The Ubuntu team has released Ubuntu 13.04 Beta 2, the second and last beta before the final release. Codenamed “Raring Ringtail”, Ubuntu 13.04 Final will be released on April 25. Final betas are available to download for the Desktop, Server, Cloud and Core Products.
The other flavors too have final betas of version 13.04; Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Ubuntu-Studio. Including Ubuntu Kylin, Chinese developed version of Canonical’s Ubuntu.
Download Ubuntu 13.04 Final Beta.
Windows: Firefox 20 with “Per-window Private Browsing” also known as the “incognito browsing mode” has been released for all platforms; Linux, Mac and Windows. The guys at PortableApps.com have promptly released the portable version of Firefox 20. If you’re not used to the Portable Edition of Firefox then know that it’s a no-install carbon-copy of the official release that writes nothing to your registry. Excellent for testing new versions and for your pen-drive. So other than being able to browse in stealth mode with Firefox Portable Edition, you also leave behind no-traces on your host computer.
Firefox 20.0 Portable Edition is a free download for Windows only.
Update: For Ubuntu Linux, Windows and Mac: Firefox 20.0 was released today. Tossed in this version is an enhancement that allows you to open a new private window without closing your current browsing session. A “feature” well known to both Chrome and Opera-browser users. Also present in this version is a new the Download Manager in the Firefox toolbar that permits you to monitor downloaded files without having to switch to another window. Together with the eleven patched vulnerabilities in the previous current version, Firefox 19.2. is also the feature described as having the “ability to close hanging plugins, without the browser hanging.”
The guys at Offensive Security, the same group behind the ormai famous BackTrack OS have announced the release of Kali Linux, a new distribution for penetration testing and security . So why build another penetration tool? Kali targets primarily enterprise security, offering a wider range of testing tools that include Metasploit, Wireshark, John the Ripper, Nmap and Aircrack-ng. More
For Ubuntu, Windows and Mac. Deluge is simple BitTorrent client that covers all the basics a BitTorrent client should have. But that’s also it downside, just too simple, no bells or whistles. The most current version of Deluge, v1.3.6 seems to support µTP (uTorrrent Transport Protocol), provided by libtorrent. This used to be a major drawback for many users. uTP is a transport protocol which uses one-way delay measurements for its congestion controller to avoid network breakdowns. More
