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Fuduntu 2012.1 Release

2012-01-10T00:00:00.033-06:00

The Fuduntu quarterly installation ISO image (2012.1) is now available for immediate download. As with all Fuduntu releases, this release continues our tradition of small incremental improvements. It is important to note that existing Fuduntu users will roll up to this version through the normal update process, and do not need to download or install from this media to benefit from this release.

Heil LXer

2011-12-28T17:08:00.008-06:00

I re-learned something about the Linux Community today that I had almost forgotten. No matter what you say, if you talk about Linux and Microsoft in a paragraph together and you don't condemn Microsoft, someone will call you a $hill. It just seems to be the way it is. The only thing one is allowed to do in the Linux community is condemn Microsoft, even if they or the Vendors that sell

Fuduntu 14.12 Release - Happy Anniversary!

2011-11-07T00:00:00.003-06:00

Happy first anniversary, Fuduntu! Our first year has been a great one. We have grown astronomically both in terms of the community, and in terms of mindshare. It is crazy to think that just a year ago Fuduntu was simply an experiment that I uploaded to SourceForge. Here we are one year later competing in the top 50 with all of the major distributions in Distrowatch's six month statistic and

About the Kernel 3.0 "Power Regression" Myth

2011-09-28T21:33:00.006-05:00

Oh boy, here we go again. LOLPhoronix has yet another article proclaiming that the Linux Kernel has a "power regression". Those Kernel developer losers aren't doing ANYTHING about it either! Oh the HUMANITY! /drama Oh, and by the way it's really bad now. We are losing ~50%!!! Would you believe it? A power regression so bad that Portable Linux users running Kernel 3.0.x are losing over 50%

Fuduntu Quarterly Release

2011-09-20T05:38:00.000-05:00

The Fuduntu quarterly installation ISO image (14.11) is now available for immediate download. As with all Fuduntu releases, this release continues our tradition of small incremental improvements. It is important to note that existing Fuduntu users will roll up to this version through the normal update process, and do not need to download or install from this media to benefit from this release.

Important Fuduntu Linux Announcement

2011-09-15T17:54:00.000-05:00

As the Fuduntu Linux distribution has grown over the past 10 months, our processes and procedures have matured helping us deliver a relatively painless upgrade process. Fuduntu users are able to enjoy many of the latest technologies including the latest Chromium, Firefox 6, and Kernel 3.0.x without sacrificing the stability or security of our base platform. Our methods are simple, and include

Fuduntu 15, Gnome 3 and the future

2011-07-06T21:57:00.000-05:00

As there has been a lot of discussion and questions regarding this, we thought we'd create a post on this. Fuduntu 15 -We are currently discussing, debating and thinking about our options regarding the desktop environment of Fuduntu 15. What we can safely say is that we will have both XFCE 4.8 and Gnome 3 in our repos. Everything we are discussing and pondering as a team is not regarding what to

Fuduntu 14.10.1 - Updated media to fix boot issue on some hardware.

2011-07-04T10:45:00.006-05:00

The Fuduntu team has released Fuduntu 14.10.1 which is a media update to correct a boot problem on some hardware. The issue revolves around Dracut not creating the initial root disk properly which stopped the boot process on some computers with an error message like the following: mount: unknown filesystem type 'DM_snapshot_cow' mount: unknown filesystem type 'DM_snapshot_cow' mount: unknown

Fuduntu Programming Challenge Mark 2

2011-06-30T07:39:00.000-05:00

I'm happy to announce the start of the second Fuduntu programming challenge! Situation - What we need in Fuduntu is a game! After all, we're the distro with the joke name and the home of the Linux lulz, so why not an application that matches that? How about a Countdown game, since we're counting down to when Fuduntu reaches global domination? If you've never played or seen Countdown before, the

Fuduntu 14.10 - Now Available

2011-06-18T08:40:00.006-05:00

The Fuduntu team is pleased to announce the general availability of Fuduntu 14.10. This release continues our tradition of small incremental improvements bringing new versions of several important packages, and bug fixes to the Fuduntu Linux distribution. Included in this release: Linux kernel 2.6.39.1 Adobe Flash 10.3 Chromium 12 Shotwell 0.10.1 EXT4 is now our default filesystem during

Fuduntu Team Meeting - June 18th @ 8:00AM CST

2011-06-15T16:16:00.004-05:00

When: June 18th @ 8:00AM CST (UTC -6) Agenda: New team member introductions Fuduntu 14.10 - Release vote / discussion Future Desktop Environment / User Interface ideas What's going on in the community Items we are all working on What can we improve Community feedback / discussion As always, this will be a public meeting, and hosted in #fuduntu @ Freenode (IRC) For the latest updates, and

Fuduntu 14.10 Release Candidate

2011-05-23T06:00:00.017-05:00

The Fuduntu 14.10 Release Candidate is ready for testing. This release brings many changes and improvements to the Fuduntu Linux distribution over previous Fuduntu releases. Included in this release: Linux kernel 2.6.39 Adobe Flash 10.3 EXT4 is now the default filesystem Support for nVidia (akmod-nvidia), and ATI (akmod-catalyst) proprietary drivers A tool to simplify customizing your

Donation Drive - Update

2011-04-19T07:00:00.003-05:00

Thank you Fuduntu Community! Over the last few days we have collected $220 of our $300 goal! Only $80 left to go! Remember, the money we collect via donations are used to improve our deliverables to you. The $300 we are collecting will be used to purchase two refurbished IBM x335 servers that will be configured to be used by the Fuduntu Team as a dedicated package building environment, or

Fuduntu - A Good Corporate Citizen

2011-04-18T07:00:00.010-05:00

Many technologists use a Linux distribution as their corporate desktop or laptop solution. Corporate laptop users often have a few common requirements that apply to a large group of users. These requirements typically are: Mobility Encryption Common Authentication Firewall Fuduntu has been designed with corporate users in mind, and includes technologies intended to meet these requirements.

Fuduntu 14.10 - Firefox or Chromium?

2011-04-17T15:51:00.000-05:00

With the release of Fuduntu 14.10 I am considering swapping out Firefox 3 as a default application in Fuduntu replacing it with Chromium 10. This change won't effect any existing Fuduntu users, but new users would no longer have Firefox installed by default. It will still be available in the software repository of course for anyone that needs it. Before making this change, I felt it best to

Team meeting notes - Mar 12, 2011

2011-04-16T15:14:00.002-05:00

I. Welcome new team Members A. Jeremiah B. Kolchak (recommended and accepted through the course of the meeting) II. Discussion of Fuduntu releases A. Fuduntu 14.9 1. Download stats discussed 2. Recent reviews discussed 3. Software additions for release 14.9-1 discussed B. Fuduntu 15 1. Team discussed the current condition of Fedora 15 (based on alpha releases and Fewt's first attempts to

Fuduntu - needs hardware - donation drive

2011-04-16T09:22:00.006-05:00

Hi everyone. As you probably know Fuduntu has a policy of building packages against internal libraries to ensure compatibility of new software with our existing system. To do this, we utilize our own machines sometimes keeping them busy all day long building software that gets added to our repository. As our community grows, we are quickly outgrowing this current set up and need to start

Fuduntu Weekly Update - Improving Terminal

2011-04-01T06:05:00.006-05:00

The Fuduntu Team is always looking for new ways to improve the look, and feel of our distribution. We do this by carefully choosing components that mesh together to provide a complete desktop experience. One of the most often heard problems with Linux distributions is the difficulty of the command line, so we set out to find a way to improve it. In this search, we identified that Windows

The Fuduntu Programming Challenge

2011-03-31T07:34:00.001-05:00

We at Fuduntu are all about our users. We are committed to provide them with what they want and need - be it software or support, we're there for them. Like many open source projects, ours is built around the whole idea of the community because without a community there is no Fuduntu. The users are our villagers, and we their public servants. What can we do to strengthen those ties? Well, for

Comparison Test: Fuduntu vs Fusion @ Das U-Blog

2011-03-18T13:50:00.002-05:00

Oh boy. I've been wanting and waiting to do this comparison test for quite a while now, and now I can finally do it! The problem was that Fusion 14 "Thorium" was just released a few days ago, and before that I didn't want to compare a stable release of Fuduntu to a pre-release of Fusion. So let's look at the contenders. Fuduntu is, despite its name, not based on Ubuntu. It is based on Fedora (

Whitelist - A utility script to allow apps to use the Unity System Tray

2011-03-18T07:00:00.008-05:00

Ubuntu Natty will enforce a whitelist which will effectively disallow applications that normally use the notification area from displaying icons in your panel. This change is simply an attempt to force open source software developers to redesign their applications to fit into the Ubuntu vision of how software should be designed rather than how the rest of the community designs software. Under

Fuduntu 14.9 Stable Released

2011-03-11T07:30:00.006-06:00

Fuduntu 14.9 Stable has been released and is now available for download in ISO format, and also available as a regular update for existing Fuduntu users. Distribution changes:Fuduntu 14.9 integrates several new technologies unique to the distribution designed to improve the user experience. The very first time you log in after installing Fuduntu, your desktop background will be randomly chosen

Fuduntu 14.9 Release Candidate ready for testing

2011-03-04T07:00:00.002-06:00

I wanted to let everyone know that the Fuduntu 14.9 Release Candidate is now available for download, and also available as an update in the testing repository. We need testers to help validate the updates before pushing them to the stable repository and releasing "stable" media. New packages added (to a new installation) by user request: yum-presto - Presto plugin for yum nano - A small text

Chromium Web Browser now available

2011-02-14T16:47:00.000-06:00

I would like to announce the general availability of the Chromium Web Browser for Fuduntu users. The version of Chromium available is 9.0.597.98, which is considered stable and the same version as the current Google Chrome release. To install Chromium, open System > Administration > Add / Remove Software, and select System > Refresh Package Lists. Chromium will then appear in a search. To

Fuduntu Weekly Update

2011-02-12T08:46:00.007-06:00

Fuduntu 14.8-4 is proving to be a solid release, with no significant issues reported since release on January 29th. Development focus now shifts towards Fuduntu 14 maintenance, and planning for Fuduntu 15. Adobe has released Flash 10.2 for redistribution. This new version of Flash Player delivers beautiful HD video, faster graphics rendering, and high performance on mobile screens and is designed