Software Update: PC-BSD 8.2 Beta1

PC-BSD is an operating system that uses FreeBSD’s open source code. It comes with KDE by default and the installation procedure is done graphically. In addition, the PBI system is included, which should make installing applications easier. The developers released the first beta of version 8.2 a few days ago. This release includes KDE 4.5.4, Xorg 7.5, Nvidia Driver 260.19.29, OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, Pidgin 2.7.7 and Firefox 3.6.13. The corresponding announcement looks like this:

PC-BSD 8.2-BETA1 Available for Testing

The PC-BSD Team is pleased to announce the availability of PC-BSD 8.2-BETA1 which is running FreeBSD 8.2-PreRELEASE, Xorg 7.5, and KDE 4.5.4

Version 8.2 contains a number of enhancements and improvements. For a full list of changes, please refer to the changelog. Some of the notable changes are:

• FreeBSD 8.2-PreRelease
• KDE 4.5.4
• Added ability to select filesystem type and to encrypt partitions during installation
• Numerous fixes and improvements to Network Manager, including 3G support and ability to enable/disable the lagg interface

Version 8.2-BETA1 or PC-BSD is available for download from our mirrors. Everyone is encouraged to test this beta and to report any bugs to the testing mailing list. Instructions for beta testers can be found in the PC-BSD Handbook.

Download PC-BSD 8.2-BETA1
changelog
Release Notes