Calculate Linux 17.6

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Calculate Linux

Calculate Linux sono tre distribuzioni Linux basate su Gentoo. Calculate Directory Server (CDS) è la soluzione per server che supporta Windows e Linux tramite LDAP + SAMBA. Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD) è una distribuzione per workstation disponibile  con KDE, GNOME o Xfce. Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) è un live CD che permette di costruire la propria distribuzione.

Versione 17.6

Questa versione contiene (in Inglese):

System installation

  • Calculate gets a new flavour, “Calculate Linux Container”, to be installed on a LXC/LXD virtual machine.
  • No default password is provided on a newly installed system. Instead, a user password is prompted for at installation time.
  • You can manage access priveleges via Calculate Console. For instance, a user may only have access to updates if the admin chooses so.
  • Kernel configuration now can be protected by a password.
  • The ‘sudo’ group was added for sudo authentication.
  • Autopartition is the default partition scheme when installing from a Live USB.
  • A bios_boot partition is not created automatically for UEFI installations.
  • If the UEFI parameters have not changed, the UEFI boot record will not be overwritten.
  • Building-only dependencies are not included in the distribution.

Update procedure

  • The Calculate repository now provides 8284 packages.
  • Binary packages index is cached and the cache updated whenever Portage is.
  • A 1 Mb index archive is supported.
  • If no repositories have been updated, system settings will not be setup either.

Building a customized system based on CL

  • You can build your own LXC/LXD system.
  • Automatic dependencies are calculated.
  • Automagic dependencies (shallow dependencies recognized at build time) are handled now.
  • The @autodeps set was added, containing all skipped packages.
  • The –with-bdeps option is off, so that only dependencies required for package building are fetched.
  • A new option, –clean-bdeps was added, allowing to remove building-only packages from a system to be built.
  • Update dependencies are not pre-calculated.

Appearance

  • System appearance can be configured by editing the /etc/calculate/ini.env file .
  • The cl-setup-themes tool was added for appearance configuration.
  • The terminal now has a background image by default.

Fixes and minor enhancements

  • The cl-passwd tool for domain users was fixed.
  • Systems based on the Intel video card now start correctly.
  • PXE installation fixed.
  • NVMe drive detection fixed.
  • A system proxy will not be used for fetching udpate files.
  • Bulgarian and Kazakh input fixed.
  • Domain user login fixed for systems supporting encrypted profiles.
  • Network bridge interfaces are not configured.
  • Basic Estonian support was added for Calculate Utilities.

Packages

  • CLD (KDE desktop):
    • KDE Frameworks 5.35, KDE Plasma 5.9.5, KDE Applications 17.04.2, LibreOffice 5.2.7.2, Firefox 54.0
    • i686 – 1.8 G, x86_64 – 2.0 G
  • CLDC (Cinnamon desktop):
    • Cinnamon 3.4, LibreOffice 5.2.7.2, Firefox 54.0, Evolution 3.22.6, Gimp 2.8.22, Rhythmbox 3.4.1
    • i686 – 1.6 G, x86_64 – 1.8 G
  • CLDM (MATE desktop):
    • MATE 1.18, LibreOffice 5.2.7.2, Firefox 54.0, Claws Mail 3.15.0, Gimp 2.8.22, Clementine 1.3.1
    • i686 – 1.7 G, x86_64 – 1.8 G
  • CLDX (Xfce desktop):
    • Xfce 4.12, LibreOffice 5.2.7.2, Firefox 54.0, Claws Mail 3.15.0, Gimp 2.8.22, Clementine 1.3.1
    • i686 – 1.5 G, x86_64 – 1.7 G
  • CDS (Directory Server):
    • OpenLDAP 2.4.44, Samba 4.5.10, Postfix 3.1.6, ProFTPD 1.3.5e, Bind 9.11.0_p5
    • i686 – 682 M, x86_64 – 722 M
  • CLS (Linux Scratch):
    • Xorg-server 1.19.3, Kernel 4.9.34
    • i686 – 748 M, x86_64 – 872 M
  • CSS (Scratch Server):
    • Kernel 4.9.34, Calculate Utilities 3.5.5.6
    • i686 – 464 M, x86_64 – 504 M
  • Timeless (New server):
    • OpenLDAP 2.4.44, Calculate Utilities 3.5.5.6
    • i686 – 489 M, x86_64 – 529 M

Risorse

La distribuzione può essere scaricata da:

Il sito web della distribuzione è: http://www.calculate-linux.org/

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Conclusioni

Si può aggiornare dalla versione precedente seguendo le istruzioni sul sito del produttore.

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