The latest cut of PC-BSD, version 1.0RC2 is now available! This update adds KDE 3.5 support, as well as some additional features / bugfixes.

The Development Release of PC-BSD1.0RC2

PC-BSD 1.0RC2 Released!

The latest cut of PC-BSD, version 1.0RC2 is now available! This update adds KDE 3.5 support, as well as some additional features / bugfixes. ISO's may now be downloaded from our main download page. Users currently running under PC-BSD 1.0RC1 can also download a self-installing system update, which upgrades the system to 1.0RC2. This file is available on our Updates page, as Patch #6.

Official Changelog for PC-BSD

PCBSD 1.0RC2 - Changelog
1-20-06 (Kris Moore)
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 * Updated Core FreeBSD with latest security patches.
 * Upgraded KDE to 3.5
 * Fixed loading of "kcm fileshare" KDE module.
 * Online update checker now runs at system startup.
 * Only approiate sound module is loaded now.
 * Disabled DMA support during system installation process.
 * Some special characters are now prohibited from password creation. 
 * Many packages have been updated to current versions.
 * System tool now uses portsnap to update ports.
 * New PBI Crash Handler.
 * Fixed kdmrc out of date message at boot.
 * Misc bugfixes. 

PCBSD 1.0RC1 - Changelog
11-10-05 (Kris Moore)
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 * Upgraded the base OS to FreeBSD 6.0.
    - This core update provides a much needed UI performance 




					boost, and now
      works with much more hardware.
    - For more information on this release of FreeBSD 6, please see www.freebsd.org

 * Added a graphical Language / Keyboard selector at beginning of installation process.
    - Lets users select the install & system language they wish to operate under. 
    - Also allows keyboard models / maps to be selected, for a wide range of functionality.

 * Added the Network Manager utility.
    - Lets users control and modify their network adapters, setting values such as
      IP addresses, Netmask, DNS, Gateway, and Host name.  

 * The system now ships with Linux Binary Compatability pre-installed.

You can quickly download the iso from PCBSD-1.0rc2-x86-CD1.iso (668MB).

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