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sabayon Linux News

Sabayon 5.3 LXDE Screenshots

EasyLinuxCDs: "I recently tried the new Sabayon 5.3 LXDE release and found it to be lightweight yet still hold up Sabayon's feature packed, out-of-the-box way of doing things"

Sabayon 5.3 Review

LinuxBSDos: "Sabayon is a multi-purpose, Gentoo-based Linux distribution. It is part-source, part-binary distribution. I just call it a hybrid distribution. The latest update, Sabayon 5.3, was made available to the public in early June"

Sabayon Linux 5.3 XFCE and LXDE Spins Are Now Availble

Softpedia: "The Sabayon Linux team has now released two new flavours of the Gentoo-based Linux distro packed with alternative desktop environments for those who prefer them or have slower computers."

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 5.3 "LXDE", "Xfce"

The Gentoo-based Sabayon Linux project has announced the availability of two new spins with alternative desktop environments - LXDE and Xfce: "Our crew is happy to announce the immediate availability of Xfce, LXDE and SpinBase/OpenVZ Sabayon 5.3 spins built on top of Sabayon SpinBase ISO images. Under the....

Spotlight on Linux: Sabayon Linux 5.3

Linux Journal: "Sabayon Linux is a very fun distribution based on Gentoo Linux. That tidbit of information may be one of the reasons Sabayon isn't more popular, although it shouldn't be."

Disk Encryption on Sabayon 5.3

LinuxBSDos: "So how easy is it to configure full disk encryption on Sabayon 5.3? Very, very easy. Just follow the directions outlined below."

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 5.3 "SpinBase", "CoreCDX"

Two specialist editions of Sabayon Linux 5.3 were announced yesterday. "SpinBase" is a minimalist Sabayon which can be extended and re-mastered into a custom installation or CD/DVD image, while "CoreCDX" is a small graphical Sabayon with X.Org and Fluxbox: "Directly from our server department, two new Sabayon editions....

Sabayon 5.3 installation guide

LinuxBSDos: "One of the best features introduced in Sabayon 5.3, the latest upgrade to the Gentoo-based, multi-purpose Linux distribution is the installer."

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 5.3

Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 5.3, a Gentoo-based distribution for the desktop with custom package management and many cutting-edge features: "The best, refined blend of GNU/Linux, coming with bleeding edge edges is eventually here - say hello to Sabayon 5.3, available in both GNOME....

Build Your Own Sabayon Linux with Sabayon CoreCD 5.2

Softpedia: "This minimalistic operating system is created for advanced users who want to build a customized installation of Sabayon Linux. It can also be used for USB installations!"

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 5.2 "CoreCD"

Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of the "CoreCD" edition of Sabayon Linux 5.2, minimalistic build designed to provide a foundation for building a customized installation tailored to the user's specific needs: "Sabayon Linux x86/x86-64 5.2 CoreCD. Features: bootable image suitable for a CD or USB thumb drive....

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 5.2

Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 5.2, a Gentoo-based desktop Linux distribution with GNOME/KDE and with a custom (binary) package manager: "The best, refined blend of GNU/Linux, coming with bleeding edge edges, is eventually here. Say hello to Sabayon Five-point-Twoh, available in both GNOME and....

Pulseaudio and Kmix 4.4 in Sabayon 5

v00d00.net: "Recently there have been a number of issues reported in the forums and other places of people having issues with pulseaudio and kmix after updating to KDE 4.4.0."

Benchmarks Of The Gentoo-based Sabayon

Phoronix: "For those looking to experiment with a Gentoo-based Linux system but are not looking forward to the obstacles of installing Gentoo itself, an easier and quicker approach can be to use a distribution like Sabayon Linux."

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 5.1 "Gaming"

Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of a special "Gaming" edition of Sabayon Linux 5.1: "This is our Christmas gift to our beloved community. A Sabayon DVD full of games to instantly play on every PC. This release comes straight from the north pole, I've found it under....

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 5.1

Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 5.1, a Gentoo-based desktop distribution with GNOME or KDE desktops: "The best, refined blend of GNU/Linux, coming with bleeding edge edges, is eventually here. Features: based on the new GCC 4.4.1 and glibc 2.10; ships with a desktop-optimized Linux....

openSUSE 11.2 Gold, Fedora 12 crunch time, Ubuntu media coverage, Sabayon 5.1, Puppy, Jolicloud

Distrowatch news: "Following the releases of Mandriva Linux 2010 last week and Ubuntu 9.10 the week before, it's the turn of openSUSE to get ready for the expected swarm on their download servers later this week."

Sabayon Linux Five Point OH!

Distrowatch: "We've been drifting through the Doldrums lately on the Good Ship Linuxlovers, but one bright isle is Sabayon Linux 5.0, or 5.o as the developers called it. Sabayon is the one distribution I keep thinking I'll switch to next release - just as soon as issue X is solved."

Sabayon Linux 5 Review

Desktop Linux Reviews: "Sabayon Linux aims to tame Gentoo and make it more accessible to non-power users and it largely succeeds at this goal in this release. Note that Sabayon Linux is available in Gnome or KDE. For this review I went with the Gnome version."

Sabayon Linux 5.0 GNOME and KDE: Stable release

Sabayon Community: "After a tremendous, though work, Sabayon5 is eventually here with a joint release of GNOME and KDE editions. Dedicated to those who like cutting edge stability, out of the box experience, outstanding Desktop performance, clean and beauty."

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 5.0

Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 5.0, a desktop distribution and live DVD based on Gentoo Linux: "After tremendous, tough work, Sabayon 5 is eventually here with a joint release of GNOME and KDE editions. Dedicated to those who like cutting edge stability, out-of-the-box experience,....

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 4.2 "CoreCD"

Kelly Schwartz (aka "wolfden") has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 4.2 "CoreCD" edition: "Sabayon Linux CoreCD is a new type of release for Sabayon. The CoreCD is designed with a minimalistic feature set to provide a foundation for building a customized installation tailored to the user's specific....

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 4.2 "KDE"

The "KDE" edition of Sabayon Linux 4.2, a Gentoo-based desktop distribution and live DVD, is ready for download: "On the behalf of the Sabayon Linux team, we are happy to announce the immediate availability of Sabayon Linux 4.2 KDE. Distribution features: based on Sabayon 4.1 KDE, containing hundreds....

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 4.2 "GNOME"

Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 4.2 "GNOME" edition, a Gentoo-based desktop distribution and live DVD: "On the behalf of the Sabayon Linux team, we are happy to announce the immediate availability of Sabayon Linux 4.2 GNOME. Features: based on Sabayon 4.1 GNOME, containing hundreds....

ExtremeTech: Sabayon Linux 4.1 Review

ExtremeTech: "Last week we looked at VirtualBSD, this week we're moving back to Linux and to a more convential kind of distribution. Sabayon Linux is based on Gentoo. Gentoo as you might already know is somewhat famous for being the "roll your own" kind of distribution."

Sabayon 4.1 - A Linux monster (cute one)

Dedoimedo: "Sabayon was probably the first Linux that offered 3D gadgets in live session out of the box, no special configurations on behalf of the user required. It is also probably the first Linux that demanded more than 10GB of hard disk space as a requirement for the installation. Sabayon is also based on Gentoo, which makes for yet another wonder."

Sabayon Linux 4.1 KDE Edition Out Now

Softpedia: "Just two weeks after announcing Sabayon Linux 4.1 GNOME Edition, Fabio Erculiani released today, April 29th, the KDE edition of his Linux distribution. Sabayon Linux 4.1 KDE is based on Sabayon 4 LiteMCE and brings the same usability and out-of-the-box experience, this time on top of the latest KDE 4.2.2 desktop environment."

Distribution Release: Sabayon Linux 4.1 "KDE"

Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 4.1 "KDE" edition: "On the behalf of the Sabayon Linux team, we are happy to announce the immediate availability of Sabayon Linux 4.1 KDE. Distribution features: based on Sabayon Linux 4 LiteMCE; custom Linux kernel 2.6.29.1; ext4 is now....

Sabayon 4.1 GNOME Released

Begin Linux Blog: "Sabayon Linux is a very full featured DVD sized distribution that is really catching on in the Linux community as of late. The most recent release, Sabayon 4.1 Gnome, includes some very impressive features, and applications."