Parsix GNU/Linux 3.0r2 Released

ParsixThe second release for Parisix 3.0, codenamed “Kev”. This release is an update of all the packages that have been put into the APT repositories since the 3.0 release.

If you don’t know much about Parsix Linux, you can find the following on their home page:

What’s Parsix GNU/Linux?
Parsix GNU/Linux is a live and installation CD derived from KANOTIX and based on Debian. It is a complete GNOME centric desktop oriented distribution. Parsix GNU/Linux supports dozens of languages including English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Persian and many many more. You can install and use Parsix GNU/Linux as your default operating system. We have also included xFarDic multilingual dictionary and several free font packages. For more information about our release code names, see here.

Here’s more info from the release notes:

The second update version of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.0 aka `Kev` is available for immediate download. This version merges all security, bug fix and feature updates published on the APT repositories. This version also fixes remaining minor bugs such as NTFS formatted drive mounting in live mode and X.Org configurator error and represents a new experimental USB installer that enables users to run Parsix from USB keys and pen drives. Parsix Kev brings a vast amount of new features like: GNOME 2.26.3, brand new kernel based on Linux 2.6.29.6 with extra patches and drivers, updated installer system that supports separate /home partition, ext4 file system and GRUB 2, NetworkManager is finally default networking stack, AuFS and UnionFS support, SquashFS+Lzma compression for live-CD and lots of updated packages like GNU Iceweasel 3.5.6, GParted 0.4.8, Pidgin 2.6.2 and OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, Compiz-Fusion 0.8.2 etc. For more information see release notes. Donations are highly appreciated. Another news that Parsix 3.5 aka `Frankie` repositories are up and running and all community users are welcomed to start testing and using it. Frankie final release is planned for March/April 2010

You can download the release here:
Parsix 3.0r2 32-Bit
Parsix 3.0r2 64-Bit

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