Yellow Dog Linux 5.0.2 released!

An open source, Linux operating system for home, office, server, and cluster users. Built upon the Fedora Core, Terra Soft has since the spring of 1999 developed and maintained YDL for the Power architecture family of CPUs. This focus and dedication has lead to the world's leading Linux for Power OS.


Features

Yellow Dog Linux combines a no non-sense graphical installer with support for a wide range of Power hardware, leading (but not bleeding) edge kernels and stable, functional compilers for code development. And of course, the foundation applications and servers expected for web, database, email, and network services. Greater than 2000 packages are included on the Install DVD.

Yellow Dog Linux v5.0.2 offers:

• Kernel 2.6.22rc4
• SDK v2.0 for Cell BE
• More than 70 bug fixes and updates
• Continued support for both 32- and 64-bit systems
• Beta IBM 'System p' support**

New or Improved Device Support

• Backlit keys.
• PCMCIA cell phone and modem support.
• Support for Atheros wi-fi cards.
• Dual head config via the GUI.
• Install direct to and boot from FireWire drives.
• USB device auto-mount under both KDE & GNOME.
• Greatly improved sound support.
• Graphical Up2Date package install and update tool.
• Support for the latest Apple Power Books.
• Beta support for Apple G5 PowerMacs with dual core CPUs.
• Beta Extreme driver will be available shortly after release, via YDL.net Enhanced accounts.

What's New in This Release:

• We are pleased to announce the release of Yellow Dog Linux 5.0.2, a single Install DVD with support for the Apple G4 and G5 computers, Sony PS3, and IBM 'System p' servers, including the JS20/21, OpenPower, and current POWER5 systems. Yellow Dog Linux 5.0.2 offers: kernel 2.6.22-rc4; SDK v2.0 for Cell BE; more than 70 bug fixes and updates; continued support for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems; beta IBM 'System p' support. The IBM Software Development Toolkit (SDK) for Cell Broadband Engine (Cell BE) is a complete package of tools which allows developers to program optimized applications for platforms built upon the Cell BE. The SDK is composed of development tool chains, software libraries, and sample source.

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