Calculate Linux 13 Beta Testing

flor_de_azucena · 12-13-2012, 03:28 AM

The beta testing version of Calculate Linux 13 was released.

System changes:

Meta-packages are no longer used to manage default dependencies

Each CL edition is now featuring its own appearance theme

Portage files will be unpacked when booting for the first time

New Calculate Utilities features:

New events were added for Calculate Console, namely: configuring user sessions; changing user passwords; joining host to a Calculate Directory Server domain; viewing and editing variables' values for Calculate Utilities; world update

New configuration events were added: Portage update and package removal

Meet a new tool, calculate-update: for the time being, it only handles the world file, but is hoped be able to do much more soon

More functionality for configuration templates

CLD news:

KDE was updated to 4.9.4

CLDG news:

GNOME was updated to 3.4

AxeMenu replaced the standard menu

the Parcellite clipboard will be used from now on

CLDX news:

a modified Adwaita theme is now used as the default one

Elementary comes as the default icon theme

the Geany IDE was added

switched to SMplayer as the default video player

Claws-Mail now comes with the Address Keeper plugin for address auto-completion

All dictionary packages were removed, for a slimmer distribution.

CDS news:

now able to run Jabber services with StartTLS

SMTP authentication will be added in the final release

Kernel and software:

CDS (Directory Server): Bind 9.9.1, Kernel 3.6.7, OpenLDAP 2.4.30, Postfix 2.9.4, ProFTPD 1.3.4a, Samba 3.5.15

CLD (KDE desktop): KDE 4.9.4, Amarok 2.6.0, digiKam 2.9.0, Chromium 23.0.1271.95, Kernel 3.6.7, LibreOffice 3.6.3.2

CLDG (GNOME desktop): Gnome 3.4, Gimp 2.8.0, Chromium 23.0.1271.95, Kernel 3.6.7, LibreOffice 3.6.3.2

CLDX (XFCE desktop): XFCE 4.10, Gimp 2.8.0, Chromium 23.0.1271.95, Kernel 3.6.7, LibreOffice 3.6.3.2

CMC (Media Center): XBMC 11.0, Kernel 3.6.7, Xorg-server 1.13.0

CLS (Linux Scratch): Openbox 3.5.0, Kernel 3.6.7, Xorg-server 1.13.0

CSS (Scratch Server): Kernel 3.6.7

future_computer · 12-19-2012, 02:43 AM

Any reason for me to try Calculate Linux?
I am using Ubuntu and Fedora now.

flor_de_azucena · 12-20-2012, 02:52 AM

To cut the long story short: it's very fast and flexible (as any Gentoo system is) but quickly installed and quite user-friendly (as popular distributions such as Ubuntu are). A good compromise between two extremes, I should say.

ManfredB · 12-29-2012, 03:17 AM

Two points:
firefox only 10, the newest 17
virtualbox-video-driver: 4.2.4, the newest 4.2.6

why this?

autounmask doesn´t exist, therefore I cannot use ist.

Manfred

flor_de_azucena · 12-29-2012, 03:30 AM

Autounmask does work, why: run

Code:

emerge --autounmask-write <package>

as usual, then

Code:

dispatch-conf

and hit U to confirm.

All masked packages are masked because found unstable on CL. But unmasking is a trivial operation if you want to try the latest versions and shouldn't bother you.

ManfredB · 12-29-2012, 04:30 AM

No, it doesn´t run.

"emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy xf86-video-virtualbox-4.2.6"

Manfred

flor_de_azucena · 12-29-2012, 04:56 AM

It does, just stick to the correct syntax:

Code:

emerge --autounmask-write =x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox-4.2.6

You need the '=' prefix if you want a particular version and not just the last available. The latest version can be installed though by executing:

Code:

emerge --autounmask-write xf86-video-virtualbox

future_computer · 12-29-2012, 05:57 AM

I don't think this linux distro is for me.

ManfredB · 12-29-2012, 06:14 AM

Thank you very much, flor_de_azucena

This is the right way.

Manfred