Washington Area Computer User Group

GNU/Linux CD of the Month

September 2005

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

Size: 667,919,723 bytes

POV-Ray v3.6.1. Free POV-Ray General License by David Buck and The POV-Ray Development Team. The Persistence of Vision Raytracer is a high-quality, totally free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics. POV Ray for Linux is a command-line driven program that can render remarkable images from text scripts, but graphic interfaces are available for editing scripts and controlling the program.

Pyvon v1.3.2. Free GNU General Public License Python code and Mandriva RPM package by Fabien Henon. Pyvon is an editor for POV-Ray that works under Linux. It is written with Python and Tkinter (included in most Linux distributions). The editor also works with Windows and Mac but not the raytraces. It is mostly a GUI that enables to edit, debug, fire up POV scene raytraces straight from the interface.

Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing System v0.9.5. Free GNU GPL, BSD and MIT License source code by Hewlett-Packard Co. This is the HP driver package to supply Linux support for most Hewlett-Packard DeskJet, LaserJet, PSC, OfficeJet, and PhotoSmart printers and all-in-one peripherals (also known as Multi-Function Peripherals or MFPs), which can print, scan, copy, fax, and access flash memory cards. It is work in progress, but printing, scanning, and memory card access are supported on most models, when either connected to the parallel port or USB on a Linux (Intel or Alpha) workstation. Access via LAN with selected HP JetDirect print servers is still not completely working, yet. In addition, there is the toolbox application with which several maintenance and status check tasks can be done. HPLIP requires the CUPS spooler and kernel 2.4.19 or later. HPIJS v2.1.5 is included in the package, and supports additional HP printers and print spoolers (including no spooler) not supported by HPLIP. Installation instructions are provided for most major GNU/Linux distributions.

Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection r6312. Free MIT License source code by Simon Tatham et al. Portable Puzzle Collection is an assortment of twenty-two single-player puzzle games. It contains a reimplementation of Minesweeper where every puzzle is guaranteed to be solvable, a number of logic puzzles originally invented by Nikoli, an implementation of Sudoku, and an assortment of other familiar and not-so-familiar puzzle games perfect for energizing your brain during a coffee break.

GNU/Linux Distibution Updates - Security and bug fix monthly updates for Fedora Core 4.

Kernel Source - kernel 2.4.31 with optional 2.4.32-pre3 patch and kernel 2.6.13 with optional 2.6.13.1 (stable) and 2.6.14-rc1 (testing) patches. Grsecurity 2.1.6 patches and administration utilities are included for the 2.4.31 kernel.