GNOME 2.2 Desktop Release Candidate 1 (2.1.90): "1.21 Jigawatts" ================================================================ GNOME Desktop 2.2 Release Candidate 1 (2.1.90): "1.21 Jigawatts", is ready for your bug-busting and testing pleasure! It is available for immediate download on ftp.gnome.org and mirrors. Detailed information, with screenshots (updated for this release): http://www.gnome.org/start/2.1/ Download: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/desktop/2.1/2.1.5/sources/ tar.gz: 86M total tar.bz2: 66M total Safe for Children! ------------------ If you're a big fan of GNOME, but haven't had the courage to install one of the 2.1.x unstable releases, now is the time to give it a try! This release candidate is very stable for daily use, with no horrible, time-wasting bugs to distract you (though it does have its fair share of niggles). We're very keen to see more testers play with the new code before we give it the big "TWO POINT TWO FINAL" rubber stamp. Bottom line: If you have children, RC1 won't hurt them; and if you don't, it won't make you pregnant. Have fun! Updated in this Release ----------------------- The following modules have been updated in this release: acme gst-plugins atk gstreamer bug-buddy gtk+ control-center intltool eel libbonobo file-roller libbonoboui gail libgnome gdm libgnomecanvas gedit libgnomeprint ggv libgnomeprintui glib libgnomeui gnome2-user-docs libgtkhtml gnome-desktop librsvg gnome-games libwnck gnome-media libxml2 gnome-panel linc gnome-session metacity gnome-terminal nautilus gnome-themes nautilus-media gnome-utils ORBit2 gnome-vfs pango vte Build Requirements ------------------ - The tarballs included in the release. :-) - Some very basic packages not distributed with this release, such as image libraries, popt and freetype. These should all be included with or available for your distribution. - Xft2 and fontconfig for superior font rendering and configuration, from http://fontconfig.org/ - Docbook DTD 4.1.2, Docbook XSL stylesheets and a valid system catalogue file for scrollkeeper (which in turn is required by many desktop components for documentation). Happy testing! - The GNOME Release Team