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2006-10-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: RAYS LX 1.5r2 |
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After collecting feedback from its users for five months, China's Sun Wah today announced the availability of a revised version of its Debian-based distribution - RAYS LX 1.5r2. Among the many new features and additions in the updated release the following are worth mentioning: inclusion of proprietary graphics drivers for ATI (version 8.2.28) and VIA S3 Unichrome graphics cards; support for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 network cards, addition of MadWifi drivers, inclusion of Java, Mono and Mono-based applications, such as Beagle desktop search tool; support for 3D desktop effects with Xgl/Compiz; many upgraded packages (GNOME 2.14.1, Firefox 1.5.0.6). Read the release announcement and release notes (both links in Chinese) for further details. Download (MD5): RAYS-1.5-zidian-r2-i386-disc1.iso (691MB) and RAYS-1.5-zidian-r2-i386-disc2.iso (501MB).
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About RAYS LX
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RAYS LX, developed by Sun Wah Hi-tech (Nanjing) System Software Limited, is the first commercial operating system in China that is based on Debian GNU/Linux and utilises Debian package management tools. RAYS LX provides users with a simple and stylish user interface by adopting the GNOME desktop environment. A variety of applications in RAYS LX helps users fulfilling their demands for Linux migration.
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2007-10-10 |
Distribution Release: RAYS 2.0 |
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RAYS, a product of Sun Wah Hi-tech System Software, is a Chinese desktop Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. RAYS version 2.0 "Baihong" was announced earlier today. Compared to the second release candidate, the most important changes include several package upgrades (GIMP 2.4.0rc1, udev 114, alsa-lib 1.0.14, OpenSSH 4.6p1), bug fixes in the system installer, and improved stability. On the software front, Baihong is based on Debian's testing and unstable branches with kernel 2.6.22, glibc 2.6, and GCC 4.1.2, while the desktop is powered by X.Org 7.2 and GNOME 2.20. RAYS 2.0 is a pure installation CD with the language support limited to simplified Chinese and no hard disk partitioning mechanism (the system will take over the entire hard disk). For more information please read the release announcement and release notes (both links in Chinese). Download: RAYS-2.0-baihong-i386-disc1.iso (655MB, MD5).
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