DesktopBSD 1.6 RC 3 is now available for download from our mirrors or via BitTorrent. This release candidate is considered a large step towards a final release 1.6 with major changes such as:
- X.Org release 7.2, improving support for modern graphics hardware
- NVIDIA graphics driver, providing hardware 3D acceleration for NVIDIA video cards
- Latest FreeBSD 6-STABLE as base system with High Definition Audio (HDA) support
- More up-to-date software packages from the DesktopBSD build servers
- Many small bug fixes and optimizations
Upgrades from 1.0 and previous release candidates are supported. An additional language CD and 64-bit (AMD64) DVD will be released soon.
- Website: http://desktopbsd.net
- Download: http://desktopbsd.net/index.php?id=84
- Tracker: http://svn.desktopbsd.net/trac
- IRC, forums and mailing lists: http://desktopbsd.net/index.php?id=35
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