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.