Free Software

Free Software vs Freeware vs Open Source Software
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If Zyxware Technologies have to define our philosophy in the shortest possible form, it can be stated as 'committed to Free Software.' In this article, we try to explain what free software is and how our vision is tied to it.
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) project has released a new version of the Debian-based privacy oriented distribution. Tails allows the user to direct network traffic through the Tor anonymizing network and provides a number of privacy utilities. The latest release, Tails 2.6, includes such security features as memory address randomization and higher entropy for generating random numbers. About Tails The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live CD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The product ships with several Internet applications, including web browser, IRC client, mail client and instant messenger, all pre-configured with security in mind and with all traffic anonymised. To achieve this, Incognito uses the Tor network to make Internet traffic very hard to trace. Code Name The Amnesic Incognito Live System Distribution Name Tails Version 2.6 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 1,113 MB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://tails.boum.org/news/version_2.6/index.en.html
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Linux Mint 18 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2021. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use. About Linux Mint Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.Linux Mint no longer ships lists of fixes and lists of regressions specific to particular kernels. With so many kernel revisions, so many fixes and so many regressions happening sometimes on a daily basis, this information was quickly outdated. Instead, it was replaced with links to relevant sources of information Code Name Sarah Distribution Name Linux Mint Architecture 32 bit Number of Media 1 Size 1.5GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_kde.php
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Linux Mint 18 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2021. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use. About Linux Mint Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.Linux Mint no longer ships lists of fixes and lists of regressions specific to particular kernels. With so many kernel revisions, so many fixes and so many regressions happening sometimes on a daily basis, this information was quickly outdated. Instead, it was replaced with links to relevant sources of information Code Name Sarah Distribution Name Linux Mint Architecture 64 bit Number of Media 1 Size 1.6 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_xfce.php
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Linux Mint 18 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2021. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use. About Linux Mint Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.Linux Mint no longer ships lists of fixes and lists of regressions specific to particular kernels. With so many kernel revisions, so many fixes and so many regressions happening sometimes on a daily basis, this information was quickly outdated. Instead, it was replaced with links to relevant sources of information Code Name Sarah Distribution Name Linux Mint Architecture 64 bit Number of Media 1 Size 1.6 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_mate.php
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Linux Mint 18 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2021. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use. About Linux Mint Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.Linux Mint no longer ships lists of fixes and lists of regressions specific to particular kernels. With so many kernel revisions, so many fixes and so many regressions happening sometimes on a daily basis, this information was quickly outdated. Instead, it was replaced with links to relevant sources of information Code Name Sarah Distribution Name Linux Mint Architecture 64 bit Number of Media 1 Size 1.6 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_cinnamon.php
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Linux Mint 18 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2021. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use. About Linux Mint Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.Linux Mint no longer ships lists of fixes and lists of regressions specific to particular kernels. With so many kernel revisions, so many fixes and so many regressions happening sometimes on a daily basis, this information was quickly outdated. Instead, it was replaced with links to relevant sources of information Code Name Sarah Distribution Name Linux Mint Architecture 32 bit Number of Media 1 Size 1.5GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_mate.php
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openSUSE Leap is a free and Linux-based operating system for your PC or Laptop or server . You can surf the web, manage your e-mails and photos, do office work, play videos or music and have a lot of fun!Now a new stable release is here, providing the best that free and open source has to offer with our special green touch: stable, innovative and fun. Green light to freedom. This is the first release after the change in the open SUSE development mode, with a much shorter stabilization phase thanks to the extensive testing done in a daily basis in the rolling distribution used now as a base for open SUSE stable releases. The openSUSE project has announced the availability of a new beta snapshot for the project's upcoming openSUSE 42.2 "Leap" release. The new beta provides a preview of the Plasma 5.8 desktop environment along with an update to GTK, bringing the toolkit to version 3.20.9. About openSUSE The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by Novell. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, this program provides free, easy access to openSUSE, a complete Linux distribution. The openSUSE project has three main goals: make openSUSE the easiest Linux for anyone to obtain and the most widely used Linux distribution; leverage open source collaboration to make openSUSE the world's most usable Linux distribution and desktop environment for new and experienced Linux users; dramatically simplify and open the development and packaging processes to make openSUSE the platform of choice for Linux developers and software vendors Distribution Name openSUSE Version 42.2 Architecture 64 bit Number of Media 1 Size 4100 MB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://doc.opensuse.org/release-notes/x86_64/openSUSE/Leap/42.2/
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Linux Mint 18 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2021. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use. About Linux Mint Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.Linux Mint no longer ships lists of fixes and lists of regressions specific to particular kernels. With so many kernel revisions, so many fixes and so many regressions happening sometimes on a daily basis, this information was quickly outdated. Instead, it was replaced with links to relevant sources of information Code Name Sarah Distribution Name Linux Mint Architecture 64 bit Number of Media 1 Size 1.6 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_kde.php
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Linux Mint 18 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2021. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use. About Linux Mint Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.Linux Mint no longer ships lists of fixes and lists of regressions specific to particular kernels. With so many kernel revisions, so many fixes and so many regressions happening sometimes on a daily basis, this information was quickly outdated. Instead, it was replaced with links to relevant sources of information Code Name Sarah Distribution Name Linux Mint Version 18 Architecture 32 bit Number of Media 1 Size 1.5GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_xfce.php
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Linux Mint 18 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2021. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use. About Linux Mint Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.Linux Mint no longer ships lists of fixes and lists of regressions specific to particular kernels. With so many kernel revisions, so many fixes and so many regressions happening sometimes on a daily basis, this information was quickly outdated. Instead, it was replaced with links to relevant sources of information Code Name sarah Distribution Name Linux Mint Version 18 Architecture 32bit Number of Media 1 Size 1.5GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_cinnamon_whatsnew.php
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Debian-update-8.5.0-amd64- 2-DVD pack update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 8 but only updates some of the packages included. About Debian The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a completely free piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. Of course, the thing that people want is application software: programs to help them get what they want to do done, from editing documents to running a business to playing games to writing more software. Debian comes with over 50,000 packages (precompiled software that is bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine) - all of it free. It's a bit like a tower. At the base is the kernel. On top of that are all the basic tools. Next is all the software that you run on the computer. At the top of the tower is Debian -- carefully organizing and fitting everything so it all works together. Code Name Jessie Distribution Name DEBIAN Architecture x86_64 Number of Media 2 Size 8.2GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160604
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Debian 8.5.0 Amd64 3 DVD Pack mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 8 but only updates some of the packages included. About Debian The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a completely free piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. Of course, the thing that people want is application software: programs to help them get what they want to do done, from editing documents to running a business to playing games to writing more software. Debian comes with over 50,000 packages (precompiled software that is bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine) - all of it free. It's a bit like a tower. At the base is the kernel. On top of that are all the basic tools. Next is all the software that you run on the computer. At the top of the tower is Debian -- carefully organizing and fitting everything so it all works together. Code Name Jessie Distribution Name DEBIAN Architecture Amd64 Size 12.5 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160604
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Debian 8.5.0 i386 3 DVD Pack update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 8 but only updates some of the packages included. About Debian The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a completely free piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. Of course, the thing that people want is application software: programs to help them get what they want to do done, from editing documents to running a business to playing games to writing more software. Debian comes with over 50,000 packages (precompiled software that is bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine) - all of it free. It's a bit like a tower. At the base is the kernel. On top of that are all the basic tools. Next is all the software that you run on the computer. At the top of the tower is Debian -- carefully organizing and fitting everything so it all works together. Code Name Jessie Distribution Name DEBIAN Architecture i386 Number of Media 3 Size 12.2 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160604
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Xubuntu 16.04 LTS features the latest Xfce 4.12 desktop, associated packages, and core app updates. There are plenty of bug fixes and improvements, too.users seeking a a stable, lightweight and configurable desktop experience About Xubuntu Xubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. Unlike its parent, however, Xubuntu uses the light-weight Xfce desktop environment and is optimised for lower-end machines. The distribution includes only GTK+ applications where possible. Distribution Name Xubuntu Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 1.2 GB Media Type DVD http://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-16-04-release/
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Xubuntu 16.04 LTS features the latest Xfce 4.12 desktop, associated packages, and core app updates. There are plenty of bug fixes and improvements, too.users seeking a a stable, lightweight and configurable desktop experience About Xubuntu Xubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. Unlike its parent, however, Xubuntu uses the light-weight Xfce desktop environment and is optimised for lower-end machines. The distribution includes only GTK+ applications where possible. Distribution Name Xubuntu Architecture Amd64 Number of Media 1 Size 1.2 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xubuntu#Xubuntu_16.04_LTS
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Kubuntu 16.04 comes with KDE Applications 15.12 containing all your favourite apps from KDE, including Dolphin. Even more applications have been ported to KDE Frameworks 5 but those which aren’t, should fit in seamlessly. For a complete desktop suite of applications we’ve included some non-KDE applications such as LibreOffice 5.1 and Firefox 45. Plasma 5, the next generation of KDE's desktop has been rewritten to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup.The fifth set of updates to Plasma 5 is the default in this version of Kubuntu. About Kubuntu Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux distribution based on KDE's desktop software and on the award-winning Ubuntu operating system. Besides providing an up-to-date version of the KDE desktop at the time of the release, the project also releases updated KDE packages throughout the lifetime of each release. Code Name Xenial Xerus Distribution Name Kubuntu Version 16.04 Architecture Amd64 Number of Media 1 Size 1.4 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu
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Kubuntu 16.04 comes with KDE Applications 15.12 containing all your favourite apps from KDE, including Dolphin. Even more applications have been ported to KDE Frameworks 5 but those which aren’t, should fit in seamlessly. For a complete desktop suite of applications we’ve included some non-KDE applications such as LibreOffice 5.1 and Firefox 45 About Kubuntu Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux distribution based on KDE's desktop software and on the award-winning Ubuntu operating system. Kubuntu 16.04 LTS will be supported for 3 years. Code Name Xenial Xerus Distribution Name Kubuntu Version 16.04 Architecture i386 Number of Media 1 Size 1.4 GB Media Type DVD Software Type Linux https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu