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Sabayon Linux Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 5.2, a Gentoo-based desktop Linux distribution with GNOME/KDE and with a custom (binary) package manager: "The best, refined blend of GNU/Linux, coming with bleeding edge edges, is eventually here. Say hello to Sabayon Five-point-Twoh, available in both GNOME and KDE editions. Dedicated to those who like cutting-edge stability, out-of-the-box experience, outstanding desktop performance and beauty. You will find outstanding amount of new applications and features, like XBMC 9.11, KDE 4.4.1, GNOME 2.28. Features: based on new GCC 4.4.1 and glibc 2.10; shipped with desktop-optimized Linux kernel 2.6.33; installable in 10 minutes; faster boot time and lightweight default system.... http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=sabayon http://www.sabayon.org/ http://forum.sabayonlinux.org/ Features of Sabayon 5.2: * Based on new GCC 4.4.1 and Glibc 2.10 * Shipped with Desktop-optimized Linux kernel 2.6.33 * Providing extra Server-optimized and OpenVZ-enabled kernels in repositories * Installable in 10 minutes * Faster boot time and lightweight default system * Ext4 filesystem as default * Encrypted filesystem support * Featuring X.Org 7.5 and up-to-date Open Source, NVIDIA, AMD video drivers * Containing GNOME 2.28 (with GNOME Shell!) and KDE 4.4.1 * Outstanding 3D Desktop applications (Compiz, Compiz Fusion and KWin) working out of the box * Bringing Entropy Framework (Package Manager) 0.99.38.7 * Shipped with OpenOffice 3.2 productivity suite, Multimedia applications * Transform Sabayon into an full-featured HTPC Operating System (Media Center) using XBMC * Shipped with World of Goo Demo - best 2D game ever! * Sexiest Skin ever! (Light blueeee!) * Try it out from Windows, just kick the DVD in and use Sabayon via QEMU virtualization! Minimum requirements: - an i686-compatible Processor (Intel Pentium II/III, Celeron, AMD Athlon) - 512Mb RAM - 6 GB of free space - A X.Org supported 2D GPU - a DVD reader Optimal requirements: - a Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or better, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better) - 1024Mb RAM - 15 GB of free space - A X.Org supported 3D GPU (Intel, AMD, NVIDIA) (esp. for XBMC) - a DVD reader ![]() |