Faster boot and install

Jun 30, 2010 09:20 GMT  ·  By

The latest beta of the upcoming Dreamlinux 4.0 has landed. Dreamlinux 4.0 beta 6 comes with several updated packages as well as new artwork and faster boot and installs. Dreamlinux 4.0 has been in the works for quite some time now, but the new beta brings it one step closer to the final release.

The highlight of this version is the new GUI incremental installer that dramatically decreases install and boot time. There is also new artwork throughout this version. Again, we want to point out that this version is another in a line of additions and bug fixes from the community's input. Because we listened to the community's suggestions and thoughts, we feel that Dreamlinux 4.0 final will be the best version to date,” the release announcement reads.

Highlights of Dreamlinux 4.0 Beta 6:

· Linux Kernel 2.6.34-dream-4; · XFCE 4.6.2 - desktop environment; · OpenOffice.org; · Firefox 3.6.3; · SMPlayer 0.6.9 - with Qt 4.6.2; · ePDFViewer 0.1.7; · GIMP 2.6.8 - splash screen theme by André Felipe; · Orage Time Manager 4.6.1; · Notes 1.7.6; · Brasero 2.30.1 - CD/DVD burning tool; · Synaptic Package Manager; · Geeqie - image manipulation manager; · gphoto2 - photo manager; · Geany 0.18.1 - text and programmer's editor; · pyNeighborhood 0.5.0 - SMB/CIFS browsing tool; · Thunar 1.0.2 - file manager; · Blueman 1.21 - Bluetooth connection manager; · Deluge 1.2.3 - peer-to-peer file sharing program; · Conky - hardware monitoring tool; · Gparted - partition manager tool; · Xarchiver - archive tool; · Network Manager 0.8 - wired and wireless Internet connection manager; · Gufw 9.10.2 - firewall configuration and management tool; · NDISWrapper; · GCC 4.4; · Lua 5.1.4; · Python 2.5; · Perl 5.10; · Ruby 1.8.7’ · Ruby-Gtk 0.19.3-2.

Dreamlinux specific updates: · New Dreamlinux Control Panel (DCP); · New Dreamlinux Installer (DLI) GUI version; · Dreamlinux Change Colors Application, accessible from DCP; · Dreamlinux date & Time Application, accessible from DCP.

About Dreamlinux

Dreamlinux is a Brazilian Linux distribution, based on Debian, that can boot directly into XFCE or GNOME, depending on the user's preferences. It employs a totally independent architecture called Flexiboost, based on overlaid modules. It allows the co-existence of two or more different window managers, sharing the same customized appearance. The environments can share all the available applications.

Dreamlinux 4.0 Beta 6 is available for download here on Softpedia. Remember that this is a beta release and it should not be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.