Last updated on : 2007-3-17 10:39:44
2007-02-04 Development Release: GeeXboX 1.1 RC1
The first release candidate of GeeXboX 1.1 is ready for testing: "GeeXboX 1.1-rc1 released: call for test. While the team is working on 2.x series achievement, the 1.x series has continued to evolve and here is the first release candidate of the upcoming 1.1 version. In order for us to discover the remaining nasty bugs and help us release 1.1 as soon as possible, please test this version and report problems on the forum." What’s new? "Linux 2.6.20-rc7 kernel; support for BusyBox 1.4.1; better CPU frequency scaling capabilities; added optional support for GNU glibc 2.5 in toolchain for debugging purpose; upgraded to MPlayer 1.0rc1; added support for NVIDIA cards on PowerPC machines...." Read the release announcement and changelog for more details. Download: geexbox-1.1rc1-en.i386.iso (8.4MB), geexbox-1.1rc1-en.ppc.iso (13.3MB).
2006-12-31 Development Release: GeeXbox 2.0 Preview
The first preview of the upcoming GeeXbox media centre version 2.0 is now available for testing: "Time has come to let you discover our very first technological preview of GeeXboX 2.x series. The decision has been taken to make use of Freevo 2.0 (still work in progress, but so is GeeXboX 2.x) and Kaa, its multimedia framework, as our new user interface reference. As a consequence, many new packages had to be added (such as Python) to our distribution. In the near future, GeeXboX and Freevo projects will be closer than ever, and we should be the official Freevo live CD, still keeping in mind our embedded and easy-to-setup approach. Unfortunately, ISO grew up radically (it is now 20 MB) and so did RAM usage (at least 128 MB is now mandatory)." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download from here: geexbox-sherkhan-20061231-en.i386.iso (20.8MB).
2006-06-22 Distribution Release: GeeXboX 1.0
GeeXboX 1.0 has been released: "After more than 3 years of perpetual development, GeeXboX finally reaches its long awaited 1.0 release. The most noticeable thing probably is the support for DVD menus; this feature that had been requested so many times by so many people and that was unfortunately missing from MPlayer is now part of GeeXboX. Also, a lot of work has been done on the playback of network streams from SHOUTcast WebRadios, WebTVs or even RTP/RTSP streaming so that you should now be able to easily watch any kind of network or broadcasted stream from your GeeXboX media center." Read the release announcement to learn about all the new features in this media-oriented Linux distribution. Download the i386 or PowerPC ISO image from here (MD5): geexbox-1.0-en.i386.iso (6.8MB) or geexbox-1.0-en.ppc.iso (11.6MB).
2006-05-31 Development Release: GeeXboX 1.0 RC2
GeeXboX, a Linux-powered media player based on MPlayer, has entered the final stages of its development leading towards the 1.0 release: "It has been exactly 2 weeks since previous GeeXboX development release. Thanks to your reports, many bugs have been fixed and we are getting closer to the so awaited final 1.0 public release. It’s just a matter of a couple of days now. It’s now up to you to test this second release candidate in order to help us finalizing GeeXboX. Just remember it’s the last chance to report nasty bugs to us." We could not locate changelog or release notes, but your can read the release announcement on the project’s news page. Download (MD5): geexbox-1.0-rc2-en.i386.iso (6.8MB) or geexbox-1.0-rc2-en.ppc.iso (11.6MB).
2006-05-17 Development Release: GeeXboX 1.0 RC1
Celebrating the project’s third birthday, the first release candidate for the upcoming GeeXboX 1.0 has been released: "We’ve actually planned to make this day the special moment of the 1.0 major release, but unfortunately you’ll have to wait a couple of days more to discover the 1.0 final version. The reason is quite simple. First, we aimed at featuring MPlayer 1.0pre8 which is not yet out, and second, we still have a couple of things to be tested out and fixed in order to provide you with a better version of GeeXboX." Visit the project’s home page to read the full release announcement. Download the i386 or PowerPC edition from here: geexbox-1.0-rc1-en.i386.iso (6.8MB) or geexbox-1.0-rc1-en.ppc.iso (11.6MB). GeeXboX is a tiny Linux-based media player using MPlayer.
2005-11-11 Distribution Release: GeeXboX 0.98.7
GeeXboX, a Linux-based media player, has been updated to version 0.98.7: "This may be the first time that a GeeXboX release has been made without a player update, but the enhancements were significant enough and so we bring you the new version 0.98.7. GeeXboX now enters the ’digital era’ with a feature that many users have been waiting for: the DVB cards support. ... Detailed Changelog: Linux updated to 2.6.14; updated uClibc to 0.9.28; support for FUSE (Filesystem In Userland) 2.4.1; support for driver firmware auto-loading; updated Syslinux to v3.11; added a DVB Free-To-Air channel scanner...." See the release announcement on the project’s home page for more details. Download: geexbox-0.98.7-en.i386.iso (6.26MB, MD5, SHA1). A French edition, as well as an edition for PowerPC processors, are also available.
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