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Snowlinux 4 "Frosty" released!

The team is proud to announce the release of Snowlinux 4 "Frosty".

 

               

MATE edition                                          Cinnamon edition

 

Snowlinux 4 "Frosty" is the latest release based upon Ubuntu 13.04. MATE 1.6, the default desktop environment, and Cinnamon 1.8 and run perfectly. While MATE 1.6 was mostly improved technically, Cinnamon 1.8 was improved with an unified control center and an own screensaver. Snowlinux 4 "Frosty" uses the latest technologies and has an updated package base.

 

New features:

  • Linux kernel 3.8
  • MATE 1.6
  • Cinnamon 1.8
  • Snowlinux-Metal-Theme
  • LightDM
  • Snowlinux LightDM Theme
  • Nemo 1.8
  • Caja 1.6
  • Firefox 21.0.0
  • Thunderbird 17.0.5
  • Cinnamon-Control-Center
  • Cinnamon-Screensaver
  • Snowlinux Full HD backgrounds

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Snowlinux 4 "Frosty"“.

Make sure to read the “Release Notes” to be aware of important info or known issues related to this release.

 

Upstream information:

Snowlinux 4 "Frosty" is based upon Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail". It comes along with the Linux kernel 3.8 which were made available upstream and MATE 1.6 and Cinnamon 1.8. It has installed firefox, thunderbird, pidgin, rhyhtmbox and shotwell by default.

 

Life cycle:

Snowlinux 4 "Frosty" is supported until January 2014.

 

Compatibility with Ubuntu:

Snowlinux 4 "Frosty" is 100 % upstream compatible.

 

System requirements:

• x86-CPU
• 512 MB memory
• 4 GB free disk space
• Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
• CD-ROM drive or USB port


Md5sum:

MATE

32-bit: 398a8e09553114d8076533cb4e76b56d

64-bit: 45870d3d0cb0841c29ea334f9807855c

Cinnamon

32-bit: 5842fadd6a2d7f300ec5abd8cf0ea16e

64-bit: 937f1a99cfd7914da59369d7321880b7


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We are looking forward to your comment on this release. Thank you for using Snowlinux and enjoy this new release.