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Revision as of 12:09, 2 March 2014

These release notes for Point Linux 2.3 (taya) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues with Point Linux 2.3.

Contents

Point Linux 2.3 overview

The purpose: Desktop PC distro
Target audience: Experienced users and business/IT sector
Based on: Debian 7.4 (Wheezy)
Kernel: 3.2.0-4
DE: Mate 1.4.2
Compiz: Can be installed during installation or manually later.
DM: LightDM
Distro format: LiveCD/USB, LiveDVD/USB
Supported architectures: i386 (i686-pae), amd64
Distro language: English in Live Session, Localized during the HD installation.
Installer: GUI Point Linux Installer 0.18.1

What's new in Point Linux 2.3

Point Linux 2.3 brings the new 'debian-backports' package that allows you to easily enable updates from the debian-backports repository.

Changes in distribution

Firefox 27.0.1
Thunderbird 24.3.0
LibreOffice 4.1.4.2
New debian-backports package
Up to date Debian packages

Changes in Point Linux Installer

Three checkboxes to install Compiz, enable debian-backports updates and non-free repos during installation.
US layout is not installed by default for latin-based layouts


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