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The past week for us at OSDir was a busy one. In the past week we installed, captured screenshots, and built screenshot tours for Frugalware 0.1, Knoppix 3.6, Slo-Tech Linux 2.1, Lycoris Desktop/LX 1.4, SimplyMEPIS 2004.04, Trustix Secure Linux 2.2 Beta 1, and OpenOffice.org 1.1 Writer. Head over and have a look.

A complete listing of our Linux and Open Source screenshot tours is here.

You've read the recent reviews and you know the newly released SimplyMEPIS is hot. Now check out our 67 great screenshots at OSDir, to see why SimplyMEPIS tops the charts.

K-DEMar is a live CD distribution based on Knoppix and fully translated into Catalan. At OSDir, we try to cover all kinds distros, big and small, in all languages in our screenshot tours of Linux distributions.

AUSTRUMI 0.9.0 has been released and includes many great new features. Have a quick look at these great screenshots of AUSTRUMI 0.9.0.

SLAX (pocket OS) now comes in modded flavors, including Popcorn, Kill-Bill, and Professional. Down the road we'll see Hacker and Frodo mods too. SLAX is based on the Slackware Linux distribution and is downloadable as an ISO image. At OSDir we waffled but finally decided to go with the Professional version for our screenshot tour of this great Linux distribution. See SLAX in action here.

Gnoppix 0.8.1 now appears to be Ubuntu Linux based. At OSDir, we've got over 50 screenshots of the Gnoppix 0.8.1 release, including the controversial Ubuntu desktop background images.

At OSDir, we've done a screenshot tour for both KDE and Gnome interfaces of SUSE LINUX 9.2 Live.

gnuLinEx is not a product born by chance or spontaneously, but rather by the need to fulfill a double goal. At OSDir, we've got some screenshots of the gnuLinEx 2004 Live Beta release.

"KANOTIX is a Linux live CD based on Knoppix technology using Debian/sid. The included XFree86 is from Debian/experimental... optimal for HD install (you get a working Debian/sid install in about 10 minutes!)" Check out these KANOTIX 09-2004-A screenshots by OSDir.

"Kurumin Linux is a Brazilian run-from-CD Linux distribution based on Knoppix. Its main features are excellent hardware auto-detection, support for Brazilian Portuguese and small size - the size of the ISO image is under 200MB." At OSDir we've done a handful of great screenshots of this Brazilian distro that's easy on the eyes.

"The new Mandrakelinux Move is now publicly available for download. Mandrakelinux Move is the perfect way to introduce your friends to Linux" At OSDir we've put together over 100 screenshots of this cutting edge live CD by the big boys at Mandrake.

Thunderbird 1.0 is just around the corner and it's already a hit. "Thunderbird makes emailing safer, faster, and easier than ever before with the industry's best implementations of features such as intelligent spam filters, a built-in spell checker, extension support, and much more." - mozilla.org At OSDir, we've put together a screenshot presentation of the 0.8 release to give you a taste of what to expect in 1.0.

It seems that you can't find a review that doesn't sing the praises of this new Linux distribution. What's the deal? Can a new distro really be this hot? At OSDir, we've put together 140+ screenshots of Ubuntu's last week release (4.10 RC) to let you be the judge.

Based on Knoppix 3.6, "eduKnoppix is a live CD specifically targeted for italian schools." - eduknoppix.dmf.unicatt.it OSDir shows you what the 2.0.0 release of this great Italian distro has to offer, in their selection of eduKnoppix screenshots.

"The enhanced usability, hardware support and performance make this (10.1 Community) release a milestone on the way to widespread Linux adoption. Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community is designed for those who want the best and latest software and want it as soon as possible." - .mandrakesoft.com OSDir takes you on a tour of 10.1 Community in their 101 screenshot review.

To give you a feel for what to expect in Core 3, we've done 120 screenshots of a full installation of Fedora Core 3 Test 3. Our screenshots include Gnome, KDE, and XFce interfaces. This is the last planned test release before the final release, scheduled for November 1.

SLAX 4.1.4 has been released, and we've done some screenshots for you. "SLAX is a small bootable CD containing the Linux operating system. It runs Linux directly from the CD without installing. The Live CD described here is based on the Slackware Linux distribution and is downloadable from this website as an ISO image. All scripts and source code are available and can be used to build your own Live CD. Imagine the ability to boot your favorite Linux distribution whether you are at home, at school, or at work. Imagine walking on the street and carrying the only thing you needed in life - the 8cm compact disk with your Live Linux CD. Wouldn't you want to experience such a feeling? :-)" - slax.linux-live.org

"The Standard Edition of Xandros Desktop 2 provides an intuitive graphical environment that works right out of the box and offers unrivaled compatibility with Microsoft Windows. Whether you're at home, school, or at work you'll find just what you need to share files, write a report, surf the Internet, listen to music, play games, or do almost anything else."

"The pre-rc2 release is a preview of new features we hope to add to the next release candidate. This release is an opportunity to get some wider testing of our most recent improvements to the installer before we declare it stable and ready for the release of sarge."

Libranet is offering a trial version of their 2.8.1 Flagship Edition and LinuxBeta.com has done a series of great screenshots of this distribution.