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Omega 10 beta released
We proudly present to you, dear users with Omega. Omega is a Linux based operating system suitable for desktop and laptop users. It is a Live CD for regular PC (i686 architecture) systems that includes a variety of free and open source software from Fedora and Livna repository. You can try it out on a computer or install it to the hard disk. This is a BETA release with a snapshot of the latest bleeding edge development packages for early testing and feedback. It is roughly similar to the upcoming Fedora 10 Beta release. Highlights ---------- * GNOME 2.23 Desktop Environment * Firefox 3.0 Web Browser * A variety of media players including vlc, mplayer and xine * Extra Gstreamer and xine multimedia codecs Get Omega --------- ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/spins/omega-desktop-livecd-10... You can verify this ISO image using SHA1SUM available at ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/spins/SHA1SUM Participate ------------ If you have any feedback or wish to help, do let me know. Rahul -- fedora-announce-list mailing list fedora-announce-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-announce-list (Log in to post comments)
Omega 10 beta released Posted Sep 30, 2008 14:54 UTC (Tue) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767) [Link]
Rahul mentioned, over at OSNews, that he is planning on doing periodic releases like 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 which will include all the latest updates, thus combining the benefits of built in multimedia with the benefits of the current "Fedora Respins" effort.
Omega 10 beta released Posted Sep 30, 2008 16:22 UTC (Tue) by jebba (✭ supporter ✭, #4439) [Link]
Looks like what BLAG has been doing since 2002:
What's the big deal? Posted Sep 30, 2008 16:28 UTC (Tue) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link] It's a one-liner to add the livna repository to a Fedora system. After that's done (and the packages the user wants are installed), don't you have Omega 10?
What's the big deal? Posted Sep 30, 2008 16:45 UTC (Tue) by ewan (subscriber, #5533) [Link] It is a Live CDIf you need these packages on a live CD, then not having to set up the repo, get an internet connection, and install them each time you boot seems something worth having.
What's the big deal? Posted Oct 1, 2008 17:35 UTC (Wed) by rahulsundaram (subscriber, #21946) [Link]
More or less, yes but I consider that as a advantage because it retains compatibility with Fedora while making a few convenient changes since many users do exactly this anyway.In addition to this, I am also planning on releasing updated versions regularly which rolls in all the updates released in the meantime.I am also considering doing small configuration changes such as enabling sudo by default.You can always take stock Fedora and do all of this yourself as many of our users most certainly.I am hoping this gives them a better starting point especially for users who are on low bandwidth connections or want to redistribute the result to many users (magazines or college labs for instance)
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