Yoper dates back to 2003, and one of their goals is to be the fastest out-of-the-box Linux distribution, but there has not been a new stable release in 28 months. The new release for this distribution is Yoper 2009 Beta 1 "Dresden" and ships with all of the latest Linux packages.
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Gentoo-based distro rev'd to version 5.0
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The Italy-based Sabayon community released a stable version 5.0 of its Gentoo-based Linux distribution. Sabayon Linux 5.0 is available in separate editions with either the GNOME 2.26 or KDE 4.3.1 desktops, and moves up to Linux kernel 2.6.31, XBMC 9.04.1, and the Ext4 filesystem.
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Warzone 2100: Free Single And Multi-Player Real-Time Strategy Game
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Warzone 2100 is a free, real-time strategy and real-time tactics hybrid computer game for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX which offers campaign, tutorial, multi-player and single-player skirmish game modes, unit designer, unit experience system, and everything you would expect from a modern RTS game.
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Learn Linux, 101: File and directory management
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You've probably heard that everything in Linux is a file, so start on the right path with a solid grounding in file and directory management -- finding, listing, moving, copying, and archiving. You can use this material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to learn for fun.
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Gentoo: Ten Years Emerge
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Gentoo, the most popular source based distribution, has turned ten years old. What benefits does a such a system provide over its binary distros? As Linux becomes more and more popular, is there still a place for source based distros?
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Karmic Koala beta ships, praised for fast boots
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The Ubuntu project has released the first beta of Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmic Koala), which has already been favorably previewed, especially for its fast boot time. Based on Linux 2.6.31, Karmic Koala offers GNOME 2.28 and Ext4 as defaults, and adds "cloud" features and improved installation.
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Bangarang – A KDE media player
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Over last few months I started work on a media player and, inspired by Aaron’s recent blog on continuous communication, it seemed appropriate to share my dabblings so far.
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Significant improvements in Ubuntu 9.10
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I recently installed the beta version of the upcoming version of Ubuntu codenamed Karmic Kuala. The changes since 9.04 are somewhat subtle yet significant. Already in the beta you can feel the polish that went into it. Below, in no particular order, I shall rant about a few improvements that puts a smile on my face.
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Dragora GNU/Linux 1.1
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"...Dragora GNU/Linux is the creation of a huge effort to carry the maximum of the wishes and what you deserve: complete freedom. Dragora GNU/Linux version 1.1 is the evolution of its previous version 1.0; many things have changed, the intention of his progress was always for the better..."
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K3b 2.0 Alpha 2: Review and Screenshots
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K3b, the popular open source full-featured CD, DVD, Blu-Ray burning and ripping application gathers momentum and heads towards version 2.0 after a year or so of no-growth. The last stable release, version 1.05 was out in late May 27, 2008. The good news is K3b 2.0 has been ported KDE 4 thanks to two developers from the Mandriva project.
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Karmic Koala: The best Ubuntu Linux ever?
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Based on my early look at Karmic Koala, Ubuntu 9.10, I think we've got a very strong Linux desktop distribution coming down the way.
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OpenArena from Libregamewiki, the Free Gaming Encyclopedia
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OpenArena is a FPS game intended to be a free replacement for the proprietary Quake III Arena. Both the media and the game are licensed under the GPLv2.[1][2] The latest version of the game is version 0.8.1 released on October 31th, 2008.[3] The OpenArena project was established on August 19, 2005, the day after the id Tech 3 GPL source code release.
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In KDE, shortcut keys are customizable for each and every application, and you can also customize global shortcuts that affect the desktop, window manager, command interface, and other features.
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Screenshots Tour of Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 Beta
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Yes, after six months down the road, it's time to gear up for the newly born Ubuntu baby again. This time, Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, will be officially released on 29th Oct 2009.
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A CLEAR new OS concept.
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The product? The new release of the beta version of their latest ClearOS(5.1). I was expecting just another fork of another Linux distribution. You know the standard Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, RedHat type of thing. One thing was evident was that these people were definitely thinking out of the box.
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