Vector Linux 6 Released

April 06, 2010 iToonTV Network 0

VectorLinux, Slackware derivative Linux distribution has released version 6 at the

end of yesterday week. The important thing to note is that on this release they have made their own installer GUID and the results are pretty good.

VectorLinux is released in 2 versions of the free Standard and Deluxe worth 22.99 USD for the download version and 27.99 for the series CD set. This distro uses Xfce 4.4.3 as default desktop by default.

Linux is still using the LILO bootloader. Standard versions have included a variety of programs that required such as Firefox, Opera, Sun Java 6, Adobe Flash and many more.

The Linux version has a package manager named Gslapt which facilitates us to add new applications.

Standard and Deluxe version difference is the additional software that is included, for the Deluxe version also includes KDE 4.2 and Open Office accompanied dengna installation and configuration support for 14 days.

If you are looking for a Linux distribution with a common and useful package is already installed, Vector Linux is the right choice.

Vector Linux Standard Specifications:

Kernel and drivers

* Linux Kernel: 2.6.27.12
* Bootsplash: 3.1.6
* Tux-on-ice: 3.0
* Nvidia Driver: 180.22, 173.14.12, 96.43.09, 71.86.07
* Ati Driver: 8561
* Alsa driver: 1.0.19

Core Libraries and Applications

* Xorg: 7.3
* Xorg-server: 1.4.2
* Glibc: 2.7
* GCC: 4.2.3
* Make: 3.81
* Gtk +: 2.12.9
* Qt: 3.3.8b
* Cairo: 1.6.4
* Mesa: 7.2
* Udev: 118

Development

* Bash: 3.1.017
* Perl: 5.10.0
* Python: 2.5.2
* SED: 4.1.5
* Awk: 3.1.5