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 14.12

Questa versione contiene (in Inglese):

Main changes

• We optimized the CL updater:
  • Updates are checked even faster on the background.
  • Calculate Utilities, Perl and Python libraries, and the rest of your packages will not be updated separately anymore.
  • If the file header only has been modified, the new configuration will be accepted automatically.
  • All obsolete package archives are cleared.
• Added support for installing CL as a host system on virtio devices.
• Icons somewhat edited and services rearranged for Calculate Console.
• CLD and CLDX got back several wallpapers from previous versions.
• A tool was added for autologin and home encryption.
• Smoother touchpad configuration.
• New lines were added to the French localization.
• The timezones were updated.

Software changes

• In CLDX, the Liferea news aggregator was replaced by the RSS plugin for Claws-Mail.
• Still in CLDX, QpdfView now comes instead of Evince.
• Nomacs is used instead of Eog to view images with.
• CLDX includes system information and benchmark HardInfo.
• The Shotwell photo suite is not provided out of box anymore.
• CLS includes FFmpeg libraries.
• On the other hand, CLS gets a bit smaller as it provides no more wallpapers!
• Your CPU frequency will from now on be checked with cpupower instead of the traditional cpufrequtils.
• The cl-update-profile tool gets some new features added: namely, you can choose how you want your CL to be updated, and system settings are now reconfigured any time you switch between profiles.

Bug fixes

• Framebuffer resolution setup: fixed.
• The ‘double update trayicons’ bug in CLD: fixed.
• Icon theme switch in CLDX: fixed.
• No more problems with getting a user profile in domains with replication.
• Better spellchecking for Russian.
• The Plymouth theme was fixed for the several NVidia chipsets that bugged with it when running under Nouveau.

Packages

• CDS (Directory Server):
  • Bind 9.9.5, Kernel 3.14.25, OpenLDAP 2.4.38, Postfix 2.10.3, ProFTPD 1.3.5, Samba 3.6.23
  • i686 – 605 M, x86_64 – 633 M

• CLD (KDE desktop):
  • KDE 4.14.3, Amarok 2.8.0, digiKam 4.4, Chromium 39, Kernel 3.14.25, LibreOffice 4.2.6
  • i686 – 2.02 G, x86_64 – 2.25 G

• CLDX (XFCE desktop):
  • XFCE 4.10, Gimp 2.8.14, Chromium 39, Kernel 3.14.25, LibreOffice 4.2.6
  • i686 – 1.46 G, x86_64 – 1.67 G

• CMC (Media Center):
  • XBMC 13.2, Kernel 3.14.25, Xorg-server 1.15
  • i686 – 913 M, x86_64 – 1.09 G

• CLS (Linux Scratch):
  • Openbox 3.5.2, Kernel 3.14.25, Xorg-server 1.15
  • i686 – 633 M, x86_64 – 659 M

• CSS (Scratch Server):
  • Kernel 3.14.25
  • i686 – 415 M, x86_64 – 442 M

Risorse

La distribuzione può essere scaricata da:

• 64 bit KDE torrent: http://calculate.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/calculate/CLD/14.12/x86_64/cld-14.12-x86_64.iso.torrent
• 64 bit KDE (2,2GB): http://calculate.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/calculate/CLD/14.12/x86_64/cld-14.12-x86_64.iso
• 64 bit XFCE torrent: http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/calculate/CLDX/14.12/x86_64/cldx-14.12-x86_64.iso.torrent
• 64 bit XFCE (1,6GB): http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/calculate/CLDX/14.12/x86_64/cldx-14.12-x86_64.iso
• 32 bit Media Center: http://ftp.mtu.ru/pub/calculate-linux/CMC/14.12/x86_64/cmc-14.12-x86_64.iso.torrent
• 64 bit Media Center (1GB): http://ftp.mtu.ru/pub/calculate-linux/CMC/14.12/x86_64/cmc-14.12-x86_64.iso

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

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Conclusioni

Si può fare l’aggiornamento dalla versione 14 seguedo le istruzioni nel sito web.