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2005-05-13 Distribution Release: BIG LINUX 2.1
A new version of BIG LINUX has been released. Besides being the first Linux distribution with 3D desktop capabilities (in GNOME and KDE), the most important improvement in BIG LINUX 2.1 is the ability to use a web cam with AMSN. The new release includes bug fixes for certain video cards and a handful of package updates. Those who have installed BIG LINUX on their hard disks can upgrade to the latest version by downloading a less than 7MB update file. Find more information and some impressive screenshots in the release announcement (in Portuguese). Download the live CD image from here: BIGLINUX-2.1.iso (669MB).
2005-04-07 Distribution Release: BIG LINUX 2.0
BIG Linux 2.0 has been released. This has to be one of the most interesting and fun distribution releases for a long time - mainly due to its 3D capabilities. Pictures are worth a thousand words, so head for the project’s announcement page (in Portuguese) to view the newly introduced way of 3-dimensional manipulation of application windows. Both GNOME and KDE are supported. For the best 3D effect you should use the CD on a computer with a powerful processor and a 3D accelerated graphics card. By default, the BIG Linux live CD boots into a non-3D KDE desktop, so you will have to select a KDE 3D or GNOME 3D option from the initial GRUB boot menu. Warning: the distribution only supports Portuguese. Download: BIG_LINUX-2.0.iso (663MB).
2004-11-13 Development Release: BIG LINUX 2.0 Beta 3
The developers of Brazil’s BIG LINUX live CD have released what is probably be the final beta before the upcoming version 2.0. It comes with three kernels (2.4.25 with support for software modems, 2.4.27 for users who have issues with the 2.6 kernel, and the recommended 2.6.8). New features include automatic detection of printers, improved boot speed, modifications to hard disk installation scripts and xconfig safe mode options. Packages have been synchronised with the latest Debian Sid branch, inclusive of KDE 3.3.1, IceWM 1.2.17, Firefox 1.0PR, AbiWord 2.0.14, and other applications. Here is the full announcement (in Portuguese). Download: biglinux2_beta3.iso (676MB).
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