2007-02-04 NEW • Development Release: GeeXboX 1.1 RC1
The first release candidate of GeeXboX 1.1 is ready for testing: "GeeXboX 1.1-rc1 released: call for test. While the team is working on 2.x series achievement, the 1.x series has continued to evolve and here is the first release candidate of the upcoming 1.1 version. In order for us to discover the remaining nasty bugs and help us release 1.1 as soon as possible, please test this version and report problems on the forum." What's new? "Linux 2.6.20-rc7 kernel; support for BusyBox 1.4.1; better CPU frequency scaling capabilities; added optional support for GNU glibc 2.5 in toolchain for debugging purpose; upgraded to MPlayer 1.0rc1; added support for NVIDIA cards on PowerPC machines...." Read the release announcement and changelog for more details. Download: geexbox-1.1rc1-en.i386.iso or (8.4MB), geexbox-1.1rc1-en.ppc.iso (13.3MB).
2007-02-04 NEW • Distribution Release: MCNLive "VirtualCity"
After a week of testing, the final version of MCNLive "VirtualCity" has been released: "MCNLive 'VirtualCity' Final. Designed to run from a 512 MB USB Flash Drive or from a CD, this new version comes bundled with VirtualBox OSE, an easy to use virtualisation software which let you run virtual machines at almost native speed. It seems that Mandriva 2007 and VirtualBox are a dream team. Create virtual machines, run existing VMs from your hard disk. Use this live CD (or live USB) in combination with a USB hard drive, packed with your favourite operating systems. The perfect mobile solution. Or just use it to discover what this virtualisation is all about." Visit the distribution's home page to learn about the new release. Download: MCNLive-VirtualCity.iso or (358MB, MD5).
2007-02-04 NEW • Development Release: Beyond LFS 6.2.0 RC1
The Beyond Linux From Scratch (BLFS) project has announced the first release candidate of BLFS 6.2.0: "The BLFS Development team is proud to announce the release of the 6.2.0-rc1 version of BLFS. This is a release candidate of the 6.2.0 version, due to be released on February 14th. You can view the 6.2.0-rc1 version on your local mirror. For additional information about the release, along with other download and format options, see the 6.2.0 Release Notes." BLFS 6.2.0 is a book that extends the original Linux From Scratch 6.2 by adding a graphical subsystem (X.Org 7.1) and a variety of graphical and server software, such as KDE 3.5.6, GNOME 2.14.3, Firefox 1.5.0.9, OpenOffice.org 2.0.3, Apache 2.2.2, etc. For more information please read the release announcement on the project's news page. The BLFS 6.2.0-rc1 book is available for online viewing or download in PDF format.