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Kororaa Linux 15 is a user-friendly distribution based on Fedora. This release includes a number of fixes and enhancements: fixed KDE crash in live mode (prelink wasn't properly disabled); fixed Kdenlive bug which stopped it from running; fixed KPackageKit crash in live mode; bypass the login screen and load straight to desktop; disable screensaver and locked screen in live mode; renamed desktop switcher to 'Switch between Shell and Fallback desktops'; added Google Talk plugin repository for easy installation; added a wrapper package for Skype dependencies (can't ship Skype though); added more GNOME Shell themes. About Kororaa Linux Kororaa Linux was born out of a desire to make Linux easier to use for non-experts. While it has a long history based on Gentoo, in 2010 it was reborn as a Fedora remix and live DVD using a customised KDE as the default desktop. It includes various tweaks and extras to make the system "just work" out of the box. Distribution Name Kororaa Linux Version 15.1 Architecture i686 Number of Media 1 Size 1.6 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://kororaproject.org/

Lunar Linux 1.6.5 i686 CD can be used with a 32bit pc. Lunar Linux is a source-based distribution. The last known issues with the ISO image have been resolved. Added support for hybrid ISO images in the last minute, which means that it's a lot easier to install it from a USB stick. New features in 1.6.5: based on Linux kernel 2.6.35.3 and glibc 2.11.2; hybrid ISO support; added support for the ext4 file system; added option to change preferred /etc/fstab style; UUID, LABEL or device name; OpenSSH and Screen are now part of the live CD to allow remote assistance during install. Summary of changes since 1.6.4: isolinux updated, all modules refreshed. About Lunar Linux Lunar is a source based Linux distribution with a unique package management system which builds each software package, or module, for the machine it is being installed on. Though it can take a while to do a complete Lunar installation it's worth it as it tends to be quite fast, once installed! In the beginning Lunar was a fork of Sorcerer GNU Linux (SGL). The fork occurred in late January to early February of 2002 and was originally made up of a small group of people who wanted to collaboratively develop and extend the Sorcerer technology. The original name for the project was Lunar-Penguin but the group decided to re-christen it Lunar Linux while the Lunar-Penguin name has become a sort of umbrella which the team could use if they decide to collaboratively develop something besides Lunar Linux. Distribution Name Lunar Linux Version 1.6.5 Architecture i686 Number of Media 1 Size 354 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.lunar-linux.org/

DragonFly BSD 2.10.1 is a BSD operating system originally forked from FreeBSD 4 series. This release sports significant compatibility and performance improvements and many new features. Big-ticket items: this release supports a much larger variety of hardware and multiprocessor systems than previous releases, thanks to updates of ACPI and APIC and ACPI interrupt routing support; Hammer volumes can now deduplicate volumes overnight in a batch process and during live operation; Packet Filter (pf) was updated to a version based upon OpenBSD 4.4; DragonFly now uses GCC 4.4 as the default system compiler, and is the first BSD to take that step; significant performance gains over previous releases. About DragonFly BSD DragonFly is an operating system and environment designed to be the logical continuation of the FreeBSD-4.x OS series. These operating systems belong in the same class as Linux in that they are based on UNIX ideals and APIs. DragonFly is a fork in the path, so to speak, giving the BSD base an opportunity to grow in an entirely new direction from the one taken in the FreeBSD-5 series. Distribution Name DragonFly Version 2.10.1 Architecture x86_64 Number of Media 1 Size 190 MB Media Type CD Software Type BSD http://www.dragonflybsd.org/

DragonFly BSD 2.10.1 is a BSD operating system originally forked from FreeBSD 4 series. This release sports significant compatibility and performance improvements and many new features. Big-ticket items: this release supports a much larger variety of hardware and multiprocessor systems than previous releases, thanks to updates of ACPI and APIC and ACPI interrupt routing support; Hammer volumes can now deduplicate volumes overnight in a batch process and during live operation; Packet Filter (pf) was updated to a version based upon OpenBSD 4.4; DragonFly now uses GCC 4.4 as the default system compiler, and is the first BSD to take that step; significant performance gains over previous releases. About DragonFly BSD DragonFly is an operating system and environment designed to be the logical continuation of the FreeBSD-4.x OS series. These operating systems belong in the same class as Linux in that they are based on UNIX ideals and APIs. DragonFly is a fork in the path, so to speak, giving the BSD base an opportunity to grow in an entirely new direction from the one taken in the FreeBSD-5 series. Distribution Name DragonFly Version 2.10.1 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 185 MB Media Type CD Software Type BSD http://www.dragonflybsd.org/

Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 is a CentOS-based distribution designed for the Apple PowerPC and Sony PlayStation machines. This release offers an updated kernel 2.6.29 for 64-bit systems, OpenOffice.org 3.0, Firefox 3.0.6 and IBM Cell SDK 3.1.0.1, as well as the next generation of ps3vram for fast, temporary file storage or swap using PS3 video RAM. With this release, ps3vram is up to 50% faster than in Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 and is automatically enabled as swap. With Yellow Dog Linux 6.2, Fixstars has added a fourth alternative for the desktop environment: Xfce. About Yellow Dog Linux Yellow Dog Linux is an open source Linux operating system for home, office, server, and cluster users. Built upon the Red Hat/CentOS core, Terra Soft and now Fixstars (which acquired Terra Soft in 2008) has since the spring of 1999 developed and maintained Yellow Dog Linux for the Power architecture family of processors. The distribution combines a graphical installer with support for a wide range of Power hardware, leading-edge kernels, stable, functional compilers for code development, and servers for web, database, email, and network services. More than 2,000 packages are included on the install DVD.w Distribution Name Yellow Dog Linux Version 6.2 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 4 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://www.fixstars.com/en/technologies/linux/

LinuX-gamers Live 0.9.7 is an Arch-based live CD/DVD packed with a large selection of 2D and 3D games. This is the Linux Tag 2011 release. Important features of this DVD are as follows: Improved user experience and auto-configuration, support for chipsets of recent boards, updated games, new additional games, updated proprietary drivers, Linux kernel 2.6.38, improved network boot support, added persistent home support, added installation support, removed proprietary ATI drivers. New games: ZaZ, MegaGlest, Mars Shooter, Speed Dreams. About Linux-Gamers The linuX-gamers Live DVD is a bootable medium with a collection of popular 3D games. It contains both the NVIDIA and ATI proprietary Linux drivers and includes the following games: BzFLag, Enemy Territory, Glest, Nexuiz, Sauerbraten, Torcs, Tremulous, True Combat: Elite, Warsow and World of Padman. Although the live DVD is based on Arch Linux, it does not offer any desktop Linux functionality except gaming Code Name hybrid lite Distribution Name LinuX-Gamers Version 0.9.7 Architecture i686 Number of Media 1 Size 654 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://live.linux-gamers.net/

LinuX Gamers Live 0.9.7 is an Arch-based live CD/DVD packed with a large selection of 2D and 3D games. This is the Linux Tag 2011 release. Important features of this DVD are as follows: Improved user experience and auto-configuration, support for chipsets of recent boards, updated games, new additional games, updated proprietary drivers, Linux kernel 2.6.38, improved network boot support, added persistent home support, added installation support, removed proprietary ATI drivers. New games: ZaZ, MegaGlest, Mars Shooter, Speed Dreams. About LinuX-Gamers The linuX Gamers Live DVD is a bootable medium with a collection of popular 3D games. It contains both the NVIDIA and ATI proprietary Linux drivers and includes the following games: BzFLag, Enemy Territory, Glest, Nexuiz, Sauerbraten, Torcs, Tremulous, True Combat: Elite, Warsow and World of Padman. Although the live DVD is based on Arch Linux, it does not offer any desktop Linux functionality except gaming. Code Name Hybrid big Distribution Name LinuX-Gamers Version 0.9.7 Architecture i686 Number of Media 1 Size 4.4 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://live.linux-gamers.net/

CrunchBang 10 amd64 CD is a lightweight Debian-based distribution featuring the Openbox window manager: "New Statler images have been made available. These new images contain some significant changes since the last release. The main thing to have been removed/retired is the Xfce edition. I love Xfce and I thought about this long and hard, but I really want to concentrate on making CrunchBang give the best possible out-of-the-box Openbox experience possible. Besides, there are plenty of brilliant Xfce-based distributions available, and if you know what you are doing, installing Xfce under Debian is really not too difficult. GDM is the other big loser, being replaced by SLiM. Plymouth, the graphical boot loader, has also gone from the default install. About CrunchBang Linux CrunchBang Linux is an Debian-based distribution featuring the light-weight Openbox window manager and GTK+ applications. The distribution has been built from a minimal Debian system and customised to offer a good balance of speed and functionality. CrunchBang Linux is currently available as a live CD; however, the best performance is achieved by installing it to a hard disk. Code Name Statler Distribution Name CrunchBang Version 10 Architecture amd64 Number of Media 1 Size 643MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://crunchbanglinux.org/

CrunchBang 10 i386 CD is a lightweight Debian-based distribution featuring the Openbox window manager: "New Statler images have been made available. These new images contain some significant changes since the last release. The main thing to have been removed/retired is the Xfce edition. I love Xfce and I thought about this long and hard, but I really want to concentrate on making CrunchBang give the best possible out-of-the-box Openbox experience possible. Besides, there are plenty of brilliant Xfce-based distributions available, and if you know what you are doing, installing Xfce under Debian is really not too difficult. GDM is the other big loser, being replaced by SLiM. Plymouth, the graphical boot loader, has also gone from the default install. About CrunchBang Linux CrunchBang Linux is an Debian-based distribution featuring the light-weight Openbox window manager and GTK+ applications. The distribution has been built from a minimal Debian system and customised to offer a good balance of speed and functionality. CrunchBang Linux is currently available as a live CD; however, the best performance is achieved by installing it to a hard disk. Code Name Statler Distribution Name CrunchBang Version 10 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 686MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://crunchbanglinux.org/

OLPC OS 11.3.0 CD is a specialist distribution created under the initiative of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project to provide children in developing countries with low-cost laptops. XO-1 and XO-1.5 are fully supported as usual; additionally, this release adds support for the new XO-1.75 laptop. Sugar 0.94 is included in the release; this updated version includes various improvements such as more powerful View Source functionality, and easier file exchange between the Journal and the regular file system.The operating system is a Linux-based solution, a heavily customised edition of Fedora Core with a special graphical user interface called Sugar. About OLPC OS (OLPC) One Laptop Per Child is an initiative to build a low-cost laptop computer with a pre-installed operating system and applications designed for children in developing countries. Among applications, the system includes a web browser built on Xulrunner, a simple document viewer based on Evince; the AbiWord word processor, an RSS reader, email, chat and VOIP clients, a multimedia authoring and playback environment, a music composition toolkit, graphics toolkits, games, a shell, and a debugger. Distribution Name OLPC Version 11.3.0 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 649MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.laptop.org/

MINIX 3.1.8 is a very small, UNIX-like computer operating system based on a microkernel architecture and targetted primarily at embedded systems and low-power laptops. Major features of this distro are as given below: new package management infrastructure: - pkgsrc and pkgin; UNIX Domain Socket support; multi-boot support; ext2 support; ACPI driver; full APIC mode including IO APICs; experimental AHCI support. Known issues: VirtualBox - MINIX 3.1.8 cannot be installed without hardware acceleration support (VT-x, AMD-V), workaround.VirtualBox 3.1 cannot boot MINIX, please use VirtualBox 3.2; some packman packages have not been ported to pkgsrc yet. About MINIX MINIX is a UNIX-like computer operating system based on a microkernel architecture. It is extremely small, with the part that runs in kernel mode in about 5,000 lines of source code, while the parts that run in user mode are divided into small, insulated modules which enhance system reliability. Originally designed as an educational tool, the latest versions of MINIX are also targetted at embedded systems and low-power laptops. By the project's own admission, MINIX is work in progress and is nowhere near as mature as BSD or Linux. It is released under a BSD-type licence. Distribution Name MINIX Version 3.1.8 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 288 MB Media Type CD Software Type Other http://www.minix3.org/

DEFT Linux 6.1 is a customised distribution of the Ubuntu live CD containing some of the best open-source applications dedicated to incident response and computer forensics. And it is the last planned release of the DEFT 6 series. About DEFT Linux DEFT (Digital Evidence & Forensic Toolkit) is a customised distribution of the Ubuntu live Linux CD. It is an easy-to-use system that includes excellent hardware detection and some of the best open-source applications dedicated to incident response and computer forensics. Distribution Name DEFT Linux Version 6.1 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 682 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.deftlinux.net/

SimplyMEPIS 11.0.00 64bit DVD is a new version of the user-friendly, Debian-based distribution featuring the KDE desktop, SimplyMEPIS Linux operating system that is designed to be easy to install, easy to use, and easy to make your own. SimplyMEPIS 11.0.00 is released for i386 and amd64 platforms. It's configured with a 2.6.36.4 kernel, the KDE 4.5.1 desktop, and many applications, including LibreOffice 3.3.2, Firefox 4.0.1, VLC 1.1.3, Amarok 2.4.0, Kdenlive 0.7.9, Digikam 1.9.0, GIMP 2.6.10, and Inkscape 0.48.1. Additional applications are available for easy installation from the MEPIS and Debian package pools including Dropbox, Skype, Scribus, Eclipse, Evolution, WINE and thousands more. About SimplyMEPIS Linux MEPIS Linux is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution designed for both personal and business purposes. It includes cutting-edge features such as a live, installation and recovery CD, automatic hardware configuration, NTFS partition resizing, ACPI power management, WiFi support, anti-aliased TrueType fonts, a personal firewall, KDE, and much more. Distribution Name MEPIS Version 11.0.00 Architecture 64bit Number of Media 1 Size 1.3 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://www.mepis.org/

SimplyMEPIS 11.0.00 32bit DVD is a new version of the user-friendly, Debian-based distribution featuring the KDE desktop, SimplyMEPIS Linux operating system that is designed to be easy to install, easy to use, and easy to make your own. SimplyMEPIS 11.0.00 is released for i386 and amd64 platforms. It's configured with a 2.6.36.4 kernel, the KDE 4.5.1 desktop, and many applications, including LibreOffice 3.3.2, Firefox 4.0.1, VLC 1.1.3, Amarok 2.4.0, Kdenlive 0.7.9, Digikam 1.9.0, GIMP 2.6.10, and Inkscape 0.48.1. Additional applications are available for easy installation from the MEPIS and Debian package pools including Dropbox, Skype, Scribus, Eclipse, Evolution, WINE and thousands more. About SimplyMEPIS Linux MEPIS Linux is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution designed for both personal and business purposes. It includes cutting-edge features such as a live, installation and recovery CD, automatic hardware configuration, NTFS partition resizing, ACPI power management, WiFi support, anti-aliased TrueType fonts, a personal firewall, KDE, and much more. Distribution Name MEPIS Version 11.0.00 Architecture 32bit Number of Media 1 Size 1.3 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://www.mepis.org/node/162

Easy Peasy 1.6 i386 is an Ubuntu-based distribution optimised for netbooks. Its main features are as follws: new boot system and new boot artwork (uses Plymouth); 25% faster boot; sports full removal of the HAL package, making EasyPeasy faster to boot and faster to resume from suspend; brand new interface; built in integration with Twitter, identi.ca, Facebook, and other social networks with the MeMenu in the panel; Likewise Open, which provides Active Directory authentication and server support for Linux, has been updated to version 5.4; new default open source-driver for NVIDIA hardware; improved support for NVIDIA proprietary graphics drivers; all packages are upgraded. About EasyPeasy EasyPeasy (formerly Ubuntu Eee) is an Ubuntu-based distribution for netbooks. It uses Ubuntu Netbook Remix graphical user interface and includes open source as well as proprietary software. Distribution Name EasyPeasy Version 1.6 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 839 MB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://www.geteasypeasy.com/

Solaris 11 x86 CD is a UNIX operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems and known for its scalability and innovative enterprise features. Oracle Solaris 11 is designed to meet the security, performance and scalability requirements of cloud-based deployments allowing customers to run their most demanding enterprise applications in private, hybrid, or public clouds. As the first fully virtualized operating system (OS), Oracle Solaris 11 provides comprehensive, built-in virtualization capabilities for OS, network and storage resources. Oracle Solaris 11 offers comprehensive management across the entire infrastructure - operating system, physical hardware, networking and storage, as well as the virtualization layer. A variety of ISO images for x86 and SPARC architectures, including a live CD image and an image for USB drives. About Solaris Linux Solaris is a computer operating system, the proprietary Unix variant developed by Sun Microsystems. Early versions, based on BSD UNIX, were called SunOS. The shift to a System V code base in SunOS 5 was marked by changing the name to Solaris 2. Earlier versions were retroactively named Solaris 1.x. After version 2.6, Sun dropped the "2." from the name. Solaris consists of the SunOS UNIX base operating system plus a graphical user environment. Solaris is written in a platform-independent manner and is available for SPARC and x86 processors (including x86_64). Distribution Name Solaris Version 11 Architecture x86 Number of Media 1 Size 430 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/overview/index.html

aptosid 2011-02 is a desktop distribution based on Debian's unstable branch and featuring the latest KDE and Xfce desktops. New features in aptosid 2011-02 are numerous integration and stabilisation fixes. Kernel 2.6.39 doesn't only improve and stabilise hardware support for newer devices, it also improves latency and general system performance. Starting with KDE 4.6 and Xfce 4.8, HAL has now become obsolete and got replaced by event-driven udev-based alternative which allows to run common desktop setups without the HAL daemon. About aptosid The aptosid distribution is a desktop-oriented operating system and live CD based on the unstable branch of Debian GNU/Linux. Besides full compatibility with its parent, the distribution also offers a custom kernel with support for a wide variety of modern hardware devices, KDE as the default desktop environment, a rolling release cycle, and compliance with Debian's Free Software guidelines. Code Name imera Distribution Name aptosid Version 2011-02 Architecture Amd64 Number of Media 1 Size 473 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux aptosid.com/

aptosid 2011-02 is a desktop distribution based on Debian's unstable branch and featuring the latest KDE and Xfce desktops. New features in aptosid 2011-02 are numerous integration and stabilisation fixes. Kernel 2.6.39 doesn't only improve and stabilise hardware support for newer devices, it also improves latency and general system performance. Starting with KDE 4.6 and Xfce 4.8, HAL has now become obsolete and got replaced by event-driven udev-based alternative which allows to run common desktop setups without the HAL daemon. About aptosid The aptosid distribution is a desktop-oriented operating system and live CD based on the unstable branch of Debian GNU/Linux. Besides full compatibility with its parent, the distribution also offers a custom kernel with support for a wide variety of modern hardware devices, KDE as the default desktop environment, a rolling release cycle, and compliance with Debian's Free Software guidelines. Code Name imera Distribution Name aptosid Version 2011-02 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 468 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux aptosid.com/

aptosid 2011-02 is a desktop distribution based on Debian's unstable branch and featuring the latest KDE and Xfce desktops. New features in aptosid 2011-02 are numerous integration and stabilisation fixes. Kernel 2.6.39 doesn't only improve and stabilise hardware support for newer devices, it also improves latency and general system performance. Starting with KDE 4.6 and Xfce 4.8, HAL has now become obsolete and got replaced by event-driven udev-based alternative which allows to run common desktop setups without the HAL daemon. About aptosid The aptosid distribution is a desktop-oriented operating system and live CD based on the unstable branch of Debian GNU/Linux. Besides full compatibility with its parent, the distribution also offers a custom kernel with support for a wide variety of modern hardware devices, KDE as the default desktop environment, a rolling release cycle, and compliance with Debian's Free Software guidelines. Code Name imera Distribution Name aptosid Version 2011-02 Architecture i386-Amd64 Number of Media 1 Size 2.1 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux aptosid.com/

IPFire 2.11 i586 CD is a specialist Linux-based distribution for firewalls: "It has already been four years since IPFire 2 was released for the first time. There has been huge progress until today, the release of version 2.11. The biggest new feature in the released version 2.11 of IPFire is the option to create net-to-net VPNs with OpenVPN. Until now, it was only possible to use OpenVPN to create roadwarrior networks, but we kept the easiness of configuring VPN tunnels by just sending configuration archives in ZIP format. To learn how that works, see the reworked documentation on the Wiki. IPsec-VPNs do now support the IKEv2 protocol which allows a more secure, faster and easier connection of the tunnels. About IPFire Linux IPFire is a Linux distribution that focusses on easy setup, good handling and high level of security. It is operated via an intuitive web-based interface which offers many configuration options for beginning and experienced system administrators. IPFire is maintained by developers who are concerned about security and who update the product regularly to keep it secure. IPFire ships with a custom package manager called Pakfire and the system can be expanded with various add-ons. Distribution Name IPFire Version 2.11 Architecture i586 Number of Media 1 Size 73.3MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.ipfire.org/