LinuxSnap for Thursday 8/1/13
Latest Distro Releases
Parted Magic 2013_08_01
Parted Magic, a Linux distribution that ships with various disk utilities like GParted and PartitionMagic, has just been updated with version 2013_08_01. From the release announcement:
This is probably the most thoroughly tested version of Parted Magic we’ve done in awhile. More attention was given to fixing old problems then adding new features. That’s not to say there are a few new ones.
The program to download virus definitions has been overhauled to show more information after the download is complete. Such as the size of the files and the version. You can also decide to download the main, daily, or both. The program which displays what programs are installed has been split up into groups instead of a 1,000 package list.
The EFI GRUB2 menu and the syslinux menu have been completely overhauled from scratch. The syslinux menu looks the same, but the guts are entirely new. The EFI GRUB2 menu is now laid out almost exactly like the syslinux menu so it isn’t as confusing.
Read the full release announcement here.
Articles of Interest
Microsoft Cozies Up to Linux Via Virtualization – ostatic.com
Intel’s first ‘open-source PC’ on sale for $199 – pcworld.com
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