FaunOS fortytwo-0.3.2 Released

FaunOS-fortytwo-0.3.2 includes kernel 2.6.21, allows permanent installation of FaunOS or Arch Linux to storage media, a total of 576 packages, preconfigured and integrated to give the user a rich set of tools for use as a complete desktop. FaunOS-fortytwo-0.3.2 contains many improvements over previous releases and more packages (576 total). Improvements, in no particular order, include:

• Improved wireless support, both wlassistant and knetworkmanager are now included.
• Improved automatic X configuration with 3D acceleration.
• Better boot splash support. We have moved to fbsplash which seems to work pretty consistently and has led to a faster boot time.
• A new boot option for quickly booting into a console-based system with no X windows.
• A new boot option for machines that hang when booting from DVDs using piix modules.
• Ability to save FaunOS session back to a multi-session DVD-+R or DVD-+RW.
• Permanent Arch Linux Installer using archin.
• Permanent FaunOS Installer for creating additional FaunOS USB drives from within FaunOS and for performing a "frugal" install to hard drive. Frugal install (not to be confused with Frugal Linux) installs the compressed FaunOS files to a hard drive permanently leading to an "unbreakable desktop" meaning the end user can totally ruin everything at runtime. To revert back to the starting point all the user has to do is reboot the machine and everything goes back to normal since all changes happen in ram, unless the FaunOS session is saved at boot time.
• FaunOS is probably the only live distro that can perform two kinds of installations.
• New added packages include: wlassitant, madwifi, firmware packages for ipw2100 and ipw2200, ndiswrapper, lynx for text-based web browsing, and kmobiletools for accessing phonebooks and other information on mobile phones.
• All packages have been upgraded to the latest from the Arch repos as of today, 9/5/2007.
• And, most importantly, a new logo.

You can get the latest version here.

We have a new wiki. Feel free to contribute and change the wiki as you wish.

Our support and discussion forums can still be found at http://forum.faunos.com.

As always, FaunOS does not change or install anything on your hard drive (unless, of course, you tell it to).

Click here for download and installation instructions.

Have fun!
The FaunOS Team