Calculate Linux 13 Beta Testing
 

The beta testing version of Calculate Linux 13 was released.

System changes:

• Meta-packages are no longer used to manage default dependencies

• Each CL edition is now featuring its own appearance theme

• Portage files will be unpacked when booting for the first time

New Calculate Utilities features:

• New events were added for Calculate Console, namely: configuring user sessions; changing user passwords; joining host to a Calculate Directory Server domain; viewing and editing variables' values for Calculate Utilities; world update

• New configuration events were added: Portage update and package removal

• Meet a new tool, calculate-update: for the time being, it only handles the world file, but is hoped be able to do much more soon

• More functionality for configuration templates

CLD news:

• KDE was updated to 4.9.4

CLDG news:

• GNOME was updated to 3.4

• AxeMenu replaced the standard menu

• the Parcellite clipboard will be used from now on

CLDX news:

• a modified Adwaita theme is now used as the default one

• Elementary comes as the default icon theme

• the Geany IDE was added

• switched to SMplayer as the default video player

• Claws-Mail now comes with the Address Keeper plugin for address auto-completion

All dictionary packages were removed, for a slimmer distribution.

CDS news:

• now able to run Jabber services with StartTLS

• SMTP authentication will be added in the final release

Kernel and software:

• CDS (Directory Server): Bind 9.9.1, Kernel 3.6.7, OpenLDAP 2.4.30, Postfix 2.9.4, ProFTPD 1.3.4a, Samba 3.5.15

• CLD (KDE desktop): KDE 4.9.4, Amarok 2.6.0, digiKam 2.9.0, Chromium 23.0.1271.95, Kernel 3.6.7, LibreOffice 3.6.3.2

• CLDG (GNOME desktop): Gnome 3.4, Gimp 2.8.0, Chromium 23.0.1271.95, Kernel 3.6.7, LibreOffice 3.6.3.2

• CLDX (XFCE desktop): XFCE 4.10, Gimp 2.8.0, Chromium 23.0.1271.95, Kernel 3.6.7, LibreOffice 3.6.3.2

• CMC (Media Center): XBMC 11.0, Kernel 3.6.7, Xorg-server 1.13.0

• CLS (Linux Scratch): Openbox 3.5.0, Kernel 3.6.7, Xorg-server 1.13.0

• CSS (Scratch Server): Kernel 3.6.7

Any reason for me to try Calculate Linux?
I am using Ubuntu and Fedora now.

To cut the long story short: it's very fast and flexible (as any Gentoo system is) but quickly installed and quite user-friendly (as popular distributions such as Ubuntu are). A good compromise between two extremes, I should say.

Two points:
firefox only 10, the newest 17
virtualbox-video-driver: 4.2.4, the newest 4.2.6

why this?

autounmask doesn´t exist, therefore I cannot use ist.

Manfred

Autounmask does work, why: run as usual, then and hit U to confirm.

All masked packages are masked because found unstable on CL. But unmasking is a trivial operation if you want to try the latest versions and shouldn't bother you.

No, it doesn´t run.

"emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy xf86-video-virtualbox-4.2.6"

Manfred

It does, just stick to the correct syntax:

You need the '=' prefix if you want a particular version and not just the last available. The latest version can be installed though by executing:

I don't think this linux distro is for me.

Thank you very much, flor_de_azucena

This is the right way.

Manfred