Ubuntu 10.10

Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. "Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.

It's 10:10:10 UCT on 10-10-10 which can only mean one thing - that a new version of the most popular desktop Linux distribution, Ubuntu 10.10, is out and ready for general consumption: "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 10.10. Focused on home and mobile computing users, Ubuntu 10.10 introduces an array of online and offline applications to Ubuntu Desktop edition with a particular focus on the personal cloud. Ubuntu Netbook Edition users will experience an all-new desktop interface called 'Unity' -- specifically tuned for smaller screens and computing on the move." Also includes a brand-new Ubuntu font family, a redesigned system installer, the latest GNOME 2.32 desktop, Shotwell as the new default photo manager, and a number of other features.
See the release announcement, press release, release notes and feature list for further details. Download (SHA256): ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso (693MB, torrent), ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.iso (695MB, torrent).

openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 2

openSUSE is a free and Linux-based operating system for your PC, Laptop or Server. You can surf the web, manage your e-mails and photos, do office work, play videos or music.

  The openSUSE project announces Milestone 2 of openSUSE 11.4. Milestone 2 (M2) is the second of six periodic development snapshots of openSUSE 11.4 and includes updates to major components across the breadth of the distribution. Starting at the bottom of the stack, Linux Kernel 2.6.36-rc4 made it into M2. This is accompanied by the OpenGL implementation of Mesa 7.9, which provides a new compiler and support for newer Radeon chips. D-Bus 1.4 adds support for systemd and fixes the threading issues which gave KDE 4.5 problems. Productivity users can get a taste of the future with OpenOffice.org 3.3-alpha, including the user interface redesign." See the release announcement for more details.
Starting at the bottom of the stack, Linux Kernel 2.6.36rc4 made it into M2. This is accompanied by the OpenGL implementation Mesa 7.9, which provides a new shader compiler and support for newer Radeon chips. The cronie crontab manager replaces the Vixie cron used until now and adds the flexible anacron, which allows cronjobs to happen even if the machine was powered down at the scheduled time. D-Bus 1.4 adds support for systemd and fixes the threading issues which gave KDE 4.5 problems.
Productivity users can get a taste of the future with OpenOffice 3.3alpha, including the user interface redesign resulting from Project Renaissance. Developers will enjoy Python 2.7, the latest, and last in the Python 2 line, as well as the new D language support in gdb 7.2, and the newly released Qt 4.7 and boost 1.44 libraries.
Rounding out the milestone are point release updates galore to GNOME 2.31.92, KDE 4.5.1, Inkscape 0.48, KOffice 2.2.2, and Firefox 3.6.10.
We look forward to your bug reports and test experiences. As usual, automated testing and the openSUSE Factory team have been taking hits for you to ensure that your download of  M2 will be at least minimally functional.
The next milestone is scheduled to for November 5.  openSUSE 11.4 is planned to be released in March 2011.

Download (mirrors): openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-i686-Build0754.iso (677MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-i686-Build0754.iso (671MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-x86_64-Build0754.iso (687MB, MD 11.4: "

ubuntu 10.10 Release Candidate

Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. "Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.

Ubuntu 10.10 Release Candidate. Code-named 'Maverick Meerkat', 10.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open-source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution." The release includes new Ubuntu font family, the just-released GNOME 2.32, Shotwell as the default photo manager, the brand-new Unity interface for the netbook edition, KDE 4.5.1 in Kubuntu, Linux kernel 2.6.35, and many other new features.

Releases are big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely,
mind-bogglingly big they are. I mean, you may think it’s a long haul to
release a single Linux package or application, but that’s just peanuts
to a Linux distribution release. Because of this, we must work our way
up to it, incrementally…bit by bit…milestone by milestone...it takes a
lot of Deep Thought. So with that, we formally announce Ubuntu 10.10
Release Candidate.  Codenamed "Maverick Meerkat", 10.10 continues
Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open
source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.  

Read the release announcement and release notes for a detailed list of improvements as well as known issues.
 
Download (SHA256): ubuntu-10.10-rc-desktop-i386.iso (696MB, torrent), ubuntu-10.10-rc-desktop-amd64.iso (697MB, torrent).

Other members of the Ubuntu family were also updated to RC status today: Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntudownload), Edubuntu (download, release announcement), Mythbuntu (download, release announcement) and Ubuntu Studio (download).

Sabayon Linux 5.4

Sabayon linux is designed to give the user an easy to use workspace both live and installable with a captivating look, good hardware detection, and a large number of up to date software packages installed by default and available through the main repository. Sabayon currently supports x86 and AMD64 architectures. The SpinBase version is pretty different, since it comes out without X server and is meant to be used by advanced users. The philosophy of this edition is to offer an extremely light and fast base and let the user build a custom system.

The best, refined blend of GNU/Linux, coming with bleeding edge edges is eventually here! Say hello to Sabayon Five-point-Fourhh, 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. Sabayon 5.4 will catch you, anything that could have been compiled, has been compiled, anything cool that could have been implemented or updated, it's there: you will find outstanding amount of new applications and features, like XBMC, KDE 4.5, GNOME 2.30, Linux Kernel 2.6.35, and so forth.

Visual Tours:
• Take a Tour - Booting (GNOME)
• Take a Tour - Installer (GNOME)
• Take a Tour - Booting (KDE)
• Take a Tour - Installer (KDE)

Features of Sabayon 5.4:
• More than 1000 updated packages since Sabayon 5.3 and more than 100 bugs (stability, usability and performance) fixed
• Shipped with Desktop-optimized Linux kernel 2.6.35
• Providing extra Server-optimized, OpenVZ-enabled, Vserver-enabled kernels in repositories
• Installable in 10 minutes
• Fast boot time and lightweight default system
• Ext4 filesystem as default
• Official Btrfs filesystem support
• Encrypted filesystem support
• Featuring X.Org 7.5 and up-to-date Open Source, NVIDIA, AMD video drivers
• Containing GNOME 2.30 (with GNOME Shell!) and KDE 4.5.1
• Outstanding 3D Desktop applications (Compiz, Compiz Fusion and KWin) working out of the box
• Bringing Entropy Framework (Package Manager) 0.99.50.2, faster than ever!
• Shipped with OpenOffice 3.2 productivity suite, Multimedia applications
• Transform Sabayon into an full-featured HTPC Operating System (Media Center) using XBMC
• Shipped with World of Goo Demo - best 2D game ever!
• Refreshed Skin! (as usual)
• Try it out from Windows, just kick the DVD in and use Sabayon via QEMU virtualization!

Requirements
Minimum requirements:
- an i686-compatible Processor (Intel Pentium II/III, Celeron, AMD Athlon)
- 512Mb RAM (GNOME) - 768Mb RAM (KDE)
- 8 GB of free space
- A X.Org supported 2D GPU
- a DVD reader
Optimal requirements:
- a Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or better, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better)
- 1024Mb RAM
- 15 GB of free space
- A X.Org supported 3D GPU (Intel, AMD, NVIDIA) (esp. for XBMC)

Resources for Sabayon Linux 5.4 GNOME and KDE:
Kernel Configuration:
- Sabayon 5.4 x86 kernel config
- Sabayon 5.4 amd64 kernel config
Packages list (available on our mirrors [see below], inside iso/ directory):
- Sabayon_Linux_5.4_amd64_G.iso.pkglist
- Sabayon_Linux_5.4_amd64_K.iso.pkglist
- Sabayon_Linux_5.4_x86_G.iso.pkglist
- Sabayon_Linux_5.4_x86_K.iso.pkglist

Download 
Mirrors Page:
- http://www.sabayon.org/download
Bittorrent:
- http://tracker.sabayon.org/

Fedora 14 beta

The Fedora Project is a worldwide community of more than 20,000 collaborators who have signed the Contributor License Agreement. The daily interactions between contributors result in a vibrant, growing community dedicated to the advancement of free and open source software. The most anticipated product of this community is Fedora, the operating system released by the project approximately every six months. Fedora represents the culmination of work by hundreds of engineers and thousands of contributors, working together to produce a complex yet useful whole.

 The Beta release marks the point where all users are encouraged to download and try out the release. At this point the release is relatively stable, but real-world use and reports from users helps identify any lingering bugs so they can be addressed before the final release.

The beta release is the last important milestone of Fedora 14; only critical bug fixes will be pushed as updates leading up to the general release in early November. Features: the Spice framework for providing a virtual desktop infrastructure; extended utilities for remote or powered-off management of servers; updates in a wide variety of programming languages, including D programming language support and Rakudo Star, an early implementation of the Perl 6 specification; alternative environments like Sugar and software from the MeeGo project; the next-generation systemd management for faster start-up...." Read the release announcement for further information. Download (torrents): Fedora-14-Beta-i686-Live.iso (680MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-14-Beta-i686-Live-KDE.iso (708MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-14-Beta-x86_64-Live.iso (682MB, SHA256, torrent), Fedora-14-Beta-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso (708MB, SHA256, torrent).