I am announcing the release of ConnochaetOS 0.9.1. This is a maintenance release. The ConnochaetOS 0.9.0 ISO was downloaded 20,000 times. The Free Software Foundation examined every package very closely and said, that we meet the FSF' criteria at this point. So we consider that the ConnochaetOS project is a success.
Since the 0.9.0 release many bugs were fixed. The default kernel was upgraded to Linux-Libre 2.6.32.57 and many other packages were upgraded and we released many security fixes.
ConnochaetOS 0.9.1 provides:
- Kernel Linux-Libre 2.6.32.57
- The IceWM Desktop 1.3.7
- A lightweight webkit based web browser - XXXTerm
- Goffice Word processor and Spreadsheet - Abiword and Gnumeric
- Lightweight E-mail and IRC app, multimedia player, file manager, CD burning tool and even some small games
Optional are available:
- Kernel Linux-Libre 3.2.7
- Iceweasel-Libre in the versions 3.5.16.12 (LTS) and 10.0.2 (Current)
- LXDE 0.5.x
and many other packages.
ConnochaetOS is a libre GNU/Linux distribution which follows the “Guidelines for Free System Distributions”. See http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html for more information.
You can get the ISO at http://downloads.sourceforge.net/connochaetos/connos-0.9.1.iso md5sum
ConnochaetOS is a free operating system for the desktop with old computers in mind but with modern lightweight software.
The name ConnochaetOS derives from “Connochaetes”, the scientific name for “Gnu”.
- contains only free software, according to the GNU Guidelines for Free System Distributions
- follows the KISS principle (Keep it small and simple)
- need as few resources as possible
- is modern, but stable
- feature:
- a current Linux-Libre “LTS” kernel
- eglibc, which is binary compatible to glibc
- Xorg and typical desktop apps (office, web browser, multimedia)
- A i586 compatible processor (i. e. Pentium I)
- At least 64 MB RAM
- At least a 2 GB hard disk
We decided to base ConnochaetOS on Arch Linux, but completely rebuild, since we want to support i586, and replace some packages with our own ones, because of footprint, stability or freedom.
Any help is wanted and welcome. For more Information have a look at the forum
