From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: From: Alexey Rusakov To: altlinux-announce-en@lists.altlinux.org Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-fEp0FGlyHNPvQfY0b2eC" Organization: ALT Linux Technology Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:24:02 +0400 Message-Id: <1223378642.8135.12.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3 (2.22.3-alt0.M41.1) Subject: [altlinux-announce-en] ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop released X-BeenThere: altlinux-announce-en@lists.altlinux.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10b3 Precedence: list Reply-To: community-en@lists.altlinux.org List-Id: ALT Linux release announces List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:23:55 -0000 Archived-At: List-Archive: --=-fEp0FGlyHNPvQfY0b2eC Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We're happy to announce our new release, ALT Linux 4.1 Desktop. This is a general purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on desktop systems, laptops and netbooks. More details can be found at http://en.altlinux.org/ALT_Linux_4.1_Desktop Changes since ALT Linux 4.0 Desktop Personal include: * Based on the new stable 4.1 branch of the repository * 2.6.25 kernel with wider hardware support * KDE 3.5.10 (GNOME 2.22 and XFCE 4.4.2 can be installed manually from the DVD) * Firefox 3 * NetworkManager, that allows to manage any network interface without root privileges * New look of the System management center * Updated Bootloader and Display management modules * New management modules: * LiveUSB creation assistant * LAN proxy settings (apt also uses it) * An easy to use chooser of an updates repository * Package management * A flash media image so you can install from your USB flash drive (on EeePC, too) * Non-ASCII filenames inside Zip archives no more get corrupted on Windows, and vice versa. * Kaffeine is used as the default player of audio- and videofiles * KView is the default image viewer * Updated and revised menu * Programs with duplicate functionality removed: * Using Evince instead of KGhostView, KPDF, and KDVI * KuickShow and KMail are not installed by default (still present on the media and can be installed manually) * New applications: * Qtemu (GUI for Qemu virtual machine) * VirtualBox Images are available at: ftp://ftp.altlinux.ru/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/4.1/Desktop/4.1.0/iso/ or at the nearest mirror site. The list of active mirrors can be found at http://www.altlinux.ru/products/downloads/ The following files are available: i586 architecture altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-install-cd.iso - CD with installer altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-install-dvd5.iso - DVD with installer altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-live-cd.iso - LiveCD altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-rescue-cd.iso - CD for system recovery altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-i586-install-flash.img.gz - an image to create LiveUSB media x86_64 architecture altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-install-cd.iso - CD with installer altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-install-dvd5.iso - DVD with installer altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-live-cd.iso - LiveCD altlinux-4.1.0-desktop-x86_64-rescue-cd.iso - CD for system recovery You can discuss ALT Linux Desktop products in the mailing lists: https://lists.altlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop (in Russian) https://lists.altlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/community-en (in English) https://lists.altlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/community-ua (in Ukrainian) --=20 Alexey "Ktirf" Rusakov Head of Systems development dept. ALT Linux Technology --=-fEp0FGlyHNPvQfY0b2eC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: =?koi8-r?Q?=FC=D4=C1?= =?koi8-r?Q?_=DE=C1=D3=D4=D8?= =?koi8-r?Q?_=D3=CF=CF=C2=DD=C5=CE=C9=D1?= =?koi8-r?Q?_=D0=CF=C4=D0=C9=D3=C1=CE=C1?= =?koi8-r?Q?_=C3=C9=C6=D2=CF=D7=CF=CA?= =?koi8-r?Q?_=D0=CF=C4=D0=C9=D3=D8=C0?= -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkjrRtIACgkQf9YKseyVIB9bIgCcCqUX9skXHnhRTGdqlMTT+/u6 nYMAn1qTgeyvkIAv3GjTiqBfAnY5E1g4 =dHgp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-fEp0FGlyHNPvQfY0b2eC--