The release of Calculate Linux 22, developed by the Russian-speaking community and based on Gentoo Linux, is now available. This version supports a continuous update cycle and is optimized for rapid deployment in corporate environments. The new version introduces the ability to bring long-unupdated systems to a current state, has translated Calculate utilities to Python 3, and defaults to using the PipeWire sound server.
Available for download are the following editions of the distribution: Calculate Linux Desktop with KDE (CLD), MATE (CLDM), LXQt (CLDL), Cinnamon (CLDC), and Xfce (CLDX and CLDXE), Calculate Directory Server (CDS), Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS), and Calculate Scratch Server (CSS). All versions of the distribution are provided as bootable Live images for x86_64 systems with the option of installation on hard drives or USB drives.
Calculate Linux is compatible with Gentoo portages, uses the OpenRC initialization system, and applies a Rolling update model. The repository contains more than 13,000 binary packages. The Live USB includes both open-source and proprietary video drivers. Multiboot is supported, and the boot image can be modified using Calculate utilities. The system supports working with the Calculate Directory Server domain with centralized authorization in LDAP and user profile storage. serverIt includes a specially developed set of utilities for configuring, building, and installing the system for the Calculate project. Tools are provided for creating specialized ISO images tailored to the user's tasks.
Key Changes:
- Enhanced the capability to update very old installations that have not received updates for a long time.
- A new version of Calculate Utils 3.7 is presented, fully translated to Python 3.
- Python 2.7 has been removed from the base package.
- Audio server PulseAudio has been replaced with the multimedia server PipeWire. The option to choose ALSA is still available.
- Bluetooth support has been added when using ALSA.
- Improved support for hardware virtualization based on the Hyper-V hypervisor.
- System performance has been optimized.
- The Clementine music player has been replaced with its fork Strawberry.
- The use of udev for device management has returned instead of the previously used fork eudev.
Package composition:
- CLD (KDE desktop), 3.18 GB: KDE Frameworks 5.85.0, KDE Plasma 5.22.5, KDE Applications 21.08.3, LibreOffice 7.1.7.2, Chromium 96.0.4664.45, Linux kernel 5.15.6.
- CLDC (Cinnamon desktop), 2.89 GB: Cinnamon 5.0.6, LibreOffice 7.1.7.2, Chromium 96.0.4664.45, Evolution 3.40.4, GIMP 2.10.28, Rhythmbox 3.4.4, Linux kernel 5.15.6.
- CLDL (LXQt desktop), 2.89 GB: LXQt 0.17, LibreOffice 7.1.7.2, Chromium 96.0.4664.45, Claws Mail 3.17.8, GIMP 2.10.28, Strawberry 1.0, Linux kernel 5.15.6.
- CLDM (MATE desktop), 3 GB: MATE 1.24, LibreOffice 7.1.7.2, Chromium 96.0.4664.45, Claws Mail 3.17.8, GIMP 2.10.28, Strawberry 1.0, Linux kernel 5.15.6.
- CLDX (Xfce desktop), 2.82 GB: Xfce 4.16, LibreOffice 7.1.7.2, Chromium 96.0.4664.45, Claws Mail 3.17.8, GIMP 2.10.28, Strawberry 1.0, Linux kernel 5.15.6.
- CLDXS (Xfce Scientific desktop), 3.12 GB: Xfce 4.16, Eclipse 4.13, Inkscape 1.1, LibreOffice 7.1.7.2, Chromium 96.0.4664.45, Claws Mail 3.18, GIMP 2.10.28, Linux kernel 5.15.6.
- CDS (Directory Server), 835 MB: OpenLDAP 2.4.58, Samba 4.14.10, Postfix 3.6.3, ProFTPD 1.3.7c, Bind 9.16.12.
- CLS (Linux Scratch), 1.5 GB: Xorg-server 1.20.13, Linux kernel 5.15.6.
- CSS (Scratch Server), 628 MB: Linux kernel 5.15.6, Calculate Utilities 3.7.2.11.
Source: opennet.ru
