Distribution Release: Parabola GNU/Linux-libre 2016.07.27
Gents, I downloaded this version and updated into one of my desktops and
honestly, it is real nice. Even do I use using Debian libre version, but
compare to trisquel is way more updated,and still part of the FSF family
available free OS.
Notes from Distrowatch.
André Fabian Silva Delgado has announced the release of a new version of
Parabola GNU/Linux-libre, a distribution built from Arch Linux, but
repackaged to include "libre" software only. The new release, version
2016.07.27, comes in three variants - "Main" (CLI-only installation medium),
"MATE desktop" (a live DVD featuring the MATE desktop environment) and
"TalkingParabola" (installation CD adapted for visually impaired users). >From
the release announcement: "New install medium 2016.07.27. ChangeLog: fixed
read and write permissions in $HOME folder; added instant messaging and video
calling applications mate-extra, linphone, qtox; added octopi-cachecleaner,
octopi-notifier and octopi-repoeditor since it is needed for octopi that is
our powerful Pacman frontend by default; added lightdm as default display
manager; added sudo by default to allow members of group wheel to execute any
command...."
Parabola GNU/Linux-libre is an unofficial "libre" variant of Arch Linux. It
aims to provide a fully free (as in freedom) distribution based on the
packages of the Arch Linux project, with packages optimised for i686 and
x86_64 processors. The goal is to give the users complete control over their
systems with 100% "libre" software. Parabola GNU/Linux-libre is listed by the
Free Software Foundation (FSF) as a fully free software distribution. Besides
a standard installation CD image, the project also provides a live/rescue DVD
image with MATE as the default desktop environment
