KahelOS 020212 Desktop Edition out now!!!

KahelOS, the Linux distro based on Arch Linux, brings out its desktop edition. It comes with GNOME configured as the default desktop environment beforehand, a GNOME Office productivity suite,the Epiphany web browser and so many similar GNOME apps. KahelOS also maintains a rolling-release model of updating software packages using its parent's repositories like ArchLinux. This distro is in the form of a live DVD including a graphical installation program. So, what does KahelOS 020212 entail???

KahelOS 020212 adds new features to the earlier installer version, specially catering to advanced Linux users with a wish to have the freedom of manual partitioning the system with an added capability to resize to NTFS and Linux partitions.
It is GUI Friendly and an automatic dual-boot-with-windows option is also added for ease.

• The other new features include
• Updated to bluefish-2.2.1-1
• Updated to dia-0.97.2-1
• Updated to evolution-3.2.3-2
• Fixed “Full Name” Issue on the User Information
• Fixed Localization
• Added a community-driven digital distribution service for gamers
• Added broadcom-wl driver

For the full list of changes,see KahelOS 020212 Changelog.

Zorin OS 5.2 Ultimate released!!!

The Zorin OS Team has released Zorin OS 5.2 Ultimate, the flagship version of Zorin operating system specially made for Windows users. This release features the GNOME 2.X Classic environment in place of the Unity shell by Ubuntu. Find out what all the new release features...

Zorin OS 5.2 has a variety of updates to Zorin OS 5 Ultimate which includes -security updates

• upgraded programs
  
• a brand new window border theme
  
• an updated icon theme
  
• an overhauled sound theme that features a fresh, new start-up sound
  
• the zRam patch that improves performance under RAM-heavy workloads

Moreover,you get both 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Zorin OS 5.2 Ultimate for a nominal cost of €10 for a download and €15 for a DVD .
Know more on Zorin OS 5.2 Ultimate

IPFire 2.11 Core 56 and PCLinuxOS KDE 2012.02 ISO Released

IPFire is a Linux distro which promises easy installation, nice handling capability and a high level of security. It operates through an intuitive web-based interface that is offered for beginners and professionals. It is maintained by developers concerned about security. Know more about the 2 releases...

Core Update 56 for IPFire 2.11 has been released. It is mainly a bug-fix  and security update.

The new features include

• Images that automatically scale up the partitions at first boot. 
• Fixed baud rate on flash images
• Reloads static routes after connecting to the internet.
• Allows “:” character in configuration settings
• Fixed changing passwords of proxy users.
• Fixed block device detection for graphs and other scripts
• Fixed starting/stopping errors in the openvpn-control binary for net-to-net connections

PCLinuxOS KDE and KDE-MiniME 2012.02 have been released. These are 32 bit quarterly update isos that can also be installed on 64 bit computers.

The new update features

• Kernel 2.6.38.8bfs kernel for maximum desktop performance.
• Full KDE 4.6.5 Desktop
• Nvidia and ATI fglrx driver support
• Multimedia playback support for many popular formats
• Wireless support for many network devices
• Printer support for many local and networked printer devices

Know more about IPFire 2.11 Core 56 and PCLinuxOS KDE 2012.02 ISO Release

SalineOS 1.6 released

SalineOS is an open source Operating System that is lightweight and fast. It is built on the Debian GNU/Linux repositories. It uses Xfce as the desktop environment. Now the SalineOS 1.6 images are available for download. Know more on SalineOS 1.6.

This release brings SalineOS up to date with the Debian 6.0.4 release. This release features a set of Thunar custom actions & scripts to increase the functionality of the Thunar file manager to do following

• open a directory as root,
• open a root terminal here 
• mark as executable 
• run an MD5SUM 
• convert stupid image formats (nrg mdf) to standard ISO images 
• a simple disk usage utility and so on...

Get all the above mentioned custom actions on previous releases of SalineOS by executing the following command in a root termina(this will overwrite any Thunar custom actions that is currently set)

wget http://www.salineos.com/Scripts/customactions.run && chmod +x ./customactions.run && ./customactions.run

Know more on SalineOS 1.6

Snowlinux 2, codenamed 'Ice' is out!!!

Snowlinux is a set of Linux distros that are based on Debian's latest stable release. It has 4 different desktop environment namely, GNOME, KDE, LXDE and Xfce. It is user-friendly and has many useful tweaks and software applications.It also has an Ubuntu-based edition which features the MATE desktop.

The latest release, Snowlinux 2, "Ice" has the following features

• improved installer 
• updated software and packages
• improved software selection
• better speed and response
• all new look and feel
• several system improvements

Learn more on Snowlinux 2

Debian 6.0 updated to 6.0.4 ...

The Debian Project aims to create a completely free operating system called Debian. This is the fourth update of Debian 6.0 codenamed "squeeze". It mainly has fixes for security issues along with a host of updates. Know more about Debian 6.0.4.

This update adds on corrections for security issues with the stable release, adding a few adjustments to solve serious problems. Some package updates are included which is recommended to be updated through an up-to-date Debian mirror after an installation.

Updates

• Kernel updated to include various security fixes and to add support for various controllers and drivers

• Security updates

• Miscellaneous Bugfixes

• Adds important corrections to the some of the packages

See Debian 6.0.4 announcement for the specifics....

Team Viewer 7 for LINUX Released

 

Quick update: the latest TeamViewer 7 for Linux* (application for remote control and desktop sharing) has finally been released today, after being in beta for over a month.

The new Linux version brings support for online meetings and presentations with up to 25 participants, a screenshot tool and more. Check out our previous post on TeamViewer 7 beta For Linux. The Windows version (which has been available for about 2 months)  release notes can be found here.

Download TeamViewer 7

* Even though TeamViewer is packaged as a .deb or .rpm, it's not a native Linux application and it actually uses Wine (comes bundled with the TeamViewer package).

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Create Linux Like Multiple Desktops In Windows.

Sometimes you may have experienced a situation when you end up opening many applications and programs at the same time and it becomes very difficult for you to locate the program to which you want to switch. This is all due to limited space on the desktop in windows which often leads to such a productivity bottleneck for many users. So, if you also experience such situations quite often and are really looking for a solution then we recommend you one of the latest developedutility which provides a solution and makes it easy for the users.
Although, earlier also there are few applications which help the user by allowing the user with some of the advanced features but still one can feel that most of these applications, are not really that easy to use, or they bring such additional functionality that increases the complexity instead of reducing it. So, that is why we recommend you this utility which is much more simple and that is why it is different from its ancestors.
Moo0 MultiDesktop is a small, simple, easy to use and a freely available utility which allows the users to switch between different desktops and it looks like if the user is using more then one computer at the same time. This small software basically offers four virtual desktops to the user and that too with the extreme ease. There is no complexity involved for the user and we may also that there are no extra flags attached to it and thus the software does only what it is supposed to do and with easy-to-understand manner which makes it a quite simple yet very useful software.

You may try it out by simply downloading it from the below given link and after installing it, you may observe that it runs silently behind the scene without disturbing any of the program running on the computer. This utility supports keyboard shortcuts as well which in fact makes it much easier for the user as there is no need to click on the mouse again and again. By default, the keyboard keys through which you can jump between the four desktops are Ctrl + [1-4], but the user can modify these keys as well. Moo0 MultiDesktop also adds a floating little bar on the desktop which is shown in the small snapshot and it shows which virtual desktop is currently active. Although, user may also hide this bar or place it anywhere else on the desktop.

Other than these features and its use, the user may also control its appearance i.e. whether it should be transparent or with some skins, change language, and instruct the software to start with Windows or not. So, overall it is a pretty simple yet very useful utility.

Download Moo0 MultiDesktop