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Gentoo Linux 2004.0 Released

Posted by Hemos on from the rolling-it-out dept.

Quique writes "Gentoo Linux is proud to announce the release of Gentoo Linux 2004.0 for the x86, AMD64, PowerPC, Sun SPARC, and SGI MIPS architectures. Additionally, the Gentoo Hardened team is announcing the inaugural release of a security-enhanced Gentoo platform for the x86 architecture. Installation stages, LiveCDs, and GRP sets can be found on the mirrors. More information about the Gentoo Hardened project can be found on its project page. For more information, please consult the documentation, mailing lists, user forums and official IRC channels. The new Gentoo Store has also been announced." I've put more of the release notes below - might also be worth checking out the tutorial for LPI certification done by the President/CEO of Gentoo; there's also a note about Gentoo's newest meta-release tool, Catalyst below as well. Looks like it's not out yet - stay tuned for more information. " In addition to many bugfixes and security updates since the 1.4 release, Gentoo Linux 2004.0 contains a cutting-edge development toolchain and user environment including, but not limited to, Linux kernel 2.6.3, GCC 3.3.2, GLIBC 2.3.2, KDE 3.2, GNOME 2.4.2, and xfce4.

Gentoo Linux 2004.0 marks the debut of Catalyst, the new Gentoo release meta-tool. Using Catalyst, developers and users can create and customize every aspect of their Gentoo Linux system; from installation stages, to bootable LiveCDs, to customized binary packages for the Gentoo Reference Platform (GRP). For more information on Catalyst, please see the Catalyst project page and online documentation."

9 of 489 comments (clear)

  1. A paid political endorsement: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OMFG!!!

  2. OMFG, I FAIL IT! spectacularly. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    link here.

    Man, how did I screw that one up that bad?!!!!

    Well, here's a bonus to make up for it.

  3. Too many distributions by superpulpsicle · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ok there are too many distributions out there. All linux folks should unite to create a united linux.

    Oh wait SCO already ruined that one.

  4. MOD PARENT UP, COMPLETLY VALID CRITICISM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nt

  5. MOD PARENT DOWN: -1, TURD BURGLAR by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  6. True story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    xxxx

  7. Re:How to upgrade by Hieronymus+Howard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The funny post was modded "Informative" and the informative reply was modded as "Funny".

  8. Re:Live CDs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Tom, for the last time . . . shut the fuck up.

  9. Won't fix my graphics problems though by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I know this is slightly off-topic, and not really to do with the gentoo base system, but I'm having major problems with my radeon 9800se in gentoo. I keep getting corruption in 3d apps, even though the latest ati drivers in portage say they support the SE version of the 9800. I have no idea how to fix this.

    People won't start using linux until their hardware works with it - I still have to dual boot win 2k to play games - even though I want to use just linux.