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gOS was an easy-to-use, Ubuntu-based distribution designed for less technical computer users. Its main features are the use of Enlightenment as the default desktop and tight integration of various Google products and services into the product.
Status: Discontinued
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2014-07-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UHU-Linux 3 |
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UHU-Linux 3, an independently developed Hungarian Linux distribution designed for the domestic market and featuring the GNOME 3.12 desktop with GNOME Shell, has been released. It comes nearly four years after the project's last stable release, version 2.2. The distribution's home page (in Hungarian) announced the new release yesterday, providing some basic information about UHU-Linux 3. What's new? The SysVInit init system has been replaced by systemd; includes the latest NetworkManager 0.9.10 for network management; includes the latest versions of Firefox (with Flash and Java plugins) and Thunderbird (Chromium is available in repositories); the release comes as a live DVD image with an option to transfer it to a USB storage device. The main components: Linux kernel 3.15.5, GCC 4.8.3, glibc 2.19, GNOME 3.12 (KDE 4.13 and Xfce 4.10 are available in repositories), LibreOffice 4.3, GStreamer 1.2.4. Download the live DVD image from here: uhu-linux-3.iso (1,732MB, MD5, torrent, pkglist). |
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2010-09-08 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UHU-Linux 2.2 |
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UHU-Linux is an independently developed distribution intended primarily for the Hungarian speaking market. Version 2.2, the project's first stable release in 2.5 years, was announced yesterday. Some of the more interesting changes and features in this release include: the DVD image is now a live environment with option to install it to a hard disk, including any changes made during the use of the live DVD; NetworkManager 0.8 with easy set up of mobile networking and Bluetooth connections; the latest versions of Thunderbird and Firefox with Java and Flash support, as well as the increasingly popular Google Chromium browser; support for installation from USB storage devices; major components - Linux kernel 2.6.33.3, GCC 4.4.2, glibc 2.11.2, GNOME 2.28, KDE 4.4.5, Xfce 4.6.2, OpenOffice.org 3.2.1. For full details please read the release announcement on the distribution's home page (in Hungarian). Download the hybrid i386/x86_64 DVD image from here: uhu-linux-2.2-dvd.iso (1,530MB, MD5).
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2010-05-27 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU-Linux 2.2 Test 2 |
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The second test release of UHU-Linux 2.2, a general-purpose Linux distribution designed for Hungarian speakers, is out and ready for testing. Changes since test 1 include: informative text in Live and Normal installation modes; in Live mode /boot partition's file system can be ext2 or ext3; in Live mode installation icon on desktop is removed after installation completes; if there are other partitions on hard disk the disk will not be displayed unless user chooses otherwise; new user name will also appear in Live mode; installation failure fixes in Normal mode; DVD image now uses GRUB instead of isolinux so, in theory, it should be possible to boot it from USB-connected devices; DVD image can be written to USB devices with dd; corrections to boot problems on some CD/DVD drives, various minor package updates. Please visit the project's home page (in Hungarian) to read the full release announcement. Download the installable live DVD image from here: uhu-linux-2.2-test2-dvd.iso (1,474MB, MD5).
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2010-05-06 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU-Linux 2.2 Test 1 |
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The first test release of UHU-Linux 2.2, a general-purpose distribution designed for the Hungarian market, has been released. Over 8,000 changes have been committed do the distribution since the release of version 2.1 in February 2008. Among them, perhaps the biggest one is the introduction of a live system with a graphical hard disk installer that can be run in the background while the user continues to work in the live system. Any changes made to the live system will be transferred to the hard disk at the end of the installation. The new release is built on top of a Linux kernel 2.6.33.2 and includes many of the latest open-source packages, such as GNOME 2.28, KDE SC 4.4 (not on the live DVD), OpenOffice.org 3.2 and Firefox 3.6. Please visit the distribution's home page (in Hungarian) to read the full release announcement and to learn about the project's bug-reporting options. Download the live DVD image from here: uhu-linux-2.2-test1-dvd.iso (1,466MB, MD5).
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2008-02-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UHU-Linux 2.1 |
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UHU-Linux is an independently-developed Hungarian distribution, designed primarily for Hungarian speakers. A new release, version 2.1 and code name "Bumm", was announced earlier today. The fifth stable UHU-Linux release includes a number of new features; worth mentioning among them is the inclusion of Totem and Exaile as the default video and music players, updated system installer, read and write support for NTFS partitions, new external media automount features, and the latest versions of Pidgin, Skype and Firefox with Java and Flash plugins. UHU-Linux 2.1 is built on top of Linux kernel 2.6.23.9, uses glibc 2.6.1 and is compiled with GCC 4.2.2. The default desktop is GNOME 2.20, with KDE 3.5.8 and Xfce 4.4.2 also available. Hungarian and English are the only two supported languages. For more information please see the release announcement and technical details pages (both links in Hungarian). The CD and DVD images are available for download via BitTorrent: uhu-linux-2.1-cd.iso (697MB), uhu-linux-2.1-dvd.iso (3,947MB).
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2006-09-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UHU-Linux 2.0 |
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The UHU-Linux project has announced the immediate availability of UHU-Linux 2.0, an independently developed Hungarian distribution for home and office use. According to the release announcement (in Hungarian), the project's fourth stable release listens to the code name "Igen", and comes either as a single-CD desktop distribution with GNOME, or a DVD containing the complete tree of UHU-Linux packages and their source codes. The main new feature of this release is transition to the UTF-8 character encoding, supporting central European languages. Other notable new features include improved network handling, automatic mounting of external storage devices, and new keytable selection procedure. UHU-Linux 2.0 also provides many up-to-date software packages, such as Linux kernel 2.6.17, X.Org 7.1, GNOME 2.14 and KDE 3.5.3. Download the CD image from here: uhu-linux-2.0-cd.iso (699MB, MD5), also available via BitTorrent. Unlike the distribution's previous versions, UHU-Linux 2.0 also supports the English language.
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2006-07-11 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU-Linux 2.0 Test 2 |
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UHU-Linux project has released a second development build of the upcoming major new release of the Hungarian distribution. Some of the more important changes since Test 1 include the following: GNOME NetworkManager has replaced the in-house networking module; storage device auto-mounting is now handled by Hal and Fuse; documentation has been extended by several new chapters dealing with new features in UHU-Linux 2.0, UTF-8 encoding and keyboard shortcut setup; BMPx has replaced XMMS as the default audio player; various bug fixes. Find more details and a list of known issues in the release announcement (in Hungarian). Download from here: uhu-linux-2.0-test2-cd.iso (698MB, MD5).
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2006-05-28 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU-Linux 2.0 Test 1 |
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The developers of Hungary's UHU-Linux have announced the availability of the first test release of UHU-Linux 2.0. According to the release announcement (in Hungarian), the new version features a number of important conceptual changes to the distribution; these include availability of a complete UHU-Linux DVD, multilingual features (besides Hungarian, the new installer also supports English), switch to UTF-8 as the default character encoding, unified keyboard shortcuts for all desktops, and new automount features. Among the known bugs, there are issues with writing CDs and DVDs in this release. Those interested in helping with bug reports can download the CD and DVD images from here: uhu-linux-2.0-test1-cd.iso (699MB, MD5) or uhu-linux-2.0-test1-dvd.iso (3,260MB, MD5).
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2005-03-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UHU-Linux 1.2 |
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UHU-Linux 1.2, Office edition, has been released. UHU-Linux is a complete and supported operating system with a collection of applications. It includes a graphical environment with intuitive Hungarian menus, which make the system easy to understand and learn. The application set is carefully selected to meet the requirements of most home and office users. Compared to other Linux distributions, the value of UHU-Linux is in its support of the Hungarian language, as well as in accommodating application preferences of most Hungarian users, based on their feedback. More information is available on the distribution's product page (in Hungarian). Download: uhu-linux-1.2-cd1.iso (700MB), uhu-linux-1.2-cd2.iso (696MB). Also available via BitTorrent. A boxed edition of the product with support can be purchased from the distribution's online store for 5,475 HUF (US$30).
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2005-01-28 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU-Linux 1.2 RC3 |
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The third release candidate of the upcoming UHU-Linux 1.2, code name "Mascarpone", has been released for download and testing. Changes since RC2: uhu-automount now mounts all partitions under the /media folder; gnome-volume-manager is invoked when GNOME starts, this behaviour can be modified or turned off in the GNOME control panel; small bug fixes in KDE with respect to the automount feature; two new volume-related files have been added to help preserve volume settings; several new XFce plugins.... Read the full release announcement (in Hungarian) for further details. Download: uhu-linux-1.2-rc3-cd1.iso (699MB), uhu-linux-1.2-rc3-cd2.iso (696MB).
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2005-01-19 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU-Linux 1.2 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of Hungary's UHU-Linux (code name "Rost") is now available for download and testing. Changes since RC1: small bug fixes in the installer; the availability of the Firewire module if needed; automatic detection of ISA cards; fixes in handling the i810 graphics cards; better handling of USB scanners and digital cameras; several package upgrades and many other fixes. For details, please see the release announcement (in Hungarian) which includes a complete changelog and download locations. Download: uhu-linux-1.2-rc2-cd1.iso (699MB) and uhu-linux-1.2-rc2-cd2.iso (696MB).
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2004-12-14 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU-Linux 1.2 RC1 |
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The first release candidate of UHU Linux 1.2 has been released. This version represents corrections of bugs reported since the release of a previous beta; especially in hardware detection modules, udevinit, and halt, reboot and poweroff commands. Several applications that previously had problems dealing with the UTF-8 encoding were fixed; these include mc, slang, less, links, gtk+ (version 1), figlet, mysqlcc, mhonarc, and sympa. It is now possible to upgrade previous UHU-Linux installations (versions 1.0 and 1.1) to 1.2-rc1. For more details about the release please see the official release announcement (in Hungarian). Download: uhu-linux-1.2-rc1-cd1.iso (697MB) and uhu-linux-1.2-rc1-cd2.iso (698MB).
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2004-11-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UHU-Linux Live 2.2 |
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A new version of UHU-Linux Live has been released. Version 2.2 and code name "Eszter", this live CD is a bug-fix release of an earlier version, incorporating many user suggestions. Among the most important changes are application updates to their latest stable versions, inclusion of the WindowMaker window manager, new theme, fonts and colours, and several newly added boot parameters. For further details and download locations please refer to the release announcement (in Hungarian). Get the new UHU-Linux Live from here: uhu-linux_live_2.2.iso (691MB).
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2004-11-05 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU-Linux 1.2 Beta 2 |
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The second beta of a new version of Hungary's UHU-Linux is now ready for download and testing. Changes since the previous beta release include the following: many bug fixes and package updates; kernel and automount fixes; inclusion of Sun Java 5.0 in place of Blackdown Java; Java applets and Flash animation now work again in Opera and Konqueror; fixed a bug in X.Org which prevented some users from logging in while using the KDM dialog or the startx command; further optimisation of the X.Org configuration.... Read the complete release notes (in Hungarian) for further details. Download: uhu-linux-1.2-beta2-cd1.iso (686MB) and uhu-linux-1.2-beta2-cd2.iso (689MB).
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2004-09-14 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU-Linux 1.2 Beta 0 |
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The developers of Hungary's UHU-Linux have announced the first public beta of their upcoming release, version 1.2. Besides the usual package updates and bug fixes, the most notable changes since version 1.1 include: move to Linux kernel 2.6 (with changes in glibc with newly included NPTL threading the 2.4 kernel series are no longer supported); udev replaces devfs; the ide-scsi module is replaced with ide-cd; most packages are now optimised for i586, rather than i386; XFree86 is replaced with Xorg 6.8.0; switch to UTF-8 encoding. The release notes (in Hungarian) contain much more information about the changes. Download: uhu-linux-1.2-beta0-cd1.iso (659MB). The repository also contains a second bootable CD; this is provided for those who are unable to boot the first CD for various reasons.
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2004-03-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UHU-Linux 1.1 |
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After seven release candidates, UHU-Linux 1.1 final, code name "Kamion", has been released. Some of the more important changes since 1.0 include: "Consistent menu system for 11 different window managers containing all the available applications; new look: Bluecurve theme adopted from Red Hat / Fedora; installer and UHU Control Center rewritten in perl-gtk2; reworked file system layout for XFree86; completely rewritten init script system; mostly cutting edge software including Gnome 2.4.2, KDE 3.2, OpenOffice.org 1.1, Mozilla 1.6 and a whole lot more; Kernel 2.4.24 (with security fixes from 2.4.25 included), but the system is prepared for running 2.6.x; use of UTF-8 filenames in KDE as well as Gnome applications." The full release announcement (in Hungarian). Download: uhu-linux-1.1-cd1.iso (650MB) and uhu-linux-1.1-cd2.iso (647MB).
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2003-12-02 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU Linux 1.1 RC 1 |
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The first release candidate of UHU Linux 1.1, code name "Barack" is now available. Major changes: "Major changes: Lots of cleanups and patches, especially around kernel (upgraded to 2.4.23, support for IEEE1394 and a whole lot more), glibc (Oracle 9i can be installed now), gcc (include objc, java, fortran and pascal compilers), samba, apache, php, and the printing system. Added missing menu entries for most of the applications. Many bugfixes and feature enhancements in the installer, including better XF86Config generation. Ability to test the integrity of the CD (or ISO image) without knowing its checksum. Graphical splash screen added for the boot loaders. Brand new boot floppy now also includes GRUB with network support as well as the Smart Boot Manager." The full announcement (in Hungarian). Download: uhu-linux-1.1-rc1.iso (651MB).
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2003-11-07 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU Linux 1.1 Beta 4 |
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The fourth beta of UHU Linux 1.1 is now available. Some of the more important changes include: "Lots of package upgrades, including OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 and GCC 3.3.2; perl-gtk fixed; missing tkinter support of python is now okay; pcmcia-cs updated; fixed some keys not working with gnome-terminal and mc; enhanced file selector dialog for gtk2 applications; UHU now automatically adjusts the DST changes in the CMOS clock by default; KDE applications' menu entries now available under all window managers; creating a boot floppy works again; kernel - lots of updates and fixes, the most important is ACPI..." This is the full announcement (in Hungarian). Download: uhu-linux-1.1-beta4.iso (675MB).
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2003-10-21 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU Linux 1.1 Beta 3 |
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This is the third beta of the upcoming UHU Linux 1.1, code name "Safranek". Changes include updates to Hungarian translation of the GNOME documentation, new addition of the XFce desktop environment, package upgrades to k3b 0.10, qt-x11-free 3.2.2, Opera 7.21, scribus 1.1.1 and other packages, as well as usual bug fixes. See the full announcement (in Hungarian) for further details. Download: uhu-linux-1.1-beta3.iso (674MB).
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2003-10-08 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU Linux 1.1 Beta 2 |
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The second beta of UHU Linux 1.1, code name "Ni!" is now available. New in this release are support for SMP systems, updates to many packages, including Samba 3.0, perl 5.8.1, XFce 4.0 and Scribus 1.1, bug fixes in the installation and uhu-control-center programs, updated GNOME Hungarian translation and changes in KDE's base configuration. More details in this announcement (in Hungarian). Download: uhu-linux-1.1-beta2.iso (670MB).
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2003-09-19 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU Linux 1.1 Beta 1 |
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A new development release from Hungary's UHU Linux project is out. New in 1.10beta1: "Installer and control center rewritten in perl-gtk2; init script system completely reworked; plenty of new features and patches in the kernel (2.4.22), and lots of bugfixes around the supermount system and removable device detection (e.g.pen drives); improvements to package management; applications are organized into a menu system which is common for 9 different window managers and is automatically built based on the installed packages; reorganized XFree directories; new graphical theme (Bluecurve taken from Red Hat); cutting edge applications including GCC 3.3.1, GNOME 2.4, new AbiWord and Gnumeric, XFce 4.0-rc4 and a whole lot more..." The full announcement (in Hungarian). Download: uhu-linux-1.1-beta1.iso (659MB).
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2003-04-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: UHU Linux 1.0 |
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A great day for Hungarian Linux users as the final version of UHU Linux 1.0 is released. The dpkg-based distribution was first announced in January 2002 and this was followed by four betas and three release candidates. It was a long journey, but the developers succeeded in spreading the word, attracting new users and translators as well as producing a distribution which has been well received by the Hungarian speakers. The release announcement is in Hungarian only. Download: uhu-linux-1.0-cd1.iso (649MB) and uhu-linux-1.0-cd2.iso (643MB).
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2003-03-26 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU Linux 1.0 RC3 |
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This is the third release candidate of UHU Linux 1.0. Many packages have been updated since the previous release candidate, notably XFree86 4.3.0, GNOME 2.2.1, KDE 3.1.1, Mozilla 1.3, Galeon 1.3.3 as well as glibc 2.3.2 and GCC 3.2.2. Numerous bugs have been fixed. Download: uhu-linux-1.0-rc3.iso (650MB) or try one of the mirrors. Not all packages could fit on the CD, but the additional ones are available freely from the distribution's FTP server. UHU Linux is a Hungarian distribution with support for the Hungarian language only.
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2003-02-19 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU Linux 1.0 RC2.1 |
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The effort of UHU Linux developers has reached a minor release candidate - version 1.0 RC2.1 (code name "szevasztok"). This is a bug fix release together with some software upgrades - KDE 3.1 (final), ALSA 0.9.0rc7, grep 2.5.1, modutils 2.4.22 and MPlayer 0.90rc4, among some other packages. Download: uhu-linux-1.0rc2.1.iso (650MB). UHU Linux is a Hungarian Linux distribution with emphasis on desktop use and local language support.
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2003-01-27 |
NEW • Development Release: UHU Linux 1.0rc2 |
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A second release candidate of UHU Linux has been announced on the Hungarian distribution's mailing list. Compared to the rc1, this release brings many major improvements in package management and Hungarian localisation. Most packages have been updated to the very latest versions - this includes Kernel 2.4.20, GCC 3.2.1, glibc 2.3.1, KDE 3.1rc6 and GNOME 2.1 (the default desktop). See the ChangeLog (Hungarian only) for a complete list of changes. Download from one of the mirrors or from this server: uhu-linux-1.0rc2.iso (648MB). UHU Linux is a desktop-oriented Linux distribution with emphasis on complete language support for Hungarian users. It has been well received by its native speakers.
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