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The first testing release of Parsix GNU/Linux 1.0r0 code name `Ramon` has been released. This version brings lots of improvements and new features integrated with the latest open source technologies right to your laptop and desktop computers. The main highlights are: Improved live system with new startup and shutdown scripts, new live structure, new SquashFS+LZMA compression system, brand new 2.6.23.1 kernel with CFS, CK, TuxOnIce, Iwlwifi and more patches, Parsix specific GNOME 2.20.2, lots of updated packages including OpenOffice.org 2.2.1, GNU Iceweasel 2.0.0.8, GIMP 2.4.1, glibc 2.7, Pidgin 2.2.2, Exaile 0.2.10 and more, all packages have been synchronized with Debian testing repository as December 12, 2007, new GUI X.Org configuration tool ported from Ubuntu, new attractive blackish look and feel and more. This is a well tested system and there is not any critical breakage, but we need the community help to test sections like kernel, hardware detection, GNOME desktop, other OSes detection system on the installer and included software packages.
For more information see release notes and Ramon screenshots.


What's New in 1.0r0?

1.0r0 TEST-1 release (codename 'Ramon') is the first test release of a brand new version of Parsix GNU/Linux and contains several new features, fixes and improvements. This version is synchronized with Parsix and Debian testing repositories as of December 12, 2007. Several bugs have been solved (#22, #46, #50, #52, #54, #55, #56, #57, #58), replaced rhythmbox with Exaile, re-added iptraf, redesktop and vncviewer, added bug-buddy, AptOnCD? and XawTV? due to community requests. Highlights: GNOME 2.20.2, Linux kernel 2.6.23.1 with CK, TuxOnIce?, CFS, iwlwifi with led support, mactel and realtime I/O patches, OpenOffice?.org 2.2.1 and GNU Iceweasel 2.0.0.8.

Updated Packages
All packages have been synchronized with the Parsix and Debian repositories as December 12, 2007. Main changes are:

• GNOME 2.20.2
• X.Org 7.2.0
• GNU Iceweasel 2.0.0.8
• OpenOffice?.org 2.2.1
• Glibc 2.7
• Pidgin 2.2.2
• GIMP 2.4.1
• Synaptic 0.61
• Exaile 0.2.10
• xFarDic? 0.9.99.11

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