====== Monthly Newsletter - Issue 22 ====== Lang:[[cn:newsletter:start|cn]] [[en:newsletter:start|en]] [[es:newsletter:start|es]] [[fr:newsletter:start|fr]] [[ru:newsletter:start|ru]] * Written on 30th January 2011 ===== Latest News ===== * Website, Wiki, Labs updated * Newsletter translated into Spanish (thanks seacat) ===== New Packages ===== * ecm * mdk3 * airoscript-ng * php-dbase * pycurl * pidgin-musictracker * linapple * dvgrab * ogmrip * at * chntpw * disktype * fakeroot * xorg-xf86-input-vmmouse * caps * alsaequal * linux-without-modules * TeXmacs * bzflag * pysqlite * celestia * perl-libwww * pyrex * pywebkitgtk * pyorbit * gnome-mime-data. * php-soap * phpvirtualbox * libmicrohttpd * gnome-vfs * fcitx-zm * gnome-python * miro * clisp * cowpatty * asleap * scrub * postfixadmin * igmpproxy * wyrd * pktstat * get-LibreOffice * weechat * qrencode * phpqrcode * perl-smtp-ssl * cairo-dock * cairo-dock-plugins * gambas2 * util-linux-ng-setterm * yajl * urlgrabber * perl-text-csv * polkit * garcon * libxfce4ui * gzip * vzctl * vzquota * thunar-vfs * ovz-web-panel * sqlite3-ruby * xorg-makedepend * libQtTest * libssh * openmpi * shellinabox * freerdp * remminia ===== Updated Packages (abridged) ===== * scribus => 1.3.9 * libogg => 1.2.2 * gpodder => 2.12 * gnutls => 2.10.4 * feh => 1.11 * xterm => 267 * gst-plugins-good => 0.10.26 * cairomm => 1.8.6 * lvm2 => 2.02.81 * clutter-gtk => 0.10.8 * aria2 => 1.10.9 * fotoxx => 11.01 * whois => 5.0.10 * py3k=> 3.1.3 * firefox => 3.6.13 * seamonkey => 2.0.11 * thunderbird => 3.1.7 * audacious => 2.4.3 * transmission => 2.13 * nasm => 2.09.04 * cherokee => 1.0.18 * libisofs => 0.6.40 * libburn => 0.9.0 * dhcp => 4.2.0-P2 * pcre => 8.12 * sqlite => 3.7.4 * php => 5.2.17 * docbook-xsl => 1.76.1 * zenity => 2.32.1 * gparted => 0.7.1 * xorg-server => 1.9.3 * buildbot => 0.8.2 * beautifulsoup => 3.2.0 * e2fsprogs => 1.41.14 * mixxx => 1.8.2 * curl => 7.21.3 * mysql => 5.1.54 * postgresql => 9.0.2 * postfix => 2.8.0 * freeciv => 2.2.4 * git => 1.7.3.5 * viewnoir => 1.1 * drupal => 6.20 * scite => 2.23 * udev => 1.6.5 * libdrm => 2.4.23 * terminal => 0.4.5 * evilvte => 0.4.7 * bogofilter=> 1.2.2 * bluez => 4.82 * pyneighborhood => 0.5.3 * lmms => 0.4.9 * wipe=> 2.3.1 * tor => 0.2.1.29 * pidgin => 2.7.9 * leafpad => 0.8.18.1 * zsh => 4.3.11 * snort => 2.9.0.3 * parcellite => 0.9.3 * busybox => 1.18.2 * netatalk=> 2.1.5 * lvm2 => 2.02.79 * winetricks => 20110123 * ethtool => 2.6.36 * speedometer => 2.7 * task => 1.9.3 * units=> 1.88 * cryptsetup => 1.2.0 * deadbeef => 0.4.4 * exiv => 0.20 * zile => 2.3.21 * sip => 4.12 * fsarchiver => 0.6.12 * ruby => 1.9.2-p136 * mc => 4.7.5 * vala => 0.10.2 * mercurial => 1.7.3 * wordpress => 3.0.4 * elfutils=> 0.151 * yad => 0.7.2 * libwebkit => 1.2.6 * rrdtool => 1.4.5 * htop => 0.9 * cups => 1.4.6 * geany => 0.20 * shell-fm => 0.7 * bash=> 4.1 * module-init-tools => 1.12 * make => 3.82 * coreutils => 0.9 * isomaster => 1.3.8 * ncmpcpp => 0.5.6 * sudo => 1.7.4p5 * wireshark => 1.4.3 * nicotine => 1.2.16 * mlt => 0.6.0 * mpc => 0.20 * gnupg => 2.0.17 * dbus => 1.4.1 * file => 5.0.5 * exo => 0.6.0 * xfce4-* => 4.8.0 * dmidecode => 2.11 * gst-plugins-{good, bad, base, ugly} => 0.10.* * libdrm => 2.4.23 * mesa => 7.10 * linux => 2.6.37 * aufs => 20110122 * catalyst => 10.12 * orage => 4.8.0 * kismet => 2011-01-R1 * murrine => 2011-01-R1 * ntfs-3g => 2011.1.15 * vlc => 1.1.6 * openssh => 5.7p1 * memtest => 4.20 * inkscape => 0.48.1 * nmap => 5.10 * ddrescue => 1.14 * xz => 5.0.1 * mplayer => 1.0rc4 * xorg-xproto => 7.0.20 ===== Improvements ===== * slitaz-configs-base added (4.0) * slitaz-tools (4.0.2) * slitaz-boot-scripts (3.4.3.1) * slitaz-configs (4.1) * slitaz-base-files (4.1.2) * tazpkg (4.2.3) * tazlito (3.3) * tazchroot (0.0.4) * libtaz (0.0.4) ===== Bugs ===== \\ ^ Activity ^ Open ^ Closed ^ | Bugs | 102 | 118 | | Features | 44 | 43 | | Tasks | 22 | 79 | * Based on current figures ===== Cartoon ===== {{:en:newsletter:cartoon-3.png|}} ===== Tips and Tricks ===== * Python for Newbies – Part1: http://temporaryland.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/python-for-newbies/ ===== Online ===== * Install the SliTaz operating system in VirtualBox - http://www.unixweblog.com/2011/01/installing-linux-slitaz-small-30-mb-linux-operating-system-in-virtualbox/ ===== Old Issues ===== * Click [[en:newsletter:oldissues|here]]