14 DAY TRIAL // Absolute Linux 13.1.2 has been released bringing several updates and fixes as well as the switch to Google Chrome as the default browser, replacing Mozilla Firefox. Chrome was found to have several advantages over Firefox and the developers believed it to be the better choice for the light-weight distro. Firefox is still available on the second CD.
“Chrome replaces Firefox as default browser. Lower memory usage, faster rendering and proper URL parsing all contributed to this decision. Firefox package is still up to date and in CD2 directory of repos under /internet. Also several security-related updates as well as multimedia installer update (needed updated url.) Also updated rox-archiver to handle .deb files (to unpack, not install...),” the official announcement on the homepage read.
“Note the Google-Chrome is a native Absolute build with blacklisting of gecko-mediaplayer plugin REMOVED. This means the plugin works. Was blacklisted by Google coders due to crashing complaints, but I have tested extensively and have not experienced these issues, so I'm watching videos,” it continued.
Highlights of Absolute Linux 13.1.2:
· Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6; · Rox Filer 2.10.0; · Cups 1.4.4; · Ghostscript 8.71; · Samba 3.5.3; · Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1; · Seamonkey 2.0.5; · Gecko-Mediaplayer 0.9.9.2; · Google Chrome (Chromium) 6.0.443.0; · Binutils 2.20.51.0.8; · Abiword 2.8.6; · wxPython 2.8.11.0; · AviDemux 2.5.2; · XMMS 1.2.11; · Google Picasa 3.0.5744; · Flash Player plugin 10.1.53.64; · SMPlayer 0.6.9; · xf86-video-radeonhd 1.3.01.
Note that, while the developers call it Google Chrome, since the package in Absolute Linux was built from the sources, the browser is actually Chromium, the open-source version. The differences are minimal, you can check out this guide here to learn more about them, but the correct name should be Chromium.
Absolute Linux 13.1.2 is available for download here on Softpedia.