Frugalware Linux News Latest news of Frugalware Linux. http://frugalware.org/ Frugalware 0.9rc2 (Solaria) released http://www.frugalware.org/news/109 http://www.frugalware.org/news/109#top The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 0.9rc2, the second release candidate of the upcoming 0.9 stable release. A short and incomplete list of changes since 0.9rc1: Improvements: The default vi editor is now elvis instead of nvi (as elvis has less dependencies). Added crosscompile support to distcc. More than 350 small changes. Package updates: Linux kernel 2.6.26 + fixes GNOME 2.22.3 Git 1.6.0 More than 100 other package updates New packages: Official synaptics touchpad driver from XOrg. Utilities for the HFS+ filesystem. 8 new drupal modules More than 20 other new packages Please refer to the Frugalware Testing ChangeLog for more information. We now have a feature schedule for new functionalities we plan to implement before we release Solaria as stable. Download for i686: NOTE: Click here to read more about what media you need for the installation. livecd, netinstall, usb, tftp, cd1, cd2, cd3, cd4, cd5, cd6, cd7, cd8, cd9, cd10, cd11, cd12, cd13, cd14, cd15, cd16, cd17, dvd1, dvd2 and dvd3 SHA1SUMS: 0de9e3f7b9c7abd27cd5c5b83c3e7378e8c5e78a frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd1.iso be3871f823f099a3ccecc3e68f34ff02da42f68d frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd2.iso b8c4aa144de50a26e8471310c598df80e5f2e002 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd3.iso b2b623b1a25fc7f378417c3dfcdfb7e71cbb135a frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd4.iso c77dea3ec600b85dd4b315e5a919e3d1fde4e2da frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd5.iso f65188c784549aebc0c8490325900e1a0c6e0cc8 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd6.iso 5c8754434653e71e6cec893466b50929700acc74 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd7.iso 13f549341cd22c9958efcb63db3a5ca9e2eb04b6 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd8.iso d42c3b8e5d1c6c84abc6e221b6b55d7443ab14f7 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd9.iso ad6e5e71fa582cfbb7c13b73e4c4a55c2c433573 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd10.iso 7ed62b8043beb2b5bb0df56739d4f7687e7f83ce frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd11.iso 90667d3dabd56178534108ecd6e036922d20fc90 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd12.iso 60ab754fc836635ab06d4ab03dab3f60664dee5e frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd13.iso 6a8da0df8aeccebbcc1e827950d360e5b8bd0f1a frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd14.iso 2b2eb9cd34a061fe55a93cbbb7519a6bdde843fa frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd15.iso b15d985135122846ee211e6b9040c64a060926c0 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd16.iso 177cbdd90e314a7a26137a33a8b9f00ca368c0d9 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-cd17.iso 93eef9d84908572a4507a12d9f51be22c7f98d48 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-dvd1.iso e603d0ccee9a5c8d0c340d4f8e4c49b19115f5b5 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-dvd2.iso b023faab7154bd80e4718fa4ecf9c946a9414ad0 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-dvd3.iso 41ab1d0c15e5c384f87714d22595f23f38557212 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-net.iso 793ff6eb289e3d0f3d36528a2fa86a2186a6511a fwlive-0.9rc2-i686-full.iso 32685878efc5f02b0686a62593f1002fbc88e327 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-tftp.img 827c97e61a93441ab3c6adce4ffc330736b27987 frugalware-0.9rc2-i686-usb.img announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 0.9rc2, the second release candidate of the upcoming 0.9 stable release.
A short and incomplete list of changes since 0.9rc1:
  • Improvements:
    • The default vi editor is now elvis instead of nvi (as elvis has less dependencies).
    • Added crosscompile support to distcc.
    • More than 350 small changes.
  • Package updates:
    • Linux kernel 2.6.26 + fixes
    • GNOME 2.22.3
    • Git 1.6.0
    • More than 100 other package updates
  • New packages:
    • Official synaptics touchpad driver from XOrg.
    • Utilities for the HFS+ filesystem.
    • 8 new drupal modules
    • More than 20 other new packages
Please refer to the Frugalware Testing ChangeLog for more information.
We now have a feature schedule for new functionalities we plan to implement before we release Solaria as stable.
Download for i686:
NOTE: Click here to read more about what media you need for the installation.
livecd, netinstall, usb, tftp, cd1, cd2, cd3, cd4, cd5, cd6, cd7, cd8, cd9, cd10, cd11, cd12, cd13, cd14, cd15, cd16, cd17, dvd1, dvd2 and dvd3
SHA1SUMS: 
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]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:02:24 +0200 Frugalware Newsletter Issue 30 http://www.frugalware.org/news/108 http://www.frugalware.org/news/108#top The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's happened recently in the world of Frugalware. Features of this issue include: Frugalware 0.9 (Solaria) Release Candidate 1 is released Wallpaper competition is now closed Tips & tricks - "Where the heck is that file?" Focus On Package(s) - LinkChecker NEW - Getting To Know You You can read it here. We hope you like it! Features of this issue include:
  • Frugalware 0.9 (Solaria) Release Candidate 1 is released
  • Wallpaper competition is now closed
  • Tips & tricks - "Where the heck is that file?"
  • Focus On Package(s) - LinkChecker
  • NEW - Getting To Know You
You can read it here. We hope you like it!]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:04:34 +0200 Frugalware 0.9rc1 (Solaria) released http://www.frugalware.org/news/107 http://www.frugalware.org/news/107#top The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 0.9rc1, the first release candidate of the upcoming 0.9 stable release. A short and incomplete list of changes since 0.9pre2: Improvements: Removed empty documentation files (README, NEWS, etc.) from /usr/share/doc. Fixed installation in virtualbox. Replaced firefox-adblock with firefox-adblock_plus. The ROX environment is now available on x86_64 as well. More than 800 small changes. Package updates: GNU C Library 2.8 Firefox 3.0.1 OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 More than 400 other package updates New packages: dblatex (Produces DVI, PostScript, PDF documents from DocBook sources.) wxruby (wxWidgets bindings for ruby.) 10 new games More than 70 other new packages Please refer to the Frugalware Testing ChangeLog for more information. We now have a feature schedule for new functionalities we plan to implement before we release Solaria as stable. Download for i686: NOTE: Click here to read more about what media you need for the installation. livecd, netinstall, usb, tftp, cd1, cd2, cd3, cd4, cd5, cd6, cd7, cd8, cd9, cd10, cd11, cd12, cd13, cd14, cd15, dvd1, dvd2 and dvd3 SHA1SUMS: 99e6c6a9b153d4c562e2e5400886aad188adf4f6 frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd10.iso 62a2d0fbc72d3432b0f82de9d1f0ea341567ea3c frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd11.iso 1825dd310c9eac0c603ed126e963394a0a64fbea frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd12.iso 8232976f15a9edf52299b860da10115a81046c6c frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd13.iso f1472cab062d9eedacfdff5ce7071e1ee16f1b9b frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd14.iso 93be33d90aea544fb03babe171d774f232d9d173 frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd15.iso c00e7c332acc84418987061e0d91b17408ceb79f frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd1.iso 55e5dca177d48efdd2cce664818e2d16cb19794c frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd2.iso 92593356cb06c93774c9443e1b2d42c2e55d1bba frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd3.iso 12a01cf164e711265549f1df880d2e2b8f3236e9 frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd4.iso 40ee94c18871f28f0e497332fca23d4135d4652b frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd5.iso c9003abf13333726892c0fe7022ad13e854f901e frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd6.iso 75f32cc1ad032f893220623f900af34fb82b6adf frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd7.iso 6957230d27405e05ebae89dbf9d31f00878424f7 frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd8.iso fb89173651d7b3b71b309f0a3224dab30b645f74 frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-cd9.iso 305f140c90c0a8848dd77e0b064ed8d2195cc5d4 frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-dvd1.iso 3e6dd3de80bade44dfa4eeb8afc35f4fe380b729 frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-dvd2.iso f6c86d04e763fe80c9169d8d48fe1ac7e8781f08 frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-dvd3.iso 7f02051f71bcea93c7f06bec429efa3ae827dda6 frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-net.iso 9b308d2b5e6b5214a07c8927febd339c6e0292de fwlive-0.9rc1-i686-full.iso 70257b0d1f3329f493ce42aa19fa7cba26f7485b frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-tftp.img a79a0377d35d80fe82a74f73d134103b6a0ed39c frugalware-0.9rc1-i686-usb.img announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 0.9rc1, the first release candidate of the upcoming 0.9 stable release.
A short and incomplete list of changes since 0.9pre2:
  • Improvements:
    • Removed empty documentation files (README, NEWS, etc.) from /usr/share/doc.
    • Fixed installation in virtualbox.
    • Replaced firefox-adblock with firefox-adblock_plus.
    • The ROX environment is now available on x86_64 as well.
    • More than 800 small changes.
  • Package updates:
    • GNU C Library 2.8
    • Firefox 3.0.1
    • OpenOffice.org 2.4.1
    • More than 400 other package updates
  • New packages:
    • dblatex (Produces DVI, PostScript, PDF documents from DocBook sources.)
    • wxruby (wxWidgets bindings for ruby.)
    • 10 new games
    • More than 70 other new packages
Please refer to the Frugalware Testing ChangeLog for more information.
We now have a feature schedule for new functionalities we plan to implement before we release Solaria as stable.
Download for i686:
NOTE: Click here to read more about what media you need for the installation.
livecd, netinstall, usb, tftp, cd1, cd2, cd3, cd4, cd5, cd6, cd7, cd8, cd9, cd10, cd11, cd12, cd13, cd14, cd15, dvd1, dvd2 and dvd3
SHA1SUMS: 
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]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:14:50 +0200 Frugalware Newsletter Issue 29 http://www.frugalware.org/news/106 http://www.frugalware.org/news/106#top The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's happened recently in the world of Frugalware. Features of this issue include: Frugalware wallpaper announcement Elentir has begun work on a GUI installer New donation Tips and tricks - Envy Code R monospace font Focus On Package(s) - rxvt-unicode (again) :) You can read it here. We hope you like it! Features of this issue include:
  • Frugalware wallpaper announcement
  • Elentir has begun work on a GUI installer
  • New donation
  • Tips and tricks - Envy Code R monospace font
  • Focus On Package(s) - rxvt-unicode (again) :)
You can read it here. We hope you like it!]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:28:06 +0200 Frugalware wallpaper competition http://www.frugalware.org/news/105 http://www.frugalware.org/news/105#top For the first time in Frugalware's history, we're running a wallpaper competition. The aim of this competition is to get an original wallpaper for Frugalware's 0.9 - "Solaria" - release. The winning entry will be set as the default wallpaper. It will also be the basis for various derivative works - e.g. KDE/GDM/SLiM themes, splash screens. The successful entrant may be offered the opportunity to produce derivative works from their winning wallpaper. If they decline this offer, a Frugalware developer will produce these works based on the source files provided by the entrant (refer below for this condition). Judgement criteria For the duration of the judging period, each Frugalware developer can cast a maximum of 1 vote for each entry. The entry with the most votes at the end of the judging period will be declared the winning entry. If any entries have the same number of votes for them, vmiklos will choose the winning entry from these entries; While the wallpaper's content is open to the imagination of the entrant, it must not (a) be offensive to the general public, (b) have negative connotations - e.g. attempt to denegrate another Linux distribution, company, person etc; The winning entry will be announced on the Frugalware forums, also via a news entry on the Frugalware web site. All entries will be considered for inclusion in the official Frugalware library; The winning entrant will be notified via email; The competition is open to everyone, including Frugalware developers. Submission requirements All entries must comply with the "Frugalware artwork requirements" - refer to the artwork rules; Each entrant can submit a maximum of three (3) entries; Each entry must be entirely original artwork by the entrant; Any entry which is found to be in conflict with these submission requirements or the Frugalware artwork rules will be declared invalid and excluded from the competition. Timetable and deadline Entries may be submitted to the Frugalware developers mailing list - frugalware-devel@frugalware.org - from 27 July 2008 to 9 August 2008. Judging will occur after submissions close, with a winning entry being selected by 16 August 2008. The successful entrant may be offered the opportunity to produce derivative works from their winning wallpaper. If they decline this offer, a Frugalware developer will produce these works based on the source files provided by the entrant (refer below for this condition).
Judgement criteria
  • For the duration of the judging period, each Frugalware developer can cast a maximum of 1 vote for each entry. The entry with the most votes at the end of the judging period will be declared the winning entry. If any entries have the same number of votes for them, vmiklos will choose the winning entry from these entries;
  • While the wallpaper's content is open to the imagination of the entrant, it must not (a) be offensive to the general public, (b) have negative connotations - e.g. attempt to denegrate another Linux distribution, company, person etc;
  • The winning entry will be announced on the Frugalware forums, also via a news entry on the Frugalware web site. All entries will be considered for inclusion in the official Frugalware library;
  • The winning entrant will be notified via email;
  • The competition is open to everyone, including Frugalware developers.
Submission requirements
  • All entries must comply with the "Frugalware artwork requirements" - refer to the artwork rules;
  • Each entrant can submit a maximum of three (3) entries;
  • Each entry must be entirely original artwork by the entrant;
  • Any entry which is found to be in conflict with these submission requirements or the Frugalware artwork rules will be declared invalid and excluded from the competition.
Timetable and deadline
  • Entries may be submitted to the Frugalware developers mailing list - frugalware-devel@frugalware.org - from 27 July 2008 to 9 August 2008.
  • Judging will occur after submissions close, with a winning entry being selected by 16 August 2008.
]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:28:52 +0200 Frugalware Newsletter Issue 28 http://www.frugalware.org/news/104 http://www.frugalware.org/news/104#top The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's happened recently in the world of Frugalware. Features of this issue include: Frugalware 0.9 pre2 released Wine is 1(.0) Happy birthday! :) Tips and tricks - Which packages are installed? You can read it here. We hope you like it! Features of this issue include:
  • Frugalware 0.9 pre2 released
  • Wine is 1(.0) Happy birthday! :)
  • Tips and tricks - Which packages are installed?
You can read it here. We hope you like it!]]> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:39:08 +0200 Frugalware 0.9pre2 (Solaria) released http://www.frugalware.org/news/103 http://www.frugalware.org/news/103#top The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 0.9pre2, the second technical preview of the upcoming 0.9 stable release. A short and incomplete list of changes since 0.9pre1: Improvements: FUN-0.3.0, which now supports News Notification. (Newsletters, releases, etc.) Many less popular packages are no longer installed by default, reducing the required size of the default installation. Replaced the ipw wireless driver with the newer iwl ones. Reworked the ROX environment, binary packages are available again. More than 2700 small changes. Package updates: GCC 4.3.1 Firefox 3.0 OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 More than 760 other package updates New packages: icecc - set of configuration tools for IceWM libotr and irssi-otr 10+ new fortune modules 20+ new games More than 200 other new packages Please refer to the Frugalware Testing ChangeLog for more information. We now have a feature schedule for new functionalities we plan to implement before we release Solaria as stable. Download for i686: NOTE: Click here to read more about what media you need for the installation. livecd, netinstall, usb, tftp, cd1, cd2, cd3, cd4, cd5, cd6, cd7, cd8, cd9, cd10, cd11, cd12, cd13, cd14, cd15, dvd1, dvd2 and dvd3 SHA1SUMS: 2c4f25d75e0ef47ee7a98a1b726196421bd0c070 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd10.iso 555425d2146770f8da8e030a831fac9c8db97741 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd11.iso f585152ac3ec3fd3b86884f346cc1fdf7669cadd frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd12.iso 6386b0a4e5348fb64f343d2a62ca2efc6beacdb0 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd13.iso 938d9d99781d772b3a8498f1b1fa79455fb874c5 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd14.iso 5870c93c147d62decc603d60bb2984d5af82de27 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd15.iso 22ca5dc203103ed041a731ce48422f18f2150ebe frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd1.iso bc8f65d3cb11a437b94217191ec3fc06f2beecc7 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd2.iso be20eb8c850e63cc31035fe355ea9609ef33ad5f frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd3.iso 0873ef9cbc8e9d9ebebdf40e124c62fa3e05f72a frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd4.iso b09f406648c2c06f56d7c198060ef75d5107640f frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd5.iso 4eeea3fd0041be167029c9a5c144c71498f85053 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd6.iso 7d001a7f1c0022380c7ccbbd38f6431abb0ed5af frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd7.iso 5ef6d19891522a5e36a8c4461cfffacde1fdabfb frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd8.iso 17308c7cf6539d16b60d3eda4855df709c7c1bed frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-cd9.iso 441e4f4fcbe85396ed3ffa73c60d626f4a7f1e34 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-dvd1.iso 3b3bf0cfd775cc6e4e7fff1963ddbc2a42ff839e frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-dvd2.iso b17784c8d9e64265f0d27a9b30c14ce0665c538f frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-dvd3.iso 544c3c68de5f0ca1ea591782c03f7cb0b8579cd1 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-net.iso f02ff5391ab4b549ed8c17752c7cb94b15c2f458 fwlive-0.9pre2-i686-full.iso 1bf5c092ca1fb612f6090bea87df6f87850cbf62 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-tftp.img e8cd5527083653155a8fcf16e2ac58f16b1d3495 frugalware-0.9pre2-i686-usb.img announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 0.9pre2, the second technical preview of the upcoming 0.9 stable release.
A short and incomplete list of changes since 0.9pre1:
  • Improvements:
    • FUN-0.3.0, which now supports News Notification. (Newsletters, releases, etc.)
    • Many less popular packages are no longer installed by default, reducing the required size of the default installation.
    • Replaced the ipw wireless driver with the newer iwl ones.
    • Reworked the ROX environment, binary packages are available again.
    • More than 2700 small changes.
  • Package updates:
    • GCC 4.3.1
    • Firefox 3.0
    • OpenOffice.org 2.4.1
    • More than 760 other package updates
  • New packages:
    • icecc - set of configuration tools for IceWM
    • libotr and irssi-otr
    • 10+ new fortune modules
    • 20+ new games
    • More than 200 other new packages
Please refer to the Frugalware Testing ChangeLog for more information.
We now have a feature schedule for new functionalities we plan to implement before we release Solaria as stable.
Download for i686:
NOTE: Click here to read more about what media you need for the installation.
livecd, netinstall, usb, tftp, cd1, cd2, cd3, cd4, cd5, cd6, cd7, cd8, cd9, cd10, cd11, cd12, cd13, cd14, cd15, dvd1, dvd2 and dvd3
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]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:37:53 +0200 Frugalware Newsletter Issue 27 http://www.frugalware.org/news/102 http://www.frugalware.org/news/102#top The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's happened recently in the world of Frugalware. Features of this issue include: Frugalware's developers are people too! - phayz Skype plugin for Bitlbee has been upgraded to verson 0.6.0 ryuo's looking after older PCs Feature - Help! Frugalware needs YOU! Focus On Package(s) - Mrxvt You can read it here. We hope you like it! Features of this issue include:
  • Frugalware's developers are people too! - phayz
  • Skype plugin for Bitlbee has been upgraded to verson 0.6.0
  • ryuo's looking after older PCs
  • Feature - Help! Frugalware needs YOU!
  • Focus On Package(s) - Mrxvt
You can read it here. We hope you like it!]]> Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:56:52 +0200 Frugalware Newsletter Issue 26 http://www.frugalware.org/news/101 http://www.frugalware.org/news/101#top The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's happened recently in the world of Frugalware. Features of this issue include: Frugalware's developers are people too! - Devil505 Tips and tricks - Get a better looking "man" Priyank is back! You can read it here. We hope you like it! Features of this issue include:
  • Frugalware's developers are people too! - Devil505
  • Tips and tricks - Get a better looking "man"
  • Priyank is back!
You can read it here. We hope you like it!]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:51:35 +0200 Frugalware Newsletter Issue 25 http://www.frugalware.org/news/100 http://www.frugalware.org/news/100#top The newsletter's aim is to keep you up to date with what's happened recently in the world of Frugalware. Features of this issue include: Frugalware's developer are people too! - IroniQ Tips and tricks - man - odd symbols appearing ryuo is now a developer! Users fight it out in IRC You can read it here. We hope you like it! Features of this issue include:
  • Frugalware's developer are people too! - IroniQ
  • Tips and tricks - man - odd symbols appearing
  • ryuo is now a developer!
  • Users fight it out in IRC
You can read it here. We hope you like it!]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:46:39 +0200