Oct 23

Noteworthy PCLinuxOS updates (Aug 9st – Aug 15th 2009)

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There were a lot of updates to the PCLinuxOS repository last week.  Here is a list of interesting updates and new packages.

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We continue to fill out the KDE 4 repository by adding/updating the following KDE 4 ports. DoAsRoot – Service menu,  Kdenlive – Video editor,  Krename – File rename, Choqok – micro blogging client, Kding – Dictionary application, Konversation – Irc client, Krusader – File manager, Rekonq -  a webkit based Web broswer and Quassel – Irc client. Those who have converted from KDE 3 and testing KDE 4 generally have had  a positive experience. The debate however continues as to why such a radical change in the way the new desktop operates as opposed to the previous 3.x version.

Packages new to the repository include:

  • Bnes – A very accurate SNES Emulator.
  • Kupfer – An application launcher for Gnome
  • MoneyManagerEx – A easy to use personal finance manager
  • Nfoview -  A simple viewer for NFO files
  • Transmission-QT – The QT port of the popular bitorrent client.
  • TVMosaic – Mosaic Viewer of TV channels from a DVB tuner.
  • VNStatGui – A frontend to monitor traffic on your network connection.

Notable package updates this week include:

  • DivFix++ -  a program to fix broken AVI streams updated.
  • Bleachblit – a program to reclaim disk space updated to fix a missing menu entry
  • Glest – a 3D real time strategy game updated to version 3.2.2
  • Gmpc – a GTK2 frontend to mpd updated
  • Gnome Commander – a file manager similar to Norton Commander updated to 1.2.8.1
  • Gphotoframe – a gnome photo gadget updated
  • InvulgoTracker – Time tracker for your projects and tasks updated
  • Kernel  – a security issue update to close local exploit in net.c code reported last week
  • Lifeograph – a diary to take personal notes on life updated to 0.5.3
  • Listen – a musical manager for Gnome updated to fix a missing dependency
  • MhWaveEdit – a graphical program for editing sound files updated to 1.4.16
  • Mscore – a music composition and notation application updated .
  • Mypaint – a simple paint program updated to 0,7,1
  • Filezilla – a fast FTP client updated to latest version
  • Gimp – a great paint program updated to 2.6.7
  • Nted – a musical score program updated
  • Pdfedit – an editor for manupulating PDF documents updated to 0.4.3
  • Redbook – a personal diary updated to 0.8.4
  • Seamonkey – a full internet suite updated to latest version
  • Viewnior – a simple image viewing program updated
  • Youtubedl – updated to fix a dl problem

In testing this week:

  • Hplip – updated to fix a parallel print build option
  • Nvidia – driver updated to 185.18.31
  • Samba – updated to version 3.3.7

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