[AuckLUG] Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 released

[Ravi Chemudugunta]

I really hope all of the new versions of eyecandy applications are on there
... like beryl, compiz, Xgl and avant ... also, still looking for a decent
video editor on linux? the release cycles are not as often as some of the
other distros but hell of a lot faster than windows and mac ... the
stability is worth the wait.

btw, does anyone use beryl ? I use it a lot to make my windows and even mac
friend jealous =) great tool!

On 4/10/07, Michael J. Knox <michael at knox.net.nz> wrote:
>
> Anyone tested the sarge -> etch upgrade yet?
>
> Michael
>
>
> On 10/04/2007, at 9:19 AM, Li, Chi (Contractor) wrote:
>
> >
> > The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of
> > Debian
> > GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed "etch", after 21 months of constant
> > development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which
> > supports
> > a total of eleven processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME
> > and Xfce desktop environments. It also features cryptographic software
> > and compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version
> > 3.1 of the LSB.
> >
> > Using a now fully integrated installation process, Debian GNU/Linux
> > 4.0
> > comes with out-of-the-box support for encrypted partitions. This
> > release
> > introduces a newly developed graphical frontend to the installation
> > system supporting scripts using composed characters and complex
> > languages; the installation system for Debian GNU/Linux has now been
> > translated to 58 languages.
> >
> > Also beginning with Debian GNU/Linux 4.0, the package management
> > system
> > has been improved regarding security and efficiency. Secure APT allows
> > the verification of the integrity of packages downloaded from a
> > mirror.
> > Updated package indices won't be downloaded in their entirety, but
> > instead patched with smaller files containing only differences from
> > earlier versions.
> >
> > Debian GNU/Linux runs on computers ranging from palmtops and handheld
> > systems to supercomputers, and on nearly everything in between. A
> > total
> > of eleven architectures are supported including: Sun SPARC (sparc), HP
> > Alpha (alpha), Motorola/IBM PowerPC (powerpc), Intel IA-32 (i386) and
> > IA-64 (ia64), HP PA-RISC (hppa), MIPS (mips, mipsel), ARM (arm), IBM
> > S/390 (s390) and - newly introduced with Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 - AMD64
> > and Intel EM64T (amd64).
> >
> > Debian GNU/Linux can be installed from various installation media such
> > as DVDs, CDs, USB sticks and floppies, or from the network. GNOME
> > is the
> > default desktop environment and is contained on the first CD. The K
> > Desktop Environment (KDE) and the Xfce desktop can be installed
> > through
> > two new alternative CD images. Also newly available with Debian
> > GNU/Linux 4.0 are multi-arch CDs and DVDs supporting installation of
> > multiple architectures from a single disc.
> >
> > Debian GNU/Linux can be downloaded right now via bittorrent (the
> > recommended way), jigdo or HTTP; see Debian GNU/Linux on CDs
> > <http://www.debian.org/CD/>  for further information. It will soon be
> > available on DVD and CD-ROM from numerous vendors
> > <http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors> , too.
> >
> > This release includes a number of updated software packages, such
> > as the
> > K Desktop Environment 3.5.5a (KDE), an updated version of the GNOME
> > desktop environment 2.14, the Xfce 4.4 desktop environment, the
> > GNUstep
> > desktop 5.2, X.Org 7.1, OpenOffice.org 2.0.4a, GIMP 2.2.13, Iceweasel
> > (an unbranded version of Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3), Icedove (an
> > unbranded
> > version of Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5), Iceape (an unbranded version of
> > Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.8), PostgreSQL 8.1.8, MySQL 5.0.32, GNU Compiler
> > Collection 4.1.1, Linux kernel version 2.6.18, Apache 2.2.3, Samba
> > 3.0.24, Python 2.4.4 and 2.5, Perl 5.8.8, PHP 4.4.4 and 5.2.0,
> > Asterisk
> > 1.2.13, and more than 18,000 other ready to use software packages.
> >
> > Upgrades to Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 from the previous release, Debian
> > GNU/Linux 3.1 codenamed "sarge", are automatically handled by the
> > aptitude package management tool for most configurations, and to a
> > certain degree also by the apt-get package management tool. As always,
> > Debian GNU/Linux systems can be upgraded quite painlessly, in place,
> > without any forced downtime, but it is strongly recommended to read
> > the
> > release notes for possible issues. For detailed instructions about
> > installing and upgrading Debian GNU/Linux, please see the release
> > notes
> > <http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/releasenotes> . Please note that
> > the release notes will be further improved and translated to
> > additional
> > languages in the coming weeks.
> >
> >
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