Gentoo 2007.0 Released - First Gentoo release for 2007

[Third Eye]

The Gentoo Release Engineering project has finally managed to get ready the Gentoo Linux 2007.0 release, after a number of delays caused by some security vulnerabilities and other bugs which had to be solved. Gentoo Linux is probably the most portable Linux version so far, available for numerous architectures, such as: x86, MIPS, Alpha, IA64, x86-64, SPARC a.s.o. Gentoo was also the first distribution to offer a complete 64-bit Linux computing environment for the PowerPC 970.


Code named Secret Sauce, the Gentoo 2007.0 release did not let its fans wait for it in vain. With an enormous number of packages secured through a complex rebuilding process, Gentoo 2007.0 intends to provide a more modular, more flexible, easy to maintain and optimized version of what Gentoo stood for so far. For this purpose, it also comes with a suit of package updates, improvements and additions. Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3, OpemOffice.org 2.1.0, GNOME 2.16.2 or the 2.6.19 version of the Linux kernel are just a few of the additions brought to this release.

Significant highlights can be underlined for every supported architecture. Regarding x86, the updates in the hardware support can be counted, followed by the updates to GLIMC 2.5. Many updates were made in the 32-bit emulation libraries for the amd64, which should now offer a better support for many of the closed source applications. Both x86 and amd64 provide now the possibility of upgrading from the hardened stage to the non-hardened stage. GLIBC 2.5 was brought in this version especially for the Alpha and PPC architectures. PPC also benefited of plenty updated packages, while the PPC64 architecture now enjoys server and desktop profiles for both the 32-bit and 64-bit userlands. The profiles split into server and desktop are also one of the new ingredients brought specially for HPPA.

You can download Gentoo Linux 2007.0 right now from Softpedia.

You can download Gentoo Linux 2007.0 LiveCD right now from Softpedia.

[praka123]

why do we want to download from softpedia?
Just go to gentoo.org,anyways even softpedia site will redirect there
btwn thx for news.tried it long back will have to try

[kalpik]

I am sooooooooo tempted to try gentoo.. Just am not able to convince myself

[bhushan05d251]

Hey, will anybody suggest me which linux os is advanced, most reliable, most good looking etc? I m using Ubuntu 7.04 now. It is my first linux os. So i m new for linux. And it is quite comfortable. What about SuSe?

[khattam_]

Originally Posted by bhushan05d251

Hey, will anybody suggest me which linux os is advanced, most reliable, most good looking etc? I m using Ubuntu 7.04 now. It is my first linux os. So i m new for linux. And it is quite comfortable. What about SuSe?

I think suse is better. You gotta giv it a try...

[anantkhaitan]

I will Try Gentoo 7 days before I receive Fedora 7 .... I want to try gentoo but god know will I be comfortable with it

[praka123]

Gentoo is not an easy distro to try.It needs u to compile and optimized for ur architecture.for that u know ur h/w very well.some speed gains u can expect

[dissel]

Little Offtopic but some how related....As it is modified one as I heard.

Can any please tell me how can I define static IP address for my lan card in Sabyon Live Session using GNOME or KDE desktop ?

I tried (GNOME Terminal) 'network-admin' but it ain't work.
The help file clearly point out that it is under System Files--->Network. But there is no Network menu available only "network tools" available.

OR isn't possible ?

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Originally Posted by bhushan05d251

Hey, will anybody suggest me which linux os is advanced, most reliable, most good looking etc? I m using Ubuntu 7.04 now. It is my first linux os. So i m new for linux. And it is quite comfortable. What about SuSe?

i say u try KUbuntu , it looks better than Ubuntu at the same time being based on the same solid Debian core n the demi-god apt package manager .

i wouldn't suggest Suse coz package management in it ain't very good , KUbuntu will be fine , give it a try .

nyways , didn't the Gentoo guy join MS ?

[eddie]

All I can say is "AT LAST"!!!. Gentoo Release Engg guys have been so pissed that they were snapping at just the mention of the word 2007

Originally Posted by kalpik

I am sooooooooo tempted to try gentoo.. Just am not able to convince myself

You are experienced enough now. Whats stopping you? May be we could give you a nudge

Originally Posted by Zeeshan Quireshi

nyways , didn't the Gentoo guy join MS ?

What?

[kalpik]

Hehe.. i always wanted to try a rolling release distro.. Anyway, im trying archlinux in a VM right now.. And im downloading gentoo too.. (should be done by tomorrow). So in the meantime, if you could point me to some guide etc, that would be great

Hmm.. Looking around, i found this: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handboo...ndbook-x86.xml

I am downloading the liveCD installer.. This doesnt appear too hard! Or is it?

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Originally Posted by eddie

All I can say is "AT LAST"!!!. Gentoo Release Engg guys have been so pissed that they were snapping at just the mention of the word 2007 You are experienced enough now. Whats stopping you? May be we could give you a nudge What?

well he was supposed to be in MS until i searched today , here's what i got .

Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft

[bhushan05d251]

I've downloaded Gentoo 2007 Live CD iso. When I was booting from it half of the process was going OK i.e. initializing drivers, initializing h/w, loading files etc all in command mode. But when graphical display was came (i.e GUI, loading window, mouse cursor, etc) it initializes first our screen resolution but when initializing, screen display error had displayed i.e. "sync out of range". This problem exactly happens when we set our screen resolution on specific range which is not supported by our video card. Can I set my screen resolution manually when loading? Cab anybody solve this problem?

Also tell me what is the difference between Gentoo 2007 live CD and DVD?

Downloads:

Live CD

Live DVD Torrent

[eddie]

Originally Posted by kalpik

I am downloading the liveCD installer.. This doesnt appear too hard! Or is it?

Yes that is the guide you should follow but the core guide you will reach is located here
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml

It is not at all difficult but I would recommend keeping your hopes low. Don't expect to make it till the end in a first try. I am not saying that you can't...I am just saying that you "might" not. So it is better to expect less and get more

Originally Posted by Zeeshan Quireshi

well he was supposed to be in MS until i searched today , here's what i got .

Daniel is not in any developer or lead position in Gentoo. He is not a part of Council either...so currently calling him "Gentoo guy" would be like stretching the facts a little too far

In fact he even tried to come back into Gentoo very recently as a developer but was given a very cold treatment...thus had to leave again.

[kalpik]

Ok, i got gentoo running at first attempt on VMWare Now the thing is its not even mounting cdroms automatically.. ill have a look at their wiki and forums

[Satissh S]

Did get the stage3 the very next day and cut my teeth a bit with it. But Linux is getting boring these days. There just too much quality distributions out there.. (Gentoo, Slackware , Arch .. LFS)

I've been hanging around with FreeBSD and openBSD sometimes these days while reporting bugs in the Test 4 Release of Fedora 7.

I want to get full time with the BSD's though.

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Originally Posted by eddie

Daniel is not in any developer or lead position in Gentoo. He is not a part of Council either...so currently calling him "Gentoo guy" would be like stretching the facts a little too far

In fact he even tried to come back into Gentoo very recently as a developer but was given a very cold treatment...thus had to leave again.

well as far as i've read , he was the "Creator" of Gentoo , it doesn't matter what position he currently commands in Gentoo but please atleast Give Daniel credit for what he has done

[eddie]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan Quireshi

well as far as i've read , he was the "Creator" of Gentoo , it doesn't matter what position he currently commands in Gentoo but please atleast Give Daniel credit for what he has done

Yes the fact is that he was the creator of Gentoo but currently he is not associated with Gentoo in any way; except that his name is mentioned in Change logs dating back to Feb, 2004. Nothing else...no patches...no ebuilds etc. Everything he did has been phased out of Gentoo and much better things are being done by developers who actually matter.

As far as giving credit is concerned. He has already been given enough credit for his work but this is a community...not a monarchy. Its not like people have to bow in front of Robbins till eternity. For me a "Gentoo guy" is one who actually submits patches...fixes bugs...does rev bumps for packages and helps his fellow Gentoo users out of the problems they face. That is the real "Gentoo guy" for me...not Daniel Robbins who has been out of touch with the project since more than 3 years now.