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Wireshark 1.0.1 released

[ Software ]

Release Date: July 01, 2008 (189 reads )

Several security-related vulnerabilities have been fixed. This release includes an experimental package for Mac OS X Intel 10.5.

Release notes are available here. | Download is available here.

amavisd-new 2.6.1 released

[ Software ]

Release Date: June 30, 2008 (198 reads )

Default SQL clauses now join tables using both the partition_tag and the mail_id fields, meeting needs for MySQL database partitioning. A data type mismatch between SQL tables was fixed in README.sql-mysql. Bounce-killer's false positives are now avoided in multipart/mixed messages with an attached mail message. Privileges were dropped too early when chrooting, causing chroot to fail. Access to uninitialized data in amavis-milter was fixed. An new placeholder allows organizing a quarantine by week number. A do_ascii decoder was disabled in the default list. The use of my_require was reverted.

Release notes are available here. | Download is available here.

SystemRescueCd 1.0.4 released

[ Distribution ]

Release Date: June 30, 2008 (194 reads )

Updated the default kernel to Linux 2.6.25.7 with Reiser4fs; fixed problem with Samba due to bad case in the UTF8 character set; fixed the LVM package - LVM 1.x support was broken; fixed the LVM service - now it starts after mdadm so that LVM on raid works; updated NTFS-3G to 1.2531 (NTFS full read-write support); updated the Btrfs file system support to 0.15 (kernel module and utilities); ability to boot Linux from an LVM disk; added option 'root=auto' to boot the first Linux system found on the hard drive; added 'mhdd' boot floppy disk image (low-level hard-disk diagnostic tool).

Changelog is available here. | Download is available here.

Finnix 92.0 released

[ Distribution ]

Release Date: June 30, 2008 (200 reads )

Finnix 92.0 released. Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian 'testing'. Today marks the release of version 92.0 for the x86/AMD64, PowerPC, and UML/Xen platforms. Major new features: Finnix 92.0 contains the fix to the Debian OpenSSL predictable RNG vulnerability - a reminder that all versions of Finnix from 89.0 to 91.1 (inclusive) contained this vulnerability, so please keep this in mind when running OpenSSH servers on vulnerable versions; Linux 2.6.25; a new graphical boot menu - this boot menu will still perform 32-bit/64-bit auto-detection, and options such as 'toram' and 'testcd' can still be added to boot profiles by pressing [TAB] over a desired boot profile.

Release notes are available here. | Download is available here.

httping 1.2.7 released

[ Software ]

Release Date: June 29, 2008 (196 reads )

HTTP status codes are now correctly interpreted (if selected).

Changelog is available here. | Download is available here.

imapsync 1.255 released

[ Software ]

Release Date: June 29, 2008 (185 reads )

Some IMAP servers return a message size that is not equal to the real message size. Now imapsync accepts this silly behavior and leaves the message as is.

Changelog is available here. | Download is available here.

Network Security Toolkit 1.8.0 released

[ Distribution ]

Release Date: June 29, 2008 (213 reads )

We are pleased to announce the latest NST release: v1.8.0. This release is based on Fedora 8 using the Linux kernel 2.6.25.6. Here are some of the highlights of this release: transitioned from Fedora Core 5 to Fedora 8 as the underlying base of the NST; addition of wireless firmware packages to support several new wireless chipsets; most networking and security applications included have been updated to their latest version. The NST Web User Interface (WUI), has been greatly enhanced and cleaned up. Some note worthy enhancements include: Multi-Tap Network Packet Capture and Management; an enhanced Network Packet Capture Management and Status Interface; the use of AJAX and JSON to provide a more dynamic and interactive NST WUI; support for WPA-PSK wireless connections....

Release announcement is available here. | Download is available here.

Parsix GNU/Linux 1.5r0 released

[ Distribution ]

Release Date: June 29, 2008 (202 reads )

After a 2-week delay, we proudly announce the immediate availability of Parsix GNU/Linux 1.5r0, code name 'Viola'. Parsix Viola brings several new features and it includes a new kernel, updated software packages, updated documentation, improved installer system, and several fixes for reported defects. This version is synchronized with Parsix and Debian testing repositories as of June 25, 2008. Several bugs have been solved. Replaced GQView with gThumb, Camorama with Cheese, and re-added iptraf and nmap. Parsix Viola officially supports Compiz Fusion, VirtualBox-OSE, and GNU Flash Player. Highlights: GNOME 2.22.2, X.Org 7.3, Linux kernel 2.6.24.4, OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 and GNU Iceweasel 3.0 RC2.

Release notes are available here. | Download is available here.

Scientific Linux 5.2 released

[ Distribution ]

Release Date: June 28, 2008 (237 reads )

Scientific Linux 5.2 has been released in record time. XFS, the file system, is now officially in Scientific Linux 5.2. XFS is not available during the installation as an option for formatting partitions, but you can install it so that pre-formatted partitions will be recognized. KDEEDU has also been added in Scientific Linux 5.2. This was added mainly because KStars is part of this package, but the other educational programs are also helpful to schools. Alpine has officially replaced Pine in Scientific Linux 5.2. Scientific Linux release 5.2 is based on the rebuilding of RPMs out of SRPMs from Enterprise 5 Server and Client, including update 2. It also has all errata and bug fixes up until June 26, 2008.

Release announcement is available here. | Download is available here.

Claws Mail 3.5.0 released

[ Software ]

Release Date: June 27, 2008 (214 reads )

The options to "Use secure file deletion if possible" and to "Select the HTML part of multipart/alternative messages" were added. Support was added for the Avant Window Navigator (Awn). GUI improvements were added. Support for a Gmail exported CSV address book was added to the address book importer script. Several translations were updated. Changelog is available here. | Download is available here.

strongSwan 4.2.4 released

[ Software ]

Release Date: June 26, 2008 (194 reads )

Support was added for elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman groups and X.509 certificates with ECDSA keys via an optional OpenSSL plugin. MOBIKE now correctly migrates ESP sequence numbers when doing IPsec SA updates.

Changlog is available here. | Download is available here.

Nagios 3.0.3 released

[ Software ]

Release Date: June 26, 2008 (203 reads )

This release fixes a CGI segfault and problems in orphaned host check logic, retention data, notification debugging, host check termination, URL encoding, and escalations.

Changelog is available here. | Download is available here.

Arch Linux 2008.06 released

[ Distribution ]

Release Date: June 25, 2008 (199 reads )

Arch Linux 2008.06 'Overlord'. The Arch Linux 2008.06 ISO images are out. This release introduces many changes: 'base' category is always installed; use of UUIDs for persistent device naming; availability of USB disk images alongside traditional ISOs; true live Arch installation environment; inclusion of the beginner's guide from the Wiki; documentation updates; includes the current stable kernel, 2.6.25.6.

Release announcement is available here. | Download is available here.

CentOS 5.2 released

[ Distribution ]

Release Date: June 24, 2008 (201 reads )

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of CentOS 5.2 for the i386 and x86_64 architectures. CentOS 5.2 is based on the upstream release 5.2 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. And the option to further enable external repositories at install time is now available in the installer. Further arch support for PowerPC, IA64 and SPARC are planned and will be released soon.

Release notes are available here. | Download is available here.

Scribus 1.3.3.12 released

[ Software ]

Release Date: June 21, 2008 (203 reads )

Several fixes and improvements to text frames and the Story Editor. * Some additional scripts have been added to enhance functionality. * More translation and documentation updates. * Several fixes to protect against possible crashes. * Improvements to the Scripter to enable more features.

Changelog is available here. | Download is available here.

openSUSE 11.0 released

[ Distribution ]

Release Date: June 20, 2008 (195 reads )

The openSUSE Project is proud to announce the release of openSUSE 11.0 - everything you need to get started with Linux on the desktop and on the server. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, the openSUSE Project provides free, easy access to the world’s most usable Linux distribution, openSUSE. The 11.0 release of openSUSE includes more than 200 new features specific to openSUSE, a redesigned installer that makes openSUSE even easier to install, faster package management thanks to major updates in the ZYpp stack, and KDE 4, GNOME 2.22, Compiz Fusion, and much more.

Release announcement is available here. | Download is available here.

WebGUI 7.5.13 released

[ Software ]

Release Date: June 20, 2008 (184 reads )

This release includes a multitude of fixes to the Gallery, the Data Form, and the commerce system, including the Event Management System.

Changelog is available here. | Download is available here.

Wine 1.0 Released

[ Software ]

Release Date: June 20, 2008 (190 reads )

The Wine team is proud to announce that Wine 1.0 is now available. This is the first stable release of Wine after 15 years of development and beta testing.

Changelog is available here. | Download is available here.

Zenwalk Live 5.2 released

[ Distribution ]

Release Date: June 19, 2008 (192 reads )

Zenwalk Live 5.2, the latest Zenwalk in its live CD format is ready! Based on Zenwalk Current and a slightly modified version 6.2.3 of the Linux-Live scripts, Zenwalk Live is meant to be an almost perfect clone of Zenwalk standard, although it now uses a slightly modified kernel in order to unlock specific live CD features, such as the re-mastering of Zenwalk Live on a USB key with persistent changes. As always, Zenwalk live features several specific live CD GUI tools which you will find in Zenpanel. Essential recovery and system tools, such as LiloFix, GParted and TestDisk have not been forgotten. Zenwalk Live 5.2 includes all the latest improvements from Zenwalk 5.2 recent release.

Release announcment is available here. | Download is available here.

Pioneer Linux 3.2 Released

[ Distribution ]

Release Date: June 17, 2008 (259 reads )

Technology Alignment sponsored and community open source projects, today announced the availability of Pioneer Explorer and Basic 3.2, the latest version of its open source Linux operating system distributions. Pioneer operating systems continues to build upon its 7-year life cycle with the Release 3 series. Highlights of the KDE-based distribution include improvements and enhancements on the Programs Folder to allow difficult to find and install items such as codecs while the latest release of Pioneer Linux sports a 2.6.24 kernel, Firefox 3 beta 5 and OpenOffice.org version 2.4.0.

Release announcement is available here. | Download is available here.

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What I like best about Firefox 3

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OpenSource Headlines

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