Gentoo Linux 2006.1 Released!
Thursday, August 31, 2006
From the press release: "ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico., Aug. 30th -The Gentoo Release Engineering team proudly announces the release of Gentoo Linux 2006.1, the second release of the year. It builds on the strength of previous releases with several improvements. Featuring all of Gentoo's well-documented advantages in flexibility, performance and portability, this release is now available on all supported architectures. It is a compelling choice for people desiring a flexible, powerful community-based Linux distribution."
The new release runs Linux Kernel 2.6.17 and offers a choioce of KDE, GNOME, or Xfce desktop environments.
Package Highlights:
- OpenOffice.org 2.03 and KOffice 1.5.3 office suites
- MPlayer 1.0pre8 audio player
-GIMP 2.3.10 graphics editor
-Firefox 1.5.0.6 browser
-SendMail 8.13.8 mail client
-Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 email client
Read the official release announcement here | Read more here.
The new release runs Linux Kernel 2.6.17 and offers a choioce of KDE, GNOME, or Xfce desktop environments.
Package Highlights:
- OpenOffice.org 2.03 and KOffice 1.5.3 office suites
- MPlayer 1.0pre8 audio player
-GIMP 2.3.10 graphics editor
-Firefox 1.5.0.6 browser
-SendMail 8.13.8 mail client
-Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 email client
Read the official release announcement here | Read more here.