14 DAY TRIAL // Today, October 18, 2016, Parted Magic LLC announced the release and general availability of a new, updated version of their once free Parted Magic disk partitioning Live CD.
Based on recent GNU/Linux and Open Source technologies, the Parted Magic 2016_10_18 release is here more than three months after the previous version, namely Parted Magic 2016_07_12, which introduced the Gparted 0.26.1 partition editor, Linux 4.6.3 kernel, DDRescue-GUI 1.6 data recovery tool, and Mozilla Firefox 47.0.1 web browser, but also a bunch of other new and updated packages.
Here's what's new in Parted Magic 2016_10_18
Therefore, Parted Magic 2016_10_18 brings three months' worth of updates and improvements, and according to the official announcement, approximately 800 packages have been updated. Also, it looks like new artwork, including new desktop themes and icons, was implemented to spice things up a little bit for existing customers, as well as newcomers who decide to buy Parted Magic.
"This release is by far the most aggressively upgraded version in the history of the project," said the devs. "Nearly 800 programs have been updated. All new artwork, icons, and themes. At the same time there have been no major changes to the layout, so everybody should feel at home. The goal was to get everything up to date without causing regressions and discomfort. Parted Magic was never meant to be a play toy."
In related news, Parted Magic LLC is now running its Free Student Copies program again, offering free copies of the Parted Magic Live CD to students who can't afford to buy it. The same program appears to have been a success two years ago, in 2014, and if you're a student in need of Parted Magic, you can get a free copy right now from https://partedmagic.com/students/. Otherwise, purchase Parted Magic 2016_10_18 from the project's website.