PC-BSD 7.1 released with KDE 4.2

Version 7.1 of PC-BSD, a desktop-targeted operating system derived from FreeBSD, has been released. This is the first to feature KDE 4 (version 4.2.2); the BSD backend is updated to FreeBSD 7.1, making it the first to offer a journalled filesystem (FreeBSD's own, not Linux compatible). Other changes:

• Xorg v7.4
• New print manager, removing need to use CUPS web interface
• Software & Updates application, consolidating "Add/remove Programs" tool and the updater
• Updater Tray streamlined into tray-only update notifier
• FreeBSD ports and packages can now be created by utilizing the "runports" command
• Greater stability for Flash 9 allows users to get higher quality from Flash sites such as Hulu and Youtube
• Enhancements to installer, including option to upgrade while preserving the userland
• Fixes to Wi-Fi and networking, and to Linux emulation

Full changelog here; downloads for both old-style and 64-bit PCs here.