14 DAY TRIAL // The development team behind the Debian-based Netrunner GNU/Linux distribution were pleased to announce this past weekend the release and immediate availability of the March 2017 update of the Netrunner Desktop edition.
Coming two months after the minor 17.01.2 update, Netrunner Desktop 17.03 "Cyclotron" is powered by the long-term supported Linux 4.9 kernel series and ships with an upgraded KDE stack based on the KDE Plasma 5.9.3 desktop environment, KDE Applications 16.12.2 software suite, and KDE Frameworks 5.31.0.
Among the included apps, we can mention the latest Mozilla Firefox 52.0 ESR web browser and Mozilla Thunderbird 45 email and news client. "Firefox-Plasma 52.0.1 has been updated to the Firefox ESR release channel, meaning it will keep receiving security fixes, but stay stable as not to break kmozillahelper easily," said the devs.
MPV is now the default video player
As for the default applications shipping with the Netrunner Desktop 17.03 ISO images, we can mention the LibreOffice office suite, GIMP image editor, Audacious music player, Kdenlive video editor, VirtualBox virtualization software, InkScape vector graphics editor, Transmission BitTorrent client, and Skype VoIP client.
It also looks like the popular MPlayer-based MPV open-source video player is now the default app for playing videos on the Netrunner Desktop operating system, and users will be glad to know that there's a new volume mixer applet, and the GRUB Customizer tool makes a comeback.
Those who want to play games will find the Steam Client pre-installed, and an extra pack of fresh wallpapers was included in this release to make it more attractive for newcomers. You can download the Netrunner Desktop 17.03 64-bit Live ISO image right now from our website, but existing users can upgrade through the official channels.
