14 DAY TRIAL // Daisuke Suzuki from the Vine Linux team announced today the immediate availability of Vine Linux 5.0, a free Japanese community Linux-based operating system for both workstations and server machines. The new version of Vine Linux brings support for the x86_64 (AMD64 or Intel64) architecture and bleeding-edge packages, such as Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2, X Server 1.6.3 or Apache 2.2.13.
"Since this is not a commercial version (Vine Linux CR), non-free applications and fonts are not included on the CD/DVD. Instead of proprietary ATOX X/Wnn7/Wnn8/VJE Japanese inputs and Ricoh/Dynacomware fonts, this ftp version contains Anthy and free TrueType fonts. Vine Linux 5, unlike the commercial version (Vine Linux CR), does not come with any 'supports' - if you face any troubles and problems with Vine Linux, or if you have any questions, a mailing list for Vine Linux users (vine-users ML) would be appropriate. In case you need a 'support' for the Vine Linux, you may buy a commercial support service individually." - was said in the official release notes.
Highlights of Vine Linux 5:
· Linux kernel 2.6.27.29; · X.Org 7.4; · X Server 1.6.3; · GNOME 2.26.3; · Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2; · Faster and lightweight; · Reorganized software collection; · Support for x86_64 (64-bit) platforms; · Greatly improved look and feel; · Added user-friendly utilities; · Added DVD/USB installable images.
Minimum System Requirements for Vine Linux 5:
For 32-bit edition:
· Pentium 1GHz or higher processor; · 256MB (Recommend 512MB) system memory; · 700MB free disk space for minimum install; · 4GB free disk space for full install. For 64-bit edition:
· A 64-bit processor (AMD64 or Intel64 architecture CPU); · 256MB (Recommend 1GB) system memory; · At least 1GB (Recommend 4GB) free disk space.
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