Roberto J. Dhnert announced yesterday, May 27th, the release of his PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10 Linux distribution. This new version is based on the latest Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and was exclusively created for 64-bit architectures. PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10 also contains all the security patches and bugfixes released until the 25th of May.

Highlights of PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10:

· Xfce 4.6 desktop environment;
· OpenOffice.org 3.1.0 office productivity suite;
· QT 4 application and UI framework;
· Monodevelop IDE (Integrated Development Environment);
· VLC multimedia player;
· Exaile audio player;
· Sun Java Runtime Environment;
· Adobe Flash 64-bit plugin;
· Full collection of multimedia codecs;
· GIMP Gnu Image Manipulation Program 2.6.6;
· FileZilla FTP Client 3.2.2.1;
· Mozilla Firefox web browser 3.0.10;
· Wine 1.0.1;
· Scribus 1.3.3.12;
· Development and multimedia libraries and tools.

There are also several known issues that users should be aware of. First of all, when booting the Live CD, there is a 10-second waiting time until the live user logs in. Secondly, because of some problems with handling custom files, Usplash was removed altogether from this release and is expected to be re-introduced in the next version. Also, while running the Live environment, the Xfce panel launchers won't work until they are manually configured to point to the right path.

About PC/OS

Based on Ubuntu, this Linux distribution aims to achieve certain goals by making itself very capable while remaining user-friendly and relatively easy to use. It addresses a broad range of users, from the multimedia and software developer to the basic task user, also trying to fit well in the hands of experts and home users alike.

Download PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10 right now from Softpedia.