Lubuntu is a fast, lightweight and energy-saving variant of Ubuntu using the LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) desktop.

20 marzo 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/    Invia questo articolo via email
Julien Lavergne has announced the availability of the first beta release of Lubuntu 10.04, an unofficial Ubuntu variant with the lightweight LXDE as the default desktop environment: " ...

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Midge, midi sequencing from the comfort of your text editor.

19 marzo 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/    Invia questo articolo via email
Midge, for midi generator, is a text to midi translator. It creates type 1 (ie multitrack) midi files from text descriptions of music.

The source language used is documented in the man page, and demonstrated in the source files in the examples directory.

Midge is free software and you are welcome to redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence.

Midge generates MIDI files from text input. Most General MIDI features are supported, and there are some basic methods of randomly ...

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PC/OS is a Xubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution.

13 marzo 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/    Invia questo articolo via email
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 the last release before the LTS release of PC/OS 11.

Some of the highlights of this release include: Linux kernel 2.6.31, OpenOffice.orghref="http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com// ...

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MCNLive is a Mandriva-based live CD developed by MandrakeClub.nl in the Netherlands.

10 marzo 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/    Invia questo articolo via email
MCNLive, a Mandriva-based distribution and live CD, has been resurrected by the members of the Dutch Mandriva Club.

Update: The first beta of the brand-new MCNLive Kris, is now available ...

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PCLinuxOS is a free easy to use Linux-based Operating System for desktops or laptops.

10 marzo 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/    Invia questo articolo via email
PCLinuxOS is an English only live CD initially based on Mandrake Linux that runs entirely from a bootable CD. Data on the CD is decompressed on the fly, allowing up to 2GB of programs on one CD including a complete X server, KDE desktop, OpenOffice.org and many more applications all ready to use. In addition to ...

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SME Server is a Linux distribution based on CentOS offering an operating system for computers used as web, file, email and database servers.

9 marzo 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/    Invia questo articolo via email
Ian Wells has announced the availability of the fifth beta release of SME Server 8.0, a CentOS-based server distribution: "The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of SME Server 8.0beta5 which is based on CentOS 5.4 and will be the next major release of SME Server.

Major changes in beta 5. The policy is to stick with upstream updates unless there are compelling reasons not to. The number of customers unable to run the software they want because of the Samba and PHP versions constituted a compellinghref="http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com// ...

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Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with the steps necessary to build your own custom Linux system.

3 marzo 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/    Invia questo articolo via email
Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with the steps necessary to build your own custom Linux system. There are a lot of reasons why somebody would want to install an LFS system. The question most people raise is "why go through all the hassle of manually installing a Linux system from scratch when you can just download an existing distribution like Debian or Redhat".

That is a valid question which I hope to answer for you. The most important reason for LFS's existence is ...

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Vine Linux is a supreme Linux distribution with integrated Japanese environment for desktop PCs and notebooks.

28 febbraio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/    Invia questo articolo via email
Daisuke Suzuki has announced the release of Vine Linux 5.1 (code name "Cheval Blanc"), a Japanese general-purpose community distribution available for the i386, x86_64 and PowerPC architectures. This is a minor update in the Vine 5.x series that integrates all the bug-fix and security updates announced since the 5.0 release, but otherwise provides no new major features and only a few package version updates.

The product's base system remains unchanged. This update was compiled as part ofhref="http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com// ...

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Igelle is an advanced modern operating system for desktop computers, mobile devices, embedded systems and server computers.

28 febbraio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/    Invia questo articolo via email
Markku Kero has announced the release of Igelle 1.0.0, an independent desktop Linux distribution featuring a custom desktop, package management and other unique characteristics: "We are happy to announce the release and immediate availability of a distinct flavor of Igelle, Igelle DSV 1.0.0 for personal computer desktops.

Igelle DSV provides a general-purpose desktop operating system for desktop computers, laptops, netbooks and the ...

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SliTaz GNU/Linux is a mini distribution and live CD designed to run speedily on hardware with 256 MB of RAM.

27 febbraio 2010 - Fonte: http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com/    Invia questo articolo via email
Christophe Lincoln has released a new development build of SliTaz GNU/Linux, the last testing version before the final 3.0 release expected at the end of March: "The SliTaz contributors are proud to announce a new Cooking version of the live CD. This is the last Cooking RC before 3.0 release.

The core ISO image is at 27 MB and comes with many changes and improvements.

This Cooking uses X.Org as X server instead of Xvesa and provides full UTF-8 support. Withinhref="http://linuxlandit.blogspot.com// ...

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