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Linux Journal: Debian on Steroids II.1: When a Dot Means a Lot

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“When Libranet ran out of CDs for its 2.8 release, previously
reviewed here, the group decided to include some updates in the new
batch. Of particular interest to the desktop user, besides the
kernel upgrade from 2.4.20 to 2.4.21, are the following
updates:

  • “KDE 3.1.3 , which replaces 3.1.1 in Libranet 2.8
  • “GNOME 2.2.2 (vice 2.2)
  • “Mozilla 1.4 (vice 1.3)

“While Libranet 2.8.1 may be only a dot release, it is a
compelling offering for desktop users looking for an easy to
install and maintain Linux distribution. Anyone looking for a
distribution that arrives ready and able to do some serious work
should give this Debian distribution a try…”

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