CentOS 5.6

Karanbir Singh has announced the release of CentOS 5.6, a Linux distribution built from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6: "We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of CentOS 5.6 for i386 and x86_64 architectures. CentOS 5.6 is based on the upstream release EL 5.6 and includes packages from all variants including Server and Client. All upstream repositories have been combined into one, to make it easier for end users to work with. CentOS 5.6 is the sixth update to the CentOS 5 distribution series; it contains a lot of bug fixes, updates and new functionality." Read the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download (mirrors): CentOS-5.6-i386-bin-DVD.iso (4,065MB, MD5, torrent), CentOS-5.6-x86_64-bin-DVD-1of2.iso (4,052MB, MD5, torrent). Besides the standard installation DVDs, live CD and "netinstall" images are also available.

Download Mirrors http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/

Porn Detection USB Stick

This may sound like a silly thing to have in general, but I can think of at least five or six different examples where a Porn Detection USB Stick would come in handy. The prime two examples being helping someone to quelch an addiction, and in the workplace where possession of porn is a crime. Trying to figure out what sort of weird stuff you roommate looks at so you can blackmail them is probably not the best use.

A lot of people may say that to own porn is within their rights, and while that is true, where you stash your porn can get you into trouble (like on a company laptop). This flash will look into archives, and check headers for image and video data, even in files with obscure file types. This would be very useful for a computer illiterate probation officer or even a company IT manager who needs to check some 20-30 computers. This will cost about $100, and will make sure that no one has anything they shouldn’t have.

Slackware Linux 13.37 RC4.6692

Patrick Volkerding has once again updated the Slackware "Current" changelog, announcing one last release candidate before the final release of Slackware Linux 13.37: "Hi folks, one more. We'll call this 13.37 RC 4.6692. Thanks to Nicola for suggesting the first Feigenbaum constant could be useful since we used pi, and it's too late for e. This is pretty much it, but last call for any show-stoppers." Other recent changes include upgrade to Linux kernel 2.6.37.6, a bug fix to pkgtools, upgrade to KDevelop 4.2.2, addition of Linux kernel 2.6.38.2 to the testing tree, and various security fixes to libtiff, DHCP and ProFTPD. See the detailed changelog for a complete list of changes. Recent unofficial installation DVD images (built 5 April) are available for download from here: slackware-current-05_Apr_2011-DVD.iso (1,976MB, MD5), slackware64-current-05_Apr_2011-DVD.iso (1,933MB, MD5).

Download Mirrors http://www.slackware.com/getslack/
http://alphageek.dyndns.org/linux/slackware-mirrors.shtml (unofficial)

Nespresso PIXIE Machine Is Small Enough To Sit On Your Desk

Nestle’s Nespresso capsule-based coffee makers make it easy to brew up a single cup of coffee, tea or cocoa with minimal muss and fuss, but until now they’ve been relegated to taking up a chunk of counter space in your offices’s break room or kitchenette. Not any more though as Nestle has recently introduced the smallest member of the Nespresso family, appropriately called the PIXIE.

It works just like all the other machines in the line: you make sure the water reservoir isn’t empty, pop in one of the ingredient capsules, stick a cup or mug under the spout and wait for your beverage. But the smaller form factor means the PIXIE can sit right on your desk without gobbling up too much space, and the heating time before it’s reached the proper brew temperature has been reduced to just 25 seconds. An eternity to someone who really needs a caffeine fix, but conveniently quick for everyone else. It also uses about 40% less energy than similarly sized coffee makers, and is available from Williams-Sonoma for $249.95.

System Rescue Cd 2.1.0

François Dupoux has released an updated version of SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based live CD containing a collection of utilities for disk management and data rescue tasks. What's new in version 2.1.0? "Updated standard kernels to 2.6.35.12 (long-term kernel: rescuecd + rescue64); alternative kernels re-based on linux-2.6.38.2 (most recent kernel); patched alternative kernels with loop-aes-3.6b (encrypt disks using AES); updated Testdisk to 6.11.3 (checks and undeletes partitions + PhotoRec); updated hdparm to 9.36 (utility to change hard drive parameters); updated the Xfce desktop environment to new major version 4.8; updated gDisk to 0.7.1 (the package has been renamed gptfdisk); 32-bit kernels (rescuecd + altker32) compiled for i586 instead of i686." Here is the complete changelog. Download (SHA256): systemrescuecd-x86-2.1.0.iso (295MB).


Download Mirrors http://www.sysresccd.org/Download

Linux Mint 2011 04 Xfce

Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 201104 "Xfce" edition, a Debian-based rolling-release distribution: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint Xfce. Linux Mint Xfce is rolling on top of a Debian 'Testing' package base and uses the same repositories as Linux Mint Debian edition. This offers the following advantages to Linux Mint Xfce: a huge performance boost; a continuous flow of updates which allows users to keep their system up to date without waiting for new releases; a more mainstream desktop and software selection; an easier maintenance for the team which makes it easier to release in both 32-bit and 64-bit with every Linux Mint Debian edition release." See the release announcement for full details. Download (SHA256): linuxmint-xfce-201104-dvd-32bit.iso (958MB, torrent), linuxmint-xfce-201104-dvd-64bit.iso (943MB, torrent).

Download Mirrors http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php