We are now shipping Yellow Dog Linux version 3.0, a new
generation of Linux for the PowerPC architecture. Yellow Dog Linux
v3.0 features a friendly and powerful graphical installer built
from Red Hat’s ‘Anaconda’, an integrated KDE 3.1 and Gnome 2.2
desktop environment, the gcc 3.2.2 compiler, improved support for
ATI and NVidia graphics cards, 3 Install and 3 Source CDs.
Yellow Dog Linux v3.0 is now available from Terra Soft as a
complete box set with 6 CDs, printed Companion to Installation, the
completely revised “Getting Started with Yellow Dog Linux, Second
Edition” book, 60-day installation support, and a t-shirt; and for
those experienced with the installation and use of Yellow Dog
Linux, the Geek Edition offers all 6 CDs without printed guide,
book, or support at a reduced cost. The box set and Geek Edition
are available from Terra Soft’s online Store at
http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/store/
The revised “Getting Started” book is for those new to Linux or
trying Linux on a PowerPC for the first time. The reader is offered
insight into a UNIX-based operating system followed by a guided
introduction to the Linux graphical user interface, file
management, and key applications and utilities. The later half of
Getting Started takes the reader into the basics of the shell
(command line interface), file management, and system
administration. More information is available online at
http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/products/ydl_book.shtml
Terra Soft domestic and international resellers will be
receiving box sets in the coming days. Amulet, Terra Soft’s
Japanese distribution partner will offer a version of Yellow Dog
Linux v3.0 with advanced Japanese support the week of May 6. More
information is available at http://www.amulet.co.jp/