Washington Area Computer User Group

GNU/Linux CD of the Month

November 2004

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

Size: 664,213,404 bytes

Doom 3 Demo - v1.1. Free commercial license executables by iD Software. Doom 3 is the long-awaited 3D first-person shooter video game that sets a new standard for visual effects. Fight a massive demonic invasion of the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars Research Facility. Rated M for Mature (ages 17 and above) due to intense violence and gore. This disc contains client and server software for Linux, demo levels and the software development kit. The client and server can be used to play levels in the boxed game. Minimum requirements are a 1 GHz or faster CPU, 256 MB RAM, kernel 2.4, glibc 2.2, a 3D graphics card with 64MB VRAM and a sound card with OSS drivers.

Firefox - v1.0. Free Mozilla Public License source code and executable by The Mozilla Organization. Firefox is a fast, standards-compliant web browser built upon the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine. Firefox features popup ad blocking, privacy controls, tabbed browsing, and customization with extension and theme support. Firefox minimum requirements are Linux kernel 2.2.14, glibc 2.3.2, XFree86-3.3.6, gtk+2.0, fontconfig (also known as xft), libstdc++5, Intel Pentium II or AMD K6-III+ 233 MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM and 52 MB hard drive space.

Thunderbird - v0.9. Free Mozilla Public License source code and executable by The Mozilla Organization.Thunderbird 0.9 is Mozilla's next generation e-mail and news client with junk e-mail controls, customizable views, support for HTML mail, IMAP and POP mailboxes. New features in this release include Saved Search Folders, Message Grouping, Global Inbox, Comprehensive Data Migration, RSS Integration, Improved Privacy Controls and Improved Quick Search. Thunderbird minimum requirements are Linux kernel 2.2.14, glibc 2.3.2, XFree86-3.3.6, gtk+2.0, fontconfig (also known as xft), libstdc++5, Intel Pentium II or AMD K6-III+ 233 MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM and 52 MB hard drive space.

Kernel Source - kernels 2.4.28 and 2.6.9 with optional 2.6.10-rc2 patch. Grsecurity 2.0.1 patches and administration utility are included for 2.4.27 and 2.6.7 kernels.