Last updated on : 2007-3-17 10:39:44
2007-03-07 Development Release: SaxenOS 2.0 RC2
The second release candidate of SaxenOS 2.0 is available for download and testing: "RC 2 comes very near to how I think SaxenOS 2.0 should be. Changes: ’outsourced’ REALbasic; added folder addonpacks/ to the CD with installers for REALbasic and NoteCase; recompiled Xfce since the Zenwalk packages didn’t work as expected; installed size is now down to 1.6 GB; full German installation documentation; added many free Arabic and Hebrew True Type fonts; added Gentium and Linux Libertine fonts and some more from OpenFont.org; Gizmo VoIP menu button fixed; CD auto-start in Windows works (opens default browser with the documentation). Still open: English translation of the help text files; some small translation changes to the installer." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: saxenos-2.0-rc2.iso (638MB, MD5).
2007-02-25 Development Release: SaxenOS 2.0 RC1
The first release candidate of SaxenOS 2.0, a light-weight, Zenwalk-based distribution designed for older computers, is ready for download and testing: "SaxenOS 2.0 RC1 released. Changes: package updates to most Zenwalk 4.4 packages except kernel and modules; translated the installer texts to German; bug-fix in installer; Bootsplash working on the installed system; exchanged backgrounds and logos (no ’server’ at the desktop any more). To do: fixing German installer translations; writing install documentation; autostart of the CD for Windows to call a browser." Read the full release announcement for more information. Download: saxenos-2.0-rc1.iso (618MB, MD5).
2007-02-21 Development Release: SaxenOS 2.0 Beta 2
The second beta release of SaxenOS 2.0 was released about one week later following the first test build: "SaxenOS 2.0 beta 2 is ready for testing. Changes: Improved installer should now detect SATA harddisks too, safe boot option in resulting Grub config; Packages removed: Textmaker, Planmaker, VirtualBox; Packages added: Abiword, Gnumeric, Qemu/KQuemu/Qemulauncher; Basic package management for InstallJammer packages added (/opt/uninstall); removed Slapt-get/Gslapt; switched to Netpkg for base system updates; removed Gnome System Tools and backends in favor of Zenpanel/Zenwalk tools (themed for SOS)." Read the release announcement for more details. Download: saxenos-2.0-beta2.iso (606MB, MD5).
2007-02-13 Development Release: SaxenOS 2.0 Beta 1
Michael Stibane has announced the first beta release of SaxenOS 2.0: "So I’m going to skip the 1.1 final release and move on to 2.0. I’m trying to upload a first beta tonight. It’s the English 1.1rc2 ISO with a graphical installer. I’ve been ogling the GParted Live CD for some time now since it’s a perfect small base (30 MB) for a graphical installation system with a lot of file systems supported, GParted as a graphical partition editor on board and GtkTetris to do something useful while the files copy. Now I’ve just needed something where I can make a nice wizard-style installer. What I used is actually a packaging solution for software installers on Linux, Damon Courtney’s InstallJammer." Read the release announcement for more details. Download: saxenos-2.0-beta1.iso (605MB, MD5).
2007-01-31 Development Release: SaxenOS 1.1 RC2
Michael Stibane has announced the availability of the second release candidate of SaxenOS 1.1, a light-weight, Zenwalk-based distribution designed for older computers: "RC2 in English just uploaded. It’s now completely based on Zenwalk 4.2 with kernel 2.6.18.6. As each time I include some commercial software, I really like, here is the list of what is included in this release: REALbasic 2006 Linux, TextMaker 2002 Freeware, PlanMaker 2004 Trial, VirtualBox 1.3.2 Personal Edition (networking NAT only for now, my fault, not Innotek’s) and of course the Java and Flash packages. The whole thing now sports Xfce 4.4.0 final as the desktop. I also upgraded everything that was available in the repositories." Please read the full release announcement for more details. Download the English and German editions from here: saxenos-1.1rc2en.iso (614MB, MD5), saxenos-1.1rc2de.iso (613MB, MD5).
2006-09-10 Development Release: SaxenOS 1.1 Beta 1
SaxenOS is a new name of what used to be called STX Linux, a Slackware-based live CD showcasing the light-weight Equinox Desktop Environment (EDE). A beta build of SaxenOS 1.1 has been released for testing: "SaxenOS is a desktop Linux distribution especially targeted to older hardware. It’s a live CD and it boots from your CDROM. Overview: complete Linux desktop; lightweight (about 1.25 GB installed, 379 MB ISO); based on Slackware 11, Zenwalk 2.8, Wolvix and SLAX; works nicely on old hardware (oldest system tested: K5/75, 64 MB RAM, 130 MB swap ... very slow but works); hard disk Installer from Wolvix; the brand new EDE 1.1 desktop, looks very much like Windows 98/ME/2000." Visit the project’s home page for further information and download links. There are two editions to download - "Plain Desktop" and "Desktop Server"; get them from here: saxenos-1.1-b1.iso (379MB, MD5) or saxdeskserv-1.1-b1.iso (483MB, MD5).
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