DistroWatch: Distributions, June 6, 2004 Jun 7, 2004, 05 :00 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (4276 reads)
Quantian 0.5
"Re-labelling of the last 0.4.9.* release as the actual 0.5 release. No real showstoppers have appeared, so 0.4.9.6 will now also be known as 0.5 while work on the next round (0.5.9.*)..."
"1.1: harddisk installer works now; cleanup; new Kernel: 2.6.6 (vanilla from kernel.org + KNOPPIX patch + bootsplash); use ALSA for sound; added X-CD-Roast, CUPS, Abiword, Dlume, Captive; updated a lot of packages..."
"What is Desktop/LX 1.4 going to be like? Desktop powered by KDE 3.2.2; new kernel supports even more hardware; More high-quality Bitstream fonts; new splash screens; better support for today's applications..."
"Feather is now based on Knoppix 3.4, and thus many improvements have been made. MADWIFI, prism54 and speedtouch drivers are now included, and superior hardware support is found throughout..."
"GNOME updated to 2.6.1; the installation process has been refined; the kernel now includes support for udev; more Nautilus options; inclusion of the latest version of Gnopernicus..."
"Version 2.0, published 2004-06-04. Many changes in the web interface: new configuration modules, enhanced usability and new features in existing modules. It also has a new license format, but version 1 licenses are still accepted..."
"We are pleased to introduce GoboLinux 011, the new major release of GoboLinux, the alternative Linux distribution. This release features the introduction of 'Compile', a new source-based compilation system..."
"The Linux From Scratch community is proud to announce the release of LFS-5.1.1 and BLFS-5.1. The LFS patch release contains fixes for several release-process related problems that were reported shortly after the LFS-5.1 release..."
"KDE 3.2.2 is the default window manager with Fluxbox as an alternative for low end machines. GNOME 2.6 is available via synaptic after hard drive install. The live CD is based on a stable 2.4 kernel..."
