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