KIARA 13.0 live CD

KIARA 13.0 introduces a new system of numbering for KIARA. Traditionally, I release a new KIARA CD with each new Firefox release, and from now on, the version number of each KIARA release will match the new Firefox. Simple, right?

KIARA 13.0 includes Mozilla Firefox 13.0 (Web browser) Thunderbird 13.0 (email client) and Seamonkey 2.10 (web suite), along with the current plugin-in for adobe flashplayer. I've actually added a whole pack of applications ported from Slackware 12.2 tgz format to Slax's lzm format:

gnuchess-5.07-i486-3.lzm
gnuplot-4.2.3-i486-1.lzm
gphoto2-2.4.3-i486-1.lzm
gqview-2.1.5-i486-2.lzm
gxine-0.5.903-i486-1.lzm
imagemagick-6.4.3_10-i486-1.lzm
jove-4.16.0.61-i386-1.lzm
pidgin-2.5.2-i486-3.lzm
vim-gvim-7.2.018-i486-1.lzm
windowmaker-20060427
cvs-i486-1.lzm
xgames-0.3-i486-1.lzm
xine-lib-1.1.15-i686-1.lzm
xine-ui-0.99.5-i686-1.lzm
xpdf-3.02pl2-i486-3.lzm

 I spent a couple days trying to get the iso down below the 700 mbs necessary to release a live cd instead of a live DVD. Finally, I added the modules and rootcopy files to a freshly downloaded copy of the original Slax 6.1.2, and decided that I was going to go ahead and release KIARA 13 as a DVD, so I added a bunch of packages. The resulting iso images weighed in at 703 mb, so I only had to remove a single package to get below the 700 mark. I can't vouch for how the added packages will perform, and xine and gxine don't seem to work at all. As usual, the most reliable video player for Linux remains mplayer, especially at the command line, and it's derivatives including kplayer.

 For information about how to use mplayer at the command line, open a terminal and type:

man mplayer

KIARA 2.11 Now Available for Download

KIARA 2.11 is about to be available for upload. KIARA is a live CD based on Slax 6.1.2 with additional software packages from Slackware 12.2, including the classic KDE 3.5.10 desktop supplemented with the latest web software from Mozilla: firefox-12.0, seamonkey-2.9.1, and thunderbird-12.0.1. Efforts have been made to make KIARA compatable with wifi, and lately we've been succsessful. For a secured wifi connection with a password, logging in with wireless assistant is recommended. For an unsecured connection, KNEMO will login automatically by default.

KIARA 2.10 released

featuring:
Mozilla Firefox 11.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 10.2
Mozilla Seamonkey 2.7.2
Adobe Flashplayer 11.1.102.55

KIARA 2.9 released

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featuring:
Mozilla Firefox 10.02
Mozilla Thunderbird 10.2
Mozilla Seamonkey 2.7.2
Adobe Flashplayer 11.1.102.55

KIARA 2.8 Released

KIARA 2.8 is now available for download.  KIARA is a live Linux CD based on Slax 6.1.2 that combines the classic KDE 3.5 Desktop environment with the latest web software from Mozilla and opera.  KIARA releases immediately follow each new release of Mozilla Firefox.

KIARA 2.7 includes Firefox 10.10, AND Seamonkey 2.7.1, and an upgraded version of wireless-assistant from Slax .org.

To simplify things, the Opera web browser has been removed.  I'll ll bring it back if anyone really misses it.

KIARA 2.7 Released

REVISED: Corrupted files replaced, perl added. New version uploaded 2012.02.03

Highlights include added development files, Firefox 10.0

KIARA 2.7 is now available for download.  KIARA is a live Linux CD based on Slax 6.1.2 that combines the classic KDE 3.5 Desktop environment with the latest web software from Mozilla and opera.  KIARA releases immediately follow each new release of Mozilla Firefox.

KIARA 2.7 includes Firefox 10.0, Thunderbird 10.0, Seamonkey 2.7, and Opera 11.61.   I've also restored the following (mostly) development files that were once included in KIARA 1.x:  p7zip-9.20.1, pygobject-2.15.4,  pygtk-2.12.1,  python-2.5.2, ruby-1.8.7, perl-5.10.0

Finally, I've added a couple of links to the /root desktop to help simplfy administrative tasks.  One link executes the command "fdisk -l" in a terminal window, listing all partitions in all hard disks.  The other link opens the Konqueror "storage media" window.

KIARA 2.6 Released

Mozilla and Opera Web software upgraded Mozilla Firefox Web Browser9.01 Mozilla Thunderbird Email client 9.01 Mozilla Seamonkey Web Suite 2.6.1 Opera Web Suite 2.60 Opera must be installed after booting, the Desktop launcher will open a terminal window with the opera install script. For me, the installer works with defaults, so I hit "Enter" a few times and I'm done with the install. It just takes a few seconds, but you may need to go into more detail. After installing, the run command "opera" will launch the browser.

KIARA GNU/Linux is a full-featured general desktop live CD based on Slax 6.1.2, with packages ported from Slackware 12.2, and web software from Mozilla and Opera continually kept current.