Today (31.12.2005) Kano has released the 2005-04 versions of KANOTIX.
For the last time this year Kanotix for 32 bit systems is available for download in 2 new versions:
Lite-Version with Koffice 1.4.2
Full-Version with OpenOffice 2.0.0-5
and last, but not least,a new AMD64-Version:
The images can be downloaded from the TU-BS-archive or from a Mirror-Server.
Torrent downloads here:
Please: Burn Image in DAO-Mode
Highlights:
- Kernel 2.6.14.5 with numerous patches
- udev 0.079-1 and new hardware recognition (hwsetup-ng) - no kudzu based recognition anymore. Drawback: ISA PnP not recognized anymore. For soundcards not automatically recognized, use alsaconf
- new graphical Installer with updatefeature
- sysv-freeze - stops dist-upgrade activating installed (but non-running) services, by default. To start a service (at boot) use unfreeze-rc.d; rcconf; freeze-rc.d or unfreeze-rc.d; update-rc.d <service> defaults; freeze-rc.d
- ACPI and DMA are activated by default (can be deactivated by cheatcode acpi=off or nodma) , also see Bootoptions (Cheatcodes)
- Kernel optimised for modern CPU's - i586 and x86-64
- X-Org 6.8.2 for full support of NVIDIA- and ATI-cards (users with Nvidia-cards can dist-upgrade anytime to use X-Org 6.9)
- KDE 3.4.3
- Firefox 1.5
- OpenOffice.org 2.0.0-5 (not included in the LITE-Versions)
- Unionfs-support (with Cheatcode unionfs )
- AVM Fritz!Card DSL-support
- Eagle USB DSL-support
- Captive 1.1.5 (not for 64 bit)
- Alsa 1.0.10rc1
- AMSN 0.95 Instant-Messenger with full video-support (no audio)
- Grub Boot-Loader for booting from CD - ideal also for rescue-missions from the commandline
- Memtest86+ advanced diagnosis-tool for your system's memory
- minimum hardware requirements - 128 MB RAM for 32 Bit, 256 MB RAM for 64 Bit, 3-4 GB HD for an Installation
- special features: Netcards in a HD install are renamed and grouped to lanX, wirelessX and firewireX, but not with an update-install. Here you can run fix-udev-lan manualy.
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