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Archive for March, 2010
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Monday, March 29th, 2010Benchmarks: PCLinuxOS 2010, Mandriva 2010.1, Ubuntu 10.04, openSUSE 11.3
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Last week Phoronix delivered benchmarks of Fedora 13 Alpha and Ubuntu 10.04 (along with testing the Fedora 11 and 12 too), but today they have a new set of comparative benchmarks that are covering the latest development versions of Ubuntu 10.04, Mandriva 2010.1, PCLinuxOS 2010, and openSUSE 11.3. Here they are.
PCLinuxOS-2010-beta2.iso Release Information.
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Kernel updated to 2.6.32.10bfs – Updates, bugs fixes and suggestions based on community feedback over the past week were implemented on the LiveCD. In addition to the KDE 4.4.1 SC version we now have Gnome, Phoenix XFCE, PCLXDE and Gnome Zen Mini isos available which showcase the various desktops available on PCLinuxOS. An Enlightenment desktop iso is also in the works and should be available sometime this week.
This weeks changelog :
Fixed menu translations. Addlocale will now translate the menu categories into the language of your choice for full international support.
Dropped most of pulseaudio out of system. KDE now gets alsa analog and digital devices by default instead of pulseaudio.
Temporarily removed admin functions from system settings menu until I can package it in to a rpm.
Fixed udev dvd link to /dev/sr0 which was affecting various application dvd playback.
Fixed xsane permissions so user has access to scanner device.
Fixed Synaptic/apt sources.list where two entries had trailing /’s.
Fixed cpufreq module detection so modules get activiated when booting hard drive install.
Fixed printer icons that were missing in the menu.
Moved all printer functions in to Printer menu category.
Fixed glib.GError: Couldn’t recognize the image file format for file ‘XXX.svg’
Fixed Samba to start at boot when checked in System Services
Fixed Digikam start up error.
Fixed kmozillahelper for Firefox save dialogs.
Fixed Bleachbit root menu launch
Fixed get more widgets initialization error.
Changed for ldetect settings for some video card drivers.
Added rdesktop to livecd.
Added gphoto hotplug so hopefully additional cameras will work when attached to usb port.
Set Application menu to name only.
Updated bcm firmware so more wireless devices can work in native mode instead of using ndiswrapper.
Added ndiswrapper Airforce One wireless support.
Removed RT3090 dkms package as kernel already provided driver.
Replaced imwheel with better mouse application. Forward/backward buttons now work in Firefox, Opera, Dolphin and Nautilus.
Default Dolphin now shows movie previews as well as copy and move commands.
Added firmware support for Compro u300 dvb stick.
Spit out KDE games package and reduced number of games
Added Emerald 3D window manager and themes
Added Compiz Fusion Extra Plugins
Added Dropbox remote file syncing software
Added Audacity audio editor
Added Floola Ipod manager
Added Amorak 2.3.0 final
Removed emelfm (my old school filemanager)
Changed mylivecd to also search for loop image on /dev/se[0-99]
Changed Packaging name in menu to more user friendly Software Center.
Updated Kernel to 2.6.32.10bfs with a fix for some nvidia drivers and maybe fixes boot issue with logo too big.
To do:
Setup security wizard Firewall and Parental Controls
Fix NFS shares mount on boot?
Fix bootsplash on LiveCD
Run Installer without needing root password.
Fix timezone change KDE setting
etc…
PCLinuxOS 2010 was built from the ground up using the packages in our repository. These packages may be original creations such as the KDE 4.4.1 tree but may also contain repackaged and modified srpms from Fedora, OpenSuse and Mandriva. PCLinuxOS may also contain patches from Ubuntu, Debian, PLD and Charka. The PCLinuxOS team would like to thank these distributions who may have indirectly contributed to the PCLinuxOS distribution.
Download Links:
PCLOS mirrors
PCLinuxOS-2010-beta1.iso release information
Monday, March 8th, 2010Date: March 06, 2010
PCLinuxOS-2010-beta1.iso
Size: 693.91 mb
md5sum – c027f63d211304059b522433e2a48a16
Features:
PCLinuxOS-2010.beta1 features 2.6.32.8 kernel utilizing the BFS scheduler for maximum desktop performance on i686 and up computers. This kernel supports up to 4 gigs of memory. A PAE kernel is available from the Synaptic Package Manager providing up to 64 gig of memory suppport. In addition ext4 support is also available.
A nicely customized KDE 4.4.1 SC desktop that is both beautiful and very fast with the latest KDE applications. A unified KDE/GTK2 theme included to provide a consistent look and feel between KDE and GTK2 applications. Firefox also uses KDE dialogs.
Reworked menu system with less subcategories to make it easy and fast to find your applications.
mylivecd iso creation software. A major rewrite featuring intelligent hardware detection of cd device drivers. No more ide/sata probe options required. In addition the LiveCD now boots 50% faster than the previous PCLinuxOS release. CD should boot from most ide, sata and usb cdrom drives.
Plymouth bootsplash available on installed system for cool graphic effects. Additional themes available from the software repository.
Speedboot technology to get you to your desktop faster than ever.
3D desktop support via Compiz and Nvidia/ATI fglrx drivers on the LiveCD.
Full multimedia support provided by Macromedia flash and various open source drivers. DVD playback software available from our non-free repository. CD/DVD burning software included on LiveCD.
Printer support provided by the latest printer and gutenprint drivers included on LiveCD.
Wireless support provided by the latest kernel and ndiswrapper drivers. Additional firmware included on LiveCD.
Bluetooth support included on the LiveCD.
Addlocale makes it easy to convert your installed system to the language of your choice. Over 60 languages available!
GetOpenOffice allows you to install Open Office in the language of your choice. Over 100 languages available!
A new unified KDE/Admin control center giving you access to your desktop configuration and administrative tools.
Repository speed test – to help you find the fastest mirror to get additional software from the Synaptic Package Manager.
Some Download links:
http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/pclinuxos/live-cd/english/preview/pclinuxos-2010-beta1.iso
http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/pclinuxos/live-cd/english/preview/pclinuxos-2010-beta1.iso
Known Issues:
Plymouth boot graphics not yet implemented on LiveCD however it works fine on installed system. Some menu categories do not get translated after running addlocale. (Fixed in an update to desktop-common-data package). Digikam software from the repository is not functional. A bug report has been posted on bugs.kde.org. Java JRE is not provided on the LiveCD but can be installed from the software repository. mylivecd-gui and myliveusb-gui not included at this time due to being re-worked for better function/performance. Security software and Parental Controls not included at this time due to new setup wizard not finished in time for this release. Diskdrake doesn’t show various colors for different partition types.
March 2010 Issue of The NEW PCLinuxOS Magazine
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
The NEW PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the March 2010 issue of the PCLinuxOS Magazine. The NEW PCLinuxOS Magazine is a product of the PCLinuxOS community, published by volunteers from the community. The magazine is lead by Paul Arnote, Chief Editor, and Andrew Strick, Assistant Editor. The NEW PCLinuxOS Magazine is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license, and some rights are reserved.
In the March 2010 issue:
Secure Passwords, Made Easy
Game Zone: gbrainy
Behind The Scenes: travisn000
KDE 4: A Brief Look at Configuring Dolphin
KDE 4: Okular Does More Than Just PDFs
KDE 4: KRunner Grows Up
Forum Foibles: Limericks
Ms_meme’s nook: PCLOS You Light Up My Screen
Computer Languages A to Z: Icon
Command Line Interface Intro: Part 6
Music Notation Software
Screenshot Showcase
Web Browser Roundup
and much, much more!
This month’s cover features Tux the Lucky Leprechaun, from magazine staff member ms_meme.