Kate OS 3 Beta

Rob Williams · 07-25-2006, 02:23 AM

Kate OS 3 is nearing it's final stages, so I thought I would take a look at the recent beta. This is a lightweight distro with the goals of providing what you need to get a great system up and running, and also the security and efficency you need.

After reading the article, feel free to discuss it here!

07-26-2006, 08:45 AM

Really good distro

some options, which e.g in slackware are deeply hidden, here are just under the right click of your mouse :]

I agree that for now time, the only worry is that Nvidia and Ati didn't released drivers that support XOrg 7.1 ..so we must be patient, like always in the past.

ps. nice review

Rob Williams · 07-26-2006, 11:36 AM

Thanks for the nice comments

Yes.. the wait for new video drivers is hard.. very hard. I have to wonder what takes them so long, unless there have been massive changes between 7.0 and 7.1.

07-27-2006, 01:08 AM

Interesting OS. I always like Slackware founded distros. Currently a VectorLinux fan myself.

Going to have to check it out. ZenWalk is next on my list though, so I may not get that far. ZenWalk (formerly) MiniSlack is a XFCE Slackware-base distro.

DrCR

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Life's source code may not be available, but we do have an instruction manual.

Rob Williams · 07-27-2006, 10:17 AM

Haha, the sig you used is similar to mine. ZenWalk is another one I want to check out actually, it looks pretty good. Going to install Free Spire today, just for fun. I've always disliked it, but never actually used it. So I need to give myself a reason to dislike it =)

07-25-2006, 02:23 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,921	Kate OS 3 Beta Kate OS 3 is nearing it's final stages, so I thought I would take a look at the recent beta. This is a lightweight distro with the goals of providing what you need to get a great system up and running, and also the security and efficency you need. After reading the article, feel free to discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

07-26-2006, 11:36 AM	#3
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,921	Thanks for the nice comments Yes.. the wait for new video drivers is hard.. very hard. I have to wonder what takes them so long, unless there have been massive changes between 7.0 and 7.1. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

07-27-2006, 01:08 AM	#4
DrCR Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Interesting OS Interesting OS. I always like Slackware founded distros. Currently a VectorLinux fan myself. Going to have to check it out. ZenWalk is next on my list though, so I may not get that far. ZenWalk (formerly) MiniSlack is a XFCE Slackware-base distro. DrCR _____________ Life's source code may not be available, but we do have an instruction manual.

07-27-2006, 10:17 AM	#5
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,921	Haha, the sig you used is similar to mine. ZenWalk is another one I want to check out actually, it looks pretty good. Going to install Free Spire today, just for fun. I've always disliked it, but never actually used it. So I need to give myself a reason to dislike it =) __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

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07-26-2006, 08:45 AM	#2
Ludvigus Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Really good distro some options, which e.g in slackware are deeply hidden, here are just under the right click of your mouse :] I agree that for now time, the only worry is that Nvidia and Ati didn't released drivers that support XOrg 7.1 ..so we must be patient, like always in the past. ps. nice review