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LAME MP3 Encoder 3.98.2
Today, LAME is considered the best MP3 encoder at mid-high bitrates and at VBR. more>> LAME development started around mid-1998. Mike Cheng started it as a patch against the 8hz-MP3 encoder sources. After some quality concerns raised by others, he decided to start from scratch based on the dist10 sources. His goal was only to speed up the dist10 sources, and leave its quality untouched. That branch (a patch against the reference sources) became Lame 2.0, and only on Lame 3.81 did we replaced of all dist10 code, making LAME no more only a patch.
The project quickly became a team project. Mike Cheng eventually left leadership and started working on tooLame, an MP2 encoder. Mark Taylor became leader and started pursuing increased quality in addition to better speed. He can be considered the initiator of the LAME project in its current form. He released version 3.0 featuring gpsycho, a new psychoacoustic model he developed.
In early 2003 Mark left project leadership, and since then the project has been lead through the cooperation of the active developers (currently 4 individuals).
Today, LAME is considered the best MP3 encoder at mid-high bitrates and at VBR, mostly thanks to the dedicated work of its developers and the open source licensing model that allowed the project to tap into engineering resources from all around the world. Both quality and speed improvements are still happening, probably making LAME the only MP3 encoder still being actively developed.<<less
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Bowzilla for Linux
Bowzilla is a mini Game for 2 players. more>>
Bowzilla is a mini Game for 2 players. Leaned against the old QBasic Gorilla, you must fire at your opponent in real-time.
Particularly the realistic blood is to be considered with the lightning strike. You have to find a whole in the target range. However, you should not expect to much from it.
<<lessParticularly the realistic blood is to be considered with the lightning strike. You have to find a whole in the target range. However, you should not expect to much from it.
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Added: 2005-10-07 License: Freeware Price:
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Kvm (Kde Video Menu) 0.2.1
Kvm is a Konqueror service menu which allows to manage your videos without to use a graphical application. more>>
Kvm is a Konqueror service menu which allows to manage your videos without to use a graphical application.
Kvm (Kde Video Menu) service menu can be considered as a frontend of ffmpeg.
Enhancements:
- fix some bugs!
<<lessKvm (Kde Video Menu) service menu can be considered as a frontend of ffmpeg.
Enhancements:
- fix some bugs!
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Added: 2007-05-25 License: GPL (GNU General Public License) Price:
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libRTCTimer 0.0.1
libRTCTimer project is an event framework. more>>
libRTCTimer project is an event framework.
libRTCTimer provides an interface to the RTC (real-time clock) which can be used to achieve a high precision and resolution.
The design of the classes is rather simple: you just need a Manager-class which takes the resolution as its only argument and one or more classes that derive from a predefined class. In the new class all you have to do is override a method with the code that should be executed.
Now you initiate the class and give it to the Manager and you are done.
libRTCEvents is a library providing a framework for writing events that can be scheduled as tasks in libRTCTimer.
To-date libRTCTimer can be considered as beta, while libRTCEvents is in an early alpha-stage. This means that further versions of libRTCTimer should be source-compatible.
Only minor features will be added or bugs fixed. libRTCEvents on the other hand is not much more than a concept today.
This will be the main place of work for the next months. The only thing it can do by now is scheduling a sound-event through jack.
<<lesslibRTCTimer provides an interface to the RTC (real-time clock) which can be used to achieve a high precision and resolution.
The design of the classes is rather simple: you just need a Manager-class which takes the resolution as its only argument and one or more classes that derive from a predefined class. In the new class all you have to do is override a method with the code that should be executed.
Now you initiate the class and give it to the Manager and you are done.
libRTCEvents is a library providing a framework for writing events that can be scheduled as tasks in libRTCTimer.
To-date libRTCTimer can be considered as beta, while libRTCEvents is in an early alpha-stage. This means that further versions of libRTCTimer should be source-compatible.
Only minor features will be added or bugs fixed. libRTCEvents on the other hand is not much more than a concept today.
This will be the main place of work for the next months. The only thing it can do by now is scheduling a sound-event through jack.
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Added: 2006-10-31 License: GPL (GNU General Public License) Price:
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Statistics::Candidates 0.9
Candidates is a Perl5 module for manipulating candidate features (help module for Statistics::MaxEntropy). more>>
Candidates is a Perl5 module for manipulating candidate features (help module for Statistics::MaxEntropy).
SYNOPSIS
use Statistics::Candidates;
# create a new candidates object and read candidate features
$candidates = Statistics::Candidates->new($some_file);
# checks for constant candidate features
$candidates->check();
# writes candidates that were not added to a file
$candidates->write($some_other_file);
# clear the administration about being added or not ...
$candidates->clear();
The Candidates object is for storage, retrieval, and manipulation of candidate features.
The reason for separating this code from Maxentropy.pm is that a set of candidate features should be considered a separate object. Blessing them into MaxEntropy would be unnatural.
Also this code is simpler and more stable than that in the MaxEntropy module.
This module requires Bit::SparseVector.
<<lessSYNOPSIS
use Statistics::Candidates;
# create a new candidates object and read candidate features
$candidates = Statistics::Candidates->new($some_file);
# checks for constant candidate features
$candidates->check();
# writes candidates that were not added to a file
$candidates->write($some_other_file);
# clear the administration about being added or not ...
$candidates->clear();
The Candidates object is for storage, retrieval, and manipulation of candidate features.
The reason for separating this code from Maxentropy.pm is that a set of candidate features should be considered a separate object. Blessing them into MaxEntropy would be unnatural.
Also this code is simpler and more stable than that in the MaxEntropy module.
This module requires Bit::SparseVector.
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Added: 2006-11-02 License: Perl Artistic License Price:
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Libdatastruct 0.0.1
Libdatastruct is an ANSI C library for abstract data types (ADT) and common algorithms. more>>
Libdatastruct is an ANSI C library for abstract data types (ADT) and common algorithms. Since it uses some compiler specific optimization methods, it is compatible for any GCC (or compatible) compiler.
This helps the programmer focus on other, usually more important, aspects of the program, and not have to reinvent the wheel.
Memory has been considered a vital factor, so problems in its management have been (or tried to) avoided, therefore memory leaks, use of uninitialized memory, reading/writing invalid blocks, etc. are a constant preoccupation.
These are not original algorithms, they have been used for years, and are a fundamental part of computer science.
Installation:
make
make install
Usage:
compilation: cc program.c -ldatastruct -Wall -o program
<<lessThis helps the programmer focus on other, usually more important, aspects of the program, and not have to reinvent the wheel.
Memory has been considered a vital factor, so problems in its management have been (or tried to) avoided, therefore memory leaks, use of uninitialized memory, reading/writing invalid blocks, etc. are a constant preoccupation.
These are not original algorithms, they have been used for years, and are a fundamental part of computer science.
Installation:
make
make install
Usage:
compilation: cc program.c -ldatastruct -Wall -o program
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Added: 2005-10-11 License: GPL (GNU General Public License) Price:
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MP3 Database II 2.9
MP3DB2 is a collection of bash scripts for keeping track of large MP3 collections. more>>
MP3DB2 is a collection of bash scripts for keeping track of large MP3 collections. It will retrieve song information from the filenames and ID3 tags of a directory or CD of MP3s and store them in a local database.
This program is a complete rewrite of my MP3 database version 1. Version 1 only stored the data that was present in the filenames while version 2 actually retrieves information from the ID3 tags of each MP3.
Please note that as of this version the database format is NOT considered carved in stone. I have already added a few fields mid-development and this will continue for a while if I think the format can be made better. See the changelog for a list of changes to the database format since V2.0.
Enhancements:
- mp3dupe: now just displays the name of the directory we are checking not the full path in the host filesystem.
<<lessThis program is a complete rewrite of my MP3 database version 1. Version 1 only stored the data that was present in the filenames while version 2 actually retrieves information from the ID3 tags of each MP3.
Please note that as of this version the database format is NOT considered carved in stone. I have already added a few fields mid-development and this will continue for a while if I think the format can be made better. See the changelog for a list of changes to the database format since V2.0.
Enhancements:
- mp3dupe: now just displays the name of the directory we are checking not the full path in the host filesystem.
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Added: 2006-07-26 License: GPL (GNU General Public License) Price:
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CryptNET Password Candidate Generator 1.1.0
CryptNET Password Candidate Generator is a password generator. more>>
CryptNET Password Candidate Generator is a password generator. It generates a list of password candidates for the user to choose from by mapping operating system sources of pseudorandomness into printable character arrays using a mod operation.
It is capable of generating passwords composed of printable characters, alpha numeric characters, alphabetic characters, or numeric only characters.
By default, passgen generates 12 character passwords.
With current grid and cluster computing technology, that is considered the minimum number of characters a password needs in order to be safe from a brute force or dictionay attack.
Enhancements:
- Support for a system wide configuration file is now available, allowing administrators to set defaults that match their local password selection security policies.
- Some minor bug fixes have been made, and some help text formatting improvements have been applied.
- Finally, autotools support has been improved in order to simplify the installation process.
<<lessIt is capable of generating passwords composed of printable characters, alpha numeric characters, alphabetic characters, or numeric only characters.
By default, passgen generates 12 character passwords.
With current grid and cluster computing technology, that is considered the minimum number of characters a password needs in order to be safe from a brute force or dictionay attack.
Enhancements:
- Support for a system wide configuration file is now available, allowing administrators to set defaults that match their local password selection security policies.
- Some minor bug fixes have been made, and some help text formatting improvements have been applied.
- Finally, autotools support has been improved in order to simplify the installation process.
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Added: 2006-12-27 License: Public Domain Price:
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Papyrus Library 0.7.1
Papyrus is a 2d C++ scenegraph library that utilizes the cairo library to perform drawing operations. more>>
Papyrus is a 2d C++ scenegraph library that utilizes the cairo library to perform drawing operations. In this respect, Papyrus Library is similar to the Gnome::Canvas library.
The initial implementation focuses on function over form, and as a result it should not be considered an optimized run-time library (but it does run reasonably well).
<<lessThe initial implementation focuses on function over form, and as a result it should not be considered an optimized run-time library (but it does run reasonably well).
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Added: 2007-03-12 License: LGPL (GNU Lesser General Public License) Price:
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Score Rated 0.3
Score Rated is a rated scoring script that uses the rating as a factor in the scoring process. more>>
Score Rated is a rated scoring script which uses the rating as a factor in the scoring process. Higher ratings leds to higher score. The rating is factored in each play.
I make no promises but the script hasnt messed up my system yet.
Usage:
You must use ratings for this script to have any point. Run the script, and it will be used to calculate scores for your tracks from then on. The script can be tweek by editing the file.
Known flaws:
Script reads rating when the song starts playing. Changes made after that is not considered. To make sure a new rating is used you could stop and restart the script or pause and play the song.
I will be looking in this for a future version. Suggestions are welcome.
<<lessI make no promises but the script hasnt messed up my system yet.
Usage:
You must use ratings for this script to have any point. Run the script, and it will be used to calculate scores for your tracks from then on. The script can be tweek by editing the file.
Known flaws:
Script reads rating when the song starts playing. Changes made after that is not considered. To make sure a new rating is used you could stop and restart the script or pause and play the song.
I will be looking in this for a future version. Suggestions are welcome.
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Added: 2007-03-05 License: GPL (GNU General Public License) Price:
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Pipe Viewer 1.0.1
Pipe Viewer is a pipeline data transfer meter. more>>
Pipe Viewer project is a terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline.
It can be inserted into any normal pipeline between two processes to give a visual indication of how quickly data is passing through, how long it has taken, how near to completion it is, and an estimate of how long it will be until completion.
pv is now considered to be stable code: it appears to work reliably on systems it has been tested on.
<<lessIt can be inserted into any normal pipeline between two processes to give a visual indication of how quickly data is passing through, how long it has taken, how near to completion it is, and an estimate of how long it will be until completion.
pv is now considered to be stable code: it appears to work reliably on systems it has been tested on.
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Added: 2007-08-07 License: Artistic License Price:
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Finance::BeanCounter 0.8.7
Finance::BeanCounter is a Perl module for stock portfolio performance functions. more>>
Finance::BeanCounter is a Perl module for stock portfolio performance functions.
Finance::BeanCounter provides functions to download, store and analyse stock market data.
Downloads are available of current (or rather: 15 or 20 minute-delayed) price and company data as well as of historical price data. Both forms can be stored in an SQL database (for which we currently default to PostgreSQL though MySQL is supported as well; furthermore any database reachable by means of an ODBC connection should work).
Analysis currently consists of performance and risk analysis. Performance reports comprise a profit-and-loss (or p/l in the lingo) report which can be run over arbitrary time intervals such as --prevdate friday six months ago --date yesterday -- in essence, whatever the wonderful Date::Manip module understands -- as well as dayendreport which defaults to changes in the last trading day. A risk report show parametric and non-parametric value-at-risk (VaR) estimates.
Most available functionality is also provided in the reference implementation beancounter, a convenient command-line script.
The API might change and evolve over time. The low version number really means to say that the code is not in its final form yet, but it has been in use for well over four years.
More documentation is in the Perl source code.
<<lessFinance::BeanCounter provides functions to download, store and analyse stock market data.
Downloads are available of current (or rather: 15 or 20 minute-delayed) price and company data as well as of historical price data. Both forms can be stored in an SQL database (for which we currently default to PostgreSQL though MySQL is supported as well; furthermore any database reachable by means of an ODBC connection should work).
Analysis currently consists of performance and risk analysis. Performance reports comprise a profit-and-loss (or p/l in the lingo) report which can be run over arbitrary time intervals such as --prevdate friday six months ago --date yesterday -- in essence, whatever the wonderful Date::Manip module understands -- as well as dayendreport which defaults to changes in the last trading day. A risk report show parametric and non-parametric value-at-risk (VaR) estimates.
Most available functionality is also provided in the reference implementation beancounter, a convenient command-line script.
The API might change and evolve over time. The low version number really means to say that the code is not in its final form yet, but it has been in use for well over four years.
More documentation is in the Perl source code.
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Added: 2006-12-20 License: Perl Artistic License Price:
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Gtk2::TrayIcon 0.03
Gtk2::TrayIcon is a Perl interface to the EggTrayIcon library. more>>
Gtk2::TrayIcon is a Perl interface to the EggTrayIcon library.
SYNOPSIS
use Gtk2::TrayIcon;
Gtk2->init;
my $icon= Gtk2::TrayIcon->new("test");
my $label= Gtk2::Label->new("test");
$icon->add($label);
$icon->show_all;
Gtk2->main;
ABSTRACT
This module allows a Perl developer to embed an arbitrary widget in a System Tray like the Gnome notification area.
EggTrayIcon is slated for inclusion in Gtk+ at some point, which is the reason the Gtk2::TrayIcon namespace. As all egg libs, EggTrayIcon is not considered api stable and its not installed as a shared object.
Enough about what it is not, Gtk2::TrayIcon is first and foremost a simple way of giving a Gtk2 script access to the system tray.
System Trays are found in both KDE and Gnome. But neither support the spec fully (see below).
Gtk2::TrayIcon is a subclass of Gtk2::Plug and should be used as such.
<<lessSYNOPSIS
use Gtk2::TrayIcon;
Gtk2->init;
my $icon= Gtk2::TrayIcon->new("test");
my $label= Gtk2::Label->new("test");
$icon->add($label);
$icon->show_all;
Gtk2->main;
ABSTRACT
This module allows a Perl developer to embed an arbitrary widget in a System Tray like the Gnome notification area.
EggTrayIcon is slated for inclusion in Gtk+ at some point, which is the reason the Gtk2::TrayIcon namespace. As all egg libs, EggTrayIcon is not considered api stable and its not installed as a shared object.
Enough about what it is not, Gtk2::TrayIcon is first and foremost a simple way of giving a Gtk2 script access to the system tray.
System Trays are found in both KDE and Gnome. But neither support the spec fully (see below).
Gtk2::TrayIcon is a subclass of Gtk2::Plug and should be used as such.
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Added: 2006-07-18 License: GPL (GNU General Public License) Price:
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Linux-VServer 2.2.0
Linux-VServer allows you to create virtual private servers and security contexts. more>>
Linux-VServer allows you to create virtual private servers and security contexts which operate like a normal Linux server, but allow many independent servers to be run simultaneously in one box at full speed.
All services, such as ssh, mail, Web, and databases, can be started on such a VPS, without modification, just like on any real server. Each virtual server created by Linux-VServer has its own user account database and root password and doesnt interfere with other virtual servers.
Enhancements:
- This is the initial release of the second stable Linux 2.6 branch of Linux-VServer.
- It includes all the considered stable features from the previous development branch.
<<lessAll services, such as ssh, mail, Web, and databases, can be started on such a VPS, without modification, just like on any real server. Each virtual server created by Linux-VServer has its own user account database and root password and doesnt interfere with other virtual servers.
Enhancements:
- This is the initial release of the second stable Linux 2.6 branch of Linux-VServer.
- It includes all the considered stable features from the previous development branch.
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Added: 2007-04-02 License: GPL (GNU General Public License) Price:
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Linux Mint 3.0 (KDE Edition)
Linux Mints purpose is to produce an elegant, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution. more>>
Linux Mints purpose is to produce an elegant, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution.
Is Linux Mint suitable for companies?
Yes. Linux Mint offers paid commercial support to companies and individuals. Free community support is also available from the forums and the IRC channel. The main purpose of Linux Mint is to innovate and constantly bring the best desktop solutions to its users. For this reason, the release cycle is fast and a new version of Linux Mint can be released every month or every two months. All released versions of Linux Mint are actively supported and some of the releases (possibly Bianca or Cassandra) will come with a Long Term Support guarantee (a guarantee that our Support Center will support these releases for the years to come).
Is Linux Mint suitable for individuals?
Yes, definitely. We believe Linux is the best operating system on the market. There are more than 300 active Linux distributions and were working hard at becoming the best alternative for your desktop. This is a tough competition as there are other great desktop operating systems and distributions out there. We have faith in the quality of our desktop and a lot of great ideas. If your computer is a PC and you have more than 512MB RAM you should try Linux Mint and see what you think about it. If youre running a 5 years old non-free operating system such as Microsoft Windows XP you should definitely be impressed. We like hearing about your experience and taking your suggestions onboard so please give us your feedback.
Why is there a Light Edition and a Full Edition?
Linux Mint respects the GPL and it also respects the copyrights and licenses of the proprietary software it distributes. However it uses technologies that have been patented in some parts of the World. Most countries do not recognize the legitimacy of software patents so for most of our users this is not a problem. But if youre unlucky and you live in a country where software patents are legally enforcable, you need a version of Linux Mint which is free of patented technologies, and this is what the Light Edition is about.
Why does Linux Mint include proprietary drivers?
It doesnt. If it did, it would be legally wrong (because it would violate the GPL) or ethically wrong (if some dirty trick was used for the user to link the code to the kernel for instance).
What about proprietary software?
We believe in open source and release all our work with the corresponding source code. We owe a lot to the Free Software movement and to the GPL but we also owe a lot to all the developers who contributed ideas and tools and who made software better and better throughout the years. Some of them released their source code as well and thus granted us more freedom and more flexibility. Others released their software with proprietary licenses and although this didnt give us the freedom we would have liked it still contributed to make software better. We like Software in general, Free Software even more, but we do not believe in boycotting Proprietary Software.
Enhancements:
- The KDE Community Edition of Cassandra is finally out! This release is based on Bianca KDE and compatible with all Feisty repositories. It comes with KDE 3.5.6 and a Linux kernel 2.6.20. Openoffice, Thunderbird and Sunbird replaced KOffice and Kontact. Beryl 0.2.1 is included with Beryl-Manager. The default software selection includes: Dolphin 0.8.1, Tasty Menu 0.8.2, Amarok 1.4.6, K3B 1.0, Scribus 1.2.5, KMyMoney 0.8.5, Sun Java 6, Digikam, GIMP.... This desktop-ready KDE Mint has all the usual Minty goodness for the web and media applications. I have made the choice to make the Mint KDE Community edition more pro-desktop and to mirror the main edition closer with respect to the main applications.
<<lessIs Linux Mint suitable for companies?
Yes. Linux Mint offers paid commercial support to companies and individuals. Free community support is also available from the forums and the IRC channel. The main purpose of Linux Mint is to innovate and constantly bring the best desktop solutions to its users. For this reason, the release cycle is fast and a new version of Linux Mint can be released every month or every two months. All released versions of Linux Mint are actively supported and some of the releases (possibly Bianca or Cassandra) will come with a Long Term Support guarantee (a guarantee that our Support Center will support these releases for the years to come).
Is Linux Mint suitable for individuals?
Yes, definitely. We believe Linux is the best operating system on the market. There are more than 300 active Linux distributions and were working hard at becoming the best alternative for your desktop. This is a tough competition as there are other great desktop operating systems and distributions out there. We have faith in the quality of our desktop and a lot of great ideas. If your computer is a PC and you have more than 512MB RAM you should try Linux Mint and see what you think about it. If youre running a 5 years old non-free operating system such as Microsoft Windows XP you should definitely be impressed. We like hearing about your experience and taking your suggestions onboard so please give us your feedback.
Why is there a Light Edition and a Full Edition?
Linux Mint respects the GPL and it also respects the copyrights and licenses of the proprietary software it distributes. However it uses technologies that have been patented in some parts of the World. Most countries do not recognize the legitimacy of software patents so for most of our users this is not a problem. But if youre unlucky and you live in a country where software patents are legally enforcable, you need a version of Linux Mint which is free of patented technologies, and this is what the Light Edition is about.
Why does Linux Mint include proprietary drivers?
It doesnt. If it did, it would be legally wrong (because it would violate the GPL) or ethically wrong (if some dirty trick was used for the user to link the code to the kernel for instance).
What about proprietary software?
We believe in open source and release all our work with the corresponding source code. We owe a lot to the Free Software movement and to the GPL but we also owe a lot to all the developers who contributed ideas and tools and who made software better and better throughout the years. Some of them released their source code as well and thus granted us more freedom and more flexibility. Others released their software with proprietary licenses and although this didnt give us the freedom we would have liked it still contributed to make software better. We like Software in general, Free Software even more, but we do not believe in boycotting Proprietary Software.
Enhancements:
- The KDE Community Edition of Cassandra is finally out! This release is based on Bianca KDE and compatible with all Feisty repositories. It comes with KDE 3.5.6 and a Linux kernel 2.6.20. Openoffice, Thunderbird and Sunbird replaced KOffice and Kontact. Beryl 0.2.1 is included with Beryl-Manager. The default software selection includes: Dolphin 0.8.1, Tasty Menu 0.8.2, Amarok 1.4.6, K3B 1.0, Scribus 1.2.5, KMyMoney 0.8.5, Sun Java 6, Digikam, GIMP.... This desktop-ready KDE Mint has all the usual Minty goodness for the web and media applications. I have made the choice to make the Mint KDE Community edition more pro-desktop and to mirror the main edition closer with respect to the main applications.
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Added: 2007-08-15 License: GPL (GNU General Public License) Price:
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