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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 258, 23 June 2008

Content:
* Reviews: From Fedora 9 to openSUSE 11.0
* News: Mandriva 2009 release plans, extended support for RHEL 4/5, Debian on ASUS Eee PC, Ubuntu Netbook Remix review
* Released last week: openSUSE 11.0, Kurumin NG 8.06
* Upcoming releases: Pardus Linux 2008, Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 1
* Site news: Annual package database update
* New distributions: BoliviaOS
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 259, 30 June 2008

Content:
* Feature: Package management
* News: openSUSE defends KDE 4, Mandriva cancels alpha release, Debian completes Lenny's security support, Ubuntu unveils MID edition, Zenwalk's J.-P. Guillemin, Acer Aspire One, Linux rescue CDs
* Released last week: CentOS 5.2, Pardus Linux 2008, Parsix GNU/Linux 1.5r0
* Upcoming releases: Ubuntu 8.04.1
* New distributions: F-Secure Rescue CD
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 260, 7 July 2008

Content:
* Commentary: Linux in the first half or 2008
* Debian GNU/Linux - the new "Number One" distribution
* News: Gentoo Linux 2008.0, Ubuntu in Assemblée nationale, Xandros acquires Linspire, alpha PC-BSD 7 with KDE 4.1, OpenBSD 4.4 beta tagged, Ikki Boot live CD
* Released last week: Gentoo Linux 2008.0, Sabayon Linux 3.5
* Upcoming releases: openSUSE 11.1 roadmap
* Donations: MythDora receives US$500.00
* New distributions: CentralPointe Server, DAVIX, wattOS
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 261, 14 July 2008

Content:
* Feature: KDE4: A Fork in the Road, with No Clear Direction?
* News: Gentoo's False Start, Debian Day 2008, openSUSE Build Service 1.0
* Released last week: GoblinX 2.7, Absolute Linux 12.1.02
* Upcoming releases: Granular Linux 1.0, sidux 2008-03
* Reviewed last week: SliTaz GNU/Linux 1.0, Foresight Linux 2.0.2.1, Puppy Linux 4.00
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 262, 21 July 2008

Content:
* Feature: Guest Review: Sabayon Linux 3.5
* News: Mandriva's netbook OS, Flaw in Package Management, Ubuntu's Community QA, Linus Interview
* Released last week: CentOS 5.2 Live CD, BeleniX 0.7.1, BLAG Linux And GNU 90000
* Upcoming releases: openSUSE 11.1 Alpha1, Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 3, Fedora 10 Alpha
* Reviewed last week: Myah OS, BLAG Linux And GNU 90000, Simplis GNU/Linux
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 263, 28 July 2008

Content:
* Feature: Guest Review: NimbleX 2008
* News: Mandriva's 10th Birthday, Fedora 9 Re-Spins, openSUSE PromoDVD, and Foxconn Crippled BIOS
* Released last week: NimbleX 2008, Foresight 2.0.4, and DragonFly BSD 2.0
* Upcoming releases: Musix 2008-7, sidux 2008-03, and Draco 0.3.2
* Mini Review: Parted Magic 3.0
* Reviewed last week: NimbleX 2008, Vector 5.9 SOHO
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 264, 04 Aug 2008

Content:
* Feature: First Look - Parsix GNU/Linux 1.5r1
* News: Fedora 10 Codename, Interview with Red Hat's Jim Whitehurst, and Debconf8 Schedule
* Released last week: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 and Parsix GNU/Linux 1.5r1
* Upcoming releases: Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 4, Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 2, and openSUSE 11.1 Alpha2
* Reviewed last week: Mandriva 2009 Beta 1 and Pardus 2008
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 265, 11 August 2008

Content:
* Feature: Meet LoLiTa - a Linux user's group of French Polynesia
* News: openSUSE KDE3 live CDs, Debian 5.0 and Fedora 10 features, mixed fortunes for Linspire and Freespire, updates on Foresight KDE and PC-BSD, "divorce" at Blastwave.org
* Released last week: Musix GNU+Linux 1.0R2R5, CCux Linux 0.9.9
* Upcoming releases: Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 4, Frugalware Linux 0.9 RC1
* Donations: Linux Mint receives US$400.00
* New distributions: Bubuntu, Elastix, GUFI, Medianix, Ojuba Linux, OzOs, Ryder Linux, Tin Hat, WorkBench Linux
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 266, 18 August 2008

Content:
* Reviews: Mandriva Flash 2008.1 on ASUS Eee PC 900
* News: Slackware tests KDE 4.1, Fedora suffers from update outage, attackers crack LinuxMint.com, interviews with Ubuntu's Scott Remnant and gOS's David Liu, Zypper tips and tricks
* Released last week: Scientific Linux 5.2 "Live CD/DVD", ClarkConnect 4.3
* Upcoming releases: Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 2, openSUSE 11.1 Alpha 2
* New additions: FaunOS, Inquisitor
* New distributions: Asterisk on IPCop
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 267, 25 August 2008

Content:
* Interviews: Kris Moore, PC-BSD lead developer
* News: Fedora and Red Hat servers compromised - CentOS unaffected, Novell extends "interoperability" deal; openSUSE ads SELinux support, gNewSense celebrates second birthday, user-visible changes in NetBSD 5.0
* Released last week: antiX MEPIS 7.5, gNewSense 2.1
* Upcoming releases: Tentative release dates for FreeBSD 6.4, 7.1
* Site news: Translation to Urdu, status reclassification
* New additions: openmamba GNU/Linux
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 268, 1 September 2008

Content:
* Editorial: The upcoming release season
* News: SUSE Studio, Xubuntu on OLPC, Linpus Linux Lite, interviews - openSUSE's Joe Brockmeier and FreeNAS's Olivier Cochard-Labbe and Volker Theile
* Released last week: Turbolinux 12, Beyond Linux From Scratch 6.3
* Upcoming releases: Mandriva Linux 2009 RC1, Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 5
* Donations: Parsix GNU/Linux receives US$300
* New additions: PC/OS
* New distributions: iMagicOS, Linux Tiger, Macpup, Salgix, ScratchLinux
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 269, 8 September 2008

Content:
* Reviews: Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 on ASUS Eee PC
* News: Google Chrome, Dell Inspiron Mini 9, Mandriva Linux 2009 RC1, Fedora update status and ext4 testing, openSUSE with Enlightenment, interview with Clement Lefebvre
* Released last week: Scientific Linux 4.7, Midnight BSD 0.2.1
* Upcoming releases: OpenBSD 4.4, Linux Mint 5 Community, Frugalware Linux 0.9
* New additions: Ubuntulite
* New distributions: TITAN LEV
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 270, 15 September 2008

Content:
* Editorial: On Ubuntu, its derivatives and trademark enforcements
* News: Ubuntu "Jaunty Jackalope", Ubuntu for Eee PC, openSUSE and KDE, Fedora updates, Red Hat security controversy
* Released last week: Linux Mint 5 "Xfce", CentOS 4.7, OpenGEU 8.04.1
* Upcoming releases: openSUSE 11.1 Beta 1, Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 6
* New additions: Linguas OS
* New distributions: Igelle OS
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 271, 22 September 2008

Content:
* Feature: Linux package management cheatsheet
* News: Testing OpenSolaris 2008.11, Fedora intrusion update, Ubuntu and kernel patches, netbook benchmark comparison, Gentoo decline
* Released last week: Pardus Linux 2008.1, PC-BSD 7.0
* Upcoming releases: Fedora 10 Beta, Mandriva Linux 2009 RC2
* New additions: Syllable Server
* New distributions: Dragora GNU/Linux, Orange Sombrero, Toorox
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 272, 29 September 2008

Content:
* Feature: Linux package management cheatsheet, part 2
* News: Warnings over e1000e network module, supported languages in Debian "Lenny", Fedora delays, Gentoo tools - Paludis and Metro, OpenSolaris 2008.11 desktop features, Linux Mint for 64-bit hardware, MEPIS Community
* Released last week: gOS 3.0 "Gadgets", VectorLinux 5.9.1 "SOHO", sidux 2008-03
* Upcoming releases: Fedora 10 Beta, openSUSE 11.1 Beta 2, Ubuntu 8.10 Beta
* New additions: Klikit-Linux
* New distributions: Cooperation-iws, ParsLinux, K-Rune Velo
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 273, 6 October 2008

Content:
* Overviews: Linux Mint and CentOS
* News: Barry Kauler retires from Puppy Linux, more OpenSolaris features
* Released last week: Ultima Linux 8.4, NetSecL 2.3
* Upcoming releases: Mandriva Linux 2009, NetBSD 4.0.1
* Site news: DistroWatch on Voice of America
* Donations: Miro receives US$300
* New additions: BlankOn
* New distributions: Incogninto LiveCD, Privatix Live-System
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 274, 13 October 2008

Content:
* Feature: Linux package management cheatsheet, part 3
* News: Mandriva's long errata list, Lenny release delays
* Released last week: Mandriva Linux 2009, Puppy Linux 4.1
* Upcoming releases: openSUSE 11.1 Beta 3
* New additions: iMagic OS
* New distributions: Brasillinux, Zonbu
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 275, 20 October 2008

Content:
* Feature: Linux package management cheatsheet, part 4
* News: Upgrading Mandriva with mdkonline, Blu-ray sets for Debian "Lenny", Linux Mint 5 for 64-bit systems, interview with KPackageKit developers, K12Linux update
* Released last week: NetBSD 4.0.1, Parted Magic 3.1
* Upcoming releases: openSUSE 11.1 Beta 3, Ubuntu 8.10 RC
* New additions: BSDanywhere
* New distributions: Bardinux
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 276, 27 October 2008

Content:
* Editorial: Three versus Four
* News: Ubuntu unveils Intrepid Ibex, Fedora finalises feature list, Mandriva coordinates worldwide install fest, openSUSE explains beta release process, DesktopBSD moves to KDE 4
* Released last week: Debian GNU/Linux 4.0r5, PC-BSD 7.0.1
* Upcoming releases: Ubuntu 8.10, OpenBSD 4.4
* New additions: AsteriskNOW
* Reader comments

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DistroWatch Weekly

Issue 277, 3 November 2008

Content:
* Feature: An overview of Ubuntu editions
* News: Fedora unveils Plymouth, Sugar spin, Sabayon hints at major new features, Yellow Dog launches beta testing, NetBSD prepares to branch 5.0, CrossOver Linux
* Released last week: Ubuntu 8.10, OpenBSD 4.4
* Upcoming releases: Fedora 10 Preview, Ubuntu 9.04 release schedule
* Donations: GoblinX receives US$250
* Reader comments