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.
The Frugalware wiki has been upgraded and now complies with the official design. The wiki needs your contributions, so don’t hesitate to put there your personal HOWTOs, translate the current pages in your language, create new pages (see the TODO link on sidebar)…
The Frugalware user community is counting on you!
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 release 1.4 Nexon has arrived! Frugalware website has had a facelift You can now add your comments to each newsletter issue Get fit with Frugalware Focus on Packages - tig and Shutter You can read it here. We hope you enjoy reading it.
With the release of Nexon, the support for Haven is discontinued. It is highly recommended to upgrade to our new stable release, as there will be no more security and bug fixes for Haven.
We have released FSA692 to FSA712 for Haven. That means 21 security problems were fixed in half a year.
The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.4, our fourteenth stable release.
The only added feature since 1.4rc2 is LibreOffice (replaces OpenOffice.org), additionally 109 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 1.3 in no particular order:
Updated packages: Linux kernel 2.6.37, Xorg server 1.9, GNOME 2.
The Frugalware homepage is now available in Spanish and can be found here: http://frugalware.org/es. One of Frugalware’s founding principles was that it be accessible to people in their native language and this is one step forward along that path. Many thanks to all who were involved in providing translations and we hope this continues for many years to come.
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 1.4 Release Candidate 2 released Frugalware tweak! and Frugalware tweak 2! ??? Do-dec-a-he-what!? Frugalware’s users are people too! Tips and Tricks - Find your fastest mirror. You can read it here. We hope you enjoy reading it.
The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.4rc2, the second candidate of the upcoming 1.4 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements, fixes and updates since 1.4rc1:
Package updates: Linux 2.6.37 + fixes KDE SC 4.5 Drupal 7 obsoletes Drupal 5. If a drupal-5 package has its own drupal-6 counterpart (eg. drupal-cck), then the drupal-6 one (drupal6-cck) replaces the old one automatically. If a drupal-5 package DOES NOT have its own drupal6 counterpart, then the drupal6 package replaces it - sorry for the inconvenience, those drupal-5 bastards are not even supported by upstream.
The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.4rc1, the first candidate of the upcoming 1.4 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements, fixes and updates since 1.4pre2:
Package updates: Linux 2.6.36.2 Firefox 3.6.13, Chromium 10.0.616.0 Midnight Commander 4.7.5 New Features: New LCD font rendering available in GNOME. If you use digital video output, this will improve font appearance. OSSv4 has been added. Feel free to try it out if you have issues with ALSA.
