Debian 4.0 Finally Arrives

Published: Apr 9, 2007
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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At long last, the Debian project team released Debian GNU/Linux Version 4.0—code-named Etch—on April 8. The release follows “21 months of constant development,” according to the team.

This anxiously awaited update will benefit not only users of “Debian GNU/Linux,” but also those of a rich assortment of Debian-derived distributions that utilize the projects Linux kernel and other software packages.

/zimages/4/28571.gifThe editor of DesktopLinux.com attempts to install an Etch desktop on an old ThinkPad. How does it turn out? Surprisingly well!Click hereto read more.

According to the projects Web site, Debian forms the basis of over 30 Linux distributions, although more certainly exist. Among the more prominent of these are (alphabetically): Freespire/Linspire, MEPIS, Knoppix, Ubuntu and Xandros.

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Debian 4.0 supports 11 processor architectures and includes a choice of three major desktop environments: KDE, GNOME and Xfce.

The distribution features “cryptographic software and compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.1 of the LSB,” the team said in the release announcement. In addition, “using a now fully integrated installation process, [it] comes with out-of-the-box support for encrypted partitions.”

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

I'm editor-at-large for Ziff Davis Enterprise. That's a fancy title that means I write about whatever topic strikes my fancy or needs written about across the Ziff Davis Enterprise family of publications. You'll find most of my stories in Linux-Watch, DesktopLinux and eWEEK. Prior to becoming a technology journalist, I worked at NASA and the Department of Defense on numerous major technological projects.

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