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Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny" Released

Posted by kdawson on from the waiting's-over dept.

Alexander "Tolimar" Reichle-Schmehl writes "The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 5.0 (codenamed Lenny) after 22 months of constant development. With 12 supported computer architectures, more than 23,000 packages built from over 12,000 source packages and 63 languages for the new graphical installer, this release sets new records, once again. Software available in 5.0 includes Linux 2.6.26, KDE 3.5.10, Gnome 2.22.2, X.Org 7.3, OpenOffice.org 2.4.1, GIMP 2.4.7, Iceweasel 3.0.6, Apache 2.2.9, Xen 3.2.1 and GCC 4.3.2. Other notable features are X autoconfiguring itself, full read-write support for NTFS, Java programs in the main repository and a single Blu-Ray disc installation media. You can get the ISOs via bittorrent. The Debian Project also wishes to announce that this release is dedicated to Thiemo Seufer, a Debian Developer who died on December 26th, 2008 in a tragic car accident. As a valuable member of the Debian Project, he will be sorely missed."

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  1. Iceweasel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In my colon! Haha I trapped him and he is NOT free. I'll let him out once I figure out how to get a GNU in.

    1. Re:Iceweasel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Ahh, you're in love. That's how they attack.

  2. Re:Best KDE 3.5 distro? by tomhudson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hope not. I'm have used kubuntu since 0606 and been happy about it and recommended it to everybody. But I stayed on 0804 with still has kde 3.5, and now I'm looking for an alternative distro.

    Ubuntu / Kbuntu are bastardized distros. Ubuntu has to learn that there's a difference between trying to create a more user-friendly distro and "more Windows-like experience". And Xubuntu is a mess.

    Try openSUSE (and use this link to get all the media codecs with one click). Try Fedora. Try Mandriva Heck, try Slackware.

  3. Re:Blu-Ray? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    what the fuck? It's 2009. A half-back man is president. Why are linux utilities named after racist slurs?