| Pie Box Linux dishes out Update 8 |
Jul. 25, 2006
PixExcel Ltd. released Update 8 of Pie Box Enterprise Linux 3 on July 24, its first update since March 16. The GNOME/Red Hat-based Linux desktop uses a 2.4 kernel and is aimed at users who desire a stable OS with a long lifespan, but don't need a bundled support contract, according to spokesman Michael Evans.
This update includes the following enhancements, according to the UK-based project team:- New kernel features, including diskdump support on megaraid_sas, qlogic, and swap partitions, and new hardware support via driver and SCSI white-list updates
- Enhanced kernel features, including networking subsystem, NFS and autofs4 file systems, and SCSI and USB subsystems
- Enhanced system tools, including the addition of OpenIPMI userspace tools
- Browser re-base from Mozilla to SeaMonkey (application suite from Mozilla Foundation including web browser, email/newsgroup client, and IRC client)
- Driver updates, including bnx2, cciss, e1000, emulex, forcedeth, ipmi, qlogic, and tg3
- Driver additions, including adp94xx and dcdbas
- Security updates, bug fixes and feature enhancements to numerous system packages
Other key features of Pie Box Enterprise Linux 3 include OpenOffice.org 1.1.2, MySQL 4.1.12, Apache 2, Samba 3, and Logical Volume Manager, Evans said.
Pie Box Enterprise Linux 3 comes with only four packages modified to keep everything simple, Evans said.
The Pie Box version designations can be a bit confusing. Pie Box Enterprise Linux 4 AS U3 has been available since March 10, and is the latest version in that line. However, project team members continue work on Pie Box Enterprise Linux 3 as a separate distro.
Further information regarding Pie Box Enterprise Linux 3 and subscriptions to the Updates service may be found here.
Since its inception in 2004, PixExcel has been supplying a growing client base ranging from the home enthusiast to multi-million-dollar corporations, it says. More than 456,000 copies of PieBox have been downloaded since then, the project website claims.
You can download your own copy of PieBox Linux here.
You can view some screenshots, courtesy of OSdir.com, here.
In order to retrieve Pie Box updates, you must use a modified version of the yum client and a subscription key, Evans said. The subscription key is supplied by email when you purchase one of Pie Box's subscription options for $19.99 at the project's online store. Combined, the modified version of yum and the subscription key allow Pie Box to authenticate connections and monitor use, Evans said.
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