The Release Candidate of Snowlinux MATE 2, a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) and powered by the MATE desktop environment, is now available for download and testing.
Snowlinux 2 RC "Cream" is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS so it will benefit from all the security updates that Canonical will introduce in the next five years.
The main feature of Snowlinux 2 RC "Cream" is the adoption of the MATE desktop environment, a fork of GNOME 2. It also comes with Linux kernel 3.2, Chromium, Icedove, Banshee, and Shotwell.
Snowlinux 2 RC “Cream” has access to Medibuntu repository, terminal colors, a better software selection, improved speed and response, an various system improvements. Download Snowlinux 2 RC "Cream" right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a development release and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only.