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PC-BSD 8.1 Released
Tuesday, 20 July 2010

The PC-BSD Team is pleased to announce the availability of PC-BSD 8.1 (Hubble Edition), running FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE, and KDE 4.4.5

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

Version 8.1 of PC-BSD is available for download from our mirrors, as well as via torrent from www.gotbsd.net .
 
Dru Lavigne Appointed "Director of Community Development"
Saturday, 26 June 2010

Dru Lavigne, well known for her BSD related books is stepping down from her role at OSBR  and taking up the position of PC-BSD "Director of Community Development".

"Dru Lavigne is well-known for her writing on open source topics. She has used FreeBSD since 1996 and has written three books on the topics of FreeBSD and PC-BSD. Her latest book, The Definitive Guide to PC-BSD , was released earlier this year. Lavigne also has a blog on IT Toolbox, A Year in the Life of a BSD Guru , that is widely read and helps to spread awareness and tips focused on the BSD community. In addition, Lavigne is former Managing Editor for the Open Source Business Resource, a monthly publication that examines the issues surrounding the commercialization of open source.

As a widely respected member of the BSD community, Lavigne's expertise and wisdom will provide many benefits to the PC-BSD project. As Director of Community Development, Lavigne's new job will include tasks such as PC-BSD bug reporting, project management, and documentation. The most important job of the new Director of Community Development will be to reach out to members of the PC-BSD community and encourage them to contribute and participate in the PC-BSD project."
 
PC-BSD 8.0 Released
Monday, 22 February 2010

The PC-BSD Team is pleased to announce the availability of PC-BSD 8.0 (Hubble Edition), running FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-P2, and KDE 4.3.5

PC-BSD 8.0 contains a number of enhancements and improvements over the 7.x series. For a full list of changes, please refer to the changelog. Some of the notable changes are:

  • FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-P2
  • KDE 4.3.5
  • Brand new System Installer, allows the install of PC-BSD or FreeBSD
  • Run in Live mode directly from DVD
  • Updated Software Manager, allows browsing and installing applications directly
  • Support for 3D acceleration with NVIDIA drivers on amd64

Version 8.0 of PC-BSD is available for download from our mirrors, and as torrent from www.gotbsd.net.
 
Release: PBI Builder 2.5
Tuesday, 05 January 2010

The PBI Builder software has been updated to version 2.5 for both the 7.x and 8.x series. This release contains some improvements to how PBIs work with 3D support via libGL, fixes bugs with apps not correctly using the system's available fonts, and changes in how FreeBSD ports are included. For more details please refer to the changelog and the wiki.

 
 
Security Advisory: SSL, RTLD & FreeBSD Update
Thursday, 03 December 2009

 

PC-BSD Security Advisory

Name: SSL, RTLD and freebsd-update security fixes

Date: 12-03-2009

Size:  1MB 

Description: 

    This online update addresses a series of security issues in PC-BSD version 7.1.1, as detailed in the following FreeBSD SA's:

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:15.ssl.asc

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:16.rtld.asc

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-09:17.freebsd-update.asc


Application:

    Simply apply the update on your PC-BSD system via the Online Update Utility , then reboot for the fix to take effect. 
 
PC-BSD security update (devfs)
Tuesday, 06 October 2009

A security update for PC-BSD 7.1.1 has been released today. This update fixes a potential privilege escalation attack with
devfs / vfs in the default kernel.

This security update effects users of both i386 and amd64 versions of PC-BSD.

To install the update, simply log into your desktop, and run:

Start -> System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Run in Administrator Mode

Once the Online Update Manager is running, select the "Security update - devfs" patch, and click "Install selected updates". After the update has finished downloading / installing, you will need to reboot the system to complete the process.

For more details about the specifics of this vulnerability, please refer to FreeBSD SA 09-14.devfs.