Turbolinux, Inc., one of the world's oldest surviving Linux companies in the world, has announced the release of Turbolinux
Client 12.5, a Japanese operating system for desktops and embedded
systems. This is the first update of the distribution since the release
of version 12 in November 2007 and, like its predecessor, it comes with
extended support (three years of maintenance followed by four years of
security support). Turbolinux 12.5 uses Linux kernel 3.1.10 and it
includes KDE 3.5.9, X.Org Server 1.4.0.90, Firefox 14.0.1, Thunderbird
14.0 and more software found in the distribution's online repository,
such as LibreOffice 3.5.5. Read the
press release
(in Japanese) for further information. A freely downloadable (and
installable) live CD image of Turbolinux 12.5 is available from the
project's
download page
(in Japanese), but users are encouraged to purchase the full version
(¥9,300), which includes extra Japanese TrueType fonts and the Turbo
media player. Download link:
MagnyCours12.5-2012082910.iso (654MB,
MD5).