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- KateOS III is one of the most modern Linux distributions available.
- It is based on the latest technologies used in production systems,
- giving it a wide range of supported hardware, security, and efficiency.
- The new series also means new solutions. Beginning with version 3.0,
- we have a few new subprojects for developing a set of typically
- KateOS-ish system tools:
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- * PKG - a base tool for managing TGZex packages; it lets the user install,
- update, and remove packages locally. PKG has replaced the old package
- management scripts, adding dependencies support and multilingual package
- descriptions.
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- * libsmarttools - a C++ library containing a set of base classes and functions
- helping in the development of system tools. Updateos2 and
- libupdateos have been created using libsmarttools.
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- * libupdateos - a C++ library containing classes and functions for remote TGZex
- packages management. It is the base of the updateos2 tool.
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- * updateos2 - a tool for remotly installing and updating TGZex packages; a text]
- interface for the libupdateos library.
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- The system has been adapted for internationalization. Much effort has been made to
- make KateOS even more user-friendly while maintaining the simplicity of the system
- structure. Thanks to this, KateOS can be used with success by intermediate Unix
- users who need an efficient, secure, and practical system they can manage. KateOS
- is also a great solution for those who are only beginning their Linux adventure
- and want to learn thoroughly all the ins and outs of Linux. It will let them work
- comfortably right after the installation, and later take over the full control
- over the system step by step. All solutions used in KateOS maintain the traditional
- Linux file structure, thanks to which users experienced in KateOS will be able to
- easily switch to any other distro or Unix system.
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- What is so special about KataeOS 3.0?
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- KateOS 3.0 fulfills all the resolutions of the new III series. It has been created
- from scratch, and independently of the previous versions. It has been built with
- the newest components, and with no obsolete solutions. It does not use the
- libtercamp or slang1 libraries. Also, other base system components have been
- updated, such as the readline libraries, ncurses and the bash shell. The most
- crucial elements have been chosen in a way which makes the system stay current for
- as long as two years, provided an appropriate configuration is used. All packages
- have been compiled with GCC 4.0.X thanks to which possible future problems
- connected with a shift to GCC 4.1 have already been eliminated. Thanks to the
- careful choice of all components, the system has possibly become the world's
- fastest distro! A greater part of the system can still work on i486-class
- processors, but multimedia applications and heavy graphical environments like
- GNOME and KDE have been optimized for i686 (Pentium 2-class or higher).
- KateOS 3.0 is also the first version with read and write support for NTFS
- partitions. This means that a big part of our users will be able to use the data
- amassed on Windows boxes, with no problem. During the creation of the systen,
- much attention has been paid to internationalization. All of the most popular
- programs (like Firefox and Thunderbird) are equipped with extra language packs
- which makes it much easier for German, French, Spanish, and Polish native
- speakers to enjoy KateOS. Another very important feature is the dependencies
- support, available already at the system installer level. It is certainly good
- news for intermediate Linux users who had problems using systems without
- dependency tracking. Also, the inclusion of the OpenOffice office suite, along
- with many language packs and dictionaries, has been an important decision.
- Thanks to it, the user will be able to begin office work immediately after the
- installation. KateOS 3.0 also has many more packages than the previous versions.
- It makes the entire system more complete, and gives the user a wide choice of
- tools for any given task. Ruby programmers will certainly be happy to hear that
- this language is now supported by KateOS, and available on the second installation
- disc in the D section. KateOS 3.0 takes full advantage of Udev, DBus and Hal. It
- features splendid hardware auto-detection and mobile data storage device (USB
- keys, CD/DVDs etc.) management. The default desktop is XFCE version 4.4.X
- featuring among other things desktop icons and multiple desktops. We have paid
- much attention to the look and feel of the dekstop. A well-chosen theme and
- wallpaper, along with the Tango icons, make it look nice and clean. There are
- thousands of changes in the system compared to the previous version, but would be
- impossible to list them all here; so let's just leave off with that, having
- enumerated the most important ones. We would like to encourage everyone to test
- the newest version of our system.
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- KateOS 3.0 includes, among other things:
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- Linux kernel 2.6.17.6
- GCC 4.0.2
- Python 2.4.3
- Perl 5.8.8
- Ruby 1.8.4
- Firefox 1.5.0.5
- Thunderbird 1.5.0.5
- OpenOffice.org 2.0.3
- Xfce 4.4 beta2
- Xorg 7.1
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