Henry Jensen from ConnochaetOS was happy and proud to announce the official release and general availability of the ConnochaetOS 14.2 GNU/Linux-libre operating system.
Based on the Slackware 14.2 and Salix 14.2 GNU/Linux distributions, ConnochaetOS 14.2 is powered by a de-blobbed GNU/Linux-libre 4.4.19 kernel and includes only 100% free/libre open-source software projects, such as the IceWM 1.3.12 window manager, and Iceweasel 45.3.0 web browser.
“As always it contains only free/libre software as defined by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). We are now using our own deblobbed Linux kernel, named “kernel-free” based on the de-blobbing mechanism done by Debian GNU/Linux,” says Henry Jensen in the release announcement.
LibreOffice 5.1.4 and latest Icedove/Iceape versions are in the repos
If you don’t see your favorite applications in the ConnochaetOS 14.2 release, don’t panic. They are, most certainly, available in the main software repositories of the GNU/Linux-libre operating system. For example, you’ll find there the latest versions of the Icedove email and news client, as well as the LibreOffice 5.1.4 office suite.
Qt5-based web browsers like Otter Browser and QupZilla are also present there, along with the current release of the Iceape Internet suite (a libre version of Mozilla’s SeaMonkey project). And if you don’t find your favorite apps, you are free to drop a request to the developers of ConnochaetOS.
ConnochaetOS 14.2 is now available for download via our website as a single, bootable ISO image that should run on 64- and 32-bit computers without any issues. More information about the ConnochaetOS distribution are available in our review and the project’s homepage, which contains many interesting documentation to help you get started with this 100% free Slackware-based OS.
