Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 released - codenamed 'Sarge'
The Debian Project has finally released a long-anticipated new version of its widely-used Linux distribution.
In a statement, project leaders said salient improvements in the distribution included improved installation routines and software selection tools, as well as integrated cryptography and the inclusion for the first time of Sun Microsystem's OpenOffice.org office suite.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 -- codenamed 'Sarge' -- also includes updates to key open source software packages like Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Samba and Firefox, as well as desktop environments like KDE and GNOME. It will give administrators the option of using the latest Linux 2.6 kernel or the tried and tested 2.4 iteration.
The distribution supports 11 hardware platforms, ranging from the basic Intel x86 chips to higher-end server architectures like Sun's SPARC, HP's Alpha, and IBM's S/390.