Red Flag Linux is one of the partners in the asian consortium developing Asianux in order to use it in their own products, and this is one of them. Red Flag Linux 6.0 is the new RF version, based on Asianux. It’s oriented towards desktop use and to allow for an easy transition from other desktop systems. It includes a set of Windowslike tools and it supports NTFS partitions natively –writing access too, which is still not so common– and OpenOffice 2.0.
The GUI is KDE 3.5.7. For the first time in a Red Flag release, it includes a 3D desktop through Beryl.
Kernel’s version is 2.6.22 with a generous dose of modules to use with a wide range of hardware. Other features are: dual boot configuration, rpm packages comptibility and management and automatic mounting for massive storage devices.
It’s availble in two .iso images and an extra software one.
October arrived this year, the way it usually does, except that this time is full of good news and anticipation for Linux geeks. Three mayor distros will release new versions in the next 30 days (OpenSUSE, Mandriva and Ubuntu).
Ubuntu will release version 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon, good news for the world wide fanbase of millions the distro has managed to gain in the last few years. Anticipation is bound to grow now that Ubuntu is being offered by Dell with their systems.
Just a few days away is the new 10.3 by OpenSUSE, one of the oldest and versatile distros –and recently, one of the more controversial ones, since the MS deal– is sure to get a fair share of attention over the next few weeks.
And there’s also the new Mandriva. This is the one I know the least, but is a big one so it merits mention.
Other distros which will get things moving these month will be: Musix, Parsix, Kiwi, Fluxbuntu and Yoper, among others.
October will have something to offer for every possible kind of user from those who want a black box ready for mail checks to the more demanding webmaster. This will be a busy month so, get your VMs ready!
