Parted Magic 5.8 Comes with Linux Kernel 2.6.36.2

Parted Magic 5.8 is out and comes with a bunch of updates and some new packages. The latest version is mostly a bug-fixing release and doesn't really add any new features. It comes with a brand-new Linux kernel and the latest version of the Gnome Partition Editor. Parted magic 5.8 also allows the entire ISO image to be loaded into RAM.

"After several months of work, a new version is ready for release. Many bugs have been fixed and many core programs have been updated," Patrick Verner announced.

"You will notice the Linux 2.6.36 kernel and the newest version of the Gnome Partition Editor (GParted). There is also a mess of new stuff as well," he explained.

"Parted Magic now includes the SciTE text editor! For the first time the ISO image can be fully loaded into RAM and Booted. This means, for example, that the default syslinux menu can be used for a PXE boot," he added.

Highlights of Parted Magic 5.8

Updated packages:

· Linux kernel 2.6.36.2;
· Clonezilla 1.2.6-40;
· Plop boot manager - plpbt 5.0.11;
· Psensor 0.4.4;
· BusyBox 1.17.4;
· Nwipe 0.03;
· SimpleBurn 1.6.0;
· Syslinux 4.03;
· ClamAV 0.96.5;
· e2fsprogs 1.41.14;
· GParted 0.7.1.

New packages included:

· Zerofree 1.0.1;
· CmosPwd 5.0;
· Open-iSCSI 2.0.871;
· Hfsprescue 0.1;
· SciTE 223.

About Parted Magic

Parted Magic is a business-card operating system based on Slackware Linux, with programs that allow you to partition hard disks with ease.

Programs like Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, ddrescue, and a good documentation will help you in your partitioning tasks. Parted Magic is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Parted Magic 5.8 is available for download here on Softpedia.