14 DAY TRIAL // The PCLinuxOS development team announced on March 6th the first Beta release of the upcoming PCLinuxOS 2010 Linux operating system. With a customized version of KDE Software Compilation 4.4.1 on board, PCLinuxOS 2010 Beta 1 is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.32.8 with the BFS scheduler, for an amazing desktop performance on modern 32-bit computers. The included kernel also supports machines with 4 GB of system RAM.
The included KDE SC 4.4.1 desktop environment is not only beautiful, but also includes lots of useful applications and a unified theme for both KDE4 and GTK2 programs, such as Mozilla Firefox. The main menu was redesigned and it has less subcategories, which makes it easy to find your favorite applications.
Highlights of PCLinuxOS 2010 Beta 1:
· Linux kernel 2.6.32.8; · KDE SC 4.4.1; · Plymouth boot splash manager; · Plymouth themes in the repositories; · Speedboot technology for faster startup times; · 3D desktop effects powered by Compiz Fusion; · Support for Bluetooth; · OpenOffice.org installer; · Unified KDE System Administration Control Center; · Full support for audio and video files; · DVD playback support; · Support for wireless devices; · Support for printers; · Adobe Flash Player 10; · Repository speed test.
There are also a lot of known issues in this release. For details, testers should take a look at the official release notes!
About PCLinuxOS
PCLinuxOS was founded six years ago, in October of 2003, by a company called Texstar, located in Houston, Texas. The PCLinuxOS distribution comes in the form of a Live CD, but it can also be permanently installed on a hard disk drive. PCLinuxOS uses the APT package manager and its Synaptic GUI (Graphical User Interface) frontend.
Download PCLinuxOS 2010 Beta 1 right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a beta release and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only.