The final version of KateOS 3.6 is now available. This version represents eight months of development, and we can proudly say that this time was not wasted. KateOS now fulfills our users' requirements better than ever, while being both modern and stable. This new version contains hundreds of updated packages, lots of bugfixes, and many improved solutions.
The most important new features in KateOS 3.6 are:
- Software-driven system hibernation
- A GUI installer (included in the LIVE edition)
- A new version of update-notifier
- New startup scripts which are accessible via the service command
- Better support for HP printers (via hplip)
- Internationalization support in the whole system (using gettext)
- New French translation of the CORE installer and many system components.
- A new GUI network configuration tool
- Simplified CORE installer
- Several new packages such as Audacious and Pidgin
- initrd has been replaced with initramfs
This is the first stable version containing a graphical installer in the LIVE edition. As usual, the CORE version is available on three CDs, and the DVD edition includes the KDE and GNOME desktop environments. Additionally, advanced users have the option of the Miniiso edition, which only contains a basic set of packages (only those crucial for booting the system and configuring the network).
We would like to thank Andre Martin for his hard and fruitful work on the French translation of KateOS and the entire community for all the help we have received while working on the latest version. It is thanks to you that so many things have been created and improved. We would also like to point out that the KateOS Team is always growing, and we have chosen the first package maintainer from the community, Lesław Jankowiak, until recently an active pkgportal user. We are very happy that the number of people actively supporting our project and the number of users keep growing all the time.
Also, it is possible to order KateOS from
on-disk.com!
You can find more information in the "Release notes" section.
