SolusOS 1 1 32bit / SolusOS 1 1 64bit

  Ikey Doherty has announced the release of SolusOS 1.1, a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian's stable branch but with a newer kernel and up-to-date software packages: "The SolusOS team is pleased to announce the release of SolusOS 1.1. This release brings greater hardware support and newer application versions, as well as support for hybrid GPUs, such as the NVIDIA Optimus. A new 3.3.6 kernel is at its core with the BFS patch, alongside the GNOME 2.30 desktop environment. Many new application versions are present. Brief overview of software versions: Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0.1, LibreOffice 3.5.4, OpenShot 1.4.2, VLC 2.0.1.... The 1.1 series, although based on the 'Eveline' repositories, is to be maintained separately from the 1.0 series." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: SolusOS-x86-1-1.iso (978MB, MD5, torrent), SolusOS-AMD64-1-1.iso (994MB, MD5, torrent).

The SolusOS Linux distribution, which was in development (with one Testing release, 2 Beta releases and 4 Release Candidate versions) from the beginning of the year, is now available for 32-bit architectures only.

Dubbed Evelin, SolusOS 1 is based on the stable version of the Debian operating system, it is powered by Linux kernel 3.0 with PAE support, and features the GNOME 2.30 classic desktop environment stuffed with up-to-date applications like Firefox/Thunderbird 12 or LibreOffice 3.5.

"I am pleased to announce the final release of SolusOS Eveline 32-bit Edition. All issues have now been corrected and installing from a LiveUSB stick is now possible, via dd or Unetbootin."

"SolusOS is based on Debian Stable and features recent applications, as well as working out of the box with most hardware, multimedia and will automatically install proprietary graphics drivers if you wish." - said Ikey Doherty in the official release announcement.

Highlights of SolusOS 1:

· Linux Kernel 3.0.0 (with PAE, BFS, and preempt);
· GNOME 2.30;
· FirstRunWizard 0.8;
· Mozilla Firefox 12.0
· Mozilla Thunderbird 12.0.1;
· LibreOffice 3.5.3.2;
· Openshot 1.4.2;
· Nautilus-Elementary;
· PlayOnLinux 4.0.18;


About SolusOS

SolusOS is a modern Linux distribution based on the Debian mammoth. It has support for modern hardware, up-to-date applications, and everything else works out-of-the-box.

SolusOS tries to be a lightweight Linux operating system, suitable for both new and old machines. It requires only a PAE-capable i686 CPU, 512 RAM and 3 GB or free hard drive space.


SolusOS 1 1 32bit                                                                                                   SolusOS 1 1 64bit