Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 5.2, a Gentoo-based desktop Linux distribution with GNOME/KDE and with a custom (binary) package manager: "The best, refined blend of GNU/Linux, coming with bleeding edge edges, is eventually here. Say hello to Sabayon Five-point-Twoh, available in both GNOME and KDE editions. Dedicated to those who like cutting-edge stability, out-of-the-box experience, outstanding desktop performance and beauty. You will find outstanding amount of new applications and features, like XBMC 9.11, KDE 4.4.1, GNOME 2.28. Features: based on new GCC 4.4.1 and glibc 2.10; shipped with desktop-optimized Linux kernel 2.6.33; installable in 10 minutes; faster boot time and lightweight default system....
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Features of Sabayon 5.2:
* Based on new GCC 4.4.1 and Glibc 2.10
* Shipped with Desktop-optimized Linux kernel 2.6.33
* Providing extra Server-optimized and OpenVZ-enabled kernels in repositories
* Installable in 10 minutes
* Faster boot time and lightweight default system
* Ext4 filesystem as default
* Encrypted filesystem support
* Featuring X.Org 7.5 and up-to-date Open Source, NVIDIA, AMD video drivers
* Containing GNOME 2.28 (with GNOME Shell!) and KDE 4.4.1
* Outstanding 3D Desktop applications (Compiz, Compiz Fusion and KWin) working out of the box
* Bringing Entropy Framework (Package Manager) 0.99.38.7
* Shipped with OpenOffice 3.2 productivity suite, Multimedia applications
* Transform Sabayon into an full-featured HTPC Operating System (Media Center) using XBMC
* Shipped with World of Goo Demo - best 2D game ever!
* Sexiest Skin ever! (Light blueeee!)
* Try it out from Windows, just kick the DVD in and use Sabayon via QEMU virtualization!
Minimum requirements:
- an i686-compatible Processor (Intel Pentium II/III, Celeron, AMD Athlon)
- 512Mb RAM
- 6 GB of free space
- A X.Org supported 2D GPU
- a DVD reader
Optimal requirements:
- a Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or better, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better)
- 1024Mb RAM
- 15 GB of free space
- A X.Org supported 3D GPU (Intel, AMD, NVIDIA) (esp. for XBMC)
- a DVD reader
