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This October has been a big month for Linux distro releases. First openSUSE 10.3 came out and now Ubuntu 7.10. We have the complete set of Ubuntu CDs and DVDs for x86 and AMD64 computers.  The complete list of new distros this month:

• Ubuntu 7.10 CDs and DVD, including Desktop, Server, and Alternate
• openSUSE 10.3 CDs and DVDs
• Mandriva 2008.0 DVDs
• Ubuntu Studio 7.10 DVD
• Kubuntu 7.10 CDs and DVDs
• Xubuntu 7.10 CDs
• Puppy Linux 3.00 CD
• Sabayon Linux 3.4 CDs
• OpenDisc 7.10 CD (replaces the OpenCD)
• Dreamlinux 2.2 Multimedia GL Edition CD

openSUSE 10.3 is out! There are some significant changes since 10.2, including new versions of Gnome, KDE, a pre-release of KDE 4, new Compiz Fusion effects, and new release media. The 3 install DVDs are back, for i386, x86-64, or PPC computers. The PPC DVD also has support for the Playstation 3. CD media has changed. Instead of the DVD packages being spread across 6 CDs, they’ve gone with a single CD default install. NonOSS software is still on a separate AddOn CD, which we have listed by itself, so people wanting to buy multiple CD versions don’t have to get duplicates of the NonOSS AddOn.

The full release announcement can be seen here.

Fedora 7 is now available!  This version improves upon desktop features and performance.  Notably, Fedora 7 is the first release to include installers on their LiveCDs.

In addition, FrozenTech would like to thank its Linux 6+2 Subscribers for their interest and support over the past thirteen months.  Unfortunately at this time, however, the substantial increase in postage has forced FrozenTech to cancel the monthly subscription.

FrozenTech strives to offer high quality, yet affordable products.  We will continue to develop our line while keeping our customers’ needs as our number one priority.  Thank you!

Two major releases in one week! We are now shipping the new Debian 4.0 and CentOS 5.0 DVDs, which should make anyone who loves stable systems and servers happy.

The long overdue update to the ILHD is finally available. We had to remove the PowerPC ISOs in order to fit all the new distros which have come out, but feel like it was worth it. The latest Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, Sabayon, Knoppix, and SUSE ISOs are all included, along with almost every other popular distro.

The hard drive was also updated to the 250 GB Seagate 7200.10  16MB cache model. It keeps the 5 year warranty, and uses new perpendicular recording technology.

We are proud to have the latest OpenCD release before the official announcement, which will be soon and look like the following:

The OpenCD team is pleased to announce the release of OpenCD 07.02. This latest version contains twelve updated versions including the milestone OpenOffice 2.1, along with latest releases of both Firefox and Thunderbird as well as a major update for the popular Battle of Wesnoth. Also we’re pleased to announce that the much-lauded SeaMonkey suite will now be included as of version 07.02.

A new Puppy Linux is also available, as always, lots of changes to the new release.

We have the new openSUSE 10.2 install DVDs available for i386 and x86-64 computers. CDs will be coming soon, and the LiveDVD will be updated when it is released next week.

Changes in the new SUSE include better package management, new power management, and EXT3 as the default filesystem. Check out the release announcement for more info.

The long awaited update to TheOpenCD is finally out. It includes much needed updates to its list of software, plus some new packages, such as Inkscape, Scribus, and RSSOwl. Check out the full list of software and the release accouncement.

DSL 3.1 has also been released, with numerous updates, including a new theme. Check out the changelog.

Both are available for purchase at the standard price of $0.99 per CD.

The latest Sabayon Linux is now available. Several notable changes include the addition of the NVIDIA 9xxx series drivers, and dropping Reiser4 filesystem support.

We’ve added the Ubuntu 6.10 Desktop CDs already, and as downloads complete, we will be updating the DVDs, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu discs. 6.10 will replace Kubuntu and Xubuntu 6.06.1 LTS, but we will be keeping Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS along with 6.10 because of Ubuntu’s commitment to keep updating this version until 2009 (2011 for the sever version).