| Iran's Parsix Linux revs up with live/install CD |
Dec. 01, 2006
Parsix 0.85 GNU/Linux, a Debian/Knoppix-derived distribution, was released in Iran, today, by its project team. Featuring a 2.6.18 kernel and GNOME 2.16.2 desktop environment, Parsix comes as a live and installation CD.
Parsix supports both the English and Persian keyboards, and the user can switch easily from one language to another by using Alt+Ctrl or Ctrl+Shift keys, the project team said. It also includes the xFarDic English-Persian dictionary and several free Persian fonts from FarsiWeb and FPF projects.
Key highlights of this new version, according to the team, include:- X.Org 7.1
- 2.6.18 kernel with extra patches and drivers, including CK performance and Suspend2 patches and wireless drivers
- Intel ipw3945 wireless support
- OpenOffice.org 2.0.4
- GNU IceWeasel 2.0 web browser
- seamless hibernation and suspend support
- newly released xFarDic 0.8.0 multilingual dictionary
- updated installer
- NTFS read/write support using ntfs3g
- updated documentation and support for 3D desktop using AIGLX/Compiz
Packages are synchronized with the Debian Etch repository as of Nov. 30, the team said.
You can download the 692 MB iso image from SourceForge.net, here, or directly from this link (link to iso image).
Screen shots can be viewed here, thanks to OSDir.com.
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