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After the first day of testing out beta 2 here are some fixes that can even applied manually if you wish to.

First of all printing in Gimp is now fixed. Fix for Beta 2: install the package gimp-print
Second the default menu now has the entry “more apps…” where all installed apps are listed. Fix for Beta 2: Use the XFCE Application Finder in ‘Software -> System’ .

Third added a new Disk-Manager that will automatically detect new partitions and let you easily configure partitions that aren’t in the /etc/fstab . Fix for Beta 2: Download the ‘Feisty’ Package from here and install it with a doubleclick.

Fourth added a new Mouse-Cursor Theme looking similiar to the BeOS one.

The Normal Zebuntu version takes about 850 MB and fits on a DVD.
I started some work to create an ultra small and fast Zebuntu mini version.

Zebuntu mini is so small that it fits not only on CD (mini-CD) it also fits on USB Stick (>106MB).
Therefor it also loads itself completely in RAM before finally booting up. (RAM needs to be at least 128 MB)
This makes the system ultra fast and very handy for old computers.
But with its clever and small tools (thanks Puppy Linux for those) it is also capable to be used as an recovery system. It has the ability to easily restore the GRUB Bootloader and together with Gparted it is also possible to easily backup(software included) existing data or reformat you drive. Changes to Zebuntu-mini can be saved on USB, HDD or even be burned on the same CD-R (Multisession) it booted from.

Zebuntu-Mini includes the following software (only an extract):

- Abiword (small and fast Word processing tool)

- Gnumeric (small and fast Spreadsheet tool)

- Gaim 2.0b5 (Multi-Instant-Messaging Tool with IRC support)

- Opera 9.25 (very fast and small browser including Mail Application and Bittorrent)

- Xine 0.99.5 (very fast and small Multimedia Player)

- Gimp 2.2 (the Photoshop “Killer App”)

- Gftp + SSh-Gui + LinNeighborhood + PureFTPd + TightVNC ( for easy network data transfer)

- HardInfo (gain all information about you hardware)

- IsoMaster + Pburn (Burn Audio/Data CDs/DVDs)

- MUT (easy Partition Mounter)

- XFCE 4.4.2 (fastest complete Desktop Environment for Linux)

Screenshots :

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Something that is used in daily work must be powerfull.
I updatet some scripts in the Thunar filemanager to fulfill this claim.

new action scripts:

- “open as root”

- “burn with k3b”

- “create symlink”

- “play folder with amarok”

- “enqueue in amarok”

- “attach to mail”

Screenshot :

The work on Beta 1(32-Bit Version) has finally finished.

Here are some first screenshots

Changelog :
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-added FileZilla
-added Giver
-updated default menu / added Preferences menu entries
-2 new Wallpapers
-updated kdebase
-updated transmission
-added TabSessionManager for Epiphany
-added DoubleClick-NewTab for Epiphany
-added getlibs
-updated base system
-added Preference Entry for Graphics Card + prefgraph Application
-fixed some bugs in MAGI

Note: To Install ATI/Nvidia 3D Driver please activate all Package Sources in Zebuntu -> Preferences -> Sources

The Beta 1 ISO Images will be uploaded to a download server soon and will be avaiable for public beta testing.

We are making very good progress. Bugfixing is working fine and so we hope to release Beta 1 in one or two weeks.
Current progress:

some new apps : FileZilla and Giver
bugfixing menu : removing unnecessary entries, bring back the preferences direct menu accessadd Epiphany Extensions, getlibs for automatic install 32Bit Libs on 64Bit Systems(and 32Bit)new wallpaper (at least it looks better then the old one, perhaps we can get some even better one)lots of updates and security fixes for underlying systemadjust look and feel of KDE applications (see screenshot)

Beta 1 will be hopefully be a first public release.