New Distros for the New Year

December 31st, 2006

FrozenTech is welcoming 2007 by offering Slackware, Mandriva, and Super Gamer DVDs.

The Knoppix LiveCD and LiveDVD has also been update to version 5.1.0. It now includes the Beryl 3D desktop, NTFS-3G driver, a new kernel, and UnionFS has been replaced with AUFS.

As always, everything is available in the FrozenTech store.

openSUSE 10.2 DVDs

December 8th, 2006

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.

December 2006 Linux 6+2 Subscription

December 5th, 2006

The new issue of Linux DVDs and CDs is here. For the first time we are making available Slackware 11.0 on DVD.

  • Gentoo 2006.1 Live/Install DVD
  • Slackware 11.0 Install DVD
  • Damn Small Linux 3.1 LiveCD
  • Puppy Linux 2.12 LiveCD
  • nUbuntu 6.10 LiveCD
  • gNewSense 1.0 LiveCD
  • GoboLinux 013 LiveCD
  • Fluxbuntu nbuild1-rev2 LiveCD

We have also posted updated screenshots for the new Damn Small Linux 3.1 and Puppy Linux 2.12.

TheOpenCD 4.0 and DSL 3.1 are Out

November 29th, 2006

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.

Sabayon Linux 3.2 Available

November 28th, 2006

Sabayon Linux 3.2 is now available. There is an incredible amount of improvements to this version, including new artwork, speed improvements, and more apps. The changelog is posted here.

Puppy Linux 2.12 Added

November 25th, 2006

The new Puppy Linux has been added. This release has a new kernel version plus many other updates. We are carrying the larger ‘zdrv’ version with contains more drivers than the standard release.

Sabayon Linux Update to 3.1

November 4th, 2006

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

Changes to the Ultimate DVD Set, Gentoo LiveDVD Now Available

November 3rd, 2006

We’ve made some changes to the Ultimate DVD Set, and posted a list of everything included. Rocks was dropped, while the Long Term Support version of Ubuntu replaced it. Gentoo was also added, replacing the DesktopBSD DVDs.
The official Gentoo LiveDVD is now part of our DVD collection, and we have added screenshots for it and the Xubuntu Desktop CD.

November Subscription

November 1st, 2006

The November issue of FrozenTech’s Linux 6+2 Subscription is here. After last month’s focus on servers and smaller distros, we are putting out some of the most popular distros available. As a first for FrozenTech, we are also including the free version of Mandriva’s LiveCD. We will hopefully be able to put some Mandriva DVDs in the store in a few weeks. We’ll update this blog when we do, so be sure to subscribe using RSS or Email using the text box at the bottom right of the screen to be updated when they’re available.

DVDs

  1. Ubuntu 6.10 Live/Install DVD
  2. Fedora Core 6 Install DVD

CDs

  1. Mandriva One 2007 Free (Gnome) LiveCD
  2. Fedora Core 6 GNOME Live-Spin CD
  3. Xubuntu 6.10 Desktop CD
  4. Kubuntu 6.10 Desktop CD
  5. SabayonLinux miniEdition 3.1 LiveCD
  6. BackTrack v.2.0 Public Beta Edition LiveCD

Ubuntu 6.10 is Out

October 26th, 2006

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).