Rilasciata la prima alpha di Mandriva Linux 2011.

this Alpha1 version also brings you:

• Latest kernel 2.6.37
• RPM 5.3.8 (20110125)
• NetworkManager 0.8.2, with mandriva integration plugin
• Systemd 17, enabled and activated by default
• KDE SC 4.6.0
• GNOME 2.32.1
• XFCE 4.8.0
• GCC 4.5.2, with plugins enabled by default
• Chromium browser, provided in a versioning scheme to match the one used Google Chrome project (e.g., chromium-browser-stable and chromium-browser-unstable)
• Firefox 4b11
• OpenSSL 1.0.0d
• Wine 1.3.13

Download a partire dai mirror indicati a questa pagina, o direttamente da questo link:
Mandriva.2011-alpha1.i586.iso (1557 MB).

Annunciato il rilascio della seconda alpha di Ubuntu 11.04, nome in codice "Natty Narwhal".

Alpha 2 is the second in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Natty development cycle. New packages showing up for the first time include:
* LibreOffice 3.3 (has replaced OpenOffice.org 3.2)
* X.org Server 1.10 and Mesa 7.10
* Linux Kernel 2.6.38-rc2.

Note di rilascio disponibili a questa pagina. Download da questa pagina, o direttamente da questi link
natty-desktop-i386.iso (689MB, torrent),
natty-desktop-amd64.iso (692MB, torrent).
Rilasciata la seconda alpha anche di Kubuntu 11.04 (download, note di rilascio), Xubuntu 11.04 (download), Ubuntu Studio 11.04 (download), Edubuntu 11.04 (download), Mythbuntu 11.04 (download).

Intel ha rilasciato la versione 1.1 di OpenCL SDK.

Intel OpenCL SDK update with full coverage of the OpenCL 1.1 standard to the Intel Core processors

Here is what new:

• 64 bit support
• Full coverage of the OpenCL 1.1 standard on the CPU (check Intel OpenCL SDK website for conformance status
• Preview Feature: Support for printf() in OpenCL C kernels (cl_intel_printf)
• Preview Feature: Support for function overloading (cl_intel_overloading)
• Intel OpenCL Offline compiler bug fixes and improvements
• Many other bug fixes

Download (intel_ocl_sdk_alpha_x64.exe, 135 MB, e intel_ocl_sdk_alpha_ia32.exe, 85 MB) da questa pagina.

Annunciato il rilascio di Sabayon Linux 5.5, nome in codice "Fermi".

• More than 1000 updated packages since Sabayon 5.4 and more than 100 bugs (stability, usability and performance) fixed
• Shipped with Desktop-optimized Linux kernel 2.6.37 (Group Scheduling patch, Tuxonice, AUFS2.1) and Glibc 2.11
• Cutting-edge X.Org Graphics stack (mesa-7.10 + xorg-server-1.9 + 2.6.37 kernel = KMS enabled, Gallium3d, best performance with OSS drivers)
• Providing the best AMD/ATI and NVIDIA Linux Desktop out-of-the-box experience out there
• Providing extra Server-optimized, OpenVZ-enabled, Vserver-enabled kernels in repositories
• Installable in 10 minutes
• Slightly faster boot time compared to Sabayon 5.4
• Ext4 filesystem as default, btrfs (experimental), encrypted (luks) filesystem support
• Containing GNOME 2.32 (getting ready for GNOME 3.0) and KDE 4.5.5 (KDE 4.6.0 will be available through updates)

Download a partire dai mirror indicati a questa pagina, o direttamente da questi link

Sabayon_Linux_5.5_x86_K.iso (2,010MB, torrent),
Sabayon_Linux_5.5_x86_G.iso (1,543MB, torrent),
Sabayon_Linux_5.5_amd64_K.iso (2,173MB, torrent),
Sabayon_Linux_5.5_amd64_G.iso (1,694MB, torrent).

OpenSuse 11.1 ha raggiunto il suo fine vita. Dopo il 13 gennaio non saranno più disponibili aggiornamenti, neanche gli aggiornamenti di sicurezza. Rilasciato il 18 dicembre 2008, openSUSE 11.1 includeva il kernel linux 2.6.27.7 , KDE 4.1.3 e 3.5.10, GNOME 2.24.1, Firefox 3.0.4 e OpenOffice 3. OpenSuse 11.2 raggiungerà il suo fine vita il prossimo 12 maggio 2011, OpenSuse 11.3 il 15 gennaio 2012.

Rilasciata la versione 5.6 di Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Note di rilascio disponibili a questa pagina.

Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the latest update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, release 5.6 (with kernel 2.6.18-238.el5).
the installer in 5.6 automatically makes several attempts to connect to the repository and downloads the required package when it is available; improved driver support for devices required during the installation process; libvirt has been updated to version 0.8.2, enabling sVirt, a technology included in RHEL 5 that integrates SELinux and virtualization; virtio-serial driver has been added, enabling vmchannel capabilities on RHEL 5.6 guests operating on a RHEL 6 hosts.

Annunciato il rilascio della prima release candidate dell'Installer di Debian 6.0, nome in codice "Squeeze". Il CD di installazione è disponibile a questa pagina.

Improvements in this release of the installer

• Linux kernel updated to 2.6.32-29.
• Updated artwork for Squeeze theme (#603554).
• Fixed Finnish keymap in graphical installer.
• Fixed usability issues with very long questions about accepting firmware licenses when some non-free firmware is used.
• Fixed mklibs segfaults on static objects;
• Avoid reloading modules that have a network interface that is already configured.
• Support the new suite name for volatile.
• Fix text of examples in debconf templates to fit the new partition numbering scheme in GRUB 2.
• Fix resolv.conf writing of manual entered values in case DHCP doesn't supply them.
• Live Installer:
  • don't depends on fs modules since it can be loaded during the filesystem lookup;
  • also removing backend packages for both live-boot and live-config when running normal installation;
  • calling depmod before modprobing support modules;
  • for consistency, and for more flexibility with custom d-i kernels, also making anna call for installing support modules never fail.
• On GNU/kFreeBSD:
  • disable partman-zfs on kfreebsd-i386;
  • fix generation of fstab CD-ROM entries;
  • mark modules disabled due to firmware issues as optional.
• On GNU/Linux:
  • nic-modules: add qlcnic module;
  • ata-modules: force inclusion of ata_generic;
  • armel:
    • kirkwood: Added support for QNAP TS-119P+ and TS-219P+;
  • powerpc:
    • add support for YDL PowerStation, a CHRP machine with IBM Bimini board and SLOF firmware;
    • selectively load necessary modules to control G5 PowerMac fans. All G5 PowerMac models are covered now;
    • fancontrol-modules (powerpc64): add windfarm_pm121 for iMac iSight machines;
    • pata-modules: add pata_mpc52xx for Efika 5200B board;
    • nic-modules (powerpc64): add ehea module for on-board ethernet adapters present on all IBM Power 6 and later System P boards;
    • core-modules: add bestcomm-core. pata_mpc52xx and fec_mpc52xx depend on it;
    • let linux-boot-prober work on all chrp machines;
    • handle YDL initrd image in linux-boot-prober fallback test;
    • use short unique OS labels returned by os-prober;
    • use persistent device naming symlinks and UUID/LABEL tags instead of unix block device names.
• Localization:
  • Lao and Sinhala languages added;
  • 70 languages activated (included English);
  • for 57 of these, translation is 100% complete.

Annunciato il rilascio della versione 2.6.37 del kernel linux. 
È possibile scaricare la nuova versione da questo indirizzo: linux-2.6.37.tar.bz2 (70.2 MB).
Il Changelog si trova a questa pagina. Le novità in questa versione sono disponibili a questa pagina.

Rilasciata la versione 2.0.0 di SystemRescueCd, LiveCD basato sulla distribuzione linux Gentoo che dispone di numerosi strumenti utili per riparare sistemi danneggiati

• Standard kernels based on the Long-Term-Supported 2.6.35 kernel (2.6.35.10)
• xf86-video-nouveau is the new default video driver for Nvidia cards
• Updated GNU Parted to version 2.3 with patches from Ubuntu-10.10
• Updated GParted to 0.7.1 (fixes names with dmraid and mount points paths)
• Updated fsarchiver to 0.6.12 (fixes possible problems to save the rootfs)
• Updated initramfs software (programs involved in the boot process)
• Updated aufs filesystem to version 2.1 (another union file system)
• Updated xorg-server to 1.9.3 (graphical server and drivers)
• Updated Network-Manager programs to new major version 0.8.x
• Dropped alternative graphical server (Xfbdev) which is not supported
• Added a 64bit version of memtester (/usr/sbin/memtester-64bit)

Download da questa pagina, o direttamente da questo link: systemrescuecd-x86-2.0.0.iso (280 MB).

Annunciato il rilascio della quinta milestone di OpenSuse 11.4. Download a partire da questa pagina, o direttamente da questi link
openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0957-i686.iso (690 MB, torrent),
openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0957-i686.iso (684 MB, torrent),
openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0957-x86_64.iso (700 MB, torrent),
openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0957-x86_64.iso (683 MB, torrent).

• Kernel 2.6.37rc5-12 is the basis of M5, including the famous "200 line" per tty task groups patch to improve desktop interactivity, and featuring the almost-complete removal of the so-called 'Big Kernel Lock', which should improve scalability. This kernel supports new drivers, including Broadcom wireless and updated open-source graphics drivers, and a host of the usual other improvements.
• Libzypp 8.10.2 adds improved support and fixes for metalinks, the multiple download URL specification.
• On the desktop, the KDE Platform makes the leap to version 4.6 beta with many improvements in the UI and underlying infrastructure. This includes a complete rewrite of Kontact and is undergoing heavy testing. There is a serious chance KDE PIM 4.6 will not make it into the final openSUSE 11.4 release, testing and development is needed!
• KOffice is updated to 2.3 RC superseding beta1, including the exciting Krita natural media painting app. Meanwhile OpenOffice.org is removed, having been succeeded by LibreOffice which is updated to 3.3.0.1.
• GNOME 2.32.1 is now available as the 2.32.2 is the final version planned for openSUSE 11.4, which is notable for being the last stable release before GNOME 3 in March.