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Development is very active http://xpra.org/trac/timeline,
so keep an eye on the news http://xpra.org/trac/wiki/News
for new versions and features, or subscribe to the mailing list http://lists.devloop.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/shifter-users
to get the release announcements email notifications. You can find binary packages for Microsoft Windows http://xpra.org/dists/windows/Xpra_Setup.exe
(XP onwards, Apple Mac OS X http://xpra.org/dists/osx/x86/Xpra.pkg
(10.6 onwards and Linux repositories and packages http://xpra.org/trac/wiki/Download#Linux
Source snapshots can be found here: xpra.org/src http://xpra.org/src/,
the subversion repository is here: xpra.org/svn/Xpra http://xpra.org/svn/Xpra,
you may also find beta releases here: xpra.org/beta

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