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http://www.linuxbsdos.com – Chakra 2012.08 review, code-named Claire, is the latest stable release of Chakra Linux, a semi-rolling release, desktop-centric, Linux distribution forked from Arch Linux. Chakra uses the K Desktop Environment (KDE) exclusively, so it is no surprise then that Chakra 2012.08 was named after Claire Lotion, a popular figure in the KDE community who passed away recently. As the name suggests, Chakra 2012.08 was released back in August, and like other distributions that use the rolling or semi- or half-rolling development model, an updated ISO installation image has since been released (that was (General)

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