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Fuduntu 2013.2 Available For Download, Includes New Lite Version

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/">Fuduntu</a> is a Linux distribution forked from Fedora that uses GNOME 2 by default, which provides rolling updates for the applications so you can always have the latest Firefox, Chromium, VLC, GIMP, LibreOffice and so on. </b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-2013-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fuduntu 2013.2 screenshot" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQ3xJpKmaT8jJaeWvb3lv2pXeu9LDQfyVnFcs4Gpez5IAKieQ9E-W37_Wv6klduqRQVeaDxED8v1uXxZMAdR4tPVjCAx7niU2k5AOjOeXtzVLwS0UhOhETs89oG0rKX3k5vQlJeaYXZWd/s320/fuduntu.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Fuduntu 2013.2, which has been <a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/blog/2013/04/08/fuduntu-2013-2-release/">released</a> today, includes a new lightweight version called Fuduntu Lite</b>, especially useful for netbooks but not only, which doesn't include applications such as GIMP, Thunderbird or LibreOffice by default and so it requires 3-4 GB less hard drive space, depending on architecture.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The new release also comes with <b>updated Mesa library</b> which allows users to <b>play more games</b>, including Half Life and Counter Strike: Source, <b>without installing proprietary drivers</b>.</div><br />Updated packages in the latest Fuduntu 2013.2 release include:<br /><ul><li>Linux Kernel 3.8.3-3;</li><li>LIbreOffice 4.0.1.2;</li><li>Chromium 25.0.1364.172;</li><li>Firefox 19.0.2;</li><li>Thunderbird 17.0.4;</li><li>GIMP 2.8.4/</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, <b>XBMC</b> Media Center has been added to the Fuduntu repositories.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Fuduntu 2013.2 release <a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/blog/2013/04/08/fuduntu-2013-2-release/">announcement</a> mentions that the team has grown and further more, <b>a Fuduntu KDE spin should be available in the future</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first thing you'll notice when you log in to Fuduntu is a GNOME 2 panel at the top with a classic-style menu and Cairo Dock at the bottom with some of the default applications: Chromium, VLC, Pidgin and LibreOffice, as well as a welcome screen that will help you get started with Fuduntu.  </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other applications included by default in the main edition: Nautilus elementary, Dropbox, Thunderbird, Shotwell, GIMP, Shutter, Brasero, Cheese, Deja Dup, Gparted and around 15 games. You'll also be able to easily install popular software such as <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-netflix-in-ubuntu-through.html">Steam, Netflix</a> and so on, from the Fuduntu repositories.</div><br />Here are a few more Fuduntu screenshots:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu2013-2.png"><img alt="Fuduntu 2013.2" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu2013-2_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu2013-2_1.png"><img alt="Fuduntu 2013.2" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu2013-2_1_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu2013-2_3.png"><img alt="Fuduntu 2013.2" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu2013-2_3_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><h2>Download Fuduntu</h2><br /><b>Fuduntu is available for 32bit and 64bit in two editions: Full and Lite:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/get.php">Download Fuduntu</a></div>

Fuduntu 2013.2 Available For Download, Includes New Lite Version

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Fuduntu 2013.1 Released With Netflix, Steam And E17 Support, New Default Dock

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-2013.1_1.png" title="Fuduntu 2013.1: Nautilus elementary, Cairo Dock and Jockey (back)"><img alt="Fuduntu 2013.1" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-2013.1_1_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/">Fuduntu</a> 2013.1 has been <a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/blog/2013/01/07/fuduntu-2013-1-release/">released</a> today, bringing <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-netflix-in-ubuntu-through.html" title="How To Use Netflix In Ubuntu Through Wine (PPA Available)">Netflix</a>, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/steam-for-linux-now-available-to-all.html">Steam</a> and E17 stable support, along with Jockey for proprietary video driver installation and other changes and updates.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Fuduntu is a Linux distribution forked from Fedora that uses GNOME 2 by default, which provides rolling updated for non-GNOME2 packages so you get the latest updates for applications such as VLC, Chromium, Firefox and so on while using a stable desktop.</i></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-steam.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fuduntu Steam" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-steam_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steam for Linux running in Fuduntu<u><br /></u></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest Fuduntu 2013.1 features support for Netflix (it's the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-netflix-in-ubuntu-through.html">Netflix Desktop</a> app that uses Wine, about which we've talked about a while back), Steam beta (but obviously, this isn't supported by the Steam developers) and E17 so to install them, simple use yum and install "steam", "netflix-desktop" or "fuduntu-enlightenment" packages.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-cairo-dock.png" title="Cairo Dock"><img alt="Fuduntu Cairo Dock" src="http://img.netupd8.com/fuduntu-cairo-dock_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another change in Fuduntu 2013.1 is the replacement of the default task switcher / dock:<b> instead of Avant Window Navigator</b> (which is no longer maintained and doesn't build with the latest glib), <b>Fuduntu now uses Cairo Dock</b>, with a beautiful theme that looks pretty much the same as the AWN theme used previously. Cairo Dock is highly configurable and comes with many applets and themes by default.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Those who upgrade to the latest Fuduntu instead of a fresh install, will get Cairo Dock but it will not be enabled by default - to enable it, go to <i>System > Preferences > Bottom Panel Chooser</i> and select <i>Dock</i>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new version also features <b>Jockey</b> for installing proprietary video drivers and <a href="http://duckduckgo.com/">DuckDuckGo.com</a> is now used as the default search engine in Fuduntu. Also, Jupiter, the once popular power management applet, has been removed from the default installation because, as you probably know, its development <a href="http://www.fewt.com/2012/12/an-important-announcement-about-jupiter.html">stopped</a> and most of its features are now available in the Linux Kernel anyway..</div><br /><b>Other updates included in Fuduntu 2013.1:</b><br /><ul><li>Kernel 3.6.9</li><li>Gimp 2.8.2</li><li>Thunderbird 17.0</li><li>Firefox 17.0 (not installed by default)</li><li>Chromium 23.0.1271.97</li><li>VLC 2.0.5</li><li>Xorg 1.12</li><li>WINE 1.5.18 (not installed by default)</li><li>QEMU 1.0.1 (not installed by default)</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/get.php">Download Fuduntu</a></div>

Fuduntu 2013.1 Released With Netflix, Steam And E17 Support, New Default Dock

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Fuduntu 2012.4 Released With New Default Applications And Theme

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/">Fuduntu</a>, a Linux distribution forked from Fedora, has reached version 2012.4. This release brings a new default theme and wallpaper, new default packages and many other improvements.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB12X-A07AhqvDExE5zbM_D6W_3cLL0n8UxmFxMSWHAHeap-I2-RP2twOxNxRXRo0HF6B2kupfC55C824a3PJHpf_jbO97CYC1qAa60QpwvKoKOhU7R2MX367mZtIhlyqLh9C0i6aPQWtY/s1600/fuduntu_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="fuduntu" border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB12X-A07AhqvDExE5zbM_D6W_3cLL0n8UxmFxMSWHAHeap-I2-RP2twOxNxRXRo0HF6B2kupfC55C824a3PJHpf_jbO97CYC1qAa60QpwvKoKOhU7R2MX367mZtIhlyqLh9C0i6aPQWtY/s320/fuduntu_1.png" title="fuduntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Changes in Fuduntu 2012.4:</b><br /><ul><li>new default applications: LibreOffice, GIMP, Thunderbird and also, VLC has replaced Banshee as the default music and video player</li><li>optimized TMPFS mount points to reduce disk I/O, increasing speed and battery life</li><li>a new welcome screen "Elmer"</li><li>new default theme and wallpaper (along with new preinstalled wallpapers)</li><li>package updates: Linux Kernel 3.4.10, Chromium 21.0.1180.89, Thunderbird 15, LibreOffice 3.6.1.2, GIMP 2.8.2. Jupiter has been updated to 0.1.6, allowing for restore on resume from standby and updates to power management (tip: Jupiter is also available in a <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/jupiter-applet-officially-switches-to.html">PPA for Ubuntu users</a>)</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvR0UKJ66t0e2B1IobCTL4gKnhK6Ctw1OSm9SLiZMFZpI7sE5WGj8gduK07ZiAZ6gjcQR9ZzQGXvjBHDvQCGWoA-Ijyqfi-2hUdCe_3C7tmXiSJHKmA5hcIBz3HqqJjXeKckBCiqs97DvB/s1600/fuduntu_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="fuduntu" border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvR0UKJ66t0e2B1IobCTL4gKnhK6Ctw1OSm9SLiZMFZpI7sE5WGj8gduK07ZiAZ6gjcQR9ZzQGXvjBHDvQCGWoA-Ijyqfi-2hUdCe_3C7tmXiSJHKmA5hcIBz3HqqJjXeKckBCiqs97DvB/s320/fuduntu_2.png" title="fuduntu" width="320" /></a></div><br />Besides the changes above, it's also worth mentioning that starting with version 2012.4, <b>Fuduntu is now Mono-free</b>.<br /><ul></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Further more, a memory bug has been fixed and now Fuduntu can be installed on systems with only 386MB of RAM for 32bit and 512MB RAM for 64bit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For those not familiar with Fuduntu, this is a Linux distribution that was initially based on Fedora, that uses GNOME 2 by default, which provides rolling updates for non-GNOME2 packages, so you always have the latest version for various packages like Firefox or Chromium, VLC, LibreOffice and so on. It uses a GNOME panel on the top, Avant Window Navigator as the taskbar and comes with many under-the-hood optimizations intended to make the system very fast and to increase battery life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're wondering about the name, "Fuduntu" is a fusion of the names "Fedora" and "Ubuntu". The name is intended to be "funny, while implying that the distribution fits in-between Fedora and Ubuntu. The fun uses of the name mean that it is successful, so go ahead, have fun with it" says the <a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/wiki/index.php/The_Name">Fuduntu wiki</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/get.php">DOWNLOAD FUDUNTU 2012.4 </a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/blog/2012/10/01/fuduntu-2012-4-release/">Fuduntu blog </a></i></div></div>

Fuduntu 2012.4 Released With New Default Applications And Theme

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Fuduntu 2012.3 Available For Download

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpcm4v6RVlmbl54OBe35tPHmSZpNHSCA49OHzoebefJs00MUgEoaY47gzHVh-VGmw__BY8Kogy_n27sStYewcHiloXW5qiGxte67kXOE-DiOybYovz9apVDuFNK8T8CkubxOB-GFwGMh2/s1600/fuduntu2012.3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="fuduntu 2012.3" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpcm4v6RVlmbl54OBe35tPHmSZpNHSCA49OHzoebefJs00MUgEoaY47gzHVh-VGmw__BY8Kogy_n27sStYewcHiloXW5qiGxte67kXOE-DiOybYovz9apVDuFNK8T8CkubxOB-GFwGMh2/s320/fuduntu2012.3.png" title="fuduntu 2012.3" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/">Fuduntu</a>, a Linux distribution based on Fedora that comes with GNOME 2 by default but provides rolling updates for non-GNOME2 packages, has reached version 2012.3. </b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Fuduntu 2012.3 doesn't come with major desktop changes except for a new terminal font called Infinality Freetype: Avant Window Navigator is still used as the default launcher, there's a GNOME 2 panel on the top and so on, but there are many changes under the hood like updated GCC to 4.6.3, Anaconda 16, <b>GRUB 2 used by default</b> and more.</div><br />Updated packages in Fuduntu 2012.3:<br /><ul><li>Kernel 3.4.4</li><li>Chromium 19.0.1084.56</li><li>Firefox 13.0.1</li><li>Thunderbird 13.0.1</li><li>LibreOffice 3.5.4.2</li><li>GIMP 2.8</li><li>Pidgin 2.10.4</li><li>Grub2 2.0-0.27</li><li>VirtualBox OSE 4.1.16</li><li>GCC 4.6.3</li><li>Infinality Freetype 2.4.10</li><li>WINE 1.4.1</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In Fuduntu 2012.3, it's also easier to enable a proprietary driver: simply install nvidia-kmod, catalysst-kmod, wl-kmod or kmod-VirtualBox-OSE and restat your computer. Currently, Fuduntu supports Nvidia display driver 290.10, ATI Catalyst 12.4 and Broadcom Wifi Adapter driver 5.100.82.112, but there's an additional "kmod-staging" package that provides newer, but unsupported drivers.</div><br /><b>For more information, check out the official Funduntu 2012.3 <a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/blog/2012/07/02/fuduntu-2012-3-release/">release announcement</a>.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fuduntu.org/get.html"><button class="thoughtbot">Download Fuduntu 2012.3</button></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to Fewt for the tip!</i></div>

Fuduntu 2012.3 Available For Download

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