A Quick Look at the Spring GNU/Linux Distributions | Linux Today

A Quick Look at the Spring GNU/Linux Distributions

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 25, 2008

[ Thanks to Steve
Hill
for this link. ]

It’s really the most wonderful time of the year. Out of the top
6 GNU/Linux distributions (according to DistroWatch.com), four are
releasing or have released builds between April and June. What’s
new in them?

“Mandriva 2008.1 Spring edition marks the twenty-second release
in the distribution’s lifetime (by comparison, Ubuntu has only
eight). It also marks one of the first major releases this spring.
It’s not a huge upgrade from the previous 2008.0 version. KDE 4.0.3
packages have been added, though not enabled by default…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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