Mandriva 2008.1 Spring Edition Review: Breath Of Fresh Air

Mandriva 2008.1 Spring Edition Review: Breath Of Fresh Air

Recently I wrote the review on Mandriva latest offering 2008.1 Spring Edition .. So check the synopsis and the review 🙂
Mandriva is the leading European Linux distributor. It was founded in 1998 under the name Mandrake, producing the Linux Mandrake distribution. The name Mandriva was adopted in 2005, following a merger between Mandrake and Conectiva (a Brazilian Linux distributor) and also a trademark lawsuit in which Mandrake was sued by Hearst Publications, an American company which syndicates a comic strip named Mandrake the Magician. Mandriva Linux earlier known as Mandrake Linux was first released on July 1’st 1998. The first release was based on Red Hat and KDE..From its inception to version 8.0, Mandrake named its flagship distribution Linux-Mandrake. From version 8.1 to 9.2 it was called Mandrake Linux.The product lifetime of Mandriva Linux releases is 18 months for base updates and 12 months for desktop updates.

Mandriva Linux known for its intuitive interface and providing newbie friendly Linux Distribution.. Mandriva 2008.x series comes with some advance GUI tools that will help you to Interact with your computer easily and will allow you to setup your hardware without any hassle.. Being a KDE featured Desktop Mandriva focuses more on KDE though other Desktop Environment are available..The new Mandriva 2008.1 Spring Edition features latest and the best software from the Linux barracks.. On the base software front you will be greeted with the brand new GNOME 2.22 desktop, the latest stable KDE 3.5.9 .Linux kernel 2.6.24.4, gcc 4.2.3, glibc 2.7, X.Org 7.3, compiz 0.7.2, Pulse Audio Sound Server etc… Other Desktop Environment available on the repositories are the latest KDE 4.0.3, Xfce 4.4.2 and IceWM 1.3.1..

Original Post : Tech Enclave : Mandriva 2008.1 Spring Edition Review

Fedora 9 Sulphur Released

After lots of waiting Red Hat Released their latest Desktop/Server version of Fedora Linux 😉 Lets take a quick look at its feature 🙂 Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software. Fedora is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. It is built by people across the globe who work together as a community: the Fedora Project. The Fedora Project is open and anyone is welcome to join.

• This release features GNOME 2.22. GNOME now includes a webcam photo and video creation utility called Cheese, improved network filesystem support, a new international clock applet, Google Calendar support and custom email labels in Evolution, a new Remote Desktop Viewer, improved accessibility features, and PolicyKit integration.
• KDE 4.0.3 is available in the KDE Live image as well as the regular DVD.
• Xfce 4.4.2 is available as part of this release.

Adobe Introduces Flash Player 10 Beta

Adobe® Flash® Player 10, code-named “Astro,” introduces new expressive features and visual performance improvements that allow interactive designers and developers to build the richest and most immersive Web experiences. These new capabilities also empower the community to extend Flash Player and to take creativity and interactivity to a new level.

Key Features : –

1. 3D Effects – Easily transform and animate any display object through 3D space while retaining full interactivity. Fast, lightweight, and native 3D effects make motion that was previously reserved for expert users available to everyone. Complex effects are simple with APIs that extend what you already know.
2. Custom Filters and Effects – Create your own portable filters, blend modes, and fills using Adobe® Pixel Bender™, the same technology used for many After Effects CS3 filters. Shaders in Flash Player are about 1KB and can be scripted and animated at runtime.
3. Advanced Text Layout – A new, highly flexible text layout engine, co-existing with TextField, enables innovation in creating new text controls by providing low-level access to text offering right-to-left and vertical text layout, plus support for typographic elements like ligatures.
4. Enhanced Drawing API – Runtime drawing is easier and more powerful with re-styleable properties, 3D APIs, and a new way of drawing sophisticated shapes without having to code them line by line.
5. Visual Performance Improvements – Applications and videos will run smoother and faster with expanded use of hardware acceleration. By moving several visual processing tasks to the video card, the CPU is free to do more.

Download : Adobe Labs – Downloads
Release Note : Adobe Labs – Flash Player 10 Beta Release Notes
Home Page : Adobe Labs – Flash Player 10

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Released

Ubuntu has finally released their second LTS [Long Term Support] Operating system.. Being the most widely used Linux distro we all have huge hope with this big release. So lets take a quick look at its features an aplication : 00

Accessories:

1. Calculator (an arithmetic, scientific or financial calculator)
2. Character Map (permits to insert special characters into documents)
3. Dictionary (a tool to search word definitions and spellings in an online dictionary)
4. Baobab (disk usage analyzer)
5. Seahorse (passwords and encryption keys manager)
6. Gnome Screenshot (saves images of your desktop or individual windows)
7. Gnome Terminal (allows you to use the command-line)
8. Gedit (a small and lightweight text editor with intuitive spell-checker)
9. Tomboy (desktop note-taking application)

Graphics:

1. F-Spot (photo manager)
2. The GIMP (image editor)
3. XSane (scan, copy and fax images)

Support the Libre Graphics Meeting 2008.

The Libre Graphics Meeting will be held in Wrocław Poland on 8-11th May, The conference will bring users and developers of free Graphic applications together, on the list is , GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, Blender, Krita, the Open Clipart Library.

Help out!The organizes have setup a donation fund to help support developers with travel and accommodation costs.
USD$ 20,000 needs to be raised in the next 16 days before Friday, April 18t. so help out if you can 🙂

Source : Pledgie — Donate To: “Support the Libre Graphics Meeting”