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.

Frugalware Newsletter Issue 38

Translations: FR, ES

The newsletter’s aim is to keep you up to date with what’s happened recently in the world of Frugalware.

Features of this issue include:

  • Frugalware 1.0 pre2 is released
  • Elentir’s officially a developer!
  • Frugalware’s users are people too - juky
  • Focus On Package(s) - dkopp

You can read it here. We hope you like it!

Frugalware 1.0pre2 (Anacreon) released

Frugalware 1.0pre2 (Anacreon) released

Translations: FR, ES

The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.0pre2, the second technical preview of the upcoming 1.0 stable release.

A short and incomplete list of changes since 1.0pre1:

  • Improvements:
    • Setup: support for having /boot on a RAID1 device, improved support for detecting network card names.
    • Serial ports are now owned by the ‘dialout’ (instead of ‘uucp’) group, as a consensus with other distributions.
    • For virtualbox users who had to download the whole (~10MB) package again and again after each kernel update - it’s a good news that now the kernel module is a separate package to stop wasting bandwidth and time.
  • Package updates:
    • Mono 2.0.1
    • Python 2.6.1
    • GNOME 2.24.2
    • More than 800 other package updates
    • More than 100 new packages

Please refer to the Frugalware Anacreon ChangeLog for more information.

Frugalware Newsletter Issue 37

Translations: FR, ES

The newsletter’s aim is to keep you up to date with what’s happened recently in the world of Frugalware.

Features of this issue include:

  • Happy New Year!
  • When is a Linux distribution like a cake?
  • Frugalware 1.0pre2 is almost here
  • Frugalware’s users are people too - emilpoe
  • Focus On Package(s) - Frozen Bubble

You can read it here. We hope you like it!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Translations: FR, ES

Frugalware New Year logo

The Frugalware team would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. 2008 was a year of many major achievements, including new developers, new contributors, a GUI installer (fwife), more translations, and many new packages. We look forward to an equally successful 2009.

Happy New Year!

Translations: FR, ES

Frugalware New Year logo

The Frugalware team would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. 2009 was a year of many major achievements, including new developers, new contributors, a GUI installer (fwife), more translations, and many new packages. We look forward to an equally successful 2010.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Translations: FR, ES

Frugalware Christmas logo

The Frugalware team would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, we hope you can enjoy the best of this time of year, while avoiding the worst. :)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Translations: FR, ES

Frugalware Christmas 2009 logo

The Frugalware team would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, we hope you can enjoy the best of this time of year, while avoiding the worst. :)

Frugalware Newsletter Issue 36

Translations: FR, ES

The newsletter’s aim is to keep you up to date with what’s happened recently in the world of Frugalware.

Features of this issue include:

  • Anacreon’s wallpapers are complete
  • mxw - the lonely little bot :(
  • Thanks for 2008
  • Focus On Package(s) - SLIM
  • Hints and tips - SciTE, df.

You can read it here. We hope you like it!

Frugalware Newsletter Issue 35

Translations: FR, ES

The newsletter’s aim is to keep you up to date with what’s happened recently in the world of Frugalware.

Features of this issue include:

  • Frugalware is featured on the Linux Void podcast
  • Boobaa The Wise :P
  • Frugalware’s contributors are people too! - Carl Anderson
  • Tips and tricks - Setting the default editor
  • Focus On Package(s) - Tidy and Devede

You can read it here. We hope you like it!

Frugalware Newsletter Issue 34

Translations: FR, ES

The newsletter’s aim is to keep you up to date with what’s happened recently in the world of Frugalware.

Features of this issue include:

  • Frugalware 1.0 pre1 (“Anaecron”) released
  • Czech it out - Frugalware has a new web site
  • nVidia FX card support becomes a legacy
  • “Mon ami - you grow more beautiful by the day” - by Devil505
  • Frugalware’s contributors are people too! - Martin Burda
  • Focus On Package(s) - Menumaker & Conky

You can read it here. We hope you like it!