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Distribution Release: Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.1
03/16/2010 09:34 PM
Mandriva has announced the release of Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.1, a commercial Linux distribution with 5-year maintenance support: "The first update of Mandriva Enterprise Server (MES) 5, the simple and innovative Linux server, is available today. Coming with plenty of technology enhancements, hardware support scope and software list....



Development Release: openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 3
03/16/2010 09:34 PM
Henne Vogelsang has announced the availability of the third milestone of openSUSE 11.3: "The third of seven scheduled milestone releases for 11.3 was completed and released on schedule. Milestone 3 focuses on using GCC 4.5 as the default compiler, leaving a great deal of the work in the....



DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 345
03/16/2010 09:34 PM
This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: First look at Haiku News: Fedora developers stage "unrest", a look at Mandriva's history, openSUSE 11.2 "LXDE" and "Xfce" live CDs, Wolvix 2.0.0 Questions and answers: Loopback devices Released last week: Frugalware Linux 1.2, VortexBox 1.2, PC/OS 10.1 Upcoming releases: SliTaz GNU/Linux....



Development Release: GeeXboX 2.0 Alpha 2
03/16/2010 09:34 PM
The second alpha build of GeeXboX 2.0, a Linux mini-distribution for Home Theatre PCs (HTPC) and media centres, is available for testing: "It has already been one month since 2.0-alpha1 release so here is alpha2. This release fixes many bugs that have been encountered by our users on....



Distribution Release: eBox Platform 1.4-1
03/16/2010 09:34 PM
José Antonio Calvo Fernández has announced the release of eBox Platform 1.4-1, an Ubuntu-based server distribution for small and medium-size businesses: "eBox 1.4-1 installer released. I just wanted to let you know that we've done a lot of bug fixing and small improvements since the release of the....



Distribution Release: PC/OS 10.1
03/16/2010 09:34 PM
Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of PC/OS 10.1, a Xubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution: "We are very pleased to announce the delivery of PC/OS OpenWorkstation 10.1 as well as PC/OS WebStation 10.1. With this release we bring many bug fixes and enhancements to the platform. This release is....



Distribution Release: VortexBox 1.2
03/16/2010 09:34 PM
Andrew Gillis has announced the release of VortexBox 1.2, a Fedora-based Linux distribution with the goal of turning an unused computer into an easy-to-use music server or jukebox: "VortexBox 1.2 released. The VortexBox community has been working hard on this release. We have added a lot of new....



Development Release: Unity Linux 2010 RC1
03/16/2010 09:34 PM
Matthew Dawkins has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Unity Linux 2010, a minimalist distribution and live CD based on Mandriva Linux: "The Unity Linux project is pleased to announce its first candidate for release, 2010 RC1. We have taken the last nine weeks to....



Development Release: Fedora 13 Alpha
03/16/2010 09:34 PM
Jesse Keating has announced the availability of the first alpha release of Fedora 13: "The Fedora 13 'Goddard' alpha release is available. Among the top features for end users, we have: automatic print driver installation so when you plug in a USB printer, Fedora will automatically offer to....



Development Release: MCNLive Kris Beta 1
03/16/2010 09:34 PM
MCNLive, a Mandriva-based distribution and live CD, has been resurrected by the members of the Dutch Mandriva Club. The first beta of the brand-new MCNLive Kris, is now available for download: "After a few years of silence around MCNLive, here we are again with a brand new MCNLive....