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2007-02-25 Development Release: Arch Linux 0.8 Beta 2
Tobias Powalowski has announced the second beta release of Arch Linux 0.8: "After one month of heavy hacking on archboot, 0.8 beta 2 ISOs are available for i686 and x86_64. Here are the highlights: switched to kernel 2.6.20.1; Pacman is included to allow installation of any other needed packages in install environment; complete /etc/rc.d/ and /etc/rc.conf support; complete Arch network support, including SSH, Telnet and Portmap services; custom configuration files support; loading packages as add-ons during boot; links and Naim included to be able to communicate over the Internet; complete kexec support...." More details in the release announcement. Download: current-0.8-beta2-20070222-i686.iso (541MB, MD5), current-0.8-beta2-20070223-x86_64.iso (504MB, MD5).
2006-12-18 Development Release: Arch Linux 0.8 Alpha
The first alpha release of Arch Linux 0.8 is ready for download and testing: "Hi Arch community, I’m sure you all saw the bump to 0.8 ’Voodoo’ yesterday; new release also means new installation ISOs. Short summary what happened and what still needs to be done: full mkinitcpio support; updated packages (including Linux 2.6.19.1); installation on PATA and IDE possible (PATA is default now); ide-legacy option included for old IDE subsystem; dropped install floppy support; switched from BusyBox to archboot usage; USB devices (keyboards, CD, DVD) should now work; usage of hwdetect and udev auto-detection during boot; added Memtest86+ to ISO; added installation support on CCISS devices..." Read the full release announcement for further information. Download: current-0.8-20061218-i686.iso (546MB, MD5), current-0.8-20061219-x86_64.iso (529MB, MD5).
2006-05-23 Distribution Release: Arch Linux 0.7.2
Judd Vinet has announced the release of Arch Linux 0.7.2, a minor update to the Arch 0.7 series: "Arch Linux 0.7.2 (Gimmick) is now available for download. This time, we’ve provided three different ISO images for you to use: an FTP-only image (13MB), a Base-only image (145MB), and our full image that contains the entire Current repository (519MB)." Gimmick is the first official release to have the new modular X.Org 7.0 and GNOME 2.14, as well as KDE 3.5 available in a "stable" repository. Among other upgrades, it also includes the Linux kernel 2.6.16.16. Here is the brief release announcement. Download: arch-0.7.2.iso (518MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent.
2006-01-05 Distribution Release: Arch Linux 0.7.1
A brand new version of Arch Linux has been released: "Here it is, folks. All the Arch goodness you know and love, only half the fat. We’ve added some better hardware detection, stock initrd support for neat things like encrypted root filesystems, network profiles, and more little goodies here and there. Thanks for the patience, everyone. As always, read the docs before installing." See the brief release announcement on the distribution’s news page. Download: arch-0.7.1.iso (509MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent. Arch Linux is an independent i686-optimised community distribution for intermediate and advanced Linux users.
2005-11-09 Development Release: Arch Linux 0.7.1 Pre 1
A pre-release ISO image of the upcoming Arch Linux 0.7.1 has been released for testing: "There is a 0.7.1-pre1 ISO up on the servers now. This is the first Arch Linux ISO that’s completely devfs-free. The installation environment uses a static dev, and all references to devfs-style device names have been removed from the setup script. Otherwise, the installation process is the same as 0.7. One notable addition to 0.7.1 is the ability to install Arch on to an encrypted root filesystem. If you’re testing 0.7.1 out anyway and you want to try it, I’ve started a little howto." See the release announcement for further details. Download: arch-0.7.1-pre1.iso (529MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent.
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