NexentaCore Platform 2.0 Beta2 released

[Posted February 25, 2009 by corbet]

From:		Anil Gulecha <anil.verve-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w-AT-public.gmane.org>
To:		Open Solaris <opensolaris-discuss-xZgeD5Kw2fzokhkdeNNY6A-AT-public.gmane.org>, OpenSolaris Announce <opensolaris-announce-xZgeD5Kw2fzokhkdeNNY6A-AT-public.gmane.org>
Subject:		NexentaCore Platform 2.0 Beta2 released
Date:		Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:52:18 +0530
Message-ID:		<148d59250902250222o2c86dfeeqf7d4d196e9cca9@mail.gmail.com>
Archive‑link:		Article

Hi All,

This is to announce availability of NexentaCore 2.0 Beta2 -
Debian/OpenSolaris native environment (unstable "Hardy" branch).

This is our second beta, and includes many bug fixes and issues
resolved after the first beta release.

Release Highlights:
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* OpenSolaris build 104+ based with critical patches.
* Over 13000 packages in the repository.
* Based on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) repository
* This includes latest dpkg/apt, gcc, binutils, coreutils,
perl, python, ruby, Qt libs, GTK libs, etc
* SMF support added for server applications like apache, mysql,
postgresql, exim4, etc.
* 100% native Debian environment, easy to upgrade, easy to use.
* Includes Vim and screen by default.
* Addition of latest devzone version to the CD.
* Includes apt-clone which brings zfs power to apt-get.

Links
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http://www.nexenta.org/os/Download
IRC #nexenta : http://www.nexenta.org/chat
[Direct iso: http://www.nexenta.org/releases/nexenta-core-platform_2.0...

Related News:
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* NexentaStor 1.1.4, a distribution based on NCP1.0 stable has been
released : http://www.nexenta.com

* We're aiming for a final release of NCP2 platform in March. The
plans for this release are being discussed at
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nexenta/+spec/hardy-release

Enjoy!
The Nexenta Team