Point Linux 2.3 Release Notes
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.
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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 is a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's "stable" branch and featuring the MATE desktop environment. This is a minor update to Point Linux 2.2 released in October. Point Linux 2.3 features the new 'debian-backports' package that allows you to easily enable updates from the debian-backports repository. Changes in distribution: New debian-backports package, Firefox 27.0.1, Thunderbird 24.3.0, LibreOffice 4.1.4.2, 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.
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
