The first release candidate of White Box Enterprise Linux is now available as FTP download


What is the goal for White Box Linux?

To provide an unencumbered RPM based Linux distribution that retains enough compatibility with Red Hat Linux to allow easy upgrades and to retain compatibility with their Errata srpms. Being based off of RHEL3 means that a machine should be able to avoid the upgrade treadmill until Oct 2008 since RHEL promises Errata availability for five years from date of initial release and RHEL3 shipped in Oct 2003. Or more briefly, to fill the gap between Fedora and RHEL. Download : a ... more

Mandrake Linux 9.2, which is based on Linux 2.4.22 (and ready for Linux 2.6.0) offers the most advanced Linux features currently available -- in terms of technology as well as the most up-to-date software. In addition to recently introduced technologies such as NTFS partition resizing, ACPI power-management, "Zeroconf" network support and expanded WiFi support, Mandrake 9.2 offers countless improvements, such as a refined "MandrakeGalaxy" theme, improved configuration tools and of course KDE 3.1.3, GNOME 2.4.0, OpenOffice 1.1 and Mozilla 1.4.



Mandrake Linux 9.2 features the following software:
- Kernel 2.4.22 (a Linux 2.6.0pre kernel is also provided in contribs ... more

Linux-Mandrake is a friendly Linux Operating System which specializes in ease-of-use for both the home/office and servers. It is freely available in many languages throughout the world. Linux Mandrake is a complete pre-configured graphical Linux operating system. It's easy to install, easy to use and stable. Inside Linux-Mandrake, the graphical interfaces KDE, Gnome, AfterStep, Window Maker, IceWM etc. are fully integrated inside a very modern distribution, fully compatible with Red Hat applications (RPM packages). You don't have to spend hours to get all those graphical interfaces to work: once Linux-Mandrake is installed, everything works. ... more

A Free and Open Source Live Linux CD. Knoppix is a GNU/Linux distribution that boots runs completely from cd. It includes recent linux software and desktop environments, with programs such as OpenOffice.org, Abiword, The Gimp, Konqueror, Mozilla, and hundreds more quality open source programs.
Whats new :
- added AX25 protocol support on request
- Boot option tohd=hda1 changed to tohd=/dev/hda1 for consistence
- New and improved inofficial installer "knoppix-installer" from Fabian Franz
- Service menu for Samba export - re-added xchat - ddcxinfo-knoppix now uses extended monitor modelines from Kano by default - fixed knoppix-terminalserver (Ker ... more

GNOME project has built a complete free and easy-to-use desktop environment for the user, as well as a powerful application framework for the software developer. GNOME is included in pretty much every BSD and GNU/Linux distribution and works on many other Unix systems.
It is a greatly improved user environment for existing GNOME applications. Enhancements
include anti-aliased text and first class internationalisation support, new accessibility
features for disabled users, and many improvements throughout GNOME's highly regarded
user interface.
Download GNOME 2.4.0 ... more

The second release-candidate of Mandrake Linux 9.2 is available for download and tests.Download : Release informations and places to download are available here ... more

Kernel 2.4.22 with xfs and HIGHMEM (4GB) support; cloop 1.02 (block layer rewrite); katomic reinstalled (got lost somehow in the past release); unofficial new development boot options for testing: toram, tohd=hda1 (copy CD to ram/HD and run from there); wipe (though it's useless. ;-); pon gprs option for GPRS internet access.Download : Knoppix 3.3 (Pre-release)


View : Change Log

News source : Linux Compatible ... more

MandrakeSoft S.A. has released the first beta of Mandrake Linux 9.2


This newest version of Mandrake Linux delivers an unparalleled level of technology for desktop users in addition to extensive and unique server features.

This release includes GNOME 2.3.3.1, Evolution 1.4, KOffice 1.3 Beta, Mozilla 1.4 and much more. Download : CD 1 | CD 2 | CD 3 ... more

KNOPPIX is a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a Linux demo, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it.

What's new:


- New "noaudio" boot option, prevents sound from being probed - SCSI controllers are now probed in knoppix-autoconfig, if no "noscsi" option is present. - OpenOffic ... more

Linux-Mandrake is a friendly Linux Operating System which specializes in ease-of-use for both the home/office and servers. It is freely available in many languages throughout the world. Linux Mandrake is a complete pre-configured graphical Linux operating system. It's easy to install, easy to use and stable. Inside Linux-Mandrake, the graphical interfaces KDE, Gnome, AfterStep, Window Maker, IceWM etc. are fully integrated inside a very modern distribution, fully compatible with Red Hat applications (RPM packages). You don't have to spend hours to get all those graphical interfaces to work: once Linux-Mandrake is installed, everything works. Download : ... more