The first beta of Zenwalk 5.4 is ready for testing.

This beta version is a good preview of the upcoming Zenwalk 5.4, as we are mostly waiting for XFCE 4.6 final.

Zenwalk 5.4 will have the bigest changelog ever for Zenwalk (6 months since 5.2). Most if not all packages have been rebuilt for improvement or update, and many new features have been added, some regarding the base system.

Here's a list of the most important changes :

- Kernel 2.6.27.10 with gspca (supports many USB webcams)
- XFCE 4.6 (beta2, already very stable)
- Faster boot (tunned init scripts, with realtime I/O scheduler)
- PAM authentication has been added to the system
- Wicd is becoming the main network configuration tool
- Improved suspend/hibernate, with XFCE Power Manager
- new Netpkg with orphan dependencies and "offline operation" support
- New Zenpanel with integrated Disk Manager, Wifi and Wired Network Manager
- Gksu keyring based desktop granting system
- New artwork
- Many new applications

Please report any bug or missing feature so that we can prepare Zenwalk 5.4 release candidate ;)

Cheers
JP


Downloads :
http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/zenwalk/people/jp/20081224/
ftp://ftp.linuxforum.hu/mirrors/zenwalk/people/jp/20081224/
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/zenwalk/people/jp/20081224/
http://zenwalk.enialis.net/people/jp/20081224/