| Xbox Linux distro achieves v5.0 release |
Jul. 05, 2006
The UK-based project team developing Gentoox, a Gentoo-based Linux operating system for the Xbox featuring Linux kernel 2.4.32 and the KDE desktop, announced its latest release on July 5, Gentoox Home v5.0. It is the team's first new release since v4.0 in June 2005.
Key new features, as listed by the project team, include: - Gentoox Loader v6.04
- KDE 3.5.2
- XFce 4.2.x
- xt3 file system
- checkroot/checkfs bug fixed
- Sparkle 2.0
- ALSA and kernel ebuilds made to be more compatible with Gentoo
Besides Gentoox Home, the project's Pro, Sparkle, and Resctoox editions have all been updated, a team spokesman said.
Gentoox is an adaptation of the popular Gentoo Linux distribution. It is compiled from Stage 1 with full optimizations to run on a Microsoft Xbox games console. Software or hardware mods are required, the spokesman said.
To download your own free copy (794 MB), go here.
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