Sabayon Linux x86/x86-64 4 "Lite MCE" Release

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Press Release: Sabayon Linux x86/x86-64 4 Lite MCE

H O P E T O D A Y

Dedicated to those who like order over chaos, to those who like simplicity over complexity, to those who think that less is more, to those that just want more for less. Lite MCE will catch you, based on Sabayon 4, represent what can be the future of our Operating System: just the best of the Out-Of-The-Box, just GNOME and nothing more than what you need for your daily tasks, but what about your free time? We've got it. Xbox Media Center 8.10 just landed on the Linux Planet, so what's better than having it ready to use? And why not, don't you think it's time to prepare your cheap Media Center platform to watch your movies and Internet TV channels? Show off the new Sabayon Linux to your friends, they have no more excuses to not try it!



Take a Tour - Booting
Take a Tour - Installer

Distribution Features:

• Based on Sabayon Linux 4, Press Release here
• Halved Hard Disk footprint, <2GB ISO image
• GNOME 2.24.2 as default Desktop Environment (the only one installed)
• OpenOffice 3.0
• Multimedia applications (audio, video, dvd ripping, file sharing)
• Media Center Mode, transforming your Sabayon in a complete Multimedia platform thanks to XBMC
• Entropy Package Manager 0.24.8, ready for 0.50
• Stable Linux Kernel 2.6.27.10 + 2.6.28 enhancements (2.6.28 available through our repositories)
• Ext4, NTFS, AUFS and UnionFS Support
  - Ready for the future today, Ext4, the future Linux Filesystem is now a reality!
  - Does your Windows(tm) system contain music and photos? We support it out of the box!
• HAL-based GPU and Input devices detection thanks to X.Org 7.4
  - Supporting AMD Catalyst Drivers 8.11 and Open Source RadeonHD
  - Supporting NVIDIA Drivers 180.11, 173.14.12, 96.43.09 and 71.86.07 through an automated selector
  - One click 3D Desktop Effects support
• For the future:
  - KDE 4.2 ready!
  - Can be upgraded to any 4.x Sabayon releases without a hitch!

Requirements
Minimum requirements:
- an i686-compatible Processor (Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Celeron, AMD K6-2, Athlon)
- 512Mb RAM
- 16 GB of free space
- A X.Org supported 2D GPU
- a DVD reader
Optimal requirements:
- a Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or better, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better)
- 1024Mb RAM
- 32 GB of free space
- A X.Org supported 3D GPU (Intel, AMD, NVIDIA) (esp. for XBMC)
- a DVD reader

Resources for Sabayon Linux 4 Lite MCE:
Kernel Configuration:
- 32bit 2.6.27.10 kernel config
- 64bit 2.6.27.10 kernel config
Packages list:
- Sabayon Linux x86 4 Packages
- Sabayon Linux x86-64 4 Packages

Download It!
Our Mirrors Page:
- http://www.sabayonlinux.org/mirrors

Bittorrent:
- Sabayon Linux x86 4-r1 Torrent Download
- Sabayon Linux x86-64 4-r1 Torrent Download

Digg:
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Sabayon_Linu ... x86_x86_64

[Stupot]

I am planning on making a HTPC out of my currrent PC in the next few months. I will definitely be giving this a try for it.

[antman]

Hmmm.... I gotta try this one.

[PND_Ed]

I am really happy, because i use gnome and XBMC is a great addition for him!

[rikd]

agghhh...
I just spent the last week getting my HTPC setup with - XBMC and Ubuntu Intrepid after I ran into too many problems with getting XBMC up and running from source on my sabayon install
If I'd known you were working on this - I would have gladly donated my time as tester ;)

Oh well - nothing for it but to download and reinstall the machine :)

[wolfden]

agghhh...
I just spent the last week getting my HTPC setup with - XBMC and Ubuntu Intrepid after I ran into too many problems with getting XBMC up and running from source on my sabayon install
If I'd known you were working on this - I would have gladly donated my time as tester

Oh well - nothing for it but to download and reinstall the machine

It's been posted on the planet for a while now

http://planet.sabayonlinux.org/

Digg it people
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Sabayon_Linu ... x86_x86_64


I've been using this for a while now and I have to say that this is my all time favorite release to date of Sabayon Linux. It's beautiful and works so well.

[rikd]

It's been posted on the planet for a while now

http://planet.sabayonlinux.org/

Missed that - planet notifications are too far down off the main page. Will have to start monitoring the planet more...
Downloaded it -- and just starting to get the seed up on my torrent server.
Looking forward to trying this out - Sabayon and XBMC - perfect combo :)

[wolfden]

Yes, I agree about the combo - it just works great

[Dark Star]

Congrats guys :) Have finished the review and sent it to the edition [of Sabayon 4 r1].. Will try this soon.. Hopefully it will be better than 4 oh! r1 :P

[Jogai]

Will try tonight. The fixes for 4-x64-r2 are compiled into this release I guess?