[From nobody Tue Jan 8 05:45:02 2013 Received: from iron2.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.36]) by smtp02.sfsu.edu (Lotus Domino Release 7.0HF314) with ESMTP id 2007040806205700-76813 ; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 06:20:57 -0700 Received: from diana.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.239]) by iron2.sfsu.edu with ESMTP; 08 Apr 2007 06:20:57 -0700 Received: from mailgw2.sfsu.edu (mailgw2.sfsu.edu [130.212.10.32]) by diana.sfsu.edu (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id l38DKvGa446542 for <sverma@diana.sfsu.edu>; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 06:20:57 -0700 Received: from iron2.sfsu.edu (iron2.sfsu.edu [130.212.10.36]) by mailgw2.sfsu.edu (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l38DKrD1006155 for <sverma@sfsu.edu>; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 06:20:53 -0700 Received: from murphy.debian.org ([70.103.162.31]) by iron2.sfsu.edu with ESMTP; 08 Apr 2007 06:20:53 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by murphy.debian.org (Postfix) with QMQP id 576FF2E6E6; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 08:15:44 -0500 (CDT) Received: from melusine.alphascorpii.net (melusine.alphascorpii.net [85.214.32.25]) by murphy.debian.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 418972E3CB for <debian-announce@lists.debian.org>; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 08:15:39 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by melusine.alphascorpii.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DFF988AFC2 for <debian-announce@lists.debian.org>; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 15:15:38 +0200 (CEST) Received: from melusine.alphascorpii.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (melusine.alphascorpii.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with LMTP id Q10JdbHPJRv3 for <debian-announce@lists.debian.org>; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 15:15:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from annuminas.schmehl.info (a81-14-187-220.net-htp.de [81.14.187.220]) by melusine.alphascorpii.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4103588AFA3 for <debian-announce@lists.debian.org>; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 15:15:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: by annuminas.schmehl.info (Postfix, from userid 1000) id BA39223775; Sun, 8 Apr 2007 15:15:36 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 15:15:36 +0200 From: Alexander Schmehl <tolimar@debian.org> To: debian-announce@lists.debian.org Subject: Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 released Message-ID: <20070408131536.GE2859@schmehl.info> X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgAAAKCIGEZGZ6Ifk2dsb2JhbACQAwIBAQcIBgcGHQ Old-Return-Path: <tolimar@debian.org> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4 (2006-07-26) on murphy.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=4.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO,HEADER_SPAM,IMPRONONCABLE_1,LDOSUBSCRIBER, MURPHY_DRUGS_REL8 autolearn=no version=3.1.4 X-Original-To: debian-announce@lists.debian.org X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at melusine.alphascorpii.net Mail-Followup-To: debian-announce@lists.debian.org MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Rc-Virus: 2006-10-25_01 X-Rc-Spam: 2007-01-18_01 Resent-Message-ID: <ZbAonC.A.HFF.AsOGGB@murphy> Resent-From: debian-announce@lists.debian.org X-Mailing-List: <debian-announce@lists.debian.org> archive/latest/99 X-Loop: debian-announce@lists.debian.org List-Id: <debian-announce.lists.debian.org> List-Post: <mailto:debian-announce@lists.debian.org> List-Help: <mailto:debian-announce-request@lists.debian.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <mailto:debian-announce-request@lists.debian.org?subject=subscribe> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:debian-announce-request@lists.debian.org?subject=unsubscribe> Precedence: list Resent-Sender: debian-announce-request@lists.debian.org Resent-Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 08:15:44 -0500 (CDT) X-SFSU-VirusScanner: Found to be clean X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on SMTP02/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0HF314 | September 20, 2006) at 04/08/2007 06:20:57 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Debian Project http://www.debian.org/ Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 released press@debian.org April 8th, 2007 http://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070408 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 released The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed "etch", after 21 months of constant development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which supports a total of eleven processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME and Xfce desktop environments. It also features cryptographic software and compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.1 of the LSB. Using a now fully integrated installation process, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 comes with out-of-the-box support for encrypted partitions. This release introduces a newly developed graphical frontend to the installation system supporting scripts using composed characters and complex languages; the installation system for Debian GNU/Linux has now been translated to 58 languages. Also beginning with Debian GNU/Linux 4.0, the package management system has been improved regarding security and efficiency. Secure APT allows the verification of the integrity of packages downloaded from a mirror. Updated package indices won't be downloaded in their entirety, but instead patched with smaller files containing only differences from earlier versions. Debian GNU/Linux runs on computers ranging from palmtops and handheld systems to supercomputers, and on nearly everything in between. A total of eleven architectures are supported including: Sun SPARC (sparc), HP Alpha (alpha), Motorola/IBM PowerPC (powerpc), Intel IA-32 (i386) and IA-64 (ia64), HP PA-RISC (hppa), MIPS (mips, mipsel), ARM (arm), IBM S/390 (s390) and -- newly introduced with Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 -- AMD64 and Intel EM64T (amd64). Debian GNU/Linux can be installed from various installation media such as DVDs, CDs, USB sticks and floppies, or from the network. GNOME is the default desktop environment and is contained on the first CD. The K Desktop Environment (KDE) and the Xfce desktop can be installed through two new alternative CD images. Also newly available with Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 are multi-arch CDs and DVDs supporting installation of multiple architectures from a single disc. Debian GNU/Linux can be downloaded right now via bittorent (the recommended way), jigdo or HTTP; see <http://www.debian.org/CD/> for further information. It will soon be available on DVD and CD-ROM from numerous vendors <http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/>, too. This release includes a number of updated software packages, such as the K Desktop Environment 3.5 (KDE), an updated version of the GNOME desktop environment 2.14, the Xfce 4.4 desktop environment, the GNUstep desktop 5.2, X.Org 7.1, OpenOffice.org 2.0.4a, GIMP 2.2.13, Iceweasel (an unbranded version of Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3), Icedove (an unbranded version of Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5), Iceape (an unbranded version of Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.8), PostgreSQL 8.1.8, MySQL 5.0.32, GNU Compiler Collection 4.1.1, Linux kernel version 2.6.18, Apache 2.2.3, Samba 3.0.24, Python 2.4.4 and 2.5, Perl 5.8.8, PHP 4.4.4 and 5.2.0, Asterisk 1.2.13, and more than 18,000 other ready to use software packages. Upgrades to Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 from the previous release, Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 codenamed "sarge", are automatically handled by the aptitude package management tool for most configurations, and to a certain degree also by the apt-get package management tool. As always, Debian GNU/Linux systems can be upgraded quite painlessly, in place, without any forced downtime, but it is strongly recommended to read the release notes for possible issues. For detailed instructions about installing and upgrading Debian GNU/Linux, please see the release notes <http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/releasenotes>. Please note that the release notes will be further improved and translated to additional languages in the coming weeks. About Debian ------------ Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system, developed by more than a thousand volunteers from all over the world who collaborate via the Internet. Debian's dedication to Free Software, its non-profit nature, and its open development model make it unique among GNU/Linux distributions. The Debian project's key strengths are its volunteer base, its dedication to the Debian Social Contract, and its commitment to provide the best operating system possible. Debian 4.0 is another important step in that direction. Contact Information ------------------- For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at <http://www.debian.org/> or send mail to <press@debian.org>. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-announce-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org ]