| 2015-06-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 2.4.2-10 |
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Steven Shiau has announced the availability of a new version of Clonezilla
Live. The Clonezilla distribution is a Debian-based live disc for
manipulating, copying and restoring images of hard disks and disk
partitions. The new release, Clonezilla Live 2.4.2-10, offers bug fixes
for restoring partitions on machines with UEFI support and cloning swap
partitions on disks with GPT layouts. There are also a number of new
features and package upgrades: "The underlying
GNU/Linux operating system was upgraded. This release is based on the
Debian's 'Sid' repository as of 2015-06-08; Linux kernel has been
updated to 4.0.2; the default Unionfs file system has been changed to
overlay, therefore if you edit boot parameter manually, you have to use
'union=overlay', no more using 'union=aufs'; switched to use systemd
instead of SysVInit, following the way in upstream; switched to use
live-config v4, all boot parameters should remain the same; Partclone
has been updated to 0.2.78...." Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5): clonezilla-live-2.4.2-10-amd64.iso (173MB, pkglist). |
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| 2015-06-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: SolydXK 201506 |
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Arjen Balfoort has announced the release of SolydXK
201506, an updated set of the project's Debian-based Linux
distributions with a choice of Xfce (SolydX) or KDE (SolydK) desktops,
plus several community-built editions: "It is time
for a new release. The new ISO images are based on Debian Jessie's first
point release. Several bugs have been patched since then and this
release promise to be absolutely rock solid. Frank has built the 32-bit
community editions. These community editions are built and supported by
the community. You can download these ISOs from the Community editions page.
From the same page you can also download a SolydX edition for the
Raspberry Pi 2. I was looking for a cheap system for my son to learn
Linux and some programming but perhaps there are people out there that
could use it. You can find installation instructions on the download
page." Here is the full release announcement. Download (pkglist): solydx64_201506.iso (1,477MB, MD5, torrent), solydk64_201506.iso (1,577MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2015-06-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: REMnux 6.0 |
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REMnux
is a lightweight, Ubuntu-based Linux distribution for assisting malware
analysts with reverse-engineering malicious software. Designed to be
run as a virtual machine appliance, REMnux ships with a number of
debugging and software analysis utilities. The latest release of REMnux,
version 6, offers users several application updates and improved
upgrade tools. "I'm excited to announce the v6
release of the REMnux distro, which helps analysts examine malware using
free utilities in a Linux environment. REMnux v6 updates the tools that
were present in the earlier revisions of the distro and introduces
several new ones. Moreover, it implements major architectural changes
behind the scenes to allow REMnux users to easily apply future updates
without having to download the full REMnux environment from scratch. The
simplest way to get the latest REMnux distribution is to download its
virtual appliance OVA file, then import it into your favorite
virtualization application such as VMware Workstation and VirtualBox.
After starting the imported virtual machine, run the `update-remnux
full' command to update its software. For detailed instructions, please see REMnux installation instructions." A list of analysis tools REMnux provides is available in the distribution's release announcement. Download (MD5): remnux-6.0-ova-public.ova (2,033MB, pkglist). |
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| 2015-06-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Sabayon 15.06 |
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The developers of Sabayon, a Gentoo-based Linux distribution, have announced the availability of Sabayon
15.06. The new release features several package upgrades, including an
update to the 4.0 Linux kernel. Sabayon makes proprietary video drivers
available for improved graphics performance and ships with a lot of
desktop functionality out of the box. "We changed a
lot of things under the hood, and with this release we wanted to show
them up also on the surface. All the flavors received the deserved love.
We moved to 4.0 kernel, GCC 4.9.2, systemd 216, x265 support, primus
for high performance graphics on Optimus card, prepared Entropy for
Plasma 5, libav 11.3, Kodi (the new name of XBMC): the complete
changelog files related to this release are available on our mirrors. We
have some very exciting improvements in the pipeline." Further information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): Sabayon_Linux_15.06_amd64_GNOME.iso (1,627MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_15.06_amd64_KDE.iso (2,226MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_15.06_amd64_Minimal.iso (1,114MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_15.06_amd64_SpinBase.iso (851MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_15.06_amd64_Xfce.iso (1,390MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2015-06-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Calculate Linux 14.16.2 |
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Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate
Linux 14.16.2, an updated version of the Gentoo-based distribution for
desktops (with KDE or Xfce), servers and media centres: "We
are happy to announce the release of Calculate Linux 14.16.2. Main
changes: a lighter and more Gentoo-friendly Splashutils tool is finally
preferred to Plymouth; OpenRC bootup comes parallel by default; network
interfaces got back their classic names; fewer packages in CLD and CLDX,
fewer dependencies in CMC and CLS; Chromium problem fixed in CLDX -
feel free to open as many tabs as you need; USB 3G/4G modems now work
correctly; the default update checkup interval was set to 24 hours; CLD
and CLDX flavors both delivered with SMPlayer YouTube browser; in CLD,
the GParted editor was replaced with KDE Partition Manager; Python 3.4
included everywhere...." Here is the full release announcement. Download (pkglist): cld-14.16.2-x86_64.iso (KDE, 2,239MB, MD5, torrent), cldx-14.16.2-x86_64.iso (Xfce, 1,838MB, MD5, torrent), cmc-14.16.2-x86_64.iso (Kodi, 1,125MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2015-06-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Finnix 111 |
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Ryan Finnie has announced the release of version 111 of Finnix,
a small Debian-based live Linux distribution for system administrators -
now with experimental support for the armhf architecture: "Finnix
111 released. Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD
distribution for system administrators, based on Debian 'Testing'.
Finnix 111 includes support for the ARM architecture, OverlayFS support,
as well as other features and bug fixes. Finnix 111 introduces support
for the ARM (armhf) architecture, in addition to existing x86 and
PowerPC architecture support. Finnix 111 for ARM is currently classified
as a 'technology preview', and primarily targets the Versatile Express
A9 platform, as emulated by QEMU. This makes it easy to download and
test via QEMU on a standard PC without special hardware. Additional
platforms are planned for the future. Finnix for ARM has been
successfully tested on the Raspberry Pi 2." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download (MD5) links: finnix-111.iso (160MB, torrent, pkglist), finnix-armhf-111.iso (109MB, torrent), finnix-ppc-111.iso (155MB, torrent). |
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| 2015-06-04 |
NEW • Development Release: Elive 2.6.6 (Beta) |
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The developers of Elive,
a commercial distribution based on Debian, have announced the
availability of Elive 2.6.6. The new test release offers USB 3 support,
improved hibernation support and a number of improvements have been made
to the distribution's boot loader. "The Elive team
is proud to announce the release of the beta version 2.6.6 This new
version includes: clock improvements - the detection of your timezone
and the correct time changing between Windows and Linux are greatly
improved; USB 3 - support for USB 3 type of memories included;
hibernation - fixes and improvements made, you can hibernate now without
problems; installer fixes and improvements - automated partitioning
uses the same LUKS + LVM2 setup like the Debian installations, you can
also re-use these existing partitions to install Elive; many other fixes
- login in TTY's, SSH working by default and recycling configurations
from a previously installed system, disabled GRUB menu when only Elive
is installed, increased GRUB timeout when the computer has more than one
installed system, autologin in the graphical system when the user
selects encryption or asked when it is not...." More information on this beta can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: elive_2.6.6_beta_hybrid.iso (2,429MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2015-06-02 |
NEW • Development Release: antiX 15 Beta 3 |
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The antiX development team has announced the availability of the third beta build of antiX
15, a lightweight Debian-based distribution designed for (not only)
older computers. Like the distribution's previous beta releases, this
one also uses SysVInit for managing services and is completely free of
systemd. From the release announcement published yesterday: "antiX
15 beta3-V available for testing. Many bug fixes from beta 1; default
is now light look, F6 at boot menu to select dark; antiX 4.0 Linux
kernel; simplified menu layout suggested by SamK; new menu-editor by
SamK; timed wallpaper bug fix; built using Devuan debootstrap; new ISO
Snapshot application - heavily based on mx-snapshot; more options added
to antiX control centre (probably overkill); many more I have forgotten
about. Have fun!" Visit the project's home page to read the short release announcement. Interested beta testers can download the live CD image from SourceForge: antiX-15-beta3-V_386-full.iso (670MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2015-06-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 3.4.0 |
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Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 3.4.0, a small Gentoo-based distribution designed for Internet-only web kiosks: "I'm
pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 3.4.0 is now available for
download. Linux kernel has been updated to version 3.18.14 and supports
much wider range of the hardware including x86-compatible tablets, and
embedded and industrial devices. Default ISO size has been reduced to 36
MB as the browser component is not present in it and must be downloaded
from the network during installation. Packages from the userland are
upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 2015-05-30.Here is a short
overview of the most notable features introduced in this release: added
initial support for Google Chrome as an alternative browser to Mozilla
Firefox; updated UEFI component to support PCs equipped with 32-bit EFI
firmware; Kiosk Wizard offers a possibility of loading and saving the
kiosk configuration on removable devices...." See the complete release announcement and the detailed changelog for more information. Download (MD5): Porteus-Kiosk-3.4.0-i486.iso (36.0MB, pkglist), Porteus-Kiosk-UEFI-3.4.0-i486.iso (36.0B). |
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| 2015-05-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Peppermint OS Six |
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Mark Greaves, lead developer of the Peppermint OS distribution, has announced a new release of the Ubuntu-based distribution. Peppermint OS Six offers users an updated Linux kernel (version 3.16), the VLC multimedia player and the Nemo file manager. "Peppermint
is excited to announce the launch of our latest operating system
Peppermint Six in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions. The downloads are
live now via our standard download links and are also available for
purchase on pre-installed LiveUSB sticks from our shop. Breaking from
our usual strategy of annually basing on Ubuntu '.04' releases,
Peppermint Six stays with the 14.04 code base but moves to the 3.16
kernel and updated graphics stack via the LTS enablement stack. Other
major changes include moving to the Nemo file manager with a new
wallpaper manager, VLC as the new `one app to play them all' media
player, and changes to the terminal, power-manager, search tool, and
screenlock. Amongst a plethora of other smaller changes and additions,
you'll find our new gtk/Xfwm4 theme 'Peppermix', and as requested by our
users the addition of a brand new dark theme 'Peppermix-Dark'." More information is available in the release announcement and in the project's release notes. Download (MD5): Peppermint-6-20150518-amd64.iso (665MB, pkglist). |
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| 2015-05-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: wattOS R9 |
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Ronald Ropp has announced the release of a new version of wattOS
Linux. The wattOS project develops a lightweight distribution, based on
Ubuntu, which attempts to be energy efficient while providing users
with a responsive desktop interface. The new version of wattOS, called
Release 9, is available in two editions, LXDE and Microwatt. "The
wattOS team is pleased to announce the release of the newest version of
wattOS - Release 9 - (also known as R9). We have made the switch back
to Ubuntu as the upstream distro and built the latest version from 14.04
LTS for long term support and stability. We have simplified things this
time around with wattOS and are only releasing two types of desktops.
Previously having the extra desktop versions created additional work.
This time we are more focused and have released only two desktop
versions. The LXDE version will look very familiar to most people who
have used wattOS and LXDE, but the Microwatt version is much different
in that it is based on i3 window manager. We have added some additional
resources and information about this in the forum and the new wiki being
built out." Details on wattOS R9 can be found on the project's front page and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): wattOS-R9-Microwatt64.iso (642MB, MD5, torrent), wattOS-R9-64.iso (727MB, MD5, torrent). |
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| 2015-05-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 6.3 |
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Only three weeks have passed since the 6.2 version, but the developers of Tiny Core Linux have released another update - Tiny Core Linux 6.3, the latest stable build of the minimalist Linux distribution built from scratch: "Team
Tiny Core is proud to announce the release of Tiny Core Linux 6.3.
Changelog for 6.3: tce-load - exit if fromwhere doesn't exist; tc-config
- nfs4 patch from gerald_clark; tce-load - separate the listing and
handling loops, patch from aswjh; tce-audit - fix adding missing
extensions to tce_lst; tce-setup - move extension loop to tce-load, 4%
speedup in CorePlus tce-setup time from aswjh; tce-load - simplification
by aswjh; tce-load - simplify app_exists by aswjh; tce-load - the -t
TCEDIR patch from aswjh. Note also that Xvesa/Xfbdev included in
TinyCore and CorePlus and the Xfbdev in TinyCorePure64 have been updated
to the latest repository version." Here is the brief release announcement. Download links: TinyCore-6.3.iso (15.0MB, MD5, includes flwm only), CorePlus-6.3.iso (78.0MB, MD5, includes flwm, JWM, IceWM, Fluxbox, Hackedbox, Openbox), TinyCorePure64-6.3.iso (24.0MB, MD5, includes flwm only). |
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| 2015-05-30 |
NEW • Development Release: Tanglu 3.0 Beta 1 |
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Matthias Glumpp has
announced the availability of new testing images for Tanglu 3.0. The
latest beta release of the Debian-based distribution is available in
three editions (KDE, GNOME and Core). The new beta ships with systemd
220, Linux kernel version 4.0, Plasma 5.3 and GNOME 3.16. "We
are pleased to announce the beta release of Tanglu 3, which includes
Tanglu-KDE, Tanglu-GNOME and Tanglu Core! The beta release contains many
updated packages compared to the previous alpha release. It also
features a fresh new wallpaper. Most importantly, these components were
updated: systemd 220, Linux kernel 4.0, KDE Plasma 5.3, GNOME 3.16,
Calamares Git snapshot and all changes from Debian 'Jessie'. When
testing Tanglu 3 Beta, please keep in mind that it is a development
snapshot release and still contains many rough edges. It also contains
some known bugs, e.g. a gedit starting issue under GNOME." Further information is available in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): tanglu-chromodoris-beta1-core-live-amd64.hybrid.iso (372MB, SHA256), tanglu-chromodoris-beta1-gnome-live-amd64.hybrid.iso (1,080MB, SHA256), tanglu-chromodoris-beta1-kde-live-amd64.hybrid.iso (1,155MB, SHA256). |
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| 2015-05-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: IPFire 2.17 Core 90 |
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The IPFire team has announced the release of IPFire
2.17 Core Update 90. The new release offers a number of security
enhancements, including the use of GeoIP filtering and the disabling of
vulnerable security protocols. The project's kernel and system services
have also been updated and patched against known vulnerabilities. "Attackers
originate from all sorts of places in the world. Often huge networks of
bots scan the entire Internet for services that are publicly accessible
and possible to exploit. With GeoIP-based blocking it is possible to
mitigate many of those scans to take off the load of the firewall engine
and to secure those publicly accessible services. With GeoIP-based
firewall rules it is possible to filter incoming and outgoing traffic
related on their source or desired destination countries." Further details are available in the project's release announcement. Downloads (SHA1): ipfire-2.17.i586-full-core90.iso (156MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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