14 DAY TRIAL // The sidux-2007-02 latest Sidux release is now available for both amd64 and i686 systems. This is the second official release and comes in two KDE flavors: lite and full. Based on the not so stable Debian branch called Sid, Sidux is currently maintained by the Sidux Foundation Inc., a team working with the former Kanotix developer, Stefan Lippers-Hollmann.
This release is based on the 2.6.21.3 kernel version and it comes with several new patches that should enssure a better hardware support, especially in the wireless area. The sidux developers also stated they've worked on overhauling the early boot sequence and adapting the release to a wider variety of desktop environments and window managers. They've also claimed they are working on the second boot stage, the localizations, a toolkit abstraction/ harmonization and on refactoring the installer.
Highlights:
- amd64 (AMD64, Intel Core2, newer 64 bit capable Pentium 4 CPUs (watch for the "lm" flag in /proc/cpuinfo or use infobash -v3) and i686 (pentium pro/ pentium II or newer) - debian sid, up to date as of 2007-05-28 14:30 UTC - kernel 2.6.21.3 (smp, hard preemption, mac80211) - KDE 3.5.7 (en + de) - completely overhauled early boot sequence - largely adapted installer and graphical installer frontend - enhanced installer for meta tasks - new artwork created by cathbard and the sidux art team - offline manual for en + de directly on the disc, online manuals for more languages online at http://manual.sidux.com/ and available via apt-
A number of fixes and enhancements were also brought to the installer and the meta-installer.
- installer fixes for fromiso boots - changes regarding the access concentrator probing for PPPoE links - fixed xawtv configuration frontend - minor artwork tweaking - lots of changes for the manual - iwlwifi 0.21 - diswrapper updates - support for ATi SB700 chipsets - MPC52xx support - performance boost for Intel ICH7 based IDE controllers - improved support for SCSI devices