Development Release: FreeBSD 9.0-BETA1

Ken Smith has announced the availability of the first beta release of FreeBSD 9.0: "The first beta build of the 9.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available. Due to lack of support for boot floppies and issues with the new ATA_CAM infrastructure the pc98 architecture is being dropped to Tier-2 status. Note that some time between now and beta 2 we will finalize the list of shared libraries that need to have their versions bumped (only a subset of libraries have been converted to symbol-versioning) and take care of doing the bumps. So at the moment packages built for current should work. But when the bump happens you will need to recompile any applications you have installed and there will likely be a delay for suitable pre-built packages to become available on the FTP sites." The release announcement. Download: FreeBSD-9.0-BETA1-i386-disc1.iso (498MB, SHA256), FreeBSD-9.0-BETA1-amd64-disc1.iso (607MB, SHA256).

NEW • Distribution Release: Ultimate Edition 3.0 "Lite"

Ultimate Edition "Lite" is a Lubuntu-based distribution featuring the LXDE desktop environment. Version 3.0 was released today: "Well, ladies and gents, we now have Ultimate Edition 3.0 Lite. Ultimate Edition Lite was built off Lubuntu; it is intended to be run on low-resource computers, such as netbooks. Ultimate Edition Lite contains only the bare minimum, a browser, a music player and a few other tools. The desktop environment is LXDE / Openbox which has a look similar to Windows XP. This release, being as large as it was to begin with, did not leave me much to work with to keep its CD size. Unfortunately I was unable to pre-install the updates for you as I was in Ultimate Edition 2.8 Lite. I have enhanced the wireless support since this release is intended for notebooks." See the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download (MD5): ultimate-edition-3.0-lite.iso (703MB).

NEW • Development Release: Mandriva Linux 2011 RC2

Eugeni Dodonov has announced the availability of the second (and last) release candidate for Mandriva Linux 2011: "Today Mandriva and ROSA teams proudly announce that Mandriva 2011 RC2 is available for download. In this release candidate we fixed more than 300 bugs and added or changed about 700 packages. Here are main changes since RC1: we added VirtualBox guest additions by default, now testing in VirtualBox gives more pleasure than ever; minor fixes in programs for configuring pptp/vpn/wi-fi; more network cards from Atheros and Intel are supported; restored some old and added some new Epson, HP and Lexmark printer drivers; now USB 3G is supported much better; we are working hard to improve KDM and Dolphin...." Check out the release announcement for a full changelog and a list of known bugs. Download: Mandriva.2011.RC2.i586.2.iso (1,643MB, MD5, torrent), Mandriva.2011.RC2.x86_64.2.iso (105MB, MD5, torrent).

PostgreSQL 9.0 Final Release Available Now!

Posted on 2010-09-20
Posted by press@postgresql.org

PostgreSQL 9.0 is here! The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces the availability of our most eagerly awaited release. PostgreSQL 9.0 includes built-in, binary replication, and over a dozen other major features which will appeal to everyone from web developers to database hackers.

9.0 includes more major features than any release before it, including:
Hot standby
Streaming replication
In-place upgrades
64-bit Windows builds
Easy mass permissions management
Anonymous blocks and named parameter calls for stored procedures
New windowing functions and ordered aggregates

... and many more. For details on the over 200 additions and improvements in this version, developed by over a hundred contributors, please see the release notes.

"These kinds of feature additions continue to make a strong case for why mission-critical technology tasks can continue to depend on the power, flexibility and robustness of PostgreSQL,” said Afilias CTO Ram Mohan.

More information on PostgreSQL 9.0

NEW • Development Release: Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Beta 1

The first beta release of Mandriva Linux 2010.1 is ready for testing: "The time has came for the first beta release of the 2010.1 version of Mandriva Linux. It's now available as 32-bit and 64-bit DVD images, as well as live CD images with GNOME or KDE. This release includes GNOME 2.30 and a preview edition of GNOME-Shell, which will be part of GNOME 3 (which is planned for release in September 2010). Of course, KDE 4.4.2 is also available, as well as various updates for many programs in the distribution. As usual, your feedback is really important to help with improving the quality of distribution. You can report improvement proposals and/or bugs in Mandriva Bugzilla." See the release announcement and release notes for a detailed list of changes and new features. Download the installation DVDs (i586 or x86_64) or the live CDs (i586 only) from here: mandriva-linux-free-2010-spring-i586.iso (4,206MB, MD5), mandriva-linux-free-2010-spring-x86_64.iso (4,366MB, MD5), mandriva-one-2010-spring-beta1-KDE4-i586.iso (697MB, MD5), mandriva-one-2010-spring-beta1-GNOME-i586.iso (676MB, MD5).

NEW • Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5

Red Hat, Inc. has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.5, the fifth update of its commercial, enterprise-class Linux distribution: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the latest update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, release 5.5. Highlights of the release include hardware enablement for the Intel Boxboro-EX platform, AMD Magny-Cours processor and IBM Power 7 processor. Virtualization is improved, with support for multiple 10 GigE SR-IOV cards, and automatic usage of hugepages for virtual guest memory when enabled on the system. Interoperability improvements include updates to OpenOffice.org for Microsoft Office 2007 filters, Samba for Windows 7 compatibility and boot support for virtual machines using Microsoft-based PXE services." See the release announcement, press release and release notes for a detailed list of changes and improvements. Installation ISO images for RHEL 5.5 are available to existing subscribers via Red Hat Networks, while new customers can download a 30-day trial edition from here.

NEW • Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 5.2

Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 5.2, a Gentoo-based desktop Linux distribution with GNOME/KDE and with a custom (binary) package manager: "The best, refined blend of GNU/Linux, coming with bleeding edge edges, is eventually here. Say hello to Sabayon Five-point-Twoh, available in both GNOME and KDE editions. Dedicated to those who like cutting-edge stability, out-of-the-box experience, outstanding desktop performance, clean and beauty. You will find outstanding amount of new applications and features, like XBMC 9.11, KDE 4.4.1, GNOME 2.28. Features: based on new GCC 4.4.1 and glibc 2.10; shipped with desktop-optimized Linux kernel 2.6.33; installable in 10 minutes; faster boot time and lightweight default system...." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional details. Download the GNOME (G) or KDE (K) edition from here: Sabayon_Linux_5.2_x86_G.iso (1,680MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_5.2_x86_K.iso (1,944MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_5.2_amd64_G.iso (1,791MB, MD5, torrent), Sabayon_Linux_5.2_amd64_K.iso (2,038MB, MD5, torrent).