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February 15, 2009
Debian 5.0 Lenny Released
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on February 15, 2009 at 11:07:17 AM
The new version of Debian has been released. It uses KDE 3.5 if you are interested. The release contains numerous packages.
Ubuntu is a derivative of Debian. Though, if you want to use a really good server OS, Debian is really a winner.
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This release includes numerous updated software packages, such as the K Desktop Environment 3.5.10 (KDE), an updated version of the GNOME desktop environment 2.22.2, the Xfce 4.4.2 desktop environment, LXDE 0.3.2.1, the GNUstep desktop 7.3, X.Org 7.3, OpenOffice.org 2.4.1, GIMP 2.4.7, Iceweasel 3.0.6 (an unbranded version of Mozilla Firefox), Icedove 2.0.0.19 (an unbranded version of Mozilla Thunderbird), PostgreSQL 8.3.6, MySQL 5.0.51a, GNU Compiler Collection 4.3.2, Linux kernel version 2.6.26, Apache 2.2.9, Samba 3.2.5, Python 2.5.2 and 2.4.6, Perl 5.10.0, PHP 5.2.6, Asterisk 1.4.21.2, Emacs 22, Inkscape 0.46, Nagios 3.06, Xen Hypervisor 3.2.1 (dom0 as well as domU support), OpenJDK 6b11, and more than 23,000 other ready-to-use software packages (built from over 12,000 source packages).
Ubuntu is a derivative of Debian. Though, if you want to use a really good server OS, Debian is really a winner.
April 9, 2007
Debian 4.0 Etch Released
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on April 9, 2007 at 2:13:49 AM
Following many delays, Debian Etch has been finally released. This release means more standard features available for everyone that wants to use the stable branch.
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The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed "etch", after 21 months of constant development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which supports a total of eleven processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME and Xfce desktop environments. It also features cryptographic software and compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.1 of the LSB.
Using a now fully integrated installation process, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 comes with out-of-the-box support for encrypted partitions. This release introduces a newly developed graphical frontend to the installation system supporting scripts using composed characters and complex languages; the installation system for Debian GNU/Linux has now been translated to 58 languages.
July 14, 2006
Remember That People Are The Weakest Link
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on July 14, 2006 at 3:24:30 PM
Goodbye! Debian's servers getting cracked was partly due to insecure passwords. Another example of why it is good to have strong passwords.
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Schulze advised admins to upgrade their software if they were using these versions but said the current stable version of Debian was not affected as it run kernel 2.6.8. Wider damage to Debian's infrastructure may have been avoided. "Due to the short window between exploiting the kernel and Debian admins noticing, the attacker hadn't time/inclination to cause much damage," wrote Schulze.
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