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Kubuntu 7.04 has been released and is available for download now. Kubuntu 7.04 stepped over the edge, becoming the feistiest release to date. Improved desktop, updated applications and increased usability features are just a few of the surprises with this latest release. The goal for Kubuntu 7.04 was to continue on the creation of a secure and stable environment, working towards the perfect KDE-based operating system. Starting with the excellent base of Ubuntu and an implementation of KDE, Kubuntu 7.04 set out to smooth the rough edges and polish the future of Kubuntu. About Kubuntu 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 KDE desktop, and compatibility with a wide range of computer hardware. Code Name Feisty Fawn Distribution Name Kubuntu Version 7.04 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 700 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Kubuntu 8.04.1 Alternate Install CD allows you to perform custom or expert installations of Kubuntu. It is required for setting up automated deployments, upgrading from older installations without network access, LVM and/or RAID partitioning, installing GRUB (Boot Loader) to a location etc.. Kubuntu 8.04.1DVD provides you improved desktops, updated applications, increased usability features, and a new future are just a few of the surprises with this latest release. And Kubuntu 8.04 now provides you the ability to use either one of two desktops. About Kubuntu Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux distribution based on KDE's desktop software and on the award-winning Ubuntu operating system. It has a biannual release cycle and at least 18 months of free security updates for each release. Besides providing an up-to-date version of the KDE desktop at the time of the release, the project also releases updated KDE packages throughout the lifetime of each release. Code Name Hardy Heron Distribution Name Kubuntu Version 8.04.1 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 700MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Kubuntu 8.04.1DVD provides you improved desktops, updated applications, increased usability features, and a new future are just a few of the surprises with this latest release. And Kubuntu 8.04 now provides you the ability to use either one of two desktops. About Kubuntu Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux distribution based on KDE's desktop software and on the award-winning Ubuntu operating system. It has a biannual release cycle and at least 18 months of free security updates for each release. Besides providing an up-to-date version of the KDE desktop at the time of the release, the project also releases updated KDE packages throughout the lifetime of each release. Code Name Hardy Heron Distribution Name Kubuntu Version 8.04.1 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 3.5 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux

Kubuntu 7.04 64bit CD can be used only with 64bit machines. Kubuntu 7.04 has been released and is available for download now. Kubuntu 7.04 stepped over the edge, becoming the feistiest release to date. Improved desktop, updated applications and increased usability features are just a few of the surprises with this latest release. The goal for Kubuntu 7.04 was to continue on the creation of a secure and stable environment, working towards the perfect KDE-based operating system. Starting with the excellent base of Ubuntu and an implementation of KDE, Kubuntu 7.04 set out to smooth the rough edges and polish the future of Kubuntu. About Kubuntu 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 KDE desktop, and compatibility with a wide range of computer hardware. Code Name Dapper Drake Distribution Name Kubuntu Version 7.04 Architecture x86-64 Number of Media 1 Size 700 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

V5.1.1 released on 2007-01-04. Updated Kicker and kdebase (while fixing a nasty bug that made Kicker 'disappear' in all but the first desktop; updated ntfs-3g (writing speed improvements); sudo helper for kdesu; X.Org updates from Debian unstable; IceWeasel and IceDove (Firefox and Thunderbird) updates; kwlan for WLAN with WEP/WPA in Knoppix menu; added VLAN configurator; fixed '2nd reboot fails' bug when installing Knoppix with ReiserFS by downgrading GRUB; added French translation to mkbootdev; removed KDE documentation and Java demos from CD... About Knoppix Knoppix is a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. Knoppix can be used as a Linux demo, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it. Code Name N/A Distribution Name Knoppix Version 5.1.1 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 696 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Kiwi Linux 8.12 is a desktop CD based on Ubuntu 8.10 for the x86 architecture. It contains packages necessary for playing restricted multimedia formats by default and supports the SpeedTouch 330 USB ADSL modem. The list of available languages is English, French, German, Hungarian and Romanian. Differences between Ubuntu 8.10 and Kiwi Linux 8.08: packages up to date as of 2008-12-15; added Wubi; OpenOffice.org 3.0 with up to date Romanian translation; GUI for pppoeconf; a graphical tool for restoring GRUB boot menus lost after installing other operating system; Evolution removed; Flash plugin and GStreamer codecs for restricted audio and video formats etc... About Kiwi Kiwi Linux is a modified Ubuntu live CD for the i386 architecture. It includes Romanian and Hungarian localisations, multimedia codecs, encrypted DVD support, Flash and Java plugins for Firefox, PPPoE GUI for accessing local Internet services (Clicknet and RDS) and write support for NTFS partitions. Code Name N/A Distribution Name Kiwi Version 8.12 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 702.8 MB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux

IT@School GNU/Linux Base system (kernel 2.6.21) For further details please visit: http://www.linux.org/apps/ About IT@School IT@School provides ICT enabled education to 1.6 million students per year in the state . It endeavors to enhance the intellectual productivity of teacher and the curricular comprehension of students. The work of the project saw 4 million students and 0.2 million teachers empowered in ICT through a network of dedicated 200 Master Trainers and 5600 IT Co-ordinators. IT@School is the nodal agency for implementing EDUSAT network and runs an exclusive channel for education called 'ViCTERS' (Virtual Classroom Technology on Edusat for Rural Schools). The project has now associated with BSNL to provide Internet broad band connectivity to all high schools in Kerala. . The sucess of the Project can be visualised by the conduct IT practical examination in free software for about 4 million students, first of this kind in the world with so much vast resourceful deployment of free software. The efforts of Project saw deployment of adequate IT infrastructure to all schools including computers and other accessories.Single largest simultaneous deployment of FOSS based ICT education in the world. Code Name N/A Distribution Name IT@School Version 2.6.21 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 240.9 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

GParted LiveCD 0.3.9 is based on Debian 'Lenny' as of 2008-10-01; Linux kernel 2.6.26; package hfsprogs was added; three boot parameters were added: gl_lang, gl_kbd, and gl_batch (example: 'gl_lang=en_US gl_kbd=NONE gl_batch' will use en_US.UTF-8 locale, will do nothing about keyboard mapping change and will not wait for entering key before starting X); VGA 1024x768 is used for framebuffer when booting; the icon of USB on desktop was removed since it does not fit the way USB Flash drive was made; updated with newer live-initramfs 1.139.1. About GParted LiveCD GParted LiveCD is a business card-size live CD distribution with a single purpose - to provide tools for partitioning hard disks in an intuitive, graphical environment. The distribution uses X.Org, the light-weight Fluxbox window manager, and the latest 2.6 Linux kernel. GParted LiveCD runs on most x86 machines with a Pentium II or better. Distribution Name Gparted Live CD Version 0.3.9.4 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 100 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=629967

Introducing gOS 3 'Gadgets'. gOS 3 'Gadgets' instantly launches Google Gadgets for Linux on start-up, introducing over 100,000 possible iGoogle and Google Gadgets to the desktop. Google Documents, Calendar, and Mail launch in Mozilla Prism windows to closer resemble desktop applications. The newest release of Wine 1.0 is included to now support thousands of Windows software for our advanced users. gOS 3 Gadgets is based on the solid Linux distribution base of Ubuntu 8.04.1. About Gos gOS is an easy-to-use, Ubuntu-based distribution designed for less technical computer users. Its main features are the use of Enlightenment as the default desktop and tight integration of various Google products and services into the product. Code Name N/A Distribution Name gOS Version 3.0 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 700MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Gnewsense 2.0 Live CD deltah's main features are as follows: all bugs reported since the 1.9 beta have been addressed. Features since 1.1: now based on Ubuntu 'Hardy Heron', new artwork, switched from BurningDog (Firefox) to Epiphany, switched to BLAG's 'deblob' script for the kernel, non-free GLX removed from X/mesa; builder - use chroot for building; builder - added support for Debian source packages About Gnew Sense A product sponsored by the Free Software Foundation, gNewSense is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution released without any proprietary and non-free components, and several enhancements. Notably, all proprietary firmware, restricted modules and Ubuntu logos are removed, while the "Universe" repository is enabled by default and several GNU applications, such as Emacs and development libraries, as well as bsdgames and NetHack, are included in the default installation. The goal of the project is to produce a totally free (libre) Linux distribution. Code Name N/A Distribution Name gNewSense Version 2.0 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 384.9 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Gentoo Linux 2007.0 Live CD 64 bit 2007.0 can be used only with 64bit PC. This release includes a completely rewritten version of the Gentoo Linux Installer on the AMD64 and x86 live CD and live DVD images. It also includes GNOME 2.16.2, KDE 3.5.5, Xfce 4.4, Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3, OpenOffice.org 2.1.0, and the 2.6.19 Linux kernel. Updated hardware support is among the highlights of the x86 release. Besides the many updated office and productivity packages x86 also brings an update to glibc 2.5. On amd64 you can enjoy updated 32-bit emulation libraries improving support for many closed source applications and browser plugins. About Gentoo Linux Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free Linux distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more. Code Name Secret Sauce Distribution Name Gentoo Linux Version 2007.0 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 700 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Gentoo Linux 2007.0 Live CD 64 bit 2007.0 can be used only with 64bit PC. This release includes a completely rewritten version of the Gentoo Linux Installer on the AMD64 and x86 live CD and live DVD images. It also includes GNOME 2.16.2, KDE 3.5.5, Xfce 4.4, Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3, OpenOffice.org 2.1.0, and the 2.6.19 Linux kernel. Updated hardware support is among the highlights of the x86 release. Besides the many updated office and productivity packages x86 also brings an update to glibc 2.5. On amd64 you can enjoy updated 32-bit emulation libraries improving support for many closed source applications and browser plugins. About Gentoo Linux Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free Linux distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more. Code Name Secret Sauce Distribution Name Gentoo Linux Version 2007.0 Architecture x86-64 Number of Media 1 Size 700 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Free NAS 0.69 i386 CD is a tiny FreeBSD-based operating system which provides free Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services. Main features : Majors changes: add TFTP service, it is accessible via 'Services, TFTP' in the WebGUI; add Samba patch; upgrade nano to 2.0.9; upgrade PHP to 5.2.8; add WOL support for miscellaneous NICs; upgrade nfe driver; fixed Samba lock file problem; replace FTP server Pure-FTPd with ProFTPD 1.3.2rc3; add TCP wrappers, the rules can be configured via WebGUI 'Network, Hosts'; upgrade ATAidle to 2.4, Transmission to 1.42, rsync to 3.0.5; add ability to create a SWAP partition during installation; enhance the 'System, Advanced, Swap' page to select a file or disk device as swap space. About Freenas FreeNAS is a tiny FreeBSD-based operating system which provides free Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services (CIFS, FTP and NFS). Code Name Kwisatz Haderach Distribution Name FreeNAS Version 0.69.4276 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 60.2 MB Media Type CD Software Type BSD

Free BSD 7.0 i386 CD can be used with any machine. Free BSD 7.0 is the first release from the 7-STABLE branch which introduces many new features along with many improvements to functionality present in the earlier branches. Some of the highlights: dramatic improvements in performance and SMP scalability shown by various database and other benchmarks; the ULE scheduler is vastly improved, providing improved performance and interactive response; experimental support for Sun's ZFS file system; gjournal can be used to set up journaled file systems, gvirstor can be used as a virtualized storage provider; read-only support for the XFS file system; the Unionfs file system has been fixed etc. About Free BSD FreeBSD is a UN*X-like operating system for the i386, IA-64, PC-98, Alpha/AXP, and UltraSPARC platforms based on U.C. Berkeley's "4.4BSD-Lite" release, with some "4.4BSD-Lite2" enhancements. It is also based indirectly on William Jolitz's port of U.C. Berkeley's "Net/2" to the i386, known as "386BSD", though very little of the 386BSD code remains. FreeBSD is used by companies, Internet Service Providers, researchers, computer professionals, students and home users all over the world in their work, education and recreation. Distribution Name FreeBSD Version 7.0 Architecture i386 Number of Media 3 Size 4 GB Media Type CD Software Type BSD

Free BSD 7.0 is the first release from the 7-STABLE branch which introduces many new features along with many improvements to functionality present in the earlier branches. Some of the highlights: dramatic improvements in performance and SMP scalability shown by various database and other benchmarks; the ULE scheduler is vastly improved, providing improved performance and interactive response; experimental support for Sun's ZFS file system; gjournal can be used to set up journaled file systems, gvirstor can be used as a virtualized storage provider; read-only support for the XFS file system; the Unionfs file system has been fixed etc. Free BSD 7.0 64bit CD can be used only with 64bit machines. About Free BSD FreeBSD is a UN*X-like operating system for the i386, IA-64, PC-98, Alpha/AXP, and UltraSPARC platforms based on U.C. Berkeley's "4.4BSD-Lite" release, with some "4.4BSD-Lite2" enhancements. It is also based indirectly on William Jolitz's port of U.C. Berkeley's "Net/2" to the i386, known as "386BSD", though very little of the 386BSD code remains. FreeBSD is used by companies, Internet Service Providers, researchers, computer professionals, students and home users all over the world in their work, education and recreation. Distribution Name FreeBSD Version 7.0 Architecture x86-64 Number of Media 3 Size 1.4 GB Media Type CD Software Type BSD

Foresight lite 2.0.6 i386 CD is the latest version. The Foresight GNOME Lite edition features the ability to install using only one CD. Foresight GNOME Lite Edition does not include some software and features available in the full version About Foresight Foresight GNOME Edition features the GNOME desktop environment, created and maintained by The GNOME Project, as the interface for Foresight Linux. Thanks to dedicated teams within The GNOME Project, GNOME provides usability, accessibility, and freedom focused on creating software that is easy and enjoyable for everyone to use. Taking advantage of its rolling releases, Foresight can promptly release an updated GNOME edition each time GNOME has a new release, making Foresight the top choice when demonstrating the latest GNOME. Distribution Name Foresight Version 2.0.6 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 681.1 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Fluxbuntu is a lightweight operating system (Linux distribution) which uses the Fluxbox window manager and is based on Ubuntu Distribution Name Fluxubuntu Version 7.10 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 306.4 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Fedora 8.0 i386 Live CD release includes significant new versions of many key components and technologies. Important Features are: GNOME 2.20, Online Desktop, KDE 3.5.8, Xfce 4.4.1, NetworkManager 0.7 provides improved wireless network management support; PulseAudio is now installed and enabled by default; CodecBuddy is now included; CompizFusion, the compositing window manager that re-merges Compiz and Beryl, is installed by default; the completely free and open source Java environment called IcedTea is installed by default.. About Fedora The Fedora Project is an openly-developed project designed by Red Hat, open for general participation, led by a meritocracy, following a set of project objectives. The goal of The Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from open source software. Development will be done in a public forum. The project will produce time-based releases of Fedora about 2-3 times a year, with a public release schedule. The Red Hat engineering team will continue to participate in building Fedora and will invite and encourage more outside participation than in past releases. By using this more open process, we hope to provide an operating system more in line with the ideals of free software and more appealing to the open source community. Code Name Werewolf Distribution Name Fedora Version 8.0 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 700 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Fedora 10.0 i386 Live KDE CD provides you the best of KDE desktop. Fedora 10 is the latest version of its free, open source operating system distribution. This release includes the premiere of a new graphical boot system called Plymouth, designed to speed up the boot process by taking advantage of a new kernel mode setting feature. Fedora 10 also features increased hardware support for a vast array of webcams, and better handling of printers via both direct physical connections and networks. Further, PackageKit, a software management tool that originally debuted in Fedora 9, has been extended in this release to provide on-demand codec software installation. About Fedora The Fedora Project is an openly-developed project designed by Red Hat, open for general participation, led by a meritocracy, following a set of project objectives. The goal of The Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from open source software. Development will be done in a public forum. The project will produce time-based releases of Fedora about 2-3 times a year, with a public release schedule. The Red Hat engineering team will continue to participate in building Fedora and will invite and encourage more outside participation than in past releases. By using this more open process, we hope to provide an operating system more in line with the ideals of free software and more appealing to the open source community. Code Name Cambrigde Distribution Name Fedora Version 10 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 678.9 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux

Fedora 9 i386 main features are: PackageKit, a cross-distribution package management solution, GNOME 2.22; KDE desktop 4.0.3 featuring upgrades to core components such as the port to Qt 4, NetworkManager improvements, Firefox 3 Beta 5, SELinux confined web browser,OpenJDK6, the release of Sun Java SDK under a free and open source license, X.Org updates, consolidated dictionary support, Bluetooth enhancements, persistent live USB support, Upstart init daemo, ext4 file system support etc... Fedora 9 i386 KDE Live CD provides you the best of KDE desktop About Fedora The Fedora Project is an openly-developed project designed by Red Hat, open for general participation, led by a meritocracy, following a set of project objectives. The goal of The Fedora Project is to work with the Linux community to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from open source software. Development will be done in a public forum. The project will produce time-based releases of Fedora about 2-3 times a year, with a public release schedule. The Red Hat engineering team will continue to participate in building Fedora and will invite and encourage more outside participation than in past releases. By using this more open process, we hope to provide an operating system more in line with the ideals of free software and more appealing to the open source community. Code Name Sulphur Distribution Name Fedora Version 9.0 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 690 MB Media Type CD Software Type Linux