Weekly Edition
Return to the Distributions page
| |||||||||||||
Conectiva Linux 10 Beta 2 is now available
Direct download links: BitTorrent: http://distro2.conectiva.com.br/torrents/cl10_beta2-1.torrent http://distro2.conectiva.com.br/torrents/cl10_beta2-2.torrent http://distro2.conectiva.com.br/torrents/cl10_beta2-3.torrent Ftp (mirrors should catch up in a day or two): ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/iso/cl10_beta2-1.iso ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/iso/cl10_beta2-2.iso ftp://ftp.conectiva.com.br/pub/conectiva/iso/cl10_beta2-3.iso md5sums and gpg detached signatures are available in the iso directory and inside the torrent download. Release Notes CL 10 Beta 2 Welcome to the Conectiva Linux 10 Beta 2 NOTICE: BEING A TEST PRODUCT, THIS IS NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE. PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL IT IN MACHINES WITH IMPORTANT DATA. As you may have imagined, this release contains a snapshot of the development branch of Conectiva Linux for those who want to evaluate the current status of the distribution and contribute providing feedback information to the development team. Note that the Snapshot contains up-to-date, experimental and untested packages that are not recommended for production systems, including the newest 2.6 kernel. Should any problems occur, please report them to http://bugzilla.conectiva.com/ and choose the product "Conectiva Linux". Your feedback is very important to us. A mailing list is set up to receive your comments, opinions and suggestions. To subscribe, follow the instructions in the page http://distro2.conectiva.com.br/mailman/listinfo/snapshot-users MAIN UP-TO-DATE COMPONENTS -------------------------- - kernel 2.6.4 - gcc 3.3.3 - glibc 2.3.3 (cvs) - kde 3.2.1 - mozilla 1.6 - gnome 2.6 beta1 - gnomemeeting 1.00 - evolution 1.4.6 - apt 0.5.15cnc5 - rpm 4.2.2 - webmin 1.130 - openoffice 1.1.1rc1 IMPORTANT CHANGES SINCE BETA 1 ------------------------------ - Kernel 2.6.4 - Added BootSplash support built in the kernel - kde 3.2.1 plus fixes from 3.2 tree - Added supermount as default in fstab - Several fixes in kde to deal with supermount, which seems much stable now. - Gnome has been updated to a new development version, towards 2.6 stable - The system tries to configure automatically PCI sound boards, at first boot - Several missing packages have been added to CDs, aproaching final layout. - new ksynaptic, a kde based interface to apt. - Installer specific changes: - using libparted 1.6 - added support for xfs and jfs filesystems - lvm2 support enabled - pcmcia enabled - several bugs killed - OpenOffice.org 1.1.1rc1 with Brazilian Portuguese help integrated (still under revision). ITEMS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT -------------------------- - the main focus of this release is kernel 2.6 and its interaction with other components, like installer and the hardware detection subsystem. - the option to upgrade an installed system via installer is now enabled, but in experimental status. - some hardwares are not yet supported by 2.6 kernel, as its drivers are being ported from 2.4 - The standard profile requires just first CD, but other profiles will require more than one CD to install, like server ones. - Bootsplash is still under development, and in the next releases some user tool will be added. BOOT IMAGES ----------- About the bootdisk images. The images were divided in one boot image and initrd's images (necessary environment for the installer). The initrd image must be used according to your selected installation: network.img - used for NFS installation cdrom.img - used for local cdrom installation (when the cdrom can't boot) FURTHER INFORMATION ------------------- More information about this release and updates are available in: https://moin.conectiva.com.br/TechnologyPreview Thank you, The Conectiva Linux Development Team (Log in to post comments)
|
|||||||||||||