Sorry for the lateness again, these holiday weekends get crazy. Not too many releases this week but one of them has managed to create some buzz…

May 18

• RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8 This is a “Production 2 lifecycle phase” release of RHEL4 designed to provide only critical fixes and help customers eventually migrate to RHEL 5.

May 19

• Musix GNU/Linux 2.0 Beta 1 This is the first beta release of the upcoming 2.0 version of Musix. They have added quite a few new programs and also based the release off of Debian 5.0 Lenny. New programs include Ardor 2.8, jackd 0.116.1, lmms-vst 0.4.4, lv2core 3.0, qtractor 0.4.1, rosegarden 1.7.3 , slv2 0.6.4, azr3-jack 1.0.3, fluidsynth 1.0.9, nekobee 0.1.8test, rasqal-utils 0.9.16, Redland-utils 1.0.8, Rubberband, sk1 0.9.0 (graphic design), and the addition of the GNOME desktop to their supported desktop list.

May 20

• NetSecL 2.4 NetSecL is a hardened and security-oriented Slackware-based distribution. This release adds the newest X.org drivers, Metasploit, reconfigured kernel for better SATA drive support, new tools, like 0trace, Dmitry and Evilgrade are included in the penetration package, and more.

May 21

• Moblin 2.0 Beta This is the first beta of the one-time Intel-developed Mobin (they turned it over to the Linux Foundation) and it has been creating quite a stir. This release contains a completely redesigned user experience that was developed using the Clutter animation framework. They also have builtin tools for aggregating your social network content, a web browser optimized for the UI, a network connection management interface, a zoomable media player, and support for standard desktop applications as well. I’ve run this a few times and I’m definitely impressed with what they’ve done, especially compared to the other Linux-based netbook distros. If you’re interested in reading more about it keep an eye out for an upcoming article about my first impressions of the beta in the next day or two.
• ZevenOS 1.9 ZevenOS is an Ubuntu-based distribution aiming to provide an easy to use desktop using a BeOS-like interface. This version brings an update to the Ubuntu 9.04 base as well as an improved Deskbar, MAGI2, DiskManager, and People.
• ArtistX 0.7 This new ArtistX release includes kernel 2.6.27, Gnome 2.24, KDE 4.2, Compiz Fusion, and 2500 other free multimedia software packages.

May 22

• Puppy Linux 4.2.1 This is a bugfix release for the Puppy 4.2.X series. Bugs fixed in this release include CUPS 1.3.10, Pwidgets 2.0.8, improved support of .doc and .docx for Abiword, Pcrypt updated and Bcrypt dropped, and many other fixes.