Sabayon Linux 5.4

Sabayon linux is designed to give the user an easy to use workspace both live and installable with a captivating look, good hardware detection, and a large number of up to date software packages installed by default and available through the main repository. Sabayon currently supports x86 and AMD64 architectures. The SpinBase version is pretty different, since it comes out without X server and is meant to be used by advanced users. The philosophy of this edition is to offer an extremely light and fast base and let the user build a custom system.


The best, refined blend of GNU/Linux, coming with bleeding edge edges is eventually here! Say hello to Sabayon Five-point-Fourhh, available in both GNOME and KDE editions!
Dedicated to those who like cutting edge stability, out of the box experience, outstanding Desktop performance, clean and beauty. Sabayon 5.4 will catch you, anything that could have been compiled, has been compiled, anything cool that could have been implemented or updated, it's there: you will find outstanding amount of new applications and features, like XBMC, KDE 4.5, GNOME 2.30, Linux Kernel 2.6.35, and so forth.

    Features of Sabayon 5.4:
  • More than 1000 updated packages since Sabayon 5.3 and more than 100 bugs (stability, usability and performance) fixed
  • Shipped with Desktop-optimized Linux kernel 2.6.35
  • Providing extra Server-optimized, OpenVZ-enabled, Vserver-enabled kernels in repositories
  • Installable in 10 minutes
  • Fast boot time and lightweight default system
  • Ext4 filesystem as default
  • Official Btrfs filesystem support
  • Encrypted filesystem support
  • Featuring X.Org 7.5 and up-to-date Open Source, NVIDIA, AMD video drivers
  • Containing GNOME 2.30 (with GNOME Shell!) and KDE 4.5.1
  • Outstanding 3D Desktop applications (Compiz, Compiz Fusion and KWin) working out of the box
  • Bringing Entropy Framework (Package Manager) 0.99.50.2, faster than ever!
  • Shipped with OpenOffice 3.2 productivity suite, Multimedia applications
  • Transform Sabayon into an full-featured HTPC Operating System (Media Center) using XBMC
  • Shipped with World of Goo Demo - best 2D game ever!
  • Refreshed Skin! (as usual)
  • Try it out from Windows, just kick the DVD in and use Sabayon via QEMU virtualization!

Requirements
Minimum requirements:
- an i686-compatible Processor (Intel Pentium II/III, Celeron, AMD Athlon)
- 512Mb RAM (GNOME) - 768Mb RAM (KDE)
- 8 GB of free space
- A X.Org supported 2D GPU
- a DVD reader
Optimal requirements:
- a Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or better, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better)
- 1024Mb RAM
- 15 GB of free space
- A X.Org supported 3D GPU (Intel, AMD, NVIDIA) (esp. for XBMC)

Resources for Sabayon Linux 5.4 GNOME and KDE:
Kernel Configuration:
- Sabayon 5.4 x86 kernel config
- Sabayon 5.4 amd64 kernel config
Packages list (available on our mirrors [see below], inside iso/ directory):
- Sabayon_Linux_5.4_amd64_G.iso.pkglist
- Sabayon_Linux_5.4_amd64_K.iso.pkglist
- Sabayon_Linux_5.4_x86_G.iso.pkglist
- Sabayon_Linux_5.4_x86_K.iso.pkglist

Download 
Mirrors Page:
- http://www.sabayon.org/download
Bittorrent:
- http://tracker.sabayon.org/
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