Washington Area Computer User Group

GNU/Linux CD of the Month

May 2003

All executable programs are for Intel x86 Linux distributions unless stated otherwise.

Size: 605,753,344 bytes

Bastille - v2.1.1. Free GNU General Public License script in Debian and RPM package format. The Bastille Hardening System attempts to "harden" or "tighten" Unix operating systems. It currently supports the Red Hat, Debian, Mandrake, SuSE and TurboLinux Linux distributions along with HP-UX and Mac OS X. Bastille attempts to provide the most secure, yet usable, system possible. The project is run by Jon Lasser, Lead Coordinator, and Jay Beale, Lead Developer, and involves a number of developers, beta-testers and concept-creators.

Netscape - v7.02. Free commercial executable binary from Netscape Communications Corp distributed under license. This is a web browser, web page editor, chat, and e-mail client. This release includes security and stability enhancements. Note that the Java plug-in is not included. The minimum requirements include: glibc 2.1; XFree86 3.3.x; GTK 1.2.x; Glib 1.2.x; Libstdc++ 2.9.0; Intel Pentium class 233 MHz (or faster) processor; 64 MB of RAM; 26 MB of free hard disk space.

Pingus - v0.6.0. Free GNU General Public License source code and executable binary by Ingo Ruhnke. Pingus started in 1998 as a clone of Lemmings(tm), the classic 1991 game by DMA Design. In the years it has grown quite a bit over the original goal and become more than just a clone, with original artwork, a built-in level editor, new actions, multiplayer and a few other features. The player takes command of a bunch of penguins and has to guide them around in levels to the exit. Since the penguins walk on their own, the player can only influence them by giving them commands, like build a bridge, dig a hole or redirect them in the other direction. The game is presented in a 2D side view. Unlike Lemmings, Pingus also features a worldmap and secret levels.

GNU/Linux Distribution Updates. Security and bug fix patch files as of 20 June 2003 for Red Hat Linux 9.

Kernel Source. Stable and development series kernel source for all platforms. Stable v2.4.20 (with optional grsecurity-1.9.9h and v2.4.21-rc2 patches), and development v2.5.69.