In today's open source roundup: Download Puppy Linux 6.0 Tahrpup CE. Plus: ExtremeTech thumbs its nose at Linux users, and Aspyr Media plans more Linux games in the next six months Puppy Linux 6.0 Tahrpup released In today’s open source roundup: Download Puppy Linux 6.0 Tahrpup CE. Plus: ExtremeTech thumbs its nose at Linux users, and Aspyr Media plans more Linux games in the next six months Puppy Linux has long been one of the more prominent lightweight Linux distributions. This time around it’s up to version 6.0 and it has been dubbed “Tahrpup” by the Puppy Linux developers. Puppy Linux 6.0 is based on Ubuntu 14.04 and uses Linux kernel 3.14.20. According to Barry’s News: The guys have also been working on another pup, built from Ubuntu Trusty Tahr binary packages, under the leadership of Phil Broughton (666philb in the Puppy Forum), and this has now reached release status. It is named “Tahrpup” and is version 6.0. Tahrpup is an official release of Puppy Linux for those who would like the package manager to have compatibility with the large collection of packages in the Ubuntu repository, and able to install and use most of them. Some default package choices, such as VLC, UI and system operations, are different from the Slacko Puppy build, which may be other reasons users might choose Tahrpup. More at Barry’s News You can download Puppy Linux 6.0, and also read the forum announcement and discussion thread. If you aren’t familiar with this distribution, be sure to read the Wikipedia background article on Puppy Linux. Here’s some additional coverage of the release of Puppy Linux 6.0: Beta News: Woof! Woof! Puppy Linux reaches version 6.0 — fetch it now! ITProPortal: Puppy Linux reaches version 6.0 ExtremeTech thumbs its nose at Linux users ExtremeTech has an article about a package manager being included in Windows 10. The article wrongly assumes that Linux users care about Windows 10 or its package manager. According to ExtremeTech: Sorry, penguin lovers — if you thought that 2015, in the heinous wake of Windows 8, would finally be the year of desktop Linux, you were sadly mistaken. Microsoft is trying its best to make make amends with Windows 10, to ensure it’s the dream OS for billions of people around the world who use a desktop PC with a mouse and keyboard — and, as a result, this means Microsoft is going to ship Windows 10 with a package manager. Yes, in Windows 10 you can open up a command line shell and install VLC or Firefox or thousands of other packages by typing in a single command. If you’ve ever ventured into the dark and mysterious land of Linutopia, where Ubutologists and Debianites reign, you will have noticed that one of the things that Linux users are most proud of is package management. While Windows and Mac users have to run graphical installers — you know, where you hit Next a few times and try to avoid installing bundled crapware — Linux users can just open up a command line and type sudo apt-get install vlc. I’m a Windows user through and through, but I have to admit that installing apps and keeping a system updated is much more pleasant in Linux. More at ExtremeTech ExtremeTech I must admit that I find the headline and tone of this article to be more than a little condescending, and also quite silly. Why does the author assume that Linux users care about Windows 10 or its package manager? I certainly don’t, and my guess is that most other people don’t care either. What possible difference does it make to me or any other Linux user what Microsoft does in Windows 10? A package manager is certainly not going to get me to start using Windows again after many years of not bothering with it. And I seriously doubt that a package manager is going to be a big selling point to most Windows users either. How many average Windows users would actually even want to use the command line for anything? My guess is that quite a lot of them don’t even know what the command line is nor do they care about it in the least. And note the weeping penguin in the screenshot from the article I’ve included. Was this really necessary? The penguin in the screenshot doesn’t even look like Tux, and I doubt Tux would ever weep about anything related to Windows. He’s the Linux mascot and his job is to represent Linux, not involve himself with an unrelated operating system from a company that is desperately struggling to keep its aging and ailing desktop franchise relevant in the age of mobile devices. It’s unfortunate that ExtremeTech decided to take an article about Windows 10 and a package manager and use it to thumb their noses at Linux users. Windows is what it is, and it has nothing to do with Linux or Linux users. So let Microsoft add a package manager or release Windows 10 without one, it makes no difference to me whatsoever. More Linux games coming from Aspyr Media GamingOnLinux reports that Aspyr Media has plans to release more Linux games in the next six months. According to GamingOnLinux: Aspyr Media are starting to be fan favourites with their open communication. They can’t give full details of course, but they have given us hints about more games coming to Linux. Speaking on reddit one of their team stated this: I have a confession to make team Linux. In addition to the super secret project that shall never be named, there will be 2 more Linux projects coming from Aspyr over the next 6 months. One of them you don’t know you love yet…the other, you already do. Its going to be a great year for Linux and Mac gaming. More at GamingOnLinux What tantalizing comments from one of Aspyr’s employees! I’d love to know exactly what he was referring to when he said that. If you know anything or just want to speculate about it please post your comments below. And be sure to check out the discussion thread on the Linux Gaming subreddit to read what other Linux users are saying about his comments. What’s your take on all this? Tell me in the comments below. Open Source