August 2004

Linux Kernel 2.6.9-rc1 Now Available For Download Posted Saturday, August 28, 2004 @ 10:46 PM by mayhem
You can now download the 2.6.9-rc1 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here.
 
Linux Kernel 2.4.28-pre2 Now Available For Download Posted Saturday, August 28, 2004 @ 10:45 PM by mayhem
You can now download the 2.4.28-pre2 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here.
 
Happy 13th Birthday Linux! Posted Wednesday, August 25, 2004 @ 11:50 PM by mayhem
On August 25, 2001 we celebrated the 10th birthday of Linux. Today, it's year 13. Lucky for Linux, maybe?" Congrats to everyone who managed to get their name in the credits! You must be very proud parents. (Source: Slashdot)
 
GNUstep Live CD 0.5 slideshow Posted Wednesday, August 25, 2004 @ 9:33 PM by mayhem
Chris Haney writes "Linux without KDE or GNOME? You bet! GNUstep Live CD uses the popular and appealing GNUstep desktop environment. Who said Linux has to look like Microsoft Windows anyway ;)

See the slideshow by LinuxBeta.com here.
 
Linux Kernel 2.4.28-pre1 Now Available For Download Posted Wednesday, August 25, 2004 @ 9:37 AM by mayhem
You can now download the 2.4.28-pre1 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here.
 
Installing Debian, step by step, with LinuxBeta.com Posted Thursday, August 19, 2004 @ 9:14 PM by mayhem
Chris Haney writes "You've heard that Debian is hard to install. This is just not true. With the release of Debian-Installer release candidate 1, installation is a snap. LinuxBeta.com walks you through the installation process step by step in this slideshow presentation.

http://www.linuxbeta.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=59&slide=1"
 
85 page slideshow of KDE 3.3 Beta 2 by LinuxBeta.com Posted Thursday, August 19, 2004 @ 9:12 PM by mayhem
Chris Haney writes "Anxiously awaiting the Wednesday release of KDE 3.3? The KDE 3.3 Beta 2 slideshow by LinuxBeta.com may tie you over until then. The screenshots are from Openbase's OnebaseGo-2.1-KDE3.3b2.

http://www.linuxbeta.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=53&slide=1"
 
Fedora Core 2 Review Posted Wednesday, August 11, 2004 @ 8:22 PM by mayhem
Fedora Core 2 is the newest release from The Distro Formerly Known As RedHat. Updates include the 2.6 kernel, KDE 3.2, Gnome 2.6, X.org replacing Xfree86 and numerous package updates. Having played around with SuSE 9.1, Arch .6 and Slackware 9 with the 2.6 kernel, I was interested in seeing how the Fedora team did with this release.

Read more here. (Source: LinuxLookup)
 
Linux can save your data Posted Wednesday, August 11, 2004 @ 8:14 PM by mayhem
There are a lot of reasons to use Linux. You've seen people write or heard people speak about its use in clusters, offices, Web servers, and other common uses. One thing that hasn't been talked about enough is its utility as a superior tool for recovering data from other operating systems.

Read the rest. (Source: NewsForge)
 
Linux Kernel 2.6.8-rc4 Now Available For Download Posted Wednesday, August 11, 2004 @ 8:09 PM by mayhem
You can now download the 2.6.8-rc4 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here.
 
Linux Kernel 2.4.27-rc4 Now Available For Download Posted Sunday, August 1, 2004 @ 11:27 PM by mayhem
You can now download the 2.4.27-rc4 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here.