14 DAY TRIAL // Absolute Linux developer Paul Sherman announced the release of version 14.2 of his Slackware-based GNU/Linux operating system for personal computers and laptops.
Based on Slackware 14.2, Absolute 14.2 comes, as expected, with many updated components, most of them borrowed from upstream. But it looks like there are some newly implemented things as well, such as an "Autoinstall" option in the installers to allow automatic installation of the OS on a user-selected partition or disk drive.
The "Autoinstall" option is available in both 64- and 32-bit versions of Absolute 14.2 Linux, but the former will also support automatic generation of GPT (GUID Partition Table) partitions if you're booting/installing the GNU/Linux distribution on a modern UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) system, but Secure Boot must be turned off.
"Comes in a 32 as well as a 64-bit version. Same basic functionality, but most everything updated under the hood," says Paul Sherman. "No longer fits on a single CD -- the usual installation method is a USB stick. With this size-constraint removed, larger apps like LibreOffice and Calibre are now included in the base installation."
New and updated applications
On the Linux application part of the Absolute 14.2 release, we can notice that most of those that are included by default in the installation mediums have received new versions, and it looks like you'll also get some brand new apps if you run the multimedia installer after installation, including OpenShot and HandBrake.
Last but not least, several development libraries have been added to make Absolute Linux more useful to application developers when compiling various software projects, and there are a few other goodies that you'll have to discover yourself if you download Absolute 14.2 right now via our website and install it on your personal computer.