APT2 to Accelerate Debian Package Installation
Dec 15, 2009Debian and Ubuntu developer Julian Andres Klode has reported in his blog about the progress of his APT2 software, an alternative implementation of the Debian Advanced Packaging Tool (APT).
more »Microsoft Puts Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool under GPL
Dec 11, 2009Microsoft had released a tool in mid-November that generated bootable USB media or a DVD from the download version of Windows 7 and that conflicted with the GNU Public License. They now followed up by putting the tool under GPLv2.
more »Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Enters Alpha
Dec 11, 2009After saying farewell to the functionally replete Ubuntu 9.10, developers are working on the next version, 10.04, which should be particularly stable. The first alpha of its LTS version has now arrived.
more »Linux Beta from Google's Chrome Browser
Dec 09, 2009Google has released the first beta version of its Chrome browser for Linux and Mac OS for download. Until now, only an open source variation, Chromium, has been Linux compatible.
more »SUSE Studio Now Supports Version 11.2
Dec 08, 2009With SUSE Studio, individual versions of openSUSE can be created with just a few clicks of the mouse.
more »Kernel Plans for Ubuntu 10.04
Dec 07, 2009On Thursday, the first alpha version of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is to be made available. The official release will be out in April 2010. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS should feature significantly more stability, being based on the just released Kernel 2.6.32 as a precedent to the Long Term version.
more »Enterprise Benefit: openSUSE Brings KDE Update for 11.2
Dec 07, 2009The openSUSE team is breaking with a long tradition of providing updates as backport patches instead of version updates. KDE 4.3.4 will soon be brought in as a version update.
more »Pentoo 2009.0 with Updated Tools
Dec 07, 2009Pentoo, a LiveCD used for penetration testing, is available in version 2009.0.
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