to DSL was my creation. I was Tumbleweed receives trying to bring new features to a live CD-ROM so that there would be multiple upgrades, little to no advantage of performing a traditional hard drive Ubuntu testing installation (this was well before Unionfs). I penned an article compiler titled "Not Your Father's Operating System", in which I explained optimizations, Mint much of my philosophy. partners with Framework I went on to create the frugal install, used GNU's Coreutils to * Issue 1094 replace BusyBox, wrote the "Getting Started" documentation, created (2024-10-28): and introduced the MyDSL extension system, as well as mountable DebLight OS 1, compressed loop extensions which later became UCI. I introduced Lua/ backing up crontab, FLTK (Flua) to create some 50 or so GUI front-ends for DSL. I also AlmaLinux introduces integrated QEMU with DSL and created a separate SYSLINUX version. I Litten branch, added the single or double-click icons, an icon layout manager, and openSUSE unveils introduced a drag-n-drop desktop. I added Winmodem support for the refreshed look, popular Lucent devices, support for adding users, implemented Unionfs Ubuntu turns 20 and the UNC extension type, set up the repositories, created the PXE * Issue 1093 version, created the boot floppies with USB support, and included (2024-10-21): PCMCIA support. I coded and implemented many new boot codes like Kubuntu 24.10, secure, protect, legacy, desktop, icons, and waitusb. I created the atomic vs immutable libraries used by Bash scripts and Lua, as well as the pen drive distributions, install scripts, both ZIP and HDD. I created the dpkg-restore Debian upgrading capability, the multi-user support for hard drive installation, and Perl packages, the web backup and restore. I also stripped KNOPPIX twice (v3.3 for UBports adding VoLTE DSL v0.6 and later v3.4 for DSL v2.0) and compiled the 2.4.31 kernel support, Android to and all modules to keep DSL updated. gain native GNU/ Linux application The DSL you are using today whether it be 0.6+, 1.x, 2.x, 3.x or 4.x, support was primarily the result of my efforts with the requirement that I * Issue 1092 was to bring forward John's GTK+ desktop applications. This was so (2024-10-14): FunOS that DSL always looked like DSL. In other words, I was to leave the 24.04.1, a home application side alone. directory inside a file, work starts of openSUSE Leap 16.0, improvements in DW: You appear to have made many contributions to DSL and have been Haiku, KDE neon instrumental in making it the popular distribution that it is. Why upgrades its base did you leave the project? * Issue 1091 (2024-10-07): Redox RS: There were many reasons why I no longer work on DSL, a OS 0.9.0, Unified culmination of personal attacks and accusations against me, package management disagreements and irreconcilable differences. Actually, I didn't ever vs universal package leave, I was in fact exiled and locked out by John Andrews. My posts formats, Redox in the DSL blog consisting of all I wrote was deleted. A list that begins RISC-V port, others were constructing of all customizations of DSL, showing mostly Mint polishes my name as the creator of said innovation, were also deleted. It was interface, Qubes messy. certifies new laptop * Issue 1090 The idea of a tiny core distribution, which John had rejected many (2024-09-30): Rhino times, was what I was working on while continuing to develop DSL. Linux 2024.2, John was not happy that I had hosted my new work elsewhere, so he commercial distros disabled all access that I had. As such, I could no longer continue with alternative to support the project. desktops, Valve seeks to improve So the question becomes, why did I decide to host my newest project Wayland performance, elsewhere? HardenedBSD parterns with Protectli, The answer is for many reasons. It is like the "straw that broke the Tails merges with camel's back" story. So much discord, lack of response, lack of Tor Project, Quantum participation, basically abandonment of the project. Leap partners with the FreeBSD Kent Porter was a member of Team DSL. His contributions to the MyDSL Foundation extensions were enormous. He handled hundreds of submissions, rebuilt * Issue 1089 them to specifications, and assisted new users with the new concepts (2024-09-23): that I had brought to DSL. His help and participation helped propel Expirion 6.0, DSL. Chris Livesay was also a member of Team DSL. It was 2005 and openKylin 2.0, Kent and Chris were trying to help perform tasks that would free up managing John from the "DSL Store" so that I might have some help on the configuration files, development side. There was a strong disagreement regarding the use the future of Linux of donations for the benefit of DSL, and Kent and Chris were development, fixing immediately dismissed. To my dismay, I still did not get the help I bugs in Haiku, needed, but was instead tasked with the duties of Kent. But this is Slackware packages only the beginning. Talk about removal of attribution, when I was dracut writing "The Official Damn Small Linux Book", I had included a * Issue 1088 section to acknowledge Kent's contributions. John demanded that I (2024-09-16): remove Kent's name from the book. I just couldn't do this and still PorteuX 1.6, wanted Kent's name to somehow be in the book, so I purposely used a migrating from screen drop displaying his name. Windows 10 to which Linux distro, making As time went on, John was less and less available. No more did he NetBSD immutable, perform quality assurance for me. When I asked for help with the AlmaLinux offers extensions there was no answer. Not him saying "no", but rather just hardware ignoring me. As my health condition impacts what I can do, I again certification, Mint asked for help. I never received any help with tasks like handing updates old APT extensions, and moving extensions from "testing" to their proper tools categories. John stopped updating the "Milestones" section of the web * Issue 1087 site. He deleted the DSL blog and posted that it would be back up. A (2024-09-09): COSMIC year later... still nothing. He stopped updating the web site, and desktop, running also stopped updating the "notes" section. Instead of getting the cron jobs at help that I had been requesting, I was left with more and more, variable times, actually, everything to do, no longer just development, but now web UBports highlights site administration and extension processing. It was more than I new apps, could handle. HardenedBSD offers work around for At some point, the DSL forums were being spammed with porn posts. FreeBSD change, John set up a procedure to require new users to be approved, but he Debian considers how rarely approved new accounts. Meanwhile, I saw the number of users to cull old waiting for approval keep climbing. I began to see users starting packages, systemd threads on other web sites complaining, and asking how they get ported to musl approved... how can they post? The list grows to over 23,000 users. * Issue 1086 Some users have waited for over a year to be approved. (2024-09-02): Vanilla OS 2, By this time John had become totally non-responsive to me. This command line tips continued to get worse. I posted in a thread but John did not answer for simple tasks, me. I left phone messages and sent numerous emails. I thought, as FreeBSD receives many on the forums did, that he must be on vacation. Later, even the investment from STF, domain name registration itself was allowed to lapse. openSUSE Tumbleweed update can break Then there was the DSL store. I had separated myself from any revenue network connections, based on store operations, but would still receive emails of Debian refreshes complaints about no merchandise ever being received. I would respond media by CC'ing John and informing the user, that I was a developer and had * Issue 1085 no affiliation with store operations. I was never an employee of (2024-08-26): Nobara John's operation. Originally we have a profit sharing arrangement, 40, OpenMandriva but too often it was reported that there were no profits after paying 24.07 "ROME", store employees. Later I requested and was granted a royalty distros which arrangement based only on Google ads and donations. include source code, FreeBSD publishes Well, you get the picture. It is obvious. Why would I want to quarterly report, release, yet again, my sole efforts in such an environment? Obviously Microsoft updates many others were being ignored by John, not just me. I was desperate breaks Linux in to find a new home for my efforts. I even posted such on the forums. dual-boot Kent Porter and Chris Livesay kindly offered me hosting and for me to environments select a development team. I accepted their offer and then selected * Issue 1084 my development "dream team". (2024-08-19): Liya 2.0, dual boot with Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel. Finally help. Finally a encryption, Haiku team who appreciated my efforts, understood my philosophy on how introduces Linux can run. Finally a team that could and has extended my design, performance improved boot times, improved and enhanced my extension concepts. improvements, Gentoo dropping IA-64, The best decision that I have made was to host my new project Redcore merges major elsewhere. As for DSL, it was a pity it had to end like it did, but I upgrade truly believe it is for the best. * Issue 1083 (2024-08-12): TrueNAS 24.04.2 "SCALE", Linux DW: Your latest project, Tiny Core Linux, is a new mini-distribution distros for for the Linux world. What are the main reasons behind creating yet smartphones, Redox another tiny distro? Who is this distro aimed at and what does it OS introduces web have to offer? Is it based on DSL and how does it differ? server, PipeWire exposes battery RS: When I am asked "why yet another distribution?", it makes me drain on Linux, recall Linux World 2005. It was there, that when I tried to show DSL, Canonical updates I was dismissed with an offhanded remark of "oh yeah, you and every kernel version thirteen year old boy has their 'own' Linux distribution". But when policy this vendor saw what I had, he realized it does not swim in the sea * Issue 1082 of sameness. My philosophy is to offer a unique way to run Linux. I (2024-08-05): Linux do not promote traditional hard drive installations. I now call that Mint 22, taking method, the "scatter mode" of installation. You will not find it snapshots of UFS on listed in the core concepts methods of operating Tiny Core. FreeBSD, openSUSE updates Tumbleweed Over the years, I have seen all operating systems, suffer from and Aeon, Debian "system rot". Over time the performance is impacted or becomes creates Tiny QA corrupt. Whether it be from system software or hardware malfunction, Tasks, Manjaro user/operator error, sun spots, solar flares, whatever. I believe testing immutable that booting a computer should be fast. It should always start from a images known pristine state. I believe that one should have control of the * Issue 1081 processes that are running at boot time and the collection of (2024-07-29): applications that one wishes to use. Whereas, most distributions SysLinuxOS 12.4, become larger and larger. Mostly offering more eye candy than OpenBSD gain functionality and dictating the runtime environment and application hardware selection. I find these too slow, too many unneeded processes, and acceleration, not my desire of applications. The other tiny distributions still Slackware changes dictate a collection of applications. Most I never use. kernel naming, Mint publishes upgrade Tiny Core's genesis was from a meeting at Linux World 2005, with instructions myself, Kent Porter, and Chris Livesay. We discussed what we all * Issue 1080 thought would be an ideal environment. One that would easily support (2024-07-22): the concepts and philosophy that I had introduced to Damn Small Running GNU/Linux on Linux, but without the added burden of those GTK+ applications. Let Android with the user decide; GTK+, or GTK+ 2, command line for servers, minimal Andronix, protecting desktop, or specialized appliance. When this concept of a tiny core network services, was presented to John, it was rejected. I then stripped KNOPPIX 4 and Solus dropping made a tiny core, called DSL-N. John again rejected it. He again did AppArmor and Snap, the application side of DSL-N, so that the core would not be openSUSE Aeon released. John soon abandoned DSL-N and so, then, did I. Desktop gaining full disk encryption, With not much more that I could do with an ageing 2.4 kernel, I once SUSE asks openSUSE again sought to find a new base. It wasn't until I saw SliTaz that I to change its was reminded of the talks by Rob Landley at OLS 2006 about Populating branding Initramfs with BusyBox. I studied this, together with the kernel * Issue 1079 development logs and saw how a simple initial RAM disk and BusyBox (2024-07-15): Ubuntu could work with my original ideas and concepts of add-on extensions. Core 24, hiding I booted Finnix, a small and powerful Debian-based distribution, and files on Linux, followed Rob Landley's kernel and BusyBox docs to create the first Fedora dropping X11 prototype, then I started to layer on the code that I had created packages on during the last five years, to make the first desktop. The next Workstation, Red Hat iteration was a conversion out of (re-factored) murgaLua to C++/FLTK phasing out GRUB, to arrive at a working prototype of Tiny Core. new OpenSSH vulnerability, Tiny Core is not a fork of DSL. It has a completely different base FreeBSD speeds up and is neither Debian nor KNOPPIX based. Tiny Core is also not a release cycle, remaster of SliTaz, but was made based on the new capabilities of the UBports testing new 2.6 kernel together with the features that BusyBox provided. Although first-run wizard it is small (10 MB), Tiny Core is not targeted at any particular era * Issue 1078 of hardware. It is unfair to say that because of Tiny Core's size it (2024-07-08): must be for older hardware. It may be said that Tiny Core is for Changing init advanced users. But I have tried hard to present an easy-to-use software, server interface to add applications, modules, and libraries. Try it out for machines running yourself! desktop environments, Being only a core implies one will be faced with many choices. With OpenSSH many choices come many decisions. To make effective decisions means vulnerability taking the time to learn what Tiny Core is all about. patched, Peppermint launches new edition, HardenedBSD updates ports DW: Could you explain how Tiny Core works? What are its principles? * Issue 1077 (2024-07-01): The RS: Tiny Core is entirely contained in a compressed cpio archive that Unity and Lomiri populates the initial RAM disk upon booting of the Linux kernel. So interfaces, basically Tiny Core consists of two files: bzImage (the Linux different distros kernel), and tinycore.gz. Because Tiny Core loads entirely into RAM, for different tasks, it is very fast and also allows us to offer several options for Ubuntu plans to run persistence. These are all documented online at our web site in the Wayland on NVIDIA core concepts section of our web site. cards, openSUSE updates Leap Micro, The idea is a separation of static versus dynamic data. All static Debian releases data, typically applications, are packaged up in either a TAR archive refreshed media, (TCE) or compressed images for loop mounting (TCZ). These packages -- UBports gaining we call them extensions -- are available in our online repositories. contact Now add to those two files, bzImage and tinycore.gz a level one synchronisation, directory named "tce" and Tiny Core will boot and merge in or mount FreeDOS celebrates an entire directory of extensions upon boot. The result is a custom its 30th anniversary desktop based on your choice of applications. Dynamic data, typically * Issue 1076 your personal data, located in your home directory is persisted with (2024-06-24): a backup and restore. This too can be automatic and is driven by two openSUSE 15.6, what files .filetool.lst and .xfiletool.lst. Those that are familiar with makes Linux unique, the tar archive command will recognize that .filetool.lst is for the SUSE Liberty Linux "T" option and .xfiletool.lst is for the "X" option. These two files to support CentOS are pre-populated for ease of use, but can be easily edited for very Linux 7, SLE fine-grained control. receives 19 years of support, openSUSE This is just one mode of operation for Tiny Core. We offer several testing Leap Micro others, all consisting of different levels of persistence. An example edition would be installing the extensions into a loop file or directory, * Issue 1075 thus eliminating the load upon boot time. Or using a persistent home (2024-06-17): Redox to avoid the backup and restore. OS, X11 and Wayland on the BSDs, AlmaLinux releases Pi build, Canonical DW: How does Tiny Core prevent "system rot" and ensure starting from announces RISC-V a pristine state, as you mention? laptop with Ubuntu, key changes in RS: As promoted, Tiny Core always boots from a compressed cpio image. systemd So each boot is like the first boot from a CD-ROM. Actually we * Issue 1074 suggest that the files of Tiny Core be placed on a hard drive, a (2024-06-10): frugal install. Doing a frugal install is tiny and tidy. In fact Tiny Endless OS 6.0.0, Core can easily co-exist with an existing Linux distribution. Just distros with init copy bzImage and tinycore.gz onto your hard drive and adjust your diversity, Mint to GRUB boot loader. Add a tce directory and you are ready to go. Even filter unverified using persistent home will use an existing /home directory and will Flatpaks, Debian simply add a "tc" directory under home. So upon each boot the system adds systemd-boot is in a known pristine state. We don't promote doing a traditional options, Redox hard drive installation. I call it "scatter mode", because it is not adopts COSMIC tiny and tidy, you end up with files scattered all over your hard desktop, OpenSSH drive. It means that you have to allocate a partition to install. It gains new security means that you cannot co-exist with another installed Linux features distribution. It means that those scattered files are not loaded * Issue 1073 fresh upon each boot and thus are susceptible to "system rot". (2024-06-03): LXQt 2.0.0, an overview of Linux desktop environments, DW: So, Tiny Core is designed to be a "start small and build your own Canonical partners system" binary distribution? How does this differ to installing a with Milk-V, basic Debian system and adding programs as you see fit? Would someone openSUSE introduces use it as their primary desktop? Can it work with multiple users? new features in Aeon Desktop, Fedora RS: I am not aware of anyone doing what I have set up in Tiny Core. A mirrors see rise in very quick boot and loading of extensions. Tiny Core is a very traffic, Wayland dynamic and extensible from applications, to modules to libraries. adds OpenBSD support Starting with a base Debian install, means allocating drive space, * Issue 1072 not be able to co-exist, adding packages to "scatter" over the file (2024-05-27): system. That is very different. Also consider the dependencies of Manjaro 24.0, Debian would dictate a size that would be much larger than Tiny Core comparing init and its optimized extension model. A base Debian install would software, OpenBSD translate into more resources to run and is not meant to be dynamic ports Plasma 6, Arch upon each boot. community debates mirror requirements, Tiny Core in any of its several runtime modes can easily be your ThinOS to upgrade desktop. I eat my own "dog food". My desktop is Tiny Core. I run with its FreeBSD core some 60 extensions. I personally prefer the tcz mount type. I have * Issue 1071 two netbooks both have tiny SSDs. I use the tidy and tiny frugal to (2024-05-20): co-exist with Xandros on the Eee PC 900A and with Ubuntu on the Dell Archcraft Mini 9. I always boot to Tiny Core. Booting, even with loading 2024.04.06, common extensions, gives me a wireless working netbook that is much more command line responsive than the natively installed OS. Tiny Core also works well mistakes, ReactOS with old computers, of course, modern features like GTK+ or the imports WINE latest Flash have huge requirements. At the recent Scale 7x improvements, Haiku conference I was demonstrating Tiny Core on some of the newest makes adjusting netbooks as well as legacy 300 MHz 128 MB framebuffer mode laptops. themes easier, All were running wirelessly. NetBSD takes a stand against code Tiny Core currently supports adding users but primarily for the generated by purpose to allow SSH access. Tiny Core is still in its infancy. chatbots December 1, 2008 was our first public release candidate and has been * Issue 1070 on DistroWatch for only two weeks. Many features are still to come. (2024-05-13): Damn Small Linux 2024, hiding kernel messages during DW: What do users do if they cannot find an application or a boot, Red Hat offers particular version of a program they desire in the on-line AI edition, new web repositories? Can users request packages or build their own from browser for UBports, source? Can users build and maintain their own packages and Fedora Asahi Remix repositories? 40 released, Qubes extends support for RS: Our development group is outstanding. Not only do they assist me version 4.1 in core development, they are all very active in creating extensions * Issue 1069 and assisting the user community. The user community can post a (2024-05-06): Ubuntu request for an extension to be built. Extensions can easily be built 24.04, installing from source using the toolchain that we provide. Fact is, the packages in development team uses that very toolchain for all of our development. alternative Note also, all sources, be it for core, or extensions are readily locations, systemd available on our web site. Users can contribute their extensions for creates sudo us to host. We require source. We don't just distribute binaries. alternative, Mint encourages XApps collaboration, FreeBSD publishes DW: Where do you see Tiny Core going in the future? Are there any quarterly update particular areas you wish to expand into? Do you have anything else * Issue 1068 new and exciting in the pipeline? (2024-04-29): Fedora 40, transforming one RS: Tiny Core already has great features, like the ability to boot distro into another, over the network, see TC Terminal Server from our Tools menu and Debian elects new Netbooting for instructions. Tiny Core is a perfect fit for the XAMPP Project Leader, Red project. With our persistent /opt directory, the LAMP stack from the Hat extends support XAMPP project works great. It too, was demonstrated at the recent cycle, Emmabuntus Scale 7x conference. What is exciting about Tiny Core is the adds accessibility extension model. Via extensions, we can go in just about any features, direction. We will keep the core current and will strive to keep it Canonical's new small. We will add infrastructure as needed to improve the support security features and interaction with our extension model. We are a young distribution * Issue 1067 and have only just begun. (2024-04-22): LocalSend for Tiny Core is fun. It is challenging. It has many possibilities which transferring files, I hope you will visit and explore. detecting supported CPU architecure levels, new visual design for APT, DW: Sounds like you have a fantastic project to continue your great Fedora and openSUSE work on. Thank you for taking the time to share with us, good luck working on for the future! reproducible builds, LXQt released, RS: You're welcome. Thanks again for giving me the opportunity. AlmaLinux re-adds hardware support * Issue 1066 Tiny Core 1.3 RC1 - desktop (2024-04-15): Fun projects to do with Tiny Core 1.3 RC1 - desktop the Raspberry Pi and (full image size: 88kB, screen resolution: 1024x768 pixels) PinePhone, installing new Miscellaneous News software on Ubuntu Jaunty in beta freeze, Gentoo releases for ARM, Mandriva fixed-release assists with K3b port, openSUSE announces updated build service distributions, improving GNOME UbuntuDevelopment of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 release is well under Terminal way. The first beta is due this week and as such, Jaunty has entered performance, Mint the freeze. Steve Langasek posted the news to the mailing list: " testing new During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member repository mirrors, of the release team, so if you have fixes which are important to get Gentoo becomes a in, please do get in touch as soon as possible. Uploads to universe Software In the require a manual push through the queue, but are not subject to Public Interest release management approval." Development will now focus primarily on project fixing bugs and stabilising current versions of the applications * Issue 1065 scheduled for release. One such issue has been the proprietary video (2024-04-08): driver for ATI cards. The latest release of the closed-source driver Dr.Parted Live is not compatible with the X server Jaunty will ship, version 1.6. As 24.03, answering they have done previously, Canonical has been able to secure a questions about the pre-release version of ATI's upcoming graphics driver, which is xz exploit, Linux reportedly working well. This new driver drops support for older ATI Mint to ship HWE cards, however, which means that owners of R5xx and earlier models kernel, AlmaLinux will need to use the open-source driver shipping with X.Org. While patches flaw ahead the ATI proprietary driver has not been open sourced, it is good to of upstream Red Hat, see vendors starting to put Linux drivers on a higher priority. Calculate changes release model Still on the subject of Ubuntu, popular Linux forum and community * Issue 1064 site, LinuxQuestions.org, has published an interview with Jono Bacon. (2024-04-01): NixOS In the interview, the Ubuntu community manager discusses the role he 23.11, the status of plays in the community, Ubuntu's relationship with both Canonical and Hurd, liblzma Debian, the distro's strengths and weaknesses, and their ability to compromised give back to the open source community. Bacon writes: "I think our upstream, FreeBSD biggest strength are the people who form our community... We have Foundation focuses some amazing people in our community, across a diverse and on improving wide-ranging set of contributions. When I say 'amazing people', I am wireless networking, not just referring to productivity though, but also general outlook Ubuntu Pro offers 12 and culture. There is a very positive, family-like atmosphere and years of support culture in the Ubuntu world, and it is the personality and * Issue 1063 perspectives of our contributors that drives that. It is this (2024-03-25): positive and fresh perspective combined with a range of skills and Redcore Linux 2401, technical ability that has helped Ubuntu to carve out its reputation. how slowly can a Waking up every day to work with such an inspiring group of people rolling release firmly puts them in the 'single biggest strength' category for me. As update, Debian for a weakness, I am probably not the best person to comment as I am starts new Project in the thick of our community. I think one area we can improve on Leader election, Red though is how we can grow and optimise our user community. While Hat creating new there is some excellent work going on in the Ubuntu forums in this NVIDIA driver, Snap area, I feel like we could do more with our consumer user community." store hit with more malware * Issue 1062 * * * * * (2024-03-18): KDE neon 20240304, Gentoo Linux In September last year, Gentoo Linux, a popular changing file source-based distribution, announced a plan to create more up-to-date permissions, releases. The plan included automated weekly builds of their minimal Canonical turns 20, install CDs and system snapshots, known as stage tarballs. Now the Pop!_OS creates new project has announced plans to release frequent updates for embedded software centre, architectures. The announcement reads: "The Gentoo embedded team openSUSE packages would like to announce that we will be automatically building and Plasma 6 releasing stages for ARM and SuperH/SH. We hope these stages will * Issue 1061 help out people interested in developing embedded Linux applications. (2024-03-11): Using " The project is using ARM hardware to build these stages and, as a PinePhone as a such, will aim for monthly or bi-monthly updates. Currently, ARM 4 workstation, and 5 processors are supported, but the project wants to expand this restarting to support 6 and 7. They continue: "We would like to thank QNAP Inc. background services and Marvell Technology Group for providing us with support and on a schedule, hardware for ARM-based chips. However, we would like to expand our NixBSD ports Nix to ARM support to the armv6 and armv7 processors. If you or your company FreeBSD, Fedora can provide us with some hardware, we would greatly appreciate it. packaging COSMIC, Please contact the Gentoo ARM team if you or your company are able to postmarketOS to assist us. We would like to also thank Renesas Technology Corp. which adopt systemd, Linux has graciously provided us hardware and support for the SuperH Mint replacing platform." Gentoo is a powerful and flexible distribution for HexChat building custom systems from source, and these more up-to-date * Issue 1060 releases should help ease problems when building the latest packages. (2024-03-04): AV Linux MX-23.1, bootstrapping a * * * * * network connection, key OpenBSD Mandriva Linux There are many KDE-based distributions which have features, Qubes struggled with the migration to KDE 4. One such distribution is certifies new Mandriva, a long term supporter of the popular desktop environment. hardware, LXQt and KDE continues to improve, with their latest 4.2.1 release widely Plasma migrate to Qt regarded as being almost ready for everyday users. KDE 4 is built on 6 the latest implementation of the Qt library, also at version 4. This * Issue 1059 new desktop was re-written for Qt 4 and, as such, all previous KDE (2024-02-26): Warp applications also need to be ported to the new library. While KDE Terminal, navigating steams towards their next release, there are some fundamental pieces manual pages, still missing from the puzzle. One such program is Amarok, which has malware found in the released a Qt 4 version but has not yet gained much support and the Snap store, Red Hat previous Qt 3 version dominates most distros. Another is KDE's considering CPU premier optical burning program, K3b. The port to Qt 4 has been requirement update, underway for at least a year, with a limited, but workable version UBports organizes available in the source tree. Now, however, it appears the new ongoing work release may not be far away with Mandriva assigning two of their * Issue 1058 engineers to assist Sebastian Trueg with his project. By doing so, (2024-02-19): they hope K3b will be ready for the upcoming 2009.1 release: "Linux Drauger OS 7.6, how users will finally be able to make K3b use the full power of the KDE much disk space to 4 platform through Solid, Phonon and all the Plasma environment." If allocate, System76 all goes to plan, this could be one of the last pieces missing from a prepares to launch complete KDE 4 experience. COSMIC desktop, UBports changes its version scheme, * * * * * TrueNAS to offer faster deduplication openSUSE Last week we reported on the problems openSUSE had with * Issue 1057 hardware failures on their main download server. This week, however, (2024-02-12): Adelie they are bouncing back with an upgrade to the online build service Linux 1.0 Beta, software. The latest release of openSUSE, 11.1, was built using the rolling release vs build service and now this is available to the wider community. fixed for a smoother Starting with this version, developers can not only automate the experience, Debian building of their own packages, but also of an entire distribution! working on 2038 bug, Joe Brockmeier writes: "The 1.5 release makes it possible to build elementary OS to entire releases within the build service, and export ISO images and split applications FTP trees. All users can create images locally using 'osc build', and from base system permission can be granted to build images using the hosted build updates, Fedora service as well." It doesn't stop there, however: "In addition to ISO announces Atomic images, OBS 1.5 can also create images for installable USB sticks, Desktops Xen images and VMware images." This new release also includes some * Issue 1056 experimental features, including, cross-architecture support, package (2024-02-05): wattOS download on demand, and filtering of build results via the web R13, the various monitor. Will the ability to create entire systems using the service write speeds of ISO encourage more openSUSE derivative distributions? writing tools, DSL returns, Mint faces Released Last Week Wayland challenges, K-DEMar 4.8 HardenedBSD blocks foreign USB devices, Adonay Sanz Alsina has announced the release of K-DEMar 4.8, a Gentoo publishes new Debian-based distribution and live CD with language support for repository, Linux Catalan and Spanish. This release arrives after a delay caused by distros patch glibc uncertainties over possible data loss when using the ext4 file flaw system; as a result, ext4 is available for selection during * Issue 1055 installation, but it isn't the default. Some of the changes in this (2024-01-29): CNIX release include: addition of "kdemarcenter", a multi-functional OS 231204, system tray utility; updated CADI, the configuration centre, which distributions now offers a possibility to change screen resolution on the fly and a patching packages new network configuration module; miscellaneous improvements to the the most, Gentoo system installer; new AudioConversor 5, an application for encoding team presents and decoding a variety of audio formats; support for creating ongoing work, bootable USB storage devices; new desktop artwork; KDE 3.5.10; the UBports introduces latest stable kernel 2.6.28.7. Read the detailed release announcement connectivity and (in Spanish) for further information and screenshots. battery improvements, interview with Haiku K-DEMar developer * Issue 1054 K-DEMar 4.8 - a Debian-based live CD with support for Catalan and (2024-01-22): Solus Spanish 4.5, comparing dd (full image size: 268kB, screen resolution 1280x1024 pixels) and cp when writing ISO files, openSUSE plans new major Leap OpenGEU 8.10 version, XeroLinux shutting down, Luca De Marini has announced the release of OpenGEU 8.10, an HardenedBSD changes Ubuntu-based distribution and live CD featuring the Enlightenment 17 its build schedule window manager: "OpenGEU 8.10 live CD released. As we already said in * Issue 1053 the previous announcements, this is not a major release. Luna Serena (2024-01-15): Linux has been considered by our team as a development and testing AI voice assistants, playground for the upcoming version, 'Quarto di Luna', which will be some distributions based on Ubuntu 'Jaunty'. Nevertheless, while working on this version running hotter than we developed a big number of improvements to OpenGEU. Here's a list others, UBports of changes: OpenGEU is now using our own E17 settings manager; the talks about coming OpenGEU themes manager now controls even more parts of the desktop changes, Qubes look; the Places module shows and auto-mounts any device connected to certifies StarBook your box; new wizard will help customizing your Enlightenment laptops, Asahi Linux session...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a complete improves energy list of changes. savings * Issue 1052 (2024-01-08): Igelle PC/Desktop 0.6.0 OpenMandriva Lx 5.0, keeping shell Igelle PC/Desktop is an independently developed Linux distribution commands running featuring the usual applications found in a modern desktop operating when theterminal system, in an attractive and lightweight configuration. The project closes, Mint announced the release of version 0.6.0 earlier today: "A new version upgrades Edge of Igelle for the PC (Intel x86 and compatible) has been released. kernel, Vanilla OS Some notable features: distributed as a live CD that can be used plans big changes, without installation; can be installed to a local hard drive, flash Canonical working to memory, USB disk, or other storage media attached to the computer; make Snap more lightweight graphical desktop that does not use much memory and runs cross-platform fast; standard desktop applications; easily install other third-party * Issue 1051 applications such as Skype, Flash player and OpenOffice.org. Key (2024-01-01): software components: Linux kernel 2.6.27.19, glibc 2.8, GCC 4.3.2, Favourite distros of X.Org Server 1.6.0...." See the release announcement and features 2023, reloading page for more details. shell settings, Asahi Linux releases Fedora remix, Gentoo Igelle PC/Desktop offers binary packages, openSUSE Igelle PC/Desktop - a lightweight distro with an attractive desktop provides full disk (full image size: 362kB, screen resolution 1280x1024 pixels) encryption * Issue 1050 (2023-12-18): rlxos Absolute Linux 12.2.2 2023.11, renaming files and opening Paul Sherman has announced the release of Absolute Linux 12.2.2, a terminal windows in lightweight desktop distribution with IceWM, based on Slackware specific Linux: "Absolute Linux 12.2.2 released. This release brings kernel directories, TrueNAS 2.6.28.7, auto-install defaults to ext4 file system. (Regular install publishes ZFS fixes, allows for ext3 and ReiserFS as well.) The kernel, for now, is the Debian publishes Slackware 'hugesmp', so it is Slackware 'stock'. Waiting for feedback delayed install to see if users like this or would rather get specific configuration media, Haiku tweaked. The large number of changes along with imminent bump in polishes desktop X.Org led me to go with the flow for now in order to allow easier experience input from Slackware-compatible repositories. In addition to the new * Issue 1049 kernel there was a very large number of applications, as well as (2023-12-11): library updates -- so installing via GSlapt is not advised." Visit Lernstick 12, the project's home page to read the release announcement. alternatives to WINE, openSUSE updates its Scientific Linux 5.3 branding, Mint unveils new Troy Dawson has announced the release of Scientific Linux 5.3, a features, Lubuntu distribution built from source software packages for Red Hat team plans for 24.04 Enterprise Linux, but enhanced with additional applications and * Issue 1048 tools: "Scientific Linux 5.3 has been released for both the i386 and (2023-12-04): x86_64 architectures. Intel wireless has been updated and works much openSUSE MicroOS, better. We have added the iwlwifi 3945, and 5000 ucode (firmware), as the transition from well as updated the 4945 ucode. Scipy has been added to the release, X11 to Wayland, Red along with fttw and suitesparse to support it. Numpy was already in Hat phasing out X11 the release. Scientific Linux release 5.3 is based on the rebuilding packages, UBports of RPMs out of SRPMs from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 server and making mobile client, including update 3. It also has all errata and bug fixes up development easier until March 17, 2009." Read the brief release announcement and the * Issue 1047 detailed release notes for further information. (2023-11-27): GhostBSD 23.10.1, Why Linux uses swap UTUTO 2009 when memory is free, Ubuntu Budgie may UTUTO 2009, a 100% free, Gentoo-based distribution and live DVD made benefit from Wayland in Argentina, has been released. This is the first time the work in Xfce, early distribution is provided as a live DVD with a graphical system issues with FreeBSD installer. Other major new features include: support for Apple 14.0 MacBook and Mac mini laptops; support for ASUS Eee PC and MSI Wind * Issue 1046 netbooks; support for GPRS and 3G network connections; Linux kernel (2023-11-20): 2.6.28.1 with improved hardware detection and better suspend and Slackel 7.7 hibernation support; modified the graphics rendering algorithm for "Openbox", the X server in order to improve performance; improved detection of restricting CPU video cards with support for graphics acceleration; various minor usage, Haiku improvements in the boot system and graphical installer. For further improves font information please see the release announcement (in Spanish)." handling and software centre performance, UTUTO Canonical launches MicroCloud UTUTO 2009 - a 100% free distribution based on Gentoo Linux * Issue 1045 (full image size: 196kB, screen resolution 1280x1024 pixels) (2023-11-13): Fedora 39, how to trust software packages, Parsix GNU/Linux 2.0 ReactOS booting with UEFI, elementary OS Alan Baghumian has announced the final release of Parsix GNU/Linux plans to default to 2.0, a desktop distribution based on Debian's testing branch: "After Wayland, Mir gaining several months of testing and development, the final version of ability to split Parsix GNU/Linux 2.0, code name 'Boss Skua', is out. Parsix 2.0 ships work across video a brand new kernel based on Linux 2.6.26.8, with extra patches and cards drivers, the live CD compression system has been upgraded to version * Issue 1044 3.4 which brings higher compression rate, Unionfs is default for live (2023-11-06): CD mode, several bugs have been fixed and several packages updated. Porteus 5.01, Highlights: GNOME 2.24.3, GNU Iceweasel 3.0.7, GParted 0.4.3, Pidgin disabling IPv6, 2.4.3, OpenOffice.org 2.4.1, Compiz-Fusion 0.7.8, VirtualBox-OSE applications unique 2.1.4, GNU Flash Player 0.8.4 and xFarDic 0.11.5." See the release to a Linux distro, announcement and release notes for more details. Linux merges bcachefs, OpenELA makes source Parsix GNU/Linux packages available * Full list of all Parsix GNU/Linux 2.0 - a new version of the Debian-based desktop issues distribution and live CD (full image size: 430kB, screen resolution 1280x1024 pixels) Advertisement Zenwalk Linux 6.0 "GNOME" George Vlahavas has announced the release of the GNOME edition of Star Labs Zenwalk Linux 6.0, the first stable distribution shipping the brand new GNOME 2.26: "We are proud to announce the release of Zenwalk 6.0 Star Labs Systems | GNOME edition! As always, Zenwalk features the latest Linux Laptops designed for technologies, with Linux kernel 2.6.28.7 and the GNOME 2.26.0 desktop Linux environment. One of the main changes over previous Zenwalk releases is the inclusion of a lightweight variant of OpenOffice.org 3.0.1, Star Labs - Laptops replacing AbiWord and Gnumeric. Other significant changes in this built for Linux. release are: faster boot; new Zenpanel with integrated disk manager, View our range WiFi and wired network manager; GKSu-based desktop granting system; including the highly PAM authentication; new Netpkg with orphan dependencies and offline anticipated operation support; powerful Exaile music jukebox; GTHUMB for viewing StarFighter. images and importing them from a camera; new artwork...." Read the Available with full release announcement for further information. coreboot open-source firmware and a choice of Ubuntu, Zenwalk Linux elementary, Manjaro and more. Visit Star Zewnalk Linux 6.0 "GNOME" edition - the first stable distro shipping Labs for with the new GNOME 2.26 information, to buy (full image size: 497kB, screen resolution 1280x1024 pixels) and get support. Frugalware Linux 1.0 Purism Miklos Vajna has announced the release of Frugalware Linux 1.0, a complete, general-purpose distribution designed for intermediate Beautiful, Secure, Linux users: "The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce Privacy-Respecting the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.0, our tenth stable Laptops & Phones - release. The version number 1.0 does not indicate anything really Purism special, the new release will bring as many new features and bug fixes as usual, but it's still a milestone in the development of the Beautiful, Secure, last five years. Here are the most important changes since 0.9 in no Privacy-Respecting particular order: support for ASUS Eee PC models; new PPC port Laptops and Phones (though security support will not be available for this architecture in this release cycle due to lack of resources); support for having a 32-bit chroot on x86_64; having '/boot' on a RAID1 device is now supported; gService, a new graphical tool for enabling and disabling Random Distribution services; Java plugin on x86_64; support for the ext4 file system." Tuquito Here is the full release announcement. Tuquito Frugalware Linux Tuquito was a Ubuntu-based Frugalware Linux 1.0 - KDE 3.5 remains the default desktop distribution and (full image size: 141kB, screen resolution 1280x1024 pixels) live CD made in Argentina. It features automatic * * * * * hardware detection, excellent support Development, unannounced and minor bug-fix releases for scanners, web cams and digital * ClarkConnect 5.0-beta, the release announcement cameras, and * NetBSD 5.0-rc3, the release announcement compatibility with * Clonezilla Live 1.2.1-48 MS Office file * VectorLinux 6.0-rc1 (Light) formats. It was * GParted LiveCD 0.4.3-4 designed for * Tiny Core Linux 1.3-rc1 beginners and intermediate Linux Upcoming Releases and Announcements users. Summary of expected upcoming releases Tuquito * 2009-03-26: BlankOn 5.0 Alpha 3 * 2009-03-26: Ubuntu 9.04 Beta Status: Discontinued * 2009-03-31: Fedora 11 Beta * 2009-03-31: Mandriva Linux 2009.1 RC2 * 2009-04-16: BlankOn 5.0 Beta * 2009-04-16: Ubuntu 9.04 RC Tips, Tricks, Q&As * 2009-04-23: Ubuntu 9.04 (see release schedule) Tips and tricks: * 2009-04-28: Fedora 11 Preview Digital cameras, * 2009-04-29: Mandriva Linux 2009.1 (see development planning) mobile phones and * 2009-04-30: BlankOn 5.0 RC music players under * 2009-04-XX: Musix GNU+Linux 2.0r0 (see roadmap) Linux * 2009-05-01: OpenBSD 4.5 (see release information) Questions and * 2009-05-07: BlankOn 5.0 (see roadmap) answers: Getting * 2009-05-14: Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 1 newer versions of * 2009-05-26: Fedora 11 (see proposed release schedule) software on fixed * 2009-06-11: Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 2 release * 2009-07-02: Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS (see release schedule) distributions * 2009-07-23: Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 3 Questions and * 2009-08-13: Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4 answers: All about * 2009-09-03: Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 5 Spectre and Meltdown * 2009-09-17: Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 6 Tips and tricks: * 2009-10-01: Ubuntu 9.10 Beta Ubuntu's Snappy * 2009-10-22: Ubuntu 9.10 Release Candidate package manager * 2009-10-29: Ubuntu 9.10 (see release schedule) Tips and tricks: OpenSSH, pipes and DistroWatch.com News file transfers New distributions added to database Questions and answers: Google Code * Bee Linux. Bee Linux is a Fedora-based desktop distribution and closing and social live DVD made in Algeria. It supports French, English, Arabic and media Amazigh, and it features automatic hardware configuration Tips and tricks: (including USB ADSL modems), advance security management system, Waking up your integration of WINE, popular Google applications, NVIDIA and ATI computer remotely proprietary graphics drivers, and Xfce as the default desktop. Questions and answers: All about wireless Bee Linux Questions and answers: Running Bee Linux 1.0.3 - a Fedora-based desktop distro with Xfce, scripts at login as developed in Algeria another user (full image size: 980kB, screen resolution 1280x1024 pixels) More Tips & Tricks and Questions & Answers * Igelle PC/Desktop. Igelle is an open source software development project that develops a Linux-based operating system that is intended to be portable, and is designed to work on various TUXEDO hardware devices and architectures, including laptops, desktops, TUXEDO Computers mobile phones, mobile Internet devices, netbooks, etc. It was designed from ground up to be cross-compiled and TUXEDO Computers - cross-configured. Igelle is not a derivative of any other Linux Hardware in a distribution and all packages are compiled straight from upstream tailor made suite sources. Igelle uses the DEB package file format, together with a Choose from a wide lightweight package manager (Ige) to install, remove and update range of laptops and software packages. PCs in various sizes and shapes at * Privatix Live-System. Privatix Live-System is a free, portable, TUXEDOComputers.com. encrypted live CD which can be installed on an USB flash drive or Every machine comes an external hard drive. Based on Debian GNU/Linux, it is designed pre-installed and for safe editing and carrying sensitive data, for encrypted ready-to-run with communication, and anonymous web surfing (with Tor, Firefox and Linux. Full 24 Torbutton). months of warranty and lifetime support included! Privatix Live-System Learn more about our Privatix 9.03.15 - a Debian-based distro with focus on privacy full service package (full image size: 36kB, screen resolution 1280x1024 pixels) and all benefits from buying at TUXEDO. * * * * * Star Labs New distributions added to waiting list Star Labs Systems | * cp6Linux. cp6Linux is an Ubuntu-based desktop distribution and Laptops designed for live DVD developed by the Faculty of Electrotechnics at the Linux University of Belgrade, Serbia. The project's web site is in Serbian. Star Labs - Laptops built for Linux. View our range cp6Linux including the highly anticipated cp6Linux - an Ubuntu-based distribution from Serbia StarFighter. (full image size: 1,468kB, screen resolution 1280x1024 pixels) Available with coreboot open-source firmware and a * Denix. Denix is an Ubuntu-based desktop distribution and live CD choice of Ubuntu, designed for home and office users. The project's web site is in elementary, Manjaro Russian. and more. Visit Star Labs for * FAN: Fully Automated Nagios. FAN is a CentOS-based distribution information, to buy with a goal to provide a Nagios (an open-source monitoring and get support. solution for hosts, services, and networks) installation, including most tools made available by the Nagios community. * JUX. JUX is a German KNOPPIX-based distribution and live CD designed for children. The project's web site is in German. * Linux DaVinci. Linux DaVinci is a Slax-based Italian distribution and live CD/USB designed for software developers. The project's web site is in Italian. Linux DaVinci Linux DaVinci r4 - a Slax-based Italian distribution for programmers (full image size: 138kB, screen resolution 1280x1024 pixels) * * * * * DistroWatch database summary * Number of all distributions in the database: 606 * Number of all active distributions in the database: 307 * Number of discontinued distributions: 237 * Number of distributions on the waiting list: 174 * * * * * And this concludes the latest issue of DistroWatch Weekly. The next instalment will be published on Monday, 30 March 2009. Chris Smart Tip Jar If you've enjoyed this week's issue of DistroWatch Weekly, please consider sending us a tip. 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