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Distribution Release: Linux Mint 201009 "Debian"  An interesting diversion for the developers of Linux Mint - the usual Ubuntu base has been replaced with Debian's testing branch to create a new, rolling-release edition of Linux Mint. From the announcement: "Today is very important for Linux Mint. It's one day to remember in the history....
Distribution Release: Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6  Alan Baghumian has announced the release of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6, a desktop distribution with GNOME, based on Debian's testing branch: "We are proud to announce that the final version of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6 'Vinnie' is available now. Parsix 'Vinnie' package repositories are synchronized with Debian testing repositories as....
Distribution Release: Linux Mint 9 "Fluxbox"  Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 9 "Fluxbox" edition, a lightweight variant of the popular Ubuntu-based distribution with many usability tweaks: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 9 'Fluxbox'. Based on Lubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Linux 2.6.32, Fluxbox 1.1.2 and....
DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 370  This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: Peering timidly at AUSTRUMI News: openSUSE launches 11.4 development cycle, Debian publishes 6.0 release update, Fedora announces systemd test day, Ubuntu improves netbook interface Interviews: Dru Lavigne, director of community development for PC-BSD Released last week: Zentyal 2.0, Element 1.4, Kiwi Linux....
Distribution Release: UberStudent 1.0 "LXDE"  Stephen Ewen has announced the release of a lightweight edition of UberStudent, an Ubuntu-based distribution designed for learning and teaching academic computing at higher education and advanced secondary levels: "Like the full edition of UberStudent, the lightweight edition is designed around a 'core skills' approach, which centers on....
Distribution Release: Legacy OS 2010  Legacy OS is a new name of a distribution formerly known as TEENpup Linux, a Puppy-based operating system for older computers. Version 2010 was released yesterday: "After eight months of development I am proud to offer Legacy OS for download. This release marks the moving away of Legacy....
Development Release: Ubuntu 10.10 Beta  Robbie Williamson has announced the availability of the beta release of Ubuntu 10.10, code name "Maverick Meerkat": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 10.10 beta." Some of the interesting new desktop features include: "The GNOME base platform has been updated to the current....
Development Release: openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1  The development of openSUSE 11.4, which is expected to ship in March next year, launches today with the first milestone build: "openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1 is available today for developers, testers and community members to test and participate in the development of openSUSE 11.4. Milestone 1 starts off....
Distribution Release: Kiwi Linux 10.08  Jani Monoses has announced the release of Kiwi Linux 10.08, an Ubuntu-based distribution with pre-configured media codecs, full support for Romanian and Hungarian, and Google Chromium as the default web browser: "Finally, after a hiatus of over a year, the Ubuntu derivative tailored for Romanian and Hungarian Linux....
Distribution Release: Element 1.4  Kevin Thompson has announced the release of Element 1.4, a Xubuntu-based distribution designed for home theatre personal computers: "The Element team is pleased to bring you Element OS 1.4 after a two-week delay. We had been experiencing some problems that were introduced in the build cycle such as....
Distribution Release: Zentyal 2.0  Zentyal is a new name for eBox Platform, an Ubuntu-based distribution for servers. Version 2.0, announced today, is the project's first release under the new name: "Your favorite development team proudly presents Zentyal 2.0. Zentyal is a Linux small business server that can act as a gateway, unified....
09/07 Mint 201009 (Debian) 
09/06 Debian 5.0.6 
09/06 Parsix 3.6 
09/06 Mint 9 (Fluxbox) 
09/06 Zentyal 2.0-1 
09/06 Tiny Core 3.1-rc4 
08/06 GParted 0.6.2-8 
09/05 Chakra 0.2.1 
09/04 Alpine 2.0.1 
09/03 UberStudent 1.0 (LXDE) 
09/03 Clonezilla 1.2.6-18 
09/03 Absolute 13.1.42 

09/07 thunderbird 3.1.3 
09/07 apt 0.8.2 
09/07 mc 4.7.0.9 
09/06 MailScanner 4.81.4 
09/05 man-pages 3.26 
09/04 ImageMagick 6.6.4-0 
09/04 gnumeric 1.10.10 
09/03 git 1.7.2.3 
09/03 udev 162 
09/02 kdevelop 4.0.2 
09/01 kaffeine 1.1 
09/01 rpm 5.3.3