Sabayon Linux Core Environment is its complete name. Well, I know that you’ve always dreamed to deploy Sabayon Linux on a Server, without any fancy package, no X.Org nor its applications. Sabayon Linux super stable and performant kernel can really boost the power of your hardware. (I currently have it installed on my home server). So, why not trying that? Just few clicks away, isn’t it? Sure, Text Installer also supports this.
But that’s not all… Have a look below:
Simple. A new reorganized and slight more powerful packages selector. We are really preparing the installer for the Entropy Package Manager, that will be released in beta before the end of the year.
If we thought that we would have released 3.4 final before the end of June, we just decided that it is worth waiting some nice things like Compiz Fusion integration and the upcoming 2.6.22 kernel. So, I think that new approx. dates would be:
- Sabayon Linux 3.4 Loop3 release -> today (ihih)
- Sabayon Linux 3.4 stable release -> around mid July – 15/07 (might be even before that, who knows)
Apart from the usual final bug fixes and updates, I would like to add the Sabayon/CORE install option, more in the next days.
Now DistroWatch.com should be happy again…
Hello readers,
I’m trying to find some good developers/guys to cover these areas:
- Ebuilds maintenance (on our overlay: writers, security updaters, updates in general and so on…)
- Wiki maintenance (someone that is trustworthy and want to moderate it)
- Python + SQL programming (to work on the Entropy Project and on Sabayon Linux Installer)
- KDE/QT4 programming (to build some cool interfaces)
- Beta testing (we have an internal Beta testing Team)
Obviously, Gentoo (ex-)developers are always welcome here 
If you’re sick of it, you know…
Well, mail me at: lxnay <at> sabayonlinux <dot> org
I worked on it for two days and now it’s done!!! Thanks to the experience made with Entropy, I was able to work out all the major issues and now, I’m happy to announce it, with two screenshots!
Installing Sabayon Linux without KDE? Now it’s possible. Instaling Sabayon Linux without GNOME? You can do it. Installing Sabayon Linux without GNOME, KDE, Internet Applications, Games, Multimedia Applications? Boring…
The Sabayon Linux Installer Packages Selector
Sabayon Linux, last in Linux Format’s Distro RoundUp. Here are their complaints and my answers:
- Slow bug fixes
- HUH? We HAVE the FASTEST release cycle out there! Stupid! Slow bug fixes? You could try to complain with Gentoo developers too. We spend most of the times to fix their horribly broken ebuilds. They suck and even the author.
- Default open ports
- HUH???? Just Samba and CUPS (with this just enabled for LOCALHOST only). Has the author tried to boot and install it at least?
- Few driver modules
- WHAT????? We’ve proprietary drivers, every wireless driver available, the new DeviceScape wireless stack, ext4, performance patches and a lot more. Author? Do you live on the planet Earth?
- Few supported architectures
- Boring complaint. We’re not U$$b$$u$$n$$t$$u
- Longest Install
- Huh? the Mini Edition installs in less than 10 minutes. While the DVD Edition, especially 3.4, installs in just 25 minutes on an average Computer (>512Mb of RAM)
- Biggest Default install
- True, but Sabayon Linux 3.4 Installer will come with a Package selector. So…
- Slowest Boot
- That’s CAUSED by proprietary drivers, that no other distro has. But, here, 3.4 boots in just 40 seconds. Maybe you didn’t burn the DVD properly my dear old boring Ubuntu-zombie author.
- Least popular
- Least support
- The same as PCLinuxOS and other Community driven distros
- Least activity
- What THE HELL DOES IT MEAN?
- Little amount of packages
- HAHAHAH Conflicts with “Biggest Default Install”. Do I have to add anything?
Dear author, you’re simply a dumb ass. With love, Fabio.
DAMN multilib flag!!!! I’m delaying with BE release for that!!!!!! on amd64…
Ok, After a looooot of time, I’ve been able to complete the logging and debugging infrastructure. That’s definitely another milestone towards our own Package Manager completeness.
This is now my current TODO:
- reagent: complete smartapps section
- handle errors with an exception framework
- move all os.system() to entropyTools.spawnCommand()
- enzyme, reagent: test kernel dependent packages
- enzyme, build(): add an option to force the continuation of the emerge queue even if a package fails
- enzyme, add a module that integrates our own revdep-rebuild (Needed but not so urgent…)
- add FXP support to activator ? (I’ll see…)
- entropy, needed part, add multithreading support (tricky part atm)
- manage Gentoo profiles updates
- test stabilization code
I’ll try to empty the list in a couple of days so I can head back into 3.4 branch development and release final in time. After that, I’ll finally start to write the Entropy client. We’ll see if all my efforts on Entropy will be rewarded.
