Just two weeks after announcing Sabayon Linux 4.1 GNOME Edition, Fabio Erculiani released today, April 29th, the KDE edition of his Linux distribution. Sabayon Linux 4.1 KDE is based on Sabayon 4 LiteMCE and brings the same usability and out-of-the-box experience, this time on top of the latest KDE 4.2.2 desktop environment. The Linux kernel used is a customized 2.6.29.1 one, bringing EXT4 support and compatibility with a lot of devices and components. Also, fans will be happy to hear that Sabayon Live DVD's size was halved from almost 4 GB to less than 2 GB.

"Sabayon 4.1 will catch you, based on Sabayon 4 LiteMCE, represent what can be the future of our Operating System: just the best of the Out-Of-The-Box, KDE, multimedia applications and nothing more than what you need for your daily tasks. [...] Show off the new Sabayon Linux to your friends, they have no more excuses to not try it!" said Fabio Erculiani in the official release announcement.

Highlights of Sabayon Linux 4.1 KDE:

· Linux kernel 2.6.29.1
· KDE 4.2.2
· OpenOffice 3.0.1 productivity suite
· Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
· Dark, slick theme
· Spritz package manager 0.52.8
· World of Goo Demo
· X.Org 7.4
· XBMC 8.10

In order to run Sabayon Linux 4 LiteMCE on your personal computer, make sure that you meet the minimum system requirements:

· Intel Pentium Pro, Celeron, AMD K6-2, Pentium II or Athlon CPU
· 512 MB of RAM
· 16 GB of free hard disk space
· Supported 2D video card
· a DVD reader

However, the Sabayon Linux team recommends the following system requirements for an optimal performance:

· Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or better, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better)
· 1 GB of RAM
· 32 GB of free hard disk space
· Supported 3D video card (Nvidia, AMD or Intel)
· a DVD reader

About Sabayon Linux

Sabayon Linux 4 is a Gentoo-powered Linux distribution that offers a very attractive and easy-to-use desktop environment, out-of-the-box support for wireless networks, Adobe's Flash Player, Sun's Java technology, the OpenOffice.org open-source office suite, the award-winning Mozilla Firefox and Opera web browsers, Google Earth, Picasa, Adobe Reader, VLC and many, many more popular and useful applications and tools.

Download Sabayon Linux 4.1 KDE Edition right now from Softpedia.