14 DAY TRIAL // sidux 2010-01, codenamed “Hypnos,” has now been released, the first update to the sidux distro this year. The highlights are KDE SC 4.4.4 and the latest Linux kernel 2.6.34. Of course, all other packages are on par with the ones available in the Debian sid repositories at the date of the release. The developers have also gotten some work done on the early boot components, GRUB 2 for the regular installs and ISOLINUX for the live environment.
“Now that KDE 4.4.4 and kernel 2.6.34 have entered the archive, we have the pleasure to announce the immediate availability of the final sidux 2010-01 ‘Ύπνος’ release,” the release notes read.
“While waiting for the availability of KDE 4.4.x, ‘Ύπνος’ development concentrated on overhauling the early boot sequence for live- and installed system in regards to concurrent dependency based booting and the integration of kernel 2.6.34. sidux now uses CONCURRENCY=makefile and continues to embrace grub2 on the installed system, with isolinux and an improved gfxboot theme on the live system. KDE based ISOs can now make use of partitionmanager instead of Gparted,” the announcement also adds.
Highlights of sidux 2010-01:
· Linux kernel 2.6.34; · KDE SC 4.4.4 - in English and German; · X.Org 7.5; · Xorg Server 1.7.7; · KMS support for ATI and Intel graphics cards; · Iceweasel (Mozilla Firefox) 3.5.9; · memtest86+; · OpenJDK 6 in the full KDE version; · Switch to ISOLINUX + Gfxboot isohybrid and GRUB2; · Partitionmanager; · Support for Atmel wireless cards - at76c503a, at76c505 and at76c505a; · Support for Atheros wireless cards and Atheros USB wireless cards - AR2425, AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5213, AR5414, AR9271 and AR9170 “otus”; · Support for Atheros 802.11n wireless cards - AR5418+AR5133, AR5416+AR5133, AR5416+AR2133, AR9160, AR9280, AR9281 and AR9285; · Support for Broadcom wireless cards; · OpenFWWF 5.2 firmware for some Broadcom AirForce 802.11b/g wireless cards; · Support for Intel Pro Wireless 3945 and other Intel wireless cards; · Support for RaLink rt2400, rt2500, rt2570, rt61 and rt73 802.11b/g cards; · Initial support for RaLink rt2770, rt2870 and rt3070 802.11b/g/n USB wireless cards; · Support for RealTek RTL8180L and RTL8185 PCI/ cardbus wireless cards; · Support for RealTek RTL8187 and RTL8187B USB wireless cards; · Bug fixes.
sidux 2010.01 “Hypnos” is available for download here on Softpedia.