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VectorLinux 7.0 "Light" edition is a desktop distribution featuring four lightweight desktop configurations with JWM, IceWM, Openbox and LXDE. VectorLinux 7.0 Light is completed and released. The term 'Light' is relative. This 4-in-1 edition gives you the choice of several window managers, in progressively heavier configurations. These are layered on top of the VectorLinux 7.0 Standard base, so the expected libraries, toolkits, compilers and codecs remain available. For those who want a starting point for their own customized desktop, there is the 'Barebone' option. It is managed by the super-lightweight JWM, without much fluff. Netsurf, a small and speedy web browser, gives you access to the power of the Internet. Use the included build tools and package manager to download and install the programs of your choice. This configuration has been tested on a Pentium 3 with 128 MB of memory. About Vector Linux VectorLinux is a small, fast, Intel based Linux operating system for PC style computers. The creators of VectorLinux had a single credo: keep it simple, keep it small and let the end user decide what their operating system is going to be. What has evolved from this concept is perhaps the best little Linux operating system available anywhere. For the casual computer user there is a lightening-fast desktop with graphical programs to handle daily activities from web surfing, sending and receiving email, chatting on IRC to running an FTP server. The power user will be pleased because all the tools are there to compile programs, use the system as a server or perhaps the gateway for home or office computer network. Administrators will be equally pleased because of the small size and memory requirements, so the operating system can be deployed on older machines that have long been forgotten. Distribution Name VectorLinux Version 7.0 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 641 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.vectorlinux.com/

Legacy OS 4 i386 Mini CD includes the Firefox and Opera Web Browsers with Adobe Flashplayer 11, Java 1.6.0_30 plugins plus media codecs for an excellent online experience. Also include is Skype and the Pidgin Chat Client for talking to friends on MSN, Yahoo, Aim and more. This release brings a good collection of Applications for managing a user apointments, Photo and Music collections. Watching Movies on your PC. Also included FBreader and Foxit for reading ebooks etc. Those looking for Wifi support should have a better experience over Legacy OS 2. One small problem some users might find is that Legacy OS may not boot itself up Live on a PC with less than 512 Mb of Ram. About Legacy OS Legacy OS (formerly TEENpup Linux) is a distribution based on Puppy Linux. Although the original concept was to create a flavour of Puppy Linux with more applications and a more appealing desktop aimed at teenage users, Legacy OS has now grown to become a general purpose distribution. It comes with a large number of applications, browser plugins and media codecs as standard software. Despite these enhancements Legacy OS is still perfectly suitable for installation on older and low-resource computers, as well as modern hardware. Distribution Name Legacy OS Version 4 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 499 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://puppylinux.org/wikka/LegacyOS

In Absolute Linux 13.50 so many kernel/lib/codec changes since last summer. It is a new, clean release to make installation easy again. Absolute Linux 13.50 i686 CD main features are as follows: Worked on gslapt/slapt-get, for those who like to automate their updates. Kept hacking away at udisks/pcmanfm/libfm -- but still a bit buggy, so somewhat frustrating. Tried Thunar, but gvfs overhead was TOOOO much. Might have to try something else, maybe rox as primary... IDK. Also replaced mhwavedit with Audacity, tweaked some mime-handling as well as a couple of the utility scripts and got a better process viewer (qps.) About Absolute Linux Absolute is a x86 Linux distribution based upon Slackware. It concentrates on "desktop" use so that it is ready for internet, multimedia, document and general home use out of the box. Absolute is lightweight -- meaning 2 things: that it can run on on older hardware and that the OS interface stays out of your way. It is version-compatible with Slackware so you can use almost any package from the same version of Slack on Absolute. Development libraries (headers) for everything installed are always included, so you can code and/or build almost anything from source. It is what I use all day, every day, and I am very thankful for Linux and Slackware and I hope others find benefit from my work on Absolute. Distribution Name Absolute Linux Version 13.50 Architecture i686 Number of Media 1 Size 699 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.absolutelinux.org/

Along with Zorin OS 6 "Lite" edition, Educational lite Edition Dvd also available now. It is a Lubuntu-based distribution featuring the lightweight LXDE desktop environment. The Zorin OS team is proud to finally release Zorin OS 6 Lite, the latest evolution of the Zorin OS Lite series of operating systems, designed specifically for Windows users using old or low-powered hardware. This release is based on Lubuntu 11.10 and uses the LXDE desktop environment to provide one of the fastest and most feature-packed interfaces for low-specification machines. New features and refinements include a more lightweight version of the Software Center which makes it much easier to install applications in Zorin OS Lite and update programs. We also include our innovative Zorin Look Changer, Zorin Internet Browser Manager, Zorin OS Lite Extra Software and other programs from our earlier versions in Zorin OS 6 Lite. About Zorin OS Zorin OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed especially for newcomers to Linux. It has a Windows-like graphical user interface and many programs similar to those found in Windows. Zorin OS also comes with an application that lets users run many Windows programs. The distribution's ultimate goal is to provide a Linux alternative to Windows and let Windows users enjoy all the features of Linux without complications. Distribution Name Zorin OS Version 6 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 1.1 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://www.zorin-os.com/

Zorin OS 6 "Lite" edition, a Lubuntu-based distribution featuring the lightweight LXDE desktop environment. The Zorin OS team is proud to finally release Zorin OS 6 Lite, the latest evolution of the Zorin OS Lite series of operating systems, designed specifically for Windows users using old or low-powered hardware. This release is based on Lubuntu 11.10 and uses the LXDE desktop environment to provide one of the fastest and most feature-packed interfaces for low-specification machines. New features and refinements include a more lightweight version of the Software Center which makes it much easier to install applications in Zorin OS Lite and update programs. We also include our innovative Zorin Look Changer, Zorin Internet Browser Manager, Zorin OS Lite Extra Software and other programs from our earlier versions in Zorin OS 6 Lite. About Zorin OS Zorin OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed especially for newcomers to Linux. It has a Windows-like graphical user interface and many programs similar to those found in Windows. Zorin OS also comes with an application that lets users run many Windows programs. The distribution's ultimate goal is to provide a Linux alternative to Windows and let Windows users enjoy all the features of Linux without complications. Distribution Name Zorin OS Version 6 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 695 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.zorin-os.com/

This is a development release with a few bug-fixes and many new features. The amounted scripts are revised to make them more robust. And the init scripts are also revised for the udev to devtmpfs shift. CDlinux is a compact Linux disto. It is small in size, yet rich in features. It ships with up-to-date version of the Linux kernel, Xorg, Xfce, and many popular applications. It has good i18n/locale support. And it is highly user configure/tailor-able. In fact, every bit in 0.9.7 was rebuilt from scratch and almost all components were upgraded to their latest stable versions. Major user noticeable changes are: Squashfs 4 - 0.9.7 now uses the new Squashfs 4 file system (if you want to convert your Squashfs 3 .md files to Squashfs 4 please use 'unsquashfs3' and 'mksquashfs'; hybrid ISO image - you can 'dd' the 0.9.7 ISO image onto a USB stick and boot from it; Amount - CDlinux' own hotplug solution to replace HAL/udisks. The package upgrade list is huge, some major ones: Linux kernel 3.1, glibc 2.14.1, GCC 4.6.2, X.Org Server 1.11.2, Firefox 8.0. About CDlinux CDlinux is a compact Linux mini-distribution. It ships with an up-to-date version of the Linux kernel, X.Org, Xfce window manager, and many popular applications. It has good internationalisation and locale support, and is highly user-configurable. Distribution Name CDlinux Version 0.9.7.1 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 96.7 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.cdlinux.info/

Along with Tiny Core Linux 4.4 Core PLus CD also available now. It is a minimalist but extensible and fast distribution for the desktop. The major theme for Core 4.4 is kernel and modules update and improved extension searching via tags. Changelog: minor kernel update to 3.0.21; updated tc-config with syslog/rsyslog patch; updated Xprogs.tcz: scmbrowser and smc-fetch.sh tweaks; updated search.sh added -t option for tag search; updated provides.sh for CLI use; updated appbrowser for new tag search; updated ab keyword is now a tag search; updated tce-size with date check on sizefile update; updated tce-setup fixed when base boot code is used with missing /tmp/tce/optional directory; updated tce-setdrive with a required readlink; updated filetool.sh with a required readlink when used after tce-setdrive.... Tiny Core Linux Tiny Core Linux is a 10 MB graphical Linux desktop. It is based on a recent Linux kernel, BusyBox, Tiny X, Fltk, and Flwm. The core runs entirely in memory and boots very quickly. The user has complete control over which applications and/or additional hardware to have supported, be it for a desktop, a nettop, an appliance or server; selectable from the project's online repository. Distribution Name Tiny Core Linux Version 4.4 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 64.0 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.tinycorelinux.net/

Tiny Core Linux 4.4 is a minimalist but extensible and fast distribution for the desktop. The major theme for Core 4.4 is kernel and modules update and improved extension searching via tags. Changelog: minor kernel update to 3.0.21; updated tc-config with syslog/rsyslog patch; updated Xprogs.tcz: scmbrowser and smc-fetch.sh tweaks; updated search.sh added -t option for tag search; updated provides.sh for CLI use; updated appbrowser for new tag search; updated ab keyword is now a tag search; updated tce-size with date check on sizefile update; updated tce-setup fixed when base boot code is used with missing /tmp/tce/optional directory; updated tce-setdrive with a required readlink; updated filetool.sh with a required readlink when used after tce-setdrive.... Tiny Core Linux Tiny Core Linux is a 10 MB graphical Linux desktop. It is based on a recent Linux kernel, BusyBox, Tiny X, Fltk, and Flwm. The core runs entirely in memory and boots very quickly. The user has complete control over which applications and/or additional hardware to have supported, be it for a desktop, a nettop, an appliance or server; selectable from the project's online repository. Distribution Name Tiny Core Linux Version 4.4 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 11.9 MB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://www.tinycorelinux.net/

Toorox 03.2012 x86_64 KDE DVD can be used only with 64bit PC only. Toorox 03.2012 "KDE" is a Gentoo-based distribution and live DVD featuring the KDE 4.8.1 desktop. A new version of the KDE edition has been finished. Toorox 03.2012 contains the Linux kernel 3.2.2-gentoo and the recent desktop environment, KDE 4.8.1. All packages are up-to-date. The nm-applet was replaced by the KDE NetworkManager for your network connections. Also contains: X.Org Server 1.11.4, Mesa 8.0.1, IceCat 10.0.1, WINE 1.4, VLC 2.0, LibreOffice 3.4.5, Audacious 3.2.1, Mixxx 1.10.0. Major change: Toorox now supports 11 languages: German, English, Czech, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Turkish. Toorox 03.2012 'KDE' is available now in the download area as 32-bi and 64-bit variants. About Toorox Toorox is a Gentoo-based live DVD which boots into a KDE desktop using KNOPPIX hardware auto-detection and auto-configuration technologies. It is a useful tool for backing up data, browsing the Internet anonymously, or taking a first look at the capabilities of Linux. The live DVD can be installed to a hard disk with the help of a simple graphical installer. Distribution Name Toorox Version 03.2012 Architecture x86_64 Number of Media 1 Size 2.2 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://toorox.de/

Toorox 03.2012 "KDE" is a Gentoo-based distribution and live DVD featuring the KDE 4.8.1 desktop. A new version of the KDE edition has been finished. Toorox 03.2012 contains the Linux kernel 3.2.2-gentoo and the recent desktop environment, KDE 4.8.1. All packages are up-to-date. The nm-applet was replaced by the KDE NetworkManager for your network connections. Also contains: X.Org Server 1.11.4, Mesa 8.0.1, IceCat 10.0.1, WINE 1.4, VLC 2.0, LibreOffice 3.4.5, Audacious 3.2.1, Mixxx 1.10.0. Major change: Toorox now supports 11 languages: German, English, Czech, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Turkish. Toorox 03.2012 'KDE' is available now in the download area as 32-bi and 64-bit variants. About Toorox Toorox is a Gentoo-based live DVD which boots into a KDE desktop using KNOPPIX hardware auto-detection and auto-configuration technologies. It is a useful tool for backing up data, browsing the Internet anonymously, or taking a first look at the capabilities of Linux. The live DVD can be installed to a hard disk with the help of a simple graphical installer. Distribution Name Toorox Version 03.2012 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 2.0 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://toorox.de/

Ultimate Edition 3.2 x86_64 DVD can be used with 64bit PC only. Ultimate Edition 3.2 is an Ubuntu-based distribution on a DVD with extra applications and desktop environments. Ultimate Edition 3.2 was built off Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot'. All updates fully upgraded, old kernels purged, new initrd and vmlinuz rebuilt. Ultimate Edition 3.2 is unlike any Linux distro I have seen. Ultimate Edition 3.2 has GNOME 3, GNOME Classic, GNOME fallback, Unity, Unity 2D, and XMBC selectable via login screen. A crisp new GTK+ 3 theme and a comprehensive software list. Ultimate Edition 3.2 gives you the freedom of choice in the realm of operating environments and the opportunity to check out new and upcoming technologies. About Ultimate Edition Ultimate Edition, first released in December 2006, is a fork of Ubuntu and Linux Mint. The goal of the project is to create a complete, seamlessly integrated, visually stimulating, and easy-to-install operating system. Single-button upgrade is one of several special characteristics of this distribution. Other main features include custom desktop and theme with 3D effects, support for a wide range of networking options, including WiFi and Bluetooth, and integration of many extra applications and package repositories. Distribution Name Ultimate Edition Version 3.2 Architecture x86_64 Number of Media 1 Size 2.8 Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://ultimateedition.info/

Ultimate Edition 3.2 is an Ubuntu-based distribution on a DVD with extra applications and desktop environments. Ultimate Edition 3.2 was built off Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot'. All updates fully upgraded, old kernels purged, new initrd and vmlinuz rebuilt. Ultimate Edition 3.2 is unlike any Linux distro I have seen. Ultimate Edition 3.2 has GNOME 3, GNOME Classic, GNOME fallback, Unity, Unity 2D, and XMBC selectable via login screen. A crisp new GTK+ 3 theme and a comprehensive software list. Ultimate Edition 3.2 gives you the freedom of choice in the realm of operating environments and the opportunity to check out new and upcoming technologies. About Ultimate Edition Ultimate Edition, first released in December 2006, is a fork of Ubuntu and Linux Mint. The goal of the project is to create a complete, seamlessly integrated, visually stimulating, and easy-to-install operating system. Single-button upgrade is one of several special characteristics of this distribution. Other main features include custom desktop and theme with 3D effects, support for a wide range of networking options, including WiFi and Bluetooth, and integration of many extra applications and package repositories. Distribution Name Ultimate Edition Version 3.2 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 2.6 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://ultimateedition.info/

Linpus Linux 1.7 "Lite Desktop" edition is a distribution for desktops and notebooks featuring GNOME 3 and a number of usability enhancements. Linpus Lite Desktop is the notebook and desktop-specific edition from the highly successful Linpus Lite product series. Linpus Lite Desktop Edition is based on GNOME 3.2, but has a significant array of enhancements that make it the ideal choice whether you require productivity, entertainment or lead an extremely social, connected online life. Features: it is now possible to drag the dock to both sides of the screen; open windows now appear as thumbnails on the dock and can be previewed and launched from there; smart icons displaying number of incoming and unread messages from your email and social networks; two additional panels; Linpus YouTube, LiveDesktop and Ereader applications etc... About Linpus Linux Linpus Linux is a commercial, Fedora-based distribution developed by Linpus Technologies, a Linux company with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan and a development office in Shanghai, China. The product's main features are support for both traditional and simplified Chinese, LSB 2.0 certification, support for Unicode character sets, friendly GNOME desktop, and compatibility with a wide range of computer hardware. Distribution Name Linpus Linux Version 1.7 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 410 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.linpus.com/

Salix OS 13.37 x86_64 Live KDE DVD can be used with 64bit PC only. Salix OS 13.37 "Live KDE", a Slackware-based live DVD featuring the KDE 4.5.5 desktop, has been released now. Following Salix Live Xfce 13.37, this release is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. This release is also built using SaLT (Salix Live Technology), a new system of Live tools for Slackware-based distributions, developed in-house, in order to build live CDs in a more dynamic fashion with very little modifications from the host system. SaLT offers considerably more power when creating a live system compared to other tools that were used previously and is the reason that it is now possible to produce 64-bit images to complement the collection of Salix live images. The software included in this release is exactly the same as that present in the standard Salix KDE 13.37 release. About Salix OS Salix OS is a Slackware-based Linux distribution that is simple, fast, easy to use and compatible with Slackware Linux. Optimised for desktop use, Salix OS features one application per task, custom package repositories, advanced package management with dependency support, localised system administration tools and innovative artwork. Distribution Name Salix OS Version 13.37 Architecture x86_64 Number of Media 1 Size 745 MB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://www.salixos.org/

Salix OS 13.37 "Live KDE", a Slackware-based live DVD featuring the KDE 4.5.5 desktop, has been released now. Following Salix Live Xfce 13.37, this release is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. This release is also built using SaLT (Salix Live Technology), a new system of Live tools for Slackware-based distributions, developed in-house, in order to build live CDs in a more dynamic fashion with very little modifications from the host system. SaLT offers considerably more power when creating a live system compared to other tools that were used previously and is the reason that it is now possible to produce 64-bit images to complement the collection of Salix live images. The software included in this release is exactly the same as that present in the standard Salix KDE 13.37 release. About Salix OS Salix OS is a Slackware-based Linux distribution that is simple, fast, easy to use and compatible with Slackware Linux. Optimised for desktop use, Salix OS features one application per task, custom package repositories, advanced package management with dependency support, localised system administration tools and innovative artwork. Distribution Name Salix OS Version 13.37 Architecture i486 Number of Media 1 Size 726 MB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://www.salixos.org/

Skolelinux 6.0.4 CD is available now with dual architecture. Skolelinux 6.0.4 is distributed on a single CD-sized ISO image for netinstall, or a single DVD-sized ISO image file that contains all packages needed to install the system. The CD for netinstallation will fetch some packages from the CD and the rest from the net. The amount of packages fetched from the net varies according to the profiles that are installed.Skolelinux 6.0.4 is a Debian-based specialist distribution for schools. This is also known as "Debian Edu". Debian Edu (aka 'Skolelinux') is a Debian Pure Blend specifically targeted at schools and educational institutions, and provides a completely configured school network environment out of the box. It covers PXE installation, PXE booting for diskless machines, and setup for a school server, for stationary workstations, and for workstations that can be taken away from the school network. Several educational applications like Celestia, Dr. Geo, GCompris, GeoGebra, Kalzium, KGeography and Solfege are included in the default desktop setup. Besides including everything provided by the fourth update of Debian 'Squeeze' (6.0.4), this new release of Debian Edu introduces some interesting improvements. About Skolelinux Skolelinux is the Debian-edu project's Custom Debian Distribution (CDD) in development. It is aiming to provide an out-of-the-box localised environment tailored for schools and universities. The out-of-the-box environment comes with 75 applications aimed at schools, as well as 15 network services pre-configured for a school environment. The simple, three-question installation requires minimal technical knowledge. Skolelinux is Debian, which means, among other things, that there are no license costs or worries, and that upgrade and maintenance of the software can be done over the Internet with the power of Debian's apt-get. The core goals of Skolelinux are localisation and ease of system administration. Code Name Debian Edu Distribution Name Skolelinux Version 6.0.4 Architecture i386+amd64 Number of Media 1 Size 606 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.skolelinux.org/

Skolelinux 6.0.4 is a Debian-based specialist distribution for schools. This is also known as "Debian Edu". Debian Edu (aka 'Skolelinux') is a Debian Pure Blend specifically targeted at schools and educational institutions, and provides a completely configured school network environment out of the box. It covers PXE installation, PXE booting for diskless machines, and setup for a school server, for stationary workstations, and for workstations that can be taken away from the school network. Several educational applications like Celestia, Dr. Geo, GCompris, GeoGebra, Kalzium, KGeography and Solfege are included in the default desktop setup. Besides including everything provided by the fourth update of Debian 'Squeeze' (6.0.4), this new release of Debian Edu introduces some interesting improvements. About Skolelinux Skolelinux is the Debian-edu project's Custom Debian Distribution (CDD) in development. It is aiming to provide an out-of-the-box localised environment tailored for schools and universities. The out-of-the-box environment comes with 75 applications aimed at schools, as well as 15 network services pre-configured for a school environment. The simple, three-question installation requires minimal technical knowledge. Skolelinux is Debian, which means, among other things, that there are no license costs or worries, and that upgrade and maintenance of the software can be done over the Internet with the power of Debian's apt-get. The core goals of Skolelinux are localisation and ease of system administration. Code Name Debian Edu Distribution Name Skolelinux Version 6.0.4 Architecture i386+amd64 Number of Media 1 Size 4.4 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux http://www.skolelinux.org/

Mint 12 "LXDE" edition is a fast and lightweight variant of the popular Ubuntu-based distribution. Linux Mint 12 LXDE comes with updated software and brings refinements and new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use. This is the first release of Linux Mint using hybrid ISO images. Traditionally, tools such as 'Startup Disk Creator' or 'UNetbootin' were needed to install Linux Mint via USB. With hybrid images, you can simply use the 'dd' command or a graphical front-end to make a bootable USB which acts exactly like a live DVD. Linux Mint 12 features the following upstream components: Ubuntu 11.10, Linux kernel 3.0, LXDE 0.5.0. About Linux Mint Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories. Code Name Lisa Distribution Name Linux Mint Version 12 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 657 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://linuxmint.com/

CentOS 5.8 is released now. This is 32bit CD for Net Installation. Along with DVDs Net install CD also available now. CentOS 5.8 is the eighth update to the CentOS 5 distribution series. It contains a lot of bug fixes, updates and new functionality. Known issues: as of CentOS 5.7 the installation kit is split into two DVDs; there is a MultiLib issue with dbus-1.1.2-16 (i386 and x86_64) - they can not be installed at the same time due to a conflict of the file /etc/dbus-1/system.conf; there is a known issue with the tg3 kernel driver using VLANs (802.1q) and at least one Broadcom chipset; there is a known issue with the smart montools and the 2.6.18-308 kernel where 'hard drives behind a SAS controller can get dropped'; there is a known issue with the latest nfs-utils in EL 5.8 where invalid warnings are given on NFS mounts for rpc.idmapd and/or rpc.gssd. About CentOS CentOS as a group is a community of open source contributors and users. Typical CentOS users are organisations and individuals that do not need strong commercial support in order to achieve successful operation. CentOS is 100% compatible rebuild of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in full compliance with Red Hat's redistribution requirements. CentOS is for people who need an enterprise class operating system stability without the cost of certification and support. Distribution Name CentOS Version 5.8 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 13 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.centos.org/

CentOS 5.8 is released now. Along with DVDs Net install CD also available now. CentOS 5.8 is the eighth update to the CentOS 5 distribution series. It contains a lot of bug fixes, updates and new functionality. Known issues: as of CentOS 5.7 the installation kit is split into two DVDs; there is a MultiLib issue with dbus-1.1.2-16 (i386 and x86_64) - they can not be installed at the same time due to a conflict of the file /etc/dbus-1/system.conf; there is a known issue with the tg3 kernel driver using VLANs (802.1q) and at least one Broadcom chipset; there is a known issue with the smart montools and the 2.6.18-308 kernel where 'hard drives behind a SAS controller can get dropped'; there is a known issue with the latest nfs-utils in EL 5.8 where invalid warnings are given on NFS mounts for rpc.idmapd and/or rpc.gssd. About CentOS CentOS as a group is a community of open source contributors and users. Typical CentOS users are organisations and individuals that do not need strong commercial support in order to achieve successful operation. CentOS is 100% compatible rebuild of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in full compliance with Red Hat's redistribution requirements. CentOS is for people who need an enterprise class operating system stability without the cost of certification and support. Distribution Name CentOS Version 5.8 Architecture x86_64 Number of Media 1 Size 14.3 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://www.centos.org/