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DesktopBSD v1.6 released

Version 1.6 of DesktopBSD, a FreeBSD-based desktop OS with a KDE-based front, has been released (see release notes). Changes:

  • FreeBSD 6
  • X.Org v7.3
  • Live CD/DVD
  • Revised installer, which allows upgrade from v1.0 and from release candidates
  • Improved package manager usability and performance
  • Many enhancements and bugfixes for the DesktopBSD tools
  • Support for multiple processors and multi-core CPUs
  • Inclusion of the NVIDIA graphics driver for hardware 3D rendering
  • DesktopBSD build servers as an up-to-date source for precompiled packages

Screenshots here, downloads (CD and DVD images for i386 and AMD64) here.