Showing posts with label Linux Distribution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linux Distribution. Show all posts
Monday, November 30, 2015
Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" MATE available for Download with Compiz Tool Support
Linux Mint development team officially announces the release of stable Linux Mint 17.1 codenamed "Rebecca" MATE flavor for download and now available for testing purposes. As its name suggest that this contains MATE Destkop as its default Desktop Environment whereas it also available in Cinnamon Desktop flavor too.
According to official announcement, Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" MATE comes with long term support which has active support till 2019. It comes with updated software and also brings refinements which allows its users to make their desktops even more comfortable to use. The main highlighted feature of this release includes support for Compiz program which is quite popular among Linux users.
The Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" MATE offers default two window managers named as: Marco and Compiz tool. Well there are lot of window managers available for Linux Mint but Compiz is one of the famous among Linux users because it offers features which are quite attractive and advanced graphics concepts. The rotating cube desktop view in Compiz make it one of the most impressive tool and differentiate with other available window managers. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
Among other new features, Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" MATE includes improved Update Manager, refined Language settings, redesigned Login Window Preferences, improved search command and some new theme or icons have been implemented in this release too. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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According to official announcement, Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" MATE comes with long term support which has active support till 2019. It comes with updated software and also brings refinements which allows its users to make their desktops even more comfortable to use. The main highlighted feature of this release includes support for Compiz program which is quite popular among Linux users.
The Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" MATE offers default two window managers named as: Marco and Compiz tool. Well there are lot of window managers available for Linux Mint but Compiz is one of the famous among Linux users because it offers features which are quite attractive and advanced graphics concepts. The rotating cube desktop view in Compiz make it one of the most impressive tool and differentiate with other available window managers. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
Among other new features, Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" MATE includes improved Update Manager, refined Language settings, redesigned Login Window Preferences, improved search command and some new theme or icons have been implemented in this release too. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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Manjaro 0.8.10 receives fourth Update Pack with Updated Apps & Drops Linux34
Manjaro team officially announces the release of fourth update pack for Manjaro 0.8.10 which primarily includes updated packages and applications. This update pack includes new packages along with updated apps.
According to official announcement, Manjaro 0.8.10 distro comes with updated Linux Kernel which includes support for 3.10, 3.11, 3.14 and 3.15 kernel series. The main highlighted feature of this release is that it drops linux34 for better performance improvements. You can remove linux34, by running the following command in terminal on your Manjaro distro.
According to official announcement, Manjaro 0.8.10 distro comes with updated Linux Kernel which includes support for 3.10, 3.11, 3.14 and 3.15 kernel series. The main highlighted feature of this release is that it drops linux34 for better performance improvements. You can remove linux34, by running the following command in terminal on your Manjaro distro.
$ sudo mhwd-kernel -r linux34
Other updates which you might find in this release includes updated Octopi 0.4.1 which comes with bunch of obligatory bug fixes along with updates like few new translations, installed size info in tooltips, search by file option and installed packages are counted based on View filters. Also, review other recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
The fourth update pack for Manjaro 0.8.10 also consists of KDE5 as you know that earlier this month KF 5.0 was released. The developers are still working on Plasma 5 so that it will be available in Manjaro repositories. The Flash player recieves another security fixes and Nvidia graphics drives are also updated to latest version. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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The fourth update pack for Manjaro 0.8.10 also consists of KDE5 as you know that earlier this month KF 5.0 was released. The developers are still working on Plasma 5 so that it will be available in Manjaro repositories. The Flash player recieves another security fixes and Nvidia graphics drives are also updated to latest version. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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OpenSUSE 11.4 officially becomes Dead with No Further Active Support
Wolfgang officially announces the end of support for OpenSUSE 11.4 distro. Well the support limit for OpenSUSE 11.4 Evergreen is only valid until July, 2014 but the community decided to extend its support for months more and now they have ended the support for OpenSUSE 11.4.
According to one of the announcement by Wolfgang state that, "While I was hoping that we can keep 11.4 alive for some time longer this is currently not possible from what I would call the "core team" which is Stefan and myself. We are too busy nowadays to be able to scan and patch every issue we get aware of. Thanks to you all who contributed to the success of Evergreen/11.4!". Also review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
Some of the developers state that the repository still receives updates from package maintainers for those who still wants to work on OpenSUSE 11.4. As you have noticed that the recent releases of patches for the bash and NSS issues are provided for this release but there is no guarantee that every security issue will be fixed. You might also like to check out other latest Software News to know what's new in software world ?
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According to one of the announcement by Wolfgang state that, "While I was hoping that we can keep 11.4 alive for some time longer this is currently not possible from what I would call the "core team" which is Stefan and myself. We are too busy nowadays to be able to scan and patch every issue we get aware of. Thanks to you all who contributed to the success of Evergreen/11.4!". Also review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
Some of the developers state that the repository still receives updates from package maintainers for those who still wants to work on OpenSUSE 11.4. As you have noticed that the recent releases of patches for the bash and NSS issues are provided for this release but there is no guarantee that every security issue will be fixed. You might also like to check out other latest Software News to know what's new in software world ?
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Elive 2.3.0 Beta released with Updated Kernel 3.14, Enlightenment & New Games
Elive development team officially announces the release of Elive 2.3.0 beta with new features and updated packages. This is a development release which does not include any proprietary drivers like Nvidia or fglrx but available open source drivers will detect your hardware and configure your system accordingly without any problem.
As many of you know that Elive stands for Enlightenment live which is a GNU/Linux Distro based on Debian Linux. This Linux Distro uses Enlightenment X window manager instead of GNOME or KDE. Also, review other latest Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
According to official announcement, Elive 2.3.0 Beta comes with updated Linux Kernel 3.14 with Reiser4 patch including much wider range of WiFi and audio card drivers for newer computers. This release also provides backports for Virtualbox, nvidia and fglrx drivers.
The default enlightenment in Elive 2.3.0 beta release has much more friendly menu of applications and also included Debian security as default repository. For game players, Elive 2.3.0 beta comes with new games such as "Super Mario War" and some "game and watch" simulators. You might also like to check out latest Software News on our website.
Apart from these new features, Elive 2.3.0 beta includes improvements and fixed for Elive Installer. The Elive Installer includes fixes for migration mode, global languages configuration, keymap in console, audio configuration improvements. You can also download the ISO Image of Elive 2.3.0 Beta for your machines.
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Kubuntu 14.10 Alpha 1 "Utopic Unicorn" released with KDE 4.13.2 & Plasma 5
Kubuntu team officially announces the release of first Alpha release of Kubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" with new features for testing purposes. The developers announces that this release will be based on Plasma 5 and they need your feedbacks after testing Kubuntu 14.10 on your machines. Also, review latest Software News to know what software is released today ?
According to official announcement, Kubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" Alpha 1 is based on KDE 4.13.2, Plasma 1 and Plasma 5. The community state that Plasma 1 is their recommended stable offering and whatever you might get from default download, you will receive it in maintenance mode.
The Plasma 1 allows you to run software with which you are familiar and you will also recieve software updates and several bug fixes. Unfortunately, the Plasma 1 doesn't bring any new features, so you have to wait until its final release. You might also like to check out How to install KDE 4.13.2 using PPA on Ubuntu Variants and Linux Mint ?
Apart from Plasma 1, Kubuntu 14.10 will also introduce Plasma 5 whose work is in progress. The next generation of KDE Software is still a work in progress. The community also provided PPA for Plasma 5 which you can install it from Kubuntu Next PPA but remember that it will remove your stable software. You can easily download ISO Image of Kubuntu 14.10 Alpha 1 "Utopic Unicorn" for your machines.
The main highlighted feature of Kubuntu 14.10 Alpha 1 release is based in KDE Applications and Platform 4.13.2 which mianly includes several bug fixes. There are some known problems which community shared with its users. Some of these known problems includes syslinux offers no OEM mode on Kubuntu Utopic Alpha 1, ubiquity-kde fails to install Kubuntu in non-English and Ubiquity-side bar is broken on the initial page for the KDE UI. You might also like to check out latest Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
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According to official announcement, Kubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" Alpha 1 is based on KDE 4.13.2, Plasma 1 and Plasma 5. The community state that Plasma 1 is their recommended stable offering and whatever you might get from default download, you will receive it in maintenance mode.
The Plasma 1 allows you to run software with which you are familiar and you will also recieve software updates and several bug fixes. Unfortunately, the Plasma 1 doesn't bring any new features, so you have to wait until its final release. You might also like to check out How to install KDE 4.13.2 using PPA on Ubuntu Variants and Linux Mint ?
Apart from Plasma 1, Kubuntu 14.10 will also introduce Plasma 5 whose work is in progress. The next generation of KDE Software is still a work in progress. The community also provided PPA for Plasma 5 which you can install it from Kubuntu Next PPA but remember that it will remove your stable software. You can easily download ISO Image of Kubuntu 14.10 Alpha 1 "Utopic Unicorn" for your machines.
The main highlighted feature of Kubuntu 14.10 Alpha 1 release is based in KDE Applications and Platform 4.13.2 which mianly includes several bug fixes. There are some known problems which community shared with its users. Some of these known problems includes syslinux offers no OEM mode on Kubuntu Utopic Alpha 1, ubiquity-kde fails to install Kubuntu in non-English and Ubiquity-side bar is broken on the initial page for the KDE UI. You might also like to check out latest Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
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Sunday, November 29, 2015
Linux Mint Debain 2 will be codename as "Betsy" & will be based on Debian 8
Linux Mint developers officially announces that the upcoming Debian based Linux Mint distro will be codenamed as "Besty". As you know that it was earlier announces that Linux Mint Debian (LMDE) is switching to Debian stable and frozen cycle quite similar to Linux Mint.
According to official announcement, the upcoming Linux Mint Debian (LMDE) will be the second version and also codenamed as "Betsy" which will be using Debian 8 "Jessie" packagaes as its base packages. Recently, the team is planning to adapt to new LMDE and setting its repositories and also porting various packages on to it. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
The team also announces that they are targeting a stable release by the end of November, 2014 along with official upgrade path from UP8 to Betsy. The beta testing information will also be released in the month of November. It will take quite a while to get the stable status to Linux Mint Debian distro. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 1 "Utopic Unicorn" released with KDE 4.14 & Plasma 5 Support
The Kubuntu development team officially announces the release of Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 1 "Utopic Unicorn" with support for Plasma 5 and KDE 4.14 for testing purposes. This release is just a maintenance release with few known issue which will be resolved by the final release. It mainly includes KDE 4.14 and Plasma 5 which are now available for testing purposes only.
According to official announcement, Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 1 "Utopic Unicorn" officially available for download with support for KDE 4.14 and Plasma 5. According to release, Plasma 4 is recommended one which you will get as default Plasma which is currently in maintenance mode. It runs software you are familiar with and will be getting updates and bug fixes but not new features from now on.
With the release of this beta version, the team also provides Plasma 5 image which you can download and text it or install it on your Kubuntu system but before installation firstt remove the stable Plasma from your system. As you know that Plasma 5 is the first beta release which also contains plenty of known bugs. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
The Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 1 release also comes with minor known issues related with Plasma 5 like no install icon on desktop, ubiquity-dm does not run on kubuntu plasma5 images, permissions issue, no web browser in app menu, no SDDM autologin even if ubiquity box is set, khelpcenter docs misses any themeing and plasma5 phonon kcm misses icons. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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OpenMandriva Lx 2014.1 receives Kernel 3.15, KDE 4.13, Firefox 32 & Other Fixes
OpenMandriva development team officially announces the release of OpenMandriva Lx 2014.1 with several bug fixes and performance improvements. As you all know that OpenMandriva 2014.1 is another KDE based Linux Distro which includes updated packages along with updated applications.
According to official announcement, OpenMandriva 2014.1 comes with updated Linux Kernel 3.15.10 with new nrjQL patchset, KDE 4.13.3, Firefox 32.0.3, x11-server 1.15.2, Mesa 10.2.6 and updated bash with latest security fixes. Apart from these updates, it also includes several updates for drivers and other software.
The team also claim thats they have mainly focused on system boot up time which is now reduced to 17 seconds and also reduces memore footprint significantly. You can also download the OpenMandriva Lx 2014.1 ISO images from the links given below. You might also like to check out other latest Software News to know what's happening in Software World ?
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According to official announcement, OpenMandriva 2014.1 comes with updated Linux Kernel 3.15.10 with new nrjQL patchset, KDE 4.13.3, Firefox 32.0.3, x11-server 1.15.2, Mesa 10.2.6 and updated bash with latest security fixes. Apart from these updates, it also includes several updates for drivers and other software.
The team also claim thats they have mainly focused on system boot up time which is now reduced to 17 seconds and also reduces memore footprint significantly. You can also download the OpenMandriva Lx 2014.1 ISO images from the links given below. You might also like to check out other latest Software News to know what's happening in Software World ?
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Canonical announces that Ubuntu 15.05 will be based on Kernel 3.18 RC2
Joseph Salisbury, developer at Canonical, officially announces the upcoming Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" will be based on latest Linux Kernel 3.18 RC2 release. As you know that, Linus announced the release of latest Kernel 3.18 RC2 release on last Sunday, so canonical team is planning to continue with 3.18 RC2 kernel as default kernel in the development of Ubuntu 15.04.
According to official announcement made by Ubuntu Kernel team, it is officially confirmed that the development of Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" has been started and uses Kernel 3.18 RC2 as default kernel. The Canonical and Ubuntu developers always try to include latest Kernel version during their stable release even in beta and RC release. Well currently 3.18 RC2 is the latest one so team is using it for the development of Ubuntu 15.04. Also, review recent Linux Kernel News to know what's new in Kernel world ?
About including Kernel 3.18 RC2, Joseph Salisbury state that, "The Vivid kernel has been opened and master-next rebased to the lastest v3.18-rc2 upstream kernel. We have witheld uploading to the archive until we've progressed to a later -rc candidate". We are hoping the the final and stable release of Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" might contain Kernel 3.19 or 3.20, all it depends on schedule release of Linux Kernel. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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SparkyLinux 3.5 "Annagerman" released with MATE 1.8.1, Xfce 4.10.1 & JWM 2.1.0
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SparkyLinux team officially announces the release of SparkyLinux 3.5 codename "Annagerman" in MATE, Xfce and Base Openbox & JWM flavors. Like other Debian based distros, SparkyLinux is a lightweighted distro which comes in multiple flavors and used on old machines. This release is based on Debian 8 "Jessie".
According to official announcement, SparkyLinux 3.5 comes with updated Linux Kernel 3.14.2, MATE 1.8.1 desktop, Xfce 4.10.1 desktop, Openbox 3.2.5-7 and JWM 2.1.0. It also includes Custom ISO Builder which allows you to rebuild iso images of SparkyLinux along with Sparky Aptus Extra which allows you to quick installation of additional applications from SparkyLinux repository.
The TrueCrypt has been removed from system and also provides zuluCrypt, as a replacement for TrueCrypt, which offers CLI and GUI front-end for cryptsetup. The team also provides new repository and public keys for applications like virtualbox, liquorix, google earth, google talk plugin and google music manager. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
Currently, base edition is available in two flavors named as Openbox and JWM. The JWM edition offers traditional desktop preview and uses less amount of power than Openbox. That's why, it is used on old machines. All multimedia packages are removed from Base Editions so both flavors will be codecs free. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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Netrunner Rolling 2014.09.1 released with Fixed NVIDIA Driver & Bash Shell
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According to official announcement, Netrunner Rolling 2014.09.1 comes with updated Samba file sharing, Kontact accounts and language packs installation. The Laptop mode tools are replaced by new TLP to provide better control over power consumption and longer battery life. Veromix audio mixer is introduced in this release to control over volume and sound.
The KDE SC is updated to 4.14 version which introduces new semantic desktop search baloo to replace nepomuk. The Baloo offers new and super fast way to index files, folders and metadata and also allows you to search and find files more easily. For video recording purposes, this release includes Cheese webcam app which allows you to take photos and videos on your desktop. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
Among other updated applications, Netrunner Rolling 2014.09.1 comes with updated Kernel 3.14.18, Thunderbird 31.1.1, VLC 2.1.5, LibreOffice 4.2.6, Krita & Karbon 2.8.5, Clementine 1.2.3, FlashPlayer 11.2.202.406, Gimp 2.8.10, Gparted 0.19, Pacman 4.1.2 and Pidgin 2.10.9. You might also like to check out other latest Software News to know what's new in software world ?
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4MLinux 9.1 Multiboot Beta Edition comes with Network Installation of Distros
4MLinux team officially announces the release of 4MLinux 9.1 Multiboot Edition Beta with new features. As you can see that this release is a beta release and available for testing purposes to resolve whatever issues left while development. Also, check out what's new in 4MLinux 9.1 Rescue Beta Edition ?
According to official announcement, 4MLinux 9.1 Multiboot Edition Beta is distributed in form of multiboot CD and allows its users to make network installations of distributions like Debian 7.6, Fedora 20, Slackware 14.1 and Ubuntu 14.04. It is also possible to boot 4MLinux 9.1 Rescue Edition to prepare installations of these systems.
The 4MLinux Multiboot Edition is a flavor of main 4MLinux distro which primarily designed for 4Ms of computing, maintenance, multimedia, miniserver and mystery. It is considered as one of the smallest distro around the globe. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 2 "Utopic Unicorn" released with Plasma 5 Preview & KDE 4.14
Kubuntu developers officially announces the release of Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 2 "Utopic Unicorn" with final build of KDE 4.14 along with Plasma 5 and Plasma 4 desktop. Well if you compare this beta release with beta 1 then you won't find much difference between them. The only advantage of getting Kubuntu 14.10 beta 2 "Utopic Unicorn" is to access Plasma 5 desktop preview.
According to official announcement, Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 2 "Utopic Unicorn" finally available for download and testing with Plasma 4 desktop and KDE 4.14. The Plasma 4 desktop is recommended by Kubuntu community which runs software with which you are familiar and also provides updates and bug fixes but no new features are included in Plasma 4 desktop.
This release also provides Plasma 5 desktop packages which allows you to upgrade Plasma 4 to Plasma 5. The developers are still working on Plasma 5 desktop and provides updates for it at a regular interval. Apart from Plasma desktop, the second beta release of Kubuntu 14.10 also includes final KDE 4.14 Applications and Platform with several bug fixes. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
The development team also publishes some of the known issues of Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 2 "Utopic Unicorn" such as no install icon on desktop, ubiquity-dm does not allow alive desktop on live system, permission issue, no web browser in app menu, khelpcenter docs misses any themeing, plasma5 phonon kcm misses icons and no sddm kcm. You might also like to check out other latest Software News to know what's new in software world ?
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According to official announcement, Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 2 "Utopic Unicorn" finally available for download and testing with Plasma 4 desktop and KDE 4.14. The Plasma 4 desktop is recommended by Kubuntu community which runs software with which you are familiar and also provides updates and bug fixes but no new features are included in Plasma 4 desktop.
This release also provides Plasma 5 desktop packages which allows you to upgrade Plasma 4 to Plasma 5. The developers are still working on Plasma 5 desktop and provides updates for it at a regular interval. Apart from Plasma desktop, the second beta release of Kubuntu 14.10 also includes final KDE 4.14 Applications and Platform with several bug fixes. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
The development team also publishes some of the known issues of Kubuntu 14.10 Beta 2 "Utopic Unicorn" such as no install icon on desktop, ubiquity-dm does not allow alive desktop on live system, permission issue, no web browser in app menu, khelpcenter docs misses any themeing, plasma5 phonon kcm misses icons and no sddm kcm. You might also like to check out other latest Software News to know what's new in software world ?
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Manjaro 0.8.10 receives Final and 12th Update Pack with Updated Packages
Rob McCathie, developer at Manjaro, officially announces the release of twelfth update pack for Manjaro 0.8.10 which includes upgraded applications along with few improvements. Well as you know that during the previously 11th update pack release, Manjaro development team mentioned that would be the final update pack but now again they have published another update pack because they get delayed due to major version releases of various core softwares.
According to official announcement, this update pack of Manjaro 0.8.10 includes updated kernels like 3.10.57, 3.12.30, 3.14.21 and 3.16.5 versions. The Java packages are updated because they require intervention, but the updated manjaro-system script now handles this issue easily. According to team, it is confirmed that this update is quite small, but update will be much bigger and will be coninciding with 0.8.11 installation media release. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
The bar-aint-recursive, bspwn and other related packages are updated in this release whereas protobuf updates mean the compiz packages will get a compatibility update. Among updated application, this update pack includes updated VirtualBox 4.3.18 with extramodules, updated bluez 5.24, KDE4, updated Mesa 10.3.1. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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XBMC based OpenELEC 4.2.0 available for Download with Updated Apps
OpenELEC development team finally announces the release stable OpenELEC 4.2.0 with new features. Well this is the next stable release after previous OpenELEC 4.0 series. After releasing lot of beta releases, finally OpenELEC 4.2.0 is available for download with new features. As you all know that OpenELEC is another distro which is specifically designed for home theater PCs and based on XBMC media player.
According to official announcement, OpenELEC 4.2.0 is based on Linux Kernel 3.16, Mesa 10.3, llvm 3.5 and Xorg 1.16. The developers alsos updated the NVIDIA Graphics drivers in the 64-bit image to 340.x along with systemd to systemd 216, connectionmanager to connman 1.25 and XBMC ro XBMC 13.2 "Gotham". They switched their libc from eglibc to glibc and also upgraded to glibc 2.20 and binutils 2.24. You can also download the OpenELEC 4.2.0 for your machine.
The OpenELEC 4.2.0 provides support for nss-mdns, support to perform filesystem checks on every boot for our both default system partitions and ffmpeg 2.4 to their corresponding x86 builds. By switching FFmpeg 2.4 to x86 builds, this release now provides support for H.265 and Dolby Atmos formats. It uses PSTATE CPU scaling driver for Intel Systems and includes drivers for more hardware like DVB devices and WLAN adapters. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
This release also includes new MMC/SDCard driver for Raspberry Pi which now act as default sdcard driver. This driver avoid some of the issues of the old driver such as polling with interrupts disabled and could improve performance and avoid interfering with other drivers. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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According to official announcement, OpenELEC 4.2.0 is based on Linux Kernel 3.16, Mesa 10.3, llvm 3.5 and Xorg 1.16. The developers alsos updated the NVIDIA Graphics drivers in the 64-bit image to 340.x along with systemd to systemd 216, connectionmanager to connman 1.25 and XBMC ro XBMC 13.2 "Gotham". They switched their libc from eglibc to glibc and also upgraded to glibc 2.20 and binutils 2.24. You can also download the OpenELEC 4.2.0 for your machine.
The OpenELEC 4.2.0 provides support for nss-mdns, support to perform filesystem checks on every boot for our both default system partitions and ffmpeg 2.4 to their corresponding x86 builds. By switching FFmpeg 2.4 to x86 builds, this release now provides support for H.265 and Dolby Atmos formats. It uses PSTATE CPU scaling driver for Intel Systems and includes drivers for more hardware like DVB devices and WLAN adapters. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
This release also includes new MMC/SDCard driver for Raspberry Pi which now act as default sdcard driver. This driver avoid some of the issues of the old driver such as polling with interrupts disabled and could improve performance and avoid interfering with other drivers. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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Saturday, November 28, 2015
SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 available for Download with Customer Portal Support
SUSE development team officially announces the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 with highly available enterprise class IT services in physical, virtual or cloud infrastructure. This new products which are based on SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 includes improved operational efficiency and accelerate innovation. The Novell designed SUSE Linux Enterprise is an enterprise edition available for both servers and desktop usage.
According to official announcement, SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 comes with updated customer portal, also known as SUSE Customer Center, which allows its customers to manage their subscriptions, access patches and updates along with communication with SUSE customer support. The president and general manager of SUSE, Nils Braukmann says that "Given their competitive cost pressures, IT organizations today have a hard time responding quickly to changing business needs and leveraging innovation".
Whereas the program vice president for servers and system manager, Al Gillen, says that "The industry is seeing growing movement of mission-critical workloads to Linux, with that trend expected to continue well into the future. The modular design of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12, as well as other mission-critical features like full system rollback and live kernel patching, helps address some of the key reservations customers express, and should help accelerate the adoption of Linux in this market segment." Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Desktop and Workspace Extension Edition provides improved productivity and enhanced security. The virtual machine driver pack of this release is used for boosting Windows virtual machine performance on Linux hosts. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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Friday, November 27, 2015
Ubuntu GNOME 14.10 Beta 2 available for Testing with GNOME 3.12
Ubuntu GNOME development team officially announces the release of Ubuntu GNOME 14.10 Beta 2 "Utopic Unicorn" with new features and improvements. Well this is the final beta release of Ubuntu GNOME 14.10 which is going to release on 23rd October, 2014. Currently this release is beta phase and only available for testing purposes, so use it very carefully.
According to official announcement, Ubuntu GNOME 14.10 Beta 2 comes with default GNOME 3.12 desktop environment. As you know that few days ago, GNOME 3.14 desktop was released but the Ubuntu GNOME developers stick with older GNOME desktop environment which also allows its users to upgrade to newer version via PPA available in Ubuntu repository.
Apart from GNOME 3.12 desktop, you will be able to find other GNOME applications like GNOME Maps, GNOME Shell and GNOME Weather. Currently, the GNOME desktop still facing some known issues like Utopic ubiquity froze while reformatting existing partition, can't select which drive to resize when using "install alongside" in Trusty. You might also like to check out other latest Software News to know what's new in Software World ?
Other known issues are Utopic installation freezes during partition creation, after reboot of Ubuntu Gnome installation, password for LVM encryption is not accepted and Ubiquity offers to erase existing OS rather than use entire disc even when more than one disc exists.
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Fedora 22 might receive Pantheon Desktop as default Desktop Environment
Wesley Hearn, developer at Red Hat and Fedora, officially made a proposal for including Pantheon Desktop Environment in upcoming Fedora 22 release. Well the Pantheon Desktop is a slick lightweight open-source GTK3/Vala desktop currently being developed for elementary OS. This new desktop will allows its users to choose between multiple desktop environments available in Fedora's repository and might bring more users to Fedora.
According to official announcement, Wesley Hearn who is working on Pantheon Desktop Environment which is quite similar as of desktop environment of Elementary OS. This new desktop environment is completely written from scratch using Vala and GTK3 toolkit. Comparing its usability and appearance, this new desktop will have some similarities with GNOME Shell and Mac OS X. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
Currently, 5% work has been completed for this new desktop and developers like Wesley Hearn, Christopher Meng and Germano Massullo are working on this desktop, so that it will be introduced in final release of Fedora 22. The Pantheon Desktop is quite popular among Elementary OS users which might entice the new users to use Fedora distro. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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LXLE 14.04.1 available for Download & Testing with Updated Applications
Lubuntu and LXLE development team officially announces the release of LXLE 14.04.1 with new features and enhanced system experience. A you know that Lubuntu Extra Life Extension (LXLE) is completely based on Ubuntu/Lubuntu LTS release. The latest LXLE 14.04.1 currently available for download and testing. Also, review review recent Linux Distro News on our website.
According to official announcement, LXLE 14.04.1 comes with four familiar desktop layout paradigms and uses an optimized LXDE user interface. It also contains prudent full featured apps which are preinstalled and also consists of latest stable versions of major software applications. This might be the best alternative for Windows XP, Vista and 7 users. You can also download the ISO Image of LXLE 14.04.1 to install it on your machine.
Like other Ubuntu variants, LXLE 14.04.1 also includes PPAs which extends available software along with application like Weather, Aero Snap and QuickLaunch. Among other changes, it includes numerous other tweaks/additions, 100 gorgeous wallpapers preinstalled and theme consistency throughout system. You might also like to check out other latest Software News on our website.
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Thursday, November 26, 2015
Ubuntu Kylin 14.10 finally available for Download with Enhanced & Updated Apps
Ubuntu Kylin development team officially announces the release of final Ubuntu Kylin 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" with improved stability along with newly added features which provides better user experience. As you know that Ubuntu Kylin is Ubuntu based distro which primarily designed for Chinese users. It is designed and built by China Software and Integrated Chip Promotions Center, National University of Defence Technology and Canonical.
According to official announcement, Ubuntu Kylin 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" comes with updated Ubuntu Kernel 3.16.0-17.23 based on 3.16.3 upstream version along with support for Unity 7.3.1 desktop environment. This release also comes with upgraded Ubuntu Kylin Software Center 1.3.1, Youker Weather 2.1.2, Youker Calender 1.0.0, Youker Fcitx 1.0.0, Sogou IM 1.1.0, Kuaipan 2.0.0 and Wiznote 2.1.12. Also, review recent Linux Distro News to know what's new in them ?
Apart from these updated applications, this release also includes lot of optimization and enhancements for users along with new slideshow and new wallpapers from 14.10 Wallpaper Contest. The main highlighted feature of this release includes enhanced system experience, updated desktop environment and updated Youker series tools. You can also review the detailed description of new features add in Ubuntu Kylin 14.10 on their official release notes.
After the support for Windows XP is deactivated by Microsoft, lot of Chinese people who were dependent on Windows XP try to move to wards XP alternative desktops and Ubuntu Kylin become famous since then because it provides all the requirements which a XP user requires. You can also check out other latest Software News on our website.
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