PC-BSD 10.2-RC1 Now Available

[Ken Moore]

The PC-BSD team is pleased to announce the availability of RC1 images for the upcoming 10.2 release. Please test these images out and report any issues found on our bug tracker: https://bugs.pcbsd.org



PC-BSD 10.2 Notable Changes

• FreeBSD 10.2 base system
• Many bugfixes and enhancements to installer to dual-boot setups
• New CD-sized network installation media, with Wifi Configuration via GUI
• Switched to “iocage” for jail management backend
• Disk Manager GUI now available via installer GUI
• Bug-fixes and improvements to Life-Preserver replications
• Improved localization options for login manager
• Options to Enable / Disable SSHD or IPv6 at installation
• New “Plugins” system for AppCafe, allowing download of pre-built jail environments
• Improvements to look-n-feel of AppCafe for package management
• Improved fonts and better support for 4K monitor setups
• Enterprise package repo, which only has security updates, allowing users to run a server / desktop or jail with fairly consistent package versions.
• FireFox 39.0
• Chromium 43.0.2357.134
• Thunderbird 38.1.0
• Lumina 0.8.6

Updating


Users currently running the EDGE package repo can now update their packages via the updater GUI or “pc-updatemanager” utility to be brought up to date with RC1. Updates for users on the 10.1.2 / PRODUCTION repo will be available once 10.2-RELEASE is announced.



Getting media


10.2-RC1 DVD/USB media can be downloaded from the following URL via HTTP or Torrent. http://download.pcbsd.org/iso/10.2-RELEASE/edge/amd64/



Reporting Bugs


Found a bug in 10.2? Please report it (with as much detail as possible) to our bugs database. https://bugs.pcbsd.org

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