New revised version is available for Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 KDE3 LiveDVD. Also, we are introducing a Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 KDE4 LiveDVD R1!

Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 KDE3 LiveDVD R1 has received important security and stability updates. This updates include new versions of the KDE, X.org Server, Pidgin, ALICE, Openssh & OpenSSl, Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey, Bind, Amarok and many more. For the complete and detailed updates please see the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 KDE3 ChangeLog page.

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I'm delaying the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 KDE4 LiveDVD release because the KDE 4.1.1 is out and we like to have it in the final version of the LiveDVD. Yucatan "Kenjiro" Costa already built the packages and shortly will upload it to the 3'rd packages repository. Thanks again Kenjiro!

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I have the joy announcing a new version of the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 KDE4 LiveDVD release candidate one.

This release is built on a fresh install of the standard version of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 and includes all patches packages from the patches directory and the newly released KDE 4.1. Also, in addition to this release, we have added KDE4 applications like Amarok 1.90, Guidance Power Manager 4.1.0, Krusader 2.0.0, Ktorrent 3.1.2, KDE3 runtime libraries which allows you to run KDE3 applications, and many more. Take a look at the KDE4 LiveDVD ChangeLog to see more details about the added packages and see the Gallery with some nice captures.

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Two years of Bluewhite64 Linux, two new releases. I am delighted to announce the availability of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 LiveDVD and Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 Flash (LiveUSB)!

I hope you will enjoy the new Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 LiveDVD including the stable SMP Linux Kernel 2.6.24.7 with advanced features and performance. The LiveDVD is designed to bring a modern Linux Desktop, for the AMD64/EM64T architectures, including the modularized X.org 1.4.0.90 (7.3) with Compiz (including manager and extra plugins/3D effects), the award winning KDE 3.5.9 in 65 languages, OpenOffice.org 2.3, the Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 (flash ready) and Konqueror (flash/java ready) web browsers, Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 and KMail 1.9.9 email clients, Swaret 1.6.3 and Qtswaret 0.1.5-3 package managers, digiKam 0.9.3 for digital photo management, the Krusader 1.90.0 Twin Panel File Manager, the MPlayer 1.0rc2 Media Player, the IA32 emulation to run 32-bit programs, aMSN 0.97 - a free open source MSN Messenger clone, and many more server and desktop based programs and tools. See the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 LiveDVD page for download and more details. For screen captures, please visit our gallery with the new LiveDVD.

The Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 Flash is specially designed to run entirely from a USB Flash Pen Drive with the possibility to choose your working environment from the beginning: Command Line Interface (CLI - recommended for servers) and/or Graphical User Interface (GUI - recommended for Desktop computers).

The "save changes" feature has been improved and enabled by default in this new version of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 Flash. It is done using "bw64save.dat" file which is a compressed image of empty loop XFS file system. Depending of the Pen Drive size, you will have different space size for saving your changes: for 2GB there is 375MB, for the 4GB is 2375MB, for the 8GB is 6395MB and for 32GB is 30400MB space available. In this way, you can use the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 Flash as a mobile HDD without any data loss. Please see the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 Flash page for more details.

Enjoy this two new releases! Happy birthday Bluewhite64 Linux!

I am pleased to announce the availability of the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1!

Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you'll find better support for RAID, LVM, and cryptsetup; a network capable (FTP and HTTP, not only NFS) installer; two of the most advanced desktop environments available today: KDE 3.5.9, the latest version of the award-winning K Desktop Environment, and Xfce 4.4.2, a fast and lightweight but visually appealing and easy to use desktop environment; SMP Linux Kernel 2.6.24.5 and 2.6.25.1 (for testing) with advanced features and performance; Fuse 2.7.3 and ntfs-3g 1.2310 read/write NTFS driver; SCIM 1.4.7 (Smart Common Input Method); an updated IA32 Emulation (run 32-bit programs) in the EXTRA software series, and may more improved and upgraded packages. Read the Official Announcement for more details.

Please consider purchasing the Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 DVD directly from the following stores: store.bin-sh.ro (RO) and on-disk.com (USA) and you'll be helping to support the continued development of Bluewhite64 Linux!

The Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 CDs and DVD ISO can be downloaded from the primary mirror located in Austria, or any other additional mirror sites near you. Also, the ISOs are available for download via BitTorrent.

Special thanks to Patrick J. Volkerding, for creating and keeping alive Slackware Linux, to Lucian for providing xServers mirror, to Peter Polonkai for the deval.hu mirrors, to the people from the Bluewhite64 Linux forum and all others who are using Bluewhite64 Linux! Thank You and I hope that you will enjoy this new release!

We are reached the second release candidate of the upcoming stable release of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1. Since the first RC, we have upgraded the Linux Kernel to version 2.6.24.5, added the latest stable Linux Kernel 2.6.25 in to the testing area and made it available as a test.s kernel during installation. Also, added the IA32 emulation for those who need to run 32-bit programs, this can be found in the extra software repository. Many other small cosmetic fixes has been merged. Please see the ChangeLog for more details.

There is a DVD iso available for download from the primary mirror, other mirrors should be updated soon.

Also, you can download via BitTorrent too.

Please TEST, TEST and TEST as much as you can and post the possible problems to the forum

Enjoy!