DistroWatch: Distributions, August 24, 2004 | Linux Today

DistroWatch: Distributions, August 24, 2004

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 25, 2004

Minislack 0.2

“The new version of Minislack comes with kernel 2.6.7 and GCC
3.3.4, following the release of Slackware 10.0. At desktop level:
the X server switches to Xorg, and default graphical environment
becomes KDE with an elegant look inspired from Gnustep…”

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Arch Linux 0.7 Beta 1

“0.7-beta1 ISO released. The 0.7-beta1 (base only) is now
available on the master FTP site, and soon on the mirrors. If
you’re looking to install Arch or just have time to kill, please
help us test it out…”

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Feather Linux 0.5.7

“Midnight Commander now has vfs support, and an internal editor
with syntax highlighting; added scripts to easily switch window
managers; made some small changes to X settings
autodetection…”

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