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Fedora 15, a new version of one of the leading and most widely used Linux distributions on the market, has been released. Some of the many new features include support for Btrfs file system, Indic typing booster, redesigned SELinux troubleshooter, better power management, LibreOffice productivity suite, and, of course, the brand-new GNOME 3 desktop: “GNOME 3 is the next generation of GNOME with a brand new user interface. It provides a completely new and modern desktop that has been designed for today’s users and technologies. Fedora 15 is the first major distribution to include GNOME 3 by default. GNOME 3 is being developed with extensive upstream participation from Red Hat developers and Fedora volunteers, and GNOME 3 is tightly integrated in Fedora 15.”
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Ubuntu 11.04, a new version of the popular Linux distribution for desktops and servers, has been released: “The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.04, code-named ‘Natty Narwhal’. 11.04 continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. For PC users, Ubuntu 11.04 supports laptops, desktops and netbooks with a unified look and feel based on a new desktop shell called ‘Unity’. This version supersedes Ubuntu Netbook Edition for all PC netbooks. Developer reference images are provided for select Texas Instruments (TI) ARM platforms, specifically the ‘PandaBoard’ and ‘BeagleBoard’. Ubuntu Server 11.04 has made it easier to provision servers, and reduce power consumption.”
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After more than eight months of development, the openSUSE project has released version 11.4 of the openSUSE Linux distribution. According to the developers, the major release includes significant improvements and new features, as well as the latest in free software applications.
( From Distrowatch)The long wait is over; some eight months after the release of the previous stable version, openSUSE 11.3 is now officially available: “The openSUSE project is pleased to announce the release of the latest incarnation of openSUSE, with support for 32-bit and 64-bit systems. openSUSE 11.3 is packed with new features and updates including SpiderOak to synchronize your files across the Internet for free, Rosegarden for free editing of your audio files, improved indexing with Tracker, and updates to Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. Among these many new features, openSUSE also provides support for netbooks and the Btrfs file system support. Users can expect to see improved hardware support with the 2.6.34 Linux kernel and updated graphics drivers. And support for the next generation of interactive computing for touchscreens like the HP TouchSmart.”
Release Announcement : Release announcement can be found here .
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Fedora 13, a new version of one of the world’s most widely-used Linux distributions for desktops and servers, has been released: “The Fedora Project, a Red Hat, Inc. sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration, today announced the availability of Fedora 13, the latest version of its free open source operating system distribution.” Some of the more interesting features in this release include: “A streamlined installer; automatic print driver installation; new desktop applications and enhancements, including Shotwell photo manager, Deja-dup backup software, Pino Identi.ca/Twitter client and Simple Scan scanning utility; NetworkManager improvements; color management; enhanced iPod functionality; enhanced streaming and buffering support in Totem; 3D support for ATI cards via Radeon driver .
Download Links : . Download (mirrors, torrents): Fedora-13-i686-Live.iso (675MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-13-i686-Live-KDE.iso (698MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-13-x86_64-Live.iso (677MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-13-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso (700MB, SHA256, torrent).
