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more »Straggler: Debian Decides to Replace Sysvinit with Upstart
Sep 08, 2009The current Debian Sysvinit boot system will gradually be replaced by upstart due to sysvinit's unreliability, according to Debian boot system maintainers.
more »Easypeasy 1.5 with UXA Support
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more »Shuttle Introduces Compact Computer with OpenSUSE
Sep 07, 2009Shuttle has unleashed the Shuttle X500V with pre-installed OpenSUSE 11.1. Linux users can save over $100 when opting for this system as opposed to Vista.
more »Canonical Releases 5. Pre-Version of Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala"
Sep 04, 2009In the latest Alpha version of Karmic Koala, Canonical has included a number of software updates, and say testers should expect some substantial bugs.
more »Red Hat Releases RHEL 5.4
Sep 03, 2009Announced at the Red Hat Summit in Chicago, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 update intends to set the groundwork for future virtualization products and cloud computing.
more »First Test Images of LXDE Lubuntu Available
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more »Update: More Platforms With MontaVista Linux 6
Sep 03, 2009Montavista now supports x86, ARM 5 and 6 and MIPS as market-specific embedded Linux.
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Zorin OS 18 Beta Available for Testing
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