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Full edition also includes the non-free firmware drivers.
 
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Core edition can be easily upgraded to the 'full' edition by installing the 'pointlinux-mate-desktop' package.
 
Core edition can be easily upgraded to the 'full' edition by installing the 'pointlinux-mate-desktop' package.
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Non-free Google Chrome, Opera, Dropbox and Virtualbox repos can be added by installing the 'pointlinux-repos-nonfree' package and updating package lists.
 
Non-free Google Chrome, Opera, Dropbox and Virtualbox repos can be added by installing the 'pointlinux-repos-nonfree' package and updating package lists.
  

Revision as of 21:03, 18 February 2013

These release notes for Point Linux 13.02 (Taya) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues with Point Linux 13.02.

Contents

Point Linux 13.02 overview

Point Linux 13.02 (Taya) is based on Debian 7 (Wheezy) and MATE 1.4.2. Point Linux aims to provide a traditional, fast and easy to use Gnome 2 like desktop for Linux users migrating to a new Debian platform. Point Linux is about getting things done, that's why it can be a good solution for experienced users. It is also good for business users because it will give them a well-known and predictable desktop environment.

The purpose: Desktop PC distro
Target audience: Experienced users and business/IT sector
Based on: Debian 7 (Wheezy)
DE: Mate 1.4.2
DM: LightDM
Based on: Debian 7 (Wheezy)
Distro format: LiveDVD/USB
Supported architectures: i386 (i686-pae), amd64
Distro language: Multilingual
Installer: Optimized (partially preseeded) text based Debian Installer

Applications

Point Linux comes in 'Full' and 'Core' editions.

Both 'core' and 'full' editions share the following packages:

ssh
sudo
telnet
rsync
ntp
pulseaudio
pptp-linux
cups
acpid
lidhtdm
plymouth
Virtualbox Guest Additions

Both 'core' and 'full' editions share the following desktop applications:

Network Manager Gnome
Synaptic
GDebi
Update Manager
Eye of Mate (the Eye of Gnome analog)
Atril (the Evince analog)
Mateconf Editor (the GСonf Editor analog)
Engrampa (the File Roller analog)
Printer Configuration Tool (system-config-printer)
GParted

The 'full' edition comes with the additional desktop applications:

Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird
Pidgin
Transmission
LibreOffice
VLC
Remmina
Vino
Seahorse
Simple Scan
OpenJDK

Full edition also includes the non-free firmware drivers.

Core edition can be easily upgraded to the 'full' edition by installing the 'pointlinux-mate-desktop' package.

Non-free Google Chrome, Opera, Dropbox and Virtualbox repos can be added by installing the 'pointlinux-repos-nonfree' package and updating package lists.

Installer

Point Linux 13.02 uses text-based Debian Installer for the system installation. It's preseeded so the overall installation is simplified.

Known Issues

   Once enabled in GUI Vino requires relogin to enable the desktop sharing.
   There's no choice to run Brasero on blank CD/DVD media insertion.
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