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2007-02-27 Development Release: Dreamlinux 2.2 Beta 3 "Multimedia GL"
The third beta release of Dreamlinux 2.2 "Multimedia GL" edition is out: "We are announcing one more version of Dreamlinux, the 2.2 Multimedia GL edition beta 3. In this version, which preserves the aspects and functions of 2.2 Multimedia edition, the Beryl window manager has been added and the libraries for 3D graphical acceleration, like xlibmesa, have been upgraded. Note: this experimental version has only been tested with NVIDIA cards. Beta 3 changelog: update to Beryl 0.2rc1; solved problems with Engage on all desktops; part of scripts in Xdialog migrated to Ruby-GTK2; Inkscape 0.45; Easy-Install 1.7; other minor problems solved." Here is the full release announcement with a handful of screenshots. Download: DL_2.2_070222MMGL_BETA3_en.iso (695MB, MD5).
2007-02-02 Development Release: Dreamlinux 2.2 Beta 2 "Multimedia GL"
João Batista Esteves has released a beta build of a new Dreamlinux 2.2 edition, Multimedia GL, now with support for 3D affects with AIGLX and Beryl: "We are announcing one more edition of Dreamlinux, the ’2.2 Multimedia GL Edition BETA 2’. This edition preserves the aspects and functions of the 2.2 Multimedia edition, but adds the Beryl window manager and upgrades the libraries for 3D graphical acceleration. This experimental version has only been tested with NVIDIA cards. Other new stuff: general update of packages from Debian ’testing’; Firefox updated to version 2.0; solved problems with package breaking; part of scripts in Xdialog migrated to Ruby-GTK2 language; new NVIDIA and ATI graphics drivers install scripts." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): DL_2.2_070128MMGL_BETA2_en.iso (702MB).
2007-01-05 Distribution Release: Dreamlinux 2.2
Dreamlinux 2.2 is out: "The final version of Dreamlinux 2.2 Multimedia Edition has been released. Having many improvements compared with the previous version, Dreamlinux 2.2 Multimedia Edition brings countless new features. The kernel is 2.6.18, and the distro uses Debian ’testing’ repositories. A greater number of applications for multimedia have been added, allowing to open and manipulate many different types of audio and video files. Beyond the many updates, other refinements have also been incorporated: upgrade assistant, new control panel, and the ’Easy-Install’ application that allows the user to install non-Debian programs like Google Earth, Picasa, Opera, etc." Please visit the distribution’s product page to learn more about the new release. Download: DL_2.2_061220MME_en.iso (701MB, MD5).
2006-09-20 Distribution Release: Dreamlinux 2.1
An updated version of Dreamlinux, a desktop-oriented, Debian-based distribution with a Max OS X-like interface, has been released. The major focus of the release was on fixing bugs reported in the earlier version. As for new features, the release announcements report about improved hardware detection modules with new drivers, addition of automount, Internet sharing, NTFS read/write support and Powernow functionality, and package updates (Inkscape, OpenOffice.org...) to bring Dreamlinux in sync with Debian’s "testing" repository. For more information please read the release announcements available in English or Portuguese. Download from here: DLxfce2.1_WORKS_060920-en.iso (661MB, MD5) or DLxfce2.1_WORKS_060916_ptbr.iso (669MB, MD5).
2006-07-16 Distribution Release: Dreamlinux 2.0 WORKS
The Dreamlinux Project Team announced version 2.0 of Dreamlinux, a Brazilian Linux distribution based on the XFce desktop: "called WORKS and it brings the most known Linux apps for a production environment, like OpenOffice, Inkscape, Gimp, etc. Full support to multimedia, automatic detection of video cards and monitors, and the version 2.5 of MKDistro, tool for distros’ building. This Dreamlinux version is the result of making use of various technologies that came from many different distros, like Kanotix, Elive, Morphix and Debian. With a 2.6.14 Kanotix Kernel, the distro also counts with Xorg 6.9, support for ALSA and many refinements and improvements, beyond the customised XFCE 4.4 environment and with exclusive icons for this distro." More information can be found at the project’s homepage. Download (MD5): DLxfce2.0_WORKS-060712en.iso (611MB). An experimental Dreamlinux 2.0 XGL edition was also released.
2006-02-12 Distribution Release: Dreamlinux 1.0 STUDIO
Dreamlinux is a Brazilian Linux distribution based on Morphix and the XFce desktop. The newly released STUDIO edition, available in English and Portuguese, is built on top of the earlier 1.2.1 XFce release, but ships with extra application for audio, video and web design, including Audacity, Avidemux, Blender, Cinelerra, and Nvu, among many others. The product functions as a bootable live CD with an optional hard disk installation module, as well as a Morphix Control Panel for easy modification of system settings. For more information about about Dreamlinux please visit the project’s home page (in Portuguese) and read the latest changelog. Download from here: DLxfceSE_060210en.iso (474MB).
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