Sunday, 22 April 2012

Chakra GNU/Linux : An arch derivative with KDE

--> Chakra GNU/Linux was originally based on arch linux but packages from arch are compatible with chakra.Chakra has a half rolling release model and it is based on KDE interface.Chakra is developed by a group of developers who follow KISS principle.

The latest version code named as Archimedes-2012.04 was released on april 16,2012.The latest version does not have a GUI packet manager.Chakra team has gone back to the arch like text based packet management system.The new features of Chakra 2012.04 - Archimedes are

  •   KDE 4.8.2
  •   Linux 3.2.8
  •   Qt 4.8.1
  •   Updated initscripts with the option to test system
  •   Switch to kmod
  •   DVD image, including all locales and a nice selections of apps
  •   Minimal CD image you can build your desktop on
  •   tomoyo-tools 2.5 added to a default install, for more security options
  •   wqy-microhei became the new default font for Chinese/Japanese/Korean
  •   QtWebkit 2.2.1
Download chakra GNU/Linux here
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