लौ आइसक्यो ? On 4/9/07, Subir Pradhanang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 released > > http://www.us.debian.org/News/2007/20070408 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > April 8th, 2007 > > The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of > Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed etch, after 21 months of > constant development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system > which supports a total of eleven processor architectures and includes > the KDE, GNOME and Xfce desktop environments. It also features > cryptographic software and compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and > software developed for version 3.1 of the LSB. > > Using a now fully integrated installation process, Debian GNU/Linux > 4.0 comes with out-of-the-box support for encrypted partitions. This > release introduces a newly developed graphical frontend to the > installation system supporting scripts using composed characters and > complex languages; the installation system for Debian GNU/Linux has > now been translated to 58 languages. > > Also beginning with Debian GNU/Linux 4.0, the package management > system has been improved regarding security and efficiency. Secure APT > allows the verification of the integrity of packages downloaded from a > mirror. Updated package indices won't be downloaded in their entirety, > but instead patched with smaller files containing only differences > from earlier versions. > > Debian GNU/Linux runs on computers ranging from palmtops and handheld > systems to supercomputers, and on nearly everything in between. A > total of eleven architectures are supported including: Sun SPARC > (sparc), HP Alpha (alpha), Motorola/IBM PowerPC (powerpc), Intel IA-32 > (i386) and IA-64 (ia64), HP PA-RISC (hppa), MIPS (mips, mipsel), ARM > (arm), IBM S/390 (s390) and – newly introduced with Debian GNU/Linux > 4.0 – AMD64 and Intel EM64T (amd64). > > Debian GNU/Linux can be installed from various installation media such > as DVDs, CDs, USB sticks and floppies, or from the network. GNOME is > the default desktop environment and is contained on the first CD. The > K Desktop Environment (KDE) and the Xfce desktop can be installed > through two new alternative CD images. Also newly available with > Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 are multi-arch CDs and DVDs supporting > installation of multiple architectures from a single disc. > > Debian GNU/Linux can be downloaded right now via bittorrent (the > recommended way), jigdo or HTTP; see Debian GNU/Linux on CDs for > further information. It will soon be available on DVD and CD-ROM from > numerous vendors, too. > > This release includes a number of updated software packages, such as > the K Desktop Environment 3.5.5a (KDE), an updated version of the > GNOME desktop environment 2.14, the Xfce 4.4 desktop environment, the > GNUstep desktop 5.2, X.Org 7.1, OpenOffice.org 2.0.4a, GIMP 2.2.13, > Iceweasel (an unbranded version of Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3), Icedove > (an unbranded version of Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5), Iceape (an > unbranded version of Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.8), PostgreSQL 8.1.8, MySQL > 5.0.32, GNU Compiler Collection 4.1.1, Linux kernel version 2.6.18, > Apache 2.2.3, Samba 3.0.24, Python 2.4.4 and 2.5, Perl 5.8.8, PHP > 4.4.4 and 5.2.0, Asterisk 1.2.13, and more than 18,000 other ready to > use software packages. > > Upgrades to Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 from the previous release, Debian > GNU/Linux 3.1 codenamed sarge, are automatically handled by the > aptitude package management tool for most configurations, and to a > certain degree also by the apt-get package management tool. As always, > Debian GNU/Linux systems can be upgraded quite painlessly, in place, > without any forced downtime, but it is strongly recommended to read > the release notes for possible issues. For detailed instructions about > installing and upgrading Debian GNU/Linux, please see the release > notes. Please note that the release notes will be further improved and > translated to additional languages in the coming weeks. > About Debian > > Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system, developed by more than a > thousand volunteers from all over the world who collaborate via the > Internet. Debian's dedication to Free Software, its non-profit nature, > and its open development model make it unique among GNU/Linux > distributions. > > The Debian project's key strengths are its volunteer base, its > dedication to the Debian Social Contract, and its commitment to > provide the best operating system possible. Debian 4.0 is another > important step in that direction. > Contact Information > > For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at > http://www.debian.org/ or send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Cheers, > Subir > > > >
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