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DistroWatch reports - The fans of Zenwalk Linux will be excited to learn that a new live CD edition of the Slackware-based distribution has been released: An idea has quickly become a reality as the ZenLive Linux live CD project is happy to announce its first major release - ZenLive 2.6! This release is based on a combination of Zenwalk Linux and Linux-Live scripts to create the ultimate Linux live CD. The features of this release include hardware recognition using Zenwalk's configuration tools, international translations, the latest XFce window manager, multimedia applications, video games, office software, and networking and development tools - all in a single CD. OSDir has some great shots of ZenLive in the ZenLive Linux 2.6 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - Muslim Abutaha has announced the first alpha release of Arabian Linux 0.7, an Ubuntu-based live CD with support for Arabic and English languages. From the changelog: ...Based on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) packages... added Ekiga (aka GnomeMeeting); added Tapioka (Google talk clone). OSDir has some nice shots of Arabian Linux in the Arabian 0.7 Alpha 1 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - The first beta release of PC-BSD 1.2 is ready for testing. From the changelog: Updated ports to current as of 6-26-06; added py-qt and py-kde ports to default install (allows SuperKaramba plugins to work); cleaned up icons folders; added DBSD Network / User Toolset into Control Panel; converted PC-BSD tools to Control Panel modules; updated KMenu to display categories; zip support included in default install; added Bash to default install; set up CD insert notification to allow playing audio CDs and DVDs; Windows key now launches K-Menu... OSDir has some nice screenshots of the upcoming PC-BSD 1.2 in the PC-BSD 1.2 Beta Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - Novell has announced the availability of SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 RC3, both Desktop (SLED) and Server (SLES) editions, for public testing: Be among the first to install, test and enjoy SUSE Linux Enterprise 10. The pre-release contains all the functionality of the regular release, but is not the final product. SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 is an open, flexible and secure platform that is ready to host the applications and databases critical to your business -- from the desktop to the data center, across a wide variety of workloads. OSDir has some great screenshots of the upcoming SLED 10 in the SUSE Desktop 10 RC3 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - The first development ISO images of Mandriva Linux 2007 have been released for download and testing. At the time of writing only Mandriva One live CD images for the i586 and x86_64 architectures are available, but expect the usual full (4-CD) installation sets to appear on Mandriva mirrors in a day or two. The new release ships with kernel 2.6.16.20 and includes glibc 2.4, X.Org 7.1, KDE 3.5.3, GNOME 2.15, OpenOffice.org 2.0.2, Firefox 1.5.0.4 and many other open source software packages. OSDir has a nice selection of shots of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2007 in the Mandriva Linux 2007 Alpha Screenshot Tour.

Xandros.com reports - New Xandros Linux Desktop Home Edition (v4.0) Targets Home and Multimedia Users With Support for iPods, Cameras, E-mail, Web Browsing, Internet Calling and More on Secure, Stable Linux Platform... Xandros, the leading provider of easy-to-use Linux alternatives to Windows desktop and server products, today announced a new line of consumer desktop products targeting home and multimedia users... The new products cover the digital home lifestyle spectrum with music management, wireless networking, photo management, Internet calling, DVD burning, iPod support, and more.

OSDir has a huge selection of screenshots of Xandros Desktop 4 Home Edition Premium in the Xandros Desktop 4 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - Jesse Keating has announced the release of Fedora Core 6 Test1, the first in the series of development releases leading towards Fedora Core 6: "The Fedora Project announces the first release of the Fedora Core 6 development cycle. Notable features: support for the Intel-based Macintosh platform; ipv6 support in the installer; scim-bridge for improved i18n input; puplet applet for update notifications; new printing system; GNOME 2.15; KDE 3.5.3; 1600+ Extras packages conveniently available via yum. OSDir has some great shots of the first public beta of Fedora Core 6 in the Fedora Core 6 Test1 Screenshot Tour.

Halo.willisburg.org reports - After many months of working and planning towards this day, I'm pleased to announce the official public release of the Gnu-HALO alpha 0.1 Linux Live CD... The Gnu-HALO Project is an experiment with some new, some old, and some used UI and system design concepts from throughout the history of computing. The four key elements are as follows: 1. The HALO Desktop and System User Interface, 2. The HALO System Architecture and File Layout, 3. Size and Modularity Design for Low-End Systems, 4. The HALO Out-of-Box End-User Experience.

OSDir has some nice shots of the first ever public Gnu-HALO release in the Gnu-HALO Alpha 0.1 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - DSL now boots to Unionfs; new boot option 'legacy' to boot without Unionfs; moved MyDSL local extension loading functionality from emelfm to MyDSL desktop icon; new mountable MyDSL extension type unc with automatic branch management; adjust Getting Started / Dillo screen to support booting 640x480; added ACPI modules for newer power management support; New FUSE support; new sshfs support for simple remote network mounts; new theme 'A Penguin with a Hat'; new unc extension section in the MyDSL repository.

OSDir has some nice shots of this fresh DSL release in the DSL 3.0 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - Ken VanDine has announced the release of Foresight Linux 0.9.5 Release Candidate 1, an updated version of the desktop-oriented distribution based on rPath Linux: Announcing the 1st release candidate for Foresight 0.9.5 (0.9.5.rc1). What's new you ask? Nautilus defaults to browse mode; new GTK/Metacity theme; new GDM theme. What's been updated? GNOME updated to 2.14.2, Ekiga 2.0.2, Evolution 2.6.2; Firefox 1.5.0.4, GIMP 2.3.9, MySQL 5.0.22, PostgreSQL 8.1.4... OSDir has some great shots of super-slick Foresight in the Foresight 0.9.5 RC1 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - Swecha LiveCD is a Knoppix-based distribution with support for Telugu, the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. OSDir has some nice shots of Swecha in the Swecha June 06 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch states - I'd like to let you know that a release candidate of SLAX 5.1.7 is out. This version contains a few major feature updates. The most important features include: modified 'changes=' cheatcode to accept device names with path; added 'fromiso' cheatcode to load CD data from a different ISO image. Also new in this release, the Linux kernel has been upgraded to version 2.6.16.20 with SMP support, while KDE has been upgraded to version 3.5.3 and KOffice to 1.5.1. OSDir has done some nice screenshots of SLAX 5.1.7 RC1 in the SLAX 5.1.7 RC1 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch states - MEPIS has released beta 5, the final beta, of SimplyMEPIS 6.0. Beta 5 includes a few changes in applications and components. Lame, 915resolution, and VMware kernel support were added to the bootable / installable CD. Acpi-support and klaptop have been replaced by kpowersave. This has resulted in reports of better out-of-the-box suspend-to-ram and suspend-to-disk functionality for laptops.

OSDir has some great shots of the upcoming SimplyMEPIS 6.0 in the SimplyMEPIS 6.0 Beta 5 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - After a series of alpha releases, the first beta of the Gentoo-based VLOS 1.3 has been released. The new release includes a number of major changes, such as improvements to the Gentoo port of Anaconda and new Mono-based applications, including Beagle, F-Spot and Banshee. It also comes with a modular X.Org 7.0 and uses 'gnome-mount' for mounting external storage devices. Among applications, GNOME has been upgraded to version 2.14.1 and KDE to 3.5.2. OSDir took a look at the latest VLOS in the VLOS 1.3 Beta 1 Screenshot Tour.

OSVids has posted a few very cool video clips of Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06, including XGL in action.

Ubuntu 6.06 has hit the download mirrors and OSDir has a large selection of beautiful screenshots for your enjoyment!

Debian.org reports - The Debian Installer team is proud to announce the second beta release of the installer for Debian GNU/Linux Etch. Our thanks to everybody who has contributed to this release. Special thanks go out to our friends from Ubuntu... The graphical installer is not part of this release... OSDir did a quick Debian install to check out progress on the new Debian installer. Check it out in the Debian Installer Etch Beta 2 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - his is a major upgrade from the 1.xx series. How to summarise five months work? The graphical user interface is much the same, as most work has been on the underlying architecture. In a nutshell, the fundamental architecture and boot-up / shutdown scripts are a total rewrite, from scratch, no relationship to any other distro. OSDir has some great shots of the new Puppy in the Puppy Linux 2.0 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - An updated version of PC-BSD, now based on FreeBSD 6.1, has been released: PC-BSD 1.1 was released today, along with a PBI update file for users running 1.0, who wish to update to 1.1. This release brings the core operating system up to the latest version of FreeBSD 6.1, adds better driver support to the kernel, and improves the speed on many systems. OSDir has some fresh screenies of PC-BSD in the PC-BSD 1.1 Screenshot Tour.

DistroWatch reports - The Elive project has released the first beta build of the upcoming Elive 0.5 Enlightenment live CD. What's new? New live CD system - Elive has moved from Morphix to DSS; new kernel 2.6.15 with a lot more hardware support, also for wireless networking, make a look to the list of new drivers added; new installer features; Elive has new system of elive-skel, you can select 'night look' or 'elive look' in the boot of the live CD system; introductory tutorial to Enlightenment hot keys on E16... OSDir has some sweet shots of this Elive beta in the Elive 0.5 Beta Screenshot Tour.