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 14

Questa versione contiene (in Inglese):

• A user-friendly update tool that features:

• Automatic updates checkup
• Notifications shown in the system tray and in the command line

• Both GUI and CLI interfaces for the cl-update utility, providing:

• Remote update
• A somewhat comprehensive localisaton for the package manager, including the packages descriptions (only English and Russian now, French coming soon)
• The full update cycle, beginning with the repos syncing, complete with updating all dependent libraries and configuration files
• Cache for the calculated dependencies

• An advanced approach to profiles, that makes creating and storing modified profiles much easier:

• Two system overlays are used, the basic one (Calculate) and the distribution specific one (Distros)
• A new utility, cl-update-profile is introduced, that handles profile updates and supports inherited overlays, with short links pointing to popular hosting services (such as GitHub and Bitbucket)
• A profile can be inherited from several overlays at build time

• A better graphical interface for Calculate Utilities
• From now on, Dracut will be used to create initramfs, including
  • Support for regular SafeMode images as well as for optimized system configurations
• Plymouth decorations running on the login screen
• Portage settings transferred from /etc/make.conf to /etc/portage/make.conf

• CDS (Directory Server):
  • Bind 9.9.5, Kernel 3.14.17, OpenLDAP 2.4.38, Postfix 2.10.3, ProFTPD 1.3.5, Samba 3.6.23
  • i686 – 595 M, x86_64 – 621 M

• CLD (KDE desktop):
  • KDE 4.14, Amarok 2.8.0, digiKam 4.2, Chromium 37, Kernel 3.14.17, LibreOffice 4.2.5
  • i686 – 2.1 G, x86_64 – 2.2 G

• CLDX (XFCE desktop):
  • XFCE 4.10, Gimp 2.8.14, Chromium 37, Kernel 3.14.17, LibreOffice 4.2.5
  • i686 – 1.5 G, x86_64 – 1.7 G

• CMC (Media Center):
  • XBMC 13.2, Kernel 3.14.17, Xorg-server 1.15
  • i686 – 897 M, x86_64 – 1.1 G

• CLS (Linux Scratch):
  • Openbox 3.5.2, Kernel 3.14.17, Xorg-server 1.15
  • i686 – 672 M, x86_64 – 693 M

• CSS (Scratch Server):
  • Kernel 3.14.17
  • i686 – 406 M, x86_64 – 431 M

Risorse

La distribuzione può essere scaricata da:

• 64 bit KDE torrent: http://calculate.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/calculate/CLD/14/x86_64/cld-14-x86_64.iso.torrent
• 64 bit KDE (2,2GB): http://calculate.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/calculate/CLD/14/x86_64/cld-14-x86_64.iso
• 64 bit XFCE torrent: http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/calculate/CLDX/14/x86_64/cldx-14-x86_64.iso.torrent
• 64 bit XFCE (1,6GB): http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/calculate/CLDX/14/x86_64/cldx-14-x86_64.iso
• 32 bit Media Center: http://ftp.mtu.ru/pub/calculate-linux/CMC/14/x86_64/cmc-14-x86_64.iso.torrent
• 64 bit Media Center (1GB): http://ftp.mtu.ru/pub/calculate-linux/CMC/14/x86_64/cmc-14-x86_64.iso

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

Screenshot

Calculate Linux 14

Conclusioni

Sono state rese disponibili tutte le versioni sia desktop che server.