http://www.desktoplinux.com/?kc=rss All About Linux on the Desktop en-us The Puppy Linux project announced version 5.2 of the legacy-PC friendly "Wary" version of its small-footprint Linux distribution. Puppy Linux 5.2 ("Wary") features an upgrade path to Xorg 7.6, an updated PuppyPhone VoIP app, and a new PupCamera app for automatically detecting cameras, says the project. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2840688772.html?kc=rss Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:08:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2840688772.html The Gentoo-based Sabayon 7.0 is now available, equipped with both an "ultra-optimized" version of the Linux 3.0 kernel and an experimental "Fusion Kernel." Sabayon 7.0 offers a choice of GNOME 3.2, KDE 4.7, and Xfce 4.8 desktop environments, plus LibreOffice 3.4.3.2 and native support for Btrfs. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4159124951.html?kc=rss Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:43:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4159124951.html Ubuntu 11.10 ("Oneiric Ocelot") was released, featuring makeovers for its Unity desktop and Ubuntu Software Center, a switch to Thunderbird email, and a new Deja Dup backup tool. On the server side, Ubuntu 11.10 adds ARM support, as well as a new "Juju" cloud management framework. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5819641918.html?kc=rss Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:54:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5819641918.html Betas from the the OpenSUSE and Fedora Linux distro projects have been released with GNOME 3.2 desktops. The Fedora 16 ("Verne") beta also adds support for the GRUB2 bootloader and cloud enhancements, while the OpenSUSE 12.1 ("Asparagus") beta moves to Systemd, and adds Btrfs file-system support. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5890234816.html?kc=rss Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:47:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5890234816.html Windows 8's Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot protocol could lead to eight-second boot times, but it could also be used to keep users from loading Linux on a Windows 8 PC, warns a Red Hat developer. Meanwhile, Casio signed a Linux-related patent agreement with Microsoft. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6948856710.html?kc=rss Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:02:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6948856710.html Lightweight Ubuntu derivative Bodhi Linux was released in a version 1.2 that moves up to Linux 3.0. Bodhi Linux 1.2 advances to the latest Enlightenment 17 window manager and version 0.4 of the Midori web browser, and features improved documentation, updated profiles, and new desktop themes. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6986608385.html?kc=rss Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:14:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6986608385.html The Linux Foundation says service will return "in the coming days" at Linux.com. LinuxFoundation.org, and other sites taken offline for a third day after a "brute force attack." The Linux kernel is unaffected, but registered users on Linux Foundation sites likely had their personal information compromised. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8676505804.html?kc=rss Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:58:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8676505804.html The Canonical-backed Ubuntu project released the first beta of Ubuntu 11.10 ("Oneiric Ocelot"), featuring both an improved Unity Dash interface and a makeover for the Ubuntu Software Center that resembles the Mac App Store. Ubuntu 11.10 also advances to Linux 3.0.3, Firefox 7.0, and Thunderbird 7.0. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5316857289.html?kc=rss Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:36:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5316857289.html Attackers compromised several servers at kernel.org using an off-the-shelf Trojan that appears to have entered via a compromised user credential. However, the source code for the Linux kernel does not appear to have been altered thanks to its "git" distributed revision control system, say kernel maintainers. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8115353091.html?kc=rss Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8115353091.html The Arch Linux team has released the first new all-in-one update for its minimalist, rolling-release distribution in 15 months. The Arch Linux 2011.08.19 installation media features support for Linux 3.0 and the syslinux bootloader, and offers experimental Btrfs and NILFS2 file-systems, and more flexible source-file selection. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2477413399.html?kc=rss Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:15:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2477413399.html Microsoft and China Standard Software Co. (CS2C), announced a deal -- complete with a "legal covenant agreement" -- through which CS2C's Linux-based NeoKylin Linux distribution will be matched with Hyper-V Open Cloud. Designed for cloud solutions in China, the offering would put Microsoft in the unlikely business of selling Linux. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2184796444.html?kc=rss Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:59:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2184796444.html LinuxCon ended Aug. 19 in Vancouver, after celebrating 20 years of Linux. Highlights included plans for a universal long-term Linux kernel, keynotes from Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst and IBM Linux guru Irving Wladawsky-Berger, and Linus Torvalds calling for calm in the code rift with Android. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3882051891.html?kc=rss Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:41:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3882051891.html The Linux Foundation's SPDX workgroup announced the first release of a standard for sharing open source license information. The Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) 1.0 standard, part of the foundation's Open Compliance Program, provides a common format for sharing data about software components, licenses, and copyrights. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5200776107.html?kc=rss Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:07:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5200776107.html Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth unveiled an improved Dash interface for its controversial Unity desktop in Ubuntu 11.10, featuring panel changes and a filtered search interface. The Ubuntu project recently unleashed the third alpha release of Ubuntu 11.10 ("Oneiric Ocelot"), offering Linux 3.0, Firefox 6.0, and Thunderbird 6.0. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7877193785.html?kc=rss Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:55:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7877193785.html Linus Torvalds weighed in on the debate over the controversial GNOME 3.0 environment, recommending that someone fork the "unholy mess." Meanwhile, version 4.7 of the KDE desktop has arrived with new touchscreen and OpenGL 2.0 support, and Netflix may be be working on a Linux port. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8762666659.html?kc=rss Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:35:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8762666659.html Microsoft and Attachmate business unit SUSE announced a four-year extension of their controversial strategic collaboration that involves Microsoft's purchase of $100 million in SUSE Linux certificates. Meanwhile, the Linux community puzzles over Microsoft's major contributing role to Linux 3.0, and its surprise birthday greeting to Linux. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5119921741.html?kc=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:38:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5119921741.html Red Hat released version 5.7 of RHEL, adding new drivers and KVM hypervisor improvements. In other enterprise Linux news, Oracle acquired Ksplice and its Linux-based hot-patching technology, and an eWEEK review says the Ubuntu-based Stackops Linux distro speeds the process of configuring and deploying OpenStack clouds. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3132189525.html?kc=rss Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:07:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3132189525.html Linux 3.0 was released, featuring a storage backend for Xen virtualization and a scrubbed up antifrag version of the Btrfs filesystem. Meanwhile, Thomas Gleixner released a major new, real-time Linux patch to match Linux 3.0 for highly-deterministic applications. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9246504597.html?kc=rss Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:14:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9246504597.html Attachmate's SUSE unit announced a partnership with Xamarin, which formed to support the "Mono" after Attachmate jettisoned the Mono team. The agreement grants Xamarin a license to all IP covering Mono products, and calls for Xamarin to provide technical support to SUSE customers using Mono-based products. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4542460153.html?kc=rss Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:21:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4542460153.html Adobe has released a beta of Flash Player 11, touting 64-bit support across Windows, Mac OS, and -- after a year-long hiatus -- Linux. Flash 11 includes new low-level APIs for GPU acceleration, H.264/AVC and H/264 compression, cross-platform vector printing, and secure random-number generation, says Adobe. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3102429090.html?kc=rss Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:05:00 -0400 http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3102429090.html