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Parabola GNU/Linux-libre
Parabola GNU/Linux-libre is an unofficial "libre" variant of Arch Linux. It aims to provide a fully free (as in freedom) distribution based on the packages of the Arch Linux project, with packages optimised for i686 and x86_64 processors. The goal is to give the users complete control over their systems with 100% "libre" software. Parabola GNU/Linux-libre is listed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) as a fully free software distribution. Besides a standard installation CD image, the project also provides a live/rescue DVD image with MATE as the default desktop environment.
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2008-10-19 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Plamo Linux 4.5 |
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Mitsuhoro Kojima has announced the release of Plamo Linux 4.5, a Japanese community distribution modelled on Slackware Linux and designed for more technical Linux users. This is the project's first stable release in 12 months. Some of the new features in version 4.5 include: Linux kernel 2.6.25.17 with glibc 2.7 and GCC 4.2.4; X.Org 7.3; GNOME 2.22, KDE 4.1.0 and Xfce 4.4.2 desktops; split of packages into package sets (base, minimum, x11, xfce, gnome, kde, ooo, etc.); increase in system requirements; introduction of the ext4 file system (marked as ext4dev due to its experimental nature, ext4 is not compatible with ext3 and it isn't possible to mount ext3 partitions from an ext4 file system); user and group IDs (UID/GID) fixes. See the release announcement and release notes (both links in Japanese) for further details. Download the installation DVD image (Japanese only): plamo-4.5_dvd.iso (2,954MB, MD5).
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Plamo Linux is a Japanese Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. The installer, and many text-based and graphical tools have been updated to include Japanese language support.
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2017-03-25 |
Distribution Release: Plamo Linux 6.2 |
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Plamo Linux, which was launched back in 1997 as a Japanese language extension for Slackware Linux, is one of the world's oldest surviving distributions of Linux. Its development continues two decades later with the release of version 6.2. Originally tagged at the Open Source Conference (OSC) Tokyo Spring last month, it was finally published yesterday in the form of installable ISO images for three architectures. The most important change in Plamo Linux 6.2 is the switch from mkisofs to GNU xorriso while building the DVD images; this means support for booting on UEFI-enabled systems as well as the ability to transfer the ISO file to USB devices with dd or cat. The distribution offers three desktop environments - KDE 4.14.3, MATE 1.12.1 and Xfce 4.12.0. Some of the most important software upgrades in this release include: ALSA 1.1.1, Firefox 51.0, LibreOffice 5.2.5, OpenSSH 7.4p1, PHP 7.1.1, Samba 4.4.2 and Thunderbird 45.7.0, among others. Here is the brief release announcement, with further information available in the changelog (both links in Japanese). The installation DVD images are available for arm, x86 and x86_64 architectures; download links: plamo-6.2_x86_64_dvd.iso (3,395MB, MD5, pkglist), plamo-6.2_x86_dvd.iso (3,374MB, MD5), plamo-6.2_arm_sd.img (768MB, MD5). |
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2015-10-24 |
Distribution Release: Plamo Linux 6.0 |
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Plamo Linux 6.0 has been released. Plamo Linux, one of the oldest Japanese distributions, is loosely modelled on Slackware Linux and is designed for more experienced Linux users. The version number upgrade reflects the distribution's move to the new Linux kernel 4.x series, but in all other respects it's a routine release made available for the occasion of this weekend's OpenStack Summit in Tokyo. Some of the more interesting package upgrades in Plamo's latest version include: a switch to Linux kernel 4.2.3; upgrade to MATE 1.10 desktop environment; updated Mozilla packages - Firefox 41.0.2 and Thunderbird 38.3.0; move to X.Org Server 1.17.2 and MESA 10.6.7; upgrade to LibreOffice 5.0.2 office suite. Plamo Linux 6.0 also includes a new "get_pkginfo" command which compares any locally installed packages with the official ones available on Plamo's FTP servers. The installation DVD, which is a hybrid DVD/USB image, comes with improved UEFI/GPT support. Read the complete release announcement (in Japanese) for further details. Download the installation DVD image from here: plamo-6.0_x86_64_dvd.iso (3,532MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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2009-10-02 |
Distribution Release: Plamo Linux 4.7 |
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Mitsuhoro Kojima has announced the release of Plamo Linux 4.7, a Slackware-inspired Japanese Linux distribution designed for intermediate and advanced users. This release comes with some major software updates, including Linux kernel 2.6.30.7, GCC 4.3.4, glibc 2.10.1, KDE 4.3.1, GNOME 2.26, Xfce 4.6.1, ptetex3 20090610 and OpenOffice.org 3.1.1. KDE especially has been through some substantial tweaking which should make it a much improved implementation of the popular desktop. The distribution comes on a full 3GB DVD image, but for those who prefer to download just what they need, there are also five CD images, with CD1 containing the based system and X.Org, CD2 includes Xfce, CD3 has KDE, TeTeX and kernel sources, CD4 includes GNOME and OpenOffice.org, while CD5 has all the contributed packages. Read the release announcement (in Japanese) for further information. Download the DVD image from here: plamo-4.7_dvd.iso (2,955MB, MD5).
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2006-04-12 |
Distribution Release: Plamo Linux 4.2 |
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A new version of Plamo Linux, a Slackware-based community distribution developed in Japan, was released last week. Version 4.2 is the first Plamo release that comes with the 2.6 kernel series (version 2.6.15.7) and includes the UNICON patch for Asian language support on the console. Other major changes include upgrade to glibc 2.3.6, switch to X.Org 6.8.2, addition of udev, and update to KDE 3.5.1 and GNOME 2.12.2. For more details please read the release announcement (in Japanese). Plamo Linux 4.2 comes on three CDs or one DVD; here is a quick link to the DVD image: plamo-4.2.dvd (1,754MB, MD5).
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2005-08-16 |
Distribution Release: Plamo Linux 4.03 |
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A new version of Plamo Linux, a Japanese distribution originally derived from Slackware Linux, has been released. The biggest change is the addition of GNOME 2.10.2, thus increasing the size of the distribution to three CDs (with KDE and GNOME on the second CD and 'contrib' packages on the third CD), the default kernel upgraded to 2.4.31 (an optional kernel 2.6.12.4 is also available), updates to XFree86 4.50, KDE 3.4.2, GCC 3.3.6, and usual bug fixes. See the release report and changelog (both links in Japanese) for further details. Download (MD5): plamo-4.03_01.iso (633MB), plamo-4.03_02.iso (413MB), plamo-4.03_03.iso (505MB).
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2005-04-08 |
Distribution Release: Plamo Linux 4.02 |
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Plamo Linux is a Japanese distribution based on Slackware Linux. New features in the recently released version 4.02 include the following: kernel 2.4.29 with unicon patch; glibc has been upgraded to 2.3.3 and KDE to 3.4.0; improvements in FS fonts, the default font in Plamo Linux; updated /etc/rc.d/rc startup scripts; easier X and user setup with xplamoconfig; the murasaki hot plug utility has been upgraded to version 0.8.10; reorganisation of the content of Plamo CD images; various bug fixes. See the release announcement (in Japanese) for more details. Download: plamo-4.0-050401_01.iso (629MB) and plamo-4.0-050401_02.iso (669MB).
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2004-09-10 |
Distribution Release: Plamo Linux 4.01 |
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Following the June release of Plamo Linux 4.0, the first update of the 4.0 code base has now been released for download. Version 4.01 provides mostly bug and security fixes, including a fix to xfplamoconfig, which is Plamo's X Window configuration program. The kernel has been upgraded to version 2.4.27, while KDE has been upgraded to version 3.2.3 + security patches. The distribution's home page has more details about the changes (in Japanese). Download: plamo-4.01_01.iso (565MB) and plamo-4.01_02.iso (657MB). Plamo Linux is a Japanese Linux distribution originally based on Slackware Linux.
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2004-06-26 |
Distribution Release: Plamo Linux 4.0 |
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Plamo Linux 4.0 has been released. All major components have been updated; this release comes with kernel 2.4.26, glibc 2.3.2, GCC 3.3.3, XFree86 4.4.0 and KDE 3.2.2. There is a new network management utility called "Planet" for setting up all aspects of networking (including wireless) in one place, while the hotplugging utility "murasaki" can now used for managing PCI cards, including network and sound cards. The GRUB bootloader has been improved and is able to set up a multiboot system automatically. Plamo Linux 4.0 comes on two CDs, with KDE and the entire contrib directory on the second CD. The release announcement and the changelog (both links in Japanese) have all the details. Download: plamo-4.0_01.iso (562MB) and plamo-4.0_02.iso (605MB). Plamo Linux is a Japanese community distribution loosely based on Slackware Linux.
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