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Developer | Blue Systems |
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OS family | Linux |
Working state | Active |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 18 March 2010; 9 years ago (Netrunner 1 Albedo) |
Latest release | Netrunner 19.08 / 20 August 2019; 39 days ago[1][2] |
Available in | Multilingual (more than 55) |
Package manager | dpkg (Debian GNU/Linux Package Manager) |
Platforms | x86, amd64, armhf |
License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Official website | www.netrunner.com |
Dock preview of Linux Netrunner 13.12
Netrunner is a free operating system for desktop computers, laptops or netbooks and arm-based device-types like the Odroid C1 microcomputer[3] or the Pinebook. It is available in two versions: Netrunner, which is based on Debian and Netrunner Rolling, which is based on Manjaro/Arch.[4] Both versions feature KDE Plasma plus additional applications, multimedia codecs and some Firefox browser plugins.
The former Kubuntu based version of Netrunner has been superseded by Maui Linux,[5] which is now based on KDE Neon.[6][7][8]
Overview[edit]
Blue Systems, the company that sponsored Kubuntu,[9] offers Netrunner as a desktop system for everyday use based on Plasma Desktop by KDE. It targets new users as well as users experienced with Linux. Netrunner is further meant for users that want an operating system that works 'out-of-the-box', reducing the time to add codecs and enhancements manually after installation.
Netrunner Desktop is only available as 64-bit version, while Netrunner Core is available as 64-bit and also Pinebook and Odroid C1 ARM images.[10]
Default software[edit]
Among the default software selection of Netrunner Desktop are many applications such as:
- GNU
- Mozilla Firefox (including Plasma integration)
- Mozilla Thunderbird (including Plasma integration)
- Samba Mounter (easy NAS setup)
Features[edit]
Netrunner comes with the following features:[11]
- Installation: Graphical (GUI)
- Default Desktop: KDE Plasma Desktop
- Software: popular mix of desktop applications
- Codecs: support for many multimedia codecs
- Package Management: dpkg + APT + the APT-front ends: Synaptic Package Manager (pre-installed)
- Processor Architecture: amd64, armhf
- Multilingual: Yes
Release history[edit]
The following is the release history for Netrunner Core and Desktop:
Version | release date | based on |
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Netrunner Desktop 19.08[12] | 2019-08-20 | Debian Stable (buster); Plasma 5.14.5 |
Netrunner Desktop 19.01[13] | 2019-01-12 | Debian Testing Snapshot; Plasma 5.14.3 |
Netrunner Desktop 18.03[13] | 2018-03-11 | Debian Testing Snapshot; Plasma 5.12.2 |
Netrunner Desktop 17.10 Voyager[14] | 2017-11-12 | Debian Testing Snapshot (20170923) |
Netrunner Desktop 17.06 Daedalus[15] | 2017-07-01 | Debian Testing |
Netrunner Desktop 17.03 Cyclotron[16] | 2017-03-31 | Debian Testing |
Netrunner Core 17.01[17] | 2017-01-01 | Debian Testing Snapshot (20161211); Plasma 5.8.2 |
Netrunner Desktop 17.01[18] | 2017-01-01 | Debian Testing Snapshot (20161211) |
Netrunner Desktop 16.09[19] | 2016-11-05 | Debian Jessie 8 |
Netrunner Core 16.09[20] | 2016-10-23 | Debian Jessie 8 |
The following is the release history for previously Kubuntu based Netrunner versions (now continued as Maui Linux):[5]
Version | release date | based on |
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Maui 1, Aurora[21] | 2016-08-14 | KDE neon (Xenial LTS) |
Netrunner 17 Horizon[22] | 2015-11-23 | Kubuntu 'wily' |
Netrunner 16 Ozymandias[23] | 2015-05-16 | Kubuntu 'vivid' |
Netrunner 15 Prometheus[24] | 2015-02-15 | Kubuntu 'utopic' |
Netrunner 14.2 Frontier[25] | 2015-09-16 | Kubuntu 'trusty'(LTS) |
Netrunner 14.1 Frontier | 2015-01-24 | Kubuntu 'trusty'(LTS) |
Netrunner 14 Frontier | 2014-06-22 | Kubuntu 'trusty'(LTS) |
Netrunner 13.12 Enigma II | 2014-01-13 | Kubuntu 'saucy' |
Netrunner 13.06 Enigma | 2013-07-05 | Kubuntu 'raring' |
Netrunner 12.12 Dryland - Third Edition | 2012-12-22 | Kubuntu 'quantal' |
Netrunner 4.2 Dryland-2 | 2012-06-20 | Kubuntu 'precise' |
Netrunner 4.0 Dryland | 2011-12-29 | Kubuntu 'oneiric' |
Netrunner 3 Chromatic | 2011-04-14 | Kubuntu 'natty' |
Netrunner 2 Blacklight | 2010-07-15 | Kubuntu 'lucid' |
Netrunner 1 Albedo | 2010-03-18 | Linux Mint 'karmic' |
The following is the release history for the Netrunner Rolling Edition:
Version | release date | based on | |
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Netrunner Rolling 2019.04[26] | 20-04-2019 | Linux Kernel 4.19.32 LTS | Manjaro/Arch Plasma 5.15.5 |
Netrunner Rolling 2018.08[1] | 2018-08-05 | Linux kernel 4.17, KDE 5.13.3 | |
Netrunner Rolling 2018.01[13] | 2018-01-26 | Manjaro/Arch Plasma 5.11.5 | |
Netrunner Rolling 2017.07[27] | 2017-07-18 | 4.11.8 Kernel KDE 5.10.3 | |
Netrunner Rolling 2016.01[28] | 2016-02-27 | ||
Netrunner Rolling 2015.11[29][30] | 2015-11-13 | Manjaro KDE 15.09 UP6 | |
Netrunner Rolling 2015.09[31] | 2015-10-03 | Manjaro KDE 15.09 | |
Netrunner Rolling 2014.09.1[32] | 2014-09-25 | Manjaro KDE 0.8.10 | |
Netrunner Rolling 2014.04 | 2014-04-04 | Manjaro KDE 0.8.9 |
Reception[edit]
Dedoimedo reviewed Netrunner 4.2 'Dryland' with following words:[33]
From the purely technical perspective, you get crashes in the live session, crashes during the installation, a package manager with unsigned repositories that ends up crippling some of the apps, programs branded with personal choices unsuitable for mass use, slow network performance, missing help files, incomplete Touchpad functionality, no desktop effects, missing icons, WebAccounts is broken, and there's still more to point out and complain about.
Jesse Smith from DistroWatch Weekly wrote review of Netrunner 4.2:[34]
While trying Netrunner it crossed my mind that this distribution is, in a way, the opposite of the Peppermint project. Both projects have a focus on cloud services, but where Peppermint is small, fast and minimal, Netrunner comes fully loaded with a big desktop, lots of local software and extras. I would guess the Netrunner developers want people to be able to experience the best of both worlds, local and cloud. At any rate, Netrunner is an interesting distro, it is trying something different and, while it didn't quite fit my style, I think what they are doing they are doing well.
LinuxInsider wrote a post.[35] Its review of Netrunner 13:
One of the best features is Netrunner's clever integration with Web applications. I was impressed with the fluidity and ease of access to those apps.
Hectic Geek also reviewed Netrunner 14.[36]
References[edit]
- ^ abTeam, Netrunner (20 August 2019). 'Netrunner 19.08 Indigo released'.
- ^'Netrunner Release Schedules'. Netrunner. Blue Systems GmbH. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ^Nestor, Marius. 'Netrunner Core 16.09 'Avalon' Is Based on Debian GNU/Linux 8, KDE Plasma 5.7.5'. softpedia.
- ^http://www.netrunner.com/netrunner-overview/
- ^ ab'Maui'. Maui.
- ^Team, Netrunner (14 August 2016). 'Ubuntu based Netrunner becomes Maui Linux'.
- ^Maui Linux 2.1 Blue Tang - Aloha!, Dedoimedo
- ^'DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD'. distrowatch.com.
- ^'Kubuntu 12.10 gains Blue Systems as sponsor, Canonical waves farewell'. Engadget.
- ^'Netrunner Core 16.09 'Avalon''. 23 October 2016.
- ^Download Netrunner Rolling / Desktop 2018.01 / 18.03, Softpedia Linux
- ^https://www.netrunner.com/netrunner-19-08-indigo-released/
- ^ abc'Release Schedules'. 5 April 2014.
- ^http://www.netrunner.com/netrunner-17-10-released/
- ^http://www.netrunner.com/netrunner-17-06-released/
- ^http://www.netrunner.com/netrunner-desktop-17-03-released/
- ^'Download'. 13 January 2014.
- ^Team, Netrunner (1 January 2017). 'Netrunner Desktop 17.01 released'.
- ^Team, Netrunner (4 November 2016). 'Netrunner Desktop 16.09 released'.
- ^'Netrunner Core 16.09 'Avalon''. 23 October 2016.
- ^Team, Maui (14 August 2016). 'Maui 1 'Aurora' released'.
- ^Team, Netrunner (23 November 2015). 'Netrunner 17 released'.
- ^'Netrunner 16 - Ozymandias released'. 16 May 2015.
- ^'Netrunner 15 - Prometheus (64bit)'. 15 February 2015.
- ^'Netrunner 14.2 LTS - Update Release'. 1 September 2015.
- ^Cite error: The named reference
latestrelease
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^Team, Netrunner (18 July 2017). 'Netrunner Rolling 2017.07 released'.
- ^Team, Netrunner (27 February 2016). 'Netrunner Rolling 2016.01 released'.
- ^anachronox (13 November 2015). 'Netrunner Rolling 2015.11 released'.
- ^Netrunner Rolling 2015.11 - Downhill, Dedoimedo
- ^'Netrunner Rolling 2015.09 - 32 & 64bit released'. 3 October 2015.
- ^llectronics (25 September 2014). 'Netrunner Rolling 2014.09.1'.
- ^Netrunner 4.2 Dryland review - Ugh, Dedoimedo
- ^'DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD'. distrowatch.com.
- ^'Netrunner Sprints Ahead of the Linux Distro Pack - Reviews - LinuxInsider'. www.linuxinsider.com.
- ^Netrunner 14 Frontier Review - Buggy Installer, But Delivers a Good KDE Experience, Hectic Geek
External links[edit]
- Netrunner at DistroWatch
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Netrunner_(operating_system)&oldid=913737247'
Designer(s) | Richard Garfield |
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Publisher(s) | Wizards of the Coast |
Players | 2 |
Setup time | 15 minutes |
Playing time | ~ 45 minutes |
Random chance | Some |
Skill(s) required | Card playing Arithmetic |
Netrunner is an out-of-print collectible card game (CCG) designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering. It was published by Wizards of the Coast and introduced in April 1996.[1] The game took place in the setting for the Cyberpunk 2020role-playing game, but it also drew from the broader cyberpunk genre.
In 2012, Fantasy Flight Games released Android: Netrunner, a new card game based on Netrunner, under license from Wizards of the Coast. The new game uses Fantasy Flight Games' Living Card Game release format (as used in their Warhammer: Invasion, A Game of Thrones, Call of Cthulhu, and Lord of the Rings games), and shares the cyberpunk setting of their Android board game.
Gameplay[edit]
Netrunner depicts cyberspace combat between a global mega-corporation (the Corp) and a hacker (the Runner). The Corp aims to complete its secret agendas before the Runner can hack in and steal data. It isn't easy, though, as the Corp has strong defensive data forts protected by malevolent computer programs known as ICE (short for Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics). Runners must use special programs of their own, called icebreakers, to break through and steal the hidden plans. All this is paid for in the game by credits (representing currency), which are earned and spent during the course of play.[2]
An interesting feature of Netrunner is that each side has different abilities and uses completely different cards distinguished by alternate card backs. This contrasts with most other CCGs, which usually depict a 'battle between peers' where each opponent draws upon the same card pool. While a player does not have to play both sides except in tournament play, it is commonly held[by whom?] that a firm understanding of both leads to better overall player ability.
The Cyberpunk 2020 supplement Rache Bartmoss' Brainware Blowout featured rules on using Netrunner cards instead of the RPG's existing system to simulate netrunning during game sessions. It also gave conversions to the RPG of some of the cards in the base set (the rest having been mentioned in one book or another).
Expansion sets[edit]
- Netrunner base set (aka Limited, v1.0) - 374 cards - Release Date: April 26, 1996
- Proteus (v2.1) - 154 cards - Release Date: September 1996[3]
- Silent Impact - Never released, development halted by WotC. However, a series of six cards labelled 'v2.0' were issued as promotional cards for a planned, but never released, Netrunner 2.0 core set. Even though originally appearing in Netrunner 1.0, these six cards have been revised for 2.0 and feature new artwork as well as revised game text. The six cards in question are Forged Activation Orders, misc.for-sale, The Shell Traders, Pacifica Regional AI, Bizarre Encryption Scheme, and New Galveston City Grid. These cards are extremely rare.
- Classic (v2.2) - 52 cards from the Silent Impact set. Release Date: November 1999
Several fan-made expansions have been created for Netrunner, and released online. Many of them have been sanctioned for tournament play.[4]
Webrunner[edit]
Netrunner launched with a proto-alternate reality game called Webrunner: The Hidden Agenda, which cast players as hackers against the evil Futukora corporation. Players broke through seven puzzle-themed 'gates' to get the secret data ('agenda'). The popular game was the first online game tied into a product release, making the front page of the New York Times technology section.[5]
A sequel, Webrunner II: The Forbidden Code, followed on release of the Proteus expansion. In this, players were cast as security chiefs beset by hackers.
Online gameplay[edit]
Netrunner was playable online through CCG Workshop in the past, but it was shut down by Wizards of the Coast. It is now possible to play Netrunner online using Magic Workstation on Runners' Net, a site which also holds IRC chats and forums to discuss the game. Players may also use other CCG engines such as LackeyCCG or Gccg, which allows players to build and share plugins for different card games and play the games online.This game can now be played on the OCTGN online game system.
Product ownership[edit]
Zvi Mowshowitz, a well-known Magic: The GatheringPro Tour player, attempted to purchase the license for Netrunner from Wizards of the Coast after the company stopped producing the game. Negotiations, however, fell apart without any revival of the game or transfer of ownership.
In 2012, Fantasy Flight Games announced that they were releasing a modified version of Netrunner, under license from Wizards of the Coast, called Android: Netrunner.
In 2018, Fantasy Flight Games announced that their partnership with Wizards of the Coast to license development of the game was concluding. Starting October 22, 2018, Fantasy Flight will no longer sell Netrunner products.[6]
Reception[edit]
Andy Butcher reviewed Netrunner for Arcane magazine, rating it a 9 out of 10 overall.[7] Butcher comments that 'Netrunner is almost without fault. It's certainly the best new card game in the last year, and arguably the best since Magic started it all. Richard Garfield has done it again.'[7]
Netrunner was lauded by critics, such as InQuest magazine, for its balanced game play and impressive artwork.[8] In 1999 Pyramid magazine named Netrunner as one of 'The Millennium's Most Underrated Games'. According to editor Scott Haring, 'among the connoisseurs of the card game design art, Netrunner is considered to be one of the best-designed games ever.'[9]
References[edit]
- ^Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 411–414.
- ^Lin, Jim (May 1996), 'Up and Running', The Duelist (#10), pp. 86–88
- ^Haines, Kathryn L. (September 1996), 'A Look at Proteus', The Duelist (#12), pp. 59–66
- ^'Netrunner Online Hub: Card Sets'. Netrunner Online. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ^Rothstein, Edward (February 19, 1996). 'Netrunner: Hacking With a Shuffled Deck'. The New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^'Jacking Out'. www.fantasyflightgames.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ^ abButcher, Andy (May 1996). 'Games Reviews'. Arcane. Future Publishing (6): 56–59.
- ^http://www.oocities.org/theshortcircuit/basics/inquest.html
- ^Haring, Scott D. (1999-11-25). 'Second Sight: The Millennium's Most Influential Company and The Millennium's Most Underrated Game'. Pyramid (online). Retrieved 2008-02-16.
External links[edit]
- Top Runners' Conference - The Official Netrunner Player Organization
- The Netrunner Weekly - Online magazine
- Runners' Net - Play NetRunner online with MWS and discuss about the game.
- Netrunner at BoardGameGeek
- Fantasy Flight Games (Android: Netrunner The Card Game) - Android: Netrunner Official Website
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