14 DAY TRIAL // A new ISO image of the Neptune Linux operating system was released this past weekend, bringing yet another up-to-date installation medium to newcomers to the Neptune 4.5 series of the rolling GNU/Linux distribution.
Neptune 4.5.2 ISO image is now available for download, and it looks like it introduces a bunch of new enhancements, such as the implementation of the PulseAudio sound server system by default to offer support for more sound cards, and an updated graphics stack with new Intel, AMD Radeon, and Nvidia (Nouveau) video drivers.
"Besides the usual updates (Effective: 01.09.2016) there are some new features. One would be Pulseaudio that we decided to include by default to make sure to support as many soundcard configurations out of the box as possible. For the best-known configuration we also ship a new default-settings-PulseAudio package," says the devs.
Ships with Linux kernel 3.18.40 LTS, Chromium 52, and more
Also new in the Neptune 4.5.2 ISO image is the addition of the long-term supported Linux 3.18.40 kernel, Chromium 52 web browser, Icedove 45 email and news client, KDELibs 4.14.22 libraries for the KDE4 desktop environment, Skanlite 1.0 scan application, and Hedgewars 0.9.22 game.
Among other improvements, we can notice that there's a new default theme for the GRUB bootloader, which follows the Neptune Linux styling, as well as updated firmware packages to offer better support for modern hardware. Of course, all the software versions and security patches released since September 1, 2016, are included.
If you're using Neptune 4.5 Linux on your personal computer, you don't have to download anything, just make sure that you have the latest updates installed. On the other hand, if you want to try Neptune Linux on your PC or attempt a reinstall, you can now grab the new Neptune 4.5.2 ISO image from our website.