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June 3rd, 2006, 15:34 GMT · By

PC-BSD 1.1 Released

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PC-BSD 1.1 has been released yesterday and it is now based on the wonderful FreeBSD 6.1 and it adds better driver support to the kernel, and improves the speed on many systems. This release also ads "nve" devices to DHCP network detection, fixes network manager to restart network after settings change, and upgrades Online Update Utility to display status.



About PC-BSD

PC-BSD has been designed with the "casual" computer user in mind. It offers:

■ Rock-solid UNIX operating system based on FreeBSD
■ Easy to use package management system
■ Professional support and services for Home & Business

Installing PC-BSD operating system is simply a matter of a few clicks and a few minutes for the installation process to finish. PC-BSD can auto-detect general hardware such as video, sound, network and other devices at the first system startup.

Home users will immediately feel comfortable with PC-BSD's desktop interface, with KDE 3.5 running under the hood. Software installation has also been designed to be as painless as possible, simply double-click and software will be installed.

Here are the features that PC-BSD provides:

■ Fully functional desktop operating system, running FreeBSD 6.x under the hood.
■ Graphical system installer makes the system installation process effortless.
■ Support for many native languages.
■ Stability & Performance that only UNIX offers.
■ Safe from Viruses and Spy-ware that plague other systems.
■ Self-Installing software packages, makes loading programs a snap!
■ Graphical tools for system administration and support.
■ Professional E-mail and Phone Support from PC-BSD Software available.
■ Friendly and helpful support community.
■ Online Update Manager - Downloads and installs updates for your operating system, without touching your installed programs.

PC-BSD comes with KDE pre-built, so that the desktop can be used immediately.

Here are some screenshots of PC-BSD that we made:
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