14 DAY TRIAL // On December 12, Fabio Erculiani proudly announced the immediate availability of the Sabayon Linux 5.1 operating system, now with KDE Software Compilation 4.3.4 and GNOME 2.28. Being based on GCC 4.4.1 and Glibc 2.10, this new release of Sabayon Linux offers numerous improvements and features, a "ready-to-use" version of the powerful and popular XBMC Media Center, a complete KDE SC desktop experience, OpenOffice.org 3.1 and all the other applications you'll ever need. Sabayon Linux 5.1 KDE is available for the x86 and x86_64 architectures, featuring a custom Linux kernel 2.6.31 and X.Org 7.5, with the latest Nvidia and ATI video drivers.
"Dedicated to those who like cutting edge stability, out of the box experience, outstanding Desktop performance, clean and beauty. Sabayon 5.1-r1 will catch you, anything that could have been compiled, has been compiled, anything cool that could have been implemented or updated, it's there: you will find [an] outstanding amount of new applications and features, like XBMC 9.04.1 (formerly known as Xbox Media Center), KDE 4.3.4, GNOME 2.28, and so forth. So, come on, go catch it, it's half a DVD away from you!" - Fabio Erculiani said in the official release announcement.
Highlights of Sabayon Linux 5.1:
· Based on Glibc 2.10 and GCC 4.4.1; · Linux kernel 2.6.31 optimized for desktop performance; · X.Org 7.5; · KDE SC 4.3.4; · GNOME 2.28; · OpenVZ and Server kernels (available in default repos); · Multi-language installer; · EXT4 filesystem; · Support for encrypted filesystems (available via installer); · Entropy framework 0.99.19.1; · Support to run Sabayon Linux from Windows, with QEMU; · XBMC Media Center 9.04.1; · World of Goo Demo; · New artwork; · OpenOffice 3.1 office suite; · Out of the box 3D desktop effects!
In order to run Sabayon Linux 5 on your personal computer, make sure you meet the minimum system requirements:
· Intel Pentium Pro, Celeron, AMD K6-2, Pentium II or Athlon CPU · 512 MB of RAM · 9 GB of free hard disk space · Supported 2D video card · a DVD reader.
However, the Sabayon Linux team recommends the following system requirements for optimal performance:
· Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better) · 1 GB of RAM · 20 GB of free hard disk space · Supported 3D video card (Nvidia, AMD or Intel) · a DVD reader.
About Sabayon Linux
Sabayon 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.
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