aptosid, an operating system based on the Debian GNU/Linux unstable branch, or sid, has now reached version 2012-01. The developers of aptosid want to be on the forefront regarding the definition of a rolling distribution. Users will get access to more than 30,000 free and open source packages for private, business or p... (read more)
The Siduction distribution is a desktop-oriented operating system and live medium based on the "unstable" branch of Debian GNU/Linux.
Forked from aptosid in late 2011, siduction offers three separate live media with KDE, LXDE and Xfce desktops.
The project also promises regular releases, an open development model, and friendly relationship with its developer and user community.
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Semplice Linux, a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian's Sid unstable branch with the goal to provide a simple, lightweight, fast and cool environment, is now at version 3.0. The current release of Semplice, 3.0, is based on Linux kernel 3.2.35 and is pretty stable as a Live CD.
sidux 2010-01, codenamed “Hypnos,” has now been released, the first update to the sidux distro this year. The highlights are KDE SC 4.4.4 and the latest Linux kernel 2.6.34. Of course, all other packages are on par with the ones available in the Debian sid repositories at the date of the release. The developers have also gotten...
Screencast style Review and how to install Tutorial for Sidux Linux 2010-01 Hypnos Xfce 64bit. I demonstrate this OS running in Virtual Machine from the Live ISO. sidux 2010-01, a new version of the desktop distribution with KDE or Xfce based on Debian’s unstable branch, has been released: “Now that KDE 4.4.4 and kernel 2.6.34 [...]
An updated Kanotix Hellfire 2011-05 has now been released. The latest release adds updated packages and bug fixes. Kanotix 2011-05 now enables the proprietary Nvidia or ATI drivers by default, from the live environment and then allows users to maintain this after they install the distro as well."Kanotix Hellfire 2011-05 based on Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)... (read more)
Semplice Linux, a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian's Sid unstable branch with the goal to provide a simple, lightweight, fast and cool environment, is now at version 3.0 RC. The current release of Semplice, 3.0 RC, is based on Linux kernel 3.2.16 and is pretty stable as a Live CD. Keep in mind though that it's based ... (read more)
A few words about me: some years ago I started using Linux with Ubuntu 7.10, and from that moment I have always been faithful to Debian and its derivatives. I tried (and I'm using) Debian Wheezy, Aptosid (formerly Sidux), Linux Mint Debian Edition, Mepis, Ubuntu and others. Now I'm trying CrunchBang 10 Statler with backports, and I found it a very good distro.
Apparently, I cannot get xorg to work with my radeon HD4550 with the ati drivers. I also have dual monitors. Need help.