1 |
Hi All! |
2 |
|
3 |
In celebration of the holidays, we're proud to announce a new release of Gentoo |
4 |
Linux -- Gentoo Linux 1.0_rc6-r14. With this release comes a huge number of |
5 |
improvements to almost every aspect of Gentoo Linux, including kernel, core |
6 |
system, ports tree and even our installation CD. Gentoo Linux is now most |
7 |
certainly ready to tackle the most challenging computing tasks Here's an |
8 |
overview of all the new goodies you'll find in 1.0_rc6-r14: |
9 |
|
10 |
In the kernel: |
11 |
|
12 |
2.4.16 with preemption and lock-break (low-latency) support, resulting in |
13 |
improved interactive response. Full support for XFS, ext3, ReiserFS, and |
14 |
LVM. The very latest NVIDIA drivers have been fully tested and integrated |
15 |
into this release of Gentoo Linux. |
16 |
|
17 |
In the compiler toolchain: |
18 |
|
19 |
Binutils has been upgraded to 2.11.92.0.12.3, which resolves some kernel |
20 |
stability issues when an "Athlon/Duron/K7" or "Pentium III" or higher CPU |
21 |
type is chosen during kernel configuration. |
22 |
|
23 |
In the core system: |
24 |
|
25 |
The recent glibc-2.2.4 filename globbing vulnerability has been fixed. In |
26 |
addition, this release includes enhanced dependency-based initscripts, and |
27 |
many standard Linux binaries have been upgraded to their most recent |
28 |
versions. |
29 |
|
30 |
In Portage (our ports tree): |
31 |
|
32 |
Portage now supports safe in-place library upgrades. It's now possible to |
33 |
upgrade glibc safely, even on a busy system. Yes, this means you can be in |
34 |
X, running GNOME and playing music with xmms, and a glibc upgrade will not |
35 |
interfere with any running application. Also, we now have over 1100 |
36 |
up-to-date ports-based packages. |
37 |
|
38 |
On our installation CD: |
39 |
|
40 |
Our installation CD has been massively reworked, and is now compatible with |
41 |
much more hardware. Our CD now boots to kernel 2.4.16-SMP and fully |
42 |
supports installation to ext2, ext3, ReiserFS, XFS, software RAID and LVM |
43 |
volumes. We also support direct installation to IDE RAID controllers. |
44 |
ssh, scp and wget included on the CD so you can be productive (or just |
45 |
hang out on irc) while the system builds. |
46 |
|
47 |
Wanna try it out? To learn more about Gentoo Linux, head over to |
48 |
http://www.gentoo.org, or head straight to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/build.html |
49 |
for installation instructions. |
50 |
|
51 |
About Gentoo Linux |
52 |
|
53 |
Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free x86-based Linux |
54 |
distribution geared towards developers and network professionals. Unlike other |
55 |
distros, it has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage |
56 |
is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and |
57 |
sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained |
58 |
package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, safe unmerging, system |
59 |
profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more. |
60 |
|
61 |
-- |
62 |
Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
63 |
Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org |
64 |
Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |