Frugalware is a general purpose linux distribution, designed for intermediate users (who are not afraid of text mode).
We try to make Frugalware as simple as possible while not forgetting to keep it comfortable for the user. We try to ship fresh and stable software, as close to the original source as possible, because in our opinion most software is the best as is, and doesn’t need patching.
With the release of Locris, the support for Getorin is discontinued. It is highly recommended to upgrade to our new stable release, as there will be no more security and bug fixes for Getorin.
We have released FSA617 to FSA636 for Getorin. That means 20 security problems were issued in half a year.
If you update to Locris, it will also fix the following vulnerability:
The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.2, our twelfth stable release.
No new features have been added since 1.2rc2, but 62 changes have been made to fix minor bugs. If you didn’t follow the changes during the pre/rc releases, here are the most important changes since 1.1 in no particular order:
Up to date packages: Linux kernel 2.6.32.8, GNU C library 2.11.1, Xorg 7.5, GNOME 2.28, KDE 4.3.5 to name a few major components.
KMS (Kernel Mode-Setting) is now enabled by default for Intel and Radeon cards.
PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is now part of the base system.
Introduced devtmpfs: you can now exclude /dev from backups, along with /proc and /sys.
Removed several large games from the install images (CD/DVD) which means one less DVD or 4 less CDs.
We finally upgraded our KDE (and related) packages to the 4.x branch. The work started back in April 2009 and now we thought it’s a good move to merge that testing repository.
The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.2rc2, the second candidate of the upcoming 1.2 stable release.
Here are some of the major improvements and changes since 1.2rc1:
The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.2rc1, the first candidate of the upcoming 1.2 stable release.
A short and incomplete list of changes since 1.2pre2:
Improvements:
We finally upgraded our KDE (and related) packages to the 4.x branch. The work started back in April 2009 and now we thought it’s a good move to merge that testing repository.
Updated artwork.
Package updates:
KDE 4.3.5
GNU C Library 2.11.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.6
Thunderbird 3.0.1
More than 400 other package updates
More than 100 new packages
Please refer to the Frugalware Locris ChangeLog for more information.
The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.2pre2, the second technical preview of the upcoming 1.2 stable release.
A short and incomplete list of changes since 1.2pre1:
Improvements:
Introduced devtmpfs: you can now exclude /dev from backups, along with /proc and /sys.
Removed several large games from the install images (CD/DVD) which means one less DVD or 4 less CDs.
Package updates:
Linux kernel 2.6.32 + fixes
GNU C Library 2.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7
Thunderbird 3.0
More than 800 other package updates
More than 100 new packages
Please refer to the Frugalware Locris ChangeLog for more information.