The distribution features a new installer that should make things a lot easier

Apr 11, 2013 20:01 GMT  ·  By

Frugalware, a general purpose Linux operating system designed for intermediate users (who are not afraid of text mode), has reached version 1.9 Pre1 and is now available for testing.

Frugalware 1.9 Pre1 has been dubbed Arcturus and it's in the works for eight months. This is the first public testing of his new branch.

Highlights of Frugalware 1.9 Pre1 (Arcturus):

• fwlive, setup, fwife, and frugalwareutils have been integrated together; • The new installer should be feature-complete, but more options should be available soon; • Only ISOs with packages from the main package groups are now provided; • GRUB2 is now used by default.

A complete list of changes and updates can be found in the official announcement. Download Frugalware 1.9 Pre1 (Arcturus) right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a development version and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.