| Tomahawk Linux update dual-boots Windows |
Jun. 19, 2006
Singapore-based Tomahawk Computers Ltd. has released an updated version (version 1.1.1) of its Tomahawk Desktop operating system, featuring a fully automated Windows Dual Boot, lead developer Sagara Wijetunga told DesktopLinux.com via email June 12.
The distro uses a 2.6.11.9 Linux kernel and features Intel Centrino wireless technology, Zeroconf, high-definition audio and video playback, VoIP, Bluetooth, Firewire, and iPod access.
Other features include a /home/common/ folder to share files between desktop users and with additional networking software, Wijetunga said.
Tomahawk 1.1.1 also features fully automated optional participation to its BitTorrent tracker, in order to share the evaluation version via BitTorrent.
Standard features, as listed by the project team, are:- KDE 3.5.1
- Firefox 1.5.0.1
- Thunderbird 1.5
- Mozilla 1.7.12
- OpenOffice 2.0.1
- KOffice 1.4.2
- amaroK 1.3.8
- VLC media player 0.8.4a
- GIMP 2.2.10
- Inkscape 0.43
- Scribus 1.3.2
- Blender 2.41
- Digikam 0.8.1
- K3b 0.12.10
Tomahawk has a built-in firewall and includes a full multimedia suite that features high-definition sound and video, MP3, Ogg, VCD, DVD, digital radios, Podcasts, and others.
You can download Tomahawk 1.1.1 free -- as either an installable executable, an upgrade from earlier versions, or a CD image iso file -- here. Compilable source code is available here.
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