Version 8.1 contains a number of enhancements and improvements. For a full list of changes, please refer to the changelog. Some of the notable changes are:
- FreeBSD 8.1-Release
- KDE 4.4.5
- Numerous fixes to the installation backend
- Support for creating dedicated disk GPT partitioning
- Improved ZFS support
- Bugfixes to desktop tools / utilities
Minimum system requirements:
- Pentium II or higher
- 256MB Ram
- 12GB of free Hard Drive space (Either partition, or entire disk)
- Network card
- Sound card
Recommended system requirements:
- Pentium 4 or higher
- 512MB of Ram
- 20GB of free Hard Drive space (Either partition, or entire disk)
- Network card
- Sound card
- 3D accelerated video card
Bug Fixes
- Change pc-sysinstall to not adjust partition tables
- Add "install desktop icons" checkbox to software manager when you are prompted to install an application
New Features/Tools
- Add option for installer to remove unused i10n support files
- Specify to use password or random keys for encrypted volumes
- Add support to create / delete slices in the installer
- Give option in Software Manager to change update check frequency
- Allow encryption of "/" by creating a /boot partition with keys/kernel
- Change bootloader to allow selecting multiple options, such as disable acpi + vesa mode
- Explore option to prompt user to overwrite kde4 profile
- Provide work-around for XGUI to bring desktop up in default mode/allow user configuration of xorg.conf
- Provide more ZFS install functionality, merge to using only a single zpool for all zfs mounts
- Update Install GUI to allow specifying multiple zfs mounts on a single partition
- Change to using gpart / GPT for dedicated installs in pc-sysinstall
- Improve LifePreserver with directory selection, exclude options and reporting
Version 8.1 of PC-BSD is available for download from our mirrors, as well as via torrent from www.gotbsd.net .
via PC-BSD 8.1 Released.
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